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US10691676B1	Updating blockchain world state Merkle Patricia Trie subtree Implementations of this specification include traversing a sub-tree of a world-state MPT in multiple iterations, and, at each iteration, for a current node of the sub-tree, executing one of: adding the current node of the world-state MPT to the update tree, adding the current node of the world-state MPT to the update tree, and moving to a next iteration of the traversal setting the current node of the sub-tree to a node referenced by the extension node, adding the current node of the world-state MPT to the update tree, and moving to a next iteration of the traversal setting the current node of the sub-tree to a node pointed to by a slot of the current node of the sub-tree; and transmitting the update tree to a client for updating a locally stored sub-tree using the update tree.
US10691673B2	Asset management system, method, apparatus, and electronic device This specification describes techniques for managing assets in a blockchain. One example method includes receiving, from a target user recorded in a distributed database of a blockchain network, a user input including a request to perform a contract operation on asset objects including digital assets corresponding to physical assets associated with the target user, in response to receiving the request, generating an asset container as an operation target of the contract operation, the asset container recording field information of the asset objects, generating an asset container group by dividing the asset container into the asset container group based on an association relationship between the asset objects, wherein the association relationship defines correspondences between each asset container in the asset container group and at least one other asset container in the asset container group, and performing the contract operation on the asset container group using a contract object.
US10691664B1	User interface structural clustering and analysis Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for clustering user interface event data for analysis and retrieval are disclosed. In one aspect, a system includes a data store and computer(s) that interact with the data store and execute instructions that cause the computer(s) to receive, for a user interface event, event data specifying a structure of a user interface presented during the user session. The event is assigned to a respective cluster based on a comparison of the structure of the user interface specified by the event data to a user interface structure that represents the respective cluster. For each cluster, a user interface attribute indicative of a user interface state of user interfaces specified by the event data in the cluster is determined. User interface state groups are generated based on the user interface attribute for each cluster.
US10691663B2	Database table copy A computer-implemented method for copying data records from a first table residing in a database to a second table involves selecting a column of the first table as a parallelization column, identifying a number of distinct data record field values in the parallelization column of the first table and identifying a corresponding number of copy groups of data records. Each copy group of the data records includes the data records of the first table, which have the same distinct data record field value in the parallelization column of the first table. The method further involves setting up a corresponding number of copy processes; each copy process is configured to copy a respective copy group of data records from the first table to the second table.
US10691659B2	Integrating copy data tokens with source code repositories Computerized systems and methods are provided for integrating copy data tokens with source code repositories. A first command associated with the version control system stores in the memory a copy of source code and a copy of the data token from the remote repository, comprising source data and mount data. A second command associated with the version control system is executed to create a version of the source code stored in the memory. Based on the execution of the second command a working copy of the copy data is created based on the data token for use with the version of the source code, comprising creating a copy of the copy data from the data source based on the source data, and mounting the working copy to the device based on the mount data, thereby automatically managing the copy data for the version control system.
US10691652B2	Similarity-based clustering search engine A search engine identifies external data records that describe similar entities and may each conform to a different data format or source schema. The engine derives mappings capable of translating data values between differently formatted attributes of two source schemas and uses these mappings to identify degrees of similarity between attributes and schemas. When the search engine receives a search request, the engine translates submitted search criteria into values of a first schema's attributes and then uses the mappings to map those values onto selected attributes of other schemas. The search engine then uses each schema's selected attributes to select external data records formatted in that schema. Each selected record is assigned a match score that is weighted by the similarity of the record schema's selected attributes to the search criteria. Records are then retrieved in order of decreasing match score.
US10691644B2	System and method for data storage, transfer, synchronization, and security using recursive encoding A system and method for data storage, transfer, synchronization, and security using recursive encoding, wherein data is deconstructed into chunklets, and is processed through a series of reference code libraries that reduce the data to a sequence of reference codes, and where the output of each reference library is used as the input to the next.
US10691614B1	Adaptive page replacement Techniques to manage virtual memory are disclosed. In various embodiments, a time domain page access signal of a page is transformed to a frequency domain to obtain an access frequency. The access frequency is used to manage storage of the page in a page cache in memory. The access frequency may be used to evict the page from the page cache or, in some embodiments, to predictively load the page into the page cache.
US10691604B2	Minimizing cache latencies using set predictors A processor(s) performs a cache access to retrieve data, wherein the cache access by initiating a request that includes an address of a first address type. The cache access includes the processor(s) generating, based on historical data related to the address, a prediction for a location of the data in the cache that is a set identifier of a predicted cache set. The processor(s) concurrently perform a data access to the cache to retrieve sets in the cache. The processor(s) confirm(s) that the retrieved include the predicted cache set. The processor(s) utilize(s) the set identifier to select data from the predicted set.
US10691603B2	Cache partitioning mechanism An apparatus to facilitate cache partitioning is disclosed. The apparatus includes a set associative cache to receive access requests from a plurality of agents and partitioning logic to partition the set associative cache by assigning sub-components of a set address to each of the plurality of agents.
US10691596B2	Integration of the frequency of usage of tracks in a tiered storage system into a cache management system of a storage controller A storage tier management application indicates a heat index for each extent of a plurality of extents, wherein a higher heat index indicates a greater frequency of usage of tracks of an extent than a lower heat index. A least recently used (LRU) list for cache management is configured to perform demotion of tracks of a lower heat index prior to demotion of tracks of a higher heat index.
US10691589B2	Flash memory controller, SD card device, method used in flash memory controller, and host device coupled to SD card device A flash memory controller includes a processing circuit which is arranged for receiving a first command and a first portion address parameter, receiving a second command and a second portion address parameter, obtaining a complete address parameter by combining the first portion address parameter with the second portion address parameter, and performing a corresponding operation upon a flash memory according to the complete address parameter and a command type of the second command.
US10691587B2	Methods and systems for controlling hardware queues Method and system are disclosed for controlling hardware queues. In one embodiment, a system for controlling hardware queues includes a slow memory configured to store a set of hardware queues, a set of fast memories configured to facilitate operations to the set of hardware queues in the slow memory, where a fast memory in the set of fast memories includes a head cache configured to track read operations of a hardware queue in the set of hardware queues, and a tail cache configured to track write operations of the hardware queue in the set of hardware queues, a set of queue control engines configured to control the write operations and read operations to the set of hardware queues through the set of fast memories, and a processor configured to control the set of queue control engines with the write operations and read operations to the set of hardware queues through the set of fast memories.
US10691585B2	Efficient software testing system A system includes a memory system having computer readable instructions and one or more processors for executing the computer readable instructions. The computer readable instructions include identifying input characteristic subsets for a system under test based on an input schema, generating discrimination test cases including a combination of inputs for the system under test based on the input characteristic subsets, and performing a pruning operation to reduce a number of the discrimination test cases based on identifying a superset of input characteristics that includes at least one of the input characteristic subsets having a discrimination score above a threshold value. The computer readable instructions further include determining discrimination scores based on applying one or more of the discrimination test cases remaining after the pruning operation to the system under test and observing an output, and outputting a measurement of discrimination of the system under test based on the discrimination scores.
US10691579B2	Systems including device and network simulation for mobile application development A system, method and software product emulate and profile an application playing on a mobile device. The mobile device is emulated using a model based upon characteristics related to performance of the mobile device. The application is played and monitored within the model to determine resource utilization of the application for the mobile device.
US10691567B2	Dynamically forming a failure domain in a storage system that includes a plurality of blades Dynamically forming a failure domain in a storage system that includes a plurality of blades, each blade mounted within one of a plurality of chassis, including: identifying, in dependence upon a failure domain formation policy, an available configuration for a failure domain that includes a first blade mounted within a first chassis and a second blade mounted within a second chassis, wherein each chassis is configured to support multiple types of blades; and creating the failure domain in accordance with the available configuration.
US10691556B2	Recovering a specified set of documents from a database backup Techniques and systems for restoring objects from a backup file without restoring a remainder of the backup file are described. For example, a plurality of object identifiers that identify a plurality of objects stored in the backup file may be determined. A selection of an object identifier of the plurality of object identifiers may be received. A set of objects to be restored from the backup file may be determined based on the object identifier. The set of objects may be granularly restored to a staging database directly from the backup file, without restoring a remainder of the backup file. The set of objects may be migrated from the staging database to a production database.
US10691554B2	Providing access to stored computing snapshots Techniques are described for managing access of executing programs to non-local block data storage. In some situations, a block data storage service uses multiple server storage systems to reliably store copies of network-accessible block data storage volumes that may be used by programs executing on other physical computing systems, and snapshot copies of some volumes may also be stored (e.g., on remote archival storage systems). A group of multiple server block data storage systems that store block data volumes may in some situations be co-located at a data center, and programs that use volumes stored there may execute on other computing systems at that data center, while the archival storage systems may be located outside the data center. The snapshot copies of volumes may be used in various ways, including to allow users to obtain their own copies of other users' volumes (e.g., for a fee).
US10691553B2	Persistent memory based distributed-journal file system A persistent memory based distributed-journal file system, comprising: 1) Direct mapped persistent memory unit hosting at least a subset of a file system which contains a plurality of files each associated with a metadata record and a self-journal record. 2) A memory storing a program code. 3) One or more processors coupled to the persistent memory unit and the memory for executing the program code which comprises: (a) Creating a resources dataset which maps characteristics of the file system by analyzing the files' metadata records. (b) Receiving an alteration request to alter altered file(s) of the plurality of files. (c) Determining if the alteration is an atomic alteration which is applied to the file system in an atomic operation. (d) Logging an indication of the alteration in the respective self-journal record of the altered file(s) for non-atomic alteration. (e) Applying the alteration in the file system.
US10691551B2	Storage system with snapshot generation control utilizing monitored differentials of respective storage volumes A storage system in one embodiment comprises a plurality of storage devices and a storage controller. The storage controller is configured to monitor a differential between a storage volume of the storage system and a previous snapshot generated for that storage volume, and responsive to the monitored differential satisfying one or more specified conditions, to generate a subsequent snapshot for the storage volume. For example, monitoring the differential between the storage volume of the storage system and the previous snapshot generated for that storage volume illustratively comprises maintaining a counter indicative of an amount of data in the storage volume that has been written since generation of the previous snapshot. In such an arrangement, generating the subsequent snapshot for the storage volume responsive to the monitored differential satisfying one or more specified conditions illustratively comprises generating the subsequent snapshot responsive to the counter exceeding a specified threshold.
US10691546B1	Storage management system and method A method, computer program product, and computing system for identifying a failing virtualized object within a virtualized computing environment, wherein the failing virtualized object executes one or more server objects. Other virtualized objects included within the virtualized computing environment are analyzed to identify one or more target virtualized objects. The one or more server objects are reassigned from the failing virtualized object to the one or more target virtualized objects.
US10691545B2	Modifying a container instance network A method, computer program product, and system includes a processor(s) progressively recording data modifications to an object (e.g., a virtual resource or a container), in an in-memory resource of the shared computing environment. Based on receiving an indication of a system failure or a system reboot, the processor(s) writes the data modifications to a non-volatile storage resource, where the non-volatile storage resource is readable by an object manager communicatively coupled to the non-volatile storage resource, and where the object manager utilizes the data modifications to recover the object at reboot following the system failure.
US10691542B2	Storage device and storage method According to an embodiment, a storage device includes a plurality of memory nodes and a control unit. Each of the memory nodes includes a storage unit including a plurality of storage areas having a predetermined size. The memory nodes are connected to each other in two or more different directions. The memory nodes constitute two or more groups each including two or more memory nodes. The control unit is configured to sequentially allocate data writing destinations in the storage units to the storage areas respectively included in the different groups.
US10691541B2	Method for partial updating data content in a distributed storage network A method is provided for execution by one or more processing modules of a dispersed storage network (DSN). The method begins by the DSN receiving a request to update one or more data segments of a data object and continues with the DSN determining whether one or more encoded data slices (EDSs) of a plurality of EDSs associated with the one or more data segments of the data object are eligible for partial updating. The DSN then executes a partial updating process for the eligible EDS while excluding any EDSs eligible for the partial updating that would be unaffected during the partial updating process.
US10691535B2	Flash memory error correction method and apparatus A flash memory error correction method and apparatus is provided. The method includes determining a first data bit in a flash memory page, where the first data bit corresponds to different data respectively in the data obtained by reading the flash memory page using the (n+1)th read voltage threshold and the data obtained by reading the flash memory page using the mth read voltage threshold; and then reducing a confidence level of the first data bit in the data obtained by reading the flash memory page using the (n+1)th read voltage threshold; and performing, according to an adjusted confidence level of the first data bit, error correction decoding on the data obtained by reading the flash memory page using the (n+1)th read voltage threshold. Present disclosure effectively improves a success rate of error correction decoding, thereby significantly improving performance of an SSD storage system.
US10691516B2	Measurement and visualization of resiliency in a hybrid IT infrastructure environment Automatic computation of a resilience of a hybrid IT infrastructure environment based on a variety of factors including resilience of individual architectural components in combination with the business criticality of each of those components.
US10691514B2	System and method for integration, testing, deployment, orchestration, and management of applications Disclosed herein are system, apparatus, article of manufacture, method, and/or computer program product embodiments for creating and managing a software application. In an embodiment, an application template may first be identified. Application creation configuration information for a new software application may then be determined based on the identified application template. Application source code information may be generated based on the application creation configuration information and stored in a provisioned application source code data store. A build of the application source code information may then be initiated to generate the software application. An application infrastructure configured to host the software application may be provisioned in an infrastructure services provider system, and the software application may be automatically deployed to the provisioned application infrastructure including appropriate security concerns. Additionally, application infrastructure and deployment telemetry may be generated to monitor health of software application and associated infrastructure.
US10691510B2	Methods and apparatus to detect uninstallation of an on-device meter Example methods and apparatus to detect uninstallation of an on-device meter are disclosed. An example apparatus includes means for detecting that an application is to be uninstalled from the mobile device, the application to gather status information of the means for detecting to ensure that the means for detecting is installed, the application to transmit status information to a data collector. The apparatus includes means for displaying a prompt regarding whether the means for detecting is to be uninstalled when the application is to be uninstalled, the means for displaying to instruct a package manager to remove the means for detecting from the mobile device. The apparatus includes means for communicating an uninstallation notification to the data collector when the application is to be uninstalled, the uninstallation notification to enable identification of a panelist associated with the mobile device.
US10691508B2	Integrating IoT solutions by common vocabularies with semantic technologies The present disclosure relates to computer-implemented methods, software, and systems for allowing Internet of Things (IoT) solutions to be integrated using common underlying vocabularies and lightweight reasoning to connect applications and validate IoT device data. In one example method, application-specific vocabularies for each of a plurality of applications are identified at design time, wherein each of the applications is associated with a corresponding vocabulary. At design time and for each application, an explicit mapping of the application-specific vocabulary of a particular application to a corresponding common vocabulary is identified. At runtime, implicit mappings between a first application and a second application to be integrated are computed based on the explicit mapping of the application-specific vocabulary of the first application to the common vocabulary and the explicit mapping of the application-specific vocabulary of the second application to the common vocabulary.
US10691507B2	API learning A generic application program interface (API) may learn heterogeneous APIs based on their API documentations that understands functionalities, parameters, operations, accessibility and outputs of APIs. The generic API collects API documentation from different sources based on a target human language by crawling a network such as the Internet. The generic API reads the documents of an API to recognize features of an API including type of services, concepts, protocols, accessibility methods, security methods, functionalities, outputs and base operations. Each given instruction for different APIs is mapped to generic API features. A programmer or end-user have access to multiple and heterogeneous APIs based on the generic API. The generic API provides a unified interface that allows a programmer or end-user to interact with different target APIs through the generic API. By raising a request to generic API a native API code is generated, executed and returns to the programmer or end-user.
US10691495B2	Virtual processor allocation with execution guarantee The disclosure provides techniques for scheduling a jitterless workload on a virtual machine (VM) executing on a host comprising one or more pCPUs comprising a first subset of the one or more pCPUs and a second subset of the one or more pCPUs. The techniques further include creating a jitterless zone, wherein the jitterless zone includes the first subset of the one or more pCPUs. The techniques further include determining whether a vCPU of the VM is used to execute a jitterless workload or a non-jitterless workload. The techniques further include allocating by a CPU scheduler to the vCPU at least one of the pCPUs in the jitterless zone when the vCPU of the VM is used to execute a jitterless workload. The techniques further include scheduling the jitterless workload for execution by the vCPU on the allocated at least one of the pCPUs in the jitterless zone.
US10691494B2	Method and device for virtual resource allocation, modeling, and data prediction Evaluation results of a plurality of users are received from a plurality of data providers. The evaluation results are obtained by the plurality of data providers evaluating the plurality of users based on evaluation models of the plurality of data providers. A plurality of training samples is constructed by using the evaluation results. Each training sample includes a respective subset of the evaluation results corresponding to a same user of the plurality of users. A label for each training sample is generated based on an actual service execution status of the same user. A model is trained based on the plurality of training samples and the plurality of labels, including setting a plurality of variable coefficients, each variable coefficient specifying a contribution level of a corresponding data provider. Virtual resources to each data provider are allocated based on the plurality of variable coefficients.
US10691492B1	Resource tolerations and taints In a computing resource environment including at least one resource capable of being allocated to at least one of a plurality of tasks, techniques are disclosed for applying a taint to a resource in a computing resource environment, the taint being configured to prevent the resource from being claimed for a resource request without a toleration to that taint. Variations include receiving, at a resource scheduler in the resource environment, a request to allocate the resource to perform a particular task and determining whether the resource is subject to a taint. If the resource is subject to a taint, analyzing the request to determine if it includes a toleration for the taint. If the request includes a toleration for the taint, allocating the resource to the task. If the request does not include a toleration for the taint, not allocating the resource due to the taint.
US10691491B2	Adapting a pre-trained distributed resource predictive model to a target distributed computing environment Systems for distributed resource system management. A first computing system operates in a first computing environment. A predictive model is trained in the first computing environment to form a trained resource performance predictive model that comprises a set of trained model parameters to capture at least computing and storage IO parameters that are responsive to execution of one or more workloads that consume computing and storage resources in the first computing environment. When the trained resource performance predictive model is deployed to a second computing environment, various computing system configuration differences, and/or workload differences and/or other differences between the first computing environment and the second computing environment are detected and measured. Responsive to the detected differences and/or measurements, some of the trained resource performance predictive model parameters are modified to adapt the trained resource performance predictive model to any of the detected and/or measured characteristics of the second computing environment.
US10691489B2	Managing the processing of streamed data in a data streaming application using query information from a relational database Queries are monitored in a database which receives input from a stream computing application to identify data of interest. Parameters defining the data of interest, which are preferably expressed as a logical query, are sent to the stream computing application, which then processes the in-flight streamed data satisfying the parameters in some special manner. In some embodiments, the stream computing application increases the processing priority of in-flight data satisfying the parameters. In some embodiments, the stream computing application applies additional processing steps to the in-flight data satisfying the parameters to provide enhanced data or metadata.
US10691487B2	Abstraction of spin-locks to support high performance computing A method comprises receiving a non-privileged disable interrupts instruction from a user application executing in user space, the non-privileged disable interrupts instruction having an operand with a non-zero value; determining a value in a special purpose register associated with disabling interrupts; and in response to determining that the value in the special purpose register associated with disabling interrupts is zero, disabling interrupts and placing the non-zero value of the operand in the special purpose register associated with disabling interrupts.
US10691486B2	Processor comprising a plurality of computation cores A processor including computation groups, each computation group including computation cores, the processor being capable of simultaneously implementing a plurality of applications, each application being implemented by a computation core and possibly requiring a read-mode or write-mode access to an external memory connected to the processor. At least one core, called dedicated core, of at least one computation group is dedicated to management of the external memory, the management making it possible to temporally and spatially organize read-mode and write-mode accesses to the external memory of each application requiring a read or a write in the external memory implemented by the processor.
US10691484B2	Reducing commit wait in a distributed multiversion database by reading the clock earlier In a distributed system where a client's call to commit a transaction occurs outside the transaction's lock-hold interval, computation of timestamp information for the transaction is moved to a client library, while ensuring that no conflicting reads or writes are performed between a time of the computation and acquiring all locks for the transaction. The transaction is committed in phases, with each phase being initiated by the client library. Timestamp information is added to the locks to ensure that timestamps are generated during lock-hold intervals. An increased number of network messages is thereby overlapped with a commit wait period in which a write in a distributed database is delayed in time to ensure concurrency in the database.
US10691470B2	Personal computer system with remotely-configured hardware-enforced usage limits A personal computer includes a motherboard, video graphics adapter, mod board, switching board and single board computer. The switching board includes a microcontroller and USB and video switching circuits. A networked server includes a limitations database. The mod board is connected to the front panel signals of the motherboard and the main switching board connects to the mod board, the single board computer and the video graphics adapter. Upon user input to a program running on the single board computer, the program makes a server request. Response data is sent to the microcontroller on the switching board and, if time is available, switches the USB keyboard to the motherboard, the video output to the video graphics adapter and signals the mod board to power on the motherboard. The program on the single board computer signals the switching board to switch back video, USB and motherboard power when allowed time expires.
US10691467B2	Booting method using system firmware with multiple embedded controller firmwares In one embodiment, a booting method using a system firmware with multiple embedded controller firmwares is provided to load a real embedded controller firmware into a memory of an embedded controller. In case the system firmware includes a header, an identification information of the real embedded controller firmware is included in the header and used to acquire a start code address of the real embedded controller firmware. Such booting method allows a common executable file being applied to different systems that operate embedded controllers with different embedded controller firmwares.
US10691461B2	Data processing Data processing circuitry comprises fetch circuitry to fetch blocks, containing instructions for execution, defined by a fetch queue; and prediction circuitry to predict one or more next blocks to be fetched and to add the predicted next blocks to the fetch queue; the prediction circuitry comprising: branch prediction circuitry to detect a predicted branch destination for a branch instruction in a current block, the predicted branch destination representing either a branch target for a branch predicted to be taken or a next instruction after the branch instruction, for a branch predicted not to be taken; and sequence prediction circuitry to detect sequence data, associated with the predicted branch destination, identifying a next block following the predicted branch destination in the program flow order having a next instance of a branch instruction, to add to the fetch queue the identified next block and any intervening blocks between the current block and the identified next block, and to initiate branch prediction in respect of the predicted next instance of a branch instruction.
US10691458B2	Method and apparatus to process KECCAK secure hashing algorithm A processor includes a plurality of registers, an instruction decoder to receive an instruction to process a KECCAK state cube of data representing a KECCAK state of a KECCAK hash algorithm, to partition the KECCAK state cube into a plurality of subcubes, and to store the subcubes in the plurality of registers, respectively, and an execution unit coupled to the instruction decoder to perform the KECCAK hash algorithm on the plurality of subcubes respectively stored in the plurality of registers in a vector manner.
US10691454B2	Conflict mask generation Single Instruction, Multiple Data (SIMD) technologies are described. A processor can store a first bitmap and generate a second bitmap with each cell identifying a mask bit. The mask bit is set when 1) a corresponding cell in a first bitmap is not in conflict with other elements in the first bitmap or 2) a corresponding cell is in conflict with one or more other cells in the first bitmap and is a last cell in a sequential order of the first bitmap that conflicts with the one or more other cells, wherein a position of each cell in the second bitmap maps to a same position of the corresponding cell in the first bitmap. The processor can store the second bitmap as a mask for a scatter operation to avoid lane conflicts.
US10691452B2	Method and apparatus for performing a vector bit reversal and crossing An apparatus and method for performing a vector bit reversal and crossing. For example, one embodiment of a processor comprises: a first source vector register to store a first plurality of source bit groups, wherein a size for the bit groups is to be specified in an immediate of an instruction; a second source vector to store a second plurality of source bit groups; vector bit reversal and crossing logic to determine a bit group size from the immediate and to responsively reverse positions of contiguous bit groups within the first source vector register to generate a set of reversed bit groups, wherein the vector bit reversal and crossing logic is to additionally interleave the set of reversed bit groups with the second plurality of bit groups; and a destination vector register to store the reversed bit groups interleaved with the first plurality of bit groups.
US10691434B2	System and method for converting a first programming language application to a second programming language application A method for converting a first programming language application to a second programming language application, including: generating for the first programming language application a listing of source application files; iterating through the first programming language application files to generate tokens from the files source code; based thereon, building a dictionary for the first programming language application; generating second programming language application files with the dictionary; and stitching the second programming language application files together into the second programming language application.
US10691433B2	Split front end for flexible back end cluster processing A system for code development and execution includes a client interface and a client processor. The client interface is configured to receive user code for execution and receive an indication of a server that will perform the execution. The client processor is configured to parse the user code to identify one or more data items referred to during the execution. The client processor is also configured to provide the server with an inquiry for metadata regarding the one or more data items, receive the metadata regarding the one or more data items, determine a logical plan based at least in part on the metadata regarding the one or more data items; and provide the logical plan to the server for execution.
US10691430B2	Latency scheduling mehanism An apparatus to facilitate instruction scheduling is disclosed. The apparatus includes one or more processors to receive a block of instructions, divide the block of instructions into a plurality of sub-blocks based on a register pressure bounded by a predetermined threshold and instructions in each of the plurality of sub-blocks for processing.
US10691424B2	Method for programming and terminal device A method and a terminal device for programming are provided. The method for programming includes: loading a programming driver; receiving programming instructions including programming file identification information sent by a user; sending a target programming file to a program editor via the programming driver when the target programming file is obtained from the programming file database based on the programming file identification information; receiving a customized information from the user when the target programming file is not obtained by the server from the programming file database according to the programming file identification information, and receiving a customized programming file based on the customized information, and sending the customized programming file to the program editor via the programming driver; executing a programming operation for a device based on the target programming file.
US10691423B2	Testing systems and methods for performing HVAC zone airflow adjustments A heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) system may include a HVAC unit that may control air flow, a first control system that may directly control operation of equipment in the HVAC unit, and a second control system communicatively coupled to the first control system. The second control system may be located in a different zone of a building as compared to the first control system, such that the second control system may receive a request to adjust the air flow output by the HVAC unit and send a command to the first control system based on the request. The command may cause the first control system to adjust the operation of the equipment in the HVAC unit to cause the air flow output by the HVAC unit to be adjusted according to the request.
US10691420B1	Dynamic function argument completion A device may receive code and may identify a function included in the code. The device may identify for display and user selection a first argument value, corresponding to a first argument of the function, included in the code. The device may determine one or more valid values for a second argument associated with the function based on the function and the first argument value. The device may provide the one or more valid values for the second argument for display.
US10691415B2	Random number generation and acquisition method and device Multiple random numbers are generated. The multiple random numbers are N different random numbers. N is a positive integer. Generating the multiple random numbers includes generating a random number array including N storage units. The multiple random numbers are shuffled. A random number obtaining instruction is received. A random number is obtained from the multiple random numbers based on the random number obtaining instruction.
US10691406B2	Audio and visual representation of focus movements An audio and visual representation of the transition between focus components in a GUI is provided in order to assist a user in understanding the design and layout of the GUI. A focus component is associated with a spatial position in a GUI or window and audio characteristics are generated to represent the focus component that is based on the spatial position. The transition between focus components can be represented visually in the GUI as a path of time-ordered user-selections. The transition between the focus components may also be represented by a continuous audible tone that changes in frequency and pitch between the focus components.
US10691404B2	Technologies for protecting audio data with trusted I/O Technologies for cryptographic protection of I/O audio data include a computing device with a cryptographic engine and an audio controller. A trusted software component may request an untrusted audio driver to establish an audio session with the audio controller that is associated with an audio codec. The trusted software component may verify that a stream identifier associated with the audio session received from the audio driver matches a stream identifier received from the codec. The trusted software may program the cryptographic engine with a DMA channel identifier associated with the codec, and the audio controller may assert the channel identifier in each DMA transaction associated with the audio session. The cryptographic engine cryptographically protects audio data associated with the audio session. The audio controller may lock the controller topology after establishing the audio session, to prevent re-routing of audio during a trusted audio session. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
US10691401B2	Device group identification Example techniques involve identification of device groups. In an example implementation, a mobile device displays, via a control application, a synchrony group control including controls to select playback devices for a synchrony group. The mobile device receives input data representing a command to create a new synchrony group, the input data including input data representing selection of two or more playback devices for a new synchrony group. In response, the mobile device forms the synchrony group by receiving input data indicating a particular group identification for the new synchrony group, determining that the particular group identification is unique among other synchrony groups, and sending data representing instructions to the playback devices to form the new synchrony group with the particular group identification. In response to forming the new synchrony group, the mobile device updates an interface for the media playback system to indicate the new synchrony group.
US10691398B2	Connected classroom A connected classroom system provides for local and remote control and display of media streams. An instructor may, for instance, direct audio/video streams of the instructor to any number of displays and speakers located within a classroom. The system may send and receive control instructions to and from remote classrooms as well, through a network interface. The control instructions may configure any set of presentation devices in any classroom to reproduce any content originating from any source within any classroom. Accordingly, multiple classrooms located in disparate locations may participate in media exchanges arising from any source, including instructors and individual student seating locations within the classrooms.
US10691396B2	Multi-screen display method and display device Embodiments of the disclosure provide a multi-screen display method and a display device including a curved surface display screen. The method is applied to the display device and includes the following steps. Position information of a preset folding line in the curved surface display screen is obtained when screen is bent according to the preset folding line, wherein the preset folding line is a boundary between the two adjacent sub-curved surface display screens formed thereby. A display interface of the screen is divided into a plurality of display sub-interfaces according to the position information, wherein a screen splitting line between two adjacent display sub-interfaces coincides with the preset folding line. The display contents selected by the user in the plurality of display sub-interfaces are obtained; and the selected display contents are displayed in the display sub-interfaces.
US10691395B2	Display apparatus and control method thereof A display apparatus for position detection and separation of a plurality of display panels, and a control method thereof. A display apparatus includes a cabinet, a plurality of display panels disposed in a first direction of the cabinet, an indicator disposed in a second direction opposite to the first direction, a communicator configured to receive an external signal for detecting positions of the plurality of display panels, and a controller configured to control the indicator corresponding to the display panel which becomes a position detection target to be turned-on based on the external signal received by the communicator.
US10691388B2	Image forming apparatus, method performed in the image forming apparatus, and storage medium An image forming apparatus forms an image on a printing medium based on a print job, and includes at least one memory that stores a set of instructions, and at least one processor that executes the instructions. The instructions, when executed, cause the image forming apparatus to perform operations including performing control so that in a case where a print job associated with a user charged by using a charging device is printed, an already-printed job for which printing has been completed is deleted after the printing has been completed, and performing control so that in a case where a print job associated with a user not charged by using the charging device is printed, the already-printed job for which printing has been completed is not deleted after the printing has been completed.
US10691375B2	Memory network to prioritize processing of a memory access request In one example, a memory network may control access to a shared memory that is by multiple compute nodes. The memory network may control the access to the shared memory by receiving a memory access request originating from an application executing on the multiple compute nodes and determining a priority for processing the memory access request. The priority determined by the memory network may correspond to a memory address range in the memory that is specifically used by the application.
US10691371B2	Server based disaster recovery by making use of dual write responses A mechanism is provided in a data processing system for asynchronous replication. The mechanism creates a record in a write log in a host computing device for a write command and marking the record as uncommitted. The mechanism maintains a copy of data to be written by the write command at the host computing device. The mechanism issues the write command from the host computing device to a primary storage controller at the primary storage site. Responsive to receiving an acknowledgement from the primary storage controller that the data have been written to the primary storage site, the mechanism marks the record as unreplicated. Responsive to receiving an acknowledgement from the primary storage controller that the data have been replicated to a secondary storage site, the mechanism erases the record in the write log and deleting the copy of data.
US10691370B2	Assignment of a data identifier to first and second volumes According to examples, an apparatus may include a processor and a non-transitory machine-readable storage medium comprising instructions executable by the processor to assign a first object identifier and a data identifier to a first volume, the first object identifier being assigned exclusively to the first volume. The instructions may also be executable by the processor to identify an identifier of a second volume, determined whether the identifier of the second volume matches the data identifier, and based on a determination that the identifier of the second volume matches the data identifier of the first volume, configure a replication relationship between the first volume and the second volume.
US10691357B2	Consideration of configuration-based input/output predictions in multi-tiered data storage system management A computer-implemented method, according to one embodiment, includes: detecting that a configuration change for a virtualization layer in a multi-tiered data storage system has been received, and determining whether the configuration change corresponds to a tiering adjustment. In response to determining that the configuration change corresponds to a tiering adjustment, I/O pattern changes are predicted. Moreover, a determination is made as to whether each specific extent is stored in a tier of the multi-tiered data storage system suitable to satisfy the predicted I/O pattern changes which correspond to the respective specific extent. In response to determining that one of the specific extents is stored in a tier of the multi-tiered data storage system which is not suitable to satisfy the predicted I/O pattern changes, the at least one specific extent is migrated to another one of the tiers determined as being suitable to satisfy the predicted I/O pattern changes.
US10691356B2	Operating a secure storage device A secure storage device is connected to a computer system. The secure storage device has a memory including a domain and a subdomain storing first and second data, respectively. The computer system includes a first level hypervisor managing a first level virtual machine, which supports a first operating system, and a second level hypervisor. The second level hypervisor manages a second level virtual machine, which supports a second level operating system. A first authentication process for the first level operating system uses first profile data sent by the computer system and a portion of the first data. A second authentication process for the second level operating system uses second profile data sent by the computer system and a portion of the second data. The first data is not accessible by the second level operating system. The second data is not accessible by the first level operating system.
US10691352B2	Data storage device and method of operating the same In a method of operating a data storage device including a non-volatile memory device, which includes a closed memory block and an open memory block, a scan pointer and a map scan information of the open memory block is generated. The scan pointer indicates a page next to a page to which a writing operation is completed. The map scan information includes a logical address information mapped in a page of the open memory block. When the data storage device is recovered from a power loss, the logical address information is read based on the map scan information. An address map is rebuilt based on the read logic address information.
US10691351B2	Performing a remote point-in-time copy to a source and target storages in further mirror copy relationships Provided are a computer program product, system, and method for performing a remote point-in-time copy to a source and target storages in further mirror copy relationships. Each of a plurality of source copy relationships is from the source storage to one corresponding source copy storage. Each of a plurality of target copy relationships is from the target storage to one corresponding target copy storage, where in each relationship an indicator indicates whether to use a remote first type copy operation. The first type copy operation is used to copy data from the source storage to the target storage and copy data from the source copy storage to the target copy storage for the determined source and target copy relationships having the indicator set. A second type of copy operations is used for source and target relationships not having the indicator set.
US10691344B2	Separate memory controllers to access data in memory A first memory controller receives an access command from a second memory controller, where the access command is timing non-deterministic with respect to a timing specification of a memory. The first memory controller sends at least one access command signal corresponding to the access command to the memory, wherein the at least one access command signal complies with the timing specification. The first memory controller determines a latency of access of the memory. The first memory controller sends feedback information relating to the latency to the second memory controller.
US10691341B2	Method for improving memory system performance in virtual machine systems One or more embodiments provide techniques for accessing a memory page of a virtual machine for which loading might have been deferred, according to an embodiment of the invention, includes the steps of examining metadata of the memory page and determining that a flag in the metadata for indicating that the contents of the memory page needs to be updated is set, and updating the contents of the memory page.
US10691334B2	Cooking device with interactive display A cooking device is provided herein. The cooking device includes a touch-sensitive display configured to register user-input via one or more touch events to enable a user to make selections related to the operation of the cooking device. The user-input is provided to a controller, and in response, the controller controls the operation of the cooking device based on the user-input.
US10691331B2	Native overlay for rapid editing of web content A web rendering module in the operating system is used to render and display a web page. The web rendering module also generates layout data that describes the position and size of each visual element on the rendered web page. A web editing application uses the layout data to generate a native overlay. The native overlay is an arrangement of cells, and each cell has the same position and size as a respective visual element. The application displays the native overlay on top of the rendered web page so that each visual element on the web page is aligned with a cell in the native overlay. The cells in the native overlay are transparent so that the rendered web page remains visible to the user, but the native overlay captures any interactions that the user performs. The interactions are then processed to make a corresponding change to the web page.
US10691330B2	Device, method, and graphical user interface for force-sensitive gestures on the back of a device An electronic device with a front side including a touch-sensitive display, a back side that does not include a display, and sensor(s) to detect contact intensities on the front and back side displays, on the touch-sensitive display, a user interface including objects. While displaying the user interface, the device detects an input on a side of the electronic device. In response, for a front side input with intensity that meets first criteria, the device performs a first operation corresponding to a first object; for front side input with intensity that meets second criteria, the device performs a second operation corresponding to the first object; for back side input with intensity that meets third criteria, the device performs a third operation that changes the user interface; and for back side input with intensity that does not meet the third criteria, the device maintains display of the user interface.
US10691319B2	Instant-messaging-based picture sending method and device At a first computing device, a target image is identified. The target image is provided in a display on the first computing device in a communication area displaying a conversation between a first user using the first computing device and a second user using a second computing device. An indication is received that the first user has initiated editing of the target image. An edit control listing editing options is provided for display in the communication area. At the first computing device, a user selection is received of a particular editing option selected from the editing options. An edited target image is created by editing the target image using an edit operation associated with the particular editing option. The edited target image is provided to the second computing device and the communication area is updated to display the edited target image.
US10691313B2	User terminal device for displaying contents and methods thereof A content display method of a user terminal device including a bended touch screen divided into a main area and a sub area, includes displaying, on the main area, a first main content provided by a first application, and displaying, on the sub area, a first sub content associated with the first main content, receiving a user gesture input on the main area, and in response to receiving the user gesture, displaying, on the main area, a second main content provided by a second application, and displaying, on the sub area, a second sub content associated with the second main content.
US10691303B2	Immersive virtual environment (IVE) tools and architecture A suite of tools for creating an Immersive Virtual Environment (IVE) comprises multiple software applications having multiple respective user interfaces that can each interface with a centralized database to design and develop immersive content for a game-based learning product in an IVE. According to some embodiments, this data-driven IVE production process may utilize tools having a “picker”-type selection in which selection menus are populated directly from database data, helping reduce data duplication, simplify tool design, and streamline the IVE production process.
US10691301B2	Polymorphic smart context-aware lists Embodiments relate to enabling a user of data-sharing applications executing on a computing device to indirectly exchange objects between the applications by adding objects from the applications to a journal application that manages a display area. The objects are displayed in the display area. The journal application collects metadata related to the objects and automatically curates lists of the objects according to the metadata. Curation of a list may involve moving objects into a list, merging objects, creating new objects out of content of existing objects, grouping objects according to a commonality thereof, etc. Machine learning services may be invoked to acquire additional metadata about the objects and to make curation decisions.
US10691300B2	Method and system for providing information based on context, and computer-readable recording medium thereof A method and system for providing information that enables easier and quicker access to an item related to a context of a device, and a computer-readable recording medium thereof are provided. The method includes detecting a context of a device, and displaying at least one virtual space corresponding to the detected context on a screen of the device. The virtual space is a Graphic User Interface (GUI) that is configured to register the detected context and information related to at least one item.
US10691298B2	Side menu displaying method and apparatus and terminal A side menu displaying method and apparatus and a terminal, which relate to the terminal field. The method includes receiving a sliding operation of sliding starting from a side of a screen; detecting whether the sliding operation meets a predefined condition, where the predefined condition includes that a sliding speed of the sliding operation is greater than a preset threshold, and an end position of the sliding operation is not within a preset false touch area; and displaying a side menu corresponding to the side of the screen if a detection result is that the sliding operation meets the predefined condition.
US10691289B2	Long-running actions in smart template list reports A method of performing list report actions, the method including receiving an indication of a selection of one or more list report cells on a list report user interface, identifying the one or more selected list report cells, providing a cell busy visual indicator for display on the user interface for each selected list report cell, communicating to a backend process identifying information for each selected list report cell, waiting for a response from the backend process, continuing end user access to non-selected cells of the list report user interface during the waiting step, if a response is received from the backend process, then removing the cell busy visual indicator from each selected cell, and updating respective cells with content from the response, and providing end user access to the selected one or more cells after the update. A system and a non-transitory computer-readable medium are also disclosed.
US10691287B2	Touch panel type information terminal device, information input processing method and program thereof The point target can be easily and accurately instructed without disturbing the viewability of the point target and its neighboring display information.A touch panel type information terminal device comprises means for displaying on a display screen a touchable pointer comprising a pointer part for instructing a point target that is displayed on a display screen, and an operation part for a user to perform a touch operation, and means for integrally moving a display position of the operation part and the pointer part on the display screen in accordance with the touch operation of the user with respect to the operation part of the touchable pointer.
US10691280B1	Touch sensing structure, touch substrate, manufacturing method thereof and touch display device The present disclosure provides a touch sensing structure, an operating method thereof, a touch substrate, a manufacturing method thereof, and a touch display device. The touch sensing structure includes: first signal lines; second signal lines; a plurality of sensing driving electrodes each connected to a corresponding first signal line and a corresponding second signal line; and a sensing layer in contact with the plurality of sensing driving electrodes. Rigidity of the sensing layer in contact with the sensing driving electrode changes along with a voltage difference between an electric signal applied to one of the first signal lines and an electric signal applied to the corresponding second signal line.
US10691278B1	Reduced line count touch panel for mutual capacitance measurements A capacitive touch panel that improves detection of non-conductive objects includes a substrate; a first drive line; a first and second sense line disposed on the substrate; a first plurality of electrode elements, each electrode element of the first plurality of electrode elements is coupled to the first drive line, and the first plurality of electrode elements includes a first drive element; a second plurality of electrode elements, each electrode element of the second plurality of electrode elements is coupled to the first sense line, and the second plurality of electrode elements includes a first sense element disposed adjacent to the drive element; and a third plurality of electrode, each electrode element of the third plurality of electrode elements is coupled to the second sense line, and the third plurality of sensor elements includes a second sense element disposed in a nearest neighbor position relative to the first drive element.
US10691274B2	Touch sensor with enhanced and small-scale sensitivity and method for making same A touch sensor with enhanced and small-scale sensitivity includes a substrate, a piezoelectric layer on the substrate, a first electrode layer between the substrate and the piezoelectric layer, a second electrode layer on the piezoelectric layer, and an outer touch layer. The touch layer is made of flexible and deformable material. The touch layer includes a base layer covering the second electrode layer and finely-shaped protrusions protruding from a surface of the base layer away from the piezoelectric layer. The base layer and the protrusions are integrally formed. The disclosure also provides a method for making such touch sensor.
US10691272B2	Touch control structure and manufacturing method thereof, touch control panel and display device The present disclosure provides a touch control structure. The touch control structure includes a first electrode distributed along the first direction and a second electrode distributed along the second direction. The first direction is intersecting with the second direction. The first electrode includes a first sub-electrode which is interval distributed along the second direction and electrically connected. The second electrode includes a second sub-electrode which is interval arrange along the first direction and electrically connected. Each of the first sub electrodes and each of the second sub electrodes all include a plurality of combined parts interval distributed along the first direction, and the adjacent combined parts are connected through the stress relief part. When the touch control structure is bent in the first direction, the stress relief part has a predetermined twist length in the second direction.
US10691267B2	Touch input device A mobile terminal includes an operation surface, a capacitance sensor having a capacitance that changes in response to a touch operation on the operation surface and a touch-operation detection IC that detects the touch operation based on the change in capacitance in the capacitance sensor. When the operation surface is deformed, the touch-operation detection IC obtains a capacitance of the capacitance sensor which has changed due to the deformation of the operation surface, and grasps the change in capacitance of the capacitance sensor, made due to the touch operation, with the obtained capacitance taken as a new reference.
US10691261B2	Non-planar reflective folded optics An optical sensor assembly is disclosed. The optical sensor assembly includes a folded optical system that utilizes one or more non-planar reflective surfaces that enable the manipulation or conditioning of the overall thickness of the sensor assembly, the field of view of the sensor assembly, and the image size, either independently or in combination.
US10691256B2	Touch substrate and touch device with reduced number of signal lines Provided is a touch substrate and touch device including a touch region, wherein the touch region is provided with a plurality of first and second electrodes arranged in a perpendicular direction. The first electrodes are grouped and electrically coupled within the same group. The second electrodes are grouped, with individual elements interleaved and insulated, in order to minimize the overall number of signal lines, thus allowing for a reduced border width.
US10691255B1	Frequency selective charge amplifier to attenuate common mode interferers Frequency selective analog front-end circuitry, used to convert a sensed charge signal to an analog voltage is disclosed. In one aspect, the frequency selective analog front-end circuitry includes an op-amp having an output, an inverting input and a noninverting input, a first resistor connected between the terminal of the first capacitor and the inverting input of the op-amp, a second capacitor connected between the output of the op-amp and the inverting input of the op-amp, a second resistor connected between the output of the op-amp and the inverting input of the op-amp, a third capacitor connected between the terminal of the first capacitor and the noninverting input of the op-amp, and a third resistor connected between the noninverting input of the op-amp and a reference voltage.
US10691253B2	Touch-control screen, driving method, and touch-control apparatus Touch-control screen, driving method thereof, and touch-control apparatus are provided. The touch-control screen includes a touch-control area and a driving unit. The touch-control area includes a main touch-control area and an auxiliary touch-control area smaller than the main touch-control area. The touch-control area further includes a plurality of touch-control electrodes, having a plurality of first touch-control electrodes in the main touch-control area and a plurality of second touch-control electrodes in the auxiliary touch-control area. In a touch-control stage, the driving unit is configured to transmit electrical signals respectively to the plurality of first touch-control electrodes in the main touch-control area and to the plurality of second touch-control electrodes in the auxiliary touch-control area. A unit power consumption of the plurality of second touch-control electrodes in the auxiliary touch-control area is smaller than a unit power consumption of the plurality of first touch-control electrodes in the main touch-control area.
US10691252B2	Touch detection chip, touch panel and touch detecting method A touch detection chip, a touch panel and a touch detecting method are disclosed. The touch detecting method includes: detecting a signal amount of each of a plurality of touch units; determining candidate touch units according to the signal amount of each of the plurality of touch units; and determining a target touch unit from the candidate touch units according to signal amounts of adjacent touch units of each of the candidate touch units.
US10691250B2	Information processing device, information processing method, and program for preventing reflection of an operation in an output There is provided an information processing device, an information processing method, and a program that enable improvement in the operability of an HMD. An output control unit prevents reflection of an operation in an output, in accordance with the attachment state of a housing to be attached to a head of a user. The operation is performed on an operation receiving unit provided in the housing. The present technology can be applied to a display module that forms an HMD.
US10691245B2	Touch sensor A touch sensor includes: a plurality of electrodes; and a plurality of sensing wires connected with the respective electrodes, and formed by extending in a first direction, wherein at least one of the electrodes includes a resistance element which has a shape that is at least partially bent in a unit electrode region and has a resistance value that is changed to correspond to a pressure of a touch. A touch location and pressure can be sensed with the same elements, so that the touch sensor may have increased function yet remain thin.
US10691243B2	Flexible touch display panel and method and system for detecting folding angle of flexible touch display panel A flexible touch display panel and a method and a system for detecting a folding angle of the flexible touch display panel are provided. The method includes inputting a first scan signal to the touch electrode and obtaining a channel capacitance value of the touch electrode, determining whether the channel capacitance value is greater than a sleep threshold, controlling the flexible touch display panel to enter a sleep state in a case that the channel capacitance value is greater than the sleep threshold, and determining a capacitance value interval in which the channel capacitance value is located and determining a current folding angle of the flexible touch display panel based on a correspondence between the capacitance value interval and the folding angle in a case that the channel capacitance value is not greater than the sleep threshold.
US10691240B2	Touch panel display A touch panel display includes a transparent resin substrate; a touch sensor embedded in the transparent resin substrate; pixels each including a first transistor and an organic electroluminescence element electrically connected with the first transistor; a display portion including an array of the pixels; and a shield electrode located between the touch sensor and the display portion. The pixels emitted light toward the transparent resin substrate.
US10691237B2	Display device including a touch sensor and a method of manufacturing the same A display device includes a substrate, a pad electrode, a pixel electrode, an opposite electrode, an encapsulation member, a planarization layer, and a conductive layer. The substrate includes a display region and a peripheral region. The pad electrode is disposed on the substrate in the peripheral region. The pixel electrode and the opposite electrode are disposed on the substrate in the display region. The encapsulation member is disposed on the opposite electrode. The planarization layer is disposed on the encapsulation member in the display region and the peripheral region. The conductive layer is disposed on the planarization layer. The planarization layer includes a contact hole exposing at least a portion of the pad electrode. The conductive layer contacts the portion of the pad electrode exposed through the contact hole.
US10691229B2	Pointer A pointer includes a casing, a first electromagnetic unit, a second electromagnetic unit, a first elastic member, and a pen point. The casing has an accommodation space and a port in communication with the accommodation space. The first electromagnetic unit includes a first magnet and a coil winding around the first magnet. The first magnet is fixedly disposed in the accommodation space. The second electromagnetic unit is movably disposed in the accommodation space along an axial direction, where the second electromagnetic unit includes a second magnet and a protection member wrapping the second magnet, and the second magnet is relatively away from or close to the first magnet. The elastic member is disposed in the casing and can provide an elastic force to the second electromagnetic unit along the axial direction. The pen point is movably disposed at the port and connected to the protection member.
US10691227B2	Mouse device A mouse device includes a main body, an air cushion and a first hidden key. The first hidden key is located at a first side of the main body. The air cushion is located under the main body, and contactable with a working surface. The first hidden key is arranged between the main body and the air cushion. The first hidden key is not exposed outside. When the main body is leaned in a first direction and pressed down, the first hidden key is triggered to generate a first leaning signal. The first hidden key can be used to replace the key of the conventional keyboard. Due to the structure of the mouse device, the mouse device can be operated more intuitively.
US10691222B1	Methods and systems for hands free control in a virtual world Systems and methods are provided to allow a user to use their feet as an alternative to their hands as a source of input for motion control. Such a method may be provided comprising receiving orientation data representing orientation information for a controller manipulated by a user, receiving movement data representing dynamic information for the controller, evaluating at least one of the orientation data and the movement data, and moving an avatar in a direction based on the direction in which the controller is moved. The method can be implemented in a software application or across multiple software applications on different platforms.
US10691220B2	Method for display of information from real world environment on a virtual reality (VR) device and VR device thereof The present invention relates to method (1100) for display of information from real world environment on a virtual reality (VR) device (101). In accordance with one embodiment, the method comprises capturing (1101) an event in a real world environment; and presenting (1103) information pertaining to the captured event on a VR enabled display unit (106) without absolute interruption of an ongoing rendering of content on the VR enabled display unit (106), if the event thus captured satisfies at least one predetermined rule.
US10691215B2	Apparatus and method for manipulating objects with gesture controls An apparatus for manipulating an object includes first and second gesture controllers, each operatively connected to the object and structured and programmed such that, in a first-action active state, each can causes a first action to be carried out on the object by an appropriate first-action gesture made in the gesture controller. Only one of the first and second gesture controllers at any given time is capable of being in the first-action active state, and the first-action active state is transferable between the first and second gesture controllers upon the detecting of a first-action transfer gesture by one of said first gesture controller and said second gesture controller. Specific gesture control apparatus and methods for manipulating an object are also disclosed.
US10691196B2	System and methods for efficiently communicating between low-power devices A system includes a first electronic device that activates a first receiver according to a communication schedule that includes a plurality of frames. Each frame is organized according to a grid including a plurality of cells, wherein the cells are associated with a plurality of communication channels and a plurality of time slots. The system also includes a second electronic device that communicates with the first electronic device by transmitting a wake-up packet during a first time slot on a first communication channel. The first time slot and the first communication channel are located at a known position of a respective grid in each frame of the communication schedule. The first electronic device performs an operation based on the wake-up packet after receiving the wake-up packet. The second electronic device also receives a first acknowledgment packet associated with the wake-up packet.
US10691185B2	Cooling behavior in computer systems Systems and methods are described for improved cooling behavior in computer systems using fan-based cooling systems. In particular, the systems and methods utilize two types of techniques can be used for providing improved cooling behavior: hardware-based techniques and software-based techniques. These techniques can be used separately or in combination.
US10691183B2	Apparatus, system, and method for minimizing installation footprints of expansion cards An apparatus for minimizing installation footprints of expansion cards may include one or more expansion cards that include a short edge, a long edge that is longer than the short edge and is substantially perpendicular to the short edge, and an edge connector disposed on the short edge. The apparatus may also include an expansion-card frame dimensioned to 1) guide an expansion card toward a printed circuit board of a computing device at a substantially vertical orientation such that the short edge of the expansion card is disposed proximate the printed circuit board of the computing device and the long edge of the expansion card extends away from the printed circuit board and 2) removably couple the edge connector disposed on the short edge of the expansion card to the printed circuit board of the computing device. Various other apparatuses, systems, and methods are also disclosed.
US10691182B2	Layered super-reticle computing: architectures and methods Embodiments herein may present an integrated circuit or a computing system having an integrated circuit, where the integrated circuit includes a physical network layer, a physical computing layer, and a physical memory layer, each having a set of dies, and a die including multiple tiles. The physical network layer further includes one or more signal pathways dynamically configurable between multiple pre-defined interconnect topologies for the multiple tiles, where each topology of the multiple pre-defined interconnect topologies corresponds to a communication pattern related to a workload. At least a tile in the physical computing layer is further arranged to move data to another tile in the physical computing layer or a storage cell of the physical memory layer through the one or more signal pathways in the physical network layer. Other embodiments may be described and/or claimed.
US10691180B2	Wearable electronic devices having a multi-use single switch and methods of use thereof A wearable electronic device includes a body defining an aperture therethrough, sized and shaped to receive a digit of a user. The wearable electronic device may include a processor housed in the body and an input device at least partially extending from an outer surface of the body to receive input from another digit of the user. The input device has an actuating surface that is movable between a first position and a second position. Movement of the actuating surface between the first position and second position provides an input to the processor. The wearable electronic device includes a transmitter coupled to the processor and configured to send electronic transmissions to an external electronic device, the electronic transmissions corresponding to the inputs received from the user, and a power source for providing power to the processor, the input device, and the transmitter.
US10691171B2	Electronic device An example electronic device includes a bracket, a first display including a first display panel and a first window glass disposed to cover the first display panel and having a first edge area, at least a portion of the first edge area being connected to a third edge area of the bracket, and a second display including a second display panel and a second window glass disposed to cover the second display panel and having a second edge area, at least a portion of the second edge area being connected to the third edge area of the bracket. The third edge area of the bracket includes a protruding portion that protrudes a specified distance from a lateral side of the electronic device, and the protruding portion has a thickness smaller than or equal to a specified value.
US10691170B2	Device for handheld operation and method thereof A device (100) for handheld operation is provided. The device comprises a touchscreen (110) and processing means (111) operative to display a plurality of user-interface (UI) elements (121-124) on the touchscreen, wherein each UI element is associated with an action which is performed in response to touching the UI element, determine one or more of the displayed UI elements which a user (150, 151) of the device is likely to touch based on a touch pattern (130), and perform, for at least one of the determined UI elements, the action associated with the UI element. The action may, e.g., comprise pre-fetching content which is likely to be requested by the user from a server (180). Performing an action, such as pre-fetching, based on a touch pattern is advantageous since a touch pattern reflects the relative likelihood that the user touches a specific position, or region, of the touchscreen, thereby reducing latency.
US10691166B2	Wearable electronic device having multiple touch sensitive areas outside of viewable display area An electronic device includes a housing, a display, a first touch sensitive area, a second touch sensitive area, and a processor. The display is coupled with the housing and has a viewable area for presenting visual information. The processor is disposed within the housing and is coupled with the display, and the touch sensitive areas. Both touch sensitive areas are disposed outside of the viewable area of the display, and both touch sensitive areas are supporting sliding gesture detection.
US10691161B2	Joystick A joystick includes a body, a feature identifier and a processor. The body has a lateral portion and a bottom portion connected with each other. The bottom portion is adapted to be pressed, and the lateral portion whereon an identification element is disposed is adapted to support the bottom portion. The feature identifier is disposed under the body and adapted to acquire an identification result about the body. The processor is electrically connected with the feature identifier and adapted to analyze state of the identification element within the identification result for generating a control signal. The feature identifier is an image sensor, and accordingly the identification result is a frame captured by the image sensor.
US10691154B1	Process to reduce the probability of large cascading failures in a transmission network Described is a system for decreasing the frequency of large cascading failures in a transmission network. Based on sensors distributed throughout the transmission network, the system determines if a cascading failure is present in a transmission network. Following determination of the cascading failure, the system activates at least one switch of a plurality of switches distributed in the transmission network in order to switch transmission lines, thereby altering connectivity in the transmission network.
US10691151B2	Devices and methods for dynamic overvoltage protection in regulators A system includes a first transistor having a drain and source connected between a supply voltage and an output of a voltage regulator. A gate of the first transistor receives a first gate voltage. The system includes a second transistor having a drain and source connected between the supply voltage and the drain of the first transistor. The second transistor protects the first transistor from excessive voltage. The system includes a level shifter connected between a gate of the second transistor and a gate of the first transistor. The level shifter produces a level-shifted gate voltage for the second transistor that is based on the first gate voltage and that is proportional to an output load current output at the source of the first transistor.
US10691150B1	Fast response high-speed redriver channel power up in CIO mode A redriver powers up a high-speed channel within a time window sufficient to satisfy the requirements of a CIO mode of operation. The redriver includes a signal detector for a channel and control logic to activate the channel within a time window that satisfies operation in a CIO mode. The control logic may activate the channel by controlling a first bias current for a first circuit of the channel based on a signal detected by the signal detector. The first bias current may be greater than a second bias current for the first circuit during a mode different from the CIO mode. These features may form any linear or limiting redriver for a faster power-up time.
US10691142B2	Anticipatory dispatch of UAVs to pre-staging locations An example method involves determining an expected demand level for a first type of a plurality of types of transport tasks for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), the first type of transport tasks associated with a first payload type. Each of the UAVs is physically reconfigurable between at least a first and a second configuration corresponding to the first payload type and a second payload type, respectively. The method also involves determining based on the expected demand level for the first type of transport tasks, (i) a first number of UAVs having the first configuration and (ii) a second number of UAVs having the second configuration. The method further involves, at or near a time corresponding to the expected demand level, providing one or more UAVs to perform the transport tasks, including at least the first number of UAVs.
US10691140B2	Rotorcraft control mode transition smoothing In accordance with an embodiment, a method of operating a rotorcraft includes transitioning from a first mode to a second mode when a velocity of the rotorcraft exceeds a first velocity threshold. Transitioning between the first and second modes includes fading out a gain of a dynamic controller over a first period of time, and decreasing a value of an integrator of the dynamic controller over a second period of time.
US10691139B1	Systems and methods for altitude capture performance monitor A flight controller includes an altitude capture controller, an altitude profile predictor, and an alert generator. The altitude capture controller receives a first current altitude, a target altitude, and at least one energy state parameter; generates a flight control command, a first expected altitude, and a first predicted altitude. The altitude profile predictor generates a second predicted altitude. The alert generator calculates an expected altitude deviation by comparing a second current altitude of the platform to the first expected altitude; calculates a predicted altitude deviation by comparing the first predicted altitude to the second predicted altitude; and outputs an alert responsive to at least one of (i) an expected altitude threshold function indicating the expected altitude deviation exceeds an expected altitude deviation threshold or (ii) a predicted altitude threshold function indicating the predicted altitude deviation exceeds a predicted altitude deviation threshold.
US10691131B2	Dynamic routing for autonomous vehicles A route for a trip to a destination is generated using map information. A set of no-go roadway segments, where the vehicle is not able to drive in an autonomous mode, relevant to the route from the plurality of no-go roadway segments is identified from the map information. A local region around a current location of the vehicle is determined. A local map region including roadway segments of the map information that correspond to locations within the local region is determined. The set of the plurality of no-go roadway segments is filtered from the roadway segments of the local map region. A cost value is assigned to each roadway segment of the filtered roadway segments of the local map region. Any assigned cost values are used to determining a plan for maneuvering the vehicle for a predetermined period into the future. The vehicle is maneuvered according to the plan.
US10691120B2	Communication system, transmitter, receiver, and communication method This communication system has a transmitter and a receiver for repeatedly transmitting a frame of steering signal having a plurality of channels. The transmitter stores an identification data of a control parameter of a specific operation object in a first empty channel within one frame and stores a characteristic data of the control parameter of the specific operation object in a second empty channel to transmit along with steering data of other channels. Since the identification data and the characteristic data are transmitted at the same time along with the control data, the control parameters can be changed during steering of the operation object. Since the characteristic data and the identification data are transmitted in the same frame as a pair, when at least the one frame is received, the setting of the control parameter can be changed.
US10691119B2	System for monitoring physical parameters of textile machinery and method of predictive maintenance A monitoring system of a spinning line (1) comprises detection devices (20) associated to textile machines and main storage means (60), placed in a control room remote with respect to the spinning line (1) and remote processing means (80) operatively connected with the main storage means (60) for processing a huge amount of data (Big Data), to implement a predictive maintenance.
US10691118B2	Information retrieval system and method An information retrieval system (1) for use with a control system (10) in a plant having processes and/or pieces of equipment, the control system (10) connected with at least one input component and/or at least one output component for monitoring and controlling the processes and the pieces of equipment, the control system enabled to produce state indications (12) from the input and output components indicating potential fault in one or more of: at least one input and/or output component; at least one process; at least one piece of equipment; a part of the control system (10); or, a part of the plant.
US10691116B2	Intelligent processing modulation system and method An intelligent processing modulation system comprises: a detector detecting the condition of the processing equipment before the process for processing a raw material into a product begins; a data storage recording the information of the product; a basic database storing the information of the detector and the data storage corresponding to the product and the condition of the product for each time the process is completed; a mode database receiving the information of the detector, the data storage and the basic database and setting up the processing model; a processing equipment operating according to the parameters of the processing model received by the processing information manager; a processing information manager modifying the processing model promptly according to the result of the product in order to improve the yield rate of the product.
US10691113B1	Robotic process control system A robotic process control system that is operable to provide automation of at least one electromechanical device wherein the programming language of the present invention utilizes commands, rules and argument within a virtual environment to provide control of an electromechanical device. The present invention includes an object oriented methodology facilitated by the software thereof that defines three object types being an atom object type, a process object type and an event object type. The object types reside in a virtual environment hosted on a computing device that is operably coupled to the electromechanical device wherein the object types are representative of the electromechanical device or a portion thereof. The present invention utilizes a programming language that utilizes English language statements and further creates digitope data for all of the objects within the present invention. The methodology of the present invention examines spatial relations between all of the objects.
US10691103B2	Custom properties in an application environment The disclosed subject matter comprises a design management component that facilitates managing and storing information, including respective customized information of respective entities and/or relating to objects, projects, controllers, or industrial automation systems within a project file or controller. The design management component facilitates enabling custom data, including custom metadata, to be injected by object into a project file or in a controller associated with the project file. The design management component operates with a data management component that can allow respective entities to view, edit, or delete their respective data on objects associated with a project file or controller in accordance with their respective rules. The design management component facilitates desired library management, version management, virtualization of a system for emulation and testing, data exchange between application, and application development and management in relation to controllers, devices, or components, in connection with control of industrial automation systems.
US10691101B2	Method for transporting containers A device for transporting containers comprises at least two transport devices for the containers, at least two servo motors, at least two position sensors, and at least one control unit. The at least one control unit is to control the at least two servo motors, by closed-loop control, based on a comparison of positions determined by respective position sensors of the at least two position sensors and respective target positions. The at least one control unit is further to bring the at least two servo motors to a standstill in the event of a fault of a position sensor, wherein: a) a servo motor is brought to a standstill in a closed-loop manner using the position if it is determinable by the position sensor, or b) the servo motor is brought to a standstill in an open-loop manner based on the target position if the position is not determinable.
US10691097B2	Path repeatable machining for full sized determinant assembly Systems, methods, and apparatus are disclosed for machining a part. The methods may include generating a plurality of spatial representations associated with a plurality of positions identified by a machining pattern associated with the part. The plurality of spatial representations may include a first spatial representation identifying a first orientation of a machining tool relative to the part at a first position. The methods may include moving an end effector to the first position. The methods may include mechanically coupling, using a coupling tool, the end effector to the part at the first position. The methods may include generating a second spatial representation identifying a second orientation of the machining tool relative to the part at the first position. The methods may include adjusting the machining tool in response to determining that the second spatial representation is different than the first spatial representation.
US10691096B2	System having at least one HMI module In one embodiment, a system includes a HMI module. The HMI module includes a first external application unit that has first external application unit. The first external application unit has a first interface for the HMI module. The HMI module further includes a second external application unit that has a second interface for the HMI module. The HMI module can correspond with both the first interface and the second interface.
US10691090B2	Method of processing device wafer A method of processing a device wafer includes the steps of applying a water-soluble protective film agent to a face side of the device wafer to form protective films thereon for protecting devices and leaving projected dicing lines exposed, dry-etching the device wafer through the protective films with a dry etching apparatus, recording a time when the water-soluble protective film agent is applied to the device wafer, confirming that the device wafer with the protective films formed thereon has been introduced into the dry etching apparatus, and issuing a warning if the introduction of the device wafer into the dry etching apparatus is not confirmed upon elapse of a predetermined time from the recorded time.
US10691089B2	Information processing apparatus or information communication terminal, and information processing method According to one embodiment, an information processing apparatus is used with a network including one or more units each includes a sensor and/or actuator. The information processing apparatus is configured to use one or more computer programs (written in programming languages such as JAVASCRIPT and JAVA) each for controlling the sensor and/or actuator of the connected units. A library (default library/user-defined library) is prepared. The library includes classes each describing a method to control the sensor and/or actuator of the one or more units. The computer program can be created by combining one or more classes obtained from the library. The information processing apparatus is configured to control the sensor and/or actuator according to the created computer program.
US10691083B2	Thermostat system for remote reading, setting, and control of devices A system and approach for remote reading, setting and control of devices such as thermostats. A phone, such as a smartphone, a gateway and a cloud may be incorporated relative to interaction with the device or devices. The gateway may have a hub that has bluetooth communication capabilities with the device. The hub may be connected to a router that in turn is connected to a cloud in a wireless or wired manner. The phone may communicate with the cloud to achieve interaction with the device. The hub may also handle WiFi communications. The gateway may instead be a phone that contains an app which lets operate as a gateway for communications with the cloud. There may be one or more devices that are a part of one or more home area networks that are connected to a gateway via bluetooth and WiFi, and in turn connected to the cloud.
US10691071B2	Mobile apparatus able to equip and protect a watch and watch equipped with such a mobile apparatus A mobile apparatus is provided that is able to equip any object of value, such as a watch or piece of jewelry, and protect it. The present mobile apparatus includes: an electronic module able to execute a mobile application, a display screen connected to the electronic module and arranged to display information relative to the mobile application, and a fastening support whereof the shapes and dimensions are arranged so that the mobile apparatus can successively equip any object of value, and to be able to fasten, removably and by superposition, at least one display screen to an object of value when object of value is attached around part of a human body. In addition, the mobile apparatus covers at least part of a surface of the object of value designed to be easily visible by the person when the object is worn.
US10691069B2	Luminous electronic clock A luminous electronic clock includes a multi-diameter forward tapered case frame; a transparent plate installed in a front circumferential edge of the case frame with a sealing ring mounted between them; a dial spaced behind the transparent plate and having time markers, temperature numbers and humidity numbers provided thereon; clock, thermometer and hygrometer movements mounted on a back side of the dial; hands of the clock and pointers of the thermometer and the hygrometer mounted on movement shafts and located on a front side of the dial; a set of LED lights installed around the clock movement shaft and located behind the dial; battery holders mounted behind the dial; and a case back fixedly held to a rear circumferential edge of the case frame by retaining springs and having windows corresponding to the movements and the battery holders.
US10691062B1	Toner cartridge having a spring for mechanically biasing a developer unit relative to a photoconductor unit and forming an electrical path to an imaging component A replaceable unit for use in an electrophotographic image forming device according to one example embodiment includes a photoconductor unit having a rotatable photoconductive drum and a developer unit having a rotatable developer roll that is positioned to supply toner to the photoconductive drum. An electrical contact is positioned to contact a corresponding electrical contact in the image forming device when the replaceable unit is installed in the image forming device. A spring mechanically biases the developer unit relative to the photoconductor unit applying a bias force on the developer roll toward the photoconductive drum. The spring is electrically conductive and forms a portion of an electrical path from the electrical contact of the replaceable unit to an imaging component of the replaceable unit for carrying voltage from the electrical contact of the replaceable unit to the imaging component of the replaceable unit.
US10691056B2	Image forming system In execution of aligning operation in a paper discharge device, every time the number of discharged print sheets reaches the number of aligning-start print sheets, a control unit performs aligning operation while the unit intermittently drives paper feed rollers of an image forming apparatus, to prevent discharge of a print-completed print sheet to a paper discharge table during aligning operation. Further, the control unit intermittently drives an elevation unit such that the print sheet on the top of a paper discharge table is always lower than a paper discharge position of a pair of paper discharge rollers. In execution of high-speed and high-volume printing, it is possible to perform alignment of the print sheet discharged on the paper discharge table without reducing productivity.
US10691049B2	Fixing device and image forming apparatus A fixing device includes a fixing rotator and a pressure rotator that is disposed opposite the fixing rotator. A nip former is disposed inside a loop formed by the fixing rotator and disposed opposite the pressure rotator via the fixing rotator to form a fixing nip between the fixing rotator and the pressure rotator. The fixing rotator slides over the nip former. A flange supports the fixing rotator at both lateral ends of the fixing rotator in a longitudinal direction of the fixing rotator. The nip former includes a base and a thermal conductor that has a thermal conductivity greater than a thermal conductivity of the base. The base is greater than the thermal conductor in the longitudinal direction of the fixing rotator. The base includes a groove that is disposed outboard at least from the thermal conductor in the longitudinal direction of the fixing rotator.
US10691037B2	Production method of rubber composition To provide a method for producing a rubber composition which gives a cross-linked rubber which has a low volume resistivity value, which is low in hardness, and which is kept down in contamination of the photoconductor when used as a conductive member. A production method of a rubber composition comprising a step of mixing a polyether rubber which is dissolved in a solvent at 0.1 to 30 wt % of concentration and a liquid ethylenically unsaturated nitrile-conjugated diene copolymer rubber in a solution is provided.
US10691022B2	Processing method and processing apparatus Provided are a processing method and a processing apparatus in which a concentration of a solid content of a development fatigue liquid is low and a moisture content of a discharged solid substance is small. The processing method is a method for removing a first solid substance having a smaller specific gravity than the washout liquid and a second solid substance having a larger specific gravity than the washout liquid from a development fatigue liquid including a solid substance generated by removal of a non-exposed portion of a photosensitive resin plate that has been exposed in an image shape by development using the washout liquid. The method includes a first step of centrifugally separating the first solid substance and the second solid substance included in the development fatigue liquid in a rotating container, accumulating the second solid substance on an inner wall of the container, and accumulating the first solid substance on a holding member provided in the container, a second step of discharging the development fatigue liquid from the container in a state in which the first solid substance accumulated on the holding member is held on the holding member, and a third step of rotating the container, thereby removing the first solid substance held on the holding member from the holding member.
US10691006B2	Methods and systems of vibrating a screen A screen can be vibrated by vibrators that are drivable by signals. Each vibrator can be adjacent in position to other vibrators that are drivable by different types of drive signals than a drive signal associated with the vibrator. The number of drive signals can be equal to or less than the number of vibrators. A vibrator assembly for a vibrator can include a baffle and a transducer that couples to the baffle. The transducer can vibrate at least a portion of the screen. The vibrating screen can be monitored by a sensor and an analyzer unit that can analyze image speckle and screen displacement artifacts in captured images of images projected onto the screen and output results of the analysis.
US10691005B2	Optical element and display apparatus [Object] To provide an optical element and a display apparatus capable of reducing a waveguide loss and achieving laser oscillation suppression and a high output. [Solving Means] An optical element according to the present technology includes a substrate, a first end which is a light emission end, and a second end provided on an opposite side to the first end, the optical element including a first electrode layer, a first semiconductor layer, a second semiconductor layer, an active layer, and a second electrode layer. The first electrode layer has a stripe form extended from the second end toward the first end. A waveguide structure included in the first conductivity type layer, the active layer, and second conductivity type layer includes a first waveguide and a second waveguide, and the second waveguide has a tapered structure that makes a beam spot of light incident from the first waveguide smaller. The optical element includes a reflection surface that is formed by an excavation structure provided from the first semiconductor layer to the active layer on at least one of the first end and the second end, and reflects light incident from the first waveguide or the second waveguide.
US10691000B2	Autonomous moving device The present invention relates to an autonomous moving device, including a camera and a camera heating device, where the camera heating device includes a heating module, and the heating module is configured to heat a lens of the camera to remove water mist on the lens. The present invention can effectively avoid a freezing or water mist phenomenon of a camera, thereby improving the photographing performance.
US10690997B2	Camera module and stop module A camera module includes a housing to accommodate a lens module, a stop module coupled to the lens module and configured to selectively change an amount of light incident to the lens module, and a coil portion configured to drive the stop module to selectively change an amount of light incident to the lens module. The coil portion is disposed on the housing.
US10690995B2	Radiation source A supercontinuum radiation source for an alignment mark measurement system comprises: a radiation source; illumination optics; a plurality of waveguides; and collection optics. The radiation source is operable to produce a pulsed radiation beam. The illumination optics is arranged to receive the pulsed pump radiation beam and to form a plurality of pulsed sub-beams, each pulsed sub-beam comprising a portion of the pulsed radiation beam. Each of the plurality of waveguides is arranged to receive at least one of the plurality of pulsed sub-beams beam and to broaden a spectrum of that pulsed sub-beam so as to generate a supercontinuum sub-beam. The collection optics is arranged to receive the supercontinuum sub-beam from each of the plurality of waveguides and to combine them so as to form a supercontinuum radiation beam.
US10690991B1	Adjustable lens systems An electronic device such as a head-mounted device may have displays that are viewable by the eyes of a viewer through adjustable lenses. The adjustable lenses may be liquid crystal lenses. A camera and other sensors in the head-mounted device may monitor the eyes of the user and gather other information. Control circuitry in the head-mounted device may control the adjustable lenses based on measured characteristics of the eyes of the user such as interpupillary distance and direction-of-view. The control circuitry may match the distance between the centers of the adjustable lenses to the measured interpupillary distance and may align the lens centers with the measured direction-of-view. The adjustable lenses may have transparent electrodes that are supplied with time-varying control signals by the control circuitry.
US10690988B2	Apparatus including a control device and a method of using the same An apparatus can include a control device configured to select a scene from a collection of scenes for a window including electrochromic devices in response to receiving an input corresponding to state information. In another aspect, a method of operating an apparatus can include receiving an input corresponding to state information; and at a control device, in response to receiving the input, selecting a scene from a collection of scenes. The collection of scenes may be validated before using the scenes. The scenes may be validated based on physical configuration of the controlled space, preferences of the occupant, or the like. Still further, scenes can be changed to allow for the passage of time or an illusion of changing sky conditions when sky conditions are not changing. The apparatus and method can be simpler to understand and implement as compared to complex control strategies.
US10690982B2	Display device A liquid crystal display according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes a substrate, a plurality of pixels arranged in a matrix on the substrate where each pixel includes a switching element, a plurality of gate lines that are connected to the switching elements and extend in a row direction, and a gate driver that is connected to the gate lines and is formed on the substrate as an integrated circuit. In the liquid crystal display, the gate driver includes a first region and a second region that is not aligned with the first region.
US10690976B2	Display device A display device includes a display panel, an optical member, a fixing member, and a control substrate. The display panel is capable of displaying an image. The optical member imparts predetermined optical effects to light emitted toward the display panel. The fixing member fixes the optical member to another member. The control substrate controls display of the image. The control substrate includes a ground section including a conductor pattern. The fixing member has electrical conductivity and electrically connects the optical member directly or indirectly to the ground section.
US10690970B2	Display with hybrid column spacer structures A liquid crystal display may have main column spacers and subspacer column spacers. The column spacers may have cross shapes formed from overlapping perpendicular rectangular column spacer portions respectively located on a color filter layer and a thin-film transistor layer. The column spacers may have a hybrid configuration in which some of the rectangular portions on the thin-film transistor layer extend vertically and some extend horizontally. Column spacers may be formed from planarization layer material, may be formed from locally thickened portions of a planarization layer, and may have circular shapes.
US10690969B2	Liquid crystal display device and method of manufacturing the same A first organic insulating film is arranged in a circumference area outside an active area on a first substrate. A circumference color filter is arranged in the circumference area on a second substrate. A second organic insulating film covers the circumference color filter. A seal material is arranged between the first and second organic insulating films to attach the first substrate and the second substrate. The seal material extends up to a position in which end portions of the first and second substrates overlap. A first spacer is arranged between the first and second organic insulating films in the circumference area. The first spacer is arranged on an active area side in the seal material. A second spacer is formed between the first and second organic insulating films in a position in which the end portions of the substrates overlap.
US10690964B2	Display device and method for making same A display device is provided, such as for motor vehicles. The device comprises a display element that is backlit via a light source. A lightguide conducts light from the source. A pre-assembled back-lighting module serves to illuminate the display element, and facilitates manufacture and assembly of the device.
US10690962B2	Illumination device According to one embodiment, an illumination device includes a light source module including a plurality of light sources, and a reflector opposed to the light source module. The reflector includes a plurality of incidence openings on which light from the light sources is made incident, a plurality of emission openings opposed to the incidence openings, and a plurality of reflective surfaces extending from the incidence openings to the emission openings, respectively. Each of the reflective surfaces is formed by combining a plurality of curved surfaces arranged in an optical axis direction of the light sources.
US10690957B2	Display apparatus and method for manufacturing the same Provided is a display apparatus. The display apparatus includes a display module on which a display area and a non-display area configured to surround the display area and a backlight unit providing light to the display module. The display module includes an upper substrate including a wire layer configured to polarize the incident light, a lower substrate including a plurality of pixel electrodes and a common electrode line, and a liquid crystal layer disposed between the upper substrate and the lower substrate.
US10690952B2	Liquid crystal display element The liquid crystal display element includes: two transparent substrates, at least one of the two transparent substrates having an electrode; a liquid crystal composition sandwiched between the two transparent substrates and containing one or two or more liquid crystal compounds; and a copolymer included in the liquid crystal composition, the copolymer being a cured product of a polymerizable composition that contains two or more polymerizable compounds. The polymerizable compounds used include one or two or more polymerizable, photo-alignable compounds (Vn), and the content of the polymerizable composition is 1% by mass or more and less than 40% by mass based on the total weight of the polymerizable composition and the liquid crystal composition. The liquid crystal display element of the present invention is applicable to various operational modes such as TN, STN, ECB, VA, VA-TN, IPS, FFS, π cell, OCB, and cholesteric liquid crystal modes.
US10690947B2	Photonic devices and methods of fabrication thereof In one aspect, a photonic device includes a first region having a first doping type, where the first region is divided into an upper portion made of silicon-germanium and a lower portion made of silicon. The device further includes a second region having a second doping type. The first region and the second region contact to form a vertical PN junction.
US10690943B2	Laminate and optical article comprising the same To provide a laminate comprising a pair of polycarbonate optical sheet or film which are laminated together through a polarizing film layer and an adhesive layer of a photochromic composition comprising (I) a polyurethane urea resin and (II) a photochromic compound and having excellent photochromic properties, adhesion, heat resistance, perspiration resistance and excellent adhesion to a lens substrate.
US10690941B2	Lens arrangement, in particular a spectacle glass arrangement and method for producing a lens arrangement Disclosed is a lens arrangement, in particular a spectacle lens arrangement, having a base lens element, wherein the base lens element has a first surface and wherein the first surface has a first optically effective region, wherein the first surface has an elongate recess and wherein the elongate recess extends adjacent to the first optically effective region and at least partly encompasses the first optically effective region. Moreover, methods for producing a lens arrangement are disclosed.
US10690931B2	Light source device and projection display apparatus A light source device includes first and second light source units, a first polarization beam splitter, and a polarization conversion element. The first light source unit emits first linear polarization light in a first direction. The second light source unit is disposed facing the first light source unit, and emits the first linear polarization light in a second direction opposite to the first direction. The first linear polarization light emitted from the first light source unit is reflected by the first polarization beam splitter in a third direction perpendicular to the first and second directions. The first linear polarization light emitted from the second light source unit is reflected by the first polarization beam splitter in a fourth direction opposite to the third direction, is converted into the second linear polarization light by the polarization conversion element, and is reflected in the third direction.
US10690930B1	Optical structure comprising a structure of stacked optical elements that receives circularly polarized light having a first handedness and outputs circularly polarized light having a second handedness to a focal point A Pancharatnam Berry Phase (PBP) color corrected structure is presented that comprises a plurality of switchable gratings and a plurality of PBP active elements. Each switchable grating has an inactive mode when reflects light of a specific color channel, of a set of color channels, and transmits light of other color channels in the set of color channels, wherein the specific color channel is different for each of the plurality of switchable gratings, and to have an active mode to transmit light that is inclusive of the set of color channels. The PBP active elements receive light output from at least one of the plurality of switchable gratings. Each of the PBP active elements is configured to adjust light of a different color channel of the set of color channels by a same amount to output light corrected for chromatic aberration for the set of color channels.
US10690927B2	Head-mounted display Embodiments relate to a head-mounted display which comprises: a light source; a lens part disposed on the optical axis of the light source; an image display part disposed apart from the lens part; a body disposed apart from the image display part, including a correction lens having protruding parts disposed at the center of the top and bottom surfaces thereof, and having a first hole, forming a path through which the protruding parts pass and the correction lens moves, disposed in a direction parallel to the optical axis; a correction lens position adjusting part having at least one second hole disposed therein which is coupled to the protruding parts passing through the first hole, surrounding the body, and moving in a direction parallel to the optical axis; and an image viewing part connected to the body.
US10690920B2	Displays with transparent bezels A transparent display comprises an at least partially transparent display substrate having a display area and a bezel area adjacent to each of at least one corresponding side of the display area. Light-controlling elements are disposed in, on, or over the display substrate in the display area. Display wires are disposed in, on, or over the display substrate in the display area and are electrically connected to the light-controlling elements. Bezel wires are disposed in, on, or over the display substrate in the bezel area, the bezel wires electrically connected to respective ones of the display wires. The transparent display has a bezel transparency that varies over the bezel area. Bezel wires can be spaced apart by a bezel wire spacing that is greater than a width of the bezel wires. A display wire can be a mesh wire or have a depth greater than a width.
US10690913B1	Virtual reality devices and accessories Systems and methods disclosed provided a virtual reality experience, including: a set of motorized pads for coupling to feet of a user; a means of communication between the set of motorized pads and a computing environment operating a virtual reality headset; such that the set of motorized pads are configured to provide pressure on a user's feet as an avatar within a virtual environment traverses the environment. Systems and methods disclosed further provide a multiuser virtual reality experience. Systems and methods disclosed further provide a multiuser experience including generation of a common environment viewable in the virtual reality headsets; and recording a tour including audio data as the first user describes the common environment.
US10690907B2	Scanner having piezoelectric elements A scanner comprises a mirror, a first and second springs, an insulation layer and a first and second piezoelectric elements. The insulation layer is directly attached to the mirror and the first and second springs. The first and second piezoelectric elements are directly attached to the insulation layer. The first piezoelectric element has a first portion above the first spring, a mid-range portion above the mirror and a second portion above the second spring. The second piezoelectric element has a first portion above the first spring, a mid-range portion above the mirror and a second portion above the second spring. The first piezoelectric element has a first upper electrode layer, a first piezoelectric layer and a first lower electrode layer. The second piezoelectric element has a second upper electrode layer, a second piezoelectric layer and a second lower electrode layer. The first upper electrode layer of the first piezoelectric element and the second lower electrode layer of the second piezoelectric element are electrically connected to a first electrode. The first lower electrode layer of the first piezoelectric element and the second upper electrode layer of the second piezoelectric element are electrically connected to a second electrode.
US10690880B2	Optical element driving mechanism A driving mechanism is provided and configured to drive an optical element. The driving mechanism includes a holding unit, a base unit, an elastic element, a driving assembly, and a sensing assembly. The holding unit holds the optical element. The elastic element connects the holding unit to the base unit. The driving assembly drives the optical element to move relative to the base unit. The sensing assembly is disposed between the holding unit and the base unit for detecting the position of the holding unit relative to the base unit, wherein when observed in an optical axis direction of the optical element, the elastic element and the sensing assembly at least partially overlap.
US10690879B2	Lens barrel and imaging device A lens barrel includes a movable device to adjust an optical system, an operation section, and a display section. The operation section has a coupling section to be coupled with the movable device to control movement of the movable device. The display section is disposed in line with the operation section in a direction around an optical axis of the lens barrel to overlap with the operation section in a direction of the optical axis. The display section includes a display body that is movable in displaying a state of the optical system adjusted by the movable device. The display body of the display section is disposed to overlap the coupling section of the operation section in a radial direction of the lens barrel.
US10690871B2	Directional sensitive fiber optic cable wellbore system A fiber optic cable assembly includes an elongate housing, a plurality of fiber optic cables placed inside the housing and extending longitudinally, and acoustic isolating material placed inside the housing and extending longitudinally. The acoustic isolating material includes a plurality of outwardly radially extending arms extending from a center of the housing towards a circumference of the housing. The plurality of arms divides a space inside the housing into a plurality of acoustically isolated sections. Each acoustically isolated section extends longitudinally. Each acoustically isolated section includes at least one of the plurality of fiber optic cables. Each acoustically isolated section is acoustically insulated from remaining sections of the plurality of acoustically isolated sections. A surface of the acoustic isolating material of each acoustically isolated section is covered by acoustic reflective material.
US10690870B2	Optical communication assemblies An optical communication subassembly includes one or more optoelectronic devices, one or more optical elements, and a transceiver light coupling unit. Each optical element is configured to change a divergence of the outgoing light relative to a divergence of the incoming light and is spaced apart from and optically aligned with a corresponding optoelectronic device. The transceiver light coupling unit has a mating surface configured for mating with a connector light coupling unit attached to an optical waveguide. A mating direction of the optical light coupling unit forms an angle with the mating surface of the transceiver light coupling unit such that when the connector light coupling unit mates with the transceiver light coupling unit, the angle between the mating direction of the connector light coupling unit and the mating surface of the transceiver light coupling unit causes the optical waveguide to bend.
US10690868B1	Thermal protection for modular components in a network device In one embodiment, an apparatus includes an optical module comprising a first end for insertion into a network device and a second end extending from the network device when the optical module is inserted into the network device, and a thermal protective layer extending over a portion of the second end of the optical module, the thermal protective layer preventing direct contact with an external surface of the optical module during removal of the optical module from the network device. The thermal protective layer exposes a portion of the external surface of the second end of the optical module to allow heat to be released from the external surface of the optical module.
US10690866B2	Optical connector An optical connector according to the present disclosure includes: optical transmission paths that have end faces aligned in a predetermined region, and transmit optical signals. The optical transmission paths correspond to transmission channels or reception channels. The optical transmission paths of the transmission channels and the reception channels are arranged to have point symmetry about a center of the predetermined region. This configuration allows for a connection even if a direction of an optical connector is changed.
US10690864B2	Ultra-small form factor receptacles for fiber optical connectors A receptacle for receiving and securing a plural of fiber optical connectors holding two or more LC-type optical ferrules with a fiber therein. A receptacle retainer assembly with a pair of opposing hooks at a first end to accept and secure a connector within receptacle, and a second end with a latch to secure to a fiber stub holder comprising a plural of fiber stubs.
US10690857B2	Optical coupling systems An optical coupling system includes a first waveguide that includes a first waveguide end, a second waveguide end. The optical coupling system includes a first lens that is aligned with a first optical fiber. The optical coupling system includes a first lens holder that retains the first lens. The lens holder includes a waveguide retention portion on which the first waveguide end is positioned such that the first waveguide end is aligned with the first lens. The optical coupling system includes a second lens that is aligned with a first optical component. The optical coupling system includes a second lens holder that retains the second lens. The second lens holder includes a waveguide retention portion on which the second waveguide end is positioned such that the second waveguide end is aligned with the second lens.
US10690853B2	Optoelectronics integration using semiconductor on insulator substrate A III-V optoelectronic light emitting device is epitaxially formed on a semiconductor on insulator substrate over a buried waveguide core. The device is optically coupled to the underlying waveguide core. A MOSFET device is formed on a semiconductor substrate beneath the insulator that contains the waveguide core.
US10690846B2	Light projecting method and device A light projecting system comprises: a waveguide comprising a first surface, a second surface, and a fourth surface, at least one of the first surface or the second surface comprising a first plurality of grating structures; a light source coupling light into the waveguide to form an in-coupled light beam, wherein: each of the first grating structures is configured to disrupt the total internal reflection to cause at least a portion of the in-coupled light beam to couple out of the waveguide, and a remainder beam of the in-coupled light beam undergoing the total internal reflection being coupled out of the waveguide after the out-coupling at each of the first grating structures; a detector configured to receive and measure the remainder beam; and a processor coupled to the detector and configured to determine if a dangerous condition occurs based on the measured remainder beam.
US10690845B1	Three dimensional optical interconnects The present disclosure relates to semiconductor structures and, more particularly, to three dimensional (3D) optical interconnect structures and methods of manufacture. The structure includes: a first structure having a grating coupler and a first optical waveguide structure; and a second structure having a second optical waveguide structure in alignment with the first optical waveguide structure and which has a modal effective index that matches to the first optical waveguide structure.
US10690841B2	Backlight module and display device The present disclosure relates to the field of display technology, and provides a backlight module including a light guide plate, a diffusion assembly and a light source assembly. The light guide plate is provided with a hole thereon. The diffusion assembly is disposed over the light guide plate. The light source assembly has a light emitting portion. The light emitting portion is disposed within the hole, and includes a COB light source with an out-light surface facing towards the diffusion assembly and a LED light source with an out-light surface facing towards a hole wall of the hole. A transmittance at a position of the diffusion assembly opposite to the COB source light is smaller than a transmittance at a remaining position thereof.
US10690840B2	Backlight module that has a reduced thickness comprising an optical assembly and display device comprising the same A backlight module includes an optical assembly, a plurality of first light units, and a light guide plate. The optical assembly includes a base film, a first conductive layer, and a first reflective layer. The first conductive layer is disposed on the base film, and the first reflective layer is disposed on the first conductive layer. The first reflective layer includes a first part and a second part. The first part is connected to the second part. The plurality of first light units are disposed on the first part and extend through the first part to be electrically connected to the first conductive layer. The light guide plate is disposed on the second part.
US10690835B2	Optical member and display device including the same An optical member and a display device including the same. The optical member includes a light guide plate including a surface disposed on a plane defined by a first direction and a second direction crossing the first direction, a low refractive index pattern disposed on the surface of the light guide plate and including an opening for exposing the surface of the light guide plate, a wavelength conversion layer disposed on the low refractive index pattern, and a passivation layer disposed on the wavelength conversion layer and covering a side surface of the wavelength conversion layer and a side surface of the low refractive index pattern at least one side portion. The low refractive index pattern has a lower index of refraction than the light guide plate, and a ratio of an area occupied by the low refractive index pattern to an area of the surface of the light guide plate decreases in the first direction.
US10690831B2	Anisotropically formed diffraction grating device A diffraction grating includes a substrate and an array of triangular ridges extending from the substrate. The ridges run parallel to one another and have triangular cross-sections such that first sides of the ridges face in a first direction and adjacent second sides of the ridges face in a second, different direction. An array of grating lines is disposed over the first sides of the array of ridges, each grating line of the array of grating lines comprising a slab of transparent material supported by the first side of a corresponding ridge of the array of ridges. A refractive index of the array of grating lines is different from a refractive index of the array of ridges.
US10690827B2	Transmission decorative film and method of manufacturing transmission decorative film A transmission decorative film includes a circular polarization plate and a circular polarization reflection layer disposed on the circular polarization plate. The circular polarization reflection layer includes at least one or more first cholesteric liquid crystalline layers that reflect any one of left circularly polarized light or right circularly polarized light. The first cholesteric liquid crystalline layer includes two or more reflection regions having different selective reflection wavelengths. The circular polarization plate transmits circularly polarized light having a revolution direction opposite to a revolution direction of the circularly polarized light reflected by the first cholesteric liquid crystalline layer.
US10690809B2	Angle multiplexed metasurfaces A metasurface is defined by an array of scattering elements having a U shape, where the geometrical dimensions determining the U shape are determined according to the different phase profiles that the metasurface is meant to generate in response to an incident electromagnetic wave. The metasurface, therefore, generates different phase shifts as a function of the incident electromagnetic wave.
US10690806B2	Weather forecasts through post-processing A method for calibrating forecasts involving temperature, precipitation, and other weather related variables is provided. In an embodiment historical ensemble-based forecasts and historical observations are received by an agricultural intelligence computing system. Historical differences are determined between the forecasts and the observations corresponding to the forecasts and stored in the volatile memory of the agricultural intelligence computing system. The agricultural intelligence computing system receives current ensemble-based forecasts and a request for improved forecasts. The agricultural intelligence computing system retrieves the historical differences and uses a combination of the historical differences and the current ensemble-based forecasts to create probability distributions for the weather for each lead day. The agricultural intelligence computing system then samples from the probability distributions to create improved ensemble-based forecasts at the requested location.
US10690805B2	Borehold testing device An inspection system to measure the condition of at least a wall of a ground opening, the inspection system having a head unit for lowering into a borehole during a data collection phase wherein at least one set of test data is collected concerning one or more physical characteristics of the borehole during the data collection phase, the head unit having an internal measurement system and a sensor arrangement with a plurality of sensors facing radially outwardly of a head axis that is generally parallel to at least a portion of a borehole axis, the plurality of sensors allowing the head unit to be moved during the data collection phase without rotation about the head axis, the plurality of sensors at least partially producing the at least one set of test data collected during the data collection phase.
US10690796B1	User interfaces for utility locators The present disclosure relates to utility locator and user interfaces for use with such locators. Such utility locators may include multiple antennas and sensors for determining and displaying information associated with a buried or otherwise inaccessible utility.
US10690792B2	Amplitude-versus-angle analysis for quantitative interpretation Amplitude-versus-angle analysis for quantitative interpretation can include creation of a plurality of angle gathers from imaging a subsurface location with multiples in a near-offset range and imaging primaries outside the near-offset range and application of an amplitude-versus-angle analysis to the plurality of angle gathers to produce a quantitative interpretation pertaining to the subsurface location.
US10690790B2	Method and system for recording seismic signals A first stationary seismic receiver array is provided in a first non-vertically directed first borehole section of a first array of non-vertically directed first borehole sections, and a second stationary seismic receiver array is provided in a second non-vertically directed first borehole section of the first array of non-vertically directed first borehole sections. A seismic source assembly is moved axially through a first non-vertically directed second borehole section from at least a first position to a second position of a plurality of first borehole positions along a length of the first non-vertically directed second borehole section. The seismic source assembly contains a repeatable seismic source, which is activated when the seismic source assembly is in the first position and when the seismic source assembly is in the second position. First and second shots of seismic signals are recorded with at least each of the first and second stationary seismic receivers.
US10690776B2	Spoofing detection and anti-jam mitigation for GPS antennas There is provided an apparatus comprising an antenna (105) configured to receive a signal from a global navigation satellite system, wherein the antenna includes a first feed and a second feed; a hybrid coupler (110) including a first hybrid input, a second hybrid input, a first hybrid output, a second hybrid output, and wherein the first hybrid output is shifted in phase by 90 degrees relative to the second hybrid output; a variable phase shifter (150) including a shifter input and a shifter output, hybrid output; and a combiner (155) including a first combiner input, a second combiner input, and a combiner output, wherein the first combiner input is coupled to the shifter output, and the second combiner input is coupled to the second hybrid output, and wherein the combiner output is provided to detection circuitry (197).
US10690771B2	Method and apparatus for object detection using human echolocation for the visually impaired The present device is an object detection device for assisting individuals with visual impairments to detect objects in front of him or her when walking or riding a bike. The device preferably includes an assistive device like a cane and an echolocation device coupled to the walking assistive device. When a user signals for the echolocation device to do so, the echolocation device uses a parametric array to generate a sound beam. If an object is in front of the user, the audible narrow sound beam reflects off of the object creating a strong, clear echo sound beam toward the user's ear. Because the user is preferably trained in echolocation, he or she is able to determine the distance, position, and possibly the type of object.
US10690767B2	System and method for synthetic aperture radar image formation A system and method for forming synthetic aperture radar images. Radar return pulses are grouped into sub-dwells, and their frequency content is separated into frequency sub-bands. A coarse image is formed for each sub-band/sub-dwell combination. The coarse images are iteratively interpolated to higher resolution and combined, to form a single high-resolution synthetic aperture radar image.
US10690764B2	Method and an apparatus for determining a deviation between an actual direction of a launched projectile and a predetermined direction In a method of determining a deviation of a path of a projectile from a predetermined path, the method uses an image of a target area in which the desired path or direction is pointed out. Subsequently, the real direction or real path is determined and the deviation is determined.
US10690763B2	Detection and identification of a human from characteristic signals One or more sensors are configured for detection of characteristics of moving objects and living subjects for human identification or authentication. One or more processors, such as in a system of sensors or that control a sensor, may be configured to process signals from the one or more sensors to identify a person. The processing may include evaluating features from the signals such as breathing rate, respiration depth, degree of movement and heart rate etc. The sensors may be radio frequency non-contact sensors with automated detection control to change detection control parameters based on the identification of living beings, such as to avoid sensor interference.
US10690755B2	Solid-state imaging device having increased distance measurement accuracy and increased distance measurement range A plurality of pixels of a solid-state imaging device include: a photoelectric converter which receives light from an object and converts the light into charge; a plurality of readers which read the charge from the photoelectric converter; a plurality of charge accumulators which accumulate the charge of the photoelectric converter; and a transfer controller which performs a transfer control including controlling whether the charge is transferred or blocked from being transferred. The readers read the charge of the photoelectric converter to the charge accumulators, the plurality of pixels include at least a first pixel and a second pixel, and the transfer controller performs the transfer control to cause addition of the charge read from each of the first pixel and the second pixel.
US10690748B2	System and method for interference detection in a RF receiver An interference detection methods and receivers for receiving an RF signal including a desired RF signal and an intermittent interference signal, estimating thermal noise of the receiver by statistically analyzing a plurality of time intervals of data of the received RF signal, including at least one data interval not including the interferer, estimating an intermittent-interference-plus-noise level by statistically analyzing an extended time interval of the data, determining an interference metric based on a ratio of the estimates, and evaluating the interference metric against one or more thresholds to detect the presence or absence of degrading RF interference. The statistical analysis may include application of order statistic filtering.
US10690736B2	Local coil for magnetic resonance tomography system A local coil for a magnetic resonance tomography system is provided. The local coil has a coil winding and a preamplifier connected electrically thereto. The coil winding has a plurality of coil segments that are coupled capacitively to one another.
US10690733B2	Magnetic image sensor A magnetic image sensor is provided. The magnetic image sensor includes: a magnetic resistance (1), arranged along a scanning direction and configured to detect a changed magnetic signal in a range to be detected; a configuration resistance (2), connected with the magnetic resistance (1), wherein a resistance value of the configuration resistance (2) is adjustable; and a driving circuit (3), connected with the magnetic resistance (1) and configured to perform output control on the changed magnetic signal detected by the magnetic resistance (1) The problem of relatively stronger noise signal caused by a magnetic resistance deviation of a magnetic image sensor is solved.
US10690730B2	Apparatus and method for reducing offsets and 1/f noise Switching circuits controllable to force an input into a circuit and to sense a responsively produced output in multiple ways to produce different combinations of positive and negative polarities of a desired signal and of sources of offsets and 1/f noise. The switching circuits are controlled in a non-ordered time sequence of different combinations of positive and negative polarities of the sources of the offsets and 1/f noise that spreads their energy to a frequency range above the desired signal frequency band. The non-ordered time sequence leaves the polarity of the desired signal unchanged. Uncorrelated delta-sigma modulators may generate the control signal. A DSP processes a resulting spectrum of a digital domain version of the sensed output to measure residual offsets and 1/f noise and adds to an input present at the DSMs a signal equal in magnitude and opposite in sign to the measured residual offsets and 1/f noise.
US10690721B2	Adaptive glitch detector for system on a chip A glitch detector includes an input flip-flop clocked by a clock signal and having a non-inverting data output, an inverting data output, and a data input receiving input from the inverting data output, the input flip-flop generating a divided version of the clock signal at the non-inverting data output. A configurable delay chain receives the divided version of the clock signal and generates a delayed version of the divided version of the clock signal as a delay output. An intermediate flip-flop clocked by the clock signal has a data input receiving the delay output, the intermediate flip-flop generating an intermediate output as a function of the delay output. A logic circuit receives the divided version of the clock signal and the intermediate output, and generates a glitch detect signal by performing a logical operation on the divided version of the clock signal and the intermediate output.
US10690718B2	Using embedded time-varying code generator to provide secure access to embedded content in an on chip access architecture A network of storage units has a data path, which is at least a portion of the network. The network also has a dynamic time-varying or cycle-varying code generation unit and a code comparator unit that together make up an unlock signal generation unit; and a gateway storage unit. If the gateway storage unit does not store an unlock signal or the unlock signal generation unit does not generate and transmit an unlock signal, the gateway storage unit does not insert a data path segment in the data path. If the unlock signal generation unit is operated such that it generates an unlock signal, and it transmits that unlock signal to a gateway storage unit, and the gateway storage unit stores the unlock signal value, then the gateway storage unit inserts a data path segment into the data path.
US10690717B2	Enable input buffer coupling enable pad, functional circuitry, test circuit Timely testing of die on wafer reduces the cost to manufacture ICs. This disclosure describes a die test structure and process to reduce test time by adding test pads on the top surface of the die. The added test pads allow a tester to probe and test more circuits within the die simultaneously. Also, the added test pads contribute to a reduction in the amount of test wiring overhead traditionally required to access and test circuits within a die, thus reducing die size.
US10690716B2	Multilayer wiring board for inspection of electronic components Provided is a multilayer wiring board for inspection of electronic components which has excellent reliability by improving the adhesiveness between a resin wiring portion and a ceramic wiring substrate. A multilayer wiring board 10 according to the present invention includes: a ceramic wiring substrate 20 having a substrate main surface 21 and a substrate rear surface 22; substrate-side conductive layers 32, 33 formed on the substrate main surface 21; and a resin wiring portion 40 stacked on the substrate main surface 21 so as to cover the substrate-side conductive layers 32, 33. Inspection pads 50, 51 for inspection of electronic components are formed on a front surface 49 of the resin wiring portion 40. End surfaces of the substrate-side conductive layers 33 are exposed from side surfaces 13 of the multilayer wiring board 10. An outer peripheral edge of a rear surface of the resin wiring portion 40 is in contact with the surfaces of the substrate-side conductive layers 33, and end surfaces of the resin wiring portion 40 and the end surfaces of the substrate-side conductive layers 33 are positioned closer to the center of the board than end surfaces 23 of the ceramic wiring substrate 20.
US10690715B2	Signal distribution apparatus A signal distribution apparatus for distributing a stress signal to a plurality of devices under test (DUTs) is disclosed. The distribution apparatus includes a single input that receives the stress voltage signal to be distributed, a plurality of outputs that distribute the stress voltage signal to the plurality of DUTs, and a plurality of integrated current limiter and switch circuits. Each integrated current limiter and switch circuit connects a DUT of the plurality of DUTs to the single input through one of the plurality of outputs, and includes at least one combined switching and current limiting element.
US10690705B2	Power converter for a thermal system The present disclosure generally describes a system that includes a heater, a power converter including a power switch, and a controller. The power converter is in communication with the heater and is operable to apply an adjustable voltage to the heater. The controller is in communication with the power switch to control the voltage output of the power converter based on at least one of a load current and a detected voltage at the heater. The controller operates the power switch to adjust the voltage output of the power converter.
US10690704B2	Multi-access control and multi-relay systems and methods A multi-relay including a first relay switch operable over a first current range; a second relay switch operable over a second current range; and a current sensor configured to: detect an input current; in response to the input current being within the first current range, activate the first relay switch; and in response to the input current being within the second current range, activate the second relay switch.
US10690694B2	Device and method for determining at least one parameter of a flow of a fluid A device (10) for determining a parameter of a fluid flow includes an elastically deformable boom (23, 28, 33, 42, 47), with an inflow area (29, 31, 32, 37, 38, 39, 40, 44, 45, 46, 49, 50) for fluid and a measurement apparatus (16) measuring deformation of the boom. A section of the inflow area is aligned askew and/or curved to a main fluid inflow direction (25). The boom has an inflow structure (24, 30, 34, 43, 48) on one free end. The inflow structure has the fluid inflow area. To determine the parameter of the fluid flow at high resolution, in particular a high angle resolution, the boom has a reflection surface (27) on a side facing away from the inflow structure and the measurement apparatus (16) has a laser (17). A beam axis (26) of the laser (17) is directed to the reflection surface (27) of the boom.
US10690676B2	Quantifying monoclonal antibody therapeutics by LC-MS/MS This document relates to methods for quantifying antibody therapeutics using mass spectrometry techniques.
US10690670B2	Assays for determining levels of plasma protease C1 inhibitor The invention provides assay methods of detecting plasma protease CI inhibitor (Cl-INH) that binds plasma kallikrein, Factor XII, or both, and uses thereof for identifying subjects at risk for or suffering from a pKal-mediated or bradykinin-mediated disorder. Provided methods permit analysis of patients with plasma kallikrein-mediated angioedema (KMA), or other diseases mediated by pKal useful in the evaluation and treatment.
US10690669B2	Bovine herpesvirus detection and treatment Methods, compositions, devices, and kits are described herein that are useful for detecting BoHV-1 infection in animals and/or for distinguishing animals that may benefit from administration of BoHV-1 tmv vaccine.
US10690664B2	Optical assay device with pneumatic sample actuation This invention relates generally to devices and methods for performing optical and electrochemical assays and, more particularly, to test devices, e.g., cartridges, methods and systems, wherein the test devices have an entry port configured to receive a test sample into a holding chamber; a first conduit having at least one lateral flow test strip; and a displacement device, such as a pneumatic pump, configured to move a portion of said test sample from said holding chamber into said first conduit. The present invention is particularly useful for performing immunoassays and/or electrochemical assays at the point-of-care.
US10690655B2	Automated urine collector-analyzer A collector-analyzer apparatus for urine has a urine collecting tube joined with a urine receiving canister. Suction is produced in the collecting tube to join the tube with a penis or to the exterior surface of a female urethra orifice. Once suction is achieved the collecting tube stays in place by suction action. When urine flows into the urine collecting tube a sensor triggers a vacuum pump to produce a higher level of suction to flush the urine into the canister where a level sensor determines the quantity of urine received or resident within the canister. Various sensors in the canister determine levels of non-urine partials such as occult blood, drugs, salt, and other substances. When urine is no longer detected within the urine tube, the vacuum pump is turned off and a low-level vacuum remains to assure interconnection between the urine tube and the urethra.
US10690651B2	Small molecule metabolites for the diagnosis of bacterial vaginosis and assessment of disease risk The invention disclosed herein generally relates to methods and kits for diagnosing, assessing disease risk, treating, and preventing bacterial vaginosis (BV) and associated conditions. Additional embodiments include methods for developing metabolic profiles associated with increased disease risk, and developing new approaches to treat BV based on interrupting metabolic networks.
US10690634B2	Ultrasonic measurement and determination of crystallographic texture with respect to position A technique and device (12) may be utilized to determine a characteristic of a crystallographic texture of a sample (10) based on a detected ultrasonic waveform. The device may be configured to receive ultrasonic waveform data representative of a reflected ultrasonic waveform that propagated through a sample from an ultrasonic detector (14). The device may select a portion of the ultrasonic waveform data and apply a Fast Fourier Transform to the portion of the ultrasonic waveform data to transform the portion from a time domain to a frequency domain. The device then may identify a dominant frequency (98) of the portion in the frequency domain and determine a characteristic of a crystallographic texture for the portion based on the dominant frequency of the portion.
US10690629B2	Gas detection device A gas detection device includes: an element portion; a voltage applying unit configured to apply a voltage across a first electrode and a second electrode on surfaces of a solid electrolyte; a current detecting unit configured to detect an output current flowing between the first electrode and the second electrode; and a measurement control unit. The measurement control unit acquires a parameter which has a correlation with a degree of change of the output current increasing as a concentration of sulfur oxides in an exhaust gas increases based on the output current, and performs determination of whether the concentration of sulfur oxides in the exhaust gas is equal to or higher than a predetermined value or detection of the concentration of sulfur oxides in the exhaust gas based on the acquired parameter.
US10690628B2	Pens for biological micro-objects Individual biological micro-objects can be deterministically selected and moved into holding pens in a micro-fluidic device. A flow of a first liquid medium can be provided to the pens. Physical pens can be structured to impede a direct flow of the first medium into a second medium in the pens while allowing diffusive mixing of the first medium and the second medium. Virtual pens can allow a common flow of medium to multiple ones of the pens.
US10690626B2	Cassettes for use in automated parallel electrophoretic assays and methods for manufacturing and using same A cassette for use in parallel electrophoretic assays and methods of manufacture and use of same are provided. The cassette comprises assay channels suitable for carrying out electrophoresis and sample ports for introducing samples into the assay channels. Each sample port comprises one or more tip registration features for guiding a pipette tip to a desired location, which corresponds to the position of a well for receiving the sample. The cassette is particularly suited for use with automated liquid handling systems.
US10690623B2	System and method for portable and area detection with a heat index sensor A system for calculating a heat index includes a temperature sensor, a humidity sensor, and at least two microphones. The sensors and microphones are in communication with a microprocessor, and the microprocessor is configured to analyze data from the microphones to estimate wind speed and to calculate a heat index using data from the temperature sensor, humidity sensor and the estimated wind speed.
US10690621B2	Sensor element for detecting at least one property of a measuring gas in a measuring gas chamber A sensor element for detecting at least one property of a measuring gas in a measuring gas chamber, in particular for detecting a proportion of a gas component in the measuring gas or a temperature of the measuring gas, includes a ceramic layer construction that includes at least one electrochemical cell, the electrochemical cell having at least one first electrode, a second electrode, and at least one solid electrolyte connecting the first electrode and the second electrode. The second electrode is situated in the layer construction facing an electrode cavity that is in the layer construction. The second electrode has at least one outer diameter that is greater than a corresponding outer diameter of the electrode cavity.
US10690613B2	Micro-devices for disease detection Among others, the present invention provides piezo-electric micro-devices for detecting at the microscopic level an electric, magnetic, electromagnetic, thermal, optical, acoustical, biological, chemical, physical, bio-chemical, bio-physical, physical-chemical, bio-physical-chemical, bio-mechanical, bio-electro-mechanical, electro-mechanical, or mechanical property of the biologic subject.
US10690612B2	Sensor for measuring the carbon dioxide concentration in a gas mixture, and method for manufacture thereof A sensor is configured to measure the carbon dioxide concentration in a gas mixture. The sensor has a dielectric layer arranged between a layer-like first electrode and a layer-like second electrode. The second electrode is a composite electrode that has at least one carbonate and/or one phosphate as first material and at least one metal as second material. This sensor can be manufactured by a method comprising applying a layer-like first electrode to a substrate, applying a dielectric layer to the first electrode, and applying a layer-like second electrode to the dielectric layer. The second electrode is applied as a composite electrode that has at least one carbonate and/or one phosphate as first material and has at least one second material that has an electrical conductivity of more than 10-2 S/m.
US10690611B2	Sensor device, detection method, and sensor unit A sensor device (30) includes an oscillation unit formed in a semiconductor integrated circuit (40) and having an oscillation frequency which changes in accordance with a physical property of an analyte which comes into contact with the oscillation unit; an oscillation frequency detection unit configured to detect the oscillation frequency, and one or more electrode pairs (36) configured to move a specific analyte dispersed in liquid to an arbitrary location.
US10690606B2	Hydrogen sensor In order to provide a hydrogen sensor for measuring a hydrogen concentration with high sensitivity and excellent mass-productivity, the hydrogen sensor includes: at least a first quartz vibrator and a second quartz vibrator formed in a quartz plate; a hydrogen reaction catalytic layer including a platinum film of platinum black formed on both sides of the first quartz vibrator; and a hydrogen non-reactive layer formed in the second quartz vibrator, wherein a hydrogen concentration is measured by measuring a temperature of the first quartz vibrator increasing by heat of combustion caused by oxidization of hydrogen by the hydrogen reaction catalytic layer as a change of a natural frequency of the first quartz vibrator with respect to a natural frequency of the second quartz vibrator.
US10690602B2	Methods and systems for measurement of thick films and high aspect ratio structures Methods and systems for performing spectroscopic measurements of semiconductor structures including ultraviolet, visible, and infrared wavelengths greater than two micrometers are presented herein. A spectroscopic measurement system includes a combined illumination source including a first illumination source that generates ultraviolet, visible, and near infrared wavelengths (wavelengths less than two micrometers) and a second illumination source that generates mid infrared and long infrared wavelengths (wavelengths of two micrometers and greater). Furthermore, the spectroscopic measurement system includes one or more measurement channels spanning the range of illumination wavelengths employed to perform measurements of semiconductor structures. In some embodiments, the one or more measurement channels simultaneously measure the sample throughout the wavelength range. In some other embodiments, the one or more measurement channels sequentially measure the sample throughout the wavelength range.
US10690600B1	Analyzer of technological surfaces An apparatus for analyzing technological surfaces is provided. The apparatus has a laser scanner, an electronic control and data processing system and a transport system for setting the scanner and analyzed surfaces in a slow relative motion. The scanner is implemented in a compact form and includes a spinning hollow shaft that carries a laser module and a collector of laser radiation scattered on analyzed surfaces. The collected radiation is transmitted to a photodetector through the bore in the hollow shaft. The design of the scanner enables cost effective characterization of analyzed surfaces with high throughput and precision. The portability of the analyzer allows its integration into production equipment for in-situ product inspection or equipment self-diagnostics.
US10690598B2	Air pipe joint and measurement system for substrate inspection This invention discloses an air pipe joint for inspecting a substrate, including a hollow pipe body and a light source. The pipe body comprises a first pipe body and a second pipe body which are bent to and communicated with each other. Free ends of the first pipe body and the second pipe body are respectively an air inlet end for connecting an air intake pipe and an air outlet end for discharging air. The light source is fixed inside the pipe body. The light emitted by the light source is emitted from the air outlet end. This invention further discloses a measurement system for substrate inspection. The air pipe joint can emit light from the air outlet end thereof, reduce a blind spot on the transparent stage and influence on measurement accuracy due to a blocking of the air pipe joint itself against the light source.
US10690596B2	Surface plasmon-enhanced fluorescence measurement device and surface plasmon-enhanced fluorescence measurement method The surface plasmon-enhanced fluorescence measurement device has: a light source that irradiates the diffraction grating with a linearly polarized excitation light; a rotating part that changes the direction of the optical axis of the excitation light with respect to the diffraction grating when seen in plan view, or changes the polarization direction of the excitation light with respect to the diffraction grating; a polarizer that extracts linearly polarized light from the fluorescence emitted from the fluorescent substance; and a light detection unit that detects the linearly polarized light extracted by the polarizer.
US10690592B2	Haploid seed classification using single seed near-infrared spectroscopy Methods for sorting haploid maize kernels in haploid induction crosses are provided. A method of sorting haploid kernels can include capturing near-infrared (NIR) spectra and applying a general multivariate statistical model to the acquired NIR spectra to discriminate haploid kernels from diploid-hybrid kernels mixed therein. NIR spectra can be collected on a single kernel using a high-throughput apparatus such that the amount of time required to analyze individual kernels can be significantly reduced in comparison to existing NIR technology and in comparison to traditional manual sorting.
US10690585B2	System and method for detecting an anomaly in a pipe assembly A system includes a plurality of movable members and an electromagnetic wave probe disposed within at least one movable member among the plurality of movable members. The actuation system is coupled to the plurality of movable members. The actuation system is configured to actuate and removably position the plurality of movable members to form a wave guide around at least a portion of an outer peripheral surface of the pipe assembly and position the electromagnetic wave probe proximate to the portion of the outer peripheral surface of the pipe assembly.
US10690580B2	Sensor for detecting particles A sensor for detecting particles, in particular, soot particles, is described. The sensor includes a sensor element having at least two measuring electrodes, which are situated on a carrier substrate, and a protective tube assembly having at least one outer protective tube and one inner protective tube. The sensor element is situated in the inner protective tube in a longitudinal extension direction. The outer protective tube and the inner protective tube are designed to permit the particles to access the sensor element in a direction deviating from the longitudinal extension direction.
US10690576B2	Experiment device and method for detecting abrasion of conveyer An experiment device for aiding in measuring abrasion of a conveyer, and a method for detecting abrasion of a conveyer, are provided. The device includes a rack, a reciprocation sliding mechanism, a speed adjusting mechanism and a crankshaft. The reciprocation sliding mechanism can include scrapers and scraper chains, and the scraper chains can be arranged between an upper-layer scraper and a lower-layer scraper. The speed adjusting mechanism can include a motor, a friction driving wheel and a friction driven wheel, and the motor is connected with the friction driving wheel through a motor shaft. The friction driving wheel slides on a shaft in an axial direction, and speed adjustment can be achieved by changing the distance between the centers of the friction driving wheel and the friction driven wheel.
US10690571B2	Particulate detection system A particulate detection system (10, 1010) includes a sensor section (100) and a sensor drive section (300). A flow EIF of a measurement target gas EI passes through the sensor section, and an amount M of particulates S is detected. The sensor section (100) includes an ion applying section (100e) which generates ions CP, discharges ion-adhering electrified particulates SC, and collects unadhered ions CPF. The sensor drive section includes a sensor current value obtainment section (530) for obtaining a sensor current value Ss corresponding to the amount QH of flowed out charge, a flow velocity obtainment section (510) for obtaining, the flow velocity Vg of the external gas flow, and a particulate amount obtainment section (550, 1550) for obtaining the amount M of particulates S. The influence of flow velocity Vg is mitigated using the sensor current value Ss and the flow velocity Vg.
US10690560B2	Directional differential pressure detector having an adjustable pivot arm Methods and apparatuses for indicating the presence of a threshold directional differential pressure between separated adjacent spaces. A conduit contains a movable element that indicates whether the pressure difference between the two spaces is at least as high as a threshold pressure difference. The apparatus is adjustable to have different threshold set points by adjusting the pivot arm inclination. The device may include at least two pivot axes. A rotating base may rotate relative to the barrier or wall, and a pivot arm may be attached and rotate relative to the rotating base. With the rotating base set at a first rotation angle, the pivot arm may be adjustable within a single plane. When the rotating base is set at a second rotation angle, the pivot arm may be adjustable within a different single plane. The device may include a single pivot axis where a pivot arm is parallel to the wall and rotates about a horizontal axis perpendicular to the wall.
US10690558B2	Robot collision detection method An external force torque due to a collision as a collision torque estimation value is estimated by subtracting a dynamic torque obtained by an inverse dynamic calculation of a robot from a torque output to a gear reducer by a motor. It is determined that the robot receives an external force if the collision torque estimation value is greater than a predetermined collision detection threshold.
US10690550B2	Method for monitoring a line for unchanged ambient conditions and measuring arrangement for monitoring a line for changed ambient conditions A method monitors a line for changed ambient conditions. The line has a measuring line with a predetermined length and a measuring conductor surrounded by insulation having a known dielectric constant. In the method, an analog signal having a predetermined frequency is generated, the signal is divided into a reference signal and an operating signal, the operating signal is fed into the measuring conductor, a return signal obtained from the operating signal is combined with the reference signal and by a phase shift between the reference signal and the return signal, a measure is determined for the changed condition, particularly for a temperature change.
US10690546B2	System and method for non-destructive, in-situ, positive material identification of a pipe A system and method for non-destructive, in situ, positive material identification of a pipe selects a plurality of test areas that are separated axially and circumferentially from one another and then polishes a portion of each test area. Within each polished area, a non-destructive test device is used to collect mechanical property data and another non-destructive test device is used to collect chemical property data. An overall mean for the mechanical property data, and for the chemical property data, is calculated using at least two data collection runs. The means are compared to a known material standard to determine, at a high level of confidence, ultimate yield strength and ultimate tensile strength within +/−10%, a carbon percentage within +/−25%, and a manganese percentage within +/−20% of a known material standard.
US10690539B2	Circuit and method for detecting ambient light, and display panel The present application proposes a circuit and method for detecting ambient light, and a display panel. The circuit for detecting ambient light includes a light sensing sub-circuit configured to output a voltage pulse signal related to present intensity of the ambient light; and a detection sub-circuit electrically connected to the light sensing sub-circuit, and configured to acquire a frequency of the voltage pulse signal, and obtain the present intensity of the ambient light according to the frequency of the voltage pulse signal.
US10690537B2	Test result evaluating method and material tester A test result evaluating method and a material tester are provided. A test result evaluating part includes a representative value calculating part that acquires a representative value of section data corresponding to one period of a natural vibration frequency from data of a time period representing a force applied to a test piece also including a natural vibration and a ratio calculating part that calculates a ratio between the representative value acquired by the representative value calculating part and a value based on an amplitude of the natural vibration. The representative value calculating part and the ratio calculating part are arranged in a test result evaluating part as programs realizing functions by operating an arithmetic operation device.
US10690529B1	Ultrasonic flow measurement for multiphase fluids using swirl blade section causing vortical flow for central gas flow region Ultrasonic measurements are made of a multiphase fluid (oil, water and gas) in pipe or conduits with high values of gas content in the multiphase fluid. Ultrasonic transceivers are positioned around the pipe wall in acoustic contact with the fluid system. The fluid flow is caused to move in a vortex or swirling flow with vortex inducing elements located in the pipe upstream of the transceivers, forcing the gas phase to a cylindrical area at the center of multiphase flow in the pipe, with water and oil multiphase fluid components forming an outer annular flow. Measures of cross sectional composition of the gas portion of multiphase fluid are provided based on the reflected waves from the interface. Tomographic images of the relative presence and position of the three fluid phases are also formed.
US10690528B2	Measurement of electric signals to detect presence or flow of electroactive species in solution An electrochemical sensor may measure the flow of ions and/or electrochemical species in a solution passing the sensor because the electroactive species will continually come into contact with the electrode and an electric signal will be generated by the combination of diffusion and convection bringing the electroactive species to the electrode. The electric signal measured will vary by concentration of ions and/or electrochemical specie(s) and by flow rate. Flow rate may be measured if the concentration of ions and/or electrochemical specie(s) is known; conversely, the concentration of ions and/or electrochemical species may be measured if the flow rate is known. The sensor may also be used to confirm the delivery of a fluid containing ions and/or electrochemical specie(s).
US10690520B2	Apparatus, system, and method for determining a position of a part Disclosed herein is an apparatus for determining a position of a first part relative to a second part. The first part is movable relative to the second part. The apparatus comprises a magnetic position indicator and a magnetic field sensor. The magnetic position indicator is non-movably fixed to the first part and comprises a plurality of magnetic field sources positioned along a length of the magnetic position indicator. Each magnetic field source of the plurality of magnetic field sources generates a magnetic field having a unique magnetic signature. The magnetic field sensor is non-movably fixed to the second part and configured to detect the unique magnetic signatures of the magnetic fields generated by the plurality of magnetic field sources of the magnetic position indicator.
US10690517B2	Sensor Coil optimization In some embodiments, a coil design system is provided. In particular, a method of providing an optimized position locating sensor coil design in presented. The method includes receiving a coil design; simulating position determination with the coil design to form a simulated performance; comparing the simulated response with the specification to provide a comparison; and modifying the coil design based on a comparison between the simulated performance and a performance specification to arrive at an updated coil design.
US10690515B2	Dual Z-axis magnetoresistive angle sensor A dual Z-axis magnetoresistive angle sensor comprising a circular permanent magnet encoding disc, two Z-axis magnetoresistive sensor chips, and a PCB, two Z-axis magnetoresistive sensors are placed on the PCB. The magnetic sensing directions of the Z-axis magnetoresistive sensors are orthogonal to the substrate. Each Z-axis magnetoresistive sensor chip comprises a substrate and at least one magnetoresistive sensor located on the substrate. The magnetic field sensitive direction of the magnetoresistive sensor is perpendicular to the substrate. The magnetoresistive sensor comprises a flux concentrator and a magnetoresistive sensor unit. The magnetoresistive sensor unit is connected electrically into a push-pull structure. The push arm and pull arm of the magnetoresistive sensor are respectively located at two side positions equidistant from Y-axis central line and above or below the flux concentrator. The circular permanent magnet encoding disc has a magnetization direction parallel to the diameter direction. When the circular permanent encoding disc rotates, a magnetic field measurement angle is calculated via orthogonal magnetic fields measured by the two z-axis magnetoresistive sensor chip. The magnetic field measurement angle can be used for representing a rotation angle of the circular permanent magnetic encoding disc. This dual Z-axis magnetoresistive angle sensor's structure is simple, and it also has the characteristics of high sensitivity and high spatial flexibility.
US10690508B2	Navigational system utilizing local driver based route deviations Methods, systems and computer program products for providing navigation based on local-driver route deviations are provided. Aspects include monitoring drivers and storing a route that each of the drivers take from an origin to a destination and a number of times that each of the drivers has traveled the route. Aspects also include classifying one or more drivers as local drivers based on a determination that the number of times the one or more drivers traveled the route is greater than a threshold number and receiving a routing request from a driver including a starting point and an endpoint and calculating an expected route from the starting point to the endpoint. Aspects further include calculating a generated route from the starting point to the endpoint, wherein calculating includes determining routes local drivers have taken from the starting point to the endpoint and providing the generated route to the driver.
US10690498B2	Automatic point layout and staking system An automatic point layout system identifies points and their coordinates using vertical planes of laser light. Laser controllers aim vertical laser light planes that will cross at any desired point on the jobsite floor. The user views a virtual jobsite illustration on a remote controller touchscreen display, and selects a point of interest. Commands are sent to the two laser controllers, which aim their laser transmitters at that point of interest, showing visible laser light lines that intersect directly at the point of interest, for staking. The user selects a second point of interest on the touchscreen display, commanding the laser transmitters to rotate to a new set of coordinates. The user performs these functions seamlessly; the remote controller allows the user to quickly move from one point of interest to the next, without having changing to any other operating mode between the identifying and staking of each new point.
US10690494B2	Dual-resolution 3D scanner and method of using A 3D scanner system includes a scanning device capable of recording first and second data sets of a surface of an object when operating in a first configuration and a second configuration, respectively. A measurement unit is configured for measuring a distance from the scanning device to the surface. A control controls an operation of the scanning device based on the distance measured by the measurement unit, where the scanning device operates in the first configuration when the measured distance is within a first range of distances from the surface and the scanning device operates in the second configuration when the measured distance is within a second range of distances; and a data processor is configured to combine one or more first data sets and one or more second data sets to create a combined virtual 3D model of the object surface.
US10690491B1	Standoff fixture for laser inspection A method of inspecting a part includes manufacturing a standoff fixture specific to the part, coupling the standoff fixture to a laser measurement device, engaging the standoff fixture with the part, and actuating the laser measurement device to detect a geometric specification of a feature of the part, according to various embodiments. The standoff fixture may include an attachment portion configured to be coupled to the laser measurement device and a plurality of legs extending from the attachment portion.
US10690489B2	Systems, methods, and media for performing shape measurement Systems, methods, and media for performing shape measurement are provided. In some embodiments, systems for performing shape measurement are provided, the systems comprising: a projector that projects onto a scene a plurality of illumination patterns, wherein each of the illumination patterns has a given frequency, each of the illumination patterns is projected onto the scene during a separate period of time, three different illumination patterns are projected with a first given frequency, and only one or two different illumination patterns are projected with a second given frequency; a camera that detects an image of the scene during each of the plurality of periods of time; and a hardware processor that is configured to: determine the given frequencies of the plurality of illumination patterns; and measure a shape of an object in the scene.
US10690481B2	Measuring apparatus and method for measuring flexible elongated parts Various embodiments provide an elongated part measuring apparatus including an elongated frame, an elongated transparent part supporter supported by the frame and configured to support an elongated part (such as a guide wire or mandrel), an elongated movable part straightener pivotally connected to and supported by the frame, and a movable optical measurer movably connected to and supported by the frame and configured to take multiple spaced apart outer dimensional measurements of the elongated part (whether uncoated or coated).
US10690476B2	Subsea sensor assemblies Integrated penetrator and proximity sensor probe assemblies are provided for monitoring a position of a rotating target within a subsea rotating device such as subsea motors and pumps. The integrated penetrator and proximity sensor probe assemblies are configured to communicate information related to the position of the rotating target through a wall of the device housing, and can be inserted through an opening in the wall of the device housing and mounted to the wall of the device to position a proximity sensor tip assembly adjacent the rotating target. The proximity sensor probe assemblies are pressure-compensated and configured to withstand subsea pressures and conditions.
US10690473B2	Thumb roller constant-pressure mechanism of slide caliper A slide caliper of this disclosure includes: a fine adjustment measurement part including: a finger-press type rotation part; and a supporter, wherein the finger-press type rotation part includes: a roller part including two disks; and a roller shaft part, wherein at least a portion of inner surfaces of the two disks and the main scale come into contact with each other by frictional force, wherein the roller bearing part includes: an inclined surface along which the roller shaft part is movable when the measuring force is applied; and a stopper disposed at a position where the stopper and the roller shaft part come into contact with each other, and when the measuring force is applied, the frictional force with respect to the roller part is reduced as the roller shaft part moves along the inclined surface while contacting with the stopper to limit the measuring force.
US10690468B2	Apparatus and method for filling boreholes in blasting operations An apparatus and method for filling boreholes with dry mass such sand, gravel, concrete and dry mortars or other similar materials from a deposit or a truck in blasting operations. The apparatus includes a container for storage of mass, conveying device with a conveyor screw for conveying the mass from the container into a hose and a compressed air supply for directing flow of the mass in the hose towards a dispenser. The compressor air supply is adapted to forcibly urge the mass into boreholes. The dispenser is adapted for positioning over the boreholes for filling with mass before blasting operations.
US10690464B2	Cartridge with combined effects projectile A cartridge comprising a bullet, the bullet providing a radially expanding array of bullet fragments upon entering a target and also providing an increase in effective surface area of the bullet within the target by structural features that facilitate tumbling or mushrooming in the target. In an embodiment a pair of axial core members are aligned in a bullet jacket with the forward core member being segmented with separation junctures formed by engaged faces of adjacent segments. Impact causing fracturing of the segments from a base portion.
US10690463B2	Extended range bullet A cartridge with an expanding bullet that has advantageous terminal effects over an extended range. The expanding bullet including a bullet body including a metal jacket extending from a tail portion to a nose portion and surrounding an interior solid core and defining a forward opening and interior cavity. A tip has an exterior surface substantially flush with an exterior surface of the metal jacket. The tip has a main portion forward of the opening and a tip retention portion that at least partially fills the interior cavity. In certain embodiments the tip retention portion includes one or more fluid entry facilitation means such as a fracture regions configured to, upon impact of the bullet with a target, fracture or deform to expose one or more fluid pathways into the interior cavity and to a forward facing interior surface for initiating expansion of the expanding bullet.
US10690460B2	Arrow device with dual destructive function The present invention relates to an arrow device with dual destructive function which provides a second extended destruction by explosion of explosives carried within the arrow device in addition to a penetrative destruction caused by kinetic energy of an arrow. The arrow device with dual destructive function comprises an arrow body and an arrowhead, wherein the arrow body comprises a hollow tube, the hollow tube is provided with an inertial body therein, the arrowhead is of a hollow structure and is provided with a hole structure communicating the hollow structure of the arrowhead with the outside. The hollow structure of the arrowhead is equipped with explosives or ammunition therein. An isolation mechanism is provided between the arrowhead and the hollow tube of the arrow body. A firing mechanism for firing explosives or ammunition is provided on the isolation mechanism or the front end of the inertia body.
US10690455B2	Electrode for a conducted electrical weapon A conducted electrical weapon (“CEW”) impedes locomotion of a human target by providing a stimulus signal through the target via one or more electrodes. A propulsion system provides a force that launches the one or more electrodes toward the target to deliver the stimulus signal. The electrodes may be mechanically and electrically coupled to a deployment unit by a filament. An electrode may cooperate with a winding machine to wind the filament into a winding. The winding may be positioned inside the body of the electrode for deployment during launch.
US10690450B2	Bomb disposal suit with back protector A bomb disposal suit includes a jacket, trousers, and a back protector connected between the jacket and the trousers. The back protector includes a body of impact resistant material having a plenum with an intake opening to receive forced air and with outlet openings to direct forced air out of the plenum. A fan forces air into the intake opening. The back protector can transmit load vertically from the jacket to the trousers, for example, via a back plate.
US10690439B1	Embedded cord self-defense system with garment assembly A self-defense garment assembly is further provided, including a garment for covering at least the body of a wearer having a garment interior surface; a cord retaining guide structure extending substantially within the garment along the garment interior surface; and a pull cord having a cord first end and a cord second end which is slidably retained within the cord retaining guide structure; so that at least a segment of the cord can be pulled out of the garment and used to fight a combat opponent.
US10690436B1	Crossbow with integral cocking and a moving latch assembly A crossbow having a built in manual cocking mechanism that may also be utilized with an optional built in, removable motor gearbox assembly and power source. The motor gearbox assembly may or may not have a clutch assembly, whereby rotational force reaches a predetermined amount, rotation of the drive shaft ceases. Switches may be provided to start, stop, and reverse the direction of rotation of the motor gearbox assembly, as well as switches and or circuits that may control operation of the motor gear set.
US10690429B2	Long gun stock with sliding trigger enclosure A sliding trigger enclosure system for a long gun includes a frame that is removably secured to the receiver of a firearm by factory-supplied hardware, and a hollow shoulder stock having a pair of side surfaces that extend outward from the front end. The shoulder stock is slidingly engaged over the frame and transitions between a FIRE position where the trigger assembly of the long gun is accessible, and a SAFE position where the pair of side surfaces are locked in a parallel orientation to the trigger assembly to prevent access to the same. A locking mechanism is disposed along the frame and secures the shoulder stock in the SAFE position. The locking mechanism including a pair of spring-loaded locking pins that are engaged by an actuator, and a user authentication device.
US10690425B2	Firearm with locked breech rotating bolt pistol A locked breech rotating bolt pistol caliber operating system for use with a semi-automatic or fully automatic firearms is described that is retro fit capable and is compatible with many existing AR15 type lower receivers that utilize pistol caliber magazines. The operating system includes an upper receiver that includes a fixed ejector to eject spent casings to minimize the likelihood that the firearm will jam.
US10690424B2	Hypervelocity cannon A modified projectile includes a projectile, a container, and a liquid propellant in the container. The container is detachably attached to the projectile.
US10690418B2	Heat exchanger for at least partial arrangement in a service liquid tank and heat-exchanger body for such a heat exchanger A heat exchanger (10) for arrangement inside a service-liquid tank (12), in particular inside a motor-vehicle service-liquid tank (12), comprising: a heat-exchanger liquid reservoir (14) for receiving a supply of liquid (22), an electric heating device (20) which is constructed and arranged for the transfer of heat into the heat-exchanger liquid reservoir (14), and a heat-exchanger line (24) which originates at least from the heat-exchanger liquid reservoir (14) and which is designed for the transfer of heat from the liquid flowing in the heat-exchanger line (24) to an area (26) outside the heat-exchanger line (24), characterized in that the heat-exchanger line (24), as a circulation line, discharges into the heat-exchanger liquid reservoir (14).
US10690416B2	Heat treatment device A heat treatment device includes: a heat treatment chamber which accommodates an object to be treated; a cooling gas supply unit which supplies a cooling gas into the heat treatment chamber; a cooling gas circulation unit which circulates the cooling gas in the heat treatment chamber; and a gas purge unit which gas-purges, with an inert gas, a portion in which there is a possibility of mixing of the cooling gas supplied into the heat treatment chamber and an oxygen gas, in which the cooling gas supply unit supplies a hydrogen gas into the heat treatment chamber as the cooling gas.
US10690412B2	Fluidized bed system A fluidized bed system is a single unitary modular system that packages a circulation fan, a fluidized bed, and a dust collection system within a same structure. The structure is formed to include internal ducts to provide fluid communication between the circulation fan, the fluidized bed, and the dust collection system. The fan provides a flow of air via a pressure duct to the fluidized bed. Particulate is separated from particles included on the fluidized bed by the flow of air being uniformly distributed to the fluidized bed. Particulate separated in a disengagement area and suspended in the flow of air is conducted through a particulate clearance space surrounding the dust collection system. The particulate is captured by the dust collection system and conveyed to a location external to the system.
US10690411B2	Paint drying oven A circulation channel circularly supplying air heated by a burner is connected to a drying chamber into which a painted workpiece is supplied. The circulation channel includes a flame holding cylinder surrounding a flame of the burner and a casing surrounding the flame holding cylinder from outside and protrudes further than the flame holding cylinder toward a front end side, opposite to a side of the burner, of the flame holding cylinder. The casing includes a low temperature air inlet port that introduces low temperature air from outside into the casing, an exhaust port that exhausts high temperature air heated by the burner and the low temperature air to the circulation channel, and a mixing mechanism that is formed in the casing and mixes the high temperature air and the low temperature air before the high temperature air and the low temperature air are exhausted from the exhaust port.
US10690408B2	Method and device for variably obtaining argon by means of low-temperature separation A method and device to variably obtain argon by means of low-temperature separation. Feed air is cooled in a main heat exchanger and then conducted into a distillation column system with a high-pressure column and a low-pressure column. Argon is obtained using a crud argon column and a purified argon column. A purified liquid argon product flow is generated from an argon-enriched flow from the low-pressure column. In a first operating mode, a first quantity of purified argon product is discharged, and in a second operating mode, a reduced quantity of purified argon product is discharged. In the second operating mode, a gaseous argon return flow is drawn from the crude argon column or the purified argon column and heated in a separate passage of the main heat exchanger.
US10690394B2	Refrigerator Provided is a refrigerator which allows a pivoting bar to pivot to seal a gap between a pair of doors regardless of whether the door at which the pivoting bar is not installed between the pair of doors is open or closed. The refrigerator includes a guide device which induces the pivoting bar to pivot. Here, the guide device includes a rack that is moved forward and backward linearly depending on opening and closing of the second door and includes a second magnet built therein, a pinion gear engaged with the rack and pivoting when the rack is moved linearly, and a guide unit which includes a guide groove guiding a guide protrusion and is engaged with the pinion gear to move linearly in a direction opposite to that of the rack to allow the pivoting bar to pivot when the pinion gear pivots.
US10690391B2	Appliance using heated glass panels Appliances are provided with one or more heated glass panels that provide a uniform and controllable source of heat. The heated glass panels can generate heat for any desired purpose, such as drying articles and removing frost buildup in a freezer.
US10690387B2	System and method for recovery and recycling coolant gas at elevated pressure A system and a method for recovery and recycling of gases which are utilized in their liquid state as refrigerants in applications that require low temperatures, throughout various pressure ranges, from slightly above atmospheric pressures to pressures near the critical point for the particular gas. The system and method are based on closed-cycle cryocoolers and utilize the thermodynamic properties of the gas to achieve optimal liquefaction rates.
US10690381B2	Solar tracking device A solar tracking device having: a primary optical sensor (30); at least two auxiliary optical sensors (70a, 70b); and a housing. The housing has an upper surface (80) with a central hole (100; 62; 82) below which the primary sensor (30) is disposed and light wells (22; 25), disposed laterally around the central hole (100; 62; 82), in which each of the respective auxiliary sensors (70a, 70b) is disposed. Each light well (22; 25) has a bottom surface (15) on which the associated auxiliary sensor (70a, 70b) is disposed, an aperture (84) in the upper surface, and sidewalls (22) connecting the upper surface and the bottom surface. One of the sidewalls (22) is a light-reflective surface (25) disposed parallel to a tangent of the central hole, all other sidewalls being light-absorbing.
US10690375B2	Exhaust ventilator A ventilator for exhausting gas from an exhaust port, by utilizing wind or relative wind around and through the ventilator to create a reduced pressure zone at an open exhaust port. Tapered intermediate portions extend from the opposite ends of a centrally located throat portion within a body of the ventilator to a pair of opposite mouths through which gas can flow out through the ventilator from the exhaust port. Each mouth of the ventilator has an opening with an area significantly larger than the area of a flow path within the throat portion. The throat portion may be of constant internal cross-sectional area over its entire length.
US10690373B2	Total heat exchange device and controlling method of the same A total heat exchange device includes: a fan for the exhaust air path which directs air from an indoor exhaust port to an outdoor discharge port through an exhaust air path; another fan for intake air path which directs air from an outdoor suction port to an indoor intake port through an intake air path; and a heat exchange element for exchanging heat between air passing through the exhaust air path and air passing through the intake air path. Also included is a temperature detector for detecting an outdoor temperature and a controller configured to perform a heat exchange mode in which heat is exchanged between air passing through the exhaust air path and air passing through the intake air path or a defrosting mode in which frost on the heat exchange element is thawed, in accordance with the outdoor temperature detected by the temperature detector.
US10690364B2	Predictive analytics to determine optimal structure control Embodiments for facility management by a processor. Operations are performed to collect and track environmentally-related data of the facility over time. Predictive analytics are applied to the environmentally-related data to generate decisions that are dynamically applied to environmental settings of the facility.
US10690342B2	Apparatus for spraying cooling water, apparatus and method for manufacturing mineral fiber Provided is a cooling water spray apparatus including a plurality of spinners disposed to be adjacent to one another along a travel path of a target to be cooled, and a plurality of cooling water spray holes provided on each spinner and configured to spray cooling water. The plurality of spinners may be non-overlappingly disposed with respect to one another.
US10690332B1	Lighting fixture and power chamber thereof A power chamber of a lighting fixture includes a chamber body receiving at least one power module. One of the power module and the chamber body includes a first fixing plate defining a sliding groove sunken inwards from a surface of the first fixing plate. The other one of the power module and the chamber body includes a fastener whose end is matched with the sliding groove. The power module and the chamber body are connected together through the fastener which is inserted into the sliding groove, therefore simple to assemble and disassemble. The power chamber can be a profile structure with low manufacturing costs. Power chamber cover(s) can be arranged on the side of the lighting fixture and can be integrally molded with pipes used for fixing the light source module.
US10690330B2	Modular fan A modular fan includes a casing and a heat dissipating module. The casing includes an outer frame, a first accommodating chamber and a second accommodating chamber, and the first and second accommodating chambers are disposed at both ends of the casing. The outer frame and the first and second accommodating chambers are integrally formed. The heat dissipating module includes a first fan and a second fan, and the first and second fans are accommodated in the first and second accommodating chambers respectively; four endpoints of the diagonals of the outer frame have a fixed portion. separately Compared with the conventional single fan required to be installed on a 240 mm-radiator one by one, the modular fan of the present invention can be installed on the 240 mm-radiator directly to reduce the inconvenience of installation. In addition, the invention provides a better heat dissipating efficiency than the conventional single fan.
US10690329B2	Power supply box device Provided is a power supply box device that improves design properties by keeping an operation lever from being visible from outside and that prevents misoperations caused by the operation lever being touched by mistake. A power supply box device 1 that comprises a plug 30: that has an operation lever 31m that protrudes in a radiation direction from a plug main body and extends downward; and that is supported by a lid member so as to be capable of forward and reverse rotation. A box main body has: a housing 12 that houses a power supply; and a lever cover 13 that is supported by the housing 12 so as to be capable of ascending/descending between a lock position that is on an upper side and a lock release position P2 that is on a lower side. The lever cover 13 is arranged in the lock release position P2 to allow the operation lever 31 m to rotate and covers the operation lever 31m by ascending, relative to the operation lever as arranged in a prescribed position, from the lock release position to the lock position.
US10690312B2	Light emitting diode signal light An LED signal light includes, in one embodiment, a printed circuit board, an LED light source, and electronic control circuitry. The printed circuit board includes a substrate layer and a metal layer. The metal layer is adjacent to the substrate layer. The metal layer includes a first pad and a second pad spaced apart from the first pad in a radial direction to thermally isolate the second pad from the first pad. The LED light source electrically coupled to the second pad. The electronic control circuitry is electrically coupled to the first pad. The electronic control circuitry is configured to supply electrical energy to the LED light source.
US10690303B2	Lighting devices and methods Disclosed are lighting devices and methods which allow a user to focus light in an otherwise dark environment on a target area. The lighting devices can have a nestable-collapsible configuration and a rotatable reflector which allows light to be focused on a target location during use.
US10690300B2	Multi-functional flexible LED flashlight A flashlight having a housing, a light-end assembly, and a user interface. The light-end assembly, which may be coupled to an end of the housing, may comprise a flexible light component having a proximal end and a distal end. A first plurality of light emitting diodes (LEDs) may be distributed on the first flexible light component between the proximal end and the distal end. The flexible light component may include a flexible, semi-rigid structure to maintain the flexible light component in a desired shape or position.
US10690298B2	Apparatus, system and method for installing an LED-based track lighting system A system, method, and apparatus for retrofitting a fluorescent light fixture accommodating an LED-based lighting system. A track is electrically connected to the driver module. The track includes at least one electronic conductor that is connected along the length of the track. At least one track adapter may connect to the track, and the track adapter includes a locking mechanism that allows the track adapter to connect to the track at any location along the track and the track may be removed. The locking mechanism may permit the track adapter to be removable. At least one light engine module can connect to the track and may also be removable.
US10690292B1	LED light bulb A light bulb includes a bulb housing, a heat sink, and a head housing arranged in series along a longitudinal axis of the light bulb. The light bulb includes a first filament having a first LED chip capable of emitting a first light with a first color characteristic, and a second filament having a second LED chip capable of emitting a second light with a second color characteristic. The first filament and the second filament are spiral along a transverse axis perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the light bulb. The light bulb further includes a driving module configured to enable one or a combination of the first filament and the second filament to emit light.
US10690291B1	LED bulb A LED bulb comprises: a lamp-seat capable of connecting an external power supply, a lampshade fixed above the lamp-seat, and a circuit board mounted in the lamp-seat and the lampshade. The bottom end of the circuit board is electrically connected to the lamp-seat, and the top end defines a first portion provided for setting the upper-emitting light-source module. The circuit board has a second portion with a width gradually downwardly widened, and the second portion is set with an oblique-upper emitting light-source module. The circuit board is connected to a third portion, and the third portion has a width gradually narrowed downwardly, and the third portion is set with an oblique-lower emitting light-source module. The light-source modules are composed of a plurality of LED arrays and are suspended inside the lampshade, so they are compatible with the specification requirements of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe's automotive Regulations.
US10690289B2	Modular gas control attachment assembly for cylinders Provided is a manifold attachment assembly for attachment to a cryogenic cylinder. The assembly includes a knuckle configured to be attached to the cryogenic cylinder and a manifold configured to be attached to the knuckle. The manifold has an upper surface, a lower surface configured to abut an upper surface of the knuckle, a plurality of gas passages extending through the manifold for aligning with a corresponding one of a plurality of gas passages in the knuckle, and a plurality of valve seats in the upper surface each in communication with one of the plurality of gas passages in the manifold. The assembly also includes a plurality of valves respectively secured to the manifold in one of the plurality of valve seats. The attachment assembly provides a modular assembly that reduces refurbishment and requalification time, reduces assembly labor, and simplifies servicing.
US10690268B2	Support and guiding apparatus for feeder lines for excavation devices A support and guiding apparatus for feeder lines having a feed pipe for excavation devices is disclosed. The apparatus has a support branch and a plurality of crosspieces connected with the support branch which includes ring chain having a first and a second series of rings linked to one another in an alternate manner, defining a longitudinal axis (X); a plurality of spacer elements coupled to rings of the first series of rings so that they cannot slide. Each of the spacer elements has a seat that houses a ring of the first series of rings by orienting it in a substantially stable manner on a first lying plane, a second seat and a third seat opposite to each other that partially house the rings of the second series of rings linked to the one housed in the first seat by orienting them on a second lying plane transverse to the first lying plane, each of said spacer elements being arranged to prevent the longitudinal sliding between the rings and to allow the rotation of the rings of the second series of rings only on the second lying plane around a rotation axis perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the chain and to the second lying plane.
US10690264B2	Spool for fuel circuit valve of an aircraft engine A spool for a fuel circuit valve of an aircraft engine, extending along a longitudinal axis and including a narrowed intermediate section extending between two end cylindrical sections, a first end section being separated from the narrowed intermediate section by a shoulder having a surface arranged overall perpendicular to the longitudinal axis, the narrowed intermediate section also including, extending away from the shoulder, at least one cylindrical portion, and the shoulder is provided with a step extending away from the cylindrical surface of the first end section which, when the fuel flows along the first end section towards the narrowed intermediate section and the second end portion, generates a jet of fuel on the cylindrical portion of the narrowed intermediate section, a recirculation of fuel forming in an area in front of the shoulder.
US10690260B2	Adapter for bottom outlet valve According to certain embodiments, an adapter assembly for a bottom outlet valve comprises an apparatus configured to be coupled to a stem of the bottom outlet valve of the railroad car. The stem of the bottom outlet valve is aligned generally with a longitudinal axis of the railroad car. The apparatus comprises a coupler configured to be coupled to the stem of the bottom outlet valve and a primary gear coupled to the coupler. The primary gear is configured to be coupled to a handle assembly extending from either side of the railroad car. The handle assembly is configured to operate the bottom outlet valve.
US10690253B2	Multi-stage, multi-path rotary disc A control valve includes a valve body having a main valve passageway. A flow control assembly is positioned in the main valve passageway and includes a first control element, and a second control element rotatable relative to the first control element between a closed position, a first position, and a second position. In the closed position, the first and second control elements form a plug which prevents fluid flow through the main valve passageway. In the first position, the first and second control elements collectively define a first control passageway therethrough, and in the second position, the first and second control elements collectively define the first control passageway and a second control passageway therethrough.
US10690251B2	Labyrinth seal system and an associated method thereof Labyrinth seal system includes stationary component and rotatable component, where one of the stationary and rotatable components includes teeth. The labyrinth seal system further includes abradable component coupled to surface of other of the stationary and rotatable components and disposed facing the teeth. The abradable component includes a plurality of honeycomb cells disposed adjacent to each other along axial direction and circumferential direction. Each honeycomb cell includes a plurality of radial sidewalls, where each radial sidewall includes first portion and second portion. The first portion is coupled to the surface and the second portion extends from the first portion towards clearance defined between the stationary and rotatable components. The second portion is bent relative to radial axis of the labyrinth seal system.
US10690248B2	Injection molded seal rings and methods for making them The present disclosure relates generally to seal rings useful in oil-lubricated systems such as automobile transmissions, torque converters and automatic clutches. In one embodiment, the disclosure provides an injection molded seal ring comprising a circular ring body extending between a first end and a second end engageable with the first end, the circular ring body including an inner circumferential face; an outer circumferential face; a first lateral face; a second lateral face opposing the first lateral face; a recess formed in the outer circumferential face, the recess not extending to both the first lateral edge and the second lateral edge of the outer circumferential face; and an injection molding gate vestige disposed in the recess, the injection molding gate vestige not extending beyond the outer circumferential face.
US10690247B2	Galleryless short compression insulated steel piston A steel piston for coupling to a connecting rod and wrist pin is provided. The piston includes a body with an upper crown presenting a combustion surface for exposure to a combustion chamber. The upper crown presents an undercrown surface which is openly exposed as viewed from an underside of the piston and not bounded by a cooling gallery. The body includes a ring belt and pin bosses depending from the ring belt and presenting a pin bore for receiving the wrist pin. The body also includes ribs disposed along the undercrown surface. The body includes a ratio of compression height to outer diameter (CH/D) ranging from 34.8% to 42.0%. The piston also includes a low heat transfer coating on the combustion surface, and the low heat transfer coating has a thermal conductivity of about 0.20 to 0.80 W/m·K.
US10690229B2	Method for attaching gear driving part, and internal combustion engine A method for attaching a gear driving part of this disclosure includes a first step of inserting a positioning bolt (23) into a positioning hole (21) of a first gear from a front side, and then screwing the positioning bolt into a screw hole (24) of a fixation-side member to regulate a phase of the first gear with respect to the fixation-side member; and a second step of inserting a portion of the bolt protruding to a front side of the first gear into a hole (22) of the gear case, and meshing the first gear with the second gear while positioning the fixation-side member in a predetermined phase position of the gear case.
US10690222B2	Power transmission apparatus for a vehicle A power transmission apparatus for a vehicle may include a first input shaft selectively connectable to an engine output shaft, a second input shaft coaxial and selectively connectable to the first input shaft, a torque mediating shaft coaxial with the first input shaft, a first intermediate shaft in parallel with the first input shaft, a compound shifting section including a first planetary gear set having a sun gear fixed to the torque mediating shaft, a planet carrier fixed to the second input shaft, and a ring gear and a second planetary gear set having a sun gear fixedly to the first intermediate shaft, a ring gear selectively connectable to a transmission housing, and a planet carrier for outputting a torque, and a fixed shifting section receiving a torque from the compound shifting section and outputting a modified torque to the second sun gear of the compound shifting section.
US10690212B2	Guide/damping unit and piston housing unit A piston housing unit comprises a housing with a longitudinal axis, a piston rod that is displaceable, in particular along the and/or around the longitudinal axis, a guide/damping unit for guiding and damping the displacement of the piston rod.
US10690202B2	Pad, assembly, clamp and method for brake disc A pad for a brake caliper for a disc brake of a vehicle having a caliper body and a brake disc adapted to abut against a braking band of the brake disc. The pad has at least one plate and one friction material supported by the plate. The plate has a first side and a second side arranged at opposite tangential ends of the plate. The plate also has at least a first side ear and at least a second side ear. The two ears are each provided with slots. The two slots are adapted to accommodate corresponding associable pins mounted to the caliper body with clearance.
US10690196B2	Shaft decoupler for electric generator A decoupler assembly for disengaging a shaft transmitting torque between a rotatory engine and an electric generator. The decoupler assembly includes an output shaft, input shaft wherein the output shaft is selectively coupled to the input shaft. Retractable balls are incorporated into the assembly in order to couple and decouple the input shaft from the output shaft.
US10690194B2	Clutch assembly, kit, and method Clutch kits and methods for converting a stock clutch assembly and the clutch assemblies resulting therefrom. Such a method entails modifying a stock clutch assembly comprising a stock drum and stock friction and driving plates installed in an interior cavity of the drum. The method includes securing a pressure plate to the drum with threads to enclose stock or modified friction and driving plates within the interior cavity of the drum. The pressure plate can be configured to axially externally extend the interior cavity of the drum so that additional friction and/or driving plates may accommodated within the interior cavity.
US10690186B2	Sliding bearing element The invention relates to a sliding bearing element (1) comprising a supporting layer (2) and a sliding layer (3), the sliding layer (3) being made of silver or silver having a maximum content of other metals of 5% by weight, selected from a group consisting of Cu, Sb, Mo, Co, and the sliding layer (3) has a microstructure with grains (6, 7) and has a sliding layer thickness (12). The microstructure changes on the sliding layer thickness (12) from a globular habitus of the grains (7) in the region of a second surface (9) of the sliding layer (3) closer to the supporting layer (2) to a habitus in an at least approximately columnar form, a longitudinal extension (10) of the grains (7) being arranged in the region of a first surface (8) of the sliding layer (3) farther away from the supporting layer (2).
US10690184B2	Axial magnetic bearing having a protective device An axial magnetic bearing includes a bearing body and a protective device. The bearing body includes a stator and a rotor. The protective device includes a first assembly fixedly mounted relative to the stator and a second assembly fixedly mounted relative to the rotor. One of the first assembly and the second assembly includes a first stopping portion, and the other of the first assembly and the second assembly includes a second stopping portion and a third stopping portion. A part of the first stopping portion is axially located between the second stopping portion and the third stopping portion. A protection gap of the protective device is smaller than a working gap of the bearing body.
US10690182B2	Roller bearing for supporting radial deformation of the roller bearing, and rotative assembly comprising such roller bearing A roller bearing having a rotatable first ring and a non-rotatable second ring arranged concentrically, the first ring having a circumferential groove opening towards the non-rotatable second ring into which is arranged a protruding element, between which are arranged a single radial roller bearing and two axial roller bearings spaced apart in the axial direction respectively on opposite radial faces of the protruding element. The roller bearing includes a plurality of circumferentially spaced apart cam followers secured to the rotatable first ring.
US10690167B2	Attachment fitted on a single side The invention concerns a fastener used to attach structural components that have aligned perforations with a nominal diameter (D), where the fastener comprises a minimum grip plane (Gmin) and a maximum grip plane (Gmax), and A screw (12) comprising an enlarged head and a threaded portion (22); A sleeve (30) comprising an enlarged head, a cylindrical tubular body and a tapped portion (36) that engages the threaded portion (22) of the screw, where the tapped portion (36) is adjacent to an internally smooth portion of the body (34) of the sleeve. This smooth portion has a thickness (E), a non-deformable area (A) adjacent to the head of the sleeve and a deformable area (B) adjacent the non-deformable area (A). The sleeve's deformable area (B) can be deformed into a bulb (48) intended to come into contact with a blind side (46) of the structural components. The deformable area (B) extends over a length (L) greater than a minimum length (Lmin) and less than a maximum length (Lmax), such as: Lmin=D/2+2E+(Gmax−Gmin); Lmax=(E/0.092) In particular, the invention applies to the assembly of aircraft structures.
US10690160B2	Methods of aligning a first body and a second body of a structure A method of aligning a first body and a second body of a structure comprises orienting the second body so that second openings extend vertically and orienting the first body so that first openings extend vertically. The method comprises aligning the first openings with the second openings so that a circumferentially closed contour, formed by each one of the first openings and a corresponding one of the second openings is large enough to receive a threaded portion of any one of the indexing pins with a clearance fit. The method comprises moving the first body and the second body toward each other and inserting the indexing pins into the first openings. The method comprises applying a downward force on the indexing pins, while allowing the first body and the second body to move relative to each other.
US10690140B2	Compressor A compressor having a compressor housing, a compressor rotor mounted in the compressor housing, which includes a shaft and moving blades forming multiple compressor stages. Between two compressor stages a magnetic bearing and a safety bearing are arranged, which, as split bearings, are each mounted on the shaft designed as one-piece shaft.
US10690132B2	Liquid chromatography pump having diversion conduit for air evacuation A high or ultra high performance liquid chromatography pump has a plunger rod extending in an axial direction into a pump chamber through a plunger passage. The plunger rod is reciprocally movable in the axial direction into the pump chamber and back. An outlet channel extends through the pump head between an outlet port and the pump chamber and an inlet channel extends through the pump head between an inlet port and the pump chamber. The pump head has a pump head block and a pressure sensor body. A tubular portion of the pump head block projects into the pressure sensor body. The outlet channel has at least one diversion conduit portion at least partially bounded by the tubular portion of the pump head block, the diversion conduit portion of the outlet channel extending from said pump chamber in said axial direction.
US10690127B2	Handheld ophthalmic probe with peristaltic pump and associated devices, systems, and methods Systems, apparatuses, and methods of and for an ophthalmic surgical system are disclosed. An ophthalmic surgical system may include a handheld probe. The probe may include a housing sized and shaped for grasping by a user. The probe may include a tip extending from the housing and being sized to penetrate and treat an eye of a patient. The tip may include an aspiration lumen arranged to carry fluid away from the eye. The probe may include a peristaltic pump disposed within the housing. The pump may include a roller in contact with a deformable conduit in fluid communication with the aspiration lumen. The roller may be arranged to deform the conduit while in contact therewith. The pump may also include a roller driver in contact with a periphery of the roller in a manner that moves the roller along the conduit to urge the fluid through the conduit.
US10690124B2	Axial piston hydraulic pump The invention relates to a hydraulic pump wherein a barrel is in sliding connection with a shaft and is driven in rotation by the shaft. A housing is formed in the barrel, the shaft sliding in the housing while projecting from the front face of the barrel. The housing and the shaft defining between them a balancing chamber, the balancing chamber being connected to a delivery aperture in such a way that fluid in the balancing chamber exerts a compressive force on the barrel which tends to press the barrel against a port plate.
US10690117B2	Method of controlling a wind turbine and related system The present invention relates to a method for controlling a wind turbine, in particular a method for controlling pitch of one or more blades of a wind turbine and related system. The method comprises collecting first data indicative of a dynamic condition of the first wind turbine blade and the rotor, the first data comprising rotor data and first deflection data, the rotor data being indicative of the azimuth position and rotational velocity of the rotor in a rotor plane perpendicular to the rotor axis, and the first deflection data being indicative of the position, speed and acceleration of one or more parts of the first wind turbine blade. Further, the method comprises calculating an expected tower clearance distance at a later time of tower passage for the first wind turbine blade based on the first data including acceleration of one or more parts of the first wind turbine blade, and performing measures to prevent tower collision, if the expected tower clearance distance fulfills a collision risk criterion.
US10690114B1	Bladeless wind turbine A bladeless wind turbine that creates electrical energy using hydraulically connected pistons. The system may include a disk, a small piston in fluid communication with a large piston, and a crankshaft attached to the large piston. The disk transfers forces from the wind to the small piston. Hydraulic fluid then transfers the forces to the larger piston. When the disk and associated small piston have been forced to the end of their stroke by the wind, a gate in the disk is opened to reduce wind force on the disk by allowing air to travel through the disk. Consequently, the disk and associated small piston are pushed back to the beginning of the stroke by the pressure created by the large piston's weight. This process is repeated by closing the gate in the disk. A crankshaft powering an electric generator is turned by the movement of the large piston.
US10690110B2	Structure with rigid projections adapted to traverse a fluid environment A structure adapted to traverse a fluid environment includes an elongate body having a root, a wingtip, a leading edge and a trailing edge; and a plurality of rigid projections each extending from a respective position along the leading edge and/or the trailing edge generally along the same plane as a front surface of the body.
US10690105B2	Starter system having controlling relay switch A starter system including a motor, a solenoid assembly having a solenoid switch, a pinion rotated by the motor and moveable into an engaging position in which an engine may be cranked and the solenoid switch is closed to energize the motor from an electric power source, and relay switch regulated by a controller and closed to apply electrical power to the solenoid assembly for actuating the solenoid switch. The controller repeatedly opens and closes relay switch during a starting operation if sensed motor energization voltage monitored by the controller falls below a predetermined threshold level within a predetermined time period after electrical power is applied to the solenoid assembly, whereby electrical power applications to the solenoid assembly are automatically repeated during a starting operation to correct “click-no-crank” events and prevent prolonged power application to the solenoid assembly. A related method is also disclosed.
US10690103B2	Systems and methods for using an electric motor in predictive and automatic engine stop-start systems In some embodiments of the present disclosure, sensors mounted on a vehicle can allow opportunities for coasting to be predicted based on environmental conditions, route planning information, and/or vehicle-to-vehicle or vehicle-to-infrastructure signaling. In some embodiments of the present disclosure, these sensors can also predict a need for power and/or an end of a coast opportunity. These predictions can allow the vehicle to automatically enter a coasting state, and can predictively re-engage the engine and/or powertrain in order to make power available with no delay when desired by the operator.
US10690100B2	Device for measuring the injection rate, method for producing a device of said type, and measuring method A device (1) for measuring the injection rate dm(t)/dt of an injection valve (2) for a fluid (4a), wherein m(t) is the injection quantity of the fluid (4a) as a function of the time (t), having a measurement volume (3) which is closed off on all sides and which is filled with a test fluid (4), having an opening (5a) in one wall (5) of the measurement volume (3) for the purposes of receiving the injection valve (2) such that the injection valve (2), in the installed position, projects with at least one injection opening (2a) into the measurement volume (3), and having a pressure sensor (6) which is arranged in the measurement volume (3), wherein correction means (8, 8a, 9a, 9b, 9c) are provided for determining the propagation time of a pressure wave (12), which originates from the injection opening (2a) and which propagates through the test fluid (4), to the pressure sensor (6) and for correcting the measured injection rate dm(t)/dt, taking said propagation time into consideration, to give a rectified injection rate dm′(t)/dt. A method for producing the device (1), wherein the characteristic map (8a) is determined by way of a fluid-dynamic simulation of the time-dependent and position-dependent local speed of sound c(t,x) in a partial volume of the measurement volume (3) which encompasses at least the path (11) from the injection opening (2a) to the pressure sensor (6), which simulation is based on at least one time-dependent boundary condition for the pressure (p) in the measurement volume (3) and/or for the injection quantity (dm). A method for measuring the injection rate dm(t)/dt of an injection valve (2) for a fluid (4a).
US10690098B2	High-pressure pump In a high-pressure pump, a center of load in a virtual plane including an end face of a coil spring facing a pressurizing chamber in an axial direction is defined as an upper load center, and a center of load in a virtual plane including an end face of the coil spring facing a cam in the axial direction is defined as a lower load center. The coil spring is configured such that, when viewed in the axial direction, during motion of a plunger toward the pressurizing chamber by rotation of the cam, the upper load center moves in one direction along a circumference of the coil spring while the lower load center moves in an opposite direction along the circumference of the coil spring, and the lower load center substantially coincides with the upper load center and subsequently further moves in the opposite direction.
US10690094B2	Intake apparatus An intake apparatus includes an intake manifold, an EGR gas distributor, and an EGR cooler. The intake manifold includes a surge tank and branch pipes. The EGR gas distributor includes a gas inlet, a gas chamber, and gas distribution pipes connected to the branch pipes. The branch pipes are each formed with a connecting hole for the gas distribution pipes. The EGR cooler is provided adjacent to the gas chamber to warm the inside wall of the gas chamber and includes a hot water passage and a gas passage. The gas chamber and the hot water passage are arranged to traverse the branch pipes. The gas distribution pipes are connected to the corresponding connecting holes. The EGR gas distributor and the EGR cooler in an integrated form are attached to the intake manifold.
US10690085B2	Variable travel valve apparatus for an internal combustion engine An apparatus includes a valve and an actuator. The valve has a portion movably disposed within a valve pocket defined by a cylinder head of an engine. The valve is configured to move relative to the cylinder head a distance between a closed position and an opened position. The portion of the valve defines a flow opening that is in fluid communication with a cylinder of an engine when the valve is in the opened position. The actuator is configured to selectively vary the distance between the closed position and the opened position.
US10690084B2	Internal combustion engine with an electronically controlled tumble control valve An internal combustion engine includes an ignition plug and an electronic control unit. The electronic control unit is configured to: (i) execute a lean-burn operation in a first operation region, (ii) execute an operation in a second operation region at an air-fuel ratio lower than an air-fuel ratio during the lean-burn operation, and (iii) control a gas flow in a cylinder so that a ratio of a change in a gas flow speed around the ignition plug during ignition to a change in an engine rotation speed in a first engine rotation speed region within the first operation region is smaller than the ratio in a second engine rotation speed region within the second operation region.
US10690074B2	Systems and method for enabling quick cold starting A method of reducing cold startup time of a genset includes providing a lubricant to the genset at predetermined time intervals before a genset startup. The lubricant is heated to a predetermined lubricant temperature using an external heating system. A high temperature coolant of the genset is heated to greater than a predetermined high temperature coolant temperature. The speed of the engine is ramped to a target speed continuously without pausing at a speed lower than the target speed. Genset electrical parameters of the genset are synchronized to utility grid or load electrical parameters of the utility grid or load. The genset is electrically coupled to the utility grid or load such that the synchronizing and electrically coupling are performed within a predetermined synchronization time. A fueling rate and a spark timing is adjusted based on a power being produced by the genset.
US10690066B2	Method and system for pressurization of depressurized objects Methods and systems are provided for using a forced induction system of an engine on-board a vehicle as a source of compressed air to pressurize depressurized objects on-board and external to the vehicle. In one example, a method may include, in response to a pressure of the depressurized object being below a threshold pressure while the engine is off, fluidly coupling a discharge of a forced induction system to the depressurized object, wherein the engine includes the forced induction system, and pressurizing the depressurized object by supplying electrical power to the forced induction system.
US10690064B2	System for deactivating engine cylinders Systems and methods for operating an engine with deactivating and non-deactivating valves is presented. In one example, the engine may include non-deactivating intake valves, deactivating intake valves, and only non-deactivating exhaust valves. The non-deactivating exhaust valves may operate to open and close during an engine cycle while deactivating intake valves remain closed during the engine cycle to prevent air flow through selected engine cylinders.
US10690062B2	Gas engine While providing the control such that the air excess ratio falls within the stoichiometric range, if the throttle opening degree control means determines that a value of the torque is smaller than A [Nm], the throttle opening degree control means provides a first control of controlling the opening degree of the intake throttle valve such that the output shaft rotates at a constant first rotation number. If the throttle opening degree control means determines that the value of the torque is larger than A [Nm], the throttle opening degree control means provides a second control of controlling the opening degree of the intake throttle valve such that the rotation number of the output shaft becomes larger.
US10690061B2	Gear train architecture for a multi-spool gas turbine engine A multi-spool gas turbine engine comprises a low pressure (LP) spool and a high pressure (HP) spool. The LP spool and the HP spool are independently rotatable about an axis. The LP pressure spool has an LP compressor and an LP turbine. The HP spool has an HP turbine and an HP compressor. The LP compressor is axially positioned between the HP compressor and an accessory gear box (AGB). The AGB is drivingly connected to the HP spool through the center of the LP compressor.
US10690051B2	Two-stroke opposed piston internal combustion engine A two-stroke opposed piston internal combustion engine including a plurality of cylinders, each cylinder being provided with a first piston and a second piston adapted to perform opposed motions in the cylinder, each cylinder being provided with at least one intake port, a communication between an air intake arrangement and the cylinder via the intake port being dependent on the position of the first piston, each cylinder further being provided with at least one exhaust port, a communication between an exhaust guiding arrangement and the cylinder via the exhaust port being dependent on the position of the second piston, at least one of the cylinders being provided with an additional port and an additional port valve, a communication between the cylinder and an additional conduit externally of the cylinder, via the additional port, being controllable with the additional port valve, the air intake arrangement including at least one intake valve for selectively reducing or inhibiting air admittance to at least one of the cylinders.
US10690044B2	Engine system A engine system is provided with: a plurality of cylinder groups which burn a gas mixture and discharge an exhaust gas; a plurality of high-pressure stage superchargers each having high-pressure stage turbines driven by the exhaust gas from the corresponding cylinder group and high-pressure stage compressors rotated by driving of the high-pressure stage turbines and configured to compress a gas supplied to the corresponding cylinder group; and a plurality of low-pressure stage superchargers having a low-pressure stage turbine driven by an exhaust gas discharged from the high-pressure stage turbine of the high-pressure supercharger which is any one of the plurality of high-pressure stage superchargers, and a low-pressure stage compressor rotated by driving of the low-pressure stage turbine and configured to compress a gas supplied to the high-pressure stage compressor of the high-pressure stage supercharger other than the one high-pressure stage supercharger.
US10690042B2	Methods and systems for coolant system Methods and systems are provided for controlling coolant flow through parallel branches of a coolant circuit including an AC condenser and a charge air cooler. Flow is apportioned responsive to an AC head pressure and a CAC temperature to reduce parasitic losses and improve fuel economy. The flow is apportioned via adjustments to a coolant pump output and a proportioning valve.
US10690040B2	Flow control valve and method of controlling the same The present invention relates to a technology that can simultaneously control the flow rate of a coolant and perform variable separate cooling by controlling the opening rate of a flow control valve. The flow control valve has an inlet port connected to a coolant outlet of a cylinder block and a plurality of outlet ports connected to a cooling inlet port of an engine such that the opening rate of a first outlet port is symmetrically changed in a first direction and a second direction from a mid-operation angle of the entire operation section of the flow control valve.
US10690037B2	Protective device for preventing exhaust gas escape Methods and systems are provided for a coupling device and enclosure for an interface through which exhaust gas flow. The coupling device secures two sides of the interface to one another and the enclosure surrounds the interface and seals exhaust gases within the enclosure in an event that the interface becomes separated.
US10690033B1	Aftertreatment systems and methods for treatment of exhaust gas from diesel engine An aftertreatment system to treat exhaust gas from a diesel engine is provided. The aftertreatment system comprises a selective catalytic reduction catalyst on a diesel particulate filter (SCR-F); a first reductant injector connected to an exhaust gas passage upstream of the SCR-F; a downstream diesel oxidation catalyst (DOC) disposed downstream of the SCR-F; a selective catalyst reduction catalyst (SCR) disposed downstream of the downstream DOC; a second reductant injector coupled to an exhaust gas passage positioned between the downstream DOC and the SCR; and a controller to determine a desired particulate matter (PM) oxidation in the SCR-F and a desired system NOx conversion based on engine conditions, and to control a first reductant flowrate from the first reductant injector and a second reductant flowrate from the second reductant injector based on the desired PM oxidation in the SCR-F and the desired system NOx conversion.
US10690028B2	Abnormality detection device for engine system detecting an abnormality in a fuel vapor pipe An abnormality detection device for an engine system detects an abnormality in a fuel vapor pipe connected to an intake pipe of an engine at a portion upstream of a supercharger in a flow direction of intake air. The abnormality detection device includes an intake air temperature sensor and an abnormality detection portion. The intake air temperature sensor is fitted to the intake pipe on an upstream side of the supercharger in the flow direction of intake air and detects a temperature of intake air mixed with fuel vapor introduced into the intake pipe from the fuel vapor pipe. The abnormality detection portion detects an abnormality in the fuel vapor pipe according to a detection value of intake air detected by the intake air temperature sensor.
US10690017B2	Hydraulic lash adjuster assembly sleeves A hydraulic lash adjuster (HLA) sleeve configured to be received within a lifter bore of an engine block, includes a cylindrical sleeve having an outer surface defining an outer diameter, and an inner surface defining an inner diameter. The outer diameter is sized for an interference fit with the lifter bore to prevent rotation of the HLA sleeve within the lifter bore. The inner diameter is sized to receive a lifter.
US10690013B2	System and method for liquid air energy storage A liquid energy storage system where the mixed refrigerant may include the following components with concentrations in mole volume percentages as follows: about 12.0% Nitrogen, about 15.0% Ethylene, about 39.0% Methane, about 20.0% Ethane, about 10.0% Propane, and about 4.0% Iso-Butane. A liquid energy storage system where the thermodynamic relationship for lost work is characterized by: Wlost=TOIntegral(T1−T2)/(T1×T2)dH, where To is the ambient temperature and T1, and T2 are the temperatures of the hot and cold streams, respectively, all temperatures are absolute temperatures, and H represents the enthalpy or heat content of the fluids in the heat exchange process.
US10690006B2	Shielding pockets for case holes A case is provided for a gas turbine engine. The case includes a wall defining a through-hole. The case also includes first and second pockets adjacent to, and on opposite sides, of the through hole. A method of reducing stress in a case of a gas turbine engine is also provided that includes reducing stress about a through-hole by providing a concavity on each side of the through-hole.
US10690005B2	Exhaust-gas turbocharger An exhaust-gas turbocharger for an internal combustion engine has a turbine housing, in which a turbine wheel with a shaft is arranged rotatably. The shaft is mounted rotatably in a bearing housing via at least one piston ring adjacently with respect to the turbine wheel. The bearing housing has a lubricant inflow and a pressureless lubricant outflow for lubricating the shaft, wherein an insulating washer is provided which is clamped in by the turbine housing and the bearing housing and has an opening which is connected to the lubricant outflow in a manner which conducts a lubricant. Passage of lubricant out of the bearing housing into the turbine housing is avoided.
US10689998B2	Shrouds and methods for forming turbine components Shrouds and methods for forming turbine components are provided. A shroud includes a shroud body which includes a forward surface, a rear surface axially spaced from the forward surface, an inner surface extending between the forward surface and the rear surface, and an outer surface extending between the forward surface and the rear surface and radially spaced from the inner surface. The shroud further includes a forward flange extending from the outer surface of the shroud body, and a rear flange extending from the outer surface of the shroud body, the rear flange axially spaced from the forward flange. The shroud further includes a cooling passage defined in the shroud, the cooling passage extending generally circumferentially through the shroud.
US10689983B2	Pulse body module with bearing protection An impulse body module a turbine stage of a gas turbine includes a holder component of one-piece construction, with a base and surrounding side walls arranged at the base, wherein the side walls and the base define a holding chamber; an insert component, of one-piece construction, which is inserted into the holding chamber of the holder component, wherein the holder component and the insert component accommodated therein define a number of mutually separated cavities, and wherein an impulse body, in particular a sphere, is accommodated in each cavity; and a closure component of one-piece construction, which is joined to the holder component in a material-bonded manner where the holding chamber is closed and the insert component is surrounded by the holder component and the closure component. The holder component has at least one base projection in the region of its base, which extends away from the holding chamber.
US10689978B2	Method for determining gelation time in a core plug A method of determining gelation time is disclosed that includes placing a composite core plug into a core holder of a commercially-available vessel. The composite core plug includes a first core plug with second and third core plugs disposed on opposite sides of the first core plug. The second and third core plugs are saturated with polymer solution, and the first core plug is saturated with gel solution comprising polymer and crosslinker. The method further includes alternating polymer solution injections between a first injection area located on the second core plug and a second injection area located on the third core plug, while ensuring that the polymer solution is being continuously fed to the composite core plug. The pressure drop across the composite core plug is monitored during the alternating injection of polymer solution to determine the gelation time of the gel solution in the first core plug.
US10689971B2	Bridge plug sensor for bottom-hole measurements Example apparatus, methods, and systems are described for performing bottom hole measurements in a downhole environment. In an example system, a bridge plug is deployed at a downhole location of a cased well, An optical fiber cable is deployed exterior to the casing of the well. The bridge plug includes a sensor and an acoustic signal generator, which transmits acoustic signals through the casing to the optical fiber cable.
US10689968B2	Apparatus for borehole imaging including a void-containing guard electrode This disclosure relates to a sensor for imaging boreholes with improved durability to impact along the wall of the borehole, which may protect the sensor from premature wear. Such an apparatus may include a housing, one or more button electrodes coupled to the housing, one or more current return electrodes couple to the housing, and a guard electrode disposed at least partly around the one or more button electrodes. The one or more button electrodes may transmit or receive an electrical or electromagnetic signal through the underground formation, and the one or more current return electrodes receive or transmit the signal. The guard electrode may block portions of the electrical or electromagnetic signal that did not pass through the underground formation. In addition, the guard electrode may include a number of holes to enable the guard electrode to couple to the housing while providing additional structural durability.
US10689963B2	Automated wash systems for a progressing cavity pump system An automated wash system for use with a progressing cavity (PC) pump system. The automated wash system includes a wash fluid source and a wash valve. The wash valve is in fluid communication with the wash fluid source and an annulus of a well casing of the PC pump system and is operably coupled to the controller. Upon receipt of a command to initiate a wash cycle, the controller opens the wash valve to enable wash fluid to be directed into the annulus and increases a speed of a PC pump of the PC pump system to effect cleaning of the well casing.
US10689961B2	Multiple generator mobile electric powered fracturing system The present invention provides a method and system for providing on-site electrical power to a fracturing operation, and an electrically powered fracturing system. Natural gas can be used to drive a turbine generator in the production of electrical power. A scalable, electrically powered fracturing fleet is provided to pump fluids for the fracturing operation, obviating the need for a constant supply of diesel fuel to the site and reducing the site footprint and infrastructure required for the fracturing operation, when compared with conventional systems.
US10689954B1	Research method of trajectory design and on-site tracking and adjustment of shale oil horizontal well The present invention discloses a research method of trajectory design and on-site tracking and adjustment of a shale oil horizontal well, including identification and evaluation of shale oil sweet spots, optimal selection and trajectory design of the horizontal well, and on-site tracking and adjustment of the shale oil horizontal well. The “four-optimal and two-fine” practice in the research method of trajectory design and on-site tracking and adjustment of the shale oil horizontal well of the present invention lays a foundation for high and stable production of shale oil in closed lake basins and the integration of production and reserves increase. It provides a set of technical methods for the design and research of optimal selection of horizontal well locations and dynamic tracking analysis of drilling in shale oil development areas, and has great significance for reference and popularization.
US10689951B2	Well test burner system and methods of use A well test burner system includes a plurality of burner nozzles, each including an air valve and a well product valve movable between an open position, where air and a well product are allowed to circulate through the burner nozzle to discharge an air/well product mixture, and a closed position, where the air and the well product are prevented from circulating through the burner nozzle. One or more actuation devices are operatively coupled to the air valve and the well product valve to move the air valve and the well product valve between the open and closed positions.
US10689945B2	Apparatus, method and system for plugging a well bore Apparatuses, systems and methods for plugging a well bore. A plug formation apparatus includes a plug support tool having a substantially cylindrical and hollow body having one or more ports for fluid communication between an interior of the plug formation apparatus and an annulus of a well bore, a base extending radially around an outer surface of the body, and an elastically deformable member extending radially around an outer surface of the body beyond the base and supported by the base; a top-of-cement bypass sub having one or more ports, actuatable between a closed position and an open position; a detachment member coupled with the top-of-cement bypass sub; and a length of tubing fluidically coupled with an upper portion of the plug support tool and a lower portion of the top-of cement bypass sub.
US10689944B2	Single trip, open-hole wellbore isolation assembly A method of isolating an open-hole section of a wellbore includes positioning, a liner, a valve, and a liner hanger that are attached to a working string adjacent an interface between the open-hole section and a cased section of the wellbore. The method includes injecting cement through the liner and the valve to form a first balanced cement plug within the open-hole section of the wellbore. Generally, the liner, the valve, and the liner hanger are secured within the balanced cement plug. After the balanced cement plug is set, the liner hanger is actuated and the liner, the valve, and the liner hanger are detached from the working string, which causes the valve to close and creates a mechanical barrier between the balanced cement plug and the working string. Additionally, the mechanical barrier is covered in cement to form another balanced cement plug.
US10689943B2	Wellbore isolation devices and methods of use A wellbore isolation device includes an elongate body and a packer assembly disposed about the elongate body and including upper and lower sealing elements positioned axially between an upper shoulder and a lower shoulder, a spacer interposing the upper and lower sealing elements and having an annular body that provides an upper end, a lower end, and a recessed portion extending between the upper and lower ends. An upper cover sleeve is coupled to the upper shoulder, and a lower cover sleeve is coupled to the lower shoulder. An upper support shoe has a lever arm extending over the upper sealing element and a jogged leg received within a gap defined between the upper cover sleeve and shoulder. A lower support shoe has a lever arm extending over the lower sealing element and a jogged leg received within a gap defined between the lower cover sleeve and shoulder.
US10689938B2	Subterranean formation fracking and well workover While a fracturing stack on a well is at fracturing pressure, receiving a perforating string in a section of the center bore of the fracturing stack. The section is a section above a fracturing head of the fracturing stack. While the fracturing stack is at fracturing pressure, sealing the section of the center bore to maintain a fracturing pressure in and below the fracturing head. Equalizing pressure in the section to atmospheric pressure. Receiving, at atmospheric pressure, a well drop in the section. Equalizing pressure in the section to pressure in the fracturing stack below the section. Releasing the well drop into the center bore of the fracturing head and to the well.
US10689936B2	Tubing hanger setting confirmation system A subsea wellhead assembly provides a positive indication of landing of a wellhead member and locking of a wellhead member to a wellhead. The subsea wellhead assembly includes at least one positive indicator assembly disposed within a wellhead member, and a communication line extending down a running string from a platform to a running tool disposed in a subsea wellhead. The at least one positive indicator assembly provides confirmation of setting of the wellhead member, and the communication line is in communication with the positive indicator assembly to communicate the confirmation of setting with the platform following setting of the wellhead member.
US10689934B2	Chemical deepwater stimulation systems and methods Systems and methods for performing operations on a well include first and second flow control devices positioned between upper and lower sections of a conduit. An upper connector assembly engaged with the upper section includes connectors adapted for connection to a chemical stimulation device, a blowout preventer, or other well intervention apparatuses. A lower connector assembly engaged with the lower section includes connectors adapted for connection to a chemical stimulation device, a running tool, wellbore conduits, or other well intervention apparatuses. The two connector assemblies, above and below the flow control devices, enable sequential or simultaneous operations to be performed, and can enable operations to be performed independent of the state of the flow control devices.
US10689933B2	Pressure assisted motor operated ram actuator for well pressure control device An apparatus for actuating a ram in a well pressure control apparatus includes an actuator rod coupled to a ram. The actuator rod is movable within a housing to extend the ram into a through bore in the housing. A drive screw is rotationally coupled to the actuator rod. The drive screw is oriented transversely to the actuator rod. At least one motor is rotationally coupled to the drive screw.
US10689931B2	Setting tools and assemblies for setting a downhole isolation device such as a frac plug A setting tool for setting frac plugs and the like can include a mandrel having a chamber for housing expandable gas and a gas port in fluid communication with the chamber; a firing head secured to the mandrel for igniting a power charge to generate pressurized gas within the chamber; a barrel piston housing the mandrel and connected to a sleeve for setting the frac plug; and an expansion region defined between the mandrel and the barrel piston and receiving the pressurized gas which exerts force to cause a stroke of the barrel piston over the mandrel as the expansion region expands axially. The setting tool can include various features, such as certain gas bleed systems, an enhanced shear screw assembly, a bleed port and plug assembly, a scribe line, a particular gas port configuration, a liquid escape conduit, no-shoulder barrel configuration, and/or a low-force design for frac plugs.
US10689929B2	MPD-capable flow spools This disclosure includes flow spool riser segment assemblies that are suitable for managed pressure drilling (MPD) and that can be lowered (e.g., when connected to other riser segment assemblies) through a rotary of a drilling rig. Some embodiments are configured to have portions of the flow spool connected (e.g., without welding) below the rotary.
US10689922B2	System and method for providing tension or heave compensation in an offshore drilling environment A heave compensation and riser tensioning system and method for an offshore drilling or production operation. The system includes at least one motor assembly, wherein the motor assembly further includes at least one motor; a drum assembly bracket; at least one wire drum; and at least one wire rope. The at least one wire rope has a first end fixedly attached to the wire drum, and a second end fixedly attached to a riser tension ring. The at least one motor is coupled to the at least one wire drum via a gear assembly.
US10689921B1	One-piece production/annulus bore stab with integral flow paths One illustrative production/annulus bore stab disclosed herein includes a one-piece body that comprises a first cylindrical outer surface and a second cylindrical outer surface and a plurality of individual fluid flow paths defined entirely within the one-piece body. In this illustrative example, each of the individual fluid flow paths is fluidly isolated from one another and each of the fluid flow paths comprise a first inlet/outlet at a first end of the fluid flow path that is positioned in the first cylindrical outer surface and a second inlet/outlet at a second end of the fluid flow path that is positioned in the second cylindrical outer surface.
US10689915B2	Earth-boring tools including movable formation-engaging structures Earth-boring tools may have a body, a cutting element attached to the body at a first location, and a formation-engaging structure attached to the body at a second location. The formation-engaging structure may be movable during a drilling operation between a first position and a second position. In the first position, the formation-engaging structure may be located rotationally behind the cutting element at a first radial distance from a longitudinal axis of the body at which the cutting element will at least initially shield the formation-engaging structure from engaging a formation. In the second position, the formation-engaging structure may be located at a different second radial distance from the longitudinal axis of the body at which the formation-engaging structure will engage a formation.
US10689888B2	Opening and closing body control apparatus for vehicle An opening and closing body control apparatus for a vehicle includes: a lock device that has a latch mechanism; and a control device that controls an operation of the lock device. The lock device has a rotation member rotating in first and second directions, and the latch mechanism performs close and release operations according to a rotating direction of the rotation member. The control device executes a close control for rotating the rotation member from a neutral position to a first position in the first direction to cause the latch mechanism to perform the close operation. The control device includes a neutral return control portion. The neutral return control portion includes a counter, a neutral return determination portion, and a count holding portion. In a case where the neutral return control is restarted, the count-up of the counter is restarted from the count value at the time of interruption.
US10689878B2	Portable barrier A portable barrier includes a junction assembly having a first junction support, a second junction support, and a third junction support, a first fastener, and a second fastener. The first junction support is spaced apart from the second junction support to define a first junction space. The second junction support is spaced apart from the third junction support to define a second junction space. The first fastener defines a first axis and extends through the first junction support, the second junction support, and the third junction support. The second fastener defines a second axis and extends through the first junction support, the second junction support, and the third junction support. And the first axis is spaced apart from the second axis. The portable barrier further includes a pedestal assembly including a plurality of legs that are movable with respect to each other. The plurality of legs includes a first leg and a second leg. The portable barrier additionally includes a cover assembly including a plurality of arms that are movable with respect to each other, the plurality of arms includes a first arm and a second arm, and a covering connected to the first arm and the second arm. Also, the portable barrier includes a supplemental component pivotally coupled to the junction assembly. The first strut pivots with respect to the junction assembly about the first axis during movement of the portable barrier between the storage mode and the protection mode. In addition, the second strut pivots with respect to the junction assembly about the first axis during movement of the portable barrier between the storage mode and the protection mode. And the junction assembly pivots with respect to the pedestal assembly about the first axis during movement of the portable barrier between the storage mode and the protection mode.
US10689871B2	Modular panel for pool walls and corresponding pool A modular panel made of plastic material for manufacturing pool walls comprises: a generally rectangular main body of which a first surface is intended for being oriented toward the inside of the pool, the lengths of the main body defining a reference plane; a complementary body capable of being attached to a second surface of the main body and defining a hollow column intended for receiving concrete, wherein the first surface has an initial convex transverse curve on the width of the main body in a plastic injection mold, the maximum amplitude of the transverse curve relative to the reference plane being selected to compensate for all or part of the deformations that occur between the removal from the mold and the setting of the concrete, in the transverse and longitudinal directions.
US10689870B2	Automatic tensioning system and method for strengthening beam, slab and column by pre-stressed FRP plate An automatic tensioning system for strengthening a beam, a slab and a column by a pre-stressed FRP plate comprises a tensioning end anchor (1), a fixed end anchor (10), and a tensioning bracket (3) connected to the tensioning end anchor (1). A centre-hole jack (16) is provided in the middle of the tensioning bracket (3), a threaded rod (8) passes through the tensioning bracket (3) and is then connected to the centre-hole jack (16), and an upper toothed nut (13) and a lower toothed nut (19) respectively driven by a driving mechanism are provided on two sides of the tensioning bracket (3) on the threaded rod (8). A binary clip-type fixture (4) is further comprised, an upper surface thereof is provided with a cylinder (6), and a sleeve (7) nested outside the cylinder (6) is connected to the threaded rod (8).
US10689855B2	Gutter protection device and gutter protection assembly A gutter protection assembly includes a gutter and a gutter protection. The gutter includes a front wall, a bottom wall and a rear wall, the rear wall having a crimp protruding outwardly from an outer face of the rear wall of the gutter. The gutter protection device includes a front portion engageable with the front wall of the gutter, and a rear portion. The rear portion includes a gutter wall-engaging section having an outer downward segment provided with a hook. The hook is configured to engage with the crimp to provide a support for the gutter to hang from. The gutter assembly is securable to a supporting structure through an outwardly extending section projecting upwardly from the gutter wall-engaging section and extending above the rear wall of the gutter when in the gutter protection assembly, with the gutter hanging from the gutter protection device.
US10689853B2	Post-tension concrete leave out splicing system and method Devices, systems, and methods for constructing post-tensioned concrete slabs in a new floor construction that has a reduced gap distance between the slabs. The devices, systems, and methods can improve project construction time by reducing the time delay in accessing the floor underneath the slabs due to safety and/or weather conditions.
US10689850B2	System for mounting a plurality of panels A system for mounting plurality of panels includes a carrier part for receiving and supporting the panels at intervals along the length, and a locking strip. The carrier part and the locking strip can be mounted to each other to couple the locking strip relative to the carrier part in a locked position with an elongate edge of the locking strip engaging with the panels.
US10689849B2	Attachment of furring strips to floor joists An attachment system is provided for attaching furring strips to joists, each such joist having a bottom surface, an upper surface and a sidewall. The attachment system for each furring strip including a fastener having a shaft and a head, the fastener secured to the sidewall of the joist in a position vertically displaced from the bottom surface. At least one length of wire is provided with a mid-portion and two free ends, the mid-portion being looped around the fastener. The free ends are wrapped around the furring strip and fastened to each other to securely hold the furring strip to the floor joist.
US10689847B2	Lath and drainage An improved lath is disclosed having a water drainage layer provided in association with the lath. The water drainage layer serves to remove water that might otherwise build up between the lath and wall structure.
US10689839B2	Parking deck connecting system A connecting system for connecting concrete beams of a parking structure including a pair of concrete beams and a plurality of spring-like connectors connected between the pair of concrete beams. The concrete beams are each provided with an aperture and the spring-like connector is in a form of a pre-formed carbon fiber bundle or metal and has opposite ends that are secured in the apertures in the concrete beams by an adhesive.
US10689835B2	Spring adjustable handle for faucet valve assembly A valve assembly of a faucet includes a valve body, a valve cartridge received within the valve body and including a valve stem defining a longitudinal axis, and a handle operably coupled to the valve stem of the valve cartridge. Illustratively, a spring biases splines of a valve stem adapter downwardly into engagement with splines of the valve stem.
US10689827B2	Spreader bars and components therefor A spreader bar including two spaced apart opposite end portions, each end portion having a first connection point for connecting a lower hoist chain thereto and a second connection point for connecting an upper hoist chain thereto, said second connection point being spaced from said first connection point towards the opposite end portion by a first predetermined distance, said predetermined distance being selected such that in use an upper hoist chain connected thereto makes a smaller angle with the longitudinal axis of the spreader bar than would an upper hoist chain connected to the first connection point.
US10689823B2	Anchoring assembly The invention relates to an anchoring assembly for fastening an element to the ground, the element including an orifice.The invention is characterized by the fact that anchoring assembly comprises: an anchoring part; a flexible line having a first end that is fastened to the anchoring part, the flexible line being designed to pass through the orifice; and a blocking device including an opening, the flexible line extending through the opening, and blocking means for blocking sliding of the flexible line in the opening, the blocking device being suitable for taking up a first position in which the flexible line can slide in the opening in such a manner as to adjust the distance between the blocking device and the anchoring part, and a second position in which the flexible line is blocked in the blocking device in such a manner as to prevent the blocking device from moving relative to the anchoring part.
US10689820B1	Surface cleaning machine for road construction This invention relates to multi-purpose self propelled surface cleaning machine for road construction and especially to a drivable surface sweeper and scrapper for the removal of overburden and waste materials during road construction. The prime mover has multiple flexible components and does not need to add make-shift components at a later time.
US10689814B2	Modular railing for on-site construction A modular railing system for on-site assembly of a railing system along a roadway is provided. The modular railing system can include a deck with an edge beam along one side and a railing that can be attached to the edge beam. Attachment of the railing to the edge beam raises the joint between the deck and the railing to inhibit water seepage into the joint. In a specific embodiment, UHPC can be used to attach the railing to the edge beam.
US10689810B2	Embossed multi-ply tissue product The present invention provides a method of producing a decorative tissue product, while controlling tensile degradation in a predicable fashion. The foregoing properties may be achieved using differential depth embossing in conjunction with an embossing pattern having particular characteristics. The use of an engraved roll, such as an embossing roll, having protuberances of differing depths and patterns not only improves the properties and characteristics of the fibrous structure, but may also be used to impart a unique pattern that provides the product with a distinctive look and is appealing to consumers. Generally the unique pattern results from a first set of protuberances having a first height and defining a first pattern and a second set of embossing elements having a second height and defining a second pattern, where the first height is greater than the second height.
US10689807B2	Industrial fabrics comprising infinity shape coils An industrial fabric/belt including spiral coils shaped as a symbol for infinity or a lemniscate, i.e., infinity elements, are joined to each other with a pintle. A fabric element is configured as a continuous loop to form an industrial fabric employing a plurality of infinity coil elements.
US10689804B2	Textile product having latent image that slowly appears following repeated washings A textile product is disclosed having a latent image created from water-based ink which is applied using a screen printing process. The image is thereafter hidden underneath a second image created from a plasticizing emulsion such as plastisol which is partially cured. The partial cure causes a portion of the plasticizing emulsion to be removed from the textile product during washing and after repeated washings, the latent image becomes revealed.
US10689802B2	Napped artificial leather and production method thereof Disclosed is a napped artificial leather including: a fabric that has been impregnated with a first elastic polymer and that has a napped surface including napped ultrafine fibers with an average fineness of 0.01 to 0.5 dtex, wherein the napped surface has, as measured by a surface roughness measurement in accordance with ISO 25178, an arithmetic mean height (Sa) of 30 μm or less in both a grain direction and a reverse grain direction, and a density of peaks (Spd) having a height of 100 μm or more from a mean height, of 30/432 mm2 or less in both of the grain direction and the reverse grain direction, and a difference (absolute value) in the density of peaks (Spd) between the grain direction and the reverse grain direction is 20/432 mm2 or less.
US10689785B2	Compression knit fabric from a base knit and an elastic weft yarn inserted therein as well as method for production of a compression knit fabric A compression knit fabric consisting of a base knit and an elastic weft yarn inserted therein. The base knit is formed from at least one knitting yarn, and the weft yarn is inserted in weft yarn courses between two consecutive stitch courses of the base knit. The knitting yarn in each stitch course of the base knit is knit in alternation as loop stitch and tuck, so that the knitting yarn forms a tuck stitch between two loops of a stitch course of the base knit. The weft yarn is inserted between adjacent stitch courses of the base knit in alternation as tuck and float so that the weft yarn floats between two tuck stitches of a weft yarn course. The alternating sequence of loop stitch and tuck in consecutive stitch courses of the base knit is offset by a stitch relative to the alternating sequence of tuck and float in consecutive weft yarn courses.
US10689783B2	Fabric control device A fabric-based item may include a housing that is covered in fabric. Areas of the fabric may overlap input circuitry such as button switches, touch sensors, force sensors, proximity sensors, and other sensing circuitry and may overlap other components such as light-emitting components and haptic output devices. The fabric-based item may include control circuitry that gathers user input from the input circuitry and wireless communications circuitry that the control circuitry uses to transmit remote control commands and other wireless signals in response information from the input circuitry. The fabric-based item may have a weight that is located in the housing to orient the housing in a desired direction when the housing rests on a surface. A movable weight may tilt the housing in response to proximity sensor signals or other input. Portions of the fabric may overlap light-emitting components and optical fiber configured to emit light.
US10689780B2	High modulus textile cord with an at least triple twist A high modulus textile cord (50) with at least triple twist (T1, T2, T3) comprises at least N strands (20a, 20b, 20c, 20d), N being greater than 1, twisted together with a final twist T3 and a final direction D2, each strand being made up of M pre-strands (10a, 10b, 10c), M being greater than 1, themselves twisted together with an intermediate twist T2 (T2a, T2b, T2c, T2d) and an intermediate direction D1 opposite to D2, each pre-strand itself consisting of a yarn (5) which has been twisted on itself beforehand with an initial twist T1 (T1a, T1b, T1c) and the direction D1, in which at least half of the N times M yarns have an initial elastic modulus denoted Mi which is greater than 2000 cN/tex. This textile cord can advantageously be used as a reinforcer in tires for vehicles, particularly in the belt or carcass reinforcement of these tires.
US10689772B2	Components, assemblies and methods for distributing electrical current in an electrolytic cell An electrolytic cells for refining metals, and more particularly components, assemblies and methods making use of conductive elements configured to enhance distribution of electrical current.
US10689765B2	Method for cleaning wire and device therefor This method for cleaning wires enables effective descaling and removal of smuts from wires, prevents yellowing after cleaning, and significantly reduces the amount of water discharged as a result of cleaning, said method including, in the stated order: (A) pickling a wire; (B) cleaning the wire with acidic pressurized water, the concentration of which is adjusted with water and collected pickle solution which has adhered to and been recovered by the wire after use in Step (A); and (C) cleaning the wire with water.
US10689758B2	Substrate processing apparatus, and method for manufacturing semiconductor device Provided is a technique capable of purging a adiabatic region without adversely affecting a processing region. A process chamber including a processing region for processing a substrate and a adiabatic region located below the processing region is included inside. A first exhaust portion for discharging an atmosphere of the processing region, and a second exhaust portion for discharging an atmosphere of the adiabatic region, formed at a position overlapping with the adiabatic region in a height direction, are included.
US10689756B2	Gas container A gas container having coating on the inner side that is applied directly onto a base material (110) of the gas container. The coating has a plurality of layers of at least one coating material that may be produced by an ALD method.
US10689755B2	Biphasic silica- and carbon nanotube-based material A process for synthesizing a biphasic material, the biphasic material comprising at least one mesoporous substrate surrounded with carbon nanotubes, the process comprising step (a) of providing a catalyst on the at least one mesoporous substrate, the catalyst being configured to favour the growth of the carbon nanotubes, and the process comprising step (b) of performing the growth of the carbon nanotubes. The synthesis process is remarkable in that the two steps (a) and (b) are performed in a one-pot synthesis.
US10689753B1	System having a cooling element for densifying a substrate A process chamber for making composite structures using CVI/CVD is provided. The process chamber has a plurality of compartments. Each compartment has its own equipment such as, for example, a substrate support structure, a gas inlet, a gas outlet, a cooling element and a heating element, and control system for independently controlling the process conditions for treating a substrate contained within.
US10689739B2	Aluminium-copper-lithium alloy products with improved fatigue properties The disclosure provides for plate having a thickness of at least 80 mm comprising aluminium alloy as a percentage by weight %: Cu: 2.0-6.0; Li: 0.5-2.0; Mg: 0-1.0; Ag: 0-0.7; Zn 0-1.0; and at least one element selected from Zr, Mn, Cr, Sc, Hf and Ti, the amount of said element, if selected, being 0.05 to 0.20 wt % for Zr, 0.05 to 0.8% wt % t for Mn, 0.05 to 0.3 wt % for Cr and for Sc, 0.05 to 0.5 wt % Hf and 0.01 to 0.15% wt % for Ti, Si≤0.1; Fe≤0.1; others ≤0.05 each and ≤0.15 in total, wherein the aged state logarithmic fatigue mean measured at mid-thickness in the LT direction on smooth specimens with a maximum stress amplitude of 242 MPa, a frequency of 50 Hz, a stress ratio of R=0.1 of at least 250,000 cycles.
US10689736B2	Ultra-high-strength spring steel for valve spring An ultra-high-strength spring steel for an engine valve spring steel comprises, by weight: 0.5-0.7% of carbon (C), 1.3-2.3% of silicon (Si), 0.6-1.2% of manganese (Mn), 0.6-1.2% of chrome (Cr), 0.1-0.5% of molybdenum (Mo), 0.05-0.8% of nickel (Ni), 0.05-0.5% of vanadium (V), 0.05-0.5% of niobium (Nb), 0.05-0.3% of titanium (Ti), 0.001-0.01% of boron (B), 0.01-0.52% of tungsten (W), 0.3% or less (0% exclusive) of copper (Cu), 0.3% or less (0% exclusive) of aluminum (Al), 0.03% or less (0% exclusive) of nitrogen (N), 0.003% or less (0% exclusive) of oxygen (O), and a remainder of Fe and other inevitable impurities, based on 100% by weight of the ultra-high-strength spring steel.
US10689729B2	Reduction device using liquid metal A reduction device using a liquid metal, which can improve the oxidation reaction of a reducing agent for reducing a material to be reduced using a liquid metal, while simultaneously effectively controlling the same. The reduction device according to the present invention comprises: a storage unit in which the liquid metal is supplied and stored; a reducing agent positioned in the storage unit; a reduction unit positioned on a side of the storage unit, which receives a material to be reduced and enables fluid communication with the storage unit; and a liquid metal storage unit. According to the present invention, a reducing agent, which has strong reducing ability, is sublimated using a liquid metal, thereby further improving the reduction capability, and the same is also controlled precisely, thereby removing restrictions on use resulting from the explosive reaction of the reducing agent and guaranteeing efficient operation.
US10689705B2	FGFR3 fusion gene and pharmaceutical drug targeting same The FGFR-encoding gene was studied extensively with regard to its expression, hyperamplification, mutation, translocation, or such in various cancer cells. As a result, novel fusion polypeptides in which the FGFR3 polypeptide is fused with a different polypeptide were identified and isolated from several types of bladder cancer-derived cells and lung cancer cells. The use of a fusion polypeptide of the present invention as a biomarker in FGFR inhibitor-based cancer therapy enables one to avoid side effects in cancer therapy and control the therapeutic condition to produce the best therapeutic effect, thereby enabling individualized medicine.
US10689696B2	Methods and systems for analyzing image data Methods and systems for analysis of image data generated from various reference points. Particularly, the methods and systems provided are useful for real time analysis of image and sequence data generated during DNA sequencing methodologies.
US10689692B2	Methods for placing, accepting, and filling orders for products and services Methods and systems for ordering assays which detect SNPs or gene expression are provided. The methods use PCR and RT-PCR procedures. Collections of stock assays are assembled using pre- and post-manufacturing quality control procedures and made available to consumers via the Internet. In addition, custom assays are prepared upon order from the consumer and these assays are also prepared using pre- and post-manufacturing quality control procedures. The assays are then delivered to the consumer.
US10689689B2	Generic method for the stabilization of specific RNA The present invention relates to methods and compositions for the stabilization of specific RNA molecules that can either be the target for detection or the control standard.
US10689688B2	Detecting chemical and biological agents using textile-based sensors Methods and systems for detecting chemical and biological agents using oligonucleotide aptamers. A sensor includes a detection aptamer that has a binding domain for the chemical or biological agent, and is bound to fibers of a textile such as a patch or article of clothing. The detection aptamer can be stabilized and enhanced through a stabilization agent such as trehalose or through binding to a nanoparticle which is then bound to the fiber. Binding of the chemical and biological agent of interest to the detection aptamer can be reported to the user or wearer of the textile in a variety of ways, including visually and electrically.
US10689680B2	Pairing code directed assembly Methods for making a synthetic nucleic acid which comprise: (a) identifying a conflicting nucleotide sequence in a target sequence; (b) inserting a masking sequence into the conflicting sequence to produce a disrupted target sequence, wherein: (i) the masking sequence comprises recognition sites for one or more Type IIS restriction endonucleases; and (ii) digestion of said disrupted target sequence by said one or more Type IIS restriction endonucleases followed by re-ligation reconstitutes the target sequence; (c) synthesizing a polynucleotide comprising the disrupted target sequence using polymerase chain assembly; and (d) removing the masking sequence from said polynucleotide by digesting said polynucleotide with said one or more Type IIS restriction endonucleases followed by re-ligation of the digestion product, thereby producing a polynucleotide comprising said target sequence.
US10689677B2	Method for the fermentative production of L-lysine by modified Corynebacterium glutamicum A method is used for the fermentative production of L-lysine using bacteria of the species Corynebacterium glutamicum, having the ability to excrete L-lysine and containing in their chromosome a mutated NCgl2816 polynucleotide. Further, the method is used for cultivating the bacteria in a suitable medium under suitable conditions, and accumulating said L-lysine in the suitable medium to form an L-lysine containing fermentation broth.
US10689676B2	Algal mutants with increased lipid productivity The present invention provides mutant microorganism that have higher lipid productivity than the wild type microorganisms from which they are derived while producing biomass at levels that are at least 45% of wild type biomass productivity under nitrogen replete conditions. Particular mutants produce at least 50% as much FAME lipid as wild type while producing at least the amount of biomass produced by wild type cells under nitrogen replete conditions. Also provided are methods of producing lipid using the mutant strains.
US10689672B2	Vanillin synthase The invention relates to methods for producing vanillin and related compounds. The methods involve use of a vanillin synthase capable of catalyzing side chain cleavage of ferulic acid to form vanillin. The invention also relates to host organisms expressing such vanillin synthases useful in the methods.
US10689669B1	Automated multi-module cell processing methods, instruments, and systems The present disclosure provides automated multi-module instruments, compositions and methods to increase the percentage of edited mammalian cells in a cell population when employing nucleic-acid guided editing.
US10689666B2	Insect inhibitory toxin family active against hemipteran and/or lepidopteran insects The present invention discloses a genus of insect inhibitory proteins that exhibit properties directed to controlling Lepidopteran and/or Hemipteran crop pests, methods of using such proteins, nucleotide sequences encoding such proteins, methods of detecting and isolating such proteins, and their use in agricultural systems.
US10689665B1	Hybrid rice HR180001 Plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the hybrid rice HR180001, and methods for producing a rice plant by crossing a rice plant of hybrid rice HR180001 with itself or with another rice plant, such as a plant of another rice variety or rice hybrid, are disclosed.
US10689661B2	Nucleotide sequences and polypeptides encoded thereby useful for modifying plant characteristics in response to cold Methods and materials for modulating cold tolerance levels in plants are disclosed. For example, nucleic acids encoding cold tolerance-modulating polypeptides are disclosed as well as methods for using such nucleic acids to transform plant cells. Also disclosed are plants having increased cold tolerance levels and plant products produced from plants having increased cold tolerance levels.
US10689660B2	Compositions and methods for mediating plant stomatal development in response to carbon dioxide and applications for engineering drought tolerance in plants In alternative embodiments, the invention provides compositions and methods for manipulating the exchange of water and/or carbon dioxide (CO2) through plant stomata by controlling the expression of a novel apoplastic subtilisin-like serine endopeptidase-like protein. In alternative embodiments, the invention provides plants having increased water use efficiency, and drought-resistant plants; and methods for engineering of water transpiration and water use efficiency in plants, and engineering plants with increased water use efficiency and drought-resistant plants.
US10689652B2	Methods for immortalization of epithelial cells Methods for inducing non-clonal immortalization of normal epithelial cells by directly targeting the two main senescence barriers encountered by cultured epithelial cells. In finite lifespan pre-stasis human mammary epithelial cells (HMEC), the stress-associated stasis barrier was bypassed, and in post-stasis HMEC, the replicative senescence barrier, a consequence of critically shortened telomeres, was bypassed. Early passage non-clonal immortalized lines exhibited normal karyotypes. Methods of efficient HMEC immortalization, in the absence of “passenger” genomic errors, should facilitate examination of telomerase regulation and immortalization during human carcinoma progression, methods for screening for toxic and environmental effect on progression, and the development of therapeutics targeting the process of immortalization.
US10689651B2	Method of inhibiting macrophage activation using an inhibitor of PARP9 The invention relates to compositions and methods for inhibiting macrophage activation via modulating PARP9 and/or PARP14 expression or activity, such as small molecules, RNAi and antibodies. Modulating the expression and/or activity of PARP9 and/or PARP14 allows the inhibition of monocytes or macrophage M1 activation and inflammation. Inhibiting undesirable excessive or sustained inflammation found in humans, for the treatment, prevention and/or management of conditions where undesirable excessive or sustained inflammation is known or likely to contribute to the onset, development and/or progression the conditions.
US10689649B2	Pharmaceutical composition for treating and/or preventing cancer The present invention provides a novel pharmaceutical composition for treating and/or preventing a cancer comprising, as an active ingredient, a polynucleotide derived from various miRNAs associated with cancer, a combination drug of the pharmaceutical composition and another antitumor agent, and a method for treating or preventing a cancer in a subject having the cancer using the pharmaceutical composition or the combination drug. The present invention relates to a pharmaceutical composition for treating and/or preventing a cancer comprising, as an active ingredient, a polynucleotide comprising the nucleotide sequence as set forth in SEQ ID NO: 1 or 2 (wherein when at least a part of the polynucleotide is DNA, uracil in a region corresponding to the DNA in the nucleotide sequence is replaced with thymine).
US10689646B2	Treatment of genetic disorders associated with DNA repeat instability The current invention provides for methods and medicaments that apply oligonucleotide molecules complementary only to a repetitive sequence in a human gene transcript, for the manufacture of a medicament for the diagnosis, treatment or prevention of a cis-element repeat instability associated genetic disorders in humans. The invention hence provides a method of treatment for cis-element repeat instability associated genetic disorders. The invention also pertains to modified oligonucleotides which can be applied in method of the invention to prevent the accumulation and/or translation of repeat expanded transcripts in cells.
US10689640B2	Method for rapidly screening microbial hosts to identify certain strains with improved yield and/or quality in the expression of heterologous proteins The present invention provides an array for rapidly identifying a host cell population capable of producing a heterologous recombinant protein with improved yield and/or quality. The array comprises one or more host cell populations that have been genetically modified to increase the expression of one or more target genes involved in protein production, decrease the expression of one or more target genes involved in protein degradation, or both. One or more of the strains in the array may express the heterologous recombinant protein of interest in a periplasm compartment or may secrete the heterologous recombinant protein extracellularly through an outer cell wall. The strain arrays are useful for screening for improved expression of any protein of interest including therapeutic proteins, hormones, growth factors, extracellular receptors or ligands, proteases, kinases, blood proteins, chemokines, cytokines, antibodies and the like.
US10689633B2	Expression of β-mannanase in chloroplasts and its utilization in lignocellulosic woody biomass hydrolysis Disclosed herein are materials useful for degrading plant biomass material. In exemplary embodiments, the plant material comprises one or more enzymes that are expressed in plants and/or bacteria. Specifically exemplified herein are plant degrading enzymes expressed in chloroplasts. The chloroplast expressed enzymes may be provided as cocktails for use in conjunction with conventional methods of converting biomass into biofuels, such as cellulosic ethanol. In other exemplary embodiments, methods and materials are disclosed for degrading mannans.
US10689632B2	Thermostable Cas9 nucleases The present invention relates to the field of genetic engineering and more particularly to nucleic acid editing and genome modification. The present invention provides an isolated Cas protein or polypeptide fragment thereof having an amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 1 or a sequence of at least 77% identity therewith, wherein the Cas protein or polypeptide is capable of DNA cleavage at a temperature in the range 50° C. and 100° C. inclusive. The invention further provides isolated nucleic acid molecules encoding said Cas9 nucleases, expression vectors and host cells. The Cas9 nucleases disclosed herein provide novel tools for genetic engineering at elevated temperatures and are of particular value in the genetic manipulation of thermophilic organisms; particularly microorganisms.
US10689618B2	T cell receptor-deficient T cell compositions The invention is directed to modified T cells, methods of making and using isolated, modified T cells, and methods of using these isolated, modified T cells to address diseases and disorders. In one embodiment, this invention broadly relates to TCR-deficient T cells, isolated populations thereof, and compositions comprising the same. In another embodiment of the invention, these TCR-deficient T cells are designed to express a functional non-TCR receptor. The invention also pertains to methods of making said TCR-deficient T cells, and methods of reducing or ameliorating, or preventing or treating, diseases and disorders using said TCR-deficient T cells, populations thereof, or compositions comprising the same.
US10689616B1	T-cell receptor-deficient t cell compositions The invention is directed to modified T cells, methods of making and using isolated, modified T cells, and methods of using these isolated, modified T cells to address diseases and disorders. In one embodiment, this invention broadly relates to TCR-deficient T cells, isolated populations thereof, and compositions comprising the same. In another embodiment of the invention, these TCR-deficient T cells are designed to express a functional non-TCR receptor. The invention also pertains to methods of making said TCR-deficient T cells, and methods of reducing or ameliorating, or preventing or treating, diseases and disorders using said TCR-deficient T cells, populations thereof, or compositions comprising the same.
US10689603B2	Detergent composition A detergent composition including an oleic acid-transforming enzyme and a surfactant system. Furthermore, a method of manually washing articles including the steps of: delivering a composition including an oleic acid-transforming enzyme and a surfactant system to a volume of water to form a wash liquor and immersing the soiled articles, in the liquor.
US10689601B2	Method of forming an antifoam granule containing a silicone polyether An antifoam granule includes a carrier and an antifoam compound deposited on the carrier. The antifoam granule is formed using a method that includes providing an emulsion and contacting the emulsion with a carrier to deposit the antifoam compound on the carrier and form the antifoam granule. The emulsion includes an oil phase, an aqueous phase, and a silicone polyether. The oil phase includes an antifoam compound. The antifoam compound includes a hydrophobic fluid and a hydrophobic filler dispersed in the hydrophobic fluid. The aqueous phase includes a binder and water. The emulsion is formed using a method that includes combining the oil phase, the aqueous phase, and the silicone polyether to form the emulsion. The antifoam granule is also utilized in a method of facilitating rinsing of a detergent from a substrate that includes applying the detergent, including the antifoam granule, to the substrate and rinsing the substrate.
US10689594B2	Recovery of tocopherols/tocotrienols, carotenoids, glycerols, sterols and fatty acid esters from crude vegetable oil and the process thereof A process for recovering tocotrienols/tocopherols, carotenoids and sterols from crude vegetable oil, characterised in that prior to the recovery steps, the amount of the free fatty acids in the oil is reduced to 3.50% by weight by distillation or neutralization.
US10689588B2	Process for obtaining wax fractions from a feed wax A process for obtaining a wax fraction from a feed wax, the process comprising: (a) providing a molten feed wax in a container; (b) solidifying the feed wax by cooling; (c) increasing the temperature of the feed wax to a temperature at which a first fraction of the feed wax melts, said first fraction having a congealing point which is lower than the congealing point of the feed wax; (d) recovering the first fraction of the feed wax; (e) increasing the temperature of the remaining feed wax to a temperature at which a further fraction of the feed wax melts; and (f) recovering the further fraction of the feed wax. The feed wax comprises at least 75 wt.-% of linear alkanes and each recovered fraction comprises at least 19 wt.-% of the feed wax.
US10689584B2	Oxidative desulfurization of liquid fuels using metal sulfide quantum dots/graphen oxid hybrid nanocatalyst A method for oxidative desulfurization of liquid hydrocarbon fuels is disclosed. The method includes contacting a liquid fuel with a quantum dot hybrid catalyst including metal sulfide quantum dots intercalated over graphene oxide layers in a reactor vessel, heating the reactor vessel to a temperature between 25° C. and 200° C., and reducing sulfur content of the liquid fuel with a sulfur reduction amount of more than 95% wt. Reducing the sulfur content of the liquid fuel with the sulfur reduction amount of more than 95% wt. includes producing sulfone and sulfoxide compounds by oxidizing the liquid fuel with ozone gas in the presence of the quantum dot hybrid catalyst at the temperature between 25° C. and 200° C., and separating the sulfone and sulfoxide compounds from the liquid fuel by extracting the sulfone and sulfoxide with an extraction solvent.
US10689582B2	Methods of refining natural oil feedstocks Methods are provided for refining natural oil feedstocks. The methods comprise reacting the feedstock in the presence of a metathesis catalyst under conditions sufficient to form a metathesized product comprising olefins and esters. In certain embodiments, the methods further comprise separating the olefins from the esters in the metathesized product. In certain embodiments, the methods further comprise hydrogenating the olefins under conditions sufficient to form a fuel composition. In certain embodiments, the methods further comprise transesterifying the esters in the presence of an alcohol to form a transesterified product.
US10689578B2	Flame-retardant vanillin-derived cross-linkers A flame-retardant vanillin-derived cross-linker, a process for forming a flame-retardant polymer, and an article of manufacture comprising a material that contains the flame-retardant vanillin-derived cross-linker are disclosed. The flame-retardant vanillin-derived cross-linker can be synthesized from vanillin obtained from a bio-based source, and can have at least one phosphoryl or phosphonyl moiety with phenyl, allyl, epoxide, propylene carbonate, or thioether substituents. The process for forming the flame-retardant polymer can include reacting a diol vanillin derivative and a flame-retardant phosphorus-based molecule to form the flame-retardant vanillin-derived cross-linker, and binding the flame-retardant vanillin-derived cross-linker to a polymer. The material in the article of manufacture can be flame-retardant, and contain flame-retardant vanillin-derived cross-linkers. Examples of materials that can be in the article of manufacture can include resins, plastics, adhesives, polymers, etc.
US10689570B2	Silicate phosphors The invention relates to pyrosilicate phosphors comprising a coating of aluminum oxide, to a process for the preparation of these compounds, and to the use thereof as conversion phosphors or in lamps.
US10689566B2	Coated particles and methods of making and using the same Provided herein are coated particles, such as, for example, proppants comprising a coating. A coated particle of the present invention may swell upon contact with a solution having a salinity in a range of about 50 ppm to about 100,000 ppm and/or having a hardness in a range of about 1 ppm to about 150,000 ppm. The amount of swelling may vary by less than 50% over a salinity concentration in a range of about 50 ppm to about 100,000 ppm and/or a hardness concentration in a range of about 1 ppm to about 150,000 ppm. Also provided herein are methods of making coated particles and methods of using the same.
US10689559B2	Flexible durable cement According to at least one embodiment of the present description, a cement slurry includes 50% to 90% BWOC of a cement precursor material based on a total weight of the cement slurry; and from 10% to 50% BWOC of a flexible additive based on the total weight of the cement slurry. The flexible additive includes hydrophilic polyolefin fibers or 2,6-di-tert-butyl-p-cresol.
US10689553B2	Moisture-curable hot melt adhesive for lighting appliances An object of the present invention is to provide a moisture-curable hot melt adhesive which can substantially suppress generation of carbon dioxide bubbles by a reaction of an isocyanate compound and moisture as well as volume expansion when an uncured adhesive is heated. The present invention relates to a moisture-curable hot melt adhesive for lighting appliances comprising: an urethane prepolymer obtained by mixing a polyol compound and an isocyanate compound, a thermoplastic polyacrylic resin and an oxazolidine compound.
US10689549B2	Microfibers with mushroom-shaped tips for optimal adhesion This invention identifies important geometric parameters of an adhesive microfiber with mushroom-shaped tip for improving and optimizing adhesive ability. The magnitude of pull-off stress is dependent on a wedge angle γ and the ratio of the tip radius to the stalk radius β of the mushroom-shaped fiber. Pull-off stress is also found to depend on a dimensionless parameter x, the ratio of the fiber radius to a length-scale related to the dominance of adhesive stress. Finally, the shape of edge tip, where the surface and sides of the mushroom-shaped tip join, is a factor that impacts strength of adhesion. Optimizing ranges for these parameters are identified.
US10689539B2	Polyester polymer having phenolic functionality and coating compositions formed therefrom A polyester polymer is provided that includes at least one pendant phenolic-containing group. In one embodiment, the polyester polymer is combined with an optional crosslinker and an optional carrier to form a coating composition suitable for use in coating articles such as packaging articles. The coating composition typically includes a resole phenolic crosslinker. In one embodiment, the polyester polymer has at least one phenolic-containing group that comprises an adduct of cardanol.
US10689535B2	Coloring composition, ink jet recording ink, ink jet recording method, and ink jet printer cartridge Provided are a coloring composition including a compound represented Formula (1) shown in the specification and at least one compound selected from the group consisting of the compound represented by Formula (D) shown in the specification and the compound represented by Formula (E) shown in the specification, an ink jet recording ink including the coloring composition, an ink jet recording method using the ink jet recording ink, and an ink jet printer cartridge that is filled with the ink jet recording ink.
US10689530B2	Pressure-sensitive adhesive film Embodiments provide a pressure-sensitive adhesive film having (α) a poly(meth)acrylimide-based resin film layer and (γ) a pressure-sensitive adhesive agent layer in that order from the surface layer side and having a total light transmittance of 80% or higher. The pressure-sensitive adhesive film may further have (δ) a hard coat layer on the surface layer side of the poly(meth)acrylimide-based resin film layer (α). This hard coat layer (δ) may comprise an active energy ray-curable resin composition that contains (A) 100 parts by mass of a polyfunctional (meth)acrylate; (B) 0.2-4 parts by mass of a compound having an alkoxysilyl group and a (meth)acryloyl group; (C) 0.05-3 parts by mass of organic titanium; and (D) 5-100 parts by mass of fine particles having an average particle diameter of 1-300 nm. This active energy ray-curable resin composition may further contain (E) 0.01-7 parts by mass of a water-repelling agent.
US10689527B2	Methods and coatings for protecting surfaces from bio-fouling species Multi-layer anti-fouling coatings and methods of forming the same include a first biocidal layer formed on a surface. The first biocidal layer includes at least one biocidal biocide that kills a biofouling organism on contact with the first biocidal layer. A first biostatic layer is formed between the first biocidal layer and an external environment. The first biostatic layer includes at least one biostatic biocide that inhibits a biofouling organism from attaching to the first biostatic layer.
US10689526B2	N-halamines compounds as multifunctional additives The present invention is a composition and method for making and using a rechargeable multifunctional additive that reduce the formation of biofilms on a surface, the additive can also remain photo and thermally stable by synthesizing one or more N-halamine compounds and adding one or more N-halamine biocidal compounds to a target material prior, during or after the target material is made. The resultant material can be used directly to provide antimicrobial functions and control biofilm formation, or the material can be further processed into an article.
US10689523B2	Antireflection film and display device The present invention relates to an antireflection film which includes a hard coating layer and a low refractive index layer formed on the hard coating layer, wherein a roughness kurtosis (Rku) of the concavo-convex shape of the surface is greater than 3.5 and less than 6, a Swedish height (H) of the concavo-convex shape of the surface is greater than 20 nm and less than 200 nm, and the light transmittance in a wavelength region of 380 nm to 780 nm is 94% or more, and a display device comprising the antireflection film.
US10689516B2	Polymer jacket material blends with improved flame resistance A fire-resistant material according to an example of the present disclosure includes a base material and at least one of a siloxane polymer and a phosphonate polymer. A method of making a fire-resistant material is also disclosed.
US10689508B2	Rubber composition and pneumatic tire using same Provided is a rubber composition which contains a diene rubber and a reinforcing filler, and the diene rubber contains a styrene-butadiene copolymer component including at least one type of styrene-butadiene copolymer and satisfying the following requirements: (1) the bonded styrene content is from 5 to 50 wt. %; (2) among components obtained by ozone decomposition, a content of a decomposed component V1 containing one 1,2-bonded butadiene-derived unit out of a total of 100 mol % of decomposed components containing styrene-derived units and/or 1,2-bonded butadiene-derived units is not less than 25 mol %; (3) among components obtained by ozone decomposition, a content of a decomposed component S2V1 containing two styrene-derived units and one 1,2-bonded butadiene-derived unit out of a total of 100 mol % of decomposed components containing styrene-derived units and/or 1,2-bonded butadiene-derived units is less than 5 mol %; and (4) a vinyl content of a butadiene moiety is not less than 50%.
US10689505B2	Microspheres The present invention relates to microspheres and to the use thereof, preferably as laser-absorbing additive, and to a process for the production thereof.
US10689500B2	High molecular weight polystyrene in inks and coatings Described herein are depolymerized polystyrene resins derived from polystyrene source resins. The depolymerized polystyrene resins undergo a depolymerization in which chemical bonds are cleaved, producing depolymerized polystyrene resins of lower molecular weight. The polystyrene resins may be modified by chemical reaction with monomers, polymers, and oligomers, such as acrylates thereof. Also described are ink and coating compositions that include the depolymerized and modified polystyrene resins.
US10689498B2	Closed cell foams including poly-4-hydroxybutyrate and copolymers thereof Methods to produce substantially closed cell foams with densities less than 0.75 g/cm3, and more preferably less than 0.5 g/cm3, without substantial loss of the polymer's weight average molecular weight, have been developed. The closed cells foams have an open cell content of generally less than 50%, and more preferably an open cell content of less than 20%, and the cells have a maximum diameter of less than 5 mm. The foam may include poly-4-hydroxybutyrate or a copolymer thereof. Preferably, the foam is derived by heating a foam polymer formula to a temperature above the melt temperature of the polymer to form a melt polymer system, adding a blowing agent to produce a foamable melt, extruding the foamable melt through a die to a lower pressure to cause foaming, cooling of the foam, and solidification of the foam. These foam structures can be used for fabrication of medical products.
US10689492B2	Method for dewatering a polymer and the polymer made therefrom In an embodiment, a method of dewatering a wet polymer composition comprises introducing the wet polymer composition via a polymer feed location to a powder conveying section of an extruder; wherein the wet polymer composition comprises greater than or equal to 1 wt % of water based on the total weight of the wet polymer composition; venting the water through a conveying section vent to form a dry polymer composition; melt kneading the dry polymer composition in a melt kneading section of the extruder to form a polymer melt; conveying the polymer melt in a melt conveying section of the extruder; and adding an additive in one or both of the powder conveying section and the melt conveying section.
US10689471B2	Microdense seals, compositions, and methods of making the same A microdense sealing member is provided. The microdense sealing member includes a composition having a foamed silane-crosslinked polyolefin elastomer with a density less than 0.70 g/cm3. The microdense sealing member can exhibit a compression set of from about 5.0% to about 35.0% measured according to ASTM D 395 (22 hrs @ 70° C.). The foamed silane-crosslinked polyolefin elastomer can be produced from a blend including a first polyolefin having a density less than 0.86 g/cm3, a second polyolefin having a crystallinity less than 60° C., a silane crosslinker, a grafting initiator, a condensation catalyst, and a microencapsulated foaming agent.
US10689470B2	Static seals, compositions, and methods of making the same A static sealing member is provided that includes a composition having a silane-crosslinked polyolefin elastomer with a density less than 0.90 g/cm3. The static sealing member can exhibit a compression set of from about 5.0% to about 35.0%, as measured according to ASTM D 395 (22 hrs @ 70° C.). The silane-crosslinked polyolefin elastomer can include a first polyolefin having a density less than 0.86 g/cm3, a second polyolefin having a crystallinity less than 40%, a silane crosslinker, a grafting initiator, and a condensation catalyst.
US10689469B2	Method of reactive extrusion copolymerization of vinyl monomers A method of reactive extrusion copolymerization of vinyl monomer consisting of (1) feeding vinyl monomer or at least one vinyl monomer together with an initiator into the first screw of twin-screw extruder, and modified resin into the subsequent screw section; (2) feeding the above monomer into the screw segment after auto-acceleration zone and feeding the initiator corresponding to the temperature of barrel and micro/nano inorganic modified fillers after the half-life period of the initiator; (3) feeding the antioxidant and anti-UV agent at the end of the polymerization, and then removing unpolymerized monomer and by-products by devolatilization of screw segment; (4) obtaining vinyl copolymer resin with a anticipated molecular weight of 5×102 to 6×105 from the reactive extrusion polymerization by controlling the temperature of different screw segments. The invention which overcomes the existing defects of the free radical polymerization by reactive extrusion technology, can not only meet the requirement of short stay time of reactive extrusion polymerization, combine the functionalization and high performance, but also make it possible to obtain high molecular weight polymers.
US10689463B2	Fuc3S4S substituted oligoglycosaminoglycan and preparation method thereof Disclosed are a Fuc3S4S substituted oligoglycosaminoglycan with a weight-average molecular weight (Mw) of about 4.5-9 kD, a pharmaceutical composition containing the Fuc3S4S substituted oligoglycosaminoglycan, a preparation method thereof and a use thereof in preparing medicines for preventing and/or treating thrombotic diseases.
US10689458B2	Site specific HER2 antibody drug conjugates The present invention provides site specific HER2 antibody drug conjugates and methods for preparing and using the same.
US10689456B2	Anti-CD70 chimeric antigen receptors The invention provides a chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) having antigenic specificity for CD70, the CAR comprising: an antigen binding-transmembrane domain comprising a CD27 amino acid sequence lacking all or a portion of the CD27 intracellular T cell signaling domain; a 4-1BB intracellular T cell signaling domain; a CD3ζ intracellular T cell signaling domain; and optionally, a CD28 intracellular T cell signaling domain. Nucleic acids, recombinant expression vectors, host cells, populations of cells, and pharmaceutical compositions relating to the CARs are disclosed. Methods of detecting the presence of cancer in a mammal and methods of treating or preventing cancer in a mammal are also disclosed.
US10689449B2	Multimeric death domain-containing receptor-5 (DR5) antibodies and uses thereof This disclosure provides dimeric, pentameric, and hexameric Tumor Necrosis Factor (TNF) superfamily receptor protein binding molecules and methods of using such binding molecules to direct apoptosis-mediated killing of TNF receptor-expressing cells.
US10689448B2	Monoclonal antibodies to fibroblast growth factor receptor 2 The present invention is directed toward a monoclonal antibody to fibroblast growth factor receptor 2, a pharmaceutical composition comprising same, and methods of treatment comprising administering such a pharmaceutical composition to a patient.
US10689444B2	Recombinant monovalent antibodies The invention relates to recombinant monovalent antibodies which are heterodimers of a first protein chain comprising the variable domain of the heavy chain of an antibody of interest and the CH2 and CH3 domains of an IgG immunoglobulin and a second protein chain comprising the variable domain of the light chain of said immunoglobulin of interest and the CH2 and CH3 domains of said IgG immunoglobulin. These antibodies can be used in particular as therapeutic agents in all cases where monovalent binding to a ligand such a cellular receptor is required.
US10689437B2	RSV-specific antibodies and functional parts thereof This application provides antibodies and functional equivalents thereof which are capable of specifically binding RSV, as well as means and methods for producing them.
US10689435B2	Therapy and prophylaxis of infectious disease caused by zika virus Provided are methods for prevention or treatment of an infection caused by a virus of Flavivirus genus, and in particular by Zika virus disease in a mammalian fetus. An example for such a treatment is a passive immunization of the fetus by an antibody, and in particular a polyclonal antibody or a fragment thereof.
US10689434B2	Antibody against hepatitis B surface antigen and use thereof The invention provides an antibody (in particular, a humanized antibody) against hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg), a nucleic acid molecule encoding the same, a method for preparing the same, and a pharmaceutical composition comprising the same. The invention also provides use of the antibody and pharmaceutical composition. The antibody and pharmaceutical composition according to the invention can be used for preventing and/or treating HBV infection or a disease associated with HBV infection (such as Hepatitis B), for neutralizing HBV virulence in a subject (such as human), or for reducing the serum level of HBV DNA and/or HBsAg in a subject.
US10689423B2	CTLA4-binding protein peptide-linker masks Provided herein are recombinant CTLA-4 binding proteins, which are, inter alia, useful for the treatment of cancer. The recombinant proteins provided herein are, inter alia, capable of binding CTLA-4 proteins on a tumor cell. In a first aspect, there is provided a recombinant CTLA-4 binding protein including (i) a CTLA-4 binding domain; (ii) a CTLA-4 binding domain masking peptide; and (iii) a cleavable peptide linker connecting the CTLA-4 binding domain masking peptide to the CTLA-4 binding domain. In another aspect, there is provided a dimerizing domain covalently attached to the CTLA-4 binding domain, wherein the binding protein domains are bound together.
US10689411B2	Efficient and scalable syntheses of nicotinoyl ribosides and reduced nicotinoyl ribosides, modified derivatives thereof, phosphorylated analogs thereof, adenylyl dinucleotide conjugates thereof, and novel crystalline forms thereof The present disclosure provides methods of making nicotinoyl riboside compounds or derivatives of formula (I): wherein X−, Z1, Z2, n, R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7, and R8 are described herein, reduced analogs thereof, modified derivatives thereof, phosphorylated analogs thereof, and adenylyl dinucleotide conjugates thereof, or salts, solvates, or prodrugs thereof; and novel crystalline forms thereof.
US10689389B2	Process for preparing oxycodone compositions In certain embodiments the invention is directed to a process for preparing an oxycodone hydrochloride composition having less than 25 ppm of 14-hydroxycodeinone.
US10689388B1	Indole AHR inhibitors and uses thereof The present invention provides compounds useful as inhibitors of AHR, compositions thereof, and methods of using the same.
US10689386B2	Pyrazolo[4,3-d]pyrimidines as antitumor agents A compound of Formula I, or optionally a salt or a hydrate of the compound of Formula I is provided: wherein X is one selected from the group consisting of wherein R is an alkyl group having from one to six carbon atoms, and wherein R2 is a halogen atom. A pharmaceutical composition comprising a compound of Formula I, or optionally a salt or a hydrate of the compound of Formula I, and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier, is provided. A method of treating a patient with cancer is set forth including administering a therapeutically acceptable amount of the compound of Formula I, or a salt or a hydrate of the compound of Formula I, or a pharmaceutical composition comprising a compound of Formula I.
US10689375B2	Compounds and their methods of use Compounds and compositions comprising compounds that inhibit glutaminase are described herein. Also described herein are methods of using the compounds that inhibit glutaminase in the treatment of cancer.
US10689372B2	Pyrazolyl substituted carbonic acid derivatives as modulators of the prostacyclin (PGI2) receptor useful for the treatment of disorders related thereto Pyrazole derivatives of Formula Ia and pharmaceutical compositions thereof that modulate the activity of the PGI2 receptor. Compounds of the present invention and pharmaceutical compositions thereof are directed to methods useful in the treatment of: pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) and related disorders; platelet aggregation; coronary artery disease; myocardial infarction; transient ischemic attack; angina; stroke; ischemia-reperfusion injury; restenosis; atrial fibrillation; blood clot formation in an angioplasty or coronary bypass surgery individual or in an individual suffering from atrial fibrillation; atherosclerosis; atherothrombosis; asthma or a symptom thereof; a diabetic-related disorder such as diabetic peripheral neuropathy, diabetic nephropathy or diabetic retinopathy; glaucoma or other disease of the eye with abnormal intraocular pressure; hypertension; inflammation; psoriasis; psoriatic arthritis; rheumatoid arthritis; Crohn's disease; transplant rejection; multiple sclerosis; systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE); ulcerative colitis; ischemia-reperfusion injury; restenosis; atherosclerosis; acne; type 1 diabetes; type 2 diabetes; sepsis; and chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder (COPD).
US10689371B2	Modulators of methyl modifying enzymes, compositions and uses thereof Provided are novel compounds of Formula (I): and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, which are useful for treating a variety of diseases, disorders or conditions, associated with methyl modifying enzymes. Also provided are pharmaceutical compositions comprising the novel compounds of Formula (I), pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, and methods for their use in treating one or more diseases, disorders or conditions, associated with methyl modifying enzymes.
US10689370B2	Cyclopropane carboxamide modulators of cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator The present invention relates to new cyclopropanecarboxamide modulators of cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator proteins, pharmaceutical compositions thereof, and methods of use thereof.
US10689354B2	Aminoazole derivative A compound, represented by the following formula or a medically acceptable salt thereof, having an effect of regulating the activity of an androgen receptor. In the formula, X represents S, O; Z represents (Ra)n-A-(CR13R14)0-1—(CR11R12)0-1; A represents aryl, heteroaryl; R1 represents alkyl, cycloalkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, alkoxyalkyl, aryl, arylalkyl, heterocycle, heterocyclic alkyl; R2 represents hydrogen, halogen, alkyl, cycloalkyl, phenyl; R3 represents hydrogen, halogen, alkyl, cycloalkyl, alkoxyalkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, cycloalkenyl, aryl, arylalkyl, heterocycle, heterocyclic alkyl, acyl, cycloalkylcarbonyl, benzoyl, spiroalkyl, adamantyl, silyl, R31R32NCO—; R4 and R5 represent hydrogen, halogen, alkyl, phenyl, and cycloalkyl.
US10689352B2	Solid state forms of trisodium valsartan: sacubitril Solid state forms of trisodium vaisartan:sacubitril, processes for their preparation, pharmaceutical compositions containing such solid state forms and treatment methods using the pharmaceutical compositions are described.
US10689351B2	Isotopologues of 2-(tert butylamino)-4-((1R,3R,4R)-3-hydroxy-4-methylcyclohexylamino)-pyrimidine-5-carboxamide Provided herein are isotopologues of Compound A, which are enriched with isotopes such as, for example, deuterium. Pharmaceutical compositions comprising the isotope-enriched compounds, and methods of using such compounds are also provided.
US10689340B2	Substituted indoline derivatives as dengue viral replication inhibitors The present invention concerns substituted indoline derivatives, methods to prevent or treat dengue viral infections by using said compounds and also relates to said compounds for use as a medicine, more preferably for use as a medicine to treat or prevent dengue viral infections. The present invention furthermore relates to pharmaceutical compositions or combination preparations of the compounds, to the compositions or preparations for use as a medicine, more preferably for the prevention or treatment of dengue viral infections. The invention also relates to processes for preparation of the compounds.
US10689339B2	Pyrrolidine derivatives The invention relates to a compound of formula (I) wherein R1 and R2 are defined as in the description and in the claims. The compound of formula (I) can be used as a medicament.
US10689319B2	Processes for purifying acetic acid and hydrating anhydride Processes for purifying acetic acid by distilling a process stream in a column in which acetic anhydride is formed in the lower portion of the column. The product stream withdrawn from the column comprises acetic acid, water at a concentration of no more than 0.2 wt. %, and acetic anhydride at a concentration of no more than 600 wppm. The process further comprises hydrating the acetic anhydride in the product stream to form a purified acetic acid product comprising acetic anhydride at a concentration of no more than 50 wppm.
US10689310B2	Method for producing alpha-olefin low polymer An object of the present invention is to provide a method for efficiently producing an α-olefin low polymer at a high α-olefin low polymer selectivity and a high α-olefin low polymer yield with suppressing the deterioration of catalytic activity with time, and the invention relates to a method for producing an α-olefin low polymer, which comprises performing a low polymerization reaction of an α-olefin in the presence of a catalyst containing a chlorine atom-containing compound (d) and a reaction solvent, wherein the chlorine atom-containing compound (d) that are at least two compounds having specific chlorine atom elimination rate is supplied in predetermined ratio.
US10689308B2	Solvent for thiophosphoric triamide or dicyandiamide solutions, and related methods Solvents useful with thiophosphoric triamide urease inhibitors, that provide stable solution of a thiophosphoric triamide, such as for distribution (in low or high concentrations) onto a fertilizer or other liquid or solid material that contains urea.
US10689307B2	Composting method A method for vermicomposting includes providing an underground cell comprising a bottom, sidewalls and an open top, layering a base bedding layer at the bottom of the underground cell, layering a bottom organic waste layer on the base bedding layer, layering a stack of one (1) or more intermediate bedding layers and one (1) or more one or more intermediate organic waste layers, alternating between an intermediate bedding layer and an intermediate organic waste layer, on the bottom organic waste layer to partially form a compost heap, layering a top bedding layer on a top organic waste layer of the stack of the intermediate bedding layers and the intermediate organic waste layers to form the compost heap, watering the compost heap at a predetermined watering cycle, introducing worms to the compost heap, aerating the compost heap at a predetermined aeration cycle, and harvesting compost from the compost heap.
US10689301B2	Method of making a porous fuel cell component An illustrated example method of making a porous carbon composite includes mixing a carbon-based material, a binder and pore former particles to establish a mixture. The mixture is placed into a mold where it is subjected to pressure at an ambient temperature to form a compacted body. Subsequently, the compacted body is heated to a temperature that causes at least partial removal of the pore former particles to establish pores in place of at least some of the pore former particles.
US10689296B2	Process for manufacturing a gypsum slurry or a gypsum product with the use of a wax powder, products obtained by the process and use of the wax powder for obtaining a moisture-resistant gypsum product The invention relates to a process for manufacturing a gypsum slurry by bringing together and mixing gypsum, water, wax powder and optionally other components, applying the gypsum slurry in a process for manufacturing a gypsum product and a gypsum product such as a plasterboard or wallboard obtained by the process and the use of the wax powder for the manufacturing of a moisture resistant gypsum product.
US10689295B2	Cements and cement mixtures with high mechanical performance at short ages Portland cements of type and category CEM I 52.5 R are governed by standard UNE-EN 197-1. These cements additionally have a granulometric distribution with a Blaine fineness greater than 6500 cm2/g, a tricalcium silicate content, C3S, greater than 55% by weight and a tricalcium aluminate content, C3A, greater than 4% and less than 25% by weight and with a sum of both greater than 75%. These cements have a strength according to UNE 196-1 at 1 day greater than 40 MPa and at 28 days greater than 65 MPa. Mixtures of these cements with a common cement are governed by standard UNE-EN 197-1. These mixtures present high mechanical performance at short ages. A procedure obtains these mixtures and their use in the manufacture of cement derivatives, such as concretes, mortars and slurries.
US10689280B2	Method for the removing and reducing scaling The invention relates to improved elimination of scale in processing systems. The method removes existing scale while also eliminating buildup. The invention relates to phosphate and sulfate scale. The invention further allows for improved anti-scaling without the need to make any pH adjustments. The method provides all factor listed while in no way compromises the integrity of membranes that may be used in the system.
US10689272B2	Capacitive deionisation An electrode unit comprising: (a) an electrically non-conductive circumferential housing; (b) a current collector; (c) an electrode; (d) optionally a charge barrier; and (e) an electrically conductive connector in electrical contact with the current collector (b); wherein (b), (c) and (d) (when present) are located within the circumference of the circumferential housing (a); the main plane of the part of (e) which is located within the housing (a) is substantially parallel to the main plane of (b), (e) extends beyond the housing (a); and the area of the part of (e) which is located within the housing (a) is less than 30% of the area of (b). Also claimed are stacks, composites devices and their uses.
US10689265B2	Water desalinization systems A water purifying and desalination system includes solar concentrators that receive a sunlight and direct the sunlight toward many locations. Heat collection elements positioned at the of locations absorb and convert a solar radiation into thermal energy. Some of heat collection elements include perforations to facilitate a state change in a heat-transfer fluid having a high salinity. A condenser condenses a portion of the heat-transfer fluid using a portion of the heat-transfer fluid as its coolant.
US10689260B2	Salt-assisted ultrasonic disaggregation of nanodiamond Methods for disaggregating nanodiamond clusters, for example, by using ultrasound to break apart nanodiamond aggregates in a sodium chloride aqueous slurry. Compositions, such as aqueous nanodiamond dispersions and dry particulate compositions that may be produced using these methods.
US10689249B2	Semiconductor device package including a wall and a grounding ring exposed from the wall A semiconductor device package includes a carrier, a wall disposed on a top surface of the carrier, a cover, and a sensor element. The cover includes a portion protruding from a bottom surface of the cover, where the protruding portion of the cover contacts a top surface of the wall to define a space. The sensor element is positioned in the space.
US10689247B2	Method and structure for CMOS-MEMS thin film encapsulation Representative methods for sealing MEMS devices include depositing insulating material over a substrate, forming conductive vias in a first set of layers of the insulating material, and forming metal structures in a second set of layers of the insulating material. The first and second sets of layers are interleaved in alternation. A dummy insulating layer is provided as an upper-most layer of the first set of layers. Portions of the first and second set of layers are etched to form void regions in the insulating material. A conductive pad is formed on and in a top surface of the insulating material. The void regions are sealed with an encapsulating structure. At least a portion of the encapsulating structure is laterally adjacent the dummy insulating layer, and above a top surface of the conductive pad. An etch is performed to remove at least a portion of the dummy insulating layer.
US10689243B2	Metered dispensing device for plant extracts A metered dispensing device for plant extracts is provided. The device includes a main body having an inner volume for holding plant extract, a rotatable dial operably coupled on an end of the main body, a dispensing end located on an end of the main body opposite the rotatable dial, and a dispensing tip coupled to the dispensing end. The device also includes a dispensing mechanism including a plunger moveable along the length of the main body in response to rotation of the dial. The plunger pushes plant extract from the inner volume out the dispensing tip. The device also includes a feedback system providing tactile and audible feedback after a predetermined amount of plant extract has been dispensed through the dispensing tip.
US10689241B2	Semi-automated beverage dispensing machines and methods Food product dispensing machines and methods for dispensing food product into a cup. The food product dispensing machine includes a cup holder having a target element, a sensor that senses the target element, and a controller. The cup holder is configured to hold a cup such that the cup prevents the sensor from sensing at least a portion of the target element. The controller determines whether a cup is present in the cup holder and/or a size of the cup based on a remaining portion of the target element that is sensed by the sensor when the cup is held by the cup holder. Drive mechanisms are configured to move the first and second cup holders along first and second radial paths, respectively, with respect to the common dispensing position. An indicator is configured to indicate a remaining number of cup dispenses to the user.
US10689233B2	Cable spool lifting and inversion bar and methods of utilisation thereof There is provided herein a lifting and inversion bar especially configured for repositioning cable spools which typically comprise fragile end stop annuli. The present cable spool lifting and inversion bar is configured for repositioning a cable spool comprising a length and radius between horizontal (that is wherein the axis of the cable spool is horizontal) and vertical (that is wherein the axis of the cable spools vertical) orientations. The inversion bar comprises a straight frame and an orthogonal shaft bisecting the frame into long and short ends. Furthermore, for the vertical orientation, the spool is able to freely rests atop the frame without additional support which negates the requirement for horizontal spacers as does the prior art. In this way, the spool may be conveniently lifted from the inversion by using a forklift, a convenient procedure not made possible by the prior art arrangements.
US10689232B2	Floor covering of a passenger conveyor The application relates to a floor covering of an escalator or moving walkway. The floor covering has a floor covering support, a first covering element and at least one adjoining covering element. At least one device which predetermines a single-possible, correct installation position of the covering elements on the floor covering support is arranged between at least the first covering element and the adjoining covering element, wherein, in the correct installation position, the first covering element and the adjoining covering element are arranged to be flush with the floor covering support and, in an incorrect installation position, at least part of the adjoining covering element is arranged in a visibly protruding manner on the floor covering support due to the device.
US10689231B2	Belt safety device and people conveyor with a belt safety device A belt safety device (2) for monitoring a drive belt (15), in particular a drive belt (15) of a people conveyor (1), comprises a sensor wheel (34) configured to be driven by the monitored drive belt (15); a sensor surface (42); an indicator element (40) extending eccentrically from the sensor wheel (34) and moving along the sensor surface (42) when the sensor wheel (34) rotates; and an evaluation unit (44), which is configured for determining the path (P) of the indicator element (40) moving along the sensor surface (42).
US10689226B2	Position determining system for multicar ropeless elevator system An elevator car travels in a lane (113, 115, 117) of an elevator shaft (111). A linear propulsion system imparts force to the car (214). The system includes a first part (116) mounted in the lane of the shaft and a second part (118) mounted to the elevator car configured to co-act with the first part to impart movement to the car. Car state sensors (360a-c) are disposed in the lane and determine a state space vector of the car within the lane. A sensed element (364) on the car is sensed by the plurality of car state sensors when the car is in proximity to the respective car state sensor. A control system (225) applies an electrical current to at least one of the first part and the second part and the plurality of car state sensors communicate with the control system and the linear propulsion system to provide state space vector data.
US10689225B2	Predictive analytics to determine elevator path and staging In an approach for determining an optimal path for an elevator, a processor receives information, wherein the information includes social media data associated with a user and calendar entries associated with the user, indicating one or more locations within a building. A processor analyzes the received information. A processor determines a location to send an elevator within the building to minimize movement of the elevator, based on the analyzed information. A processor causes the elevator to move to the location.
US10689223B2	Cable reel and reel carrying caddy A cable caddy with a portable housing stores cable reels. Each reel includes a drum coupled to end caps. Plugs inserted in the end caps are irrotatable with respect to the housing and rotatable with respect to the drum. During transport reels are stacked vertically atop one another with a plug of a first reel inserted in a plug of a second reel.
US10689221B2	Sheet processing apparatus and image forming system A sheet processing apparatus includes: a conveying unit configured to convey a sheet along a sheet conveyance path; a conveyance-path supporting unit configured to support both ends of the sheet conveyance path with respect to a direction perpendicular to a sheet conveying direction; a first stitching unit configured to stitch the sheets conveyed; a second stitching unit configured to stitch the sheets conveyed; a first moving unit configured to move the first stitching unit in a direction perpendicular to the sheet conveying direction; and a second moving unit configured to move the second stitching unit in a direction perpendicular to the sheet conveying direction, wherein any one of the first stitching unit and the second stitching unit is movable to outside of the conveyance-path supporting unit.
US10689218B2	Printing apparatus A printing apparatus capable of fixing a medium appropriately during printing is provided. The printing apparatus includes a feeding roller, a printing portion configured to make a print on the textile supplied from the feeding roller, and a conveyance portion configured to convey the textile to the printing portion. The conveyance portion includes a pressure roller configured to sandwich the textile and rotate along with conveyance of the textile. The printing apparatus further includes a brake roller disposed between the pressure roller and the feeding roller for producing force acting on the textile against conveyance force for the textile by the conveyance portion to apply tension to the textile between the brake roller and the pressure roller. Tension smaller than tension exerted on the textile between the brake roller and the pressure roller is exerted on the textile between the brake roller and the feeding roller.
US10689214B1	Modular radial impeller drum with variable blade segments for printing devices A modular radial impeller drum for cooling print media in a printing device are disclosed. For example, the modular radial impeller drum includes a plurality of impeller modules coupled together to form a surface to transport the print media. Each one of the plurality of impeller modules includes a cylindrical outer surface, a cylindrical center axis inside of the cylindrical outer surface, and a plurality of impeller blades coupled between the cylindrical outer surface and the cylindrical center axis, wherein the plurality of impeller blades the plurality of impeller modules is varied across a length of the modular radial impeller drum.
US10689212B2	Apparatus for loading and unloading of freight This disclosure relates generally to an apparatus for loading and unloading of unit loads in freight. A mobile base platform of the apparatus includes a telescopic railing and a telescopic conveyor, wherein the telescopic conveyor is mounted on top of the telescopic railing and the tail end of the telescopic railing is mounted on the front end of mobile base platform. A mechanical connector is adapted to connect the front end of a telescopic conveyor with the front end of the telescopic railing, wherein the mechanical connector enables the telescopic robotic mounting plate coupled to the telescopic railing to move in relation to the telescopic conveyor. The telescopic conveyor and the telescopic railing is moved towards the forward position inside the carrying body, where the forward position movement is enabled by the mechanical link to unload freight.
US10689206B2	Transport device for transporting pucks The invention provides a transport device for transporting pucks which are configured for container transport, comprising a puck transport section for transporting pucks to and from a container treatment machine. The transport device comprises a puck buffer from which pucks can be coupled into the puck transport section and to which pucks decoupled from the puck transport section can be fed.
US10689204B1	Rollers with wear-indicating features and belt conveyor incorporating same A belt conveyor includes rollers spaced apart in a conveying direction along a carryway run on which a conveyor belt is moved. Each of the rollers includes a cylindrical body including an outer circumferential peripheral surface, in contact with the conveyor belt, and a thickness extending between opposed ends, and a wear indicator between opposed ends for providing a visual indication of wear in the cylindrical body in one embodiment and an audible indication of wear in the cylindrical body in another embodiment.
US10689195B2	System of buffer storage and sequencing of loads upstream to at least one preparing station A system of buffer storage and sequencing of loads is configured to receive non-sequenced loads coming from at least one external unit and to provide sequenced loads to at least one preparing station. The system includes: a reciprocating lift having a single nacelle with K levels each enabling transportation of at least one load with K≥2; at least one buffer storage unit; and a managing unit configured to organize first movements of loads from at least one inbound forward conveyor to the at least one buffer storage unit through the reciprocating lift, and second movements of loads from the at least one buffer storage unit to at least one outbound forward conveyor through the reciprocating lift.
US10689194B2	Mobile robot loader-unloader system and method A system for moving payloads is described. It uses one or more mobile robots. Each mobile robot comprises a payload bearing platform, and a payload release latch. The system includes one or more stack exchangers having a set of alignment rails, a payload transfer ramp, and a latch engagement bar. The mobile robots pass through the stack exchanger and pick up a payload or drop off a payload without fully stopping motion.
US10689190B2	Trash can clip system and method Embodiments of an apparatus of the present invention generally include a trash can clip system which includes a substantially vertically-oriented lip, wherein one or more voids are disposed along the lip, and one or more substantially u-shaped clips, wherein each clip is slidingly movable along the lip, such that each clip can be provided in an engaged position with respect to the lip, or provided in a disengaged position within a lip void, and outwardly rotated in the disengaged position. A method of utilizing an embodiment of trash can clip system of the present invention is also provided.
US10689174B2	Method for producing packing sheet with improved insulation and storage properties Provided is a method for producing a packing sheet with improved insulation and storage properties, which can greatly reduce logistics costs by minimizing a volume during storage and transportation and also greatly increase insulation.
US10689173B2	Elastomer lined self-locking tie An elastomer lined self-locking tie includes an elongated strap, at least one cavity or recess in the elongated strap, an elastomer segment, and a locking head. The elongated strap includes a head end positioned opposite a tapered end. The tapered end includes a first surface positioned opposite a second surface. The cavity is positioned in either the first surface or the second surface. The elastomer segment is positioned within the cavity and extends beyond either the first surface or the second surface. The locking head extends from the head end of the elongated strap and includes an orifice shaped to receive the tapered end of the elongated strap and the elastomer segment.
US10689166B1	Lid and container including the same The present disclosure discloses a lid, including a lid body having an outlet, a sealing member connected to the lid body and configured for sealing the outlet in a sealing state, the sealing member can include a first end, a middle part, and a second end; a first magnetic member disposed inside the middle part of the sealing member, a driving member mounted and movable inside the lid body and configured for pushing the sealing member to rotate and unseal the outlet; a second magnetic member disposed inside the driving member; and wherein the first magnetic member can attract the second magnetic member to maintain the sealing member at the sealing position and close the outlet.
US10689152B2	Dispenser and process A dispenser (10) for dispensing a flowable material M has a container (12) having an outer wall (20) and membrane (14) collectively defining a first chamber (22) configured to contain the flowable material M. The membrane (14) has a thickness and a weld seam (40) wherein the weld seam (40) has a thickness less than the thickness of the membrane (14). A fracturing mechanism (16) is operably connected to the container (12). The fracturing mechanism (16) has an extending member (64) projecting from the outer wall (20) of the container (12). The extending member (64) has a projection (66) positioned proximate the membrane (14), wherein in response to deflection of the extending member (64), the projection (66) deflects the outer wall (20) proximate the membrane (14) wherein the weld seam (40) fractures creating an opening (41) through the membrane (14) configured to allow the flowable material M to pass therethrough and from the dispenser (10).
US10689148B2	Reusable break pack carton Exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure are directed to a reusable break pack carton formed using single sheet construction that has the ability to be repeatedly flattened and assembled without severing the joints. The break pack carton can include self-locking members configured to form a bottom wall of the break pack carton in the assembled state and a reinforced multi-layer top wall.
US10689146B2	Oriental food takeout box and plate assembly An oriental food takeout box and plate assembly and method of folding provides a unitary body, which is interchangeable between a planar eating surface configuration and a takeout box configuration along a folding and unfolding path. The takeout box configuration is defined by two opposing side faces with each side face forming at least one side container aperture, two opposing lateral faces, an enclosed bottom face, an inner upper face opposing the enclosed bottom face and defining two parallel spaced-apart slits forming a loop, and an outer upper face defining a loop aperture with the loop protruding therethrough. At least one utensil passes through the loop to fasten the outer upper face to inner upper face, so as to retain the unitary body in the takeout box configuration. Side container apertures form in the side faces to retain side containers that contains a condiment for consuming with the oriental food.
US10689141B2	Thermoform packaging machine with 2-axis robot A thermoform packaging machine comprising a forming station for thermoforming troughs in a bottom film web adapted to be conveyed in the thermoform packaging machine in a conveying direction, as well as a closing station for closing the troughs with a cover film. The machine further comprises a machine frame that includes a plurality of interconnected vertical members, longitudinal members, cross members, and machine feet. At least one substantially U-shaped or O-shaped portal is rigidly integrated in the machine frame, the portal comprising two columns and a crossbar extending between the two columns and above a conveying plane of the bottom film web transversely to the conveying direction, wherein the portal has a 2-axis robot mounted thereon.
US10689139B2	Reinforcing bar binding machine A reinforcing bar bending machine mounts a wire reel, feeds a wire from the wire reel to a guide part, curls the wire at the guide part, cuts the wire to bind reinforcing bars. The guide part includes a guiding part, a cutting part, a curl guide, first, second and third guide members. The guiding part guides the wire from the wire reel. The cutting part cuts the wire. The curl guide guides the wire fed from the guiding part or the cutting part to curl the fed wire. The first and third guide members guide an outer side of the wire to be bent. The second guide member guides an inner side of the wire to be bent. The first, second and third guide members are arranged in order from the guiding part. Any one of the first, second and third guide members serves as the cutting part.
US10689136B2	Thermo-forming packaging machine A thermo-forming packaging machine having a transport device that is configured to convey a lower film in a film transport surface along a transport direction from a forming station for forming troughs in the lower film via an inserting track for filling the troughs with products to a sealing station for sealing the troughs with an upper film and further to a cutting station for separating the sealed troughs. The film transport surface may include an area that ascends along the transport direction, either between the forming station and the sealing station or following the sealing station. The ascending areas may be followed in the transport direction by an even area. As a result, one of a product feeding device for feeding of products or a packaging discharge device for leading away packages may be positioned particularly close to the lower film.
US10689135B2	Method of packaging of polysilicon Reduction of contamination and the proportion of fines fractions in the packaging of rod form polysilicon is achieved by directly filling a plastic bag with polysilicon from a cleaning bowl by a rotating motion which causes polysilicon chunks to slide into the bag.
US10689131B2	Sectioned self-mating modular satellite buses A satellite configuration includes a plurality of individual satellite buses each having a number of side panels that form a polygonal shape, where the individual satellite buses collectively fit together to form the satellite configuration having a regular polygon shape. A method of producing the satellite configuration includes forming a plurality of individual satellite buses each having a polygonal shape, and fitting the individual satellite buses together to form the satellite configuration in a regular polygonal shape.
US10689110B2	Method and system for performing inspection and maintenance tasks of three-dimensional structures using drones This disclosure relates generally to drones, and more particularly to method and system for performing inspection and maintenance tasks of three-dimensional structures (3D) using drones. In one embodiment, a method for performing a task with respect to a 3D structure is disclosed. The method includes receiving a simulated 3D view of the 3D structure. The simulated 3D view comprises a hierarchy of augmented views to different degrees. The method further includes configuring one or more paths for performing a task on the 3D structure based on the hierarchy of augmented views, historical data on substantially similar tasks, and a capability of the at least one drone. The method further includes learning maneuverability and operations with respect to the one or more paths and the task based on the historical data on substantially similar tasks, and effecting performance of the task based on the learning through the at least one drone.
US10689101B2	Indirect motor drive train for RC vehicles The present disclosure describes an indirect motor drive train for RC vehicles. Example embodiments include RC vehicles such as helicopters (and more specifically quadcopters) with a housing and housing arms that extend radially from the housing. Protected within each housing arm is a motor and indirect drive train. In operation, the drive train may include a first gear and a second gear with corresponding teeth that mesh together to translate motion from the motor axis to a propeller axis.
US10689098B2	Adaptive landing gear assembly for rotary wing aircraft An adaptive landing gear assembly for a rotary wing aircraft, the adaptive landing gear assembly including a controller; a first landing gear support having a first ground contact element; and a second landing gear support having a second ground contact element; the controller independently controlling the first landing gear support and the second landing gear support.
US10689096B2	Adjustable cyclic stick A cyclic stick for transmitting control commands to blades of a rotorcraft via at least one transmission member, including a grip configured for engagement with a pilot's hand, a control arm and at least one locking mechanism. The control arm has a bottom end configured for connection to the transmission member(s) and for rotational connection to a base support structure, and a top end pivotally connected to the grip. The control arm includes first and second arm portions pivotally connected to each other, the first arm portion defining the bottom end, the second arm portion defining the top end. The locking mechanism(s) selectively prevent a relative pivoting motion between the first and second arm portions and a relative pivoting motion between the second arm portion and the grip. A method of adjusting a position of a grip of a cyclic stick in a rotorcraft cabin is also discussed.
US10689091B2	Tiltrotor aircraft wings having buckle zones A wing airframe for a wing of a tiltrotor aircraft includes a wing airframe core assembly and a wing skin assembly disposed on the wing airframe core assembly. The wing skin assembly includes a lower wing skin assembly disposed on the bottom side of the wing airframe core assembly. The tiltrotor aircraft includes a fuselage underneath the wing. The lower wing skin assembly has one or more buckle zones outboard of the fuselage. The buckle zones are locally susceptible to buckling in response to an impact of the tiltrotor aircraft, thereby protecting the fuselage from being crushed by the wing.
US10689076B2	Ship's sail made up of articulated panels and ship equipped therewith A sail includes at least three sides, namely two longitudinal sides respectively called “luff” and “leach”, as well as a lower transverse side called “foot” consisting of an assembly of panels having transverse edges parallel to the foot and longitudinal edges parallel to the luff and the leach, each panel being hinged to the adjoining panel around an axis parallel to the foot. Each of the panels includes reinforcing elements distributed into the two following groups: (a) a first group in which they extend parallel and in proximity to said transverse edges, and (b) a second group in which they extend parallel and in proximity to the longitudinal edges of the panel. They are connected two by two by connection parts in the continuation of the reinforcing elements of the second group, so that the forces assumed by the reinforcing elements are transmitted longitudinally from one panel to another.
US10689071B2	Stabilized floating platform structure A floating structure is described. The floating structure includes a floating platform disposed at a water surface, a mooring system and a damping system. The mooring system is configured for mooring one side of the floating platform to a sea floor, thereby to permit rotation of the floating structure and to provide a desired orientation down-wind with respect to an anchor point. The damping system is arranged at one side of the floating platform and is configured for absorbing wave energy and stresses imparted by the motion of waves in order to stabilize a horizontal position of the floating structure down-wind during a storm against the waves.
US10689065B2	Bicycle pedal and bicycle cleat A bicycle pedal comprises a pedal body, a first engagement member, and a biasing member. The first engagement member is movably coupled to the pedal body between a clamping position and a releasing position. The first engagement member is pivotable about a pivot axis in a pivot direction and slidable in a slide direction between the clamping position and the releasing position. The slide direction is different from the pivot direction. The biasing member biases the first engagement member toward the clamping position.
US10689063B2	Bicycle disc brake caliper A bicycle disc brake caliper comprises a caliper body. The caliper body includes a slot in which a brake pad is arranged. The caliper body includes a first body portion, a second body portion, a mounting surface, a first receiving hole, a cylinder bore, and a second cylinder bore. The second body portion is coupled to the first body portion so as to provide a slot therebetween. The mounting surface is configured to face a pipe portion of a bicycle body in a mounted state where the bicycle disc brake caliper is mounted to the bicycle body. The first receiving hole is provided on the mounting surface. The first receiving hole is configured to be threadedly engaged with a fastener to mount the bicycle disc brake caliper to the bicycle body. The first cylinder bore is provided on the first body portion. The second cylinder bore is provided on the first body portion.
US10689055B2	Folded bicycle frame and method for making the same A folded bicycle frame comprising a single and continuous sheet of metal is disclosed. The bicycle frame is formed by cutting the sheet of metal to form a boundary, hydroforming the sheet of metal to create a profile comprising indentations and protrusions along the sheet of metal, and then folding the molded sheet essentially along its axis of symmetry, such that the symmetrical parts of the sheet are positioned next to each other to form the frame with a hollow interior. Holes are precut in the frame so that other bicycle parts may be attached to the frame. The frame is produced without the need for any welding or connecting of individual parts. Thus, it is stronger than conventional bicycle frames which are weaker at such welded connections of their parts. A method for making the folded frame is also disclosed.
US10689054B2	Shell-type frame unit, method for producing a frame unit, and use of a frame unit A frame unit for a two-wheeled vehicle may comprise a main frame. The main frame may be formed by a first partial shell and a second partial shell that is joined to the first partial shell. The first partial shell and the second partial shell may be produced from a material comprising steel. The main frame may further comprise an upper tube, a lower tube, a seat tube, and/or a head tube. A rear section may be joined to the main frame and may include a chain stay and/or a seat stay. Further, each of the first and second partial shells may form a lateral half of the main frame, and the first and second partial shells may have a C-shaped cross section. The frame unit avoids the disadvantages of the prior art and offers a high degree of design freedom.

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