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US10699489B2	Method and system for displaying a virtual item in an augmented reality environment A method for displaying a virtual item, generated by a user, in a physical space shared with other users, in an augmented reality environment, comprising of forming segments in the physical space, designating a designated interaction type of the segment for placing the virtual item, placing the virtual item, generated by the user, into the segment based on a comparison between the interaction type of the virtual item and the designated interaction type of the segment, and updating a user-accessible repository comprising information on the interaction type of a virtual item and the segment the virtual item is placed in.
US10699484B2	Mixed-reality and CAD architectural design environment A computer system for creating architectural schematics within a mixed-reality environment generates, within an architectural design application, mixed-reality rendering data that visually describes one or more virtual architectural elements in relation to a real-world environment. The computer system transmits, to a mixed-reality device, the mixed-reality rendering data, wherein the mixed-reality device renders the mixed-reality rendering data within the real-world environment. The computer system also receives a command from a user directed towards a particular virtual architectural element. Additionally, the computer system constrains a scope of the command based upon an interaction between the virtual architectural element and the real-world environment.
US10699479B2	Apparatus and method for generating biological model A biological model generating apparatus establishes, for each of a plurality of nodes on a centerline of a blood vessel, based on blood vessel information, a first circle and a second circle on a plane cutting through the node and intersecting the centerline at a right angle. The first circle centers at the node and has a first radius obtained by adding a margin of error to the radius of the blood vessel. The second circle centers at the node and has a second radius obtained by subtracting the margin of error from the radius. Subsequently, the generating apparatus generates an implicit function defining a curved surface that intersects the plane cutting through each of the plurality of nodes, at the inner side of the first circle but the outer side of the second circle. Then, the generating apparatus generates a mesh model based on the defined curved surface.
US10699474B2	Systems and methods for a generating an interactive 3D environment using virtual depth Described herein are apparatuses, systems and methods for generating an interactive three-dimensional (“3D”) environment using virtual depth. A method comprises receiving a pre-rendered media file comprising a plurality of frames, receiving depth data related to the media file, wherein the depth data corresponds to each of the plurality of frames, creating an invisible three-dimensional (“3D”) framework of a first frame of the media file based on the corresponding depth data, and rendering a new first frame in real time to include the pre-rendered first frame, one or more virtual visible 3D objects and the invisible 3D framework.
US10699469B2	Configurable depth-of-field raycaster for medical imaging A method for volume ray casting is provided. For each pixel of a 2D image placed in a view plane a ray of sight is projected through a volume determined by a plurality of voxels of a volumetric dataset indicative of an object. A plurality of sampling points is determined along each ray of sight such that a distance between two consecutive sampling points is larger at a larger distance to the view plane. At each sampling point a color value and a transparency value is determined in dependence upon voxels in proximity of the sampling point and a lighting calculation, wherein for the lighting calculation a first lighting model and a second lighting model are used in dependence upon a distance of the sampling point to the view plane. For each ray of sight a final color value is determined by compositing along the ray the color values and the transparency values. The final color value of each ray corresponds to a pixel value of the 2D image. The color and the transparency value of a sampling point are composited with the color and transparency value of a previous sampling point before determining the color and transparency value of a following sampling point. The compositing is stopped when the composited transparency value is within a predetermined range less than a value indicative of opacity.
US10699466B2	Apparatus and method for generating a light intensity image A method of generating an image comprises receiving (301, 303) a first and second texture map and mesh representing a scene from a first view point and second view point respectively. A light intensity image is generated (305) for a third view point. For a first position this includes determining (401, 403) a first and second light intensity value for the first position by a view point transformation based on the first texture map and the first mesh and on the second texture map and the second mesh respectively. The light intensity value is then determined (405) by a weighted combination of the first and second light intensity values. The weighting depends on a depth gradient in the first mesh at a first mesh position corresponding to the first position relative to a depth gradient in the second mesh at a second mesh position corresponding to the first position.
US10699461B2	Telepresence of multiple users in interactive virtual space A telepresence communication uses information captured by a first capture device about a first user and information captured by a second capture device about a second user to generate a first avatar corresponding to the first user and a second avatar corresponding to the second user. A scene can be rendered locally or by a remote server in which the first avatar and the second avatar are both rendered in a virtual space. The first avatar is rendered to move based on movements made by the first user as captured by the first capture device, and the second avatar is rendered to move based on movements made by the second user as captured by the second capture device. The avatars may be realistic, based on avatar templates, or some combination thereof. The rendered scene may include virtual interactive objects that the avatars can interact with.
US10699455B2	Image processing system, image processing method, and image processing program recording medium An image processing system in which, in order to easily analyze input images acquired by sensors, output image quality is improved so that is suitable for a user. It includes: a gradient calculation unit that calculates a desired gradient based on input images; an indication function calculation unit that calculates an indication function for the input images, the indication function defining a range that can be taken by an output image and pixel values of a reference image; a pixel value renewal unit that renews pixel values of one of the input images so as to approximate the desired gradient to produce a renewed image; and a pixel value constraint unit that updates pixel values of the renewed image so as to fall within the range that can be taken by the output image and to approximate the pixel values of the reference image, to thereby obtain the output image.
US10699447B2	Multi-level image reconstruction using one or more neural networks A plurality of processors with logic units to train one or more neural networks for image construction, at least in part, using established one or more levels of compression for image data from a region of interest (ROI).
US10699446B2	Process and measuring system for data acquisition and processing in soft-tomography studies A measuring system (100) for data acquisition in soft-field tomography analysis of an object (62) includes transmitting units (63-i), receiving units (65-j), measuring units (67-j), an excitation unit having an alive point (“hot spot”; 81) and a ground point (“cold spot”; 82), a measuring data acquisition unit (85), and a control unit (90). In the operational state, the control unit (90) controls the excitation unit and the measuring data acquisition unit (85); the excitation unit connects to a transmitting unit (63-i), one at a time, to drive the transmitting units (63-i). Transmitting units (63-i) and the receiving units (65-j) couple, one by one, with the object (62) to excite and detect response upon the excitation field, wherein the receiving units (65-j) connect together in pairs to form measuring circuits to characterize the detected response quantitatively by measurement data.
US10699445B2	Partial volume correction in multi-modality emission tomography For partial volume correction, the partial volume effect is simulated using patient-specific segmentation. An organ or other object of the patient is segmented using anatomical imaging. For simulation, the locations of the patient-specific object or objects are sub-divided, creating artificial boundaries in the object. A test activity is assigned to each sub-division and forward projected. The difference of the forward projected activity to the test activity provides a location-by-location partial volume correction map. This correction map is used in reconstruction from the measured emissions, resulting in more accurate activity estimation with less partial volume effect.
US10699442B2	Articulated arm coordinate measuring machine having a color laser line probe A portable articulated arm coordinate measuring machine (AACMM) for measuring the coordinates of an object in space and a method of operating the AACMM is provided. The AACMM includes a laser line probe is having a projector and a camera, the projector projecting a line of light, the camera having a lens assembly and a sensor assembly. The sensor assembly having a filter disposed between a photosensitive array and the lens assembly. The filter has a plurality of red, green and blue pixels in a predetermined arrangement. A controller causes the camera to acquire a metrology image and a color image. 3D coordinates of points on a surface are determined based on the metrology image and a color is assigned to the points based on the color image. The exposure time for the color image is adjusted based on an Exposure To The Right or a Mid-gray color model.
US10699432B2	Depth map generation device for merging multiple depth maps A depth map generation device for merging multiple depth maps includes two image capturers, a depth map generator, and a mixer. The two image capturers are used for generating two first images. The depth map generator is coupled to the two image capturers, wherein the depth map generator generates a first depth map and a second depth map according to the two first images. The mixer is coupled to the depth map generator for merging the first depth map and the second depth map to generate a final depth map, wherein the first depth map and the second depth map have different characteristics.
US10699428B2	Volumetric depth video recording and playback Embodiments generally relate to a machine-implemented method of automatically adjusting the range of a depth data recording executed by at least one processing device. The method comprises determining, by the at least one processing device, at least one position of a subject to be recorded; determining, by the at least one processing device, at least one spatial range based on the position of the subject; receiving depth information; and constructing, by the at least one processing device, a depth data recording based on the received depth information limited by the at least one spatial range.
US10699425B2	Feature impression axis determination system, feature impression axis determination method, and program thereof Provided are a feature impression axis determination system, a feature impression axis determination method, and a program thereof capable of determining a feature axis indicating features of a plurality of images. A plurality of images is input, and a standard impression value of each of the plurality of images is determined with respect to at least two standard impression axes. The determined standard impression values are plotted in a standard impression region. In the standard region defined by the two standard impression axes, an axis on which a variance of the standard impression values becomes a maximum is determined as a feature impression axis indicating features of the plurality of input images. The determined feature impression axis is displayed in the standard region.
US10699424B2	Image processing apparatus, image processing method, and non-transitory computer readable medium with generation of deformed images An image processing apparatus comprising: an image obtaining unit obtaining a first image and a second image different from the first image; a deformation information obtaining unit obtaining deformation information representing deformation between the first image and the second image; a deformed image generating unit generating a first deformed image of the first image deformed in accordance with the second image and a second deformed image of the second image deformed in accordance with the first image; and a display controlling unit displaying the first image, the second image, an image based on the first deformed image, and an image based on the second deformed image is used.
US10699422B2	Information processing apparatus, control method, and program An information processing apparatus (2000) includes a first analyzing unit (2020), a second analyzing unit (2040), and an estimating unit (2060). The first analyzing unit (2020) calculates a flow of a crowd in a capturing range of a fixed camera (10) using a first surveillance image (12). The second analyzing unit (2040) calculates a distribution of an attribute of objects in a capturing range of a moving camera (20) using a second surveillance image (22). The estimating unit (2060) estimates an attribute distribution for a range that is not included in the capturing range of the moving camera (20).
US10699420B2	Eyeball tracking method and apparatus, and device An eyeball tracking method and apparatus, and a device. The method comprises: acquiring a facial grey-scale image set to be detected (101); judging whether the contour of an eyeball iris is determined in an N-th frame facial grey-scale image in the facial grey-scale image set to be detected (102); if not, detecting an eyeball pupil in the N-th frame facial grey-scale image, and determining the central position of the eyeball pupil in the N-th frame facial grey-scale image (103); in the N-th frame facial grey-scale image, taking the central position of the eyeball pupil as a centre to determine a grey-scale image region corresponding to an eyeball window (104); and according to the grey-scale image region corresponding to the eyeball window, determining the contour of the eyeball iris in the N-th frame facial grey-scale image (105). By judging that the contour of an eyeball iris is not determined in a facial grey-scale image, the tracking of the contour of the eyeball iris can be automatically adjusted, and an eyeball pupil is positioned again. By means of the present invention, the accuracy rate of eyeball tracking is improved, and an eyeball can be automatically identified to detect the central position of an eyeball pupil.
US10699411B2	Data display and processing algorithms for 3D imaging systems The present disclosure provides methods to process and/or display data collected using 3D imaging probes. The methods include: a) methods for mapping a single 2D frame onto a 3D representation of a volume; b) methods for dynamically updating portions of a 3D representation of a volume with a high temporal resolution, while leaving the remainder of the volume for contextual reference; c) methods for registering volumetric datasets acquired with high temporal resolution with volumetric datasets acquired with relatively low temporal resolution in order to estimate relative displacement between the datasets; and d) methods for identifying structures within a volume and applying visual cues to the structures in subsequent volumes containing the structures.
US10699406B2	Determining a plant's biomass A method of determining a plant's biomass includes three steps, namely establishing an X-ray photograph of the plant, establishing an absorption characteristic of the plant in an X-ray photograph, and determining the plant's biomass by means of the absorption characteristic of the plant. Said determining is based on a predetermined relation between a reference absorption characteristic and a reference biomass.
US10699403B2	Systems and methods to automatically determine garment fit Systems and methods for automatically determining of garment sizing (e.g., fit) using a images including video images. The method may perform non-contact estimations of garment fit from visual (e.g., video) input by receiving an video of the subject's head and face and profile and determining a scaling factor from the subject's intraocular spacing and using this scaling factor when analyzing images of other body regions to determine garment sizing.
US10699397B2	Processes of determining characteristics of a surface of a papermaking fabric Processes of determining features of a paper-making fabric. The processes utilize a representation of a portion of a surface of the fabric, with the representation showing at least one of (i) locations and (ii) sizes of knuckles and pockets in the surface of the fabric. An image of the portion of the fabric is generated based on the representation. Using the displayed image, an outline is drawn around at least one of the knuckles, and guidelines are drawn such that the guidelines at least one of (i) pass through the center of the outlined knuckle, (ii) pass through the other knuckles, and (iii) form a shape that surrounds areas of the image that correspond to where the pockets are formed between the knuckles. With the outlined knuckle and guidelines, properties that affect the paper-making functionality of the fabric may be calculated.
US10699394B2	System and method for image calibration The disclosure relates to a system and method for generating an image by the following steps: obtaining a first image and a second image relating to a subject; obtaining a third image of the subject by a radiology imaging technique; registering the first image and the second image to obtain a first element; calibrating the third image to obtain a second element based on the first element; calibrating the second image based on the second element.
US10699392B2	Contrast-enhanced reproduction of spectral CT image data A method is for setting a contrast of a multi-energy CT image representation. In an embodiment of the method, a plurality of multispectral image datasets of an examination region of a patient are received. Furthermore, an automated identification of a structure to be examined is achieved based upon the multispectral image datasets and an automated combining of the differently weighted multispectral image datasets is accomplished such that the contrast between the structure to be examined and its environment is improved compared to a uniform weighting. Further, a multi-energy CT imaging method is described. An image setting device is also described. In addition, a computed tomography system is described.
US10699375B2	Method and apparatus for image adjustment for panoramic image stitching A method, apparatus and computer program products are provided for reducing artifacts in a seam region when stitching overlapping images. One example method includes extracting the seam region from the overlapping images, wherein the overlapping images comprise a first image captured by a first image capturing device and a second image captured by a second image capturing device, the overlapping images sharing the seam region, the seam region being a region of each of the first image and the second images depicting a common captured area, applying a set of convergence values to the seam region generating a plurality of strips corresponding to the seam region, dividing the plurality of strips into multiple vertical segments, and computing an optimal convergence for each of the multiple vertical segments.
US10699369B2	Intelligent memory DVFS scheme exploiting graphics inter-frame level correlation Methods and apparatus relating to techniques for intelligent memory DVFS (Dynamic Voltage and Frequency Scaling) scheme exploiting graphics inter-frame level correlation are described. In an embodiment, collection logic collects bandwidth usage information by a system agent during performance of one or more operations associated with a first graphics workload. Memory stores the collected bandwidth usage information. The selection logic causes selection of an operating frequency for the system agent to perform a plurality of operations associated with one or more graphics workloads based at least on the stored collected bandwidth usage information. The one or more graphics workloads occur after the first graphics workload. Other embodiments are also disclosed and claimed.
US10699366B1	Techniques for ALU sharing between threads Techniques are disclosed relating to sharing an arithmetic logic unit (ALU) between multiple threads. In some embodiments, the threads also have dedicated ALUs for other types of operations. In some embodiments, arbitration circuitry is configured to receive operations to be performed by the shared arithmetic logic unit from the set of threads and issue the received operations to the shared arithmetic logic unit. In some embodiments, the arbitration circuitry is configured to switch to a different one of the set of threads for each instruction issued to the shared arithmetic logic unit. In some embodiments, the shared ALU is configured to perform 32-bit operations and the dedicated ALUs are configured to perform the same operations using 16-bit precision. In some embodiments, the shared ALU is shared between two threads and is physically located adjacent to other datapath circuitry for the two threads.
US10699363B2	Link aggregator for an electronic display Video data and auxiliary data may be sent between a processor and a display device via a single cable using a link aggregator. As such, the link aggregator may receive a first parallel signal that may include the video data and a second parallel signal that may include auxiliary data from the processor. The link aggregator may then send the first parallel signal and the second parallel signal as an aggregated signal to the display device. Upon receiving the aggregated signal at the display device, the link aggregator may de-aggregate the aggregated signal into the first parallel signal and the second parallel signal. The link aggregator may then send the first parallel signal and the second parallel signal to a timing controller of the display device, such that the timing controller may display the video data using the display device.
US10699354B2	System and method of enabling asset leasing on a token enabled payment card network Methods and systems for processing booking transactions are provided. A server received a transaction request to book an asset for a time period. The transaction request comprises a token identifier assigned to the asset and data identifying the time period. The server then identifies token data associated with the asset based on the token identifier and determines availability of the asset during the time period based on the token data. If the asset is available for the duration of the time period, the server maps the token identifier to an account identifier and sends a request to credit an account identified by the account identifier to a server of an issuer of the account.
US10699350B1	Automatic exchange of information in response to a collision event Systems and methods for the automatic exchange of insurance information in response to a collision event are provided. A wireless communication device may collect telematics data related to operation of a vehicle. The wireless communication device may detect the occurrence of a collision event involving the vehicle based on the telematics data collected. The wireless communication device may discover another wireless communication device locating in the vicinity of the collision event that has also detected a collision event. The wireless device may initiate an exchange of insurance information with that other wireless communication device. Other types of information may be exchanged between the wireless devices as well as between an insurance system in signal communication with the wireless devices in response to a collision event.
US10699342B2	Computing architecture for managed-account transactions An improved computing architecture for managed-account transactions is presented. In accordance with embodiments, responsive to receiving a request to purchase one or more units of an asset for an account of a client, a computing system may identify a customized rule for the account, the client, and/or the asset. Responsive to determining that the request meets each of one or more criteria specified by the customized rule, the computing system may, for each of the unit(s), instantiate, in an account object associated with the account and stored within a client object associated with the client and stored in a memory of the computing system, an object representing the unit and may store, in the memory, an indication of a price and time at which the unit was purchased and data associating the indication with the object representing the unit.
US10699338B2	System and method for buy-side order matching Techniques for buy-side order matching in the trading of financial instruments using a centralized matching engine having one or more storage devices including rules and order parameters for a plurality of buy-side parties. The centralized matching engine includes one or more transmitters and receivers communicatively coupled to a network and one or more processors operatively coupled to the one or more storage devices and the one or more transmitters and receivers. At least one message sent over the network by a plurality of buy-side parties and is received by the central matching engine to set the rules or order parameters. At least one order of at least two of the plurality of buy-side parties is matched based on the rules and the order parameters. A message is transmitted over the network to a sell-side party indicating that trade negotiation can commence.
US10699333B2	Online bidding system A method and computer program product is provided for an online bidding system. The method may include receiving a plurality of bids from a plurality of online bidding communities during a live auction event at one of a primary technology provider and a relying technology provider, wherein the live auction event simultaneously occurs on a physical auction floor and virtually. The method may also include processing the plurality of bids at the primary technology provider. The method may further include providing the processed plurality of bids to a single designated clerking console associated with the primary technology provider for the live auction event. The method may also include receiving an accepted bid from the single designated clerking console.
US10699332B1	Method and apparatus for facilitating meta search proxy bidding Various methods are provided for programmatically providing a platform for responding dynamically providing a response to a property level availability call through API request based on run-time information. One example method may comprise receiving the property level availability call, the property level availability call configured to elicit a response identifying an availability of one or more of the plurality of specified properties for a specified time frame, determining, based on an associated bid, whether an affirmative response to the property level availability call is profitable, and in an instance in which the affirmative response is profitable, causing transmission of the affirmative response.
US10699315B2	Method and computer program for displaying search information The preset invention relates to a method for an electronic device to display shopping information, which includes: displaying a shopping information search menu to be fixed in a notification list; running a camera function and displaying a camera preview image upon receiving a user request for a camera search in the shopping information search menu; extracting a search image from the preview image to transmit a query; and displaying shopping information matched to the image by switching a screen or displaying a link to the shopping information to be superposed on the preview image upon receiving the shopping information.
US10699313B2	Observation platform for performing structured communications In a method of structured communications, responsive to a user interacting with an observation platform via a software application installed on a first communication device belonging to the user, a signal is received by a computer system of the observation platform. The computer system is associated with an organization. The computer system identifies credentials of the user. The computer system accesses a profile associated with the credentials the user. The profile includes a history of the user's activities associated with the organization. The computer system utilizes the profile of the user to determine a person representing the organization to place in contact with the user via the first communication device.
US10699311B1	System and method for targeting information based on message content in a reply A method of presenting information to a party through a messaging application is described. Responsive to receipt of a communication from a party (e.g., the first user), a reply is sent. The communication and the reply is presented in an interface to the sender. The messaging system determines matching content that is relevant to one or both of the communication and the reply and determines a quality of the match. Determining the quality of the match may include determining a score for an advertisement based on the advertisement's responsiveness to content identified in the reply message that was sent. Based on a determination that the quality is above a threshold, the matching content is presented along with the communication and the reply.
US10699302B2	Generating keywords by associative context with input words Systems and methods are provided for accessing a plurality of inventory item listings accessible over a network, wherein each of the plurality of inventory item listings includes one or more text strings, and creating inventory word vectors for at least some of the text strings of the plurality of inventory item listings. The systems and methods further provide for receiving a user input including an input word, wherein the user input is input by a user to access a primary media content, creating an input word vector for the input word, calculating cosine similarities between the input word vector and the inventory word vectors, and analyzing the calculated cosine similarities to determine one or more keywords from the one or more text strings, wherein the one or more keywords are from the text strings having inventory word vectors with the highest cosine similarities to the input word vector.
US10699300B2	Information providing method and program Disclosed is an information providing method and so on including: obtaining a use history of a device used by a user for processing on a substance; and providing information according to the obtained use history to the user, wherein the processing on the substance includes a movement of the substance or a change in a temperature of the substance. This allows providing the user of the device with information suitable for the user when the user simply uses a device for doing routine housework, without requiring the user to input information such as search words.
US10699299B1	Generating optimized in-channel and cross-channel promotion recommendations using free shipping qualifier In general, embodiments of the present invention provide systems, methods and computer readable media for recommending contextually relevant promotions to consumers in order to facilitate their discovery of promotions that they are likely to purchase from a promotion and marketing service.
US10699297B2	Method, system and software product for optimizing the delivery of content to a candidate A computer-implemented method and system for improving recipient response rates to content presented via a data communications network to a plurality of recipients based upon recipient response data, wherein the content comprises a plurality of content factors. Each content factor is selected from one or more corresponding content levels. A data structure is provided for containing recipient response data associated with content comprising combinations of content levels. A plurality of content samples is generated by forming combinations of content levels for a plurality of content factors in accordance with respective combination weightings derived from recipient response data contained within the data structure. The plurality of content samples is presented to a corresponding plurality of recipients via the data communications network. The recipient responses to the content samples are received via the data communications network. The recipient responses are analysed to identify one or more combinations of content levels resulting in high recipient response rates relative to other combinations in accordance with predetermined statistical criteria. The recipient response data associated with combinations of content levels resulting in high recipient response rates is stored within the data structure.
US10699288B2	Methods and systems for distributing information via mobile devices and enabling its use at a point of transaction Methods and systems for utilizing promotion data accessible via a mobile device are disclosed. A digital record of promotion data from a product provider may be stored in a database. A plurality of such digital records may be aggregated for one or more providers. A digital record may be associated with an incentive account associated with an individual. An electronic request to apply promotion data associated with the individual to a transaction and authentication data identifying the individual may be received. A digital record associated with the individual's incentive account may be located and transmitted to a transaction processing system. A processing result record associated with the digital record may be received from the processing system. Usage information derived from the processing result record may be associated in a database.
US10699281B2	Snap seal system A method including accepting a registration of an item in a database, the registration including a registrant's ownership information and an identifier about the item known to the registrant; and verifying the item is the registered item to a buyer of the item in response to the buyer providing the identifier. A method of authenticating an item including registering an item with a database, the registration including a registrant's ownership information; providing a seal having a public identification tag on a first side and a private identification tag on a second side; storing data of the public identification tag and data of the private identification tag in the database; and affixing the seal on a container containing an item or a representation of the item, when the seal is not broken, the public identification tag is visible and the private identification tag is not visible.
US10699276B1	Intraday alert volume adjustments based on risk parameters Intraday alert volume adjustments based on risk parameters is provided. Users may be assigned risk levels, which may be determined based on historical information. An event associated with the user may be prioritized in relation to other events received by the user or by other users. The prioritization may be events received during a predetermined time range, or until an event has been pending for longer than a predetermined interval. The various events are output according to their relative rankings, which may indicate a descending order of risk level. As newly received events are received, they may be dynamically ranked in relationship to the previously received events that have not expired.
US10699275B2	Systems and methods for use in authorizing transactions to accounts Systems and methods are provided for use in processing transactions to payment accounts by transacting users, based on authentication of designated users associated with the payment accounts. One exemplary method includes receiving, at a computing device, a message associated with a transaction to a payment account where the transaction is initiated by a first user, and retrieving an authorization profile for the payment account based on a primary account number for the payment account. The authorization profile includes an indication of a communication device associated with a second, designated user also associated with the payment account. The method also includes soliciting, by the computing device, from the first user, a selection of the communication device and then, in response, transmitting an authentication request for the transaction to the second user at the communication device, thereby permitting the second user to grant permission for the transaction to the payment account.
US10699270B2	Mirrored token vault Embodiments are directed to a first token vault managed by a token service provider and a second token vault managed by a second entity. The first token vault is continuously synchronized with the second token vault in real-time. That is, the data in the second token vault is updated simultaneously with or immediately after the data in the first token vault is updated. In some embodiments, the first token vault may be a master token vault and the second token vault may be a mirror token vault. The mirror token vault may store the same information as the master token vault. Alternatively, the mirror token vault may store a subset of the information stored at the master token vault. In other embodiments, the information stored at the first token vault and the information stored at the second token vault may be mutually exclusive.
US10699269B1	System and method for smart contract publishing A Turing incomplete smart contracting source code for use in a blockchain network is disclosed that allows for static analysis of a smart contract at the time of publishing.
US10699267B2	Secure account provisioning A mobile payment system and method are described that facilitates the secure and real time user authentication and activation of a mobile payment account for a user portable electronic device over a communications network.
US10699258B2	Passenger authentication for in-vehicle vending In one embodiment, a method includes receiving a request from a user computing device associated with a user for one or more items from an in-vehicle vending apparatus during a ride. The method also includes sending information associated with the user to start a vending session using the in-vehicle vending apparatus. The method also includes receiving an indication that the user associated with the user computer device accessed the in-vehicle vending apparatus. The method also includes determining that the user associated with the user computing device is the only user associated with the ride, determining that the user associated with the user computing device is one of a plurality of users associated with the ride, or determining that the user associated with the user computing device is associated with the in-vehicle vending apparatus.
US10699257B2	System for implementing item payment method, program provision method, and mobile phone control method A novel item payment settlement system is configured such that during a purchasing processes for items of differing purchase charges performed through an application on a mobile phone, connections are made to phone numbers having different connection charges, so that purchase charges of the items can be paid in the form of mobile phone connection charges, and a method therefor. Data in which a different phone number is associated in advance with each of purchase prices is retrieved from a memory, and a user identification signal such as a mobile phone number or the like is sent by making a call to the outside, whereby it is possible for an outside party to identify from the incoming phone number an amount that is to be paid; and further, the user number that is to pay can be easily determined.
US10699255B1	Efficient propagation of user data across disparate systems Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for fluid blob tracking. One of the methods includes receiving from a user device, a request to change an address with a financial institution. The method includes accessing an electronic bill pay system of the financial institution. The method includes identifying an external party to notify of the change of address based on data in an electronic bill pay system. The method also includes notifying the external party of the change of address, wherein the external party is independent of the financial institution.
US10699250B2	Binding seperate communication platform meetings A first meeting of a first network service is connected to a second meeting of a second network service by sending data identifying the first network service to the second network service and receiving, from the second network service, a key that is associated with the first network service. The first network service then sends information identifying the second meeting and a link to the first meeting to the second network service using an address for second network service that includes the key. The first network service then receives a second meeting link to the second meeting from the second network service and providing devices participating in the first meeting with the second meeting link. These devices activate the second meeting link to access resources of the second meeting.
US10699249B2	Point-of-contact database information integration system An integration system may be communicatively coupled to resource systems, including a user-information system and a provider-information system. The integration system may determine, based on geographical information from the user a list of available agents of a provider of an account held by the user. The integration system may select a point-of-contact from the list of available agents and authorize the point-of-contact to access secure information associated with the account. The integration system may also authorize the user to access secure information associated with the provider, including contact information and availability information.
US10699246B2	Probability based whitelist A system and method are disclosed for maintaining a whitelist, including: obtaining message data based on an email message sent by a user; extracting recipient information from message data; updating the whitelist using the recipient information.
US10699242B2	Automated surfacing of tagged content adjunct to vertical applications Embodiments of the present invention address deficiencies of the art in respect to social bookmarking and provide a method, system and computer program product for automated surfacing of tagged content adjunct to a vertical application. In an embodiment of the invention, a method for automatically surfacing tagged content in a vertical application can be provided. The method can include receiving and parsing text from content in an end user application, comparing the parsed text to social bookmarks and associated metadata from a social bookmarking system and matching portions of the content to respective ones of the social bookmarks and associated metadata based upon the comparison, and directing a visual emphasis of the matched portions of the content in the end user application, whereby the end user application is unmodified to perform the receiving, comparing and directing steps.
US10699229B2	User segmentation for cost-based deployment of enterprise infrastructure Described herein, is a method for user segmentation for cost-based deployment of enterprise infrastructure. According to an implementation, for each of the users, a user fingerprint (UFP) score set comprising rating scores that quantify levels of enterprise-level needs of the each user is determined. For each of deployment solutions of the enterprise, a deployment fingerprint (DFP) score set comprising rating scores that quantify levels of capabilities of the each deployment solution enabled to meet enterprise-level needs of the users is determined. The users are grouped into user segments based on the UFP score sets of the users. A definition of each of the user segments is determined. The definition is indicative of a user whose enterprise-level needs define characteristics of the corresponding user segment. A number of user segments is found based on a cost associated with the deployment solutions for the user segments.
US10699218B2	Energy analytics learning machine Energy Analytics Learning Machine (or EALM) system is a machine learning based, “brutally empirical” analysis system for use in optimizing the payout from one or more energy sources. EALM system optimizes exploration, production, distribution and/or consumption of an energy source while minimizing costs to the producer, transporter, refiner and/or consumer. Normalized data are processed to determine clusters of correlation in multi-dimensional space to identify a machine learned ranking of importance weights for each attribute. Predictive and prescriptive optimization on the normalized energy data is performed utilizing unique combinations of machine learning and statistical algorithm ensembles. The unstructured textual energy data are classified to correlate with optimal production to capture the dynamics of one or more energy sources of physically real or theoretically calculated systems to provide categorization results from labeled data sets to identify patterns.
US10699213B2	Space efficient random decision forest models implementation utilizing automata processors An apparatus includes a processing resource configured to receive a feature vector of a data stream. The feature vector includes a set of feature values. The processing resource is further configured to calculate a set of feature labels based at least in part on the set of feature values to generate a label vector, provide the label vector to another processing resource, and to receive a plurality of classifications corresponding to each feature label of the label vector from the other processing resource. The plurality of classifications are generated based at least in part on a respective range of feature values of the set of feature values. The processing resource is configured to then combine the plurality of classifications to generate a final classification of the data stream.
US10699207B2	Analytic system based on multiple task learning with incomplete data A computing device computes a weight matrix to compute a predicted value. For each of a plurality of related tasks, an augmented observation matrix, a plug-in autocovariance matrix, and a plug-in covariance vector are computed. A weight matrix used to predict the characteristic for each of a plurality of variables and each of a plurality of related tasks is computed. (a) and (b) are repeated with the computed updated weight matrix as the computed weight matrix until a convergence criterion is satisfied: (a) a gradient descent matrix is computed using the computed plug-in autocovariance matrix, the computed plug-in covariance vector, the computed weight matrix, and a predefined relationship matrix, wherein the predefined relationship matrix defines a relationship between the plurality of related tasks, and (b) an updated weight matrix is computed using the computed gradient descent matrix.
US10699205B2	Method and apparatus for using gait analysis to determine a health quality measure A method, computer-readable storage device and apparatus for calculating a health quality measure are disclosed. For example, a method receives characteristics of motion information, wherein the characteristics of motion information is based upon gait information, monitors the characteristics of motion information over a time period to determine a plurality of different modes of motion within the time period, and calculates the health quality measure based upon the plurality of different modes of motion.
US10699198B2	Method and system for cold-start item recommendation Method, system, and programs for estimating interests of a plurality of users with respect to a new piece of information are disclosed. In one example, historical interests of the plurality of users are obtained with respect to one or more existing pieces of information. One or more users are selected from the plurality of users. Historical interests of the one or more users can minimize an objective function over the plurality of users. Interests of the one or more users are obtained with respect to the new piece of information. Estimated interests of the plurality of users are generated with respect to the new piece of information based on the obtained interests of the one or more users.
US10699188B2	Neural network processor A circuit for performing neural network computations for a neural network comprising a plurality of neural network layers, the circuit comprising: a matrix computation unit configured to, for each of the plurality of neural network layers: receive a plurality of weight inputs and a plurality of activation inputs for the neural network layer, and generate a plurality of accumulated values based on the plurality of weight inputs and the plurality of activation inputs; and a vector computation unit communicatively coupled to the matrix computation unit and configured to, for each of the plurality of neural network layers: apply an activation function to each accumulated value generated by the matrix computation unit to generate a plurality of activated values for the neural network layer.
US10699187B2	Selecting action slates using reinforcement learning Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for selecting action slates using reinforcement learning. One of the methods includes receiving an observation characterizing a current state of an environment; selecting an action slate by processing the observation and a plurality of candidate action slates using a deep neural network, wherein each candidate action slate comprises a respective plurality of actions from the set of actions, and wherein the deep neural network is configured to, for each of the candidate action slates, process the observation and the actions in the candidate action slate to generate a slate Q value for the candidate action slate that is an estimate of a long-term reward resulting from the candidate action slate being provided to the action selector in response to the observation; and providing the selected action slate to an action selector in response to the observation.
US10699183B2	Automated system for proposing help center articles to be written to facilitate resolving customer-service requests The system obtains a set of tickets representing customer requests generated by a customer-support ticketing system. Next, the system feeds words from each ticket through a model to generate a request vector for the ticket, wherein the request vector comprises numerical values representing words in the ticket. The system then embeds the request vectors in a vector space. If help center articles already exist, the system embeds article vectors for the existing help center articles in the vector space. Next, the system identifies clusters of request vectors, which are within a pre-specified distance of each other in the vector space. If an identified cluster is more than a pre-specified distance away from a closest article vector in the vector space, the system notifies a content creator that a new article needs to be written, or an existing article needs to be updated, to cover the identified cluster.
US10699177B2	Electronic tag An electronic tag (1) with a Bluetooth (BT) transmitter and a proximity sensor is configured to automatically, when an object (30) enters a detection zone of the proximity sensor, switch from a default sleep mode, in which the BT transmitter is deactivated, to an active mode in which the BT transmitter transmits a data package including an identifier of the electronic tag (1). A data collection system may include system devices (100) provided with a respective electronic tag (1) that stores a unique identifier of the system device (100), and a computer system (50) that receives the identifier from a portable electronic device (30) configured to intercept data packets from electronic tags (1). The system devices (100) may comprise exercise devices, and the data collection system may be a workout system that allows users of the exercise devices to automatically track their workout.
US10699172B2	Method, apparatus, electronic device and computer storage medium for generating information identification codes Methods, systems, and devices, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for generating information identification codes are provided. One of the methods includes: requesting a user's code generation seed from a code identifying party; receiving a first code generation seed from the code identifying party; and synchronizing the first code generation seed to a client of the user, for the user to generate an information identification code.
US10699171B2	Automated image scale adjustment based upon document and image context Disclosed are methods, systems, and machine readable mediums which provide for an automatic image scaling that may be utilized in a variety of contexts, including for scaling images inserted into documents. The image may be scaled based upon one or more scaling features that may be utilized alone or in combination. Scaling features may be described by scaling feature categories, although as will be appreciated, the scaling features may be placed in one or more categories. Example feature categories may include image characteristics; image content; content of the document and context of the image within the document; past user behavior and preferences; and the like.
US10699162B2	Method and system for sorting and identifying medication via its label and/or package Disclosed herein is an improved pharmaceutical management system and methods implemented by the system for sorting and identifying a medicine via its label and/or package. The method comprises steps of: (1) receiving a plurality of raw images of a package of a medication; (b) juxtaposing two of the plurality of raw images to produce a combined image, in which the two raw images are different from each other; (c) processing the combined image to produce a reference image; and (d) establishing the medication library with the aid of the reference image. The system comprises an image capturing device, an image processor, and a machine learning processor. The image processor is programmed with instructions to execute the method for producing a combined image.
US10699161B2	Tunable generative adversarial networks A method of tuning a generative model may be provided. A method may include receiving, at a first generative adversarial network (GAN), a first input identifying an item and at least one user-defined attribute for the item. The method may also include generating, via the first GAN, a first image of the item based on the first input. Further, the method may include receiving, at a second GAN, the first image and a second input indicative of a desire for more or less of the at least one user-defined attribute. Moreover, the method may include generating, via the second GAN, a second image of the item based on the first image and the second input.
US10699149B2	Method and device for automatically identifying a point of interest in a depth measurement on a viewed object A method and device for automatically identifying a point of interest in a depth measurement on a viewed object using a video inspection device is disclosed. The video inspect device determines the three-dimensional coordinates in a region of interest on the viewed object and analyzes those surface points to determine the desired measurement application (e.g., determining the deepest point, the highest point, or the clearance between two surfaces). Based on the desired measurement application, the video inspection device automatically identifies the point of interest on the viewed object and places a cursor at that location.
US10699144B2	Systems and methods for actively re-weighting a plurality of image sensors based on content Systems and methods for monitoring a user by a plurality of image sensors are disclosed. The system includes a plurality of image sensors that output content descriptive of one or more visual attributes of the user, where each of the image sensors are positioned at a unique angle facing a user. The system also includes one or more processors and one or more non-transitory memory modules communicatively coupled to the one or more processors. The non-transitory memory modules storing machine-readable instructions that, when executed, cause the one or more processors to receive the content from the plurality of image sensors, and assign respective weights to each of the plurality of image sensors based on the content. The respective weights of the plurality of image sensors are actively re-weighted over a period of time. The processors are also caused to merge the content of the plurality of image sensors together.
US10699133B2	Systems and methods for operation of a vehicle In one aspect, an example method includes (i) determining, by a computing system at a first time, a first height of a bumper of a leading vehicle relative to a reference height; (ii) determining, by the computing system at a second time that is later than the first time, a second height of the bumper relative to the reference height; (iii) making, by the computing system, a determination that the determined first height and the determined second height lack a threshold extent of similarity based on an established tolerance level; and (iv) responsive at least to making the determination that the determined first height and the determined second height lack the threshold extent of similarity based on the established tolerance level, causing, by the computing system, the light source to operate.
US10699131B2	User-upgradeable load control network A method for installing a user-upgradeable load control network includes mounting backplates to electrical junction boxes throughout a building, where at least some backplates include a cavity to interchangeably accept device control assemblies, electrical contacts, and a translatable cover to shield the electrical contacts from the cavity when translated to a closed position and to expose the electrical contacts to inserted device control assemblies. The method may further include connecting the electrical contacts to electrical loads throughout the building. The method may further include installing device control assemblies into the backplates by inserting the one or more device control assemblies and translating the respective covers to the open positions. Further, an installed device control assembly is upgradeable by translating the cover to the closed position, removing the installed device control assembly, inserting device control assembly, and translating the cover to the open position.
US10699128B2	Method and system for comparing content Methods and systems for comparing content are provided. A recognizable object which appears in frames of a reference video file is recognized. A meta-feature of the recognizable object is determined. A first vector indicative of the meta-feature of the identified recognizable object in the reference video file is created. The meta-feature of the identified recognizable object which appears in a suspect video file is determined. A second vector indicative of the meta-feature of the identified recognizable object in the suspect video file is created. A correlation between the first vector and the second vector is determined. The correlation between the first vector and the second vector is indicative of a degree of confidence that the suspect video file is a copy of the reference video file.
US10699123B1	Dynamic contextual media filter A contextual filter system configured to perform operations that include, capturing an image frame at a client device, wherein the image frame includes a depiction of an object, identifying an object category of the object based on the depiction of the object within the image frame, accessing media content associated with the object category within a media repository, generating a presentation of the media content, and causing display of the presentation of the media content within the image frame at the client device.
US10699122B2	Alerting a hyper focused device user to engage audience A method, computer system, and a computer program product for diverting a user focus from a user device is provided. The present invention may include detecting a user audience in proximity of a user device. The present invention may then include determining that a user of the user device should be alerted to the detected user audience. The present invention may further include, in response to determining that the user of the user device should be alerted to the detected user audience, transmitting an alert from the user device configured to divert a user focus from the user device to the detected user audience.
US10699120B1	Empty house utilization evaluation method, and server and system using the same The inventive concept relate to an empty house utilization evaluation method comprising receiving, by an empty house utilization evaluation server, satellite image data for an empty house to be evaluated, extracting, by the empty house utilization evaluation server, images of a population element, a traffic element, a natural element, and a social element of the empty house to be evaluated from the received satellite image data, analyzing, by the empty house utilization evaluation server, utilization of the empty house to be evaluated based on the extracted images of the population element, the traffic element, a natural element, and the social element of the empty house to be evaluated and suggesting, by the empty house utilization evaluation server, a use of the empty house to be evaluated according to a result of the analyzing utilization of the empty house to be evaluated.
US10699118B2	Vehicle safety system and operating method thereof There is provided a vehicle safety system including a sensing unit, a processing unit, a control unit and a display unit. The sensing unit is configured to capture an image frame containing an eyeball image from a predetermined distance. The processing unit is configured to calculate a pupil position of the eyeball image in the image frame and generate a drive signal corresponding to the pupil position. The control unit is configured to trigger a vehicle device associated with the pupil position according to the drive signal. The display unit is configured to show information of the vehicle device.
US10699117B2	Pupil positioning device and method and display driver of virtual reality device The present disclosure relates to a pupil positioning device and method and a display driver of a virtual reality device. The pupil positioning device includes a preprocessing circuit and a coordinate processing circuit. The preprocessing circuit is configured to receive an eye image, and preprocess the eye image to obtain all boundary points of the eye image. The coordinate processing circuit is configured to perform connected region processing on all the boundary points, and determine coordinates of a center of the pupil according to the maximum connected region.
US10699111B2	Page segmentation of vector graphics documents Disclosed systems and methods generate page segmented documents from unstructured vector graphics documents. The page segmentation application executing on a computing device receives as input an unstructured vector graphics document. The application generates an element proposal for each of many areas on a page of the input document tentatively identified as being page elements. The page segmentation application classifies each of the element proposals into one of a plurality of defined type of categories of page elements. The page segmentation application may further refine at least one of the element proposals and select a final element proposal for each element within the unstructured vector document. One or more of the page segmentation steps may be performed using a neural network.
US10699105B2	Workflow creation by image analysis A computer implemented method for generating contextual workflows includes receiving a plurality of images, analyzing the received plurality of images to identify one or more activities corresponding to the plurality of images and one or more contextual details corresponding to the plurality of images, wherein the contextual details indicate a capture location, a capture time, a capture sequence, or a capture subject for the plurality of images, calculating a confidence weighting for the one or more identified activities for the plurality of images, creating a contextual workflow according to the calculated confidence weightings, receiving a query for a workflow corresponding to an indicated context, and identifying one or more workflows that matches the indicated context.
US10699103B2	Living body detecting method and apparatus, device and storage medium The present disclosure provides a living body detecting method and apparatus, a device and a storage medium. The method comprises: regarding a to-be-detected user, respectively obtaining a first picture and a second picture taken with two near infrared cameras and a third picture taken with a visible light camera; generating a depth map according to the first picture and second picture; determining whether the user is a living body according to the depth map and the third picture. The solution of the present disclosure can be applied to improve accuracy of detection results.
US10699099B2	System and method of capturing and producing biometric-matching quality fingerprints and other types of dactylographic images with a mobile device An optical module includes a housing with a lighting mechanism, an aperture formed therein, and a window that frames a transparent surface adapted to contact a skin surface of a person, for example, a fingertip. The lighting mechanism provides light to illuminate the skin surface placed upon the transparent surface. A prism has a first side facing the lighting mechanism, a second side at the window, and a third side through which a dactylographic image exits the prism. One or more light reflecting surfaces are disposed within the housing to reflect the dactylographic image towards the housing aperture. The optical module is coupled to a mobile device having a camera, with the aperture of the housing aligning with a lens of the camera. The camera acquires the dactylographic image, and the mobile device adjusts this dactylographic image to produce a dactylographic image suitable for biometric matching.
US10699092B2	Optical sensor and manufacturing method thereof An optical sensor is provided, wherein the optical sensor includes an image sensing array, a collimator layer, and a light-shielding layer. The image sensor array includes a plurality of pixels. The collimator layer is disposed on the image sensor array and includes a plurality of openings corresponding to the pixels. The collimator layer includes a first surface facing the image sensor array and a second surface opposite to the first surface. The light-shielding layer is disposed on sidewalls of the openings.
US10699077B2	Scalable multilingual named-entity recognition Software on a website serves a user of an online content aggregation service a first article that the user views. The software extracts named entities from the first article using a named-entity recognizer. The named-entity recognizer uses a sequence of word embeddings as inputs to a conditional random field (CRF) tool to assign labels to each of the word embeddings. Each of the word embeddings is associated with a word in the first article and is trained using an entire topical article from a corpus of topical articles as a context for the word. The software then creates rankings for articles ingested by the content aggregation service based at least in part on the named entities and serves the user a second article using the rankings.
US10699072B2	Immersive electronic reading Electronic reading devices provide readers with text on a display, and enhancements to their functionality and efficiency are discussed herein. Text is provided to the reader in an enhanced contrast mode that highlights the active word and line of the text as well as words of interest in the text so as to improve the functionality of the electronic reading device itself as a provider of textual content.
US10699071B2	Systems and methods for template based custom document generation Systems and techniques for flexibly generating custom documents from data objects are described herein. Templates with embedded code instructions, which may be evaluated separate from a document reading or editing program, may be used to generate custom documents. The template system may use the embedded code instructions to dynamically access properties of data objects. An editing program may be used initially to generate a mockup document that may be used as the basis for a template.
US10699063B2	Authoring content for digital books This disclosure describes systems, methods, and computer program products for authoring content for digital books. In some implementations, a single graphical user interface (GUI) is presented that allows an author to design a layout for the digital book, including editing text and inserting various types of interactive elements in the text. The GUI functions as both a digital book layout design tool and a word processor to facilitate the building of a digital book. The relative page location of inserted widgets can be determined by a user-selectable anchor point placed within the text. An outline view of the digital book can be created and presented in the GUI based on a hierarchical structure determined by paragraph styles applied to the text. The GUI can provide a hybrid glossary and index page for allowing the author to create and manage a glossary and index for the digital book.
US10699054B2	Standard cell library, integrated circuit including synchronous circuit, and computing system for designing the integrated circuit An integrated circuit (IC) including a first synchronous circuit configured to operate in synchronization with a clock signal is provided. The first synchronous circuit includes a selector including a first input terminal configured to receive a first input signal, a second input terminal configured to receive a second input signal, and a third input terminal configured to receive a scan enable signal indicating one of a scan test mode and a function operation mode and a latch unit configured to operate as a flip-flop outputting a first output signal corresponding to the first input signal in the scan test mode and to operate as a latch outputting a second output signal corresponding to the second input signal in the function operation mode.
US10699045B2	Methods and apparatus for regulating the supply voltage of an integrated circuit The present embodiments relate to regulating the supply voltage of an integrated circuit. The integrated circuit may implement a circuit design. The circuit design implementation may meet timing constraints with timing margins when operated with the integrated circuit at a nominal supply voltage level. The integrated circuit may further include a voltage identification controller. The voltage identification controller may determine a reduced voltage level based at least on the timing margins such that operating the circuit design implementation with the integrated circuit meets timing constraints. The voltage identification controller may direct a voltage regulator, which may be included in the integrated circuit or located outside the integrated circuit, to reduce the supply voltage level from the nominal supply voltage level to the reduced voltage level, thereby reducing the power consumption of the integrated circuit.
US10699040B2	System and method for remaining useful life determination A vehicle system prognosis apparatus including sensor(s) for detecting a characteristic of a vehicle system and generating at least one time series of condition indicator values, and a processor that receives the at least one time series and generates an analysis model, for the characteristic, that is trained with one or more of the at least one time series, that are obtained from the one or more sensors with the vehicle system operating under normal conditions, extracts from the at least one time series one or more features embodying an indication of a health of the vehicle system, generates a quantified health assessment of the vehicle system by quantifying the one or more features based on a normal distribution of the one or more features from the analysis model, and communicates the quantified health assessment of the vehicle system to an operator or crew member of the vehicle.
US10699036B2	Method and system for testing vehicle The present disclosure discloses methods and systems for testing the vehicle. In some embodiments, a method includes receiving, by an emulation server, a test task and a test scenario set required for executing the test task sent from a client; distributing, by the emulation server, each of the test scenarios to first emulation executors respectively, and sending the test task to each of the first emulation executors; acquiring, by the emulation server, a test result of the test task from each of the first emulation executors; and comparing, by the emulation server, the acquired test result with a preset test standard to generate feedback information of the test task, and sending the feedback information to the client.
US10699035B2	Part management system A method, system, and apparatus for managing a part design. The method comprises processing, by a computer system, a finite element model for a part to refine a part topology and generate a number of configurations, in which each configuration has a part weight and a number of different parameters that change the part weight and meet a specification for the part. The method analyzes a part geometry model and a selected manufacturing process to estimate a resource use for manufacturing the part. In response to determining that the part weight or the resource use for a configuration is unacceptable, the method iteratively edits the configuration, refines the part topology to generate an updated configuration, and analyzes the selected manufacturing process to estimate the resource use, until an optimized configuration is identified. The method outputs a file for the optimized configuration, enabling manufacturing of the part using the part design.
US10699026B2	Internal controls engine and reporting of events generated by a network or associated applications Provided is a process including: obtaining, with a network controls engine, network traffic, wherein: the network traffic is sent across the network between source computing devices and destination computing devices; at least one of the source or destination computing devices are on a network carrying the network traffic; and the network has a plurality of computing devices causing the network traffic and which are assigned addresses on the network; applying, with the network controls engine, a plurality of rules to the network traffic to identify rules with criteria satisfied by the network traffic; and causing, with the network controls engine, one or more actions prescribed by one or more identified rules with criteria satisfied by the network traffic.
US10699018B2	Automated and continuous risk assessment related to a cyber liability insurance transaction Systems, methods, and computer program products for evaluating situational awareness of a cyberspace operational environment in a security control server in connection with a cyber-liability insurance transaction. The system may include a security control server that generates a model representing a cyber-liability insurance transaction. The security control server may further generate a ranked list of recommended security controls that are designed to reduce cyber-risks, and thereby the premium, associated with the cyber-liability insurance transaction model. Additionally, the security control server may continuously and automatically monitor one or more security controls implemented by a cyber-liability insurance consumer to insured information technology assets to evaluate compliance with the cyber-liability insurance transaction model.
US10699012B2	Endpoint detection and response utilizing machine learning A plurality of events associated with each of a plurality of computing nodes that form part of a network topology are monitored. The network topology includes antivirus tools to detect malicious software prior to it accessing one of the computing nodes. Thereafter, it is determined that, using at least one machine learning model, at least one of the events is indicative of malicious activity that has circumvented or bypassed the antivirus tools. Data is then provided that characterizes the determination. Related apparatus, systems, techniques and articles are also described.
US10699008B2	Threat model chaining and attack simulation systems and related methods Threat model chaining methods include providing one or more databases including a threat model components, threats, each threat associated with at least one of the threat model components, and compensating controls, each compensating control associate with one of the threats, providing a diagram interface configured to display a relational diagram defining a first threat model, and configuring the diagram interface to add a component group to the first threat model include in it a second threat model. Attack simulation methods include providing the one or more databases and diagram interface and configuring the diagram interface to visually display attack paths of threats associated with diagrammed threat model components which compromise a selected threat model component. Attack simulation systems include one or more computing devices coupled with one or more databases configured to store and interrelate threats, threat model components, and compensating controls, and allow diagramming and defining of threat models.
US10699004B2	Techniques for improving seamless user experience on air-gapped endpoints A method for performing user experience (UX) functions on an air-gapped endpoint is provided. The method includes monitoring a plurality of security zones, instantiated on the air-gapped endpoint, to detect at least one UX command executed in a first security zone; determining if the detected UX command triggers a UX function effecting a second security zone; determining if the UX function to be triggered maintains compliance with a security policy of the first and second security zones; and executing the UX function across the first and second security zones.
US10699001B2	Systems and methods for generating and validating certified electronic credentials Systems and methods for generating and validating certified electronic credentials are disclosed. A publisher may receive a certified electronic credential order from a credentialer and prepare a plurality of certified electronic credentials. The publisher may associate each credential with authentication information and a credential record, and retain a database of associated authentication information and credential records. The publisher may provide validation services, receiving a validation request through a credentialer's validation portal, and provide a response through the credentialer's portal indicative of the validity, additional information about the credential and/or the credential holder. The credential holder may assign a personal access key to control or limit the validation of a credential. A validating entity may receive credential validation through the credentialer with a heightened degree of confidence in the validation and lack of forgery.
US10698998B1	Systems and methods for biometric authentication with liveness detection Systems and methods for biometric authentication with liveness detection are disclosed. According to one embodiment, in an information processing apparatus including at least a memory, a communication interface, at least one computer processor, and a display, a method of determining a graphical interactive password may include: (1) sequentially providing a plurality of graphical interactive interfaces for a user on the display; (2) receiving inputs to the each of the graphical interactive interfaces, the inputs comprising a plurality of movements to move a graphical element displayed on the display and timings of the plurality of movements; (3) identifying a behavioral pattern for the user based on the inputs; (4) determining a uniqueness of the identified behavioral pattern by comparing the identified behavioral pattern to a plurality of stored behavioral patterns for other users; and (5) saving the identified behavioral pattern as a password for the user.
US10698990B2	Eye movement traces authentication system, method, and non-transitory computer readable medium, the same which integrate with face recognition and hand recognition An eye movement traces authentication system comprises an image capturing device, a display device, and a control unit. The image capturing device is for capturing a user's image. The display device is for providing a display interface for the user to watch. The control unit includes a facial feature recognition module or hand feature recognition module, an eye-movement analyzing module, an eye movement traces unlocking module, and a volitional confirmation module. The eye movement traces authentication system uses the user's facial features to confirm the user's identity and determines the user's watching direction and eye movement, by recording user's eye movement traces from the user's watching direction to verify the user's identity and by analyzing the user's eye movement to confirm, according to the user's eye movement, whether the user is operating volitionally.
US10698969B2	Representation/invocation of actions/functions in a hypermedia-driven environment The subject disclosure relates to techniques for performing an operation on a resource, based on a state of the resource, by invoking a hypertext transfer protocol (HTTP) request on a universal resource locator (URL) indicating the operation. An interface component can receive a request including an HTTP method and a URL including a first portion indicating a resource and a second portion indicating an operation. Further, an invocation component, in response to the operation being associated with the resource, can invoke the operation on the resource utilizing the HTTP method based on a state of the resource. Other embodiments relate to conditionally returning the operation within a return payload, for example, alone or within a feed, based on an applicability of the operation according to a state of an associated resource.
US10698966B2	Search result prioritization based on device location Aspects of the present invention disclose a method, computer program product, and system for prioritizing search engine results based on a current location of a user. The method includes one or more processors determining that a user enters a zone within a venue based on monitoring a computing device of the user moving through the venue. The method further includes one or more processors performing a search, while the user is within the zone, based on a search query input by the user into the computing device of the user while the computing device is within the zone. The method further includes one or more processors prioritizing results of the search to create a set of results that are based on the search query input by the user and the zone within the venue.
US10698965B2	Database query based recommendation engine A method may include generating a first database query to retrieve user profiles from a database. The user profiles may include a first attribute and a second attribute associated with a plurality of users. Reference data may be generated based on the user profiles. The reference data may include matrix representations of the user profiles. A clustering technique may be applied to the reference data in order to determine that a first user is similar to a second user with respect to the first attribute. In response to determining that the first user is similar to the second user, a second database query may be generated to retrieve a user profile of the first user from the database. A first recommendation for the second user may be determined based on the user profile of the first user. The first recommendation may include the second attribute of the first user.
US10698961B2	Search engine parameter optimization A search engine parameter optimization system and method. A search parameter metric that optimizes a new document is computed. The new document is optimized at the time content is created. The search parameter metric is based on a particular search engine and determines what is rewarded by the search engine. The search parameter is thus based on analysis of web-content that is highly ranked by that particular search engine.
US10698953B2	Efficient XML tree indexing structure over XML content A method and apparatus are provided for building and using a persistent XML tree index for navigating an XML document. The XML tree index is stored separately from the XML document content, and thus is able to optimize performance through the use of fixed-sized index entries. The XML document hierarchy need not be constructed in volatile memory, so creating and using the XML tree index scales even for large documents. To evaluate a path expression including descendent or ancestral syntax, navigation links can be read from persistent storage and used directly to find the nodes specified in the path expression. The use of an abstract navigational interface allows applications to be written that are independent of the storage implementation of the index and the content. Thus, the XML tree index can index documents stored at least in a database, a persistent file system, or as a sequence of in memory.
US10698940B2	Method for searching for multimedia file, terminal device, and server Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a method for searching for a multimedia file, a terminal device, and a server. The method for searching for a multimedia file includes: acquiring, from a server, encrypted summary information of a first multimedia file in at least one multimedia file, where encrypted summary information of the at least one multimedia file corresponds to encrypted content of the at least one multimedia file; decrypting, by a terminal device, the encrypted summary information of the first multimedia file, to obtain summary information of the first multimedia file; when determining that the summary information of the first multimedia file corresponds to a target multimedia file, acquiring, by the terminal device from the server, encrypted content of the first multimedia file corresponding to the summary information of the first multimedia file. According to the embodiments of the present disclosure, a target multimedia file can be quickly found.
US10698938B2	Systems and methods for organizing and identifying documents via hierarchies and dimensions of tags Computer-implemented systems and methods are disclosed to interface with one or more storage devices storing a plurality of documents, wherein each of the plurality of documents is associated with one or more tags of one or more predefined hierarchies of tags, wherein the one or more hierarchies of tags include multiple dimensions. In accordance with some embodiments, a method is provided to identify one or more documents from the data storage devices. The method comprises acquiring, via an interface, a selection of one or more tags of the one or more predefined hierarchies of tags. The method further comprises identifying one or more documents from the data storage devices in response to the selection, the identified one or more documents having tags that have a relationship with the selected tags, and providing data corresponding to the identified documents for displaying in the interface.
US10698930B2	Assignment of application (apps) and relevant services to specific locations, dates and times A system and method is presented that extracts snippets form web pages according to specially designed logic. The extracted snippets might be made relevant to, i.e., indexed by, a location and time/day applicability. Such snippets may be thought of as apps or services that are defined only when a mobile terminal is in a pre-defined geographical area at a certain time and day (e.g., as defined by a calendar of events). Extracted snippets are stored and made searchable. Methods and a system are described to control the display of snippet search results. Snippets may be selected by user or by programmed logic and executed on the mobile terminal or in remote servers without the need to download the app or source code associated with the snippet.
US10698928B2	Bidirectional integration of information between a microblog and a data repository Arrangements described herein relate to collaborative environments and, more particularly, to use of a microblog to enhance communication in an organization. The present arrangements can include receiving from a first user a first microblog entry into a microblog, identifying at least one keyword associated with the first microblog entry, and assigning to the at least one keyword a tag creating an association between the at least one keyword and at least one data repository. The arrangements further can include establishing bidirectional integration between the microblog and the at least one data repository of information related to the tag creating the association between the at least one keyword and the at least one data repository.
US10698926B2	Clustering and labeling streamed data Aspects extend to methods, systems, and computer program products for clustering streamed or batch data. Aspects of the invention include dynamic clustering and labeling of streamed data and/or batch data, including failures and error logs (user, platform, etc.), latency logs, warning logs, information logs, Virtual Machine (VM) creation data logs, template logs, etc., for use in analysis (e.g., error log analysis). A clustering system can learn from previously identified patterns and use that information to group newer information dynamically as it gets generated. The clustering system can leverage streamed data and/or batch data domain knowledge for preprocessing. In one aspect, a clustering system uses a similarity measure. Based on (e.g., users' configuration of) a similarity threshold, the cluster system (e.g., automatically) assigns/clusters streamed data and/or batch data into groups.
US10698923B2	Methods and apparatus for providing adaptive private network database schema migration and management processes System and techniques are described which apply a method for automatic database schema migration. An initial database is installed, according to rules that define tables of data, in an adaptive private network (APN) having a centralized management system including a network control node (NCN) coupled through the APN to a plurality of client nodes, wherein the NCN provides timing and control to the client nodes. An update to the initial database is received, wherein the initial database includes a first table of data stored in a first set of columns and the updated database includes a modified first table having a second set of columns that has a different number of columns as compared to the first table is automatically detected. One or more columns from the second set of columns that are different than the first set of columns are updated for data content.
US10698921B2	Persistence and initialization of synchronization state for serialized data log replay in database systems A computer implemented method for initializing a secondary database system includes receiving table state information from a primary database system at a secondary database system. The table state information includes information identifying which tables had an open operation during a savepoint event. Metadata associated with the tables is parsed to identify table state information from the metadata and a lock is created for each table identified as having an open operation during the savepoint event. Afterwards, log transaction information is sequentially parsed. Related apparatus, systems, techniques and articles are also described.
US10698917B2	Managing electronic slide decks A computer system edits a first electronic slide deck by reusing content from a second electronic slide deck, the electronic slide decks containing first and second sequences of slides respectively. The computer system identifies at least a second of the slides of the second electronic slide deck as a candidate for insertion in the first electronic slide deck by identifying the second slide as having a target positional relationship with a first slide of the first electronic slide deck. In response to the user accepting a suggestion to insert the second slide into the first slide deck, a version of the second slide is inserted into the first slide deck at a position in the first sequence that is determined automatically by the computer system.
US10698915B2	System and method using specialized computers and software for creating wine and music pairings A system, method, specialized computers, and software for improving wine consumption experience is disclosed. In some configurations, descriptors for wine and or music may be determined. Wine and music profiles may be generated. Wine-music pairs may be created in certain configurations. In some configurations, a user may use certain configurations to select a particular wine, have his or her mobile device play a song matched to that wine.
US10698908B2	Multi-field search query ranking using scoring statistics A computerized method comprising using hardware processor(s) for receiving, from a computerized search engine, digital input data comprising a group of relevancy score sets, where each relevancy score set comprises scores associated with computerized search terms and search field pairs found in electronic documents. Two or more statistical values are computed of the relevancy score sets, one or more of the two or more statistical values for each relevancy score set. Based on some of the two or more statistical values, some relevancy scores sets are reduced from the group to create a reduced group. The reduced group is sent to the computerized search engine for presenting a search result to a user on a computer display.
US10698896B2	Expression pushdown optimization system for querying in federated database system A system for query optimization by a federation engine is provided. When a data source supports a target feature of an expression of a query in the common query language, the system executes a converter for the data source to convert the target feature to the corresponding feature of the data source query language. The system then submits to the data source a query with the expression with the converted target feature so that the expression is evaluated at the data source and receives query results. When a data source does not support the target feature of the expression, the system submits to the data source a query without the expression and evaluates the expression on the query results returned by the data source. The system then combines the query results based on the evaluation of the expression as the query results of the query.
US10698894B2	Generating reports for enterprise pages based upon instrumentation data generated by client computing devices Described herein are technologies relating to including instrumentation code in enterprise pages and generating a report for an enterprise page based upon instrumentation data and organizational data. Instrumentation code in an enterprise page, when executed by a processor, causes the processor to generate instrumentation data, where the instrumentation data includes an identifier for the enterprise page and an identifier for a user who accessed the enterprise page. The instrumentation data is added to an instrumentation dataset. A report is generated for an enterprise page based upon the instrumentation data and organizational data, such that the report indicates how users across different sectors of the enterprise interact with the enterprise page.
US10698893B2	Hierarchical blending A system includes reception, from a client device, a database query over a first data source and a second data source, the first data source comprising a first linking entity and the second data source comprising a second linking entity, the first linking entity identified by two or more columns of the first data source defining a first hierarchy, linking of the first data source and the second data source on the first linking entity and the second linking entity, execution of a blended query on the linked data sources based on the database query to generate a result set, and transmission of the result set to the client device.
US10698885B2	Method and device for writing service data in block chain system A method for writing transaction data in a blockchain system is disclosed. The blockchain system comprises at least one blockchain. The method comprises: receiving a blockchain transaction data writing request comprising transaction feature information of transaction data to be added to the blockchain; determining a blockchain matching the transaction data to be added to the blockchain according to a blockchain data record table and the transaction feature information of the transaction data to be added to the blockchain, wherein the blockchain data record table records transaction type identification information associated with the blockchain for reflecting transaction feature information of transaction data in the blockchain; and writing an execution result of the transaction data to be added to the blockchain into the blockchain matching the transaction data to be added to the blockchain.
US10698883B2	Data coherency between trusted DBMS and untrusted DBMS The present disclosure relates to a method for processing data in a database engine. The method includes storing a first instance of a first table in the database engine in plaintext. Encryption information about encryption methods and encryption keys of at least one predefined column of the first table may be maintained. In response to data changes in the column, first log entries for the data changes may be written in plaintext. The data changes may be encrypted by an encryption component using the encryption information. This results in encrypted data changes. Second log entries for the encrypted data changes may be written and applied to a second instance of the first table. The second instance of the first table is stored at a further database engine.
US10698870B2	Grid based data mobility A data migration system and method are disclosed for migrating data from a source server to a target server. The system includes an index containing a plurality of data migration operations in a normalized data model, each data migration operation being stored in association with an attribute, and a data mover communicably connected to the index. The data mover is adapted to move data from the source server to the target server in accordance with the data migration operations contained in the index. The data mover has an attribute corresponding to the associated attribute of at least one data migration operation contained in the index, the attribute indicating the type of data migration operations that can be performed by the data mover.
US10698866B2	Synchronizing updates across cluster filesystems The embodiments described herein relate to synchronization of data in a shared pool of configurable computer resources. One or more consistency points are created in a source filesystem. A first consistency point is compared with a second consistency point to detect a directory change at the source filesystem, which includes identifying at least one difference between the first and second consistency points. A file level change associated with an established directory at a target filesystem is identified responsive to the detection of the directory change. A link is established between the source filesystem and the target filesystem, and the established directory is updated based on the file level change.
US10698862B2	Enhanced snapshot performance, storage efficiency improvement, dynamic snapshot policy in erasure code supported object storage environment A mechanism is provided in a data processing system comprising at least one processor and at least one memory, the at least one memory comprising instructions which are executed by the at least one processor and configure the processor to implement a snapshot utility for generating a snapshot of an erasure coded object in an object storage environment. Responsive to receiving a request to generate a snapshot of an erasure coded (EC) object in a filesystem in the object storage environment, the snapshot utility obtains a list of EC fragments from a proxy layer of the object storage environment. The snapshot utility copies a number of the EC fragments to generate the snapshot of the EC object.
US10698859B2	Data multicasting with router replication and target instruction identification in a distributed multi-core processing architecture Methods, procedures, apparatuses, computer programs, computer-accessible mediums, processing arrangements and systems generally related to data multi-casting in a distributed processor architecture are described. Various implementations may include identifying a plurality of target instructions that are configured to receive a first message from a source; providing target routing instructions to the first message for each of the target instructions including selected information commonly shared by the target instructions; and, when two of the identified target instructions are located in different directions from one another relative to a router, replicating the first message and routing the replicated messages to each of the identified target instructions in the different directions. The providing target routing instructions may further comprise the selected information utilizing a subset of bits that is commonly shared by the target instructions and being identified as a left operand, right operand or predicate operand, and may include the selection of one of a plurality of multiple-instruction subsets of the target instructions.
US10698855B1	Differential pair contact resistance asymmetry compensation system A differential pair contact resistance asymmetry compensation system includes a differential trace pair that is provided on a board, a transmitter device that is coupled to the differential trace pair via a transmitter device connector interface, and a receiver device that is coupled to the differential trace pair via a receiver device connector interface. The receiver device receives, from the transmitter device via the differential trace pair, a contact resistance compensation data stream. The receiver device adjusts an impedance provided by the receiver device to compensate for a contact resistance asymmetry in at least the receiver device connector interface, and sets the impedance provided by the receiver device.
US10698848B2	System and interface circuit for driving data transmission line to termination voltage A system includes a data transmission unit, a termination resistor and a data reception unit. The data transmission unit may drive a data transmission line based on data, and drive the data transmission line to a voltage level corresponding to a termination voltage during a specified operation period. The termination resistor may be coupled between the data transmission line and a termination node. The data reception unit may receive a signal transmitted through the data transmission line.
US10698843B2	Method for managing routing of transactions between source devices and at least one target device and corresponding system on chip An interconnect circuit includes a plurality of input interfaces and a plurality of output interfaces. A plurality of source devices are respectively coupled to the input interfaces. A target device has a plurality of access ports respectively coupled to the output interfaces. Each source device is configured to deliver transactions to the target device. Programmable control circuit is configured to deliver, to the interconnect circuit, a control word designating an access port assigned to this source device. The interconnect circuit is configured to route the transaction from the corresponding input interface to the output interface that is coupled to this access port and to deliver the transaction to the access port, the content of each transaction delivered to an access port being identical to the content of the corresponding transaction delivered by the source equipment whatever the selected access port.
US10698839B2	Seed scrambling Apparatuses, systems, methods, and computer program products are disclosed for seed scrambling. An apparatus includes a memory element. An apparatus includes a scrambler component. A scrambler component includes an input circuit that receives a random seed. A scrambler component includes a matrix circuit that generates a new seed based on a matrix operation performed on a seed. A scrambler component includes a rotation circuit that forms a shifted seed. A shifted seed is formed by shifting a new seed based on a seed.
US10698829B2	Direct host-to-host transfer for local cache in virtualized systems wherein hosting history stores previous hosts that serve as currently-designated host for said data object prior to migration of said data object, and said hosting history is checked during said migration A request is received to access at least one data unit of a larger data object by an entity within a local host, which is then queried to determine if the requested data unit is present. If the requested data unit is present in the local cache, it is fetched from the local cache. If the requested data unit is not present in the local cache, however, a respective cache within at least one target host, which is different from the local host, is queried to determine if the requested data unit is present remotely and, if so, the data unit is fetched from there instead. If the requested data unit is not present in the local cache or the cache of the target host, the data unit is fetched from a common data storage pool.
US10698826B1	Smart file location The disclosure is related to storage devices employing file-aware drivers. In one example, a device may comprise a driver configured to retrieve file system information related to an input/output (I/O) command, determine storage attributes based on the file system information, and store selected data in a preferred region of a data storage medium based on the storage attributes. Another embodiment may be a method comprising inspecting characteristics of an I/O request for a file, setting storage attributes for the file based on if the file is preferred, and storing the file on a data storage medium based on the storage attributes.
US10698821B2	In-memory dataflow execution with dynamic placement of cache operations and action execution ordering A dataflow execution environment is provided with dynamic placement of cache operations and action execution ordering. An exemplary method comprises: obtaining a current cache placement plan for a dataflow comprised of multiple operations and a corresponding current cache gain estimate; selecting an action to execute from a plurality of remaining dataflow actions based on a predefined policy; executing one or more operations in a lineage of the selected action and estimating an error as a difference in an observed execution time and an estimated execution time given by a cost model; obtaining an alternative cache placement plan for the dataflow following the execution in conjunction with a predefined new plan determination criteria being satisfied and a corresponding alternative cache gain estimate; implementing the alternative cache placement plan in conjunction with a predefined new plan implementation criteria being satisfied; and selecting a next action to execute from a plurality of remaining actions in the dataflow based on a predefined policy.
US10698815B2	Non-blocking caching for data storage drives To provide enhanced operation of data storage devices and systems, various systems, apparatuses, methods, and software are provided herein. In a first example, a data storage device accumulates write data into a cache storage region prior to committing into an archive storage region and maintains a data structure that tracks the write data in the cache storage region. Responsive to receiving first write data into the cache storage region, the data storage device establishes first tracking elements in the data structure for the first write data in the cache storage region. Responsive to receiving second write data directed to storage locations overlapping the first write data, the data storage device accepts the second write data into the cache storage region and establishes second tracking elements in the data structure for the second write data in the cache storage region without modifying the first tracking elements.
US10698811B2	Memory system and operating method thereof An operating method of a memory system may include: searching for, in a memory, target map data corresponding to the read request; loading the target map data from a memory device when the target map data are not searched; compressing the loaded target map data using a predetermined compression ratio depending on an available capacity of the memory; caching the compressed target map data in the memory; parsing the compressed target map data; reading target user data corresponding to the read request from the memory device based on the parsed target map data; and outputting the read target user data.
US10698810B2	Memory system and operating method thereof A memory system includes: a memory device suitable for storing target map data; and a controller suitable for controlling the memory device, wherein the controller includes: an address management component suitable for establishing a plurality of indexes, one index for each of a plurality of map data; and a processor suitable for: reading the target map data from the memory device; and storing the target map data into a target map block of the memory device, wherein the target map block is determined according to the indexes.
US10698807B2	Computer system and method of operating the same A computer system includes a main memory device and a processor. The main memory device includes a non-volatile memory and a memory controller to control the non-volatile memory. The processor is connected to the main memory device, executes an application program loaded to the non-volatile memory, and provides the memory controller with a command including context property information of an allocation region. The memory controller receives the command and controls the non-volatile memory based on the context property information.
US10698799B2	Indicating a readiness of a change for implementation into a computer program A fix defining at least one unique change to at least a portion of a computer program can be identified. The fix can be applied to the computer program to generate a test version of the computer program As each of the unique changes is applied, program code unites in the computer program changed can be identified. A number of test cases available to test the program code units changed can be determined by matching each of the program code units changed to corresponding data entries. A test readiness index indicating a readiness of the fix to be tested can be generated. The test readiness index can be based on a number of unique changes to the computer program defined by the fix and a number of test cases available to test the unique changes to the computer program defined by the fix. The test readiness index can be output.
US10698794B1	Application container and application service system A method and system for servicing application requests from mobile devices that includes receiving, from a client device, a first application request to test a software application, obtaining, based on the first application request, a first application container package that includes a first production version of the software application and a first context data. The method and system further includes generating, according to the first context data, a first interface of the first production version of the software application, transmitting the first interface to the client device, receiving, from the client device, a second application request to use the software application, and transmitting, in response to the second application request, the production version of the software application.
US10698793B2	Function-message oriented test case generation for supporting continuous globalization verification testing One or more embodiments are described for function-message identifier oriented test case generation for seamlessly supporting continuous globalization verification testing in agile computer program product development. An example computer-implemented method includes identifying a newly added globalization function in a modified source code, the globalization function including a message to be output via a user-interface, the message being in a first language. The method also includes generating function-message data that associates a function identifier of the globalization function with a message identifier of the message. The method also includes generating, automatically, a test case for verifying the globalization function outputs the message via the user-interface in a second language using the function-message data. The method also includes creating and broadcasting a test report to a development team, the test report indicating a result of executing the test case.
US10698790B1	Proactive debugging A bug or problem that occurs during execution of an application is detected and a time at which the problem occurred is stored. An enhanced copy of the application is restored from before the time at which the problem occurred, and the enhanced copy of the application is run. If the problem is reproduced, the application is paused. If the problem is not reproduced, restoration of the enhanced copy, running of the enhanced copy and detection of the problem are repeated for a pre-designated number of times.
US10698787B2	Log event management mechanism Techniques and structures to facilitate management of log event messages, including transmitting one or more messages, each having a unique identifier (ID), to a computing device, generating a comparison checksum for each of the one or more messages, wherein each comparison checksum is associated with a unique ID corresponding to a message from which the comparison checksum was generated, performing an encryption on each comparison checksum and associated unique ID to generate encryption data and transmitting the encryption data to the computing device.
US10698785B2	Task management based on an access workload A computer-implemented method, a computer program product, and a computer system for parallel task management. A computer system receives a new task that requests to access a resource may be received. In response to an access workload being above a first threshold, the computer system dispatches the new task to at least one predefined processing unit, wherein the access workload may be associated with the resource that is in parallel accessed by a plurality of existing tasks.
US10698783B2	Virtualization detection in a computing system A method of detecting virtualization in a computing system, which includes a processor having at least three hierarchical privilege levels including a third privilege level more privileged than a second privilege level, the second privilege level more privileged than a first privilege level, is described. The method includes: executing a program on the processor at a privilege level less privileged than the third privilege level, the program including a load-exclusive instruction of the processor, followed by at least one instruction of the processor capable of being trapped to the third privilege level, followed by a store-exclusive instruction of the processor; and determining presence or absence of virtualization software at least a portion of which executes at the third privilege level in response to a return status of the store-exclusive instruction.
US10698781B2	Semiconductor memory module, semiconductor memory system, and method of accessing semiconductor memory module A semiconductor memory module includes a volatile memory device, a nonvolatile memory device, data buffers, and a controller. The controller outputs first data read from the volatile memory device or the nonvolatile memory device to an external device through the data buffers, and writes second data received from the external device through the data buffers in the volatile memory device or the nonvolatile memory device. The controller performs a failover operation depending on a failover request that includes fail information indicating a position of a failed data buffer among the data buffers. In the failover operation, the controller conveys third data associated with the failed data buffer to the external device through a failover data buffer among the data buffers.
US10698769B2	Techniques for implementing batch processing in a database system In accordance with embodiments, there are provided techniques for implementing batch processing in a multi-tenant database system. These techniques for implementing batch processing in a multi-tenant database system may enable embodiments to provide great flexibility to a tenant of the architecture to perform desired functions on content of the database while allowing the owner of the architecture schedule the processing of the functions on the content.
US10698768B2	Systems and methods for virtual machine file exclusion The present invention relates generally to backups and more specifically to virtual machine (VM) backups including file exclusion. Aspects of the present invention related to using a specialized buffer to identify a file for exclusion. In embodiments, a file system used by the VM can be used to search for the specialized buffer. In embodiments, when the specialized buffer is located, offsets are noted related to the file associated with the specialized buffer. In embodiments, the offsets are used to zero out blocks associated with the offsets. Thus, the file can be effectively excluded from the backup.
US10698762B2	Data reading method and storage controller A data reading method for a rewritable non-volatile memory module is provided. The method includes receiving a reading command from a host system; identifying a target physical unit of the rewritable non-volatile memory module according to the reading command, and identifying a program erase cycle value, a first timestamp, a second timestamp of the target physical unit, wherein the first timestamp records a time at which the target physical unit is programmed last, and the second timestamp records a time at which the target physical unit is read last; and selecting a target reading voltage set among a plurality of reading voltage set according to the program erase cycle value, the first timestamp, the second timestamp, so as to read a target data from the target physical unit.
US10698754B2	Digital backed flash refresh A method comprising the steps of responding to expiration of a timer, transmitting a signal from the timer to circuitry; responsive to receiving the signal, retrieving by the circuitry (i) first values stored in an analog array, and (ii) second values stored in a digital non-volatile memory; performing, by the circuitry, operations comprising a comparison of the first values and the second values; analyzing, by the circuitry, results of the comparison to determine whether an error is greater than or equal to a predefined threshold; responsive to determining the error is greater than or equal to the predefined threshold, initiating, by the circuitry, operations to reprogram the analog array with the second value is described.
US10698749B1	System and a method for automated resolution of configuration item issues A system and method for automated resolution of events in a computing environment is provided. Problem types are identified from the events which are associated with configuration items (CIs) at issue. Further, domains of the CIs at issue are identified. Domains represent types of the CIs at issue. Existence of diagnosis and resolution sequences is checked which is based on identified problem types and domain associated with the CI types. Thereafter, diagnosis and resolution sequences are fetched, where sequences fetched at a first instance are at least in part updated with one or more new sequences. Fetched sequences are executed iteratively such that a next step of the executed diagnosis and resolution sequence is based on an output of a first step of the executed diagnosis and resolution sequence.
US10698734B2	Apparatuses and methods to determine timing of operations The present disclosure includes apparatuses and methods to determine timing of operations. An example method includes performing a first operation type that uses a shared resource in a memory device. The method includes applying a scheduling policy for timing of continued performance of the first operation type based upon receipt of a request to the memory device for performance of a second operation type that uses the shared resource.
US10698728B1	Systems and methods for forming application-specific blockchains An improved blockchain implementation that reduces application transaction processing bottlenecks for applications that operate on a decentralized network is described herein. For example, if an application operating on a decentralized network becomes sufficiently popular, an existing blockchain can be split into the original blockchain and an application-specific chain (or app chain) that includes blocks that only store transactions for the sufficiently popular application. Multiple application-specific chains can be formed as different applications become sufficiently popular. The original blockchain may be used to perform sortitions to select which miners should mine new blocks in the application-specific chain(s).
US10698726B2	Techniques for switching threads within routes Various technologies and techniques are disclosed for switching threads within routines. A controller routine receives a request from an originating routine to execute a coroutine, and executes the coroutine on an initial thread. The controller routine receives a response back from the coroutine when the coroutine exits based upon a return statement. Upon return, the coroutine indicates a subsequent thread that the coroutine should be executed on when the coroutine is executed a subsequent time. The controller routine executes the coroutine the subsequent time on the subsequent thread. The coroutine picks up execution at a line of code following the return statement. Multiple return statements can be included in the coroutine, and the threads can be switched multiple times using this same approach. Graphical user interface logic and worker thread logic can be co-mingled into a single routine.
US10698725B2	Using 64-bit storage to queue incoming transaction server requests According to one embodiment, a method for queuing a transaction request. The method may include receiving, by a processor, at least one transaction request from a transaction processing system. The method may also include storing the at least one received transaction request in a queue within a 64-bit storage system. The method may further include monitoring a 31-bit storage system. The method may also include determining at least one control block within the monitored 31-bit storage system is available. The method may further include transmitting the at least one stored transaction request to the monitored 31-bit storage system.
US10698723B2	Dropping an index without blocking locks Techniques for processing “destructive” database statements are provided. Destructive database statements, when processed, cause metadata of a database object to be changed. Examples of such database statements include ones that delete an index, that set a column as unused, and that drop a constraint on a column. When such a statement is received, a change is made to metadata of a database object. Such a metadata change may involve setting an index as unusable, disabling a constraint, or invalidating a cursor. After the metadata change, a first time is determined. Then, it is determined when one or more database transactions that were pending at the first time have committed. After those database transaction(s) have committed, one or more operations are performed, such as dropping an index or dropping a constraint.
US10698720B2	Hardware control method and hardware control system A hardware control method and a hardware control system. The hardware control method is for an operating system to control at least one function circuit. The hardware control method includes: converting a first virtual address and a second virtual address from the operating system to a first intermediate address and a second intermediate address, respectively; converting the first intermediate address and the second intermediate address to a first extended physical address and a second extended physical address, respectively, wherein a starting position of the first extended physical address is distanced by a gap from a starting position of the second extended physical address; and converting the first extended physical address and the second extended physical address to a first hardware physical address and a second hardware physical address, respectively, wherein the first hardware physical address is adjacent to the second hardware physical address.
US10698719B2	System and method for virtual machine restoration A remote backup agent that provides restoration services to virtual machines in accordance with one or more embodiments of the invention includes a persistent storage and a processor. The persistent storage stores a resource map. The processor obtains a restoration request for a virtual machine of the virtual machines; identifies a high computing resource availability host that does not host the virtual machine in response to obtaining the restoration request using the resource map; while the virtual machine is exposed, performs a restoration of the virtual machine in the identified high computing resource availability host; migrates the restored virtual machine to a second host that hosts the virtual machine; conceals the virtual machine; and exposes the restored virtual machine.
US10698715B2	Alert mechanism for VDI system based on social networks In an aspect of the disclosure, a method, a computer-readable medium, and an apparatus are provided. The apparatus retrieves health and performance data of one or more hypervisors of a VDI system from a data store. The apparatus further determines that a first hypervisor of the one or more hypervisors is in an alert condition based on the health and performance data. The apparatus determines the alert message based on the alert condition. The apparatus requests, in accordance with the alert condition, a social network service to send an alert message to an alert destination.
US10698712B2	Methods and apparatus to manage virtual machines Methods and apparatus to manage virtual machines are disclosed. An example method includes determining that a deployment of a first virtual machine has halted because the first virtual machine is dependent on a second virtual machine that has not been fully deployed and in response to detecting that the second virtual machine has been deployed, notifying, via a processor, the first virtual machine that deployment of the first virtual machine may continue.
US10698706B1	Adaptive help system Described are techniques for customizing a help system. A help system may be received providing help for a product. A proficiency level for a user may be determined in accordance with one or more proficiency criteria including one or more previous interactions of the user with any of the help system and performing an operation using a non-help feature of the product. A customized help system for the user may be determined for the user in accordance with the proficiency level for the user, wherein the customized help system is a modified version of the help system.
US10698700B2	Method and system for starting application A first local application starts a websocket and attempts to connect, with the websocket, to a local socket started by a second local application. If the first local application connects to the local socket, stopping a jump to a boot page for downloading the second local application.
US10698698B2	System and method for initializing software applications Implementations of the present disclosure are directed to a method, a system, and an article for reducing start-up times for software applications. An example computer-implemented method can include: initiating a software application on a client device; downloading on the client device an initial portion of data configured to render an operable version of the software application; providing the operable version of the software application on the client device; downloading on the client device a remaining portion of data configured to render a complete version of the software application; and providing the complete version of the software application on the client device.
US10698687B1	Pipelined resource allocation using size aligned allocation An example system includes a plurality of execution units, a shared resource, and an allocation control circuit. Each execution unit may generate a resource allocation request that includes a resource allocation size. The allocation control circuit may select a particular resource allocation request from the plurality of resource allocation requests, and determine an availability, based on an allocation register, of contiguous resource blocks within the shared resource. In response to determining that a number of the contiguous resource blocks satisfies a requested allocation size, the allocation control circuit may select an address corresponding to a particular resource block of the one or more contiguous resource blocks, and allocate the resource blocks to a corresponding execution unit. In response to a beginning of a second system clock cycle, the allocation control circuit may also update the allocation register based on the selected address and the requested allocation size.
US10698683B2	Merit based inclusion of changes in a build of a software system Software configuration management for a software system under development includes receiving a change to the software system under development from a first user, determining a merit score for the first user, wherein the merit score is calculated according to success of prior changes received from the first user, and comparing, using a processor, the merit score for the first user with a merit threshold for the software system under development. The change is accepted for inclusion in a build of the software system under development responsive to determining that the merit score for the first user complies with the merit threshold.
US10698681B2	Parallel development of a software system Parallel development of a software system having multiple streams is managed. A selected section from a first artifact in a first stream of the multiple streams is removed from a plurality of sections included within the first artifact. A second artifact is created and includes the selected section and does not include at least one other section of the plurality of sections. An annotation, as a computer data structure, is generated and the annotation specifies the first artifact, a range within the first artifact corresponding to the selected section, and the second artifact.
US10698673B2	Managing software installation Software installations can be managed. For example, a first installation package for installing a first software product can be received. The first installation package can include a first set of configuration files indicating a first default configuration for the first software product using a generic format. A second installation package for installing a second software product can also be received. The second installation package can include a second set of configuration files indicating a second default configuration for the second software product using the generic format. A configuration dataset can be determined from the first set of configuration files and the second set of configuration files by merging first configuration data in the first set of configuration files and second configuration data in the second set of configuration files. The first software product and the second software product can then be installed using the configuration dataset.
US10698647B2	Selective sharing for collaborative application usage The present disclosure describes systems, methods, computer-readable media, and apparatuses for selective sharing during collaborative application usage. The selective sharing system is configured for selectively sharing UI elements in a UI running on a first digital data processor. The system includes a server digital data processor configured to receive, from the first digital data processor, a collection of UI elements. The collection of UI elements may be identified based on at least one of: on one or more markup attributes corresponding to the UI elements, a content position of the UI elements, a UI definition, historical data about the UI running on the first digital data processor, and historical data about a UI running on a second digital data processor. The server digital data processor is configured to transmit, to the second digital data processor, the collection of UI elements.
US10698646B2	Management apparatus and control method A management application generates task information including device IDs, the device IDs identifying devices to be subjected to processing according to the task information, generates a plurality of pieces of sub-task information with device IDs of one or more devices subjected to the processing and an agent ID of an agent corresponding to the one or more devices, instructs a plurality of agents to start a task, transmits the sub-task information to the agent corresponding to the agent ID, sets an execution result of a sub-task received from the agent to sub-task information corresponding to the sub-task, and sets, in response to the execution result having been set to all pieces of the sub-task information, an ending date to the task information.
US10698641B2	Image forming apparatus and operation mode setting method An image forming apparatus includes a read-out unit, a memory unit, and a processor. The read-out unit reads out first collation information from an exchange product which is mounted in the image forming apparatus. The memory unit stores second collation information. The processor detects a power supply or a sleep return, compares the first collation information with the second collation information based on detection of the power supply or the sleep return, and sets an operation mode based on a comparison result of the first collation information with the second collation information.
US10698627B2	Storage system and storage control method A storage system as a storage cluster recognized as one storage device with respect to a host system specifies a primary volume, to which one or more snapshot volumes are associated, as a migration source primary volume and performs migration processing of migrating at least the migration source primary volume from among the migration source primary volume and a part of the snapshot volumes from a migration source storage device (storage device including specified migration source primary volume and one or more snapshot volume) to a migration target storage device.
US10698619B1	Service level agreement based management of pending access requests A method for service level agreement allocation of permanent storage layer resources of a storage system, the method may include monitoring, by a control layer of the storage system, actual performances of the storage system that are related to multiple logical volumes; calculating actual-to-required relationships between the actual performances and service level agreement defined performances of the multiple logical volumes; allocating, for different logical volumes of the multiple logical volumes, allowable amounts of pending access requests; wherein the allocating is based on, at least, the actual-to-required relationships; receiving, by the control layer, received access requests aimed to one or more logical volumes of the logical volumes; and sending to the permanent storage layer requests to serve at least some of the received access requests, based on the allowable amounts of pending access requests.
US10698612B2	Storage apparatus and control method thereof A storage control unit which processes an I/O request from a host apparatus is provided in the storage apparatus and the storage control unit creates a host group by mapping same to each supported OS type and configures a function according to the corresponding OS type for each of the host groups, creates a first volume on the storage apparatus and creates a second volume to which a physical storage area is dynamically allocated from a storage device, according to a volume creation instruction, and the storage control unit creates, according to an instruction to create a volume path from the first volume to the second volume, a volume path which passes through a third volume which is interposed between the first volume and second volume and has been allocated to the host group according to the OS type of the host apparatus provided by the first volume.
US10698611B2	Semiconductor memory device including a control circuit and at least two memory cell arrays A memory device includes memory cell array including a first and second plane and first and second caches. A controller is configured to output status information in response to a status read command. The status information indicating the states of the caches. The controller begins a first process in response to a command addressed to the first plane if the status information indicates the first and second caches are in the ready state, and begins a second process on the second plane according to a second command to the second plane if the status information indicates at least the second cache is in the ready state.
US10698608B2	Method, apparatus and computer storage medium for data input and output Techniques perform data input and output. For example, there is provided a technique for updating a data pattern table. The technique involves: during a time period for establishing or updating the data pattern table: receiving a data write request; making statistics of a frequency of data being written; and writing data frequently used and an identification of the data to a corresponding entry of the data pattern table based on a result of the statistics. Using such a technique, a data pattern table can be customized and data storage efficiency can be improved.
US10698604B2	Typing assistance for editing Apparatus and methods are disclosed for providing feedback and guidance to touch screen device users to improve the text entry user experience and performance. According to one embodiment, a method comprises receiving a text entry, receiving input on a touch screen in the form of a first single touch input located over a word of previously entered text, and presenting the user with one or more suggestion candidates indicated possible replacement words related to the selected word. The user can then select one of the suggestion candidates using a second single touch input to replace the selected word with a word associated with the selected suggestion candidate.
US10698597B2	Reflow of handwriting content One embodiment provides a method, including: accepting, in an input overlay application, handwriting ink strokes; determining handwriting units for the handwriting ink strokes; accepting editing input of the handwriting ink strokes; and reflowing handwriting ink strokes based on the editing input. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
US10698591B2	Immersive document interaction with device-aware scaling An adaptive layout and workflow engine. The adaptive layout and workflow engine allows various applications to dynamically render scaled views of content based on the characteristics of the display on the device being used to consume the content. The adaptive layout and workflow engine may select an appropriate view of the content to render based on the size, resolution, or aspect ratio of the display. The rendered size of the content and/or the user interface of the content application is evaluated relative to the characteristics of the display. Embodiments may provide different controls via the user interfaces based on the characteristics of the display and/or content. The adaptive layout and workflow engine may provide customized work flows via the user interface to improve the user experience depending on the display capabilities of the device used to consume the content.
US10698587B2	Display-efficient text entry and editing Embodiments are disclosed for a method of providing a user interface on a computing device. The method includes presenting a virtual keyboard on a display of the computing device, detecting input to the virtual keyboard. The method further includes, for each detected input, determining whether the input selects any of one or more delimiter keys, displaying a placeholder for the input responsive to the input not selecting any of the one or more delimiter keys, and receiving suggested candidate text from a word-level recognizer and replacing all currently displayed placeholders with the suggested candidate text responsive to the input selecting any of the one or more delimiter keys.
US10698580B2	Method for graphically managing a pitch scale in an on-board viewing system for an aircraft Methods for graphically managing a pitch scale displayed in an on-board viewing system for an aircraft, the viewing system comprises a graphics computer carrying out the graphical management of the symbols and a viewing screen. The symbolic representation displayed on the viewing screen includes an angular pitch scale, a symbol, referred to as the aircraft icon, that is representative of the attitude of the aircraft and a symbol, referred to as the speed vector that is representative of the direction of the speed of the aircraft. The angular distance separating the “bars” of the scale varies so that the symbols representative of the attitude of the aircraft and of the speed vector remain constantly close to one of the two bars of the scale, even in the event of a strong crosswind. The shape of the bars is either constant or variable.
US10698578B1	User interface for an application displaying page permissions Systems and methods for presenting information in a header region of an application are provided. In some aspects, a URL is received in an omnibox of an application window of a computer. A page corresponding to the URL is presented in a page display region of the application window. The URL is presented in the omnibox. A collapsed form of the URL and connection information associated with the page are presented in a button of the application window adjacent to the omnibox. The collapsed form of the URL includes a representation of a top-level domain and a hierarchy of the URL. The collapsed form of the URL includes different text from the URL.
US10698575B2	Communication user interface systems and methods The principles described herein provide methods and systems of providing a user interface to allow a user to compose and send an electronic communication quickly and conveniently. For example, a user interface includes split-pane interface having a navigable tray area and a composition area. The navigable tray area may include categories of trays, each tray including a navigable listing of content items that may form part of the electronic communication. The navigable tray area allows the user to navigate from one tray to the next to access different types of content items to be used in composing the electronic communication. When composing an electronic communication, a user can select an item in a tray, and the item is previewed in the composition area and can become part of the electronic communication.
US10698570B2	User-centric, context aware user interface A method of implementing a user interface on a mobile device is described. The method comprises learning user preference and context information; storing user preferences associated with the user-centric interface on at least one of the device or a secure server; determining and updating the context information and the user preferences on at least one of the device or a secure server.
US10698569B2	System and method for implementing customer control point or customer portal Novel tools and techniques provide for implementing network configuration, and, in particular embodiments, to methods, systems, apparatus, and computer software for implementing customer control point or customer portal for enabling customer-based virtualized platform and network configuration. In some embodiments, a network node might receive, via a user portal (e.g., an app-based or web-based customer portal), a request from a user to change a network configuration of a network. In response to receiving the request, the network node might determine one or more network configuration changes to make to effect the request to change the network configuration of the network, and might reconfigure the network by effecting the determined one or more network configuration changes. In some cases, the user portal might be represented by a graphical user interface that allows the user to manipulate or interact with icons of devices, apps, VNFs, etc., as a form of making the request.
US10698565B2	Context-based icon for control via a touch sensitive interface Selection of a context-based touch-sensitive icon for control of content presentation via a touch sensitive interface is disclosed. Context can be related to aspect of presented content, user profile information, historical content consumption, human interface data, etc. Context of content can be related to types, ratings, themes, metadata, etc., of content. This can enable selecting an icon that corresponds to the content being presented. Moreover, user profile data can allow more refined icon selection based on parameters that can be based on an entry of data associated with a user. Additionally, historical content consumption can act as a criterion in selecting an icon. Further, user interactions with a human interface can aid in selecting an icon based on patterns indicating aspects such as poor coordination, possible diseases/conditions associated with a user, etc. In an aspect, a caricature an icon designed for children can be selected based on children's content.
US10698561B2	Intelligent command batching in an augmented and/or virtual reality environment In an augmented reality and/or a virtual reality system, detected commands may be intelligently batched to preserve the relative order of the batched commands while maintaining a fluid virtual experience for the user. Commands detected in the virtual environment may be assigned to a batch command, of a plurality of batch commands, based on a temporal window in which the command(s) are detected, based on an operational type associated with the command(s), or based on a spatial position at which the command is detected in the virtual environment. The commands included in a batched set of commands may be executed in response to an un-do command and/or a re-do command and/or a re-play command.
US10698555B2	Organic light-emitting diode (OLED) display device and pressure touch driving method thereof An organic light-emitting diode (OLED) display device and a pressure touch driving method, the OLED display device includes: a silicon substrate; a pixel unit and a magneto-dependent sensor disposed on one side of the silicon substrate; and a magnetic field generator configured to provide magnetic fields running through a plane provided with the magneto-dependent sensor to the magneto-dependent sensor; the magneto-dependent sensor is configured to detect magnetic variation and convert the magnetic variation into a voltage difference for output.
US10698554B2	Positioning components that provide resistance on sense lines of a touch sensor In certain embodiments, a system includes first and second resistive components and a touch sensor controller. The first component is positioned on a first sense line connected to an in-cell touch sensor. The first resistive component is set to a value modifying an RC time constant of a first electrode of the touch sensor. The second resistive component is positioned on a second sense line connected to the in-cell touch sensor. The second component is set to a value modifying an RC time constant of a second electrode of the touch sensor. The value of the modified RC time constant of the first electrode is within 100% of the value of the modified RC time constant of the second electrode. The controller receives signals from the first and second sense lines, such that the first and second resistive components are between the controller and the first and second electrodes, respectively.
US10698553B2	Writing input device An issue addressed is to allow writing input and store drawing information input by writing, thereby increasing the reusability of the drawing information with a simple configuration. There is provided a writing input device including: a marker surface member that allows entry of writing information in ink onto a front surface by writing with a marker pen; a touch sensor member that is disposed on a back surface of the marker surface member and from which information about a position at which the marker pen touches the marker surface member at a time of the writing is obtained; and an input information generation unit that generates input information corresponding to the writing information from the information about the position at which the marker pen touches the marker surface member.
US10698550B2	Capacitance detection circuit, touch detection device and terminal device The present disclosure provides a capacitance detection circuit, which includes a front end circuit and a processing circuit; where the front end circuit comprises a first driving circuit, a first cancel circuit and a PGA circuit, the first driving circuit, the first cancel circuit and the PGA circuit are connected to a first end of a detection capacitor, a second end of the detection capacitor is grounded, and the processing circuit is connected to an output end of the front end circuit, and configured to determine a capacitance variation of a capacitance of the detection capacitor with respect to the base capacitance according to a voltage signal output by the front end circuit.
US10698547B2	Touch panel and organic light emitting diode display panel Disclosed is a touch panel and a corresponding organic light emitting diode display panel. A metal grid touch line is fabricated on an encapsulation layer of a flexible organic light emitting diode display panel, and is not positioned in a light emitting area of a pixel point, and traced in a middle of adjacent pixel points. At least one electrode of a driving electrode and a sensing electrode is conducted with a metal bridge thereunder, and a floating electrode is disposed in the driving electrode or the sensing electrode to realize a flexible touch panel, to reduce a thickness of a film by reducing use of transparent optical adhesive and improve a touch effect.
US10698539B2	UV film sensor and preparation method therefor, and touch control screen The present disclosure provides a UV film sensor, a preparation method therefor, and a corresponding touch screen. The UV film sensor comprises a film substrate (A) containing a printing surface (a) and an attaching surface (b), and a UV adhesive layer (1), an electroplated color developing particle layer (2), an ink layer (3), a hardened layer (4), an index matching layer (5) and a transparent conducting layer (6) for constructing a touch function structure are sequentially formed on the printing surface of the film substrate from one side close to the film substrate to the other side away from the film substrate. The touch screen is obtained after adhering a cover glass to the attaching surface of the film substrate in the UV film sensor via an optical grade transparent double-sided adhesive. The obtained touch screen only contains one layer of substrate. The touch screen can be thinner as a whole. A touch function structure is directly implemented on a UV film, and compared with the traditional process, multiple processes are reduced, the product thickness is decreased, the output and yield are improved, and the costs are decreased.
US10698535B2	Interface control system, interface control apparatus, interface control method, and program An interface control system (2000) includes a first marker detection unit (2020) and a display control unit (2040). The first marker detection unit (2020) detects a first marker (50) attached to the body of a user based on a captured image obtained from a camera (20) worn by the user. The display control unit (2040) displays an operation image on a display screen (32) of a head mounted display 30 mounted on the user based on the first marker detected by the first marker detection unit (2020). The display control unit (2040) displays the operation image so that the operation image is viewed to be superimposed on the arm portion of the user when viewed with the eyes of the user.
US10698522B2	Variable rate display interfaces In an exemplary variable rate display interface, a high-speed reverse data transfer is enabled over plural lanes of a display serial interface (DSI) bus during blanking periods. Further increases in bandwidth of each high-speed reverse data transfer may be achieved by increasing DSI clock speed during the blanking periods. Since a display relies on a host clock to send reverse data, the frequency of the reverse data is increased, which effectively increases the bandwidth of reverse channel lanes. By increasing the reverse bandwidth over existing pins in the DSI bus, more data may be transferred to the host, including raw touch/stylus data rather than processed data. The raw data may then be processed by the host's relatively powerful processors. By shifting the processing to the host, the need for a powerful touch screen controller (TSC) and/or a powerful touch display driver integrated circuit (TDDI) may be avoided.
US10698521B2	In-cell touch display panel, driving method thereof, and display device The present application provides an in-cell touch display panel, a driving method thereof, and a display device. At least two sub-pixels are a sub-pixel group, cathode layers of different sub-pixel groups are independent of each other, which is equivalent to that the cathode layer set as a whole surface in the prior art is segmented, one sub-pixel group corresponds to one segmented cathode layer, cathode layers of respective sub-pixel groups are connected through conductive lines to the driver chip, so that the cathode layer is reused as a self-capacitive touch control electrode, the driver chip detects a capacitance variation of the cathode layer through the conductive line corresponding thereto to determine a touch location, thus achieving the touch control function. In the in-cell touch display panel, signals outputted by the driver chip to respective signal terminals of a sub-pixel circuit and the cathode layer in a fourth stage are obtained by superimposing the same touch scanning signal on basis of signals outputted to the respective signal terminals and the cathode layer in a third stage, so that the operating state of each module in the sub-pixel circuit is the same as that in the third stage, which ensures normal display, therefore an in-cell touch display panel based on OLED panel is achieved.
US10698519B2	Method and electronic device for acquiring user input According to various examples of the present invention, an electronic device can comprise: a board; a switch unit loaded on at least one surface of the board; a pressure module provided between the board and the switch unit; and a pressure sensing unit formed in at least a partial area of the board, and generating a signal by sensing at least one drive according to the pressing of the switch unit. In addition, the above electronic device can be variously implemented according to examples.
US10698502B2	Multi-sensor device with an accelerometer for enabling user interaction through sound or image A method for controlling movement of a computer display cursor based on a point-of-aim of a pointing device within an interaction region includes projecting an image of a computer display to create the interaction region. At least one calibration point having a predetermined relation to the interaction region is established. A pointing line is directed to substantially pass through the calibration point while measuring a position of and an orientation of the pointing device. The pointing line has a predetermined relationship to the pointing device. Movement of the cursor is controlled within the interaction region using measurements of the position of and the orientation of the pointing device.
US10698497B2	Vein scanning device for automatic gesture and finger recognition This relates to a device capable of automatically determining a user's gesture and/or finger positions based on one or more properties of the user's veins and methods for operation thereof. The device can include one or more sensors (e.g., a camera) to capture one or more images of the user's hand. The device can convert the image(s) to digital representations and can correlate the digital image(s) of the veins to one or more poses. From the pose(s), the device can determine the user's hand movements, and one or more gestures and/or finger positions can be determined from the hand movements. The device can interpret the gestures and/or finger positions as one or more input commands, and the device can perform an operation based on the input command(s). Examples of the disclosure include using the user input commands in virtual reality applications.
US10698495B1	Intelligent gesture based security system and method The present disclosure includes intelligent gesture controlled security systems. A security system acts as a gateway between a user and a restricted area, whether physical or electronic. One gesture controlled security system includes a camera capable of monitoring a real time gesture, a memory operable to store data, a locking assembly having a locked state and an unlocked state, and a processor communicatively coupled to the memory, the locking assembly, and the camera. The processor is operable to utilize the camera to detect a gesture, store the detected gesture in the memory, compare the detected gesture to a stored gesture, and only upon determining that the real time gesture is within a predetermined threshold of the stored gesture, causing the locking assembly to change from the locked state to the unlocked state.
US10698494B2	Tactile sensation presenting device A tactile sensation presenting device includes: a pressure sensation generating unit configured to present pressure information; and a tactile sensation generating unit arranged on the pressure sensation generating unit. The tactile sensation generating unit includes a vibrating element configured to present vibration information; a warmth/coldness presenting element provided above the vibrating element and configured to present warm/cold information. The vibration information, the warm/cold information, and the pressure information are presented to an operating part in contact with a tactile sensation presentation surface of the tactile sensation generating unit.
US10698492B2	Wearable electronic, multi-sensory, human/machine, human/human interfaces A wearable Haptic Human Machine Interface (HHMI) receives electrical activity from muscles and nerves of a user. An electrical signal is determined having characteristics based on the received electrical activity. The electrical signal is generated and applied to an object to cause an action dependent on the received electrical activity. The object can be a biological component of the user, such as a muscle, another user, or a remotely located machine such as a drone. Exemplary uses include mitigating tremor, accelerated learning, cognitive therapy, remote robotic, drone and probe control and sensing, virtual and augmented reality, stroke, brain and spinal cord rehabilitation, gaming, education, pain relief, entertainment, remote surgery, remote participation in and/or observation of an event such as a sporting event, biofeedback and remotality. Remotality is the perception of a reality occurring remote from the user. The reality may be remote in time, location and/or physical form. The reality may be consistent with the natural world, comprised of an alternative, fictional world or a mixture of natural and fictional constituents.
US10698491B2	Pressure-sensitive suspension system for a haptic device Embodiments hereof are directed to a haptic device having a pressure-sensitive suspension system. The haptic device includes a housing, a touch surface component mounted to the housing to be movable relative thereto, and a haptic actuator for providing haptic feedback to the touch surface component. At least one suspension component is disposed between the touch surface component and the housing. The suspension component is formed from an elastomer and includes pressure-sensing particles integrated into the elastomer. The pressure-sensing particles are configured to sense pressure applied to the touch surface component.
US10698490B2	Haptic feedback device, method and system A haptic feedback device comprises a body having one or more movable components. The haptic feedback device also comprises a controller configured to move the one or more movable components in response to control signals received from a processor, the control signals generated based on a state of interaction between a user and a virtual environment, to shift a center of gravity of the haptic feedback device so as to impart particular haptic sensations to the user corresponding to the state of interaction between the user and the virtual environment. The controller is also configured to dynamically adjust respective positions of one or more of the movable components to dynamically shift the center of gravity of the haptic feedback device based on changes in a physical state of the haptic feedback device as the user physically manipulates the haptic feedback device.
US10698482B2	Gaze tracking using non-circular lights Disclosed is gaze-tracking system for head-mounted display apparatus, the gaze-tracking system including a plurality of non-circular light sources that emit light for illuminating a user's eye when the display apparatus is worn by user, at least one camera, and a processor. The processor is configured to control the at least one camera to capture an image of user's eye and reflections of the plurality of non-circular light sources from user's eye; identify at least one of the plurality of non-circular light sources from where at least one of the reflections originated, based upon shapes, rotational orientations and relative positions of the reflections of the plurality of non-circular light sources, to differentiate said reflections from visual artifacts; and detect a gaze direction of user based upon a relative position of a pupil of user's eye with respect to the reflections of the plurality of non-circular light sources.
US10698476B2	Minitype haptic rendering method based on active and passive devices The present invention discloses a minitype haptic rendering method based on active and passive devices, which comprises the following steps of: firstly, calibrating a magnetorheological damper and a direct current motor, and obtaining a relationship between an input current and an output torque; converting an expected force/torque value to a current input of the magnetorheological damper, outputting a corresponding torque through the magnetorheological damper, and applying the torque to a body of an operator through a haptic transmission device; secondly, measuring an actually applied force/torque by a sensor mounted at a force/torque application point, comparing an actually outputted force/torque value with the expected force/torque value, and calculating a force/torque error; and finally, converting the force/torque error to an input signal of the direct current motor, and driving the direct current motor to generate a torque corresponding to the error.
US10698471B2	Information processing apparatus and information processing method An information processing apparatus balances the reduction of return time with the reduction of power consumption in accordance with the use status of a user and a time zone in which it is scheduled to be used. The information processing apparatus includes a processor. The processor is configured to: enter a first sleep state when transition is performed from an active state to an idle state; transition to a second sleep state having a longer return time to the active state than the first sleep state if there is not an operation of the user for a first idle time when entering the first sleep state before a previously set scheduled use-end time after a previously set scheduled use-start time; and transition to the second sleep state if there is not an operation of the user for a second idle time shorter than the first idle time when entering the first sleep state before the scheduled use-start time after the scheduled use-end time.
US10698459B2	Electronic devices and method of controlling an electronic device An electronic device is provided. The electronic device may include a plurality of electronic circuits comprising a first electronic circuit and a second electronic circuit; and a processor configured to control at least one of the first electronic circuit or the second electronic circuit depending on at least one parameter indicating thermal properties of the first electronic circuit and a predetermined parameter indicating a thermal interdependency between the first electronic circuit and the second electronic circuit.
US10698453B2	Camera module and mobile terminal A mobile terminal includes a casing and a camera module. The camera module is received in the casing. The camera module includes a camera, a flash lamp, an electrical connector, and a flexible printed circuit (FPC). The FPC has a first end and a second end opposite to the first end. The camera is coupled to the first end of the FPC, and the electrical connector is coupled to the second end of the FPC. The flash lamp is disposed on the FPC. A camera module of the mobile terminal is also provided.
US10698450B2	Detachable display member with support member A support member may be rotatably coupled to a display member and detachably coupled to a base member. The support member may be positionable to form an angle with the display member.
US10698446B2	Display apparatus A display apparatus includes: a display module in which a folding area foldable with respect to a virtual folding axis on a plane and first and second non-folding areas adjacent to both sides of the folding area are defined and which is configured to display an image; a support plate below the display module; and an adhesion film between the display module and the support plate. The support plate includes a first support plate bonded to the adhesion film on the first non-folding area, and a second support plate bonded to the adhesion film on the second non-folding area. The first support plate includes a plurality of first protrusions protruding toward the second support plate, the second support plate includes a plurality of second protrusions protruding toward the first support plate, and the first and second protrusions are alternately arranged with respect to each other.
US10698445B1	Information handling system multi-cell cantilevered battery A portable information handling system battery pack couples plural flat battery cells to a frame in first and second planes having battery cells of the first plane aligned to extend past battery cells of the second plane in a cantilevered manner. In one embodiment, the battery pack integrates a battery management unit and a wireless charger.
US10698432B2	Dual loop digital low drop regulator and current sharing control apparatus for distributable voltage regulators Described is an apparatus which comprises: a plurality of transistors coupled to an input power supply and to a load; a first comparator with a first node coupled to the load, and a second node coupled to a first reference; a second comparator with a first node coupled to the load, and a second node coupled to a second reference, the second reference being different from the first reference; and a logic unit to receive output of the first comparator and output of the second comparator, the logic unit to turn on or off transistors of the plurality of transistors according to outputs of the first and second comparators.
US10698429B2	Electronic user interface for electronic mixing of water for residential faucets A water delivery system is disclosed. The water delivery system may have an electronic user interface. The electronic user interface may be a portable device. The electronic user interface may include inputs to select water temperature, water flow rates, water flow patterns, and/or task based presets. A mixing valve for use with either manual faucets or electronic faucets is disclosed.
US10698421B1	Dynamic autonomous vehicle train Autonomous vehicles may be dynamically directed to rendezvous with autonomous vehicle trains or convoys. Current location and/or route information of the Autonomous Vehicle Train (AVT) may be received by an autonomous vehicle. The autonomous vehicle may compare its current location and/or route information to determine a rendezvous point with the AVT. The autonomous vehicle may route itself to the rendezvous point with the AVT. Once there, the autonomous vehicle may verify the identification of the AVT, such as by using sensors/cameras to verifying a lead vehicle of the AVT (e.g., by verifying make/model, color, and/or license plate). The autonomous vehicle and lead vehicle may communicate to allow the autonomous vehicle to join the AVT. A minimum level of autonomous vehicle functionality may be verified prior to the autonomous vehicle being allowed to join the AVT. As a result, vehicle traffic flow and travel experience by passengers may be enhanced.
US10698413B2	Apparatus, system, and method for mobile robot relocalization A mobile robot includes a mode of operation to recover from a localization error. The mobile robot detects a change in state in a local region proximate the mobile robot. The location of the mobile robot is identified based at least in part on the detected change in state. In one implementation, the mobile robot interfaces with a system controller of a building to initiate a change in state in a local region of a building.
US10698408B2	Distributed sensing for vehicle navigation A set of sensor information may include first sensor information generated based on a first sensor of a first vehicle and second sensor information generated based on a second sensor of a second vehicle. Individual sensor information may characterize positions of objects in an environment of individual sensors. Relevant sensor information for a vehicle may be determined based on the set of sensor information and a position of the vehicle. The relevant sensor information may characterize positions of objects in a maneuver environment of the vehicle. A desired navigation of the vehicle in the maneuver environment of the vehicle may be determined based on the relevant sensor information. An instruction may be provided to the vehicle based on the desired navigation of the vehicle. The instruction may characterize one or more maneuvers to be performed by the vehicle to execute the desired navigation.
US10698406B2	Autonomous driving device An autonomous driving device includes an autonomous driving release unit configured to release the autonomous driving control if an override operation is input during the execution of the autonomous driving control which is based on a first travel plan, a travel plan setting unit configured to set a second travel plan different from the first travel plan after the input of the override operation, an autonomous driving restore determination unit configured to determine whether or not to restore the autonomous driving control with the autonomous driving control which is based on the second travel plan after the input of the override operation, and a vehicle control unit configured to automatically start the autonomous driving control which is based on the second travel plan after the autonomous driving control is released and when the autonomous driving restore determination unit determines to restore the autonomous driving control.
US10698404B2	Facilitating lane-splitting by motorcycles A controller of a motorcycle determines that the motorcycle is lane-splitting. The controller transmits a notification to vehicles in proximity to the motorcycle. In response to the notifications, the vehicles facilitate lane-splitting by the motorcycle. In particular the vehicles may flash lights to communicate that the vehicle has received the notification and will facilitate lane-splitting. The vehicles may facilitate lane-splitting by refraining from performing lane changes. The vehicles may further notify the motorcycle if lane changes are needed and the motorcycle controller may provide an alert to a rider.
US10698403B2	Robotic assistance in security monitoring Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on storage devices, for monitoring, security, and surveillance of a property. In one aspect, a system includes multiple robotic devices, multiple sensors, wherein the multiple sensors includes a first sensor, multiple charging stations, and a monitor control unit. The monitor control unit may include a network interface, one or more processors, and one or more storage devices that include instructions to cause the one or more processors to perform operations. The operations may include receiving data from the first sensor that is indicative of an alarm event, accessing information describing the capabilities of the each of the robotic devices, selecting a subset of robotic devices from the multiple robotic devices, and transmitting a command to each robotic device in the subset of robotic devices that instructs each respective robotic device to deploy to the location of the first sensor.
US10698399B2	HVAC system with equipment failure prediction A system for predicting HVAC equipment failure includes an actuator and a controller. The actuator is coupled to the HVAC equipment and configured to drive the HVAC equipment between multiple positions. The actuator includes a processing circuit configured to collect internal actuator data characterizing an operation of the actuator and a communications circuit coupled to the processing circuit. The communications circuit is configured to transmit the internal actuator data outside the actuator. The controller is configured to provide control signals to the actuator and receive the internal actuator data from the actuator. The controller includes a failure predictor configured to use the internal actuator data to predict a time at which the HVAC equipment failure will occur.
US10698397B2	Heater condition monitoring and accessing method and applications thereof A heater condition monitoring and accessing method includes steps as follows: A plurality of history operating data of a heater under test are acquired, wherein each of the history operating data has a temperature, an operating sequence, and a resistance. A plurality subsets of the history operating data corresponding to a predetermined temperature range are picked up from the history operating data to form a resistance-operating sequence characteristic curve. At least one test is performed according to the resistance-operating sequence characteristic curve to determine whether a fault of the heater under test occurs at the current operating run or at the subsequent operating run and to evaluate the remaining useful life of the heater under test.
US10698396B2	Information processing apparatus, information processing method, and recording medium An information processing apparatus has an input data acquisition unit that acquires a plurality of input data, a fault tolerance requirement acquisition unit that acquires a fault tolerance requirement for the plurality of input data, a training data definition unit that defines an output which satisfies the fault tolerance requirement, a fault pattern generation unit that generates a plurality of fault patterns which include at least one of the plurality of input data based on the plurality of input data and the fault tolerance requirement, a model update unit that updates the information processing model so as to tolerate a fault of the input data satisfying the fault tolerance requirement, and an execution control unit that applies the plurality of input data to the information processing model updated by the model update unit and executes the information processing model.
US10698393B2	Method of manufacturing parts based on analysis of statistical indicators in a situation of diminished control The invention pertains to a method of manufacturing a population of parts produced with a manufacturing device, based on the analysis of at least one statistical indicator representative of a characteristic dimension of the parts, according to which: a) a sample comprising a number n of parts is collected from among the parts produced with the manufacturing device; b) the characteristic dimension of each part of the sample is measured, and a measured value of the statistical indicator is calculated for the sample; c) a mathematical expectation of the proportion of parts which are noncompliant with respect to a specification regarding the characteristic dimension is calculated, said calculation being performed on the basis of the measured value of the statistical indicator for the sample collected and of the number n of parts of the sample; d) the mathematical expectation of the proportion of parts that are noncompliant calculated is compared with a threshold value of proportion of noncompliant parts; e) the manufacture of the parts is steered as a function of the results of the comparison of step d).
US10698390B2	System and method for monitoring and controlling a manufacturing environment A system for monitoring and controlling a manufacturing environment is disclosed. Aspects discussed include beacons broadcasting identifying information for aspects of the manufacturing environment such as workstations, manufactured items, machines, equipment, and people. The identifying information may be used to generate reports about the operation of these and possibly other aspects, as well as provide control options for changing the manufacturing environment. Employees may move about the environment to visually monitor activities taking place, while the system may automatically query for additional information about the tools, equipment, people encountered in the environment. Control options for changing aspects of the manufacturing processes may also be automatically displayed as well.
US10698385B2	Machine apparatus and method of controlling the same, remote operation apparatus, and main operation apparatus A machine apparatus that a user can more easily operate includes a machine driver that is mechanically driven, a main operation unit that operates the machine driver, a remote operation unit that transmits an operation instruction signal to the machine driver at a position apart from the main operation unit, a position determiner that determines a position of the remote operation unit, and a controller that, upon determining that the remote operation unit is located in a predetermined area, enables operations by the main operation unit, and upon determining that the remote operation unit is located outside the predetermined area, disables at least some operations by the main operation unit.
US10698372B2	Computer system and method for building and deploying predictive inferential models online to predict behavior of industrial processes Embodiments are directed to systems that build and deploy inferential models for generating predictions of a plant process. The systems select input variables and an output variable for the plant process. The systems load continuous measurements for the selected input variables. For the selected output variable, the systems load measurements of type: continuous from the subject plant process, intermittent from an online analyzer, or intermittent from lab data. If continuous or analyzer measurements are loaded, the systems build a FIR model with a subspace ID technique using continuous output measurements. From intermittent analyzer measurements, the systems generate continuous output measurements using interpolation. If lab data is loaded, the systems build a hybrid FIR model with subspace ID and PLS techniques, using continuous measurements of a reference variable correlated to the selected output variable. The systems deploy the built model to generate continuous key performance indicators for predicting the plant process.
US10698371B2	Systems and methods for classifying in-situ sensor response data patterns representative of grid pathology severity The present invention is directed towards methods and systems for characterizing sensors and developing classifiers for sensor responses on a utility grid. Experiments are conducted by selectively varying utility grid parameters and observing the responses of utility grid to the variation. Methods and systems of this invention then associate the particular responses of the utility grid sensors with specific variations in the grid parameters, based on knowledge of the areas of space and periods of time where the variation in grid parameters may affect the sensor response. This associated data is then used to updating a model of grid response.
US10698368B2	Apparatus and process for dispensing a measured quantity of liquid product An apparatus and process for dispensing a measured quantity of liquid product from a container. The apparatus includes a pour chamber and a density timer. The density timer is engaged with the pour chamber. The density timer includes a reservoir containing a timing liquid and a timing element. The timing element is visible from outside the reservoir. One or more dosing indicia are on or adjacent the reservoir.
US10698355B2	Image forming apparatus An image forming apparatus includes a hand detection sensor that detects a hand within a predetermined range from a grasping part of a sheet feeding cassette, a locking mechanism capable of locking the sheet feeding cassette in a closed state with respect to the image forming apparatus body, and an operation control unit that operates the locking mechanism to lock the sheet feeding cassette when the hand is detected by the hand detection sensor during the execution of a printing process in an image forming apparatus body, interrupts the printing process after the locking, and releases the locking by the locking mechanism after the interruption.
US10698340B2	Method of attaching regulating blade and development apparatus A method of attaching a regulating blade made of resin to an attachment portion of a development frame which is made of resin and includes the attachment portion for attaching the regulating blade includes applying an adhesive to the attachment portion, applying a hardening accelerator to the regulating blade, and attaching the regulating blade to the attachment portion via the adhesive applied to the attachment portion and the hardening accelerator applied to the regulating blade. The regulating blade is disposed opposite to and not in contact with a development rotary member configured to bear and convey a developer toward a position at which an electrostatic image formed on an image bearing member is developed, and configured to regulate an amount of the developer to be borne on the development rotary member.
US10698335B2	Optical scanning apparatus and image forming apparatus An optical scanning apparatus, including: a detector configured to detect a writing start position of a light beam emitted from a light source and reflected by a rotary polygon mirror; and a control circuit board electrically connected to the light source, wherein the detector is fixed to the control circuit board, the control circuit board includes a first connection portion at which the light source is connected to the control circuit board and a second connection portion through which the control circuit board and an exterior are electrically connected, the control circuit board is fixed to an optical box by a fixing unit, and the fixing unit is arranged, between the first connection portion and the second connection portion, on a second straight line orthogonal to a first straight line connecting the light source and the detector, so as to be closer to the detector than to the light source.
US10698327B2	Toner Provided is a toner containing a toner particle including a binder resin, a wax, and a colorant. The softening point of the toner is at least 80° C. and not more than 140° C. The average circularity of the toner is at least 0.940. The integrated value of stress in the toner at 150° C. which is measured by using a tackiness tester is at least 78 g·m/sec.
US10698322B2	Metrology method, computer product and system A method including determining a type of structural asymmetry of the target from measured values of the target, and performing a simulation of optical measurement of the target to determine a value of an asymmetry parameter associated with the asymmetry type. A method including performing a simulation of optical measurement of a target to determine a value of an asymmetry parameter associated with a type of structural asymmetry of the target determined from measured values of the target, and analyzing a sensitivity of the asymmetry parameter to change in a target formation parameter associated with the target. A method including determining a structural asymmetry parameter of a target using a measured parameter of radiation diffracted by the target, and determining a property of a measurement beam of the target based on the structural asymmetry parameter that is least sensitive to change in a target formation parameter associated with the target.
US10698313B2	Apparatus and method for developing a photoresist coated substrate An apparatus includes a developing tank and a fluid manifold in the bottom of the developing tank. The fluid manifold includes a plurality of holes through which developer flows and a plurality of valves corresponding to the plurality of holes. The valves allow developer to flow through the holes when open and prevent developer from flowing through the holes when closed. A trench surrounds the fluid manifold through which developer is drained from the developing tank. A controller is configured to control opening and closing of the valves. In an embodiment, the apparatus includes a clamping mechanism configured to insert the substrate into and remove the substrate from the developing tank.
US10698300B2	Apparatus for mobile phone photography The present invention relates to an apparatus for mobile phone photography which comprises a bottom member, a reflective member, a support member and a mounting member. The bottom member comprises opposing first and second faces. The reflective member mounted to the first face of the said bottom member. A side portion of the support member is mounted to the second face of the bottom member. An angle θ having a range between 70 degrees and 110 degrees is formed between the support member and the bottom member and the mounting member is further mounted to the support member.
US10698296B2	Interchangeable lens and driving method thereof, and electronic apparatus Provided is an interchangeable lens including: a lens position detection unit configured to detect a position of a lens; a motor configured to move a movable lens frame to which the lens is fixed; a driving state detection unit configured to detect a driving state of the motor; and a control unit configured to decide a driving speed of the motor based on a difference between a target speed, which is based on a difference between a target position of the lens acquired from an imaging device and the position of the lens detected by the lens position detection unit, and a speed according to the driving state detected by the driving state detection unit.
US10698295B2	Focusing method, imaging device, and unmanned aerial vehicle A focusing method includes determining an initial search direction based on a present position of a lens. The focusing method also includes controlling the lens to perform a focusing process in the initial search direction.
US10698286B2	Electrochromic multi-layer devices with charge sequestration and related methods An electrochromic multi-layer stack is provided. The multi-layer stack includes an electrochromic multi-layer stack having a first substrate, a first electrically conductive layer, a first electrode layer, an ion conductor layer, a second substrate, a second electrically conductive layer, and a second electrode layer. The multi-layer stack includes a redox element, wherein the redox element is electrically isolated from the first and second electrically conductive layers and the first and second electrode layer and is laterally adjacent to either the first electrically conductive layer and the first electrode, or the second electrically conductive layer and the second electrode layer. A method for controlling an electrochromic device is also provided.
US10698284B2	ZBD liquid crystal device and methods of operating such device A liquid crystal device (LCD) includes from the viewing side: a first electrode layer; a viewing side first liquid crystal (LC) alignment layer; an LC layer; a non-viewing side second LC alignment layer; and a second electrode layer; wherein one of the electrode layers is a common electrode layer and the other of the electrode layers is a segmented electrode layer, and at least one of the first and second LC alignment layers is a bistable alignment layer that is switchable between a first alignment state and a second alignment state. The LCD is operated by applying a first voltage pulse to the segmented electrode layer and applying a second voltage pulse to the common electrode layer (Vcom pulse), the first and second voltage pulses combining to form a resultant voltage pulse. The bistable alignment layer switches from the first alignment state to the second alignment state when a magnitude of the resultant voltage pulse exceeds a switching voltage threshold.
US10698281B2	Liquid crystal display panel and method for manufacturing same A liquid crystal display panel (100) according to the present invention includes a plurality of spacers configured to hold a gap between a first substrate (10) and a second substrate (30). The plurality of spacers include a plurality of first spacers in a display region and a plurality of second spacers (55) in a non-display region. The first substrate includes a first metal layer (12) and a second metal layer (16), a first transparent conductive layer (22) formed on the second metal layer and in direct contact with the second metal layer, a second inorganic insulating layer (23) formed on the first transparent conductive layer, and an organic insulating layer (25) formed on the second inorganic insulating layer. When viewed from the normal direction of the first substrate, each of the plurality of spacers overlaps with the first transparent conductive layer and the second inorganic insulating layer, and overlaps with the first metal layer and/or the second metal layer. Each of the plurality of spacers includes a part of the organic insulating layer.
US10698278B2	Array substrate, display panel, and display apparatus with flickering reduction The embodiments of the present disclosure provide an array substrate, display panel and display apparatus. The array substrate comprises a plurality of gate lines extending in a row direction; a plurality of data lines extending in a column direction; and an array comprising a plurality of pixels. Each column of pixels of the plurality of pixels are coupled to two data lines of the plurality of data lines, the two data lines are configured to provide same data signal for displaying an image to the column of pixels, a first data line of the two data lines and a second data line of the two data lines are arranged at both sides of the column of pixels along the row direction, respectively. The array substrate, display panel and display apparatus according to the embodiments of the present disclosure can greatly reduce coupling capacitance between a pixel electrode and a data line, thereby an effect of reducing crosstalk can be achieved.
US10698274B2	Display apparatus and method for manufacturing display apparatus A display apparatus comprises: a display panel comprising driving elements to drive pixels and a first terminal group electrically connected to the driving elements; a supporting member comprising a surface on which the display panel is to be placed, and comprising wirings and a second terminal group connected to the wirings; and a holding member provided along an edge of the display panel. The holding member comprises a connector provided with contactors, and is adhered to the surface to hold the display panel. Each of the contactors is positioned in such a way as to face each terminal of the first terminal group. Each of the contactors is connected to each terminal of the second terminal group. The edge of the display panel is coupled with the connector. Each terminal of the first terminal group is electrically connected to each of the wirings via each of the contactors.
US10698271B2	Liquid crystal display panel A liquid crystal display panel includes a first substrate, a second substrate, a liquid crystal layer, a plurality of first regions and a plurality of second regions. The first regions and the second regions are formed on the first substrate and the second substrate. In a narrow viewing mode, the luminous flux of the first regions along a first viewing direction is different from that of the first regions along a second viewing direction opposite to the first viewing direction, and the luminous flux of the second regions along the first viewing direction is substantially different from that of the first regions along the first viewing direction.
US10698267B2	Protective layers in display device A device is disclosed, which may include a color-filter layer and a thin-film transistor (TFT) layer. The TFT layer may have an alignment layer. The device may have spacers, between the color-filter layer and the TFT layer, that form space between the color-filter layer and the TFT layer for liquid crystals. The device may include a scratch-resistant coating on the alignment layer of the TFT layer.
US10698266B2	Liquid crystal display device Disclosed is a liquid crystal display device comprising an array substrate and an opposite substrate arranged facing the array substrate, and further comprises a liquid crystal composition located between said array substrate and the opposite substrate, wherein said array substrate comprises elongated and evenly spaced slit electrodes and electrode gaps between the slit electrodes, with the slit electrodes and the electrode gaps said being located in the same layer structure; said array substrate comprises a bulk electrode below the slit electrodes; and said array substrate further comprises an insulating layer between the slit electrodes and the bulk electrode. The liquid crystal display device has a higher light transmittance, such that more backlight passes through the liquid crystal display device, resulting in the liquid crystal display device having a higher luminance.
US10698265B1	Quantum dot film A quantum dot film includes a plurality of sealed microcells. The microcells may be formed within a layer of polymeric material and sealed with a sealing material. Also, the microcells may contain a dispersion of a solvent and a plurality of quantum dots. A method of making a quantum dot film includes providing a layer of polymeric material having a plurality of open microcells, filling the plurality of open microcells with a dispersion of a solvent and plurality of quantum dots, and sealing the microcells.
US10698264B2	Backlight unit and display device having the same A backlight unit and a display device including the same are provided. The backlight unit includes a light source; a mold frame configured to accommodate the light source and having a window frame shape with an opening therein; and a supporting member disposed on the mold frame and comprising an optical pattern, wherein the mold frame comprises a first sidewall, and an inclined surface protruding obliquely downward and inward from an inner side surface of the first sidewall, and wherein the supporting member is disposed on the inclined surface of the mold frame.
US10698257B2	Liquid crystal display backlight utilizing reflective stack A liquid crystal display (LCD) device including an LCD panel and a backlight. The backlight includes a plurality of light sources to emit light, and a reflective stack. The reflective stack is positioned to receive light emitted from the light sources and transmit the light to the LCD panel. The reflective stack includes optical elements providing a folded beam path for the light emitted from the light sources to the LCD panel. The light emitted from the light sources is diffused while propagating towards and away from the LCD panel along the folded beam path. The folded beam path has an optical distance that is longer than the spatial distance between the light sources and the LCD panel to improve light diffusion by the backlight without substantially increasing backlight thickness.
US10698245B2	Display device According to one embodiment, a display device, includes a first substrate including a first conductive layer, a second substrate including a base having a first upper surface on a side opposite to a first lower surface opposed to the first substrate, a second conductive layer provided on the first upper surface, a third conductive layer provided on the first upper surface and electrically connected to the second conductive layer, a fourth conductive layer covering the third conductive layer and having a light-shielding property, a first through hole provided in the base, and an insulating material overlapping the connection material and having a light-shielding property.
US10698237B2	Optical modulator including multiple quantum well and carrier blocks and 3D image acquisition apparatus including the same An optical modulator and a 3D image acquisition apparatus including an optical modulator are provided. The optical modulator is disposed in a multiple quantum well including a plurality of quantum wells and a plurality of quantum barriers, and includes at least one carrier block disposed in the multiple quantum well restricting the carrier movement between the multiple quantum wells.
US10698230B2	Light field display control method and apparatus, and light field display device Embodiments of the present application disclose a light field display control method and apparatus and a light field display device. The light field display control method comprises: determining at least one depth distribution sub-region of content according to a display depth of field (DoF) range of a light field display device and depth distribution information of the content, wherein each depth distribution sub-region of the at least one depth distribution sub-region is located outside the display DoF range; and tilting a first display unit at least with respect to an original plane of a display array of the light field display device according to the display DoF range of the light field display device and the depth distribution sub-region, wherein the first display unit is a display unit that is in the display array and affects display of a first object, and the first object is a part, which is located in the depth distribution sub-region, of the content. The present application can improve display quality of an object, which is located in a partial depth distribution sub-region, of content to be displayed or content being displayed.
US10698226B2	Flexible illuminator A method is disclosed that includes splitting a beam of radiation into a first part of the beam having a first polarization and a second part of the beam having a second polarization, forming a first beam with a first polarization distribution between the first polarization and the second polarization and/or a first intensity distribution by modulating the first part of the beam, forming a second beam with a second polarization distribution between the first polarization and the second polarization and/or a second intensity distribution by modulating the second part of the beam, and combining at least a portion of the first beam having the second polarization and at least a portion of the second beam having the first polarization.
US10698216B2	Multilayer liquid crystal diffractive gratings for redirecting light of wide incident angle ranges An optical device includes a stack of multiple grating structures, each of which includes a plurality of sublayers of liquid crystal material. Each sublayer of liquid crystal material includes laterally extending repeating units, each formed of a plurality of liquid crystal molecules. The repeating units of the liquid crystal layers are lateral offset from one another, and defined a tilt angle. The grating structures forming the stack of grating structure have tilt angles of different magnitudes. The grating structures may be configured to redirect light of visible or infrared wavelengths. Advantageously, the different tilt angles of the stack of grating structures allows for highly efficient diffraction of light incident on the grating structures at a wide range of incident angles.
US10698215B2	Virtual and augmented reality systems and methods Methods and systems are disclosed for presenting virtual objects on a limited number of depth planes using, e.g., an augmented reality display system. A farthest one of the depth planes is within a mismatch tolerance of optical infinity. The display system may switch the depth plane on which content is actively displayed, so that the content is displayed on the depth plane on which a user is fixating. The impact of errors in fixation tracking is addressed using partially overlapping depth planes. A fixation depth at which a user is fixating is determined and the display system determines whether to adjust selection of a selected depth plane at which a virtual object is presented. The determination may be based on whether the fixation depth falls within a depth overlap region of adjacent depth planes. The display system may switch the active depth plane depending upon whether the fixation depth falls outside the overlap region.
US10698210B2	Head-up display device and cold mirror A light guide unit has a cold mirror unit to guide display light toward a projection window. In an XYZ color system, a wavelength region between a wavelength at which a value of a color matching function Z is maximum and a wavelength at which a value of the color matching function Y is maximum is a first wavelength region, and a wavelength region between a wavelength at which a value of a color matching function Y is maximum and a wavelength at which a value of a color matching function X is maximum is a second wavelength region. A minimum reflectance of the cold mirror unit to the display light takes a minimum value among reflectances of the respective wavelengths in a corresponding wavelength region. The minimum reflectance in the second wavelength region is larger than the minimum reflectance in the first wavelength region.
US10698207B2	Vehicle display device A vehicle display device includes: one or more display devices configured to: display a main image on a vehicle cabin interior side of a front windshield in a non-occupant-driven state; and display a sub image corresponding to a content of the main image on an instrument panel in the non-occupant-driven state.
US10698206B2	Three dimensional augmented reality involving a vehicle A 3-D augmented reality display system, method, and computer-readable medium, the system including a computer hardware platform including circuitry. The circuitry is configured to receive a video image from a view of a front of a vehicle, extract a portion of the video image matching the field of view of a windshield for display on the display device, generate and display a 3-D graphic entity superimposed on the display device and moving along a predetermined trajectory, receive sensory data related to the environment outside the field of view of the windshield, and when the sensory data indicates a real element having a trajectory path that is approaching the field of view of the windshield, generate a bounding box around the real element and adjust the trajectory path of the 3-D graphic entity to a new trajectory path that avoids the trajectory path of the bounding box for the real element.
US10698203B1	Turning light pipe for a pupil expansion system and method A display system includes a light pipe including elongated surfaces. The light pipe is configured to expand the image in a first direction through one of the elongated surfaces. The display also includes a waveguide including an output grating, a first surface, a second surface, and a side surface. The first surface and the second surface have a larger area than the side surface, the output grating being configured to provide the image expanded in a second direction. The second direction is different than the first direction. The image enters the waveguide from the one of the elongated surfaces.
US10698196B2	Loupe camera Disclosed herein is a sensor loupe where the user can look at a gemstone through a passive optical loupe and take a picture of the exact field of view that he sees.
US10698183B2	Imaging optical system The object-side surface of a negative lens element closest to the object side within a first lens group includes a paraxial convex surface and a peripheral surface having a curvature less than that of the paraxial surface. The image-side surface of a last lens element of a second lens group includes a paraxial concave surface and a peripheral surface having an inflection point changing from positive to negative values. 0.10
US10698178B2	Imaging optical lens assembly, image capturing unit and electronic device An imaging optical lens assembly includes six lens elements which are, in order from an object side to an image side: a first lens element, a second lens element, a third lens element, a fourth lens element, a fifth lens element and a sixth lens element. Each of the six lens elements has an object-side surface facing toward the object side and an image-side surface facing toward the image side. At least one of the six lens elements has at least one aspheric surface having at least one inflection point.
US10698176B2	Imaging lens An imaging lens includes a first lens group; and a second lens group, arranged from an object side to an image plane side. The first lens group includes a first lens having negative refractive power and a second lens. The second lens group includes a third lens having positive refractive power and a fourth lens having negative refractive power. The fourth lens is formed in a shape so that a curvature radius of a surface thereof on the image plane side is positive. The first lens, the second lens and the third lens have specific Abbe's numbers, the first lens is arranged to be away from the second lens, the second lens is arranged to be away from the third lens, and the third lens is arranged to be away from the fourth lens by specific distances on an optical axis so that the specific conditional expressions are satisfied.
US10698171B2	High density fiber enclosure and method A high density fiber enclosure system includes a chassis, cassette trays, an optional unification clip, cassettes, and an optional trunk cable management system. The chassis, cassette trays, and cassettes are configured such that individual cassettes may be installed, removed, and otherwise positioned for easy access by a user. The unification clip allows two adjacent cassette trays to be connected to one other such that cassette trays move as one unit. The trunk cable management system is designed to organize trunk cables and trunk cable furcation legs as well as relieve strain on the trunk cables and trunk cable furcation legs.
US10698170B2	Device for distributing trunk cable to jumper cable An enclosure for distributing trunk cable to jumper cables includes: a compartment divider with a main panel, a top wall, a bottom wall, opposed side walls, at least one dividing wall that spans the side walls, and a guide wall that spans the top and bottom walls, the compartment divider including a plurality of compartments, each formed by the main panel, the guide wall, one of the side walls, and at least two of the top wall, the bottom wall, and the at least one dividing wall; and a cover that covers the compartment divider to enclose the compartments. The guide wall is configured to form a convex area and a concave area in each compartment. The enclosure further includes a jumper cable entry aperture in each compartment and a jumper cable exit aperture located on one of the side walls.
US10698165B2	Multi-fiber ferrule connector A single-piece multi-fiber ferrule interconnect assembly including a ferrule body having a main surface, a front frame, and a rear opening, wherein the front frame includes a front face and a back face; a plurality of lenses arranged to form a lens array, wherein the lenses are fabricated within the front frame and recessed from the front face; a plurality of grooves on the main surface for receiving a plurality of optical fibers, the grooves extending from the back face toward the rear opening, wherein each groove comprises a terminus located at the focal point of a corresponding lens on the front frame; a well located on the main surface along the back face of the front frame, wherein inside edges of the well are curved and wherein the well is capable of accommodating an epoxy; and a plurality of guide pin passageways on the ferrule body each having a pin aperture for receiving alignment pins from a complementary ferrule body, wherein the pin aperture and the alignment pin from the complementary ferrule body align the ferrule front faces such that ends of the optical fibers align.
US10698163B2	Polarization diversity optical interface assembly Examples herein relate to polarization diversity optical interface assemblies including a single mode optical fiber and first and second grating couplers disposed on a substrate. The first and second grating couplers are coupled to first and second waveguides, respectively. The assemblies further includes an optical connector to couple light between the single mode optical fiber and each of the first and second grating couplers. The optical connector includes a ferrule and a walk-off crystal. The ferrule is coupled to a portion of the single mode optical fiber. The walk-off crystal is configured to spatially separate the light into first and second orthogonal polarization modes prior to passing through the respective first and second grating couplers and/or combine the first and second polarization modes of the light prior to passing through the single mode optical fiber.
US10698156B2	Wafer scale bonded active photonics interposer There is set forth herein a method including building an interposer base structure on a first wafer having a first substrate, wherein the building an interposer base structure includes fabricating a plurality of through vias that extend through the first substrate and fabricating within an interposer base dielectric stack formed on the first substrate one or more metallization layer; building a photonics structure on a second wafer having a second substrate, wherein the building a photonics structure includes fabricating within a photonics device dielectric stack formed on the second substrate one or more photonics device; and bonding the photonics structure to the interposer base structure to define an interposer having the interposer base structure and one or more photonics device fabricated within the photonics device dielectric stack. There is set forth herein an optoelectrical system including a substrate; an interposer dielectric stack formed on the substrate, the interposer dielectric stack including a base interposer dielectric stack, and a photonics device dielectric stack, and a bond layer dielectric stack that integrally bonds the photonics device dielectric stack to the base interposer dielectric stack.
US10698149B2	Display for two-dimensional and/or three-dimensional images The invention refers to an apparatus for generating two-dimensional and/or three-dimensional objects. The apparatus comprises at least one spatial light modulator device for modulating incident light and an optical system. The optical system is designed and arranged such that a segmentation of wave fields is provided in a plane, where the plane in which the segmentation of the wave fields is provided differs with a plane that comprises object points. Adjacent segmented wave fields do have a mutual overlap. The apparatus also comprises a scanning device which couples light waves into a beam expanding waveguide with outcoupling gratings.
US10698136B2	Optical member and method for manufacturing the same An optical member includes a substrate and a thin film that is disposed on the substrate and contains inorganic particles and a resin. The resin has a volume occupancy of less than 5% in a region up to at least 60 nm in depth from a surface of at least a part of the thin film, the surface being opposite from a substrate-end surface of the thin film.
US10698132B2	System and method for configuring safety laser scanners with a defined monitoring zone The disclosure relates to a method for simplifying the configuration process of setting monitoring zones for a laser scanner. The method includes activating a configuration mode of the laser and sampling a field of view to establish a frame of reference including the target item to be monitored and other static items present in the field of view. To configure the monitoring zone, an operator may enter the area and sends signals to the laser scanner via a remote controller at a variety of vertex points. The signals for each of the vertex points are thereafter analyzed by the laser scanner to determine positional data and establish the boundaries of the monitoring zone for the laser scanner.
US10698128B2	High-speed security inspection system The present specification discloses a high speed scanning system for scanning cargo carried by rail. The system uses of a two-dimensional X-ray sensor array with, in one embodiment, a cone-beam X-ray geometry. The pulse rate of X-ray source is modulated based on the speed of the moving cargo to allow a distance traveled by the cargo between X-ray pulses to be equal to the width of the detector, for a single energy source, and to half the width of the detector for a dual energy source. This ensures precise timing between the X-ray exposure and the speed of the passing object, and thus accurate scanning of cargo even at high speeds.
US10698123B2	Radiation imaging method A method of operating a radiation imaging system includes applying a bias voltage to a top electrode, receiving ionization radiation, wherein the ionization radiation penetrates an electrical insulation layer and generate a charge signal, storing the charge signal in a storage capacitor among a plurality of storage capacitors, changing a polarity of a gate line bias voltage of one row of transistors among a plurality of transistors, and integrating charges from storage capacitors connected to each other along orthogonal data lines. The imaging system includes an electrical insulation layer having a top surface and a bottom surface, a top electrode on the top surface of the electrical insulation layer, a plurality of pixel units electrically coupled to the electrical insulation layer, the plurality of pixel units including a plurality of storage capacitors, and a plurality of transistors connected to the plurality of pixel units such that a respective transistor is connected to each of the plurality of pixel units.
US10698116B2	Method for determining a desired trajectory for a first traffic user, in particular for a motor vehicle, for a route section A method for determining a desired trajectory for a first road user for a route section. A process involves at least one trajectory that the at least one second road user has used to cover the route section being ascertained by one or more sensors. Then, a further process involves a piece of information about the at least one trajectory covered being transmitted to a computation unit. A process involves a desired trajectory for the first road user for covering the route section being ascertained, based on the at least one piece of information about the trajectory covered by the at least one second road user with the computation unit.
US10698113B2	Three-dimensional synthetic aperture imaging using spatial amplitude modulation A method and a system are for three-dimensional (3D) synthetic aperture (SA) imaging. The method and system use spatial modulation on SA return signals as a function of their return angle distribution to account for local topography and provide 3D imaging capabilities. In some implementations, the method can involve a step of generating two spatially modulated two-dimensional (2D) SA images of a target region, each of which having a different spatial modulation profile, and a step of combining the two spatially modulated 2D SA images to obtain a 3D SA image. The 3D SA image can be used to determine an elevation map of the target region.
US10698099B2	Randomized phase and amplitude radar codes for space object tracking A method of tracking objects using a radar, includes sending a beamcode to at least one radar antenna to set a predetermined direction, using samples from a random distribution of at least one of a phase or an amplitude to generate a tracking signal pulse train, transmitting the pulse train from the at least one antenna within a pulse time window, receiving return signals from objects at the at least one antenna, and using the return signals to gather data to track the objects. A radar system has at least one radar antenna to transmit a tracking signal, a memory to store a set of random distributions, a controller connected to at least one radar antenna and the memory, the controller to execute instructions to determine which random distribution to use, generate a pulse train using the random distribution, transmit the pulse train to the at least one radar antenna as the tracking signal, and gather measurement data about objects returning signals from the tracking signal.
US10698087B2	Optical sensing system and electronic display system An optical sensing system and an electronic display system are provided. In the optical sensing system, a light is firstly transmitted to a light guide device via a first light emitting surface and then is transmitted to a light transmissive display screen via a second light emitting surface on the light guide device, and then the light passes through the light transmissive display screen. In this case, even if an area of the first light emitting surface is small due to the small size of an encapsulating body for a light emitting element, energy of the light is not concentrated at a small region of the light transmissive display screen but is dispersed to a relatively large region of the light transmissive display screen, as long as an area of the second light emitting surface is set to be relatively large.
US10698081B2	Radar detection and/or protection in a wireless communication system operating in a spectrum shared with at least one radar system There is provided a method and corresponding arrangement and units for radar detection in a wireless communication system operating in a spectrum shared with at least one radar system. The method basically comprises the steps of collecting (S1) measurement information related to radar sensing measurements by aggregating radar sensing measurements from multiple, geographically distributed radar sensing units forming a radar sensing network implemented in the wireless communication system, and processing (S2) the measurement information according to at least one radar sensing rule to generate a radar detection result. With this new and fundamental radar detection procedure in place, it may further be beneficial to take action(s) for radar protection and/or dynamic adjustment of radar detection functionalities.
US10698078B2	Clinic wait-time visibility and reservations A plurality of clinics proximate a physical location of a client device of a user is identified, and wait-time information is transmitted to the client device. The user of the client selects one of the plurality of clinics, and a position in the customer queue of the clinic is reserved.
US10698074B2	System and method for locating an object The present invention relates to a system for locating a mobile element, characterized in that it comprises: at least one beacon emitting radio messages; at least one relay capable of emitting a second message with a known lag following the receipt of a first message originating from said at least one beacon; at least one sensor capable of measuring in a local time base the instants of arrival of the messages originating from said at least one beacon and at least one relay; at least one position computer, that can be central or onboard each sensor, capable of determining the position of a mobile element on the basis of the arrival time information; the mobile element being able to be a beacon, a relay or a sensor.
US10698059B2	MR system and method for transmitting control data to a digital control device in an MR system An MR system including a control computer and a digital control device is described. The control computer includes an external digital image data port for transmitting control data, including sequence data and encoded as image data, from the control computer to a digital control device; and the digital control device includes a port, compatible with the external digital image data port of the control computer, for receiving the control data, received from the external digital image data port and designed to extract the sequence data from the received control data, encoded as image data. A method for activating a digital control device via a control computer is also described.
US10698056B2	Magnetic resonance magnification imaging One aspect of the present disclosure provides an imaging method including: specifying an imaging focus region on a subject to be imaged, applying radiofrequency pulses to the subject to interact with a magnetic field gradient, wherein the radiofrequency pulses successively bend magnetization phases of respective electromagnetic signals from the specified imaging focus region, resulting in magnified pixel data, and generating a magnified image of the imaging focus region based on the magnified pixel data.
US10698055B2	Method, neural network, and magnetic resonance apparatus for assigning magnetic resonance fingerprints In a method for determining magnetic resonance (MR) parameters, an MR fingerprint of a voxel is acquired by execution of a pulse sequence, the MR fingerprint is provided as an input into the input layer of a trained neural network, and at least one MR parameter relating to the MR fingerprint is provided at the output layer of the neural network.
US10698052B2	Interpolated three-dimensional thermal dose estimates using magnetic resonance imaging The invention provides for a medical apparatus (400, 500, 600, 700, 800) comprising a magnetic resonance imaging system (402) for acquiring magnetic resonance thermometry data (442) from a subject (418). The magnetic resonance imaging system comprises a magnet (404) with an imaging zone (408). The medical apparatus further comprises a memory (432) for storing machine executable instructions (460, 462, 464, 466, 10, 660). The medical apparatus further comprises a processor (426) for controlling the medical apparatus, wherein execution of the machine executable instructions causes the processor to: acquire (100, 200, 300) the magnetic resonance thermometry data from multiple slices (421, 421′, 421″) within the imaging zone by controlling the magnetic resonance imaging system; and interpolate (102, 202, 204, 302, 304) a three dimensional thermal dose estimate (444) in accordance with the magnetic resonance thermometry data.
US10698046B2	Magnetic-resonance transceiver-phased array that compensates for reactive and resistive components of mutual impedance between array elements and circuit and method thereof There is provided a novel method and circuit of compensating for cross-talk between pairs of adjacent array elements of a transceiver phased array and double-tuned transceiver arrays for a magnetic resonance system using a resonant inductive decoupling circuit. The geometry and size of the resonant inductive decoupling circuit allows for the decoupling circuit to compensate for the cross-talk between array elements, including the reactive and resistive components of the mutual impedance while being sufficiently small to not distort a RF magnetic field of the array elements produced within a sample.
US10698044B2	RF coil unit including dielectric structure, and magnetic resonance imaging system including the same Provided are an RF coil unit and a magnetic resonance imaging system. The RF coil unit may include a base on which RF coil elements are formed and a dielectric structure on an inner side of the base. The dielectric structure may include a plurality of dielectric structure units. The dielectric structure units may be connected to each other by connection units. The dielectric structure may include an inner space for placing an object therein. The dielectric structure includes a high dielectric material.
US10698042B2	Magnetometer compensation A system and method that compensates for local disturbances in magnetometer measurements for working equipment. For example, compensating for magnetometer disturbances caused by a stick, boom, and bucket of an excavator. The compensation is performed by generating or obtaining a magnetic model of movable members, determining the position of each of the movable members, calculating an estimated magnetic disturbance, and modifying the magnetometer measurement.
US10698036B2	Power storage cell control device and power storage module management system There are provided a plurality of first ADCs that respectively have voltages of a plurality of power storage cells of a power storage module as inputs. There are provided first reference voltage portions that are provided to respectively correspond to the first ADCs and supply reference voltages VRn used as a criterion for a conversion operation. A selector selects any one of the reference voltages VRn and supplies the selected reference voltage to a second ADC. A voltage value corrector corrects a voltage value of the power storage cell obtained by a voltage value acquirer on the basis of correction data obtained by using a digital signal output from the second ADC.
US10698035B2	Circuit arrangement and method for determining the impedance of a test battery A circuit arrangement is provided for determining the impedance of a test battery having a first test battery pole of a first polarity and a second test battery pole of a second polarity. The circuit includes a first test connection for connecting the first test battery pole and a second test connection for connecting the second test battery pole, an AC source which is connected to the test connections and by which an alternating current can be applied to the test battery in the connected state, and a voltage detection device which is connected in parallel to the test connections and to the AC source and by which a voltage profile between the test connections can be detected. The voltage detection device has a voltage measurement unit for measuring a voltage profile between two measurement connections of the voltage measurement unit, and a compensation voltage source which is connected in series to the voltage measurement unit, delivers direct current voltage and has a first pole of the first polarity and a second pole of the second polarity. The first pole is connected to the first test connection, the second pole is connected to the first measurement connection and the second measurement connection is connected to the second test connection.
US10698029B2	Chip A chip includes one or more function input pads, a sequence generation circuit, one or more logic circuits, one or more scan chains, a selection circuit, and one or more sequence output pads. The function input pad is configured to receive a function sequence. The sequence generation circuit is configured to generate a diagnosis sequence. The logic circuit includes a plurality of logic gates, for responding to the function sequence and outputting one or more logic results. When enabled by the selection circuit, the scan chain outputs a response result in response to the logic result or a diagnosis result in response to the diagnosis sequence. The sequence output pad receives the diagnosis result when the scan chain responds to the diagnosis sequence.
US10698020B2	Current regulation for accurate and low-cost voltage measurements at the wafer level A test system and test techniques for accurate high current parametric testing of semiconductor devices. In operation, the test system supplies a current to the semiconductor device and measures a voltage on the device. The testing system may use the measured voltage to compute an ON resistance for the high-current semiconductor device. In one technique, multiple force needles contact a pad in positions that provide equi-resistant paths to one or more sense needles contacting the same pad. In another technique, current flow through the force needles is regulated such that voltage at the pad of the device under test is representative of the ON resistance of the device and independent of contact resistance of the force needle. Another technique entails generating an alarm indication when the contact resistance of a force needle exceeds a threshold.
US10698019B2	Method of online estimating remaining life of moving power cable A method is presented to estimate the remaining life of a moving power cable online. The cable is monitored online remotely for further providing suggestions to users for reducing times of power failure and economic loss. An offline AC impedance measurement experiment is designed at first. Three artificial neural networks are established for convert measured impedances into impedances under a baseline context to calculate impedance change ratios. The impedance change ratio indicates the damage of the cable. At last, a remaining margin of the impedance change ratio is figured out online under various contexts with three equations. Thus, the remaining life of the cable is obtained online.
US10698015B2	Systems and methods to facilitate detecting an electromagnetic radiation in a space by using a self-powered radio frequency device (SP-RF device) A self-powered radio frequency device for detecting electromagnetic (EM) radiation is disclosed. The self-powered radio frequency device may include a plurality of EM collector devices configured for collecting EM radiation corresponding to a plurality of frequency bands. Further, the self-powered radio frequency device may include at least one converter device electrically coupled to the plurality of EM collector devices. Further, the at least one converter device may be configured for converting the EM radiation into electrical energy. Further, the self-powered radio frequency device may include at least one indicator device electrically coupled to the at least one converter device. Further, the at least one indicator device may be configured for generating at least one indication based on the electrical energy corresponding to at least one frequency band of the plurality of frequency bands.
US10698014B2	Method for determining a sense impedance in a guard-sense capacitive sensor A method for determining a sense impedance of a guard-sense capacitive sensor operated in loading mode, the sensor having an electrically conductive sense electrode and an electrically conductive guard electrode. The method includes: providing a periodic guard voltage to the guard electrode; sequentially providing periodic reference voltages Vrefi via a reference impedance Zref, to the sense node; for each reference voltage, determining the value Imi of the current applied to the sense node; determining the sense reference voltage Vs to be provided to the sense node, which would lead to a current with an amplitude of zero; and calculating the unknown sense impedance Zx of the sense electrode, with reference to the sense reference voltage Vs, the periodic guard voltage Vg, and the reference impedance Zref.
US10698011B2	Clip-on ammeter A clip-on ammeter includes a current measurement unit, an evaluation unit and a USB interface. The current measurement unit records current values and provides the current values as measurement values for transfer purposes. The evaluation unit includes an ND converter and is connected to the current measurement unit. The evaluation unit allows the measurement values to be transmitted in a processable form as USB compatible digital data to the USB interface. The USB interface is connected to the evaluation unit and the USB interface allows the USB compatible data to be made available for transfer purposes to be further processed. The evaluation unit is energized via the USB interface. The clip-on ammeter includes a voltage transformer. The voltage transformer provides a stabilized voltage as a reference voltage for the current measurement unit.
US10698010B2	Combined current and voltage sensor for high voltage electric power lines A high voltage electric power line monitor includes a current sensor, a voltage sensor, an energy harvesting power supply, and a communication device. The monitor is supported by an overhead power line support structure, such an insulator housing a sectionalizing switch. The current sensor coil and the energy harvesting coils are positioned transverse to the power line with the power lane passing through the coils. A foil patch voltage sensor and a communications antenna are carried on an electronics board positioned parallel to the monitored power line, typically below the current sensor. Both the current sensor and the voltage sensor are positioned adjacent to, but spaced apart from, the monitored power line creating an air gap between the monitor and the power line. The sensors are housed within a Faraday cage to shield the current sensor from electromagnetic contamination.
US10698000B1	Waveguide integrated testing A structure and method for providing a housing which includes a high frequency (HF) connection between a device under test (DUT) having a wave port 20 and a load board via a waveguide structure. The waveguide includes a wave insert 42, a waveguide adapter 24 and a conductive compliant member 40 which maintains bias between the adapter 24 and the DUT HF port 20 while also maintaining an RF shield despite the variable height of the DUT wave port. The adapter may also include a projection 64 which is received in a recess in the waveguide so that the shielding between the waveguide and adapter has full integrity.
US10697997B2	Scanning probe microscope When trace image data is obtained while a probe is used to scan a region on a sample in a forward direction and retrace image data is obtained while the same region is scanned in the reverse direction, a deviation information storage unit stores deviation detected by a deviation detection unit. This deviation is an indication of the difference between the distance between the probe and the sample and a target value for the distance at a given point in time. An image data selection unit compares the deviation during forward scanning and the deviation during reverse scanning for each measurement point, selects the image data obtained during scanning that has the smaller deviation, and stores the same to a storage region of an image data storage unit as selected image data.
US10697994B2	Accelerometer techniques to compensate package stress Techniques for compensating package stress of a proof mass are provided. In an example, a proof mass can be suspended from a substrate by a proof mass anchor. The first proof mass can have a major surface that defines a first plane. Portions of electrodes forming part of the proof mass can be symmetric with each other across a first line, wherein the first line bisects the first proof mass anchor, extends parallel to the first plane and extends between the first electrode and the second electrode.
US10697988B2	Container management apparatus and wireless tag A container management apparatus is provided with: a container storing unit that can store a plurality of tubular sample containers one by one separately, each of the plurality of tubular sample containers being provided with a two-dimensional bar code on the bottom surface thereof, and container-identifying information being coded in the two-dimensional bar code; and a reading unit that reads the two-dimensional bar code of each of the tubular sample containers stored in the container storing unit and retrieves the container identifying information. The reading unit has, in correspondence with each storing position, an LED that irradiates the two-dimensional bar code with irradiation light and an imaging unit that receives reflection light from the two-dimensional bar code.
US10697983B2	Methods of evaluating quality of media suitable for removing anti-A or anti-B antibodies Embodiments described herein relate to methods of evaluating quality of a chromatography media for removal of anti-A or anti-B antibodies from a sample, where the methods employ use of purified Lectins.
US10697963B2	Nucleic acids encoding antibodies with high affinity for Alpha-Klotho An antibody and/or binding fragment thereof, wherein the antibody and/or binding fragment thereof specifically binds to an epitope of a αKlotho polypeptide, optionally a folded αKlotho or optionally with a dissociation constant (KD) of about 2 nM or less, as measured by competitive ELISA assay, methods of making and using to diagnose kidney diseases.
US10697961B2	Methods for predicting post-operative recurrence of Crohn's disease The present invention provides methods for predicting post-operative recurrence of Crohn's disease (CD) in a subject. With the present invention it is possible to predict whether a patient undergoing surgical treatment of CD is at risk of developing histological, radiographic, endoscopic, and/or clinical recurrence of the disease.
US10697958B2	Unmasking endotoxins in solution The invention relates to unmasking endotoxins in compositions so that previously present, but undetectable endotoxins are rendered detectable.
US10697955B2	Method and system for detection of disease agents in blood The invention principally relates to a method of detecting a disease agent in blood, comprising: (i) creating a sample infra-red spectrum representative of the blood, with one or more spectral components, each having a wavenumber and absorbance value; (ii) providing a reference database of spectral models, each model having one or more database spectral components of a wavenumber and an absorbance value, wherein the database spectral components identify disease agents; (iii) determining whether one or more database spectral components corresponds to one or more sample spectral components, and (iv) compiling a list of corresponding database components identified.
US10697951B2	In-soil data monitoring system and method An in soil data collection and analysis system and process is disclosed where the data from a plurality of in soil sensors is combined with other data that is acquired by an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) to create a fused data set that can be used to determine an appropriate corrective action or response to the fused data.
US10697946B2	Data processing system and data processing method for chromatograph A system for creating a chromatogram based on a temporal change of a spectrum obtained within a predetermined wavelength range including a target wavelength, the system including a post-correction chromatogram display section for displaying a post-correction chromatogram obtained by multiplying a chromatogram at the designated wavelength by a sensitivity factor obtained by dividing the intensity of the designated-time spectrum at the target wavelength by the intensity of the designated-time spectrum at the designated wavelength, and for changing the display to a post-correction chromatogram corresponding to the latest values of the designated time point and the designated wavelength when one or both of the designated time point and the designated wavelength are changed.
US10697939B2	Synthetic fine-pitch ultrasound imaging An ultrasound imaging system includes an imaging probe including an array with a plurality of elements and a drive system configured to move the transducer array with a first pitch during data acquisition. A console includes a transmit circuit configured to excite the elements to transmit a first sequence of different sub-sets of the elements and then a second sequence, wherein the plurality of elements is offset from each other by a predetermined shift for the sequences. The console further includes a receive circuit configured to receive echo signals from the elements for the sequences. The console further includes a processor configured to beamform the received signals for the sequences and generate scanlines for the sequences and configured to combine pairs of scanlines across the sequences to produce a single sequence with a second pitch that is less than the first pitch.
US10697935B2	Two-stage corrosion under insulation detection methodology and modular vehicle with dual locomotion sensory systems Methods and systems for inspecting insulated equipment for corrosion under insulation are provided. The system includes an autonomous unmanned vehicle having aerial and ground locomotive capabilities. The vehicle includes an infrared detector and a pulsed eddy current sensor. In the method, infrared waves emitted from the equipment are detected along the equipment with the infrared detector. Using the infrared detector, at least one image of an inner surface of the equipment is developed based on the detected infrared waves. At least one area that is susceptible to corrosion is determined based on the at least one image. The susceptible area is inspected with the pulsed eddy current sensor, which induces an eddy current in the inner wall of the equipment. Based on a rate of the decay in strength of the eddy current, it is determined whether corrosion exists at the susceptible area using a processor configured by code.
US10697933B2	Ion mobility analyzing apparatus An ion mobility analyzing apparatus includes: a drift tube having an internal space extending in a first direction; an ion chamber having an internal space extending in the first direction and connected to the drift tube; an ion gate installed at a boundary between the drift tube and the ion chamber and kept at a ground potential; an ion source supplying ions into the ion chamber; an ion detecting electrode arranged in the drift tube on a side opposite to the ion gate; a first voltage source supplying a first high voltage to the ion chamber; a second voltage source supplying a second high voltage, having an opposite polarity to that of the first high voltage, to the ion detecting electrode; and a signal transfer unit that detects a signal from the ion detecting electrode and transmits the signal to a data processing device operating with the ground potential.
US10697923B2	Control device of nitrogen oxide sensor A control device of a nitrogen oxide sensor comprises a voltage control part configured to control voltage applied to the pump cell, and a temperature estimation part configured to estimate a temperature of the pump cell. The voltage control part is configured to make the voltage applied to the pump cell a voltage of a starting voltage of decomposition of water or more when the estimated temperature of the pump cell estimated by the temperature estimation part is within a predetermined temperature region of less than an activation temperature of the pump cell as control suppressing evaporation.
US10697922B2	Biosensor, production method thereof, and method and system for measuring glucose or lactate Disclosed is a biosensor with improved humidity resistance that can be used as a glucose sensor or a lactate sensor. The biosensor includes: an insulative substrate; an electrode system having a working electrode and a counter electrode provided on the substrate; and a reagent layer provided on the electrode system. The reagent layer contains an oxidoreductase and 1-methoxy-5-methylphenazinium ethyl sulfate. This biosensor can be used as a glucose sensor or a lactate sensor.
US10697920B2	Gas sensor Disclosed is a gas sensor having high detection sensitivity, capable of detecting a gas at a low concentration and achieving lower power consumption. In the gas sensor including a gas detection element disposed on a thin-film insulator layer, the gas detection element includes: a heater layer provided on the thin-film insulator layer; and a gas detection layer having a thin-film thermistor part and an electrode part in contact with the thin-film, thermistor part, the gas detection layer being provided on the heater layer so as to be electrically insulated from the heater layer. The gas sensor is configured to detect a temperature change due to contact of a gas with the gas detection element on the basis of a change in resistance value in the thin-film thermistor part. The thin-film thermistor part preferably comprises a composite metal oxide containing Fe2O3, TiO2 and MgO.
US10697919B2	Reduction-oxidation sensor device and manufacturing method thereof A reduction-oxidation sensor device and a manufacturing method thereof are provided. The reduction-oxidation sensor device includes a first electrode, at least one sensing structure and a second electrode. The first electrode is located on a substrate. The at least one sensing structure is located on the first electrode and the substrate. The at least one sensing structure includes a metal nanowire layer and a metal oxide layer. The metal nanowire layer is disposed on the first electrode and the substrate. The metal nanowire layer is wrapped by the metal oxide layer. The second electrode is located on the at least one sensing structure.
US10697917B2	IC and sensor for measuring salinity and method for measuring salinity using the sensor An integrated circuit includes a bi-directional signal transmission pin connected to a sensing electrode of a salinity sensor, an RF interface which generates operating voltages on the basis of an RF signal received through an antenna, different types of driving signal generators having a structure in which each output terminal is connected to the pin, different types of analog-to-digital converters having a structure in which each input terminal is connected to the pin, and a microcontroller unit which generates a first control signal and a second control signal according to a type of the salinity sensor, in which one of the different types of driving signal generators is enabled based on the first control signal, one of the different types of analog-to-digital converters is enabled based on the second control signal, and the operating voltages are supplied to an enabled signal generator and an enabled analog-to-digital converter.
US10697914B2	Rapid high temperature thermal analysis A rapid laser device method for thermal analysis of a substance based on the laser-driven thermal reactor (RHTR) is disclosed. Substances that can be analyzed are solids, liquids, including various multiphase and multicomponent inhomogeneous substances. The RHTR measures an integrated thermal response, representing the effects of multiple thermal and chemical properties. The RHTR makes these measurements in a dynamic environment that is characteristic of real-world conditions where temperatures are changing rapidly.
US10697912B2	Gas detection method and gas detector Provided are a gas detection method and a gas detector which have a high durability to silicone poisoning and is capable of detecting the type and the concentration of a target gas to be detected with certain accuracy even when the detector is used in an environment where a silicone compound exists. The gas detector employs a contact combustion-type gas sensor which includes two gas detection elements, each intermittently driven, and in which only one gas detection element is supplied with a gas through a silicone removal filter. Acquired in an energization duration of each of the gas detection elements are two or more pieces of output data by the one gas detection element and two or more pieces of output data by the other gas detection element, which constitutes output variation patterns for a test gas. The output variation patterns are contrasted to a reference output variation pattern of each of four largely divided types of reference gases of a paraffinic hydrocarbon gas, a solvent gas, a hydrogen gas, and an argon gas, with the reference output variation patterns being acquired in advance, thereby identifying the type of the target gas being detected in the test gas.
US10697897B2	Inspection system, inspection device, and inspecting method An inspection system for inspecting a composite material member formed of a composite material has a main body part; an ultrasonic probe connected with the main body part and configured to contact the main surface; an optical sensor part connected to the main body part to be movable in a first direction; and a processor. The ultrasonic probe is configured to input ultrasonic wave to the main surface of the composite material member and to receive reflection wave generated from the ultrasonic wave reflected by the composite material member. The optical sensor part is configured to emit sensor light in a second direction orthogonal to the first direction, and to receive reflection light generated from the sensor light reflected on the intersection surface. The processor is configured to output a measurement result based on the reflection wave and the reflection light.
US10697896B2	Method and system for measuring a sensor The present disclosure concerns a method and apparatus for measuring a sensor (10) comprising multiple optical resonators (11, 12) optically connected to a single optical output interface (16). The optical resonators (11, 12) are interrogated with a light input signal (Si). A light output signal (So) is measured from the optic al output interface (16) to determine a combined spectral response (Sa) covering a wavelength range (W) including a plurality of resonance peaks (λ1,i, λ2,j) for each of the optical resonators (11, 12). A Fourier transform spectrum (FT) of the combined spectral response (Sa) is calculated and a harmonic series of periodic peaks (n·f1) is identified in the Fourier transform spectrum (FT). The harmonic series of periodic peaks is filtered to obtain a filtered Fourier transform spectrum (FT1) and a sensor signal is calculated (X1) based on the filtered Fourier transform spectrum (FT1).
US10697895B2	Analyzer sample detection method and system A spectrometer system and method including a laser source for directing a laser beam to a sample producing plasma radiation on the sample. At least one fiber of a fiber bundle is connected to an illumination source for directing light to the sample. A spectrometer subsystem receives plasma radiation from the sample via the detection fiber bundle and receives light from the illumination source reflected off the sample also via the detection fiber bundle for detecting the presence of the sample.
US10697892B2	Cuvette and method for measuring refractive index in a spectrophotometer Embodiments of the present invention include a cuvette (100) for use in determining a refractive index of a sample matter in a spectrophotometer (600), the cuvette comprising a container (102) for holding the sample matter, the container (102) having an entry window (121) that allows input radiation to reach the sample matter, the container furthermore having an exit window (122) that allows a part of the input radiation to exit the container part, the entry window and the exit window defining a radiation path; and comprising a photonic crystal (101) rigidly attached to the container or integrally formed in the container and arranged in the radiation path, the photonic crystal having a grating part (111) causing a reflectance spectrum of the photonic crystal to exhibit a resonance. A spectrophotometer is also provided.
US10697884B2	Image cytometer implementation The present invention relates to methods and systems for image cytometry analysis, in particular using light sources to be cooled. Thereby is provided optimal light conditions for image cytometry.
US10697872B2	Measurement device and material tester Once a sensor amplifier side connector of a cable unit for interconnecting a detector and a sensor amplifier is connected to the sensor amplifier, a gain resistor on the cable unit side and an instrumentation amplifier of the sensor amplifier are interconnected and the gain of the instrumentation amplifier is determined. As a result, the gain of the instrumentation amplifier is determined such that the magnitude of a signal that the sensor amplifier receives from the detector becomes a magnitude optimal for an analog circuit in the sensor amplifier.
US10697858B2	Method and device for checking tyres The present invention relates to a device (10) for checking a tyre (200), the device (10) comprising: a detection system (104) comprising a camera (105) having an optical plane (107) passing through the camera (105) and defining a focal plane (121); a first light source (110), a second light source (108) and a third light source (109) adapted for emitting a first light radiation, a second light radiation and a third light radiation, respectively to illuminate a surface portion of said tyre at or close to said focal plane (121), said second light source (108) and said third light source (109) being arranged at opposite sides with respect to said optical plane (107); where said first light source (110) is fixed with respect to said detection system (104) and said second light source (108) and third light source (109) are adapted to be movable from a first inactive configuration where they are controlled to not emit said second light radiation and third light radiation and wherein the distance (d2, d3) of said second light source (108) and of said third light source (109) from said focal plane (121) is greater than the distance (d1) of said first light source (110) from said focal plane (121) to an active configuration wherein they are adapted for emitting at least one among said second light radiation and said third light radiation and wherein the distance (d2, d3) of said second source (108) and of said third source (109) from said focal plane (121) is equal to or less than the distance (d1) of said first source (110) from said focal plane (121); and a drive and control unit (140) adapted for activating said detection system (104) to acquire a first image and at least a second image of a first surface portion and a second surface portion of said tyre (200) in said inactive configuration and in said active configuration, respectively.
US10697851B2	Electro-mechanical fuse for detecting monitored component deflection An electro-mechanical fuse is provided and includes a chassis component, an extrusion disposed on a monitored component which is disposable proximate to the chassis component and a sensor. The sensor is mounted to the chassis component. The sensor is mechanically breakable in power-on and power-off conditions by the extrusion as a result of a predefined action of or relative to the monitored component. The sensor electrically signals an occurrence of the mechanical breakage during power-on conditions following mechanical breakage.
US10697845B2	Apparatus for hydrostatic testing An apparatus for hydrostatic testing of openings in items surrounded by a flange, such as flanged pipe sections, flanged pipelines, flanged hose assemblies, as well as other flanged equipment requiring initial and/or periodic pressure testing.
US10697838B1	Flexible filter element using liquid metal and method of preparing the same Provided are a filter element and a method of preparing a filter element. The filter element includes a pattern substrate having a first channel formed on one surface and a second channel formed on the other surface and including a first base and a second base which have different liquid permeabilities; a first liquid metal pattern disposed in the first channel; a second liquid metal pattern disposed in the second channel and at least partially overlapping the first liquid metal pattern; and a contactor configured to invade in the first base and the second base and electrically connect the first liquid metal pattern to the second liquid metal pattern.
US10697831B2	Light modulating device and spectral detection system A light modulating device includes a dispersion assembly and a lens assembly, the dispersion assembly is configured to disperse light emitting from a light source into dispersed light which at least includes collimated monochromatic light and non-collimated monochromatic light; the lens assembly includes: at least a first lens component; at least a second lens component disposed in a one-to-one correspondence with the first lens component; a first absorbing layer disposed between the first lens component and the second lens component, the first absorbing layer has an opening, a focus point of the first lens component towards the first absorbing layer coincides with a focus point of the second lens component towards the first absorbing layer, the opening is disposed at the coincident focus point of the first lens component and the second lens component.
US10697827B2	Systems and methods for extending frequency response of resonant transducers Certain implementations of the disclosed technology may include systems and methods for extending a frequency response of a transducer. A method is provided that can include receiving a measurement signal from a transducer, wherein the measurement signal includes distortion due to a resonant frequency of the transducer. The method includes applying a complementary filter to the measurement signal to produce a compensated signal, wherein applying the complementary filter reduces the distortion to less than about +/−1 dB for frequencies ranging from about zero to about 60% or greater of the resonant frequency. The method further includes outputting the compensated signal.
US10697809B1	Sensor housing with mounting plate and alignment indication A sensor, having: a mounting plate, the mounting plate fastened to a device to be monitored and having an alignment indication readable by a human; a sensor module, the sensor module configured to monitor the device; a housing and a fastener, the housing secured to the mounting plate by the fastener; a controller, the controller including a circuit board having logical and communication functionality; and an inner housing, the inner housing retaining a battery and also providing a mounting surface for the controller.
US10697807B2	Measurement system and temperature and/or shape change sensor using brillouin scattering analysis A measurement system for performing measurement by Brillouin scattering analysis, the system comprising a laser emitter device (10) configured to emit an incident wave (ν0) and a reference wave (ν0−νB), the incident wave presenting an incident frequency (ν0) and the reference wave presenting a reference frequency (ν0−νB), the reference frequency (ν0−νB) being shifted from the incident frequency (ν0) by a predetermined value (νB). The system is configured to: project the incident wave (ν0) into the optical fiber (25); receive in return a backscattered wave (ν0−νS); generate a composite wave (ν0-S, 0-B) combining the backscattered wave (ν0−νS) and the reference wave (S0−νB); and determine at least one property relating to the fiber by analyzing a Brillouin spectrum of the composite wave (ν0-S, 0-B). Advantageously, the incident wave and the reference wave come from a dual-frequency vertical-cavity surface-emitting laser source (12) forming part of the laser emitter device.
US10697803B2	Motion detecting apparatus To reduce information used for processes of complementing a missing detection pulse of a magnetic field detecting section, the apparatus carries out the processes of storing, as rotation direction information of a movable section 43, “rightward direction”, “leftward direction”, “unidentified” and “unidentified inversion”, and setting the rotation direction information to “unidentified” when recognizing a missing detection pulse, and subsequently, adjusting a rotation change amount of the movable section using a first adjustment value if the rotation direction information becomes the “unidentified” and adjusting the rotation change amount of the movable section using a second adjustment value if the rotation direction information is updated from the “unidentified” to the “rightward direction” or the “leftward direction”.
US10697800B2	Multi-dimensional measurement using magnetic sensors and related systems, methods, and integrated circuits This disclosure describes, among other things, embodiments of devices, systems, and methods for using 3-dimensional (3D) magnetic sensors to detect the position of a magnetic target. By using 3D magnetic sensors, a two dimensional array of such magnetic sensors can be used to determine a 3D position of a magnetic target.
US10697796B2	Method for checking and/or calibrating a vertical axis of a rotating laser A method for checking and/or calibrating a vertical axis of a rotating laser which projects a first laser beam that can rotate about an axis of rotation and a second, stationary laser beam, using a laser receiver. The rotating laser is positioned at a measurement distance from the laser receiver, the rotating laser being oriented in a vertical position, and the laser receiver having a transverse arrangement.
US10697795B2	Automatic heading correction for directional gyroscopes A navigation system for vehicles, such as rotorcraft, includes a directional gyroscope having a magnetic heading correction mode, a nonmagnetic manual heading correction mode and a nonmagnetic automatic heading correction mode. A magnetic field sensor is operably coupled to the directional gyroscope and is operable to generate magnetic north-based signals. A heading correction input is operably coupled to the directional gyroscope and is operable to generate manual signals upon actuation thereof. A global positioning system sensor is operably coupled to the directional gyroscope and is operable to generate track-based signals. In the magnetic heading correction mode, the directional gyroscope receives the magnetic north-based signals for heading corrections. In the nonmagnetic manual heading correction mode, the directional gyroscope receives the manual signals for heading corrections. In the nonmagnetic automatic heading correction mode, the directional gyroscope periodically receives the track-based signals for heading corrections.
US10697791B2	On-the-horizon navigation system Systems methods, and vehicles for implementing a navigation system include a processor programmed to cause a display to show a graphical user interface that simultaneously presents a map and a graphic object. The map includes guidance for a set route to be traversed by the navigation system. The graphic object includes a timeline for the set route. The timeline indicates travel times between a current position of the navigation system on the set route and occurrences of an interest category associated with the timeline that are upcoming on the set route.
US10697789B2	Individualized risk routing for human drivers A transportation management system can maintain a set of driver logs for drivers operating throughout a given region, where each driver log indicates driving characteristics of a respective driver. The system can determine a destination for the respective driver operating a vehicle from an initial location to the destination, and determine a set of routes between the initial location and the destination. Based at least in part on the driving characteristics of the respective driver, the system can determine an individualized risk value for the respective driver for each route of the set of routes, and select an optimal route from the set of routes based, at least in part, on the individualized risk value for each route.
US10697788B2	Terrain analysis for automatic route determination Systems, methods, and non-transitory computer readable media are provided for determining routes within a location. Location information for a location may be obtained. The location information may include terrain information for the location. A set of restricted regions within the location may be determined based on the location information. A set of paths within the location may be determined based on the set of restricted regions. An interface through which information describing the set of paths within the location is accessible may be provided.
US10697780B2	Position correction apparatus, navigation system and automatic driving system A position correction device includes: a reception unit, a position acquisition unit, a determination unit and a position information transmission unit. The reception unit receives a position information S1 of a vehicle from a navigation apparatus. The position acquisition unit acquires a position information S2 of the vehicle with a higher accuracy than the navigation apparatus. The determination unit determines whether a difference between the position information S1 and the position information S2 exceeds a predetermined threshold, or determines whether a traveling road identified by the position information S1 matches a traveling road identified by the position information S2. At least when it is determined that the difference exceeds the threshold, or when it is determined that the identified traveling roads do not match, the position information transmission unit transmits the position information S2 to the navigation apparatus.
US10697777B1	System and method for a buoy drone and placement A computer-implemented method, computer program product, and computer system may include determining, by a computing device, a first location on a body of water. The first location may be transmitted to a drone buoy. Data may be received from the drone buoy. A second location on the body of water to send to the drone buoy may be determined based upon, at least in part, the data received from the drone buoy.
US10697775B2	Travel distance calculation device, charging system, travel distance calculation method, program, and storage medium A travel distance calculation device includes: a first travel distance calculation unit configured to calculate a travel distance of a vehicle on the basis of position information on the vehicle obtained through position determination using a GNSS satellite; a second travel distance calculation unit configured to calculate a travel distance of the vehicle on the basis of the number of rotations of a tire that the vehicle includes; and a calculation-means selecting unit configured to select calculation means configured to calculate the travel distance of the vehicle from among the first travel distance calculation unit and the second travel distance calculation unit on the basis of at least one of the position information on the vehicle obtained through position determination using the GNSS satellite and information indicating a state of communication with the GNSS satellite.
US10697773B2	Physical quantity sensor, method for manufacturing physical quantity sensor, physical quantity sensor device, electronic apparatus, and vehicle A physical quantity sensor includes a driven section and a drive spring that supports the driven section so that the driven section is displaceable in a first direction. The drive spring has a serpentine shape and includes a plurality of spring structures extending in a second direction that intersects a first direction. At least one of the spring structures has a thin section that is thinner in a third direction that intersects the first and second directions than the other portions of the drive spring.
US10697765B2	Image processing apparatus, image processing system, and program therefor An image processing system comprises: a projector for projecting pattern light whose coordinate component at least in one direction is determinable; an imaging apparatus for imaging an object illuminated with the pattern light to acquire a pattern image; and a controller including a calculator for calculating the 3D coordinates of a point on the object based on the pattern light and the pattern image. The calculator determines a first point on the pattern image; calculates a second point corresponding to the first point in a pattern-light projection plane; calculates a third point based on the second point in the projection plane, a nonlinear line in the projection plane calculated by analyzing the pattern image, and an epipolar line in the projection plane calculated based on the first point; and calculates the three-dimensional coordinates of the point on the object based on the first point and the third point.
US10697762B2	Apparatus for controlling tyres in a production line An apparatus for checking tires described as a linear camera having an objective line lying on an optical plane; a first, a second and a third light source for emitting respectively a first, a second and a third light radiation; a command and control unit for selectively activating at least one from among the first, second and third light source and activating the linear camera in order to acquire a two-dimensional image of a linear surface portion of the tire synchronously with the activation of the first, second and third source. The first and second light source lie on opposite sides of the optical plane. Furthermore, the first, second and third light source include each one or more sub-sources each having a respective main extension direction parallel to the optical plane and the distance of the sub-sources of the third light source from the optical plane is less than the distance of the first and second light source from the optical plane.
US10697758B2	Laser remote length measurement instrument A laser remote length measurement instrument capable of remotely measuring a length between two required points in a non-contact manner is provided. The laser remote length measurement instrument includes a rangefinding unit, an optical axis deflection section, a rotation angle detector, and a computation controller. The rangefinding unit is configured to cause a light emitting element to emit visible rangefinding light and obtain a light reception signal. The optical axis deflection section is configured to scan to-and-fro between two directions with the rangefinding light. The rotation angle detector is configured to detect a divergence angle between the two directions. The computation controller is configured to compute a distance between illuminated points in the two directions illuminated with the rangefinding light on the basis of rangefinding results for the illuminated points and the divergence angle between the two directions.
US10697754B2	Three-dimensional coordinates of two-dimensional edge lines obtained with a tracker camera At each of three different locations, a tracker captures a 2D image an object and measures three points in space at each of three tracker locations relative to the object. Based on this information, the tracker determines, in an object frame of reference, three-dimensional coordinates of an arbitrary point on an edge line common to the three 2D images.
US10697751B2	Rotating shaft position encoder system Different approaches for providing increased redundancy in determining a position of a rotating member, for example, a motor shaft, with galvanically isolated sensors. In one aspect, two separate on-axis sensing chips are positioned in line with one another on a PCB but each on opposite sides or surfaces of the PCB. Respective sensing surfaces are essentially parallel to one another. Advantageously, greater electrical isolation is provided by placing the two sensors on opposite sides of the PCB.
US10697743B2	Fire arm casing for resisting high deflagration pressure A casing for use in a cartridge for a firearm comprises a sleeve and attached base. The sleeve has cylindrical portion with a mouth for holding a bullet and an opposing radially-running bulkhead from which extends a nipple that is secured within a passageway of the base by a lip at the nipple terminal end. There are one or more seal regions in the passageway. A sleeve is preferably made of austenitic stainless steel and there are differing hardness and magnetic properties along the sleeve length. Particularly for high pressure rounds, the bulkhead has a frusto-conical portion with one or more circumferential waves and mates with a conical depression in the surface of the base; optionally, a skirt around the periphery of the base provides support to the sleeve bulkhead. A base has a deep cannelure with a continuously curving groove bottom, enabling a base to be made of an iron alloy into which carbon is diffused to enable hardening, after machining.
US10697740B2	Method and label for recognizing figure by infrared vision in any environment A label comprising some figures that can be recognized by infrared vision devices. The main object is to put a figure surface on or near a reference surface and cooling one of these surfaces, in order to achieve “cool” surface and “warm” surface, enabling infrared vision devices to discriminate between the surfaces. The cooling of the surface is achieved by a “Latent heat” effect due to a evaporation of a liquid absorbed on said surface.
US10697734B1	Attachable aiming corrector for gun sights This invention discloses a method for correcting the point of aim in riflescopes or other optical weapon sights. The point of aim is corrected by attaching one or more corrector wedge prisms in front of the riflescope. Each wedge prism shifts the point of aim by a predetermined amount such as 5 cm at 100 m or 10 cm at 100 m, etc. A shooter can zero-in his rifle by first firing a set of test shots to determine how far off the bullets hit from the desired point of impact. He then selects one or more wedge prisms supplied with the riflescope and attaches them to the front (objective side) of the riflescope. The wedge prisms shift the riflescope's point of aim and bring it in alignment with the rifle's point of impact.
US10697733B1	Weapon targeting system A point of aim shows where a weapon is aimed on a target. An electronic device determines an impact location on the target of a projectile fired from the weapon, determines a distance from the point of aim to the impact location, and moves the point of aim in order to sight the weapon to the target.
US10697724B2	Bottom metal for a detachable box magazine A rifle comprises a receiver, a trigger assembly operably coupled to the receiver, and a bottom metal coupled to the receiver. The bottom metal comprises a magazine well comprising a magazine well sidewall, and a front surface of a rear portion of the magazine well sidewall is aligned at or near a front surface of the trigger assembly. The rear portion of the magazine well sidewall can be disposed below the trigger assembly, and the front surface of the rear portion of the magazine well sidewall can be aligned with or behind the front surface of the trigger assembly.
US10697718B2	Pressure cap for cooling system having variable opening pressure A pressure cap structure for a cooling system having variable opening pressure, which is applied to a cooling system for circulating cooling water to radiate heat generated by an engine of a vehicle, and maintains the inside pressure of the cooling system in a predetermined range, the pressure cap may include a positive pressure spring mounted in a valve body, and operated to connect the cooling system to the outside when the pressure of the cooling system rises, and a shape memory member restored to the initial shape when reaching a predetermined temperature, and mounted between the positive pressure spring and a spring guard supporting the positive pressure spring.
US10697713B2	Gas-fired tube swaged joint A heat exchange system for heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) may comprise a burner box, a hot collector box, and a heat exchanger tube. The heat exchanger tube may be disposed between, and in fluid communication with, the hot collector box and the burner box. The heat exchanger tube may be rigidly connected to at least one of the hot collector box or burner box by a swaged joint.
US10697708B2	Heat exchangers A plate fin heat exchanger comprises a circular section tubular shell. The shell comprises a plurality of first shell openings arranged along a length of the shell and a plurality of second shell openings arranged along a length of the shell. A first fluid plenum is provided on the shell in fluid communication with the first shell openings. A second fluid plenum is provided on the shell in fluid communication with the second shell openings. The heat exchanger further comprises a core extending axially within the tubular shell. The core comprises an axially extending first core passage and a second axially extending core passage isolated from the first core passage.
US10697700B2	Refrigeration water dispensing system A water dispensing system for use in a refrigeration appliance comprises a three-way connector operably coupled to an inlet water source and configured to direct incoming water from the inlet water source into an ambient water holding portion and a cold water tank and a water dispenser disposed on a front surface of a refrigeration chamber door. The water dispenser comprises a three-way water control valve configured to dispense water from the ambient water holding portion, the cold water tank, or a combination thereof, an actuator operable between a first position, a second position, and a third position, and a paddle configured to actuate the dispenser.
US10697694B2	Cabinet for a recreational vehicle The present invention is directed to a Cabinet for a recreational vehicle having a main housing with an interior space, a front opening, a left side and a right side; and a door configured to seal the front opening. The cabinet further comprises a left hinge mechanism with a left hinge axis and a right hinge mechanism with a right hinge axis to selectively couple the door hinge-wise to the left side or the right side so that the door can either be rotated about the left hinge axis or the right hinge axis. The door comprises a left handle which is operably coupled to the left hinge mechanism and the right hinge mechanism so that operating the left handle allows to rotate the door about the right hinge axis. The door further comprises a right handle which is operable coupled to the left hinge mechanism and the right hinge mechanism so that operating the right handle allows to rotate the door about the left hinge axis. The left hinge mechanism comprises a left locking member separate from the left hinge axis and the right hinge mechanism comprises a right locking member separate from the right hinge axis; and the left locking member and the right locking member are in engagement with a blocking element. Operating the left handle displaces the blocking element so that the left locking member is disengaged from the blocking element, and operating the right handle displaces the blocking element so that the right locking member is disengaged from the blocking element.
US10697691B2	Domestic refrigeration appliance comprising a compressor having compressor feet The invention relates to a domestic appliance, in particular a domestic refrigeration appliance, comprising a compressor having compressor feet, which is supported on a support rail by way of elastic damping bodies that are arranged in openings of the compressor feet, and which is held thereto by way of the damping bodies by bottom-penetrating retaining tabs having securing portions engaging the damping bodies from behind. In order to allow a simple and economical installation of the compressor, which nonetheless results in a permanently secure retention of the compressor, end portions of the retaining tabs extending beyond the damping bodies, according to the invention, have insertion means, which are designed in such a way that the compressor is mounted, or can be mounted, without a plastic deformation of the retaining tabs.
US10697687B2	Refrigerator and/or freezer device The present invention relates to a refrigerator unit and/or a freezer unit having at least one dispensing unit for liquid and/or solid substances such as ice or water, wherein at least one actuation element is provided that is configured such that on its actuation, the dispensing unit is moved from a lowered position into a moved out position.
US10697686B2	Constructive layout applied to ice tray An ice tray is provided, which includes a tray used to obtain pieces of ice with spherical geometry. The ice tray includes a base and a cover, provided with a first and a second semi-spherical cavity, respectively, which connect to form a spherical cavity, appropriately suitable for obtaining spherical geometric pieces of ice.
US10697683B2	Refrigeration system condenser fan control A method of controlling a refrigeration system having a compressor, a condenser, an evaporator, and a variable speed condenser fan is provided. The method includes determining if a change in an ambient temperature or a compressor suction pressure is greater than a predetermined threshold, determining a near-optimal condensing pressure/temperature if the change in the ambient temperature or the compressor suction pressure is above the predetermined threshold, setting a condensing pressure setpoint based on the determined near-optimal condensing pressure/temperature, and setting a speed of the variable speed condenser fan based on the condensing pressure setpoint.
US10697679B2	Cooling system and a method for control thereof A refrigerator apparatus having a compressor, a condenser, an evaporator, and a valve interconnected in the flow from the condenser to the evaporator. The valve is operatively controlled to a first, open, state and to a second, closed, state by a controller. The controller is configured to the valve to operate in accordance with at least one of: opening the valve a time period of 0-180 seconds before the compressor is switched to an on-phase; and closing the valve before the compressor is switched to an off-phase.
US10697678B2	Quick-connect system for a high pressure connection A quick-connect system for a high pressure connection includes a port and a collet. The port defines an inlet opening at an outer longitudinal end of the port and includes an inner wall having a first sloped surface at least partially defining a collet cavity. The first sloped surface has a first diameter at a first end nearest the inlet opening and a second diameter, which is greater than the first diameter, at a second end opposite the first end. The collet includes a head portion and a plurality of legs extending distally from the head portion, and each leg of the plurality of legs includes a distal foot portion. In a connected state, the foot portions of the plurality of legs are located in the collet cavity, and the foot portions define an outermost diameter that is greater than the first diameter.
US10697674B2	Bypass line for refrigerant A vapor compression system includes a first conduit fluidly coupling a liquid collection portion of a condenser and an evaporator, where the first conduit is configured to direct a first flow of refrigerant from the condenser to a first inlet of the evaporator and a second conduit fluidly coupling the liquid collection portion of the condenser and the evaporator, where the second conduit is configured to direct a second flow of refrigerant from the condenser to a second inlet of the evaporator via gravitational force, and where the first inlet is disposed above the second inlet relative to a vertical dimension of the evaporator.
US10697672B2	Storage unit and tempering system for a storage unit For creating a storage unit comprising a container housing enclosing a storage volume for receiving freight and a gaseous medium surrounding said freight, said storage unit further comprising a tempering system provided with a tempering unit associated with said storage volume for maintaining a flow of said gaseous medium circulating in said storage volume and passing through said tempering unit in order to be maintained at a defined or set temperature, said tempering unit comprising an internal heat exchanger arranged in said flow of gaseous medium passing through said tempering unit, said tempering system being provided with a refrigerant circuit comprising said internal heat exchanger, an external heat exchanger exposed to ambient air surrounding said container housing which operates reliably and cost efficient under the aforementioned condition, as well as a compressor unit for compressing refrigerant, and said tempering system being further provided with an engine for driving said compressor unit in an independent power source mode and said tempering system being further provided with an electric motor/generator unit mechanically coupled to said compressor unit, and said compressor unit and said motor/generator unit being commonly driven by said engine in said independent power source mode.
US10697670B2	Heliostat surface shape detection system and method based on multi-view image recognition A heliostat surface shape detection system and a method based on multi-view image recognition are described. The system includes a multi-view image collector array, a bracket and a computer. The multi-view image collector array is arranged on the bracket so that the main optical axes of image collectors are parallel to each other and point to the heliostat; the multi-view image collector array is connected with the computer via data lines, and transmits the collected image data to the computer for heliostat surface shape calculation.
US10697658B2	Method and device for controlling an air conditioner The present disclosure relates to a control device for controlling an air conditioner, AC. The control device comprises IR transmission means for emitting control signals to an AC; a microphone for measuring audio acknowledgement signals produced by the AC; and electronic control and evaluation means configured to determine whether sounds measured with the microphone include an audio acknowledgement signal produced by the AC, and being configured to perform a power state determination procedure to determine a power state of the AC. The power state determination comprises: sending a first control signal which is not an on/off control signal and determining whether an audio acknowledgment signal of the AC is subsequently measured, and judging whether the AC is in an off-state depending on whether an audio acknowledgment signal is measured subsequent to the sending of the first control signal. Furthermore a corresponding method for controlling an AC is disclosed.
US10697656B2	Air circulator with vein control system The present invention is related in general to air circulators, and in particular, to an air circulator with a vein control system to direct and adjust airflow patterns. According to an exemplary embodiment, the present invention provides adjustable, vertical veins that are attached to the outlet of a tower fan. According to a preferred embodiment, the veins are pivotally mounted in such a way that by turning a knob, the veins can either be directed into a focused air-flow pattern or adjusted to a divergent air-flow pattern, or at any setting in between.
US10697649B2	Electronic converter unit for retrofitting to an external part of a housing of a pump unit An electronic converter unit for retrofitting to an external part of a housing of a pump unit is described. The housing comprises a light source for emitting light to display an operating status of the pump unit. The electronic converter unit comprises: a photo detector for measuring light emitted from the light source of the pump unit, a converter unit for converting optical signals to electrical signals, and transmitting means for wirelessly transmitting the electrical signals to an external communication unit.
US10697647B1	Cooking appliance with repositionable vent arm A venting appliance for use with a cooking appliance including a cooktop with at least one cooking element disposed thereon, where the venting appliance may include: a housing configured to be positioned above the cooktop; a repositionable vent arm coupled to and extending below the housing; and a controller coupled to the repositionable vent arm and configured to determine that a first cooking element among at least one cooking elements is active, and in response thereto, automatically reposition the vent arm to be closer to the first cooking element.
US10697644B2	Electric oven with a closed-door broiling operation An electric oven broils foodstuffs with either its oven door opened or closed. The operating parameters of the oven's broiling elements are altered based on the position of the door.
US10697643B2	Cooker In a cooker according to the present disclosure, a convection heater for executing a convection mode and a circulation fan are disposed in a convection forming space that is in communication with a heating chamber, and a fan driver is disposed outside of the convection forming space. The cooker includes a leakage suppression mechanism for suppressing a microwave leak from the convection forming space. The leakage suppression mechanism is formed by a coaxial seal for setting a distance between opposing faces, i.e., between a circulation fan shaft passing through a first wall forming the convection forming space and the first wall to a predetermined distance or smaller. Therefore, a microwave leak from a mechanism for executing the convection mode is suppressed, and heat cooking with a microwave-heating mode can highly effectively be performed.
US10697636B2	Cooling a combustor heat shield proximate a quench aperture An assembly is provided for a turbine engine. A combustor wall of the turbine engine assembly includes a shell and a heat shield. The combustor wall defines a quench aperture through the shell and the heat shield. The heat shield defines an effusion outlet a distance from the quench aperture equal to between about twenty-five times and about seventy-five times a width of the effusion outlet.
US10697630B1	Apparatus and method for reacting fluids using a porous heat exchanger A reactor for a mixture of fluids that can react with each other exothermically, the reactor combining the properties of heat transfer and porosity, and having a first chamber wherein reacted fluids are maintained above the reaction temperature threshold, a second chamber disposed adjacent to the first chamber, wherein unreacted fluids enter the second chamber at a temperature that is below a reaction temperature threshold that is necessary for reaction of the fluids to occur, the fluids flowing in a second direction, opposite the first direction and a porous wall disposed between the first chamber and a second chamber, allowing portions of the unreacted fluids from the second chamber to seep into the reacted fluids of the first chamber, thereby heating the seeped fluids, causing the seeped fluids to react, the reaction increasing the temperature of the reacted fluid.
US10697628B2	Faucet illumination device An illumination device for a faucet includes an opaque base supported above a translucent diffuser. A plurality of light emitters is supported by a substrate intermediate the base and the diffuser, wherein light from the light emitters is transmitted through the diffuser and outwardly to provide a display of substantially uniform light.
US10697624B2	Apparatus for heat exchange by using braided fabric woven from thermally conductive wire material There are provided an apparatus for heat exchange by using a braided fabric woven from a thermally conductive wire material and a light emitting diode (LED) lighting device. The apparatus comprises a braided fabric (1) woven from a thermally conductive wire material, and a heat dissipating or absorbing object (2) is fixed with the braided fabric (1) by using methods such as welding, adhering with a thermally conductive adhesive and casting, so as to ensure that heat energy is effectively conducted between the heat dissipating or absorbing object (2) and the thermally conductive wire of the braided fabric (1), and heat is dissipated to air or absorbed from air by means of a heat dissipating surface of the thermally conductive wire of the braided fabric (1).
US10697612B2	Light distribution for planar photonic component An illumination apparatus has a light source having a planar emission surface and a centroid, wherein the surface has a maximum distance L between opposite edges. A lens has an incident surface and an optical axis. In cross section along the optical axis, the incident surface, at a first incident point, is concave or flat to light emitted at a normal from the emissive surface. At a second incident point, the surface an instantaneous angle of curvature, relative to the emissive surface, with an absolute value of no more than 25 degrees to light emitted at an oblique angle greater than 75 degrees from the emissive surface normal. Considered in parallel to the optical axis, the second incident point is within a less than 0.2 L from the first plane. In an orthogonal direction to the optical axis, the second incident point lies within less than 2 L from the centroid.
US10697611B2	Non-circular optic for distributing light A non-circular optic is described that includes a base region, the base region including a rim and an exit surface. The non-circular optic further includes a projection that projects from the base region, the projection including a cavity. The cavity includes an open end, a bottom surface, and first, second, third, and fourth sidewalls that extend from the open end to the bottom surface. A first, second, third, and fourth total internally reflective surfaces each extend from the open end of the cavity to the rim of the base region.
US10697610B2	Resin molded product A resin molded product produced by injection molding includes: a gate mark formed on a non-design surface; and a step provided so as to intersect with a flow of a resin injected from a gate. When a flow distance of the resin from the gate mark to an end portion of the resin molded product is L [mm], and a thickness of the resin molded product is t [mm], the resin molded product is configured to have L/t of 185 or more, and a tangential angle of the step is 5° to 30°.
US10697609B2	Shrink fit fastening of heat sink and light source carrier A lighting device for vehicles with a plurality of components to be connected, having a light source, a light source carrier, an optical element and a heat sink. The heat sink is connected by a fastener to the light source carrier. The fastener is a shrink-fitting agent.
US10697608B2	Lamp for vehicle A lamp for a vehicle capable of forming an image having a three-dimensional effect is provided. The lamp for the vehicle includes a first image forming part configured to emit light incident from at least one first light source to form a first image, and a second image forming part configured to emit light incident from at least one second light source to form a second image combined with the first image to form a predetermined pattern shape, wherein the light emitted from the second image forming part passes through the first image forming part to form the second image, and the first image and the second image have different color characteristics.
US10697607B2	Thin aspect lighting system with cutoff A thin aspect lighting system and method are shown. The system and method include at least one module having a reflector that is generally elliptical in one cross-section and generally parabolic in another cross-section. Each module is adapted to generate at least one of a flat beam pattern, a high beam pattern or a low beam pattern, such as a low beam pattern with a kink or elbow. Also shown is a headlamp assembly having a plurality of modules that generate the same or a different light beam pattern. Manipulation and variation of facets and/or positions of various components, such as at least one light source, have been found to provide improved characteristics in one or more of the light beam patterns.
US10697604B2	Vehicle lamp A vehicle lamp for installing on a vehicle includes a projector lens, a reflector, a first light emitting element, a shield, and an optical grating unit. The projector lens has a light entry surface and a light exit surface. The first light emitting element is adjacent to a first focal point of the reflector, and is for emitting light towards the reflector. The shield is for blocking a portion of the light that is emitted from the first light emitting element to form a cut-off line in a light distribution pattern. The optical grating unit is for reflecting at least a portion of the light that has passed a second focal point of the reflector and that has not passed through the light exit surface of the projector lens.
US10697599B1	Adjustable light fixtures An adjustable light fixture can include a housing comprising at least one wall that forms a first cavity. The adjustable light fixture can also include a first sealing member coupled to the at least one wall and at least partially disposed within the first cavity. The adjustable light fixture can further include a body movably coupled to the housing and at least partially disposed within the first cavity, where the body is configured to have multiple positions relative to the housing, where the first sealing member abuts against an outer surface of the body when the body is in each of the positions, where the first sealing member prevents fluids in an ambient environment from traversing therethrough when the body is in each of the positions, where the positions includes the body having a tilt angle relative to the housing of greater than 20°.
US10697596B2	Simulated rock with pre-installed lighting cans A simulated landscape rock having a hollow shell with an exterior surface that resembles a rock. One or more lighting cans are installed on an interior surface of the hollow shell. Where the simulated landscape rock is set-up by selectively drilling a hole through the exterior surface of the hollow shell in-line with one or more of the lighting cans. Each lighting can is configured to removably receive a light fixture with illumination from the light fixture directed through the hole drilled in the exterior surface.
US10697591B1	Light bulb with controlled color and flicker A low-luminance LED lamp that produces light designed for evening reading, relaxation and sleep. Low melanopic input balanced with high color rendering and a warm Correlated Color Temperature (CCT) produces a light with reduced circadian/melanopic input. An engineered LED phosphor produces a spectrum with relatively low blue and green content. This is balanced with a high CRI and the preference for warm (low-CCT) lighting in the evening.
US10697586B2	Supplemental lubrication pressurized by component or reservoir rotation An example lubrication system for a rotating component has a primary lubrication system providing continuous lubrication during normal operation of the rotating component and secondary lubrication system with a reservoir co-rotating with the component. The reservoir is continuously replenished from the primary lubrication system during normal operation of the rotating system, with the lubricant being forced through a discharge orifice by the centrifugal force generated by the rotation toward, for example, a bearing or a gear. When the primary pressurized lubrication system fails, lubrication will continue to be provided by the lubricant in the supplemental lubricant reservoir while the rotation speed or power supplied to the shaft is controllably decreased in an emergency.
US10697585B1	Fluid dispensing apparatus for dispensing oil or grease A fluid dispensing apparatus for dispensing oil or grease is disclosed. The fluid dispensing apparatus comprises a base frame and a container coupled to the base frame via an elongated rod. The container stores oil or grease. The fluid dispensing apparatus comprises a plate provided within the container. The plate is coupled to the elongated rod. The fluid dispensing apparatus comprises a first hose coupled to the container. Further, the fluid dispensing apparatus comprises a second hose and a third hose coupled to the first hose via a diverter valve. The third hose is coupled to a gun member. The gun member comprises a dispensing pipe. A user places one leg on the base frame and holds the handle with one hand and the gun member with another. The user presses the container such that the plate pushes the oil into the first hose, and the oil is made to flow into the gun member. The user directs the dispensing pipe to dispense the oil.
US10697559B2	Control valve pneumatic actuator using transparent casing and double-ring diaphragm A control valve pneumatic actuator using a transparent casing includes a casing having a cylindrical shape and made of a transparent material to enable an inside of the casing to be observed from outside, a driveshaft penetrating the inside of the casing, a diaphragm fixedly connected to the driveshaft inside the casing and vertically moving in the casing according to a movement of the driveshaft, a ring holder attached to an outer circumferential of the diaphragm and having a groove having a C-shape, a rubber ring inserted into the groove of the ring holder, a control valve connected to a lower portion of the drive shaft extending below the casing, and a yoke arranged below the casing and connecting the casing to the control valve.
US10697558B2	Flow control system and control valve having closure assistance A control valve includes a piston-housing having a hollow portion. The hollow portion has a first end, an open end, first and second internal chambers, and a fluid port configured to allow fluid to exit the second chamber. The first chamber is nearer the first end, and the second chamber is nearer the open end. A piston is located within the housing and is adapted for reciprocal motion. The piston includes a first and second seal-engaging portions. The first seal-engaging portion has a diameter that is less than the diameter of the second seal-engaging portion.
US10697551B2	Inlet pressure compensation for a valve system An inlet pressure valve regulation system to provide a regulated fluid flow includes a housing, first piston assembly, regulating valve, and inlet pressure conduit. The housing has an inlet at an inlet end which receives a pressurized fluid and an outlet at an outlet end which provides the regulated fluid flow. The piston assembly is arranged in the housing and has a first cavity and a control orifice to fluidly connect the inlet to the first cavity. The first piston assembly is configured to regulate the fluid flow. The regulating valve has a first valve chamber, a second valve chamber fluidly connected to a vent, a floating valve seat disposed between the first valve chamber and the second valve chamber, and a valve component. The floating valve seat includes a diaphragm and a seat having a passageway to fluidly connect the first valve chamber and the second valve chamber.
US10697546B2	Dynamic seal The present invention provides a dynamic seal for enclosing a radial gap between coaxial, relatively rotatable inner and outer members. The dynamic seal includes an inner seal part, mountable to the inner member; an outer seal part, mountable to the outer member; and a counterface part radially suspended between the inner and outer seal parts and coaxial therewith. Each of the inner and outer seal parts provides a set of first and second sealing elements, which bear against oppositely oriented axial surfaces of the counterface part. The counterface part is thus axially retained in both directions by the inner seal part at a radially inner contact location, and is axially retained in both directions by the outer seal part at a radially outer contact location.
US10697527B2	Ball-screw and nut mechanism A ball screw and nut mechanism has a screw in cooperation with a nut via balls that can circulate in a raceway formed by the opposing threads of the screw and nut. The nut has a recirculation insert passing therethrough from the outer face to the thread, the recirculation insert having a first end with a ball transfer groove turned towards the screw. The mechanism has a holding body for holding the recirculation insert in the housing, the recirculation insert having a second end with a shoulder bearing on the nut, the second end of the recirculation insert having an orientation lug having an angular position predetermined and fixed relative to the ball transfer groove, the orientation lug cooperating with a guide relief of the holding body to fix an orientation of the recirculation insert such that the transfer groove is adjusted to the raceway.
US10697521B2	Planetary gear train of automatic transmission for vehicle A planetary gear train of an automatic transmission may include an input shaft receiving power, an output shaft outputting power, a first planetary gear set including first, second, and third rotation elements, a second planetary gear set including fourth, fifth and sixth rotation elements, a third planetary gear set including seventh, eighth and ninth rotation elements, a fourth planetary gear set including tenth, eleventh and twelfth rotation elements, a fifth planetary gear set including thirteenth, fourteenth and fifteenth rotation elements, and first to ninth shafts for connecting the rotation elements of the first to fifth planetary gear sets to each other.
US10697512B2	Articulated shield for a vehicle friction brake A shield assembly is employed for a friction brake used to decelerate a road wheel of a vehicle. The vehicle has a body with a first body end configured to face an incident ambient airflow, a second body end opposite of the first body end, and an underbody section spanning a distance between the first and second ends. The shield assembly includes a first shield component arranged proximate the brake and rotationally fixed relative to the vehicle body. The shield assembly also includes a second shield component operatively connected to the first shield component for shifting relative thereto. The shield assembly additionally includes an actuator employing a shape memory alloy element to shift the second shield component relative to the first shield component in response to a temperature of the brake to thereby direct at least a portion of the airflow to the brake and control temperature thereof.
US10697509B2	Disc brake rotors with lattice structures Methods, systems, and apparatus, including medium-encoded computer program products, for designing and manufacturing rotors for disc brake systems and apparatus include, in one aspect, a method including: placing a lattice structure in a ventilation space within a 3D model to create more internal surface area within a disc brake rotor between inner and outer rotor discs; adjusting a number of lattice unit cells for the lattice structure in different regions of the 3D model between the rotor discs to increase air turbulence in the ventilation space; adjusting one or more thicknesses of beams forming the lattice structure in different regions of the 3D model between the rotor discs to prevent structural failure under predefined loading conditions; and providing an updated version of the 3D model of the disc brake rotor that incorporates the lattice structure after adjustment of the number of lattice unit cells and the beam thickness(es).
US10697504B2	Pad and spring assembly for a disc brake caliper An assembly (1) for a disc brake caliper (100), in which, when said caliper (101) is arranged astride a disc (3) of a disc brake (100) having a defined rotation axis (C), said assembly (1) defines an axial direction (X-X) parallel to said rotation axis (C), a radial direction (R-R) orthogonal to said axial direction (X-X) and a tangential or circumferential direction (T-T) orthogonal to both the axial direction (X-X) and the radial direction (R-R), said assembly (1) comprises: a first pad (10) comprising a friction material (12), defining a friction surface, and a support plate (13) which supports said friction material (12) and is adapted to release the braking action onto the caliper (101) of the disc brake (100), in which said support plate (13) comprises at least one lateral projection (14) which extends in a direction substantially coplanar to the plate (13) and is placed at an end of the support plate (13), and in which said at least one lateral projection (14) is adapted to be accommodated in a pocket (19) obtained in the body of the caliper (101); said assembly (1) further comprising at least one spring (30), in which said spring (30) is connected to said lateral projection (14) of said support plate (13), and in which said spring (30) being adapted to be accommodated in a seat (34) obtained in the body of the caliper (101) at said pocket (19), and in which said spring (30) is adapted to be inserted in said seat (34) to be fastened in an undercut manner against said undercut surface (34) to bias said pad (10) in the axial direction (X-X).
US10697500B2	Two path sealed clutch A clutch assembly and a torque converter assembly having a clutch assembly, for an automotive transmission, are provided. The clutch assembly includes a clutch plate and a piston or pressure plate configured to selectively engage the clutch plate, the piston being movable between an applied position and a released position. An annular seal is disposed adjacent to the piston, wherein movement of the piston and hydraulic pressure causes the annular seal to move between a sealed position and an open position.
US10697497B1	Two-piece bearing cage A hybrid bearing cage, suitable for high-speed applications, includes a plastic ring and a metal stiffener. Rollers, such as balls, are retained in roller retainers in the plastic ring. The roller retainers are joined by links. The metal stiffener has an annular portion and a plurality of radial extensions that extend over the links, reducing deflection and stress concentrations in the plastic ring due to centrifugal forces.
US10697485B2	Apparatuses and methods for structurally replacing cracked welds in nuclear power plants An apparatus configured to structurally replace a cracked weld in a nuclear plant may include: a first body portion that includes a first gripping portion; a second body portion that includes a second gripping portion; a wedge portion between the first and second body portions; and/or an adjustment portion. The first body portion may be configured to slidably engage the second body portion. The wedge portion may be configured to exert force on the slidably engaged first and second body portions. The adjustment portion may be configured to increase or decrease the force exerted by the wedge portion on the slidably engaged first and second body portions. When the adjustment portion increases the force exerted by the wedge portion on the slidably engaged first and second body portions, a distance between the first and second gripping portions may decrease.
US10697484B2	Method for installing a self-piercing and self-clinching fastener A method of permanently attaching a fastener to a plastically deformable panel includes placing a fastener shearing edge in contact with a first surface of a panel and a die assembly in contact with an opposite second surface of the panel, and penetrating the fastener shearing edge through the panel to create a hole. The fastener shearing edge is driven into a swage formed as a recess in an end face of the die assembly to deform the fastener shearing edge outwards along the swage and into contact with the second surface of the panel. A bent portion of the panel is trapped between the deformed fastener shearing edge abutting the second surface of the panel and a tapered flange formed on an outer surface of the fastener that abuts the first surface of the panel. A die assembly and driving mechanism for attaching the fastener is also provided.
US10697475B2	Safety device A safety device includes a connection point (21) for a pressure accumulator (1) that is connected to a bursting unit (55) at the gas end via the connection point (21). The bursting unit (55) can be triggered by a controllable force element (73). In the triggered state, the bursting unit allows the pressure accumulator (1) to be emptied at the gas end.
US10697468B2	Casing assembly and rotary machine A casing assembly, into which a rotor rotatable around an axis is inserted, includes: a lower half casing including a lower half flange surface and a lower half accommodation recessed portion; an upper half casing including an upper half flange surface and an upper half accommodation recessed portion; a fixing portion that fixes the lower half casing and the upper half casing to each other such that, when the lower and the upper half flange surfaces make contact, the lower half accommodation recessed portion and the upper half accommodation recessed portion form an accommodation space extending about the axis; a housing disposed in the accommodation space; and a seal member disposed on an outer peripheral surface of the housing and in contact with an inner peripheral surface of the lower half accommodation recessed portion and an inner peripheral surface of the upper half accommodation recessed portion.
US10697460B2	Furnace air handler blower assembly utilizing a motor connected to an impeller fan that is suspended with mounting arms A blower assembly having a blower housing, an impeller fan within the blower housing, the impeller fan being adapted for rotation about an axis and having a plurality of impeller blades and having an axial length, a motor having a stator and a rotor, the motor having an axial length, the rotor being configured to rotate relative to the stator for rotation about the axis, the rotor and the impeller fan being coupled so that the impeller fan rotates with the rotor about the axis, wherein a ratio of the axial length of the motor to the axial length of the impeller fan is less than 0.3, and a motor support bracket operatively securing the stator to one of the first and second side walls of the blower housing.
US10697458B2	Diagnostic system A diagnostic system for a compressor is provided. The compressor includes a compression mechanism and a motor. The diagnostic system includes processing circuitry and memory and may be operable to differentiate between a low-side fault and a high-side fault by monitoring a rate of current rise drawn by the motor for a first predetermined time period following compressor startup. The diagnostic system may be operable to predict a severity level of a compressor condition based on a fault history stored in the memory.
US10697455B2	Compressor having lubrication structure for thrust surface A compressor is provided which is configured to allow lubrication of a thrust surface through an oil groove formed in a thrust surface of a fixed scroll. Also, a scroll compressor is provided which smoothly supplies oil to a thrust surface of a fixed scroll by including a fixed scroll having an oil groove formed in the thrust surface of a fixed scroll sidewall, and allows an injection pressure acting on an orbiting scroll in an upward direction to be added by supplying the oil guided to the oil groove to the thrust surface of the fixed scroll such that an overturn moment generated in the orbiting scroll may be offset.
US10697446B2	Floor pump A floor pump comprises a support base, an outer rigid tube rising from the support base and delimiting a first air chamber, an inner rigid tube or shaft having a piston at one end and a handle at the other end, which piston is slidingly mounted within the first air chamber so as to compress air therewithin. The floor pump may further include a flexible hose.
US10697433B2	Inexpensive hydrogen from wind and water using aerostats and electrolysis A renewable wind energy system to produce inexpensive electrical power and hydrogen is disclosed. Aerostats, towers, wind energy capture and transmission to ground mounted generators produce electrical power a portion of which is used for electrolysis of water to produce hydrogen and oxygen. Oxygen is sold as a byproduct. The combined system produces inexpensive hydrogen competitive with fossil fuels.
US10697428B1	Vortex windmill A vortex windmill run by incoming air flow to power a generator by which mechanical energy is converted into electrical energy in order to charge a battery. The vortex windmill includes a plurality of elongated blades having bulbous-shaped edges that are spaced from and connected to a rotatable central shaft, and which are located and rotatable within a cylindrical outer cage, such that when the incoming air flow rotates the blades and central shaft a vortex is formed around the central shaft which aids in maintaining the rotational velocity and momentum of the blades and central shaft during operation and for a period of time after the volume of incoming air flow or the velocity of the incoming air flow decreases, thereby increasing the efficiency of the windmill and the amount of energy produced from the air flow received by the windmill.
US10697421B2	Integrated turbomachine with an axial locking device An integrated turbomachine is described, comprising: a casing; an electric motor and a driven turbomachine component housed in the casing; a rotating shaft drivingly connecting the electric motor and the driven turbomachine component; a thrust bearing and a radial bearing rotatingly supporting the shaft; an axial locking device housed inside the casing, for applying a thrust to the shaft, parallel to the rotation axis (A-A) of the shaft, and comprised of an actuator member, configured to selectively activate and/or deactivate the axial locking device.
US10697415B2	Two step metering solenoid for fluid dispenser A metering system for a fluid atomizer includes a housing, first and second metering members, and at least one solenoid. The housing includes a mixing chamber. The first metering member is operable to control flow of a first fluid to the mixing chamber. The second metering member is arranged coaxial with the first metering member and operable to control flow of a second fluid to the mixing chamber. The at least one solenoid is configured to operate at least one of the first and second metering members.
US10697410B1	Marine propulsion systems and fuel filters for marine propulsion systems A marine propulsion system includes an internal combustion engine; a fuel reservoir; a pump that pumps fuel from the fuel reservoir to the internal combustion engine; and a fuel filter that filters the fuel. The fuel filter includes a canister and a fuel inlet that conveys the fuel adjacent to cylindrical sidewalls of the canister so that the fuel immediately spirally flows around and down the cylindrical sidewalls under centrifugal force and under force of gravity, and then is drawn radially inwardly through a filter element by the pump. A fuel outlet extends at least partially along a center axis of the canister and discharges the fuel from the canister. A drain is located at the bottom of the canister and configured to drain water that separates from the fuel as the fuel flows around and down the cylindrical sidewalls.
US10697409B2	Connection ring for removable attachment of a fuel supply unit on a motor vehicle tank opening A connection ring is provided for removable attachment of a fuel supply unit on a fuel tank. The connection ring has a ring upper side, at least one attachment elevation which protrudes from the ring upper side, and at least one tool engagement region. The tool engagement region is constructed such that a torque from a tool can be transmitted onto the connection ring. At least one portion of the tool engagement region and one portion of the attachment elevation are at an equal distance from the center of the connection ring in the radial direction from the center.
US10697408B2	Vehicle gas processing device A vehicle gas processing device is configured to supply gas generated by a vehicle to an intake pipe of a combustion engine. The device may includes: a gas pipe configured to communicate a gas generation source to the intake pipe, the gas pipe having a flexible end at least at an intake pipe side of the gas pipe; a check valve disposed between the intake pipe and the gas pipe, and configured to allow the gas to flow from the gas pipe toward the intake pipe and prohibit the gas to flow from the intake pipe toward the gas pipe; and a determining unit configured to determine that the gas pipe is detached from the check valve. The check valve is fixed to the intake pipe, and the gas pipe is detachably attached to the check valve.
US10697405B2	Exhaust gas cooler and exhaust gas recirculation system with an exhaust gas cooler An exhaust gas cooler comprises at least one exhaust gas pipe for exhaust gas being cooled and is characterized in that at least one gap is provided between the wall of the exhaust gas pipe and laterally adjacent components at the inlet of at least one exhaust gas pipe in the direction of extension of at least one wall perpendicular to the flow direction of the exhaust gas.
US10697385B2	Engine control method for vehicle An engine control method for a vehicle may include a temperature securing determination step of determining, by a controller, whether an exhaust gas temperature before a turbine of a turbocharger is normally secured; a basic determination step of, when the exhaust gas temperature before the turbine is normally secured, obtaining, by the controller, a first compensation torque according to a current state of the vehicle from a first compensation torque map according to the exhaust gas temperature before the turbine, an engine operation mode, engine speed, and atmospheric pressure; and an engine control step of, when the exhaust gas temperature before the turbine is normally secured, determining, by the controller, a final compensation torque on the basis of the first compensation torque and controlling engine torque at a value which is obtained by subtracting the final compensation torque from engine full-load torque.
US10697379B2	Tri fuel gen A multi-fuel engine includes an engine operable on a liquid fuel and first and second gaseous fuels. The multi-fuel engine also includes a liquid cutoff solenoid selectively operable between open and closed positions to allow and inhibit a flow of the liquid fuel to the engine and at least one gaseous cutoff valve selectively operable between open and closed positions to allow and inhibit a flow of the first and second gaseous fuels to the engine. A jet block couples the first gaseous fuel source and the second gaseous fuel source to a carburetor connected to an intake of the engine, with the jet block being located downstream from the at least one gaseous cutoff valve. The jet block includes a first gaseous fuel jet to meter the first gaseous fuel to the carburetor and a second gaseous fuel jet to meter the second gaseous fuel to the carburetor.
US10697375B2	Flutter sensing and control system for a gas turbine engine A method of operation for a gas turbine engine according to an exemplary aspect of the present disclosure includes, among other things, reducing a rotational speed of a fan relative to a shaft through a gear train, driving the shaft with a first turbine, driving a compressor with a second turbine, communicating airflow from the fan through a bypass passage defined by a nacelle, the nacelle extending along an engine axis and surrounding the fan, and having a bypass ratio of greater than 10, discharging the airflow through a variable area fan nozzle defining a discharge airflow area, detecting an airfoil flutter condition associated with adjacent airfoils of the fan, and moving the variable area fan nozzle to vary the discharge airflow area and mitigate the airfoil flutter condition.
US10697370B2	Oil supply assembly for gas turbine engine An oil supply system includes an oil supply assembly in a turbine engine. The assembly includes scavenge cavity and an oil supply tube located in and protected by a strut in the turbine engine to supply oil to a bearing chamber.
US10697366B2	Rotary engine with axially directly connected compression and power cylinders A rotary engine with axially directly connected compression and power cylinders is disclosed, which includes a compression cylinder, a power cylinder, an intermediate cylinder wall located between the compression and the power cylinder to serve as a common inner-end wall of the two cylinders, and a combustion chamber unit fixed to a circumferential surface of the intermediate cylinder wall, so that the rotary engine has axially directly connected compression and power cylinders. A compression-side and a power-side rotational valve are separately fitted in two recessed end surfaces of the intermediate cylinder wall. The compression-side and the power-side rotational valve are provided with three L-shaped first and second openings, respectively. Compressed air-fuel mixture in the compression cylinder flows through the L-shaped first openings into the combustion chamber, and high temperature high pressure gas generated after explosion in the combustion chamber unit flows through the L-shaped second openings into the power cylinder.
US10697362B2	Systems and methods for a boosted internal combustion engine with an intake-side bypass line Methods and systems are provided for a boosted internal combustion engine. In one example, a system may include an intake system for supplying charge air, a compressor arranged in the intake system, a first shut-off element arranged in the intake system upstream of an impeller of the compressor, a bypass line that branches off from the intake system upstream of the first shut-off element and that rejoins the intake system upstream of the impeller, a second shut-off element arranged in the bypass line, a compressed air line that opens into the bypass line downstream of the second shut-off element, and a third shut-off element arranged in the compressed air line. A map width of the compressor may be increased by providing airflow to the impeller via the bypass line during low mass flow conditions, and impeller acceleration may be expedited by providing compressed air via the compressed air line.
US10697361B2	Linkage for exhaust bypass valve of multi-stage turbocharger An assembly for an exhaust bypass valve of a two-stage turbocharger can include a first turbocharger stage; a second turbocharger stage; an exhaust bypass valve that includes an open state and a closed state; an actuator; and a linkage mechanism that links the exhaust bypass valve to the actuator where the linkage mechanism includes a spring-biased linkage with a preset load where, in the closed state of the exhaust bypass valve, an axial length of the spring-biased linkage increases responsive to application of a load by the actuator that exceeds the preset load.
US10697347B1	Mixer for an exhaust system of an internal combustion engine An internal combustion engine exhaust system mixer includes a mixer body (12) with deflection elements (16) extending radially outwards from a mixer body center (14). A ring-shaped carrier area (22) adjoins the mixer body radially on the outside and encloses a mixer longitudinal axis. The carrier area includes a mixer connection area (24) for connecting the mixer (10) to an exhaust system component. A pipe connection wall (30) adjoins the mixer connection area and has a wall inner surface (32). A mixer body carrier wall (34) adjoins the mixer connection area, carries the mixer body, and is enclosed by the pipe connection wall. A first transition surface (40) adjoins the wall and is arched essentially continuously concavely between the wall inner surface and the wall outer surface, and axially defines a ring-shaped pipe-mounting intermediate space (38) between the pipe connection wall and the mixer body carrier wall.
US10697341B2	Method for actuating an electrically controllable reducing agent dosing valve of an internal combustion engine A reducing agent dosing valve (24) on an exhaust system (12) of an internal combustion engine (10), having a pump (32) which generates an injection pressure (p_24), and having a control unit (14) which actuates the reducing agent dosing valve (24) with actuation signals is presented, wherein the actuation signals are formed in a manner dependent on a reducing agent pressure (p_36) prevailing at the pump side. The method is distinguished by the fact that the actuation signals are formed additionally in a manner dependent on at least one estimated value for an influence of a drop in the injection pressure (p_24), which occurs upon the opening of the reducing agent dosing valve (24), on the injected reducing agent quantity.
US10697340B1	After treatment system and after treatment method for lean-burn engine An after treatment method for a lean-burn engine is disclosed.The after treatment method is configured to control an after treatment system sequentially equipped with an ammonia production catalyst module, a selective catalytic reduction catalyst, and a CO clean-up catalyst on an exhaust pipe through which an exhaust gas flows. In the after treatment method, the engine is operated sequentially at a stoichiometric air/fuel ratio (AFR) and a lean AFR prior to entering a rich AFR.
US10697332B2	Eccentric hydraulic lash adjuster for use with compression release brake A valve train assembly (16) includes a fuel injector (1), an intake rocker lever assembly (10), and an exhaust rocker lever assembly (14). The intake and exhaust rocker lever assemblies (10) can include an eccentric hydraulic lash adjuster (11) that is located in the nose (31) of the respective rocker lever assemblies (10). The rocker lever assemblies (10) are configured to allow a clearance area between a nose (31) of the intake rocker lever assembly (10) and the nose (31) of the exhaust rocker lever assembly (14). As such, the fuel injector (1) can be positioned in the clearance area, while still allowing the eccentric hydraulic lash adjusters to apply a load onto a corresponding valve bridge (2). For example, the eccentric hydraulic lash adjuster (11) can include an outer housing (20) and a pivot ball (21), wherein the pivot ball (21) is positioned at an offset (23) from a lateral centerline of the outer housing (20).
US10697330B2	Valve train device A valve train device, in particular for an internal combustion engine, includes a support element and a cam element which can be moved axially relative to the support element. The valve train device further includes a switch unit for axially moving the cam element, which switch unit includes a displacer that is intended to be at least operatively inserted between the support element and the cam element in order to axially move the cam element.
US10697320B2	Piezoelectric vibratory control for static engine components A gas turbine engine assembly includes a static component and a rotatable component configured to rotate about a central axis of the gas turbine engine assembly relative to the static component. The gas turbine engine assembly further includes a vibration-dampening system configured to dampen vibration of the gas turbine engine assembly.
US10697310B2	Multiple source impingement baffles for gas turbine engine components Partitioned baffles and components for installation within gas turbine engines are provided. The partitioned baffles include a baffle body defining a first cavity, the baffle body having a first inlet and at least one first impingement hole arranged for flow to pass through the first cavity from the first inlet to the at least one first impingement hole and a partitioned channel installed within the baffle body and defining a second cavity, wherein the partitioned channel has a second inlet and at least one second impingement hole, wherein a flow through the second cavity flows from the second inlet to the at least one second impingement hole. The baffle body is configured to receive cooling air from a first source and the partitioned channel is configured to receive cooling air from a second source, wherein the first source is different from the second source.
US10697299B2	Method for designing and building a wheel A method for designing and building a wheel that is simultaneously a turbine and an impeller with a plurality of impeller blades, wherein each impeller blade of the plurality of impeller blades is hollow along an entire length of the impeller blade and which leads into a peripheral circular chamber that operates as a fueled engine (THRA). The method includes building an evolving section of an inner channel of the impeller blades with a plurality of strips each having a neutral axis, wherein each impeller blade rests on a profile of a plurality of profiles of a corresponding neutral axis, the profile built for an inlet to the turbine and for inlets to each impeller blade.
US10697296B2	Monitoring systems and methods There are described methods and apparatus for determining the condition of a barrier in a well infrastructure, for example. In some examples, sensor data that has been derived from a sensor arrangement at a barrier positioned at a location in a well infrastructure in received. That sensor data may be associated with measured conditions at the barrier, or the like. Composition data derived from measurements of fluid composition within the well may also be received. Such composition data may be indicative of the location at which fluid has been in the well. Analyzing such received sensor data and composition data may help determine the condition of the barrier. In some examples, there is described well apparatus comprising a barrier for zonal isolation, a sensor arrangement configured to monitor conditions at the location of the barrier; and one or more tracer elements configured to interact with fluid at the location of the barrier so as to impart identifiable properties to the composition of fluid.
US10697293B2	Methods of optimal selection and sizing of electric submersible pumps The present approach includes implementations for generating thermos-hydraulic data via a simulation and evaluating the thermo-hydraulic data pertaining to one or more parameters of a production system. The approach includes receiving operating parameters and receiving coefficients of polynomials for constructing a plurality of pump performance curves. The approach includes performing a selection step. The selection step includes selecting a pump from a plurality of pump types, and sizing the pump based in part on the thermo-hydraulic data, the operating parameters, and the coefficients of polynomials. The approach includes repeating the selection step until each pump of the plurality of pump types has been considered to generate a subset of pumps from the plurality of pump types. The approach includes performing an optimization step on the subset of pumps. The approach includes generating a visual display to identify the set of preferred pumps.
US10697284B2	Oil, water, gas and solid particle separation in oil and/or gas production An apparatus for, and a method of, separating oil, water, gas and solid particles (usually sand) from a hydrocarbon-containing fluid produced from an oil and/or gas production facility. In particular, this invention relates to an apparatus and method for the separation of oil, water, gas and solid particles from a well or group of wells using an integrated apparatus which significantly reduces the space required on the production platform or rig and recycles produced gas to improve process efficiency while reducing cost.
US10697279B2	Portable pump system for use over a wellbore A portable pump system for use over a wellbore, the system having a utility trailer with a trailer bed and two wheels, a reel around which is wound a length of flexible pipe, an array of solar panels, a submersible pump, front outrigggers extending laterally from opposite sides of a front end of the trailer bed, and rear outriggers extending laterally from opposite sides of a rear end of the trailer bed. The reel is situated at a rear end of the trailer bed. The array of solar panels is situated in the front half of the trailer bed. The submersible pump is attached to a distal end of the flexible pipe. The array of solar panels is configured to supply power to the submersible pump. The reel is mechanically coupled to a sprocket system situated on top of the trailer bed and adjacent to the reel.
US10697274B2	Resistor actuator release system and methodology A technique facilitates actuation of a tool via shifting of a first portion with respect to a second portion. A release mechanism initially is engaged between the first portion and the second portion to hold the second portion relative to the first portion in a first operational position. The release mechanism is secured in this initial position by an electrical resistor. By selectively applying sufficient electrical power to the electrical resistor, the electrical resistor disintegrates and allows release of the release mechanism. As a result, the first portion and the second portion may be shifted to a second operational position.
US10697262B2	Synchronous continuous circulation subassembly with feedback A system for continuously circulating fluid in a wellbore includes a control system comprising a memory, a power source, and a user interface, along with a drill string subassembly having an inlet and an outlet, and defining a flow path from the inlet to the outlet. The conduit includes a lateral port to the flow path between the inlet and the outlet. The drill string subassembly also as a first valve that controls flow to the flow path from the lateral port and a second valve that controls flow to the flow path from the inlet. The drill string subassembly may also include a sensor that generates a fluid coupling signal responsive to a coupling between the lateral port and secondary fluid supply source, and includes a synchronous actuation member configured open the first valve and close the second valve in response to, for example, the fluid coupling signal.
US10697249B2	Method and assembly for downhole deployment of well equipment An assembly for downhole deployment of well equipment, the assembly being above a coiled tubing which receives a part of a cable assembly and below a production pump, the assembly including: a split hanger fixing the cable assembly coming out of the coiled tubing; a seal connectable to the split hanger, configured to prevent formation fluid from entering the coiled tubing. The set of connectors includes: a coiled tubing connector, configured to connect the assembly to the coiled tubing; a lower connector, an upper part of the lower connector being adapted to receive, at least in part, the split hanger and the seal; an upper connector arranged above the lower connector; an adjusting nut; the upper connector and the adjusting nut being connectable to each other, thereby fixing the assembly relative to the coiled tubing; a lower part of the upper connector having an exit enabling the cable assembly to extend out of the assembly.
US10697248B2	Earth-boring tools and related methods An earth-boring tool comprising a body having first cutting elements mounted to an axially leading face, the first cutting elements each having a cutting face exposed to a height above the face of the body, the cutting faces of the first cutting elements back raked and facing a direction of intended rotation of the earth-boring tool. The earth-bring tool further comprises second cutting elements mounted to the axially leading face of the body adjacent first cutting elements in a cone region of the bit face, the second cutting elements each having a cutting face exposed to a height above the face of the body and configured for a shear-type cutting action, the cutting faces of the second cutting elements back raked to about a same or greater extent than the first cutting elements and generally facing the direction of intended rotation of the earth-boring tool.
US10697246B2	Shaft enlargement arrangement for a boring system A shaft enlargement arrangement for a boring system is provided, the shaft enlargement arrangement comprising a hollow column proximate a lower end of the boring system; a first cutter head that is rotatably fitted to the hollow column, with first drive means being provided to rotate the first cutter head relative to the hollow column so as to bore downwardly a hole having a diameter corresponding substantially to the diameter of the first cutter head; and a boring head arrangement fitted to an operatively lower end of the column, the boring head arrangement terminating in a second cutter head to bore a leading hole as the boring system proceeds to bore downwardly. In an embodiment, the first cutter head comprises a support body carrying a winged arrangement, the support body being rotatably fitted to the column, the winged arrangement comprising a plurality of wings extending from the support body, each wing being fitted with, or comprising, a plurality of first cutter elements.
US10697240B2	Steering force control mechanism for a downhole drilling tool Systems and methods of counteracting downhole reactive forces within a directional drilling tool are disclosed. The directional drilling tool includes a steering mechanism for selectively pivoting a bit shaft with respect to an elongate housing. A preloaded flexible member may be provided between an upper end of the bit shaft and an elongate housing to counteract reactive forces applied by a geological formation on a drill bit at a lower end of the bit shaft. Where sufficient reactive forces are transmitted through the bit shaft to overcome the preload, the flexible member will be induced to flex, permitting some movement of the upper end of the bit shaft. This movement limits the force that may be applied by the steering mechanism, which can extend the useful life of the directional drilling tool and may permit the power required to drive the drill bit to be maintained at a consistent value.
US10697235B2	Unidirectional winder A winder for a blind system, comprising a drive member rotatable in a drive direction and a free direction; a driven member to engage a blind cylinder; a transmission mechanism to selectively transmit rotation of the drive member to the driven member, the transmission mechanism including an intermediate transmission member and an intermediate resistor to provide resistance to rotation of the intermediate transmission member, wherein the transmission mechanism has a drive state when the drive member is rotated in the drive direction to overcome the resistance of the intermediate resistor and transmit rotation of the drive member through the intermediate transmission member to the driven member, and a free state when the drive member is rotated in the free direction, wherein transmission is broken between the drive member and the intermediate transmission member and intermediate resistor.
US10697221B2	Variable output torque rod system for panel counterbalance A variable output torque rod system for panel counterbalance includes a torque rod having a first fixed end relative to a storage area and a second fixed end relative to a panel, wherein the torque rod is configured to store energy by being twisted when the panel is pivoted in a first direction relative to the storage area and release the stored energy when the panel is pivoted in a second direction that is opposite to the first direction. A slider block is disposed on the torque rod between the first fixed end and the second fixed end wherein the slider block is free to be moved along an axis of the torque rod when a set screw is loosened from the torque rod, and wherein the slider block profiles against a portion of the panel to prevent rotation about the torque rod when the set screw is tightened.
US10697217B2	Hood hinge A hood hinge includes a hinge stay and a hinge arm. The hinge stay includes a horizontal plate portion that is fixed to a vehicle body and a vertical plate portion that supports a second end of the hinge arm. The vertical plate portion is erected and extends in a vehicle height direction from a first end of the horizontal plate portion in a vehicle width direction. The hinge arm of the hood hinge is provided with an arm reinforcing bead and the vertical plate portion of the hinge stay is provided with a stay reinforcing bead that extends in the vehicle height direction. The stay reinforcing bead is not provided on a ridge of a connection portion between the vertical plate portion and the horizontal plate portion.
US10697206B2	Operation handle and handle main body structure for operation handle An operation handle which is linked to a shaft body and which is configured to operate the shaft body, the operation handle includes a handle main body, and a linking clip. The handle main body includes a cylindrical shape shaft body retaining portion fitted over the shaft body. The shaft body retaining portion includes a pair of clip-holding grooves. The linking clip includes a base portion and a pair of elastic legs which face each other via the base portion. Each of the pair of elastic legs includes a locking portion. The pair of elastic legs are inserted into the pair of the clip-holding grooves and the shaft body retaining portion is interposed from both sides by the pair of elastic legs and the linking clip is mounted in the shaft body retaining portion.
US10697203B1	Electromechanical lock with adjustable backset An electromechanical lock that can be mounted to an interior surface of a door or panel, on a cabinet, locker, furniture, or other storage device, can include a locking element such as a bolt, latch, or cam that can be translated between a locked position and an unlocked position by an actuator. A user interface can extend through a hole in the door or panel to provide a user terminal available to a user that can provide, for example, information or access to the lock. The user interface can have an adjustable backset to allow the lock to be retrofitted to a door or panel with a pre-existing hole from a previous lock, regardless of the backset of the pre-existing hole.
US10697202B2	Electronic cathode lock An electronic cathode lock includes a base formed with an opening that is communicated with an accommodating chamber in the base. In the accommodating chamber, two retaining units are provided symmetrically at two sides of the opening, and two driving units are provided corresponding to the retaining units. The two driving units are configured to position the retaining units to overlap the opening, or make the retaining unit move away from the opening. Thereby, the electronic cathode lock limits a latch in the accommodating chamber or makes the latch get out of the accommodating chamber. Such electronic unlocking of the electronic cathode lock is configured to work with a mechanical lock, thereby electronizing the mechanical lock.
US10697197B2	Fence system A fence system includes posts, links and fasteners. Once assembled, the fasteners extend through holes of the posts, and each of the fasteners can couple a first end of a first one of the links to a second end of a second one of the links to secure the links to the respective post. Each of the fasteners can apply a clamping force that urges the second end of the second one of the links towards the respective post to bear against the first end of the first one of the links.
US10697196B2	Shelter with adjustable canopy In an example embodiment, A shelter comprises a primary canopy and a frame assembly. The frame assembly includes a plurality of leg members and an upper frame. Each leg member attaches to the upper frame at a respective corner bracket of the upper frame. The primary canopy is attached to the upper frame, which includes at least one roof member extending from each corner bracket. At least one roof member includes a telescoping inner shaft so as to be selectively extendable therefrom. A support member also extends above at least a portion of the at least one roof member to support the primary canopy. A secondary canopy is attached to the telescoping inner shaft for selective deployment therewith.
US10697195B2	Extendible enclosure The present invention provides an extendible enclosure, having a first frame member supporting a first mesh canopy and a second frame member supporting a second mesh canopy. A sliding mechanism coupling the first frame member to the second frame member is operable to reversibly extend the enclosure between a first contracted position and a second extended position, where the first frame member is configured to slidingly engage with the second frame member so that the second frame member at least partially nests within the first frame member when in the first contracted position. The extendible enclosure is particularly suited for objects such as tools, equipment and machinery.
US10697191B1	Skimmer net apparatus A skimmer apparatus has a handle, a net-bottom-rod at a right angle to the handle, offset from the axis of the handle and joined rigidly to an extension of the handle, a movable frame rotatable about an axis at a right angle to the axis of the handle, a slider translatable on the handle, a linkage mechanism joined to the movable frame and to the slider rotating the movable frame about the axis at a right angle to the axis of the handle, and net material joined to the movable frame and to the net-bottom-rod. Moving the slider away from the net employs the linkage mechanism to rotate the movable frame past the net-bottom-rod, such that the net is turned inside out, facilitating divesting material captured in the net.
US10697189B2	Connector for temporary scaffolding A connector for temporary scaffolding at an end of a lateral member, to be wedge-connected to a receiver around a strut, includes: a wedge body provided movably at the end of the lateral member upward and downward relative to the lateral member; a locking body including a claw formed such that, as a result of the wedge-body's moving downward, the claw could travel from initial to locking position with respect to the receiver; and a biasing body capable of pressing the locking body toward the wedge body, wherein the wedge body includes a shoulder protruding toward the locking body, the locking body includes an interfering portion protruding toward the wedge body, and when the claw is at the initial position, the shoulder is blocked by the interfering portion from moving upward, thereby preventing the wedge body from moving upward and the locking body from traveling toward the biasing body.
US10697187B2	Mechanical locking system for floor panels Building panels, especially floor panels, which are provided with a locking system including several separate strip parts connected to the panel edge. A strip part, configured to lock panels horizontally and to be fixed to a panel edge, including a strip body with an inner part configured to be fixed under the panel edge and an outer part configured to extend outside the panel edge, wherein the inner part comprises a fixing element configured to lock the strip part to the panel edge in a horizontal direction, wherein the outer part including a locking protrusion, located above the strip body and configured to lock the strip part to the panel edge vertically and a locking element configured to lock the panels in a horizontal direction, and wherein the inner part includes a cavity formed in the strip body and located between the fixing element and the locking protrusion.
US10697176B2	Luminous false-wall device A luminous false-wall device, comprising: a chassis constituted by at least one profile, the chassis comprising an upper part directed toward a panel to be covered, such as a wall or ceiling, and a lower part; a diffusing canvas fixed on the chassis and stretched on the lower part of the chassis; a light placed between the panel and the canvas configured to emit light in the direction of the canvas; wherein the chassis is provided with means of increasing the light intensity of the light.
US10697166B2	Toilet overflow prevention system and method A system for preventing overflow of a toilet includes a capacitance sensor arrangement as in combination with certain features (e.g., flap valve disablement). The system can detect an overflow flush condition of a toilet by sensing the value of a parameter of one or more normal flush cycles of the toilet and establishing a normal range for the value of the parameter using the sensed value. The system can also store the normal range in a memory for comparison to a value of the parameter during subsequent flush cycles. The system can perform sensing over a predetermined timeframe. The system can include the time frame being sufficient to include the entire push cycle of the toilet.
US10697162B2	Flow self-adjusting faucet aerator A flow self-adjusting faucet aerator includes an aerator unit. Upper and lower ends of the aerator unit have a water inlet and a water outlet, respectively. A flow regulator is fitted in the water inlet of the aerator unit. The flow regulator can automatically adjust the discharge area according to the change of the water pressure of the influent water flow to maintain the stability of the water outflow.
US10697160B2	Multi-function fixture for a lavatory system Systems and methods for a multi-function lavatory fixture are disclosed. The lavatory fixture includes a first and second leg, where a first end of each leg is configured to be mounted to a deck and a second end of each leg is located over a basin of the lavatory fixture. A connecting section extends between the second ends of each leg and includes outlets to dispense water and soap to wash a user's hands. The fixture also includes indicators located proximate each of the outlets to indicate to the user the location of each outlet. A sensor located near each outlet identifies the presence of a user's hands near the outlet and dispenses water and soap, accordingly. A controller within the lavatory fixture receives inputs from each sensor and activates the appropriate pump or valve to deliver the desired product at the appropriate outlet.
US10697157B2	Counter-top rapid installation device for tap The present disclosure discloses a counter-top rapid installation device for a faucet, comprising a faucet body (1) positioned on a counter (7), a screw sleeve (3) fitted inside an installation hole on the counter (7) and used to install the faucet body (1), an mounting seat (4) and at least two sliders (5) for limiting axial displacement between the counter (7) and the screw sleeve (3), the mounting seat (4) is in sleeving connection to the periphery of the screw sleeve (3), the periphery of the screw sleeve (3) corresponding to the position below the counter (7) is provided with at least two through holes (3.2) that allow the slider (5) to slide outward from the inner cavity of the screw sleeve (3). The device can be installed on a counter rapidly and conveniently, and achieves improved axial limiting effect relative to the counter.
US10697154B2	Wear part monitoring A process and tool for monitoring the status, health, and performance of wear parts used on earth working equipment. The process and tool allow the operator to optimize the performance of the earth working equipment. The tool has a clear line of site to the wear parts during use and may be integrated with a bucket or blade on the earth working equipment.
US10697140B2	Movable crash barrier section A crash barrier section (1) comprising a deflection body with at least one traveling gear (3) that is movable between a standby position and a displacement position. The at least one traveling gear (3) is retracted into the standby position in a receptacle (4) of the deflection body and is extended in the travel position from the receptacle (4) in such a manner that the crash barrier section (1) is movable on a support (5), in particular a road section. The crash barrier section (1) additionally comprises a lifting device (6) by which the crash barrier section (1) can be raised from the support (5) for extending and retracting the traveling gear (3).
US10697136B2	Bridge structure A bridge structure comprises a first supporting structure, at least one first hollow tube and a first monitor. The first supporting structure comprises bases, first pillars, a first platform. The first pillars are coupled to the bases, wherein each of the first pillars comprises first pillar chords and first pillar girders formed as first pillar trusses with the first pillar chords. The first platform is coupled to the first pillars, wherein the first platform comprises a first supporting plane, first platform chords and first platform girders formed as first platform trusses with the first platform chords. The at least one first hollow tube is located between the first pillar trusses or the first platform trusses. The first monitor is located in the at least one first hollow tube, wherein the first monitor is capable of monitoring a bridge stability.
US10697134B2	Methods and apparatus for mobile additive manufacturing The present disclosure provides various advancements for mobile and automated processing utilizing additive manufacturing. The present disclosure includes methods for the utilization of mobile and automated processing apparatus and may include examples of sealcoating operations. In some examples, omnidirectional drive systems such as Mecanum wheels may create novel operational aspects. Artificial intelligence techniques may enhance operations and may be used to create model for the processing apparatus.
US10697128B2	Method and apparatus for switching device A method and apparatus for switching device, wherein the apparatus includes a clamp block (44) configured for attachment to a rail end point (12,14), the clamp block (44) including a housing (64) having a slot (66) formed therein, and a clip (42) configured to be received in the slot (66). The clip (42) disengageable from the slot (66) upon application of a generally lateral trailing force to the rail end point (12,14) in excess of a threshold value.
US10697126B2	Sanitary tissue products Sanitary tissue products employing fibrous structures that exhibit novel compressibility properties alone and in combination with plate stiffness properties and methods for making same.
US10697121B2	Papermaking process of increasing ash content of a paper product and a paper product obtained by the same A process for flocculating filler particles in water is provided. The process comprises adding a flocculant to a mixture comprising filler particles and water, wherein the flocculant has a reduced specific viscosity (“RSV”) of from about 5 dL/g to about 16 dL/g, a viscosity average molecular weight of from about 1,200,000 to about 7,500,000, and a cationic charge of from about 5 mol % to about 50 mol %. Flocs formed by flocculation of the filler particles and the flocculant have a median particle size of from about 10 μm to about 150 μm. The filler is not precipitated calcium carbonate alone. The flocs provided by the process are useful in increasing ash content of a paper product.
US10697115B1	Method for dyeing artificial fibers A method for dyeing artificial fibers comprises preparing an artificial fiber, and adding a dyestuff, a crosslinking agent, and an appropriate amount of water into a tank for mixture. Then, the artificial fiber is immersed in the tank to obtain a dyed artificial fiber, and the dyed artificial fiber is pressed by a roller set. Finally, the dyed artificial fiber is dried out.
US10697109B2	Washing machine A washing machine includes: a washing tub in which clothes are stored; and a water supply mechanism for supplying water into the washing tub through a water supply path, the water being supplied from a water supply source. The water supply mechanism includes a water supply valve for opening and closing the water supply path, a water filling case for filling water into the washing tub, and a fine bubble generation device provided between the water supply valve and the water filling case and for generating fine bubbles.
US10697108B2	Laundry washing machine with dynamic damping force optimization A laundry washing machine and method implement dynamic damping force optimization during a wash cycle to optimize a force-generating operation such as a spin operation performed during the wash cycle. The dynamic damping force optimization may utilize inputs from a suspension force sensor in combination with an accelerometer to dynamically determine a damping capability for a suspension of a laundry washing machine such that damping in the suspension system may be maintained within the damping capability of the suspension system to balance operation performance against the generation of undesirable forces and vibrations.
US10697104B2	Laundry treating appliance with remotely controlled airflow and method of operating the same The souring of wet laundry in a laundry treating appliance may be retarded by sending an alert signal indicative of an ending of a cycle of operation from the laundry treating appliance to a remote electronic device. The appliance may receive an authorization signal from the electronic device indicative of an instruction to execute an anti-sour cycle. An anti-sour cycle comprising the energizing of a fan to flow air through a laundry treating chamber may be automatically initiated for the laundry treating appliance.
US10697101B2	Motor for washing machine and washing machine having the same A motor for a washing machine includes a stator and a rotor. The rotor includes a rotor casing including a base portion formed in a disk shape and a vertical wall extending substantially perpendicularly from an outer periphery of the base portion, a permanent magnet provided on an inner surface of the vertical wall of the rotor casing, and a connecting member provided at a center of the base portion of the rotor casing and connected to a shaft. The base portion of the rotor casing includes a first ring portion facing a coil portion of the stator and a second ring portion, provided with a plurality of air inlet holes, that is positioned between the first ring portion and the connecting member and does not face the coil portion of the stator.
US10697100B2	Textile manufactured article realized by embroidery machines Textile manufactured article made with embroidering machines, comprising a base structure and at least one thread-like and/or ribbon-like element. The base structure is composed of thread-like and/or ribbon-like elements made of at least a first material. The ornamental thread-like and/or ribbon-like element is made of at least a second material, different from the first material in terms of mechanical resistance and light reflection/refraction. The ornamental thread-like and/or ribbon-like element is connected to the base structure through a plurality of knottings, arranged at pre-defined intervals along the thread-like and/or ribbon-like element realized made of at least the first material. The first material is a nylon having a yarn number between 40,000 Nn and 80,000 Nm.
US10697093B2	Linear textile structure A linear textile structure has at least two strands, wherein a first strand has microfibers and a second strand encloses the first strand, wherein the structure may provide a stable linear textile structure, by which the most effective cleaning possible can be achieved with minimum effort. Both strands can be brought into contact together at least in some sections and simultaneously with a surface to be cleaned.
US10697091B2	Device for twisting a fibrillated strip A device for twisting a flat, fibrillated strip for producing artificial turf is disclosed. The device includes a hollow shaft having a central axis of rotation, a deflecting element that is mounted on the hollow shaft and that has a swing region, and a limiting element that is disposed on the hollow shaft. The hollow shaft allows the strip to be continuously passed through a hollow space of the hollow shaft. The deflecting element includes a swing pivot that is offset from the central axis. When the hollow shaft is rotated around its central axis, the swing region of the deflecting element is swung outward from the central axis to a swung-out position. As a result, the strip is rested against the swing region. When the deflecting element is in its swung-out position, the strip is rested against the limiting element that limits the outward deflection of the strip.
US10697082B1	Surface-treated copper foil The present disclosure relates to an improved, surface-treated copper foil that is resistant to rusting and discoloration. More specifically, the surface-treated copper foil is chromium-free and includes: (a) a copper foil; optionally, (b) a barrier layer on one or both sides of the copper foil, the barrier layer comprising Ni, Zn, Co, Mn, Sn or a mixture thereof; and (c) an organic layer coupled to the one or both sides of the copper foil or one or both barrier layer(s), wherein the sum total of the N, S, and Si elements of the organic layer is more than 5 normalized atomic %.
US10697080B2	One-step growth of a dense, photoresponsive silicon film in molten calcium chloride Photoactive silicon films may be formed by electrodeposition from a molten salt electrolyte. In an embodiment, SiO2 is electrochemically reduced in a molten salt bath to deposit silicon on a carbonaceous substrate.
US10697078B2	Method of forming Cu plating, method of manufacturing Cu-plated substrate, and Cu-plated substrate A method of forming Cu plating of the present invention includes: a first step of forming a Cu seed layer on one of surfaces of a substrate such that an average grain size is 50 nm or more and 300 nm or less; a second step of forming an oxide film on a surface of the Cu seed layer in an oxygen atmosphere; a third step of removing a part of the oxide film; and a fourth step of feeding power to the Cu seed layer to form Cu plating on a surface of the oxide film on the Cu seed layer by electrolytic plating.
US10697069B2	Vapor deposition mask substrate, vapor deposition mask substrate manufacturing method, vapor deposition mask manufacturing method, and display device manufacturing method A metal sheet has a longitudinal direction and a width direction. The metal sheet has shapes in the width direction that are taken at different positions in the longitudinal direction of the metal sheet and differ from one another. Each of the shapes is an undulated shape including protrusions and depressions repeating in the width direction of the metal sheet. A length in the width direction of a surface of the metal sheet is a surface distance. A minimum value of surface distances at different positions in the longitudinal direction of the metal sheet is a minimum surface distance. A ratio of a difference between a surface distance and the minimum surface distance to the minimum surface distance is an elongation difference ratio in the width direction. A maximum value of elongation difference ratios is less than or equal to 2×10−5.
US10697062B2	Gas flow guide design for uniform flow distribution and efficient purge Embodiments described herein provide a chamber having a gas flow inlet guide to uniformly deliver process gas and a gas flow outlet guide to effectively purge process gasses and reduce purge time. The chamber includes a chamber body having a process gas inlet and a process gas outlet, a lid assembly, a process gas inlet and a process gas outlet configured to be in fluid communication with a processing region in the chamber, a gas flow inlet guide disposed in the process gas inlet, and a gas flow outlet guide disposed in the process gas outlet. The gas flow inlet guide includes a flow modulator and at least two first inlet guide channels having first inlet guide channel areas that are different. The gas flow outlet guide includes at least two first outlet guide channels having first outlet guide channel areas that are different.
US10697058B2	Single-crystal diamond, method of producing same, tool including single-crystal diamond, and component including single-crystal diamond In an X-ray topography image for a crystal growth main surface of a single-crystal diamond, a group of crystal defect points are gathered, each of the crystal defect points being a tip point of a crystal defect line reaching the crystal growth main surface, the crystal defect line representing a line in which a crystal defect exists. Further, in the single-crystal diamond, a plurality of crystal defect line-like gathered regions exist in parallel. In the plurality of crystal defect line-like gathered regions, groups of crystal defect points are gathered to extend in the form of lines in a direction angled by not more than 30° relative to one arbitrarily specified direction. Accordingly, a single-crystal diamond is provided which is used suitably for a cutting tool, a polishing tool, an optical component, an electronic component, a semiconductor material, and the like.
US10697054B2	Low temperature carburizing method and carburizing apparatus A low temperature carburizing method according to the present invention comprises: step (a) for pre-processing a metal to be processed; step (b) for inputting the metal to be processed to a reaction chamber and heating the same to a set temperature; step (c) for forming a vacuum atmosphere in the reaction chamber and introducing a reaction gas thereinto at a predetermined pressure to accelerate carburization; step (d) for supplying the reaction gas to the reaction chamber at a pressure equal to or lower than the pressure of the reaction gas of step (c) to spread carburization; and step (e) for repeating step (c) and step (d) at predetermined time intervals.
US10697050B2	Shape memory actuator structures and control thereof A shape memory actuator system and control methods thereof are provided that include a shape memory actuator having a body made of shape memory material, with individual power conductors interfaced with a first portion of the body, and one or more individual ground conductors interfaced with a second portion of the body. A power source provides power to the individual power conductors. One or more controllers are provided for pulse controlling or regionally controlling a resistive heating current connection sufficient to impart shape memory to the body or regions of the body between the individual power conductors and the one or more individual ground conductors with the provision that the ground conductors are physically separated from the individual power conductors. Structures of shape memory actuators and methods of control are also provided.
US10697047B2	High strength aluminum alloy extruded material excellent in stress corrosion cracking resistance An aluminum alloy extruded material in relation with the present invention is with high strength by die quench air cooling and excellent in SCC resistance. The aluminum alloy extruded material is an Al—Zn—Mg-based aluminum alloy extruded material for structural member for automobiles such as a bumper reinforce, a door guard bar and the like which satisfies three expressions of 5.0≤[Zn]≤7.0, [Zn]/5.38<[Mg]≤[Zn]/5.38+0.7, and [Zn]+4.7[Mg]≤14, where [Mg] represents mass % of Mg and [Zn] represents mass % of Zn, and contains at least either one element of Cu: 0.1-0.6 mass % and Ag: 0.01-0.15 mass %, Ti: 0.005-0.05 mass %, and at least one element out of Mn: 0.1-0.3 mass %, Cr: 0.05-0.2 mass %, Zr: 0.05-0.2 mass %.
US10697041B2	Manufacturing method of crude copper from low-grade copper sludge The present invention provides a manufacturing method of crude copper from low-grade copper sludge, one embodiment of the present invention comprises the steps of: (1) calcining a low-grade copper sludge (step 1); (2) producing a mixture by adding at least one selected from a group consisting of binder, flux and combinations thereof to the calcined low-grade copper sludge (step 2); (3) producing a briquette by compression molding the mixture (step 3); (4) melting and reducing by charging the briquette into a submerged arc furnace with adding flux (step 4); and (5) separating crude copper and slag produced by melting and reducing (step 5).
US10697039B2	High-strength steel sheet and method for manufacturing the same Provided are a high-strength steel sheet and a method for manufacturing the steel sheet. The high-strength steel sheet has a specified chemical composition with the balance being Fe and inevitable impurities, a microstructure including, in terms of area ratio, 25% or less of a ferrite phase, 75% or more of a bainite phase and/or a martensite phase, and 5% or less of cementite, in which, in a surface layer that is a region within 50 μm from the surface in the thickness direction, the area ratio of a ferrite phase is 5% to 20%, and a tensile strength is 1180 MPa or more.
US10697038B2	Grain oriented electrical steel sheet, method for manufacturing grain oriented electrical steel sheets, method for evaluating grain oriented electrical steel sheets, and iron core A grain oriented electrical steel sheet comprising a grain oriented electrical steel sheet having a surface and a forsterite film formed on the surface of the steel sheet, wherein a total area percentage of defective parts scattered on the forsterite film is less than 1.5% relative to a surface area of the forsterite film when viewed from above the surface, and methods for evaluating a grain oriented electrical steel sheet comprising a grain oriented electrical steel sheet having a surface and a forsterite film formed on the surface of the steel sheet.
US10697031B2	Combined system for producing steel and method for operating the combined system The invention relates to a plant complex for steel production comprising a blast furnace for producing pig iron, a converter steel mill for producing crude steel, a gas-conducting system for gases that occur when producing the pig iron and/or the crude steel, and a power-generating plant for electricity generation. The power-generating plant is designed as a gas-turbine power-generating plant or gas-turbine and steam-turbine power-generating plant and is operated with a gas that comprises at least a partial amount of the blast-furnace top gas that occurs in the blast furnace and/or a partial amount of the converter gas. The plant complex additionally comprises a chemical plant and a biotechnological plant, the power-generating plant, the chemical plant and the biotechnological plant being arranged in a parallel setup with regard to the gas supply. The gas-conducting system comprises an operationally controllable gas-distributing device for dividing the streams of gas.
US10697028B2	Detection of HIV-1 nucleic acids by reverse-transcription loop-mediated isothermal amplification Disclosed herein are methods of detecting HIV-1 nucleic acids in a sample (such as from a sample containing or suspected to contain HIV-1 nucleic acid). In some examples, the methods include loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) or reverse transcription-LAMP (RT-LAMP). In some examples, the methods include contacting a sample with one or more sets of LAMP primers specific for HIV-1 (such as LAMP primers specific for an HIV-1 integrase nucleic acid or LAMP primers specific for an HIV-1 reverse transcriptase nucleic acid) under conditions sufficient to produce an amplification product and detecting the amplification product. Sets of LAMP primers for detection of HIV-1 integrase nucleic acids (such as SEQ ID NOs: 8-14 or 8-27) and HIV-1 reverse transcriptase nucleic acids (such as SEQ ID NOs: 1-7) are provided herein.
US10697005B2	Method and system for tracking specific in situ hybridizations in biological samples using molecular barcodes A method for tracking specific in situ hybridizations in biological samples using molecular barcodes is disclosed. Present invention specifically addresses the in suspension in situ hybridization protocols and makes it possible to track a mixed sample processed on a high throughput flow cytometer. Since the DNA probes selected for the molecular barcodes are naturally existing sequences on the chromosomes, each cell will have two copies of the molecular barcode as opposed to the single barcode provided by the other systems. Tracking is accomplished by following the florescence patterns emitted by the two, three, four or five fluorescent tags attached to the DNA probes. Alternatively, colorimetric system can be used for tracking by employing non-fluorescent tags and subsequent specific enzyme-substrate reactions.
US10696998B2	Reagents and methods for detecting analytes A reagent for detecting an analyte comprises a flavoprotein enzyme, a mediator such as a phenothiazine mediator, at least one surfactant, a polymer and a buffer. The reagent may be used with an electrochemical test sensor that includes a plurality of electrodes.
US10696993B2	Enzyme based methods of separating protein from protein-rich material Improved enzyme based methods of separating protein from protein-rich material are provided. A method can include utilizing a modeling equation to more effectively hydrolyze the various types of carbohydrates present in a protein-rich material. A method can include a fed-batch method of incrementally adding a protein-rich material, an enzyme broth, or both a protein-rich material and an enzyme broth. A method can also include partially or completely recycling the hydrolysate.
US10696983B2	Method for transducing cells with primary cilia This invention provides methods for transducing a ciliated cell with a recombinant serotype 2 adeno-associated virus (AAV) vector. Additionally, the invention provides methods of treating diseases associated with a mutated gene by transducing a ciliated cell with a recombinant serotype 2 AAV vector containing a corrective transgene.
US10696974B2	Methods for wound healing The invention relates to plasmids capable of expressing a protein targeting immune cells when transformed into a lactic acid bacterial cell, wherein the protein is chosen from the group consisting of murine and human CXCL12 1α; CXCL17 and Ym1. The invention further relates to lactic acid bacteria transformed with a said plasmid, as well as the use of said lactic acid bacteria for wound healing in humans and animals.
US10696972B2	Method for improving learning The invention is directed to a method for improving learning and/or memory (e.g., auditory, visual, somatosensory or motor) in adults and children of an age which is beyond the early critical period for learning, said method comprising inhibiting (i) ecto-5′-nucleotidase (Nt5e, aka CD73) or (ii) A1 adenosine receptor (A1R, aka Adora1) expression or function in the brain. The invention is also directed to a method for treating learning and memory defects and neurological diseases associated with an abnormal auditory, visual, or somatosensory perception by inhibiting Nt5e or A1R expression or function in the brain.
US10696971B2	MrgprX2/MrgprB2 expressing cell based assay to detect pseudo-allergic drug reactions and to identify blockers to prevent the adverse reactions The present invention relates to cells and methods for detecting compounds that induce a pseudo-allergic-type reaction and methods for reducing the severity of a pseudo-allergic-type reaction.
US10696963B2	Selective optimization of a ribosome binding site for protein production A method for optimising a nucleotide sequence for protein expression in a host cell, comprising the steps of: (a) constructing an expression library comprising a large number of variants of the sequence to be expressed operatively cloned in an expression vector, wherein (i) the sequence of the 6 nucleotides immediately upstream (5′-direction) of the first codon of the coding sequence to be expressed is completely or partially randomized; (ii) the sequence of the second and third codons of the coding sequence to be expressed is randomized, wherein the randomization of the second and third codons is limited to changes not altering the amino-acids encoded by said codons; (b) screening the library with regard to efficiency of protein expression in the host cell; and (c) selecting a sequence resulting in a desired level of efficiency of protein expression.
US10696954B2	Hybrid peroxidases with enhanced activity and stability Described herein are stable hybrid peroxidases capable of oxidizing manganese and high-reduction potential substrates, methods of generating such peroxidases, and method of using the peroxidases in reactions that are less environmentally toxic.
US10696952B2	Methods for purification of recombinant AAV vectors Provided herein are methods for the purification of recombinant adeno-associated virus (rAAV) vectors that can be used for gene transfer and specifically for gene therapy or vaccination. Recombinant AAV vectors of the invention are substantially free of in-process impurities, including production components such as cellular nucleic acids, cellular proteins, helper virus, and media components.
US10696943B2	Method, device and kit for mass cultivation of cells using polyimide porous membrane The present invention pertains to a method for the mass cultivation of cells, and a cell cultivation device and kit. The present invention further pertains to a continuous cell cultivation method and a continuous cell cultivation device in which a carrier is used.
US10696940B2	Modular system and process for the continuous, microbe-reduced production and/or processing of a product The invention provides a method for the continuous, microbe-reduced production and/or processing of a biopharmaceutical, biological macromolecular product from a heterogeneous cell culture-fluid mixture, comprising the steps of: (a) providing a particle-free fluid from a heterogeneous cell culture-fluid mixture containing the product, in the form of a product stream, (b) at least one filtration, providing a filtrate, (c) at least two chromatography steps for purifying the product, (d) at least one virus depletion, (e) at least one ultrafiltration and/or at least one diafiltration of the product stream of steps (b), (c) and/or (d), characterized in that the at least two chromatography steps from (c) comprise a purification via at least two chromatography columns and/or membrane adsorbers in each case and that the process is carried out in a closed and modular manner The invention further provides a corresponding modular system for carrying out said method.
US10696933B2	Cleaning formulation for removing residues on surfaces This disclosure relates to a cleaning composition that contains 1) at least one redox agent; 2) at least one first chelating agent, the first chelating agent being a polyaminopolycarboxylic acid; 3) at least one metal corrosion inhibitor, the metal corrosion inhibitor being a substituted or unsubstituted benzotriazole; 4) at least one organic solvent selected from the group consisting of water soluble alcohols, water soluble ketones, water soluble esters, and water soluble ethers; 5) at least one quaternary ammonium hydroxide; and 6) water. This disclosure also relates to a method of using the above composition for cleaning a semiconductor substrate.
US10696924B1	Composition containing highly unsaturated fatty acid or alkyl ester thereof and a method for producing the same PROBLEM To provide a composition comprising highly enriched PUFA or its alkyl esters while containing fatty acid esters of 3-MCPD at adequately low concentrations and to provide an efficient method for producing the composition.MEANS FOR SOLVING A composition that contains fatty acids or fatty acid alkyl esters as its major component, the composition containing highly unsaturated fatty acid or alkyl ester thereof, wherein the proportion of the highly unsaturated fatty acid in the constituent fatty acids of the composition is 50 area % or more and wherein the concentration of 3-MCPD as found upon analyzing the composition by American Oil Chemists' Society official method Cd 29b-13 assay A is less than 1.80 ppm.
US10696922B2	Process for preparing fatty acids by ester hydrolysis A process and a plant are specified, with which free fatty acids can be obtained in a simple manner by hydrolysis of fatty acid alkyl esters, especially fatty acid methyl esters (FAME), or alternatively of fatty acid triglycerides present in oils and fats of vegetable and animal origin. According to the invention, a portion of the free fatty acids already produced is recycled back into the reaction mixture, which results in self-acceleration of the hydrolysis reaction.
US10696912B2	Device for conveying fuels into a gasification reactor A method of conveying fuel, such as bulk material, into a gasification reactor that has a lateral infeed opening can be practiced with device for conveying fuels into a gasification reactor comprising a bulk material container, a conveying pipe, into which a discharge of the bulk material container opens and which can be connected to a lateral infeed opening of the gasification reactor, and a mechanical conveying apparatus disposed in the conveying pipe, the conveying apparatus is formed by a hydraulically drivable plunger, which is movably guided in a first, cylindrical section of the conveying pipe, and in that the conveying pipe has an internal cross-section which decreases continuously in the conveying direction of the fuel in order to form a compacting cone in a second axial section that is downstream of the first section, wherein the second section is configured as an exchangeable pipe portion with another exchangeable pipe portion.
US10696904B2	Pyrolysis apparatus and method The present invention relates to a pyrolysis apparatus comprising a pyrolysis chamber have a first end and a second end, a feed inlet connected adjacent the first end of the pyrolysis chamber, a biochar outlet connected adjacent the second end of the pyrolysis chamber, and a gas outlet in fluid communication with the pyrolysis chamber. The pyrolysis chamber and feed inlet further comprise centreless screw conveyors. The present invention alleviates the problems associated with dust, oils and tars being present in the generated syngas. The present invention can also be used in a method of continuously processing biomass.

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