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US10706076B2 Method and system to categorize items automatically
A method and system to automatically categorize a merchant listing in an electronic marketplace are provided. The method includes parsing the category information submitted by a seller to derive a first category identifier. A first search is performed to locate the first category identifier in a first database containing a listing of category identifiers. If no match is found, the first category identifier is identified as expired or invalid. A second search is performed on a second database that includes mapping information of an expired category identifier to a new category identifier. If a match is found, the first category identifier is assigned as the new category identifier, thereby enabling the listing to be listed in the updated category automatically.
US10706073B1 Partitioned batch processing for a usage analysis system
A usage analysis service that obtains session events from application instances, updates usage metrics for the application instances according to the session events, and stores or updates aggregated usage metrics for each application according to the session events. Updates for the instance usage metrics may be partitioned according to instance identifier, collected in batches, and applied to respective instance records in an instances table by one or more instance update nodes. Updates for the aggregated usage metrics may be partitioned according to application identifier, collected in batches, processed to combine multiple updates, and applied to respective aggregate records in an application usage table by multiple application usage update nodes. The system may provide an interface that retrieves aggregated usage metrics from the application usage table and presents application usage information for the applications to consumers.
US10706065B2 Optimizing transformation of data
Methods and system are disclosed that generate an execution schedule to optimize a transformation of business. In one aspect, from multiple tables residing in multiple databases and storing business data associate with multiple business management systems, dependencies between the tables may be determined based on attributes associated with the tables. When execution time for transforming business data exists, a decrease time algorithm or a critical path algorithm may be executed to generate execution schedule and to calculate processor idle times during the transformation of business data. Based on the calculated processor idle times, whether or not to execute a local optimization algorithm may be determined. Based on the determination, execution schedule that optimize the transformation of business data may be generated. The transformation of business data may be executed based to the generated execution schedule that optimizes a time consumed for transforming the business data in the tables.
US10706061B2 Systems and methods of arranging displayed elements in data visualizations that use relationships
A method sorts data in data visualizations. The method is performed at a computing device having one or more processors and memory. The method retrieves a set of tuples from a database according to user selection. Each tuple includes a same set of fields. The method identifies a relation between tuples. The relation is a non-empty set of ordered pairs of tuples from the set of tuples. The method receives user selection of the relation to specify a dimensional position of visual marks corresponding to the tuples. The dimensional position is either the x-position of the y-position. The method generates and displays a data visualization with each tuple represented by a visible mark. The dimensional position of each displayed visual mark is based on a network traversal of the tuples using the relation.
US10706058B2 Ranking location query results based on social networking data
A location query engine in a social networking system provides users with a subset of candidate locations based on location query received from a user. The social networking system identifies candidate locations from stored location data that has one or more attributes matching at least one attribute of the location query. The candidate locations are ranked based on social data determined from a user profile associated with the user, and the subset of candidate locations is selected from the ranking and provided to the user. Examples of social data used for ranking the candidate locations include locations associated with other users connected to the user, locations associated with objects connected to the user and locations previously associated with the user.
US10706030B2 Utilizing artificial intelligence to integrate data from multiple diverse sources into a data structure
A device extracts data files from different data sources, and processes the data files to generate data from the data files. The device trains a first artificial intelligence model and a second artificial intelligence model based on historical data parameters, wherein the historical data parameters are associated with historical data previously processed by the device. The device utilizes the trained first artificial intelligence model and the data to generate data parameters for the data, and utilizes the trained second artificial intelligence model, the data, and the data parameters to generate a data structure configuration. The device generates a data structure for the data based on the data parameters and the data structure configuration, stores the data in the data structure, and provides a user interface for accessing the data structure.
US10706023B2 Blockchain consensus method and device
The present application discloses a blockchain consensus method and device. In the blockchain consensus method, a blockchain node obtains service data on which to perform consensus processing. A service type of the service data is determined. At least one consensus node that provides a consensus service is selected by the blockchain node and from a consensus network based on the service type. The blockchain node sends the service data to the at least one consensus node, so that the at least one consensus node performs consensus processing on the service data.
US10706022B2 Space-efficient secondary indexing on distributed data stores
Embodiments for space-efficient secondary indexing on distributed data stores in a networked computing environment by a processor. Replicas of corresponding master data at a file system level of a distributed file system (DFS) are sorted for creating secondary indexes of the replicas on different columns of a database table, wherein existing replication data is leveraged for the sorting.
US10706019B2 Database processing after a lock condition
Disclosed herein are system, method, and computer program product embodiments for performing database processing after a lock condition. An embodiment operates by receiving a release of a lock on data of a database. It is determined whether the data was modified by a processing of a first transaction associated with the first request. The lock is provided to a second transaction associated with a second request to access the data. If the first transaction did not modify the data, a second transaction associated with the second request is retried without refreshing a snapshot of the data. If the first transaction modified the data, the snapshot of the data is refreshed before the second transaction is retried.
US10706014B1 Storage system garbage collection and defragmentation
Metadata of each file of a group of files of a storage and chunk file metadata are analyzed to identify one or more file segment data chunks that are not referenced by the group of files of the storage. Fragmented chunk files to be combined together are identified based at least in part on the one or more identified file segment data chunks. The chunk file metadata is updated with an update that concurrently reflects the removal of at least a portion of the one or more file segment data chunks that are not referenced by the group of files and the combination of the identified fragmented chunk files.
US10706012B2 File creation
The present subject matter relates to file creation. In one example a user request for creating a new file is received. An inode corresponding to a pre-created file is retrieved from a pre-created pool of files in response to receiving the user request. Further, the inode is associated with an in-memory dentry corresponding to the new file. Further, a log entry is created in an intent log to indicate intent of lazy linking of the pre-created file with a target directory in which the new file is to be created. Further, lazy linking of the pre-created file with the target directory is performed using a file system link operation upon occurrence of a predefined event.
US10706008B2 Data capturing and structuring method and system
A method for a data capturing and structuring includes determining at least one data capture mode for processing a non-electronic data record into an electronic data record and selecting a record owner having a plurality of existing data records to be associated with the electronic data record. The method also includes capturing the non-electronic data record into the electronic data record and collecting metadata from data associated with the record owner and the electronic data record and data generated during the capturing. Further, the method includes creating structured data records by combining the electronic data record and the metadata and exporting the structured data records.
US10705999B1 Exchange of data between processor modules
A processing system comprising: multiple processor modules, each comprising a respective execution unit memory; and an interconnect for exchanging data between different sets of the processor modules. A group of the processor modules operates in a series of steps. For an exchange phase of each step by each receiving processor module that is to receive data from outside its own set, the receiving module is pre-programmed with a value representing the number of units of data to receive. Starting from the pre-programmed value, it then counts out the number of data units remaining to be received each time a data unit is received. Each receiving processor module is further arranged to perform an exchange synchronization whereby, before advancing from the exchange phase to the compute phase of the current step, the receiving processor module waits until no units of data remain to be received according to the count.
US10705993B2 Programming and controlling compute units in an integrated circuit
An integrated circuit (IC) can include a command queue having a plurality of slots corresponding to commands from a host processor for execution by a plurality of compute units of the IC and a command request register having a plurality of locations corresponding to the plurality of slots in the command queue. The command request register is configured to generate an interrupt indicating a new command stored within the command queue. The IC can include a controller configured to, in response to the interrupt from the command request register, determine a selected compute unit that is idle from the plurality of compute units to execute the new command. The IC can also include a compute unit direct memory access circuit configured to provide the new command to the available compute unit.
US10705988B2 Memory module threading with staggered data transfers
A method of transferring data between a memory controller and at least one memory module via a primary data bus having a primary data bus width is disclosed. The method includes accessing a first one of a memory device group via a corresponding data bus path in response to a threaded memory request from the memory controller. The accessing results in data groups collectively forming a first data thread transferred across a corresponding secondary data bus path. Transfer of the first data thread across the primary data bus width is carried out over a first time interval, while using less than the primary data transfer continuous throughput during that first time interval. During the first time interval, at least one data group from a second data thread is transferred on the primary data bus.
US10705983B1 Transparent conversion of common virtual storage
Embodiments are provided for implementing a transparent conversion of common virtual storage requests to storage with limited access. Embodiments include providing a storage manager configured to perform address translation for requests, providing a data address translation (DAT) structure configured to connect a higher-level DAT table to a lower-level DAT table, and creating the DAT structure based on a request from a process. Embodiments also include responsive to receiving a storage request, performing a DAT fault process based on validating user credentials associated with an entry of the higher-level DAT table corresponding to the storage request, and responsive to the validation, updating the higher-level DAT table entry to allow access to the restricted-use portion of the common virtual storage, and otherwise, returning a DAT fault for the higher-level DAT table entry.
US10705980B2 Method and system for multicore communication with safety properties
A method for sending communication data includes: ascertaining whether a configuration of a communication channel between a data-sending application and at least one data-receiving application can activate a write lock that precludes at least one further data-sending application from writing data to a first memory area; activating the write lock, if the configuration of the communication channel provides for the activation of the write lock; writing the communication data and sender state data indicating the communication data to the first data memory area; and deactivating the write lock if the configuration of the communication channel provides for the activation of the write lock. The data-sending and data-receiving applications each have read access to the first data memory area, and the activation of the write lock does not substantially adversely affect the read access by each of the data-sending and data-receiving applications to the first data memory area.
US10705977B2 Method of dirty cache line eviction
Examples may include techniques to improve cache performance in a computing system. An eviction service may be used to manage a dirty list and a clean list, set a cache line to hot, set a cache line to clean, set a cache line to dirty, and evict a cache line from the cache. A cache engine may be used to write data into the cache at a cache line, request the eviction service to set the cache line to dirty, and manage a dirty cache lines counter for each chunk of the primary memory. A cleaning thread may be used to determine a dirtiest chunk of a primary memory, get a cache line of the dirtiest chunk, and when the cache line of the dirtiest chunk is dirty, read the cache line to get data from the cache, write the data to primary memory, request the eviction service to set the cache line to clean, and manage the dirty cache lines counters.
US10705972B2 Dynamic adaptation of memory page management policy
Systems, apparatuses, and methods for determining preferred memory page management policies by software are disclosed. Software executing on one or more processing units generates a memory request. Software determines the preferred page management policy for the memory request based at least in part on the data access size and data access pattern of the memory request. Software conveys an indication of a preferred page management policy to a memory controller. Then, the memory controller accesses memory for the memory request using the preferred page management policy specified by software.
US10705970B1 Enhanced address compaction
An apparatus may include a circuit configured to determine a first encoded address is in a bitwise range of addresses, determine a first physical address in a storage memory from the first encoded address using bitwise mapping and retrieve first data from the first physical address in the storage memory. The circuit may further be configured to determine a second encoded address is in an offset linear range of addresses, determine a second physical address in the storage memory from the second encoded address using offset linear mapping and write second data to the second physical address in the storage memory.
US10705965B2 Metadata loading in storage systems
During a restart process in which metadata is loaded from at least one of a plurality of storage devices into a cache, a storage controller is configured to generate an IO thread in response to the receipt of an IO request, identify at least one metadata page of the metadata that is used to fulfill the IO request, and generate a loading thread in association with the received IO thread that is configured to cause the storage controller to perform prioritized loading of the identified at least one page of the metadata into the cache. The loading thread is detachable from the IO thread such that, in response to an expiration of the IO thread, the loading thread continues to cause the storage controller to perform the prioritized loading until the loading of the at least one page of the metadata into the cache is complete.
US10705949B2 Evaluation of library test suites using mutation testing
A method for evaluating a test suite for a software library includes generating a mutated software library by adding a fault to the software library, while the software library is used by a testing tool to evaluate a test suite. The method further includes loading the mutated software library, then executing a test in the test suite on the mutated software library to obtain a test result. The method further includes analyzing the test result.
US10705942B1 Simulated testing of API
A definition for the API is received. A request and response model is built for each defined operation of the API resource using the received definition. A simulated response for each defined operation of the API resource is generated in an API development environment according to the request and response model.
US10705939B2 Apparatuses, methods and systems for determining a virtual machine state
APPARATUSES, METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR DETERMINING A VIRTUAL MACHINE STATE (“CRV”) (transforms register retrieval requests, via CRV components, into boot success messages and screenshot capture command invocation outputs. A method comprises determining when to capture a screenshot of a virtual machine's display output by observing the values of a virtual CPU's registers, or the entropy of the virtual CPU's register values, obtained from a hypervisor in communication with the virtual machine's virtual CPU. The method further comprises determining when the virtual machine is at a boot success state and capturing a screenshot of the virtual machine display output.
US10705935B2 Generating job alert
A method and system for generating a job alert. According to embodiments of the present invention, before a target job is processed, a characteristic of input and output of the target job in at least one stage is determined through analyzing a historical job, and a resource overhead associated with the processing of the target job is calculated based on the characteristic of input and output. Then, an alert for the target job is generated in response to the resource overhead exceeding a predetermined threshold. In such manner, an alert for the target job can be proactively generated before the resource overhead problem occurs, so as to enable an administrator or developer to discover a fault in advance and adopt measures actively to avoid loss and damage to the intermediate results or output data when the target job is processed.
US10705932B2 Method, device and computer program product for managing a storage system
Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a method, a device and a computer program product for managing a storage system. According to embodiments of the present disclosure, the method comprises, in response to a certain disk of a disk array of the storage system returning from a failed state to a normal state, determining information of a spare disk for recovering data on the storage disk, the first data being stored on the first disk. The method further comprises determining based at least in part on information of the spare disk, a disk from the spare disk and a first disk for reconstructing the disk array. According to embodiments of the present disclosure, in the case that the first disk is recovered from the failed state, the method comprises based on a data amount in the spare disk having not been recovered yet and a data amount associated with the first disk, selecting the spare disk or the first disk for data reconstruction. With the method according to embodiments of the present disclosure, the time for reconstructing a disk array will be reduced effectively.
US10705926B2 Data protection and recovery across relational and non-relational databases
Embodiments disclosed herein provide systems, methods, and computer readable media for recovering data across relational and non-relational databases. In a particular embodiment, a method includes identifying first data having a first version time in a first version store storing data versions from a relational database. Based on the first version time, the method provides identifying second data, associated with the first data, in a second version store storing data versions from a non-relational database. The method further provides recovering the first data to the relational database and the second data to the non-relational database.
US10705914B2 Group-based container checkpoint generation
An apparatus in one embodiment comprises a host device that includes at least one processor and an associated memory. The host device is configured to implement a plurality of containers each configured to access one or more portions of the memory. The containers are implemented as respective kernel control groups utilizing operating system level virtualization of the processor of the host device. The host device is further configured to assign the containers to groups in accordance with one or more designated criteria, and to generate checkpoints for respective groups of the containers. In conjunction with generation of a given one of the checkpoints for a particular one of the groups of containers, the host device identifies one or more pages of the memory that are shared by at least first and second containers of the particular group of containers, and generates the given checkpoint without duplicating the one or more shared pages to persistent storage.
US10705913B2 Application recovery in an information management system based on a pseudo-storage-device driver
The disclosed systems and methods enable an application to start operating and servicing users soon after and during the course of its backup data being restored, no matter how long the restore may take. This is referred to as “instant application recovery” in view of the fact that the application may be put back in service soon after the restore operation begins. Any primary data generated by the application during “instant application recovery” is not only retained, but is efficiently updated into restored data. An enhanced data agent and an associated pseudo-storage-device driver, which execute on the same client computing device as the application, enable the application to operate substantially concurrently with a full restore of backed up data. According to the illustrative embodiment, the pseudo-storage-device driver presents a pseudo-volume to the file system associated with the application, such that the pseudo-volume may be used as a store for primary data during the period of “instant application recovery.”
US10705908B2 Semiconductor memory devices, memory systems including the same and methods of operating memory systems
A semiconductor memory device includes a memory cell array, an error correction circuit, an error log register and a control logic circuit. The memory cell array includes a plurality of memory bank arrays and each of the memory bank arrays includes a plurality of pages. The control logic circuit is configured to control the error correction circuit to perform an ECC decoding sequentially on some of the pages designated at least one access address for detecting at least one bit error, in response to a first command received from a memory controller. The control logic circuit performs an error logging operation to write page error information into the error log register and the page error information includes a number of error occurrence on each of the some pages determined from the detecting.
US10705900B2 Program verify adaptation for flash memory
Disclosed is a system and method for providing program verify adaptation for flash memory. The method includes performing an adjustment iteration, which includes accessing error counts for respective N states of a plurality of memory cells, applying a weighting to the error counts based on a binary data coding for the N states, determining a state Smin of the N states having a minimum error count Emin from the error counts, determining a state Smax of the N states having a maximum error count Emax from the error counts, determining a difference between the Emax and the Emin satisfies an error count threshold, and adjusting, by a predefined value, a respective program verify offset of a lowest state from Smin and Smax, and of each state between Smin and Smax in the N states, wherein the adjusting is a decrement when Smin is less than Smax and an increment otherwise.
US10705877B2 Workload automation and data lineage analysis
Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for workload automation and job scheduling information. One of the methods includes obtaining job dependency information, the job dependency information specifying an order of execution of a plurality of jobs. The method also includes obtaining data lineage information that identifies dependency relationships between data stores and transformation, wherein at least one transformation accepts data from a first data store and produces data for a second data store. The method also includes creating links between the job dependency information and the data lineage information. The method also includes determining an impact of a change in a planned execution of an application of the plurality of applications based on the job dependency information, the created links, and the data lineage information.
US10705876B2 Operation management system and operation management method
An SDS node adjusts a physical capacity included in a logical volume provided to a tenant and is to be allocated to the tenant, based on the size of data written from the tenant. An operation management system provides storage to the tenant and adjusts the provided storage to include a node and a capacity allocation and recovery system. The node provides the logical volume of the storage to the tenant, receives writing of data to the logical volume from the tenant, and writes the received data to a region included in the storage and having the physical capacity allocated to the tenant. The capacity allocation and recovery system determines a physical capacity to be interchanged based on the size of the logical volume, the size of the written data, and the physical capacity allocated to the tenant, and notifies information on the determined physical capacity to the node.
US10705869B2 Optimized migration of virtual objects across environments in a cloud computing environment
An appliance migration mechanism (AMM) optimizes migration of a live virtual appliance with virtual objects between cloud environments to minimize temporary connections that use significant cloud resources during the migration. The AMM determines a cost of connections of each virtual object in the virtual appliance and produces an order of migration for the virtual objects. The cost of connections of the virtual objects may be determined by the total number of connections and the maximum number of connections. Alternatively the cost of the connections of the virtual objects for migration could be determined by a weighting the costs of the connections where the weighting may consider loading or other factors on the connection.
US10705860B2 Method and system for declarative configuration of user self-registration and log in pages and processes for a service provider and automatic deployment of the same
Methods and systems are provided for configuring an interview-based log in process and a corresponding interview-based log in page for a particular service provider. A graphical user interface (GUI) is displayed at a user system of an administrator. The GUI includes a plurality of options for configuring different interview-based log in processes and corresponding interview-based log in pages for that particular service provider. The administrator to configure the interview-based log in process and the corresponding interview-based log in page for deployment. The administrator can specify a type of log in prompt to define how a user is identified and looked-up, and a type of authentication mechanism to define how the user will be authenticated for the service provider. The type of log in prompt and the type authentication mechanism can be one of a plurality of different types that can be specified by the administrator.
US10705858B2 Automatic import of third party analytics
Techniques to facilitate acquisition of analytics associated with an application are disclosed herein. In at least one implementation, an analytics function call from main program code of the application to a third party analytics function is monitored. Responsive to the analytics function call, the analytics function call is intercepted and a call handler function is invoked instead of the third party analytics function. The call handler function processes the analytics function call to extract analytics data from the analytics function call. A copy of the third party analytics function is then called.
US10705852B2 System and method of providing updates
In one or more embodiments, one or more systems, methods, and/or processes may receive an interrupt from a device associated with an information handling system; may retrieve an executable from the device; may store the executable via a memory medium of the information handling system; may provide a signal, to an operating system executing via at least one processor of the information handling system, that indicates that the executable was stored via the memory medium; may execute the executable via the at least one processor; may retrieve one or more of a device driver for the device and firmware for the device; and may install the one or more of the device driver for the device and the firmware for the device. In one or more embodiments, the device may include a docking station or a peripheral device, among others.
US10705847B2 Wide vector execution in single thread mode for an out-of-order processor
A non-limiting example of a computer-implemented method for implementing wide vector execution for an out-of-order processor includes entering, by the out-of-order processor, a single thread mode. The method further includes partitioning, by the out-of-order processor, a vector register file into a plurality of register files, each of the plurality of register files being associated with a vector execution unit, the vector execution units forming a wide vector execution unit. The method further includes receiving, by a vector scalar register of the out-of-order processor, a wide vector instruction. The method further includes processing, by the wide vector execution unit, the wide vector instruction.
US10705845B2 Instructions and logic for vector bit field compression and expansion
A processor includes a core to execute an instruction for conversion between an element array and a packed bit array. The core includes logic to identify one or more bit-field lengths to be used by the packed bit array, identify a width of elements of the element array, and simultaneously for elements of the element array and for bit-fields of the packed bit array, convert between the element array and the packed bit array based upon the bit-field length and the width of elements of the element array.
US10705842B2 Hardware accelerators and methods for high-performance authenticated encryption
Methods and apparatuses relating to high-performance authenticated encryption are described. A hardware accelerator may include a vector register to store an input vector of a round of an encryption operation; a circuit including a first data path including a first modular adder coupled to a first input from the vector register and a second input from the vector register, and a second modular adder coupled to the first modular adder and a second data path from the vector register, and the second data path including a first logical XOR circuit coupled to the second input and a third data path from the vector register, a first rotate circuit coupled to the first logical XOR circuit, a second logical XOR circuit coupled to the first rotate circuit and the third data path, and a second rotate circuit coupled to the second logical XOR circuit; and a control circuit to cause the first modular adder and the second modular adder of the first data path and the first logical XOR circuit, the second logical XOR circuit, the first rotate circuit, and the second rotate circuit of the second data path to perform a portion of the round according to one or more control values, and store a first result from the first data path for the portion and a second result from the second data path for the portion into the vector register.
US10705836B2 Mapping components of a non-distributed environment to a distributed environment
Embodiments of the present invention disclose a method, a computer program product, and a computer system for mapping components of non-distributed environments to distributed environments. A computer receives a data pipeline configured for a non-distributed environment and identifies one or more bottleneck components of the data pipeline. In addition, the computer converts data used in the pipeline to a format compatible with a distributed environment and installs the necessary computing libraries necessary for operating the pipeline within the distributed environment. The computer further converts the code of the pipeline to a code that is compatible with the distributed environment and optimizes components of the pipeline for use in the distributed environment.
US10705835B2 Transparent multi-architecture support in a container based cloud
Adjusting runtime performance includes receiving a first input file of a software application, where the software application utilizes a first software architecture. Embodiments include analyzing the first input file, including identifying dependencies for a secondary platform. Embodiments include identifying dependencies for the first software architecture, and a first set of code transformation rules based on the identified dependencies. Embodiments include generating code, based on the first set of transformation rules, where the runtime profile contains data regarding first characteristics of the first input file, the generated code allowing the first input file to utilize the second software architecture. Embodiments include identifying a second set of code transformation rules based on the identified dependencies. Embodiments include analyzing, the first input file and identifying problems that may require code changes in order to allow porting of the first input file to the second software architecture.
US10705830B2 Managing hosts of a pre-configured hyper-converged computing device
In a computer-implemented method for managing hosts of a pre-configured hyper-converged computing device, a pre-configured hyper-converged computing device comprising a plurality of hosts is managed, where the plurality of hosts is allocable to workload domains, where unallocated hosts of the plurality of hosts is maintained within a pool of unallocated hosts, and where the plurality of hosts each have an operating system version. An unallocated host of the pool of unallocated hosts is determined as having an operating system version that is outside of a range of supported operating system versions. The operating system version of the unallocated host is updated to an operating system version within the range of supported operating system versions.
US10705828B2 Method and apparatus for updating application
A method and apparatus for updating an application are disclosed. According to the method, an update tag corresponding to a target application is pushed to a terminal when determining that the target application is required to be updated, the target application being an application downloaded and installed in the background of the terminal. An acquisition request sent by the terminal based on the update tag is received, the acquisition request being used for requesting to acquire target update content corresponding to the target application. The target update content is pushed to the terminal based on the update tag, such that the terminal opens the target application of a latest version by loading the target update content.
US10705827B2 Method for updating system information of a computer device
A method for updating system information of a computer device is provided. The computer device includes a baseboard management controller (BMC) and a non-volatile memory. The method includes steps of: a) upon activation of the BMC, determining whether the BMC is in a power on reset (PoR) state, and obtaining current system information that is associated with the computer device; b) when it is determined that the BMC is in the PoR state, determining whether system information stored in the non-volatile memory conforms with the current system information; and c) when the determination made in step b) is negative, storing the current system information in the non-volatile memory.
US10705819B2 Updating software based on similarities between endpoints
An apparatus for updating software or changing configuration of software installed in a plurality of terminals, including: a recognition unit for recognizing that the software installed in a first terminal has been successfully updated or the configuration of the software installed in the first terminal has been successfully changed; a selection unit for selecting, in response to the recognition that the software installed in the first terminal has been successfully updated or the configuration of the software installed in the first terminal has been successfully changed, a second terminal in a case where a degree of similarity between a configuration of the first terminal and a configuration of the second terminal is equal to or higher than a predetermined reference value; and an instruction unit for giving an instruction to update the software or to change the configuration of the software installed in the second terminal.
US10705815B2 Split installation of a software product
Various embodiments of systems and methods to provide split installation of a software product are described herein. In one aspect, a request for split installation of a software product is received. A pre-installation document corresponding to installation of the software product in a first phase of the split installation is generated and stored when at least one other applications continue to run. The pre-installation document includes installation information of the software product. Further, one or more deployment units are cached for installation of the software product based on the installation information. The software product is installed by installing the one or more deployment units based on the pre-installation document in a second phase of the split installation.
US10705811B2 Method and system for automated, static instrumentation for applications designed for execution in environments with restricted resources, like mobile devices or TV set top boxes
A system and method for automatic instrumentation of mobile applications is presented. Mobile applications are typically executed in mobile runtime environments or operating system that is restricted compared to their conventional counterparts. Those restrictions include features that allow one to examine and modify code of application during the runtime of the application. Those features that are used by instrumentation based monitoring systems dedicated for conventional applications are thus not available for the instrumentation of mobile application. The system and method allow automatic instrumentation in a static way, either by persistently placing instrumentation code into mobile applications or by persistently adapting mobile applications in a way to perform a static instrumentation on application startup. The instrumentation code is placed in generic, application independent library code, but provides measurement and context data that allows one to determine specific business logic functionality using the instrumented generic library code.
US10705810B2 Automatic code generation
The disclosure generally describes methods, software, and systems for generating code using test cases. A plurality of test cases is received for a new software component to be coded. Software components in a software component repository are identified, including determining software components having a similarity to the new software component to identify similar software components. For each of the similar software components, the received plurality of test cases is executed to generate results. The generated results are compared to expected outputs of the plurality of test cases to identify an existing software component adaptable to match the expected outputs. The new software component is created from the existing software component matching the expected outputs.
US10705803B2 Method and system for realizing data tracking by means of software development kit
A method and system for realizing data tracking by means of a software development kit, wherein the method comprises: allocating an identifier for an element in a webpage or an application program, via a software development kit, so that the identifier can identify the element in the webpage or the application program; and when the element is triggered, sending the identifier corresponding to the element to a cloud-end server, so that the cloud-end server can acquire the triggered element according to the received identifier. Therefore, the method and system for realizing data tracking by means of a software development kit can avoid manual data tracking, greatly improve the efficiency of data tracking and free up a large amount of time for engineers, thereby saving human resource costs. In addition, the automation of the data definition management realizes automatic and efficient data management as well as version control.
US10705801B2 Data processing systems for identity validation of data subject access requests and related methods
In particular embodiments, a computer-implemented data processing method for responding to a data subject access request comprises: (A) receiving a data subject access request from a requestor comprising one or more request parameters; (B) validating an identity of the requestor by prompting the requestor to identify information associated with the requestor; (C) in response to validating the identity of the requestor, processing the request by identifying one or more pieces of personal data associated with the requestor, the one or more pieces of personal data being stored in one or more data repositories associated with a particular organization; and (D) taking one or more actions based at least in part on the data subject access request, the one or more actions including one or more actions related to the one or more pieces of personal data.
US10705794B2 Automatically adapting user interfaces for hands-free interaction
The method includes automatically, without user input and without regard to whether a digital assistant application has been separately invoked by a user, determining that the electronic device is in a vehicle. In some implementations, determining that the electronic device is in a vehicle comprises detecting that the electronic device is in communication with the vehicle (e.g., via a wired or wireless communication techniques and/or protocols). The method also includes, responsive to the determining, invoking a listening mode of a virtual assistant implemented by the electronic device. In some implementations, the method also includes limiting the ability of a user to view visual output presented by the electronic device, provide typed input to the electronic device, and the like.
US10705792B2 Wearable device zone group control
Configuration information and selectable grouping options associated with the plurality of zones is displayed, for example, on a wearable device. Selection of a first selectable grouping option is received and in response a configuration change is transmitted. The configuration change may comprise information indicating a first zone is to join a zone group with a second zone of the plurality of zones. Updated configuration information is received indicating that a media playback system includes the zone group comprising the first zone and the second zone. The updated configuration information is displayed on the wearable device.
US10705790B2 Application of geometric acoustics for immersive virtual reality (VR)
A virtual reality (VR) audio rendering system and method include spatializing microphone-captured real-world sounds according to a VR setting. In a game streaming system, when a player speaks through a microphone, the voice is processed by geometrical acoustic (GA) simulation configured for a virtual scene, and thereby spatialized audio effects specific to the scene are added. The GA simulation may include generating an impulse response using sound propagation simulation and dynamic HRTF-based listener directivity. When the GA-processed voice of the player is played, the local player or other fellow players can hear it as if the sound travels in the scenery and according to the geometries in the virtual scene. This mechanism can advantageously place the players' chatting in the same virtual world like built-in game audio, thereby advantageously providing enhanced immersive VR experience to users.
US10705788B2 Method and apparatus for controlling audio output
A method, apparatus and computer program product are provided to enhance the experience of a user of a computing device, such as a computing device having a plurality of speakers. In the context of a method, content is caused to be presented upon the display. The content is associated with a representation of an audio source. The method also includes determining a location of the representation of the audio source relative to the display. The method further includes preferentially directing audio signals generated by the audio source to one or more of a plurality of speakers that have different respective positions relative to the display. In this regard, the method may preferentially direct the audio signals by preferentially directing audio signals based upon the location of the representation of the audio source relative to the display and also based upon the respective positions of the speakers relative to the display.
US10705787B2 Method and apparatus for displaying digital object identifier
A method for displaying a digital object identifier (DOI) is provided. The method includes receiving, by a server, a display instruction sent by a first device, wherein the display instruction is sent to the server after the first device receives a scan instruction to scan the DOI; determining a second device associated with the first device; and sending the display instruction to the second device, wherein the second device displays the DOI after receiving the display instruction.
US10705786B2 Collaborative electronic whiteboard publication process
A collaboration system including a spatial event map that can be published as an electronic document by a collaboration server and consumed by a consuming workstation. The electronic document is self-contained, and includes a viewer that has a module for rendering each of the graphical target types in the workspace onto a screen space. The system includes a server-side data processor that maintains the spatial event map which locates events in a workspace. The spatial event map includes a log of events, entries in the log having a location of a graphical target of the event in the workspace and a time.
US10705781B1 System and method for adaptive automated bezel tiling correction for multiple display solution
A system, method, and computer-readable medium for performing bezel tiling correction for multiple displays that provides information regarding multiple monitor configuration of a computing system; provides bezel widths of monitors of the multiple monitor configuration; and performs bezel width correction on particular monitors of the multiple monitor configuration based a bezel tiling correction mode that aligns received frames/images that are displayed on the monitors.
US10705767B2 Optimizing user satisfaction when training a cognitive hierarchical storage-management system
A cognitive hierarchical storage-management system receives feedback describing users' satisfaction with the way that one or more prior data-access requests were serviced. The system uses this feedback to associate each previously requested data element's metadata and storage tier with a level of user satisfaction, and to optimize user satisfaction when the system is trained. As feedback continues to be received, the system uses machine-learning methods to identify how closely specific metadata patterns correlate with certain levels of user satisfaction and with certain storage tiers. The system then uses the resulting associations when determining whether to migrate data associated with a particular metadata pattern to a different tier. Data elements may be migrated between different tiers when two metadata sets share metadata values. A user's degree of satisfaction may be encoded as a metadata element that may be used to train a neural network of a machine-learning module. If detecting that two metadata sets share metadata values, the system determines whether to migrate data elements to different tiers.
US10705756B2 Agent aware selective backup of a virtual machine using virtual I/O filter snapshots
A method includes identifying a state of an application and taking a snapshot of application data. The method continues to generate a virtual filter input/output snapshot from I/O filter records for the snapshot. The filer records are generated by a filter driver that intercepts I/Os between the application and disks that store application data. The method further includes releasing the snapshot, resuming the application and performing a backup using the virtual filter I/O snapshot. Finally, the method triggers the filter driver to replace multiple filter driver records corresponding to the virtual filter I/O snapshot with data indicating the application data was backed up using the virtual filter I/O snapshot.
US10705750B2 Data storage system and method for performing same
A computer-implemented method for performing data storage. The method comprises the steps of: receiving data to be stored from a data source; segmenting the data into immutable core objects each being written into a collection and being assigned a unique object ID; grouping the immutable objects into blobs each including at least one of the objects and being assigned a unique blob ID derived from the object ID of the at least one of the objects included therein, with the last blob of the collection being identifiable as such; defining a state of the collection by linking at least one subset of the core objects of the collection to one another with a last object of each subset being the object head of the corresponding subset and storing identification information of the head object; and storing each one of the blobs onto at least one backend.
US10705746B2 Memory system and operating method thereof
A memory system includes: a controller for selecting a pre-coding mode or a normal write mode in response to a host interface mode change command inputted from a host device; and a semiconductor memory device for storing, in an operating system (OS) storage area, OS data inputted from the host device in the pre-coding mode under the control of the controller.
US10705745B2 Using a memory controller to mange access to a memory based on a memory initialization state indicator
A technique includes receiving, in a memory controller, a request to read data that is stored in the region of memory. The technique includes using the memory controller to manage access to the memory based on an initialization state indicator for the region of memory. Managing the access includes determining whether the region of memory is associated with the initialized state based on the indicator; and based at least in part on the determination, selectively bypassing accessing the memory and using the memory controller to provide data having a provide a predetermined data pattern.
US10705741B1 Transparent checkpointing and process migration in a distributed system
A distributed system for creating a checkpoint for a plurality of processes running on the distributed system. The distributed system includes a plurality of compute nodes with an operating system executing on each compute node. A checkpoint library resides at the user level on each of the compute nodes, and the checkpoint library is transparent to the operating system residing on the same compute node and to the other compute nodes. Each checkpoint library uses a windowed messaging logging protocol for checkpointing of the distributed system. Processes participating in a distributed computation on the distributed system may be migrated from one compute node to another compute node in the distributed system by re-mapping of hardware addresses using the checkpoint library.
US10705735B2 Method and device for managing hash table, and computer program product
Techniques manage a hash table, and a computer program product. The techniques involve: in response to receiving a write request, determining whether a first hash value associated with the write request is stored in a Haidian District set of hash tables, the set of hash tables including at least a first hash table and a second hash table, the first hash table being a currently valid hash table for the first storage device, the second hash table being stored in a second storage device, an access speed of the first storage device being faster than that of the second storage device; in response to determining that the first hash value is not stored in the set of hash tables and the first hash table is full, setting a pre-allocated third hash table in the first storage device as the currently valid hash table in the first storage device; writing a first entry into the third hash table, the first entry including the first hash value; and merging entries in the first hash table with entries in the second hash table for storage into the second storage device. With such techniques, a two-level hash table structure is built, and the hash table management efficiency is improved.
US10705729B2 Touch control method and apparatus for function key, and storage medium
A touch control method and apparatus for a function key, and a storage medium are provided. The touch control method includes: determining a current handheld operation mode of a terminal, the handheld operation mode including at least one of a left hand operation mode, a right hand operation mode and a double hand operation mode; determining an operation area corresponding to the current handheld operation mode, activating a surface touch control function of the operation area and displaying the function key in the operation area; and determining whether a user performs a touch control operation on the function key in the operation area, according to a touch position of the user in the operation area and a position of the function key.
US10705723B2 Systems and methods for authentication code entry in touch-sensitive screen enabled devices
Systems and methods for authentication code entry in touch-sensitive screen enabled devices are disclosed. In one embodiment, a method for entering data to a data entry device comprising at least one computer processor, a memory, and a touch-sensitive screen may include the touch-sensitive screen providing an input interface comprising a plurality of virtual keys; the touch-sensitive screen sensing a first touch on the touch-sensitive screen; the touch-sensitive screen sensing a release of the first touch and a location of the first touch at the time of release; the computer processor determining a corresponding virtual key based on the location of the first touch at the time of release; the computer processor receiving an entry gesture at an entry gesture interface; and the computer processor identifying the corresponding virtual key as a value in an authentication code following the receipt of the entry gesture.
US10705722B2 Mobile terminal having dual touch screen and method of controlling content therein
A terminal device having a dual touch screen capable of controlling a content is disclosed. The terminal device displays at least one content to a display unit. A processor coupled to the terminal is configured to checking content mapped to an area at which a touch event is detected and released from the dual touch screen including a first touch sensor and a second touch sensor and to control the content according to the touch event.
US10705721B2 Method and system for providing topic view in electronic device
Embodiments herein provide a method for providing a topic view using an electronic device. The method includes detecting, by a gesture detection unit of the electronic device, a user input on content displayed on a display of the electronic device. Further, the method includes identifying a topic of the content displayed on a display of the electronic device. Further, the method includes determining, by a controller of the electronic device, a degree of similarity between the identified topic and at least one topic related to at least one content displayed on at least one external electronic device corresponding to at least one contact item stored in the electronic device. Further, the method includes displaying a topic view on the display of the electronic device based on the degree of similarity, wherein the topic view comprises at least one indicator indicating the at least one contact item corresponding to at least one topic included in the topic view.
US10705719B2 Operating system for operating a multifunction system
An operating system for operating a multifunction system that operates in a blind mode of operation and in a visual mode of operation. The operating system includes a touch-sensitive screen that displays a plurality of virtual function elements for controlling different functions. In the blind mode of operation, the virtual function elements are actuated without viewing the screen, and, in the visual mode of operation, the virtual function elements are activated while viewing the screen. A guide element and an additional operation element are connected to the screen. A control unit controls at least the guide element and the additional operating element provides, in the blind mode of operation, perceivable or audible feedback based on an actuation of the screen if a body part of the operator contacts the screen with one of the virtual function elements.
US10705716B2 Display apparatus
A display apparatus includes: a display panel; a deformation sensor configured to sense a bending of the display panel; and a controller configured to control the display panel, wherein the controller is configured to: control displaying a plurality of objects on the display panel; detect the bending of the display panel through the deformation sensor; divide the display panel into a first area and a second area with respect to a bending line defined by the bending; divide the objects into a first object corresponding to the first area and a second object corresponding to the second area according to the bending; and move the first and second objects in first and second directions, respectively, according to the bending.
US10705714B2 Systems and methods for generating a card view interface on a mobile computing device
In some embodiments, a card view interface of tabular data is provided that is suitable for presentation on small displays such as those found on mobile computing devices. Cards from a single lane are displayed, along with a set of lane indicators. In some embodiments, when a drag operation is detected on a card, a size of the set of lane indicators is increased in order to facilitate dropping of the card on an intended lane indicator, thus helping to overcome the technical limitations of small mobile computing device displays.
US10705711B1 Smart scroller user interface element
A navigational user interface element includes a navigational bar displaying thereon labels associated with a plurality of sections, and a highlight indicating a section of a page that a user is currently viewing. The navigational user interface element is configured to allow a user to click on the highlight and drag it to effect navigation to a section associated with a displayed label. The navigational user interface element is configured to, when the highlight is clicked and dragged and then released, snap the highlight to the section label the highlight is closest to when the highlight is released, and display that same section. The navigational user interface element is configured to, when a label is clicked, effect navigation to the section corresponding to that label.
US10705701B2 Device, method, and graphical user interface for moving a current position in content at a variable scrubbing rate
A method is performed by an electronic device with a display and a touch-sensitive surface. The method includes: displaying a progress icon that indicates a current position within a first piece of content; displaying a multi-purpose content navigation icon; while providing the first piece of content: detecting a first contact at a first location that corresponds to the multi-purpose content navigation icon; while continuing to detect the contact at the first location, moving the current position within the first piece of content at a predefined scrubbing rate; and, in response to detecting movement of the contact that includes a first component of movement in a direction that corresponds to movement on the display parallel to the first predefined direction, moving the current position within the first piece of content at a variable scrubbing rate that varies monotonically as the first component of movement increases.
US10705695B1 Display of interactive expressions based on field name selections
Embodiments are disclosed for a data analysis tool for facilitating iterative and exploratory analysis of large sets of data. In some embodiments a data analysis tool includes a graphical user interface through which an interactive set of field identifiers is displayed. Each of the listed field identifiers may reference fields associated with a set of events returned in response to a search query, the set of events including machine data produced by components within an information technology (IT) environment that reflects activity in the IT environment. In response to user selections of field identifiers included in the displayed set, a data analysis tool may cause display of manipulable visualizations based on values included in fields referenced by the selected field identifiers.
US10705694B2 Method, system and user interface for creating and displaying of presentations
A method and system for creating at least one presentation, comprising: at least one computer; at least one application operable on the at least one computer, the at least one application configured for: receiving a plurality of assets; and allowing at least one user to define the at least one presentation over the time that the at least one presentation is to be displayed, using at least two assets to be simultaneously presented for at least one selected point in time.
US10705689B2 Method and device for managing tab window indicating application group including heterogeneous applications
A method and a device for managing a tab window indicating a group including heterogeneous applications. The method includes outputting a display window comprising at least one or more objects for executing one or more applications on a terminal window, receiving a user input that selects the at least one or more objects and moves the selected at least one or more objects to a region excluding the display window, generating an application group comprising at least one or more applications corresponding to the selected at least one or more objects according to the received user input, and outputting a tab window indicating the generated application group to the terminal window.
US10705677B2 Method and system for planning implant component position
A method for planning an orthopedic procedure including positioning a virtual implant component relative to a 3D volume of scan data of a patient is disclosed. A 3D volume of scan data of a patient, which includes scan data of a bony anatomy of the patient, is provided. A first 2D view of scan data is generated from the 3D volume of the scan data, wherein the 2D view of scan data comprises a first a portion of the bony anatomy. First positional information for the virtual implant component is defining relative to the first 2D view. A second 2D view of scan data is generated from the 3D volume of scan data, wherein the second 2D view of scan data is provided from the 3D volume of scan data at an angle relative to the first 2D view of scan data and comprises a second portion of the bony anatomy. Second positional information for the virtual implant component is defined relative to the second 2D view of scan data. 3D positional information for the virtual implant component relative the 3D volume of scan data is provided based on the first positional information and the second positional information.
US10705671B2 Information sharing method, terminal, and storage medium
This application discloses an information sharing method performed at a first terminal communicatively coupled to a second terminal, the method comprising: launching a live video chat window including a first display region and a second display region; receiving a user request for information sharing between the first terminal and the second terminal; in response, launching an information sharing window within a predefined region that at least partially covers at least a portion of one of the first display region and the second display region; receiving a user instruction for rendering one or more objects in the information sharing window; and in response, rendering the one or more objects in the information sharing window in a manner such that the live video stream in the covered portion of the one of the first display region and the second display region is visible to the user through the information sharing window.
US10705666B2 Vehicle interior component with user interface
A user interface system for a vehicle interior includes a contact surface, a sensor grid and a controller. The sensor grid is configured for variable electrical resistance in response to applied pressure and the controller is configured to detect the electrical resistance of the sensor grid by monitoring a voltage. The controller detects the location of an input from a vehicle occupant, the intensity of the input, and the duration of the input.
US10705664B2 Array substrate for display assembly, display assembly and electronic equipment
In one embodiment, there is provided an array substrate for a display assembly. The display assembly includes a display region and a non-display region. The array substrate includes a first portion located in the display region and a second portion located in the non-display region, wherein a touch key subassembly is provided within the second portion. There is also provided a display assembly including the abovementioned array substrate and an electronic equipment including the display assembly.
US10705658B2 Ungrounded user signal compensation for pixelated self-capacitance touch sensor panel
A touch controller is disclosed. The touch controller can include sense circuitry configured to sense, during a self-capacitance portion of a touch frame, first one or more self-capacitances associated with a first plurality of touch pixels on a touch sensor panel, and sense, during a mutual capacitance portion of the touch frame, first one or more mutual capacitances associated with the first plurality of touch pixels. A touch processor can be configured to, based on the first one or more self-capacitances and the first one or more mutual capacitances, sense a single touch event associated with the touch frame.
US10705657B2 Touch panel having sense patterns of mesh type metal grids, display apparatus, and method of manufacturing the touch panel
A touch panel, a display apparatus, and a method of manufacturing the touch panel. The touch panel includes a substrate, sense patterns disposed on the substrate and including a mesh type metal grid, and a transparent conductive layer patterned to correspond to each of the sense patterns and disposed to cover the metal grid.
US10705656B2 System and method for ultrasonic sensing
A system and method for ultrasonic sensing, wherein an ultrasonic receiver array includes multiple ultrasonic sensor pixels, and each sensor pixel includes an ultrasonic receiver configured to read an ultrasonic signal. An ultrasonic transmitter array, composed of multiple elements, transmits ultrasonic signals which may be reflected from an object and received at the ultrasonic receivers, wherein a sensor controller applies excitation signals to the transmitter array with a temporal delay between excitation signals.
US10705654B2 Touch display device including touch driving integrated circuit for noise detection and compensation and operating method of touch driving integrated circuit
An operating method of a touch driving integrated circuit (TDI) sensing a user touch on a touch panel includes: transmitting a first touch signal through a transmission line connected with the touch panel; receiving a first sensing signal through a reception line connected to the touch panel; receiving a first display noise through a detection line connected to the touch panel; and offsetting a noise included in the first sensing signal by using the first display noise.
US10705649B2 Pressure touch control method and electronic device
A pressure touch control method and an electronic device to improve device operation efficiency, where the method includes receiving multiple touch control operations on a same location region on a touchscreen, and determining, according to touch control information of the touch control operations, a display element corresponding to each of the touch control operations, where the touch control information includes pressure value information and pressure duration information.
US10705646B2 Touch display panel, method for driving the same, and display device
The disclosure discloses a touch display panel, a method for driving the same, and a display device. The touch display panel includes data lines, a source drive circuit, a first signal line, a second signal line, a synchronous signal line, a plurality of first switches, and a plurality of second switches, in a touch stage, the first switches are turned on under the control of a signal output from the first signal line, a signal synchronous with a touch signal is input to the data lines by the synchronous signal line, and the second switches are turned off under the control of a signal output from the second signal line; and in a display stage, the first switches are turned off under the control of a signal output from the first signal line, and the second switches are turned on under the control of a signal output from the second signal line.
US10705637B2 Detection device and display device
According to an aspect, a detection device includes: at least one substrate; a plurality of first electrodes extending in a first direction of the substrate and arrayed in a second direction intersecting the first direction; and a plurality of second electrodes arrayed in at least the first direction in a layer different from a layer of the first electrodes. Each of the second electrodes partially overlaps with the first electrodes in planar view and has an electric-field transmission region, in which an electric field can pass through each of the second electrodes in a direction perpendicular to the substrate. The electric-field transmission region in each of the second electrodes overlaps with one of the first electrodes in planar view.
US10705632B2 Touch panel including steeped sensing lines
A touch panel including first sensing lines and second sensing lines is provided. The first sensing lines are separated from each other. Each of the first sensing lines includes first arc segments and first straight segments. Each of the first straight segments is connected between two adjacent first arc segments. Different first arc segments have different radii about a center and cover different ranges of azimuth about the center. The second sensing lines are separated from each other and are intersected with the first sensing lines.
US10705631B2 Interactive display
Examples disclosed herein relate to an interactive display. Motion of an input device on a display screen is tracked and pixels of the display screen that have changed based on the tracked motion are updated. Portions of the display screen corresponding to the updated pixels are refreshed.
US10705626B2 Image display device and control method for image display device
A projector includes: a position detection unit which detects a designated position (XYZ coordinates) designated by a light pen; and a mode changing unit which determines that an operation button provided on the light pen is operated, and which changes a drawing mode if it is determined that the operation button is operated. The mode changing unit: changes the drawing tool if the Z coordinate of the designated position when it is determined that the operation button is operated is within a first distance range; changes the color of the pen if the Z coordinate of the designated position when it is determined that the operation button is operated is within a second distance range; and changes the thickness of the pen or the like if the Z coordinate of the designated position when it is determined that the operation button is operated is within a third distance range.
US10705625B2 System and method for navigation in a user interface
The disclosed methods and systems are related to a navigation of user interfaces that is vector based. Vector based navigation combines the efficiency of orthogonal direction navigation (up/down/left/right) with the flexibility of pointer-based (e.g. mouse/touch-pad) navigation. User interface elements can be arranged arbitrarily in 2D (or 3D) space and described in term of vector relationships from the currently active UI element. Directional gestures coming from control devices such as a track-ball, touch-pad, or gyroscopic remote can be translated into vector movements to affect navigation between UI elements.
US10705622B2 Scanning imaging part, scanning imaging device, and electronic apparatus
The present disclosure provides a scanning imaging part, and related products and methods. The scanning imaging part includes a transparent body, a light blocking ink, a charged liquid droplet, and a microfluidic component. The transparent body may include a first face and a second face opposite to each other. An image sensor may be arranged on the second face. The charged liquid droplet and the light blocking ink may be insoluble with each other, and may be filled in a liquid flow channel. The charged liquid droplet may transmit at least a part of light incident from the first face through the charged liquid droplet and to the image sensor. The microfluidic component may drive the charged liquid droplet to move in the liquid flow channel. Thereby, light incident from the first face may be scanned via the charged liquid droplet and form a scanning image by the image sensor.
US10705616B2 Selector dial for a vehicle that incorporates electric motor for defining reconfigurable magnetic detents
A selector for a vehicle includes a stepper motor. A manually operable rotating portion is in communication with the stepper motor. A display screen is positioned proximate the rotating portion. A position sensor is in communication with the stepper motor and the manually operable rotating portion. The rotating portion is coupled to the stepper motor at a drive shaft of the stepper motor. Manual operation of the rotating portion also rotates the drive shaft. The stepper motor applies a haptic component to the manual operation of the rotating portion.
US10705615B2 Mobile communications device with adaptive friction of the housing
A mobile communications device adjusts a level of friction between a surface of the device and one or more other objects that may be in contact with the device, such as receipts, credit cards, keys, money, the user's hand or fingers, and the like. To adjust the friction, the device first determines its current environmental context, such as whether it is inside the user's pocket or lying on a table surface, for example. Then, based on that context, the device varies a coefficient of friction to increase or decrease the friction between the surface of the device and the surfaces of the other objects. Varying the friction allows a user to grip the device easier and/or reduce the chance that the other objects in contact with the device are also inadvertently removed from the storage location with the device.
US10705608B2 Touch sensitive device
A method of generating a keyboard switch haptic sensation in a coupled system comprising a touch-sensitive surface and a force exciter or actuator coupled to the touch-sensitive surface, the method comprising generating a carrier wave signal at frequencies within the frequency bandwidth of the coupled system, modulating the carrier wave signal with a modulation envelope so that the modulated carrier wave signal has a closely spaced pair of peaks, and driving the exciter or actuator with the modulated carrier wave signal to excite the touch-sensitive surface to provide a closely spaced pair of impulses whereby the keyboard switch haptic sensation is simulated to a user touching the touch-sensitive surface.
US10705593B2 Method and apparatus for power management
An apparatus is provided comprising a system including one or more electronic components; a power input unit arranged to supply power to the system; and a power management module configured to: detect whether the system is in an abnormal state, and in response to detecting that the system is in the abnormal state, adjust at least one of (i) power supplied from a battery to the system, (ii) the power supplied from the power input unit to the system, and (iii) power supplied from the power input unit to the battery.
US10705592B2 Efficient reduction in electric power consumption for a parallel processing system
A system includes a management device and nodes that execute plural jobs in parallel. When a total electric-power consumption of the nodes reaches a threshold, the management device extracts a first job of the largest electric-power consumption from among the plural jobs, based on information about an electric-power consumption of each node and information about the plural jobs that are executed in parallel by the nodes. The management device reduces the electric-power consumption of a first node that executes the first job when a remaining execution time of the first job, which indicates a period of time from a current time until a scheduled end time of the first job, is longer than or equal to a predetermined time, and reduces the electric-power consumption of a second node that does not execute the first job, when the remaining execution time of the first job is shorter than the predetermined time.
US10705588B2 Enabling a non-core domain to control memory bandwidth in a processor
In one embodiment, the present invention includes a processor having multiple domains including at least a core domain and a non-core domain that is transparent to an operating system (OS). The non-core domain can be controlled by a driver. In turn, the processor further includes a memory interconnect to interconnect the core domain and the non-core domain to a memory coupled to the processor. Still further, a power controller, which may be within the processor, can control a frequency of the memory interconnect based on memory boundedness of a workload being executed on the non-core domain. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
US10705564B2 Housing and electronic device
A housing according to one embodiment includes: a first member being part of an outer wall of the housing; a second member that is another part of the outer wall and includes a first portion overlapping with the first member in a first direction and being joined to the first member via an adhesive agent, and a second portion located at a different position from the first member in a second direction; a first positioning part that is provided at an edge of the first member and projects in the first direction, the edge being located in the second direction; a second positioning part into which the first positioning part is inserted, the second positioning part being provided at the first portion; and a first rib extending from the first positioning part along the edge and being interposed between the first member and the first portion.
US10705563B2 Foldable terminal
The present disclosure provides a foldable terminal, including a body and a flexible screen assembly. The body includes a first structural member, a second structural member and a coupling assembly. The coupling assembly includes a fixed member and two sliding bars. The two sliding bars are rotatably coupled to two side walls of the fixed member correspondingly and coupled to the first structural member and the second structural member correspondingly. The flexible screen assembly is disposed to a first side surface of the body, and has a bending area facing the fixed member.
US10705554B2 Solenoid valve for a portable hydraulic power unit
A portable hydraulic power unit includes a fluid tank supported on a frame, a first pump configured to draw hydraulic fluid from the tank and a second pump configured to draw hydraulic fluid from the tank. The portable hydraulic power unit further includes a two-way valve disposed on a high-flow line extending from an output of the second pump, the two-way valve movable between an open state and a closed state. The two-way valve is electrically-actuated and configured to shift to the open state based on a hydraulic fluid pressure in a combined flow line downstream of the first pump and the second pump exceeding a threshold pressure level. The two-way valve directs the output of the second pump back to the fluid tank when the two-way valve is in the open state.
US10705548B2 Air cavity package with supplemental heat generator
An air cavity package having a supplemental heat generator for generating heat and a pressure greater than atmospheric pressure within the air cavity package. The supplemental heat generator may be maintained at a constant or variable temperature. The supplemental heat generator may be selectively activated based on a predetermined parameter by a user or by a processor. The supplemental heat generator may be an RF and or other chip capable of generating heat or a conductive wire.
US10705534B2 System and method for ground plane detection
Improved processing of sensor data (e.g., LiDAR data) can be used to distinguish between free space and objects/hazards. Autonomous vehicles can use such information for performing autonomous driving and/or parking operations. LiDAR data can include a plurality of range measurements (e.g., forming a 3D point cloud). Each of the range measurements can correspond to a respective LiDAR channel and azimuth angle. The processing of LiDAR data can include identifying one or more of the plurality of range measurements as ground points or non-ground points based on one or more point criteria. The one or more point criteria can include a ground projection criterion and an angular variation criterion.
US10705529B2 Autonomous all-terrain vehicle (ATV)
According to one aspect, an autonomous all-terrain vehicle (ATV) includes a controller, a location unit, a navigation module, and a drive controller. The controller receives a ‘remember path’ command and in response, the location unit determines a location associated with the autonomous ATV and a path being travelled by a leader device. The navigation module determines a first route for the autonomous ATV based on the path being travelled by the leader device and stores the first route for the autonomous ATV as a first preset route based on the received ‘remember path’ command. The navigation module determines a second route for the autonomous ATV based on the received ‘recall path’ command and the stored first preset route. The controller controls a drive controller of the autonomous ATV based on the determined second route.
US10705515B2 System and method for performing manufacturing quality control with the aid of a digital computer
A system and method for performing manufacturing quality control with the aid of a digital computer are provided. A specification for manufacturing a part feature is maintained in a storage, the specification including a target value. Measurements for the feature on a plurality of parts manufactured in accordance with the specification using a manufacturing process are maintained in the storage. A score associated with the manufacturing process is calculated based on how close at least some of the measurements associated with the manufacturing process are to the target value. The score is displayed. A recommendation of at least one corrective action to the manufacturing process to remedy one or more causes of non-conformance that are associated with the score is provided, wherein the manufacturing process is changed based on the recommendation to remedy one or more of the causes for non-conformance.
US10705509B2 Digital catalog for manufacturing
A manufacturing system including catalog database for retaining a plurality of three-dimensional content for use to at least one of create a produced object and repair an existing object with at least one additive manufacturing process, one or more user interfaces to access the catalog database at least one of simultaneously and at different times, a communication infrastructure to provide for real-time communication between the catalog database and the one or more user interfaces, and a manufacturing system comprising at least one user interface to apply the at least one additive manufacturing process to at least one of create the produced object and to repair the existing object. Methods are also disclosed.
US10705505B2 Numerical control device
A numerical control device includes: an estimation unit to estimate an accumulation amount of swarf to be produced when a tool mounted on a machine tool cuts a workpiece on the basis of a machining condition in cutting the workpiece by the tool and a value of current to be applied to a motor for moving a shaft of the machine tool when the tool cuts the workpiece. The numerical control device further includes a correction unit to correct the accumulation amount of swarf estimated by the estimation unit on the basis of a machining mode specifying a shape of swarf to be produced when the tool cuts the workpiece.
US10705503B2 Control system, and control method and program for control system
A PLC system includes a displacement sensor, drives, and a PLC. When an unmeasurable condition is detected at a data obtaining position, the PLC system moves the displacement sensor back to the position at which the unmeasurable condition is detected, and again performs measurement. When an unmeasurable condition is detected again in the measurement, the PLC system SYS moves the stage to the next data obtaining position, and again performs measurement.
US10705502B2 Numerical controller performing oscillation cutting correcting spindle tracking error
A numerical controller includes a position instruction generating unit configured to generate the position instruction; an oscillation instruction generating unit configured to generate the oscillation instruction; a position speed control unit configured to add the position instruction and the oscillation instruction to generate a synthesized instruction; and a current control unit configured to control movement of a tool or rotation of a spindle. The oscillation instruction generating unit includes a tracking error calculating unit configured to obtain and calculate an actual angle and an ideal angle of the spindle, and a frequency recalculating unit configured to recalculate the oscillation frequency or a rotational speed of the spindle based on the actual angle and the ideal angle. The current control unit controls the movement of the tool or the rotation of the spindle according to the recalculated oscillation frequency or rotational speed of the spindle.
US10705497B2 Foreign object detection method and power system capable of detecting foreign object
A power system capable of detecting a foreign object, includes a power supplier side, a power receiver side, and a cable. The power supplier side includes a power converter, a foreign object detection and control circuit, and a pull-up circuit. The power converter supplies a supply voltage to the power receiver side according to a power supply control signal. The foreign object detection and control circuit generates the power supply control signal for controlling the power converter, and generates a foreign object detection and control signal according to a voltage at a supplier transmission node of the power supplier side, for determining whether a foreign object exists in the power receiver side. The pull-up circuit adjusts a level of a supply current which is supplied from the supplier transmission node to the power receiver side.
US10705493B2 Direct address laser ablation
A system and method for selectively removing tire material from the bead portions of a cured tire to reduce one or more harmonics of at least one uniformity parameter are disclosed. According to aspects of the present disclosure, tire material is selectively removed using a plurality of direct address commands. The direct address commands specify ablation parameters for discrete ablation segments at specific angular locations around the bead of the tire. The direct address commands are generated by analyzing the desired ablation pattern for the bead of the tire. The ablation device can then be controlled to selectively remove tire material in discrete ablation segments at identified addresses pursuant to the direct address commands to achieve the desired ablation pattern on one or more tracks along the bead portion of the tire using a single pass of the ablation device.
US10705490B2 Communication system for closed loop control of a worksite
A communication system facilitates a closed loop, two-way communication network between machines at a worksite and a remote processing facility. A management and control system receives operations data and generates recommended adjustments to the worksite operations. A manager system provides manager outputs over the communication network to adjust operations of the machines at the worksite based on the recommended adjustments.
US10705484B2 Developing device, process cartridge, and image forming apparatus
A developing device includes a developing roller, a cover to cover the developing roller from above the developing roller, a filter to cover a vent of the cover to filter air and collect toner passing through the vent, and a pressing member engaged with the cover in which the filter is installed. The cover includes a projecting support to support the filter. The pressing member holds the filter between the pressing member and the cover. The projecting support is projected from one end toward the other end of the vent in a transverse direction of the vent at a part of the cover in a longitudinal direction of the developing roller to block the vent, and cantilevered on the one end. A gap is provided between a tip of the projecting support and an inner edge of the cover on the other end.
US10705483B2 Particle collecting device and image forming apparatus
A particle collecting device includes a vent pipe having a channel space through which air flows, a first air blower that delivers air including a particle at a first end of the vent pipe into the channel space, a collector that is disposed to block a channel in the channel space at an intermediate part of the vent pipe and that collects the particle included in the air delivered by the first air blower, and a second air blower that collects the air traveling through the collector at a second end of the vent pipe and that delivers the air outward from the channel space. The first and second air blowers operate such that a first pressure in a first channel space extending from the first air blower to the collector and a second pressure in a second channel space extending from the collector to the second air blower are maintained to have a relationship in which the second pressure
US10705479B2 Image forming apparatus
An image forming apparatus includes an apparatus main body, a process cartridge, a scanner unit, and a toner cartridge. The process cartridge is detachably mounted on the apparatus main body. The process cartridge includes: a photosensitive drum configured to rotate about a rotational axis extending in a first direction; and a development unit configured to supply toner to the photosensitive drum. The toner cartridge is configured to store toner. At least part of the photosensitive drum, at least part of the scanner unit, and at least part of the toner cartridge are aligned in a second direction in this order. The second direction is perpendicular to both the first direction and to a vertical direction. The at least part of the photosensitive drum, the at least part of the scanner unit, and the at least part of the toner cartridge overlap one another as viewed from the second direction.
US10705476B2 Plurality of boards mounted on image forming apparatus
A first connector is soldered to a first board. A second connector is soldered to a second board. A third connector and a fourth connector are soldered to a relay board. The third connector is connected to the first connector via a first power line. The fourth connector is connected to the second connector via a second power line. A surface to which the first connector is soldered on the first board is opposite to a surface to which the first connector is attached on the first board. A surface to which the second connector is soldered on the second board is a surface to which the second connector is attached on the second board. Only surface-mount devices are used as electronic components soldered to the second board.
US10705475B2 Photo-conductor drum with protective layer of material
A photo-conductor drum includes: a cylindrical surface to receive a charge pattern corresponding to an image to be printed; and a protective layer of material coating at least a portion of the cylindrical surface to protect the cylindrical surface from damage prior to installation of the drum in a printing device.
US10705467B2 Image forming apparatus capable of evaluating the consumption of a fixing belt, control method and control program thereof
An image forming apparatus includes a fixer that fixes toner adhering to a sheet that passes through a fixing nip, the fixer including: an endless fixing belt that rotates; and a presser that presses the fixing belt to form the fixing nip between the fixing belt and the presser. The image forming apparatus includes a hardware processor that calculates an amount of the toner adhering to the sheet that passes through the fixing nip, and determines a degree of abrasion of the fixing belt, based on the amount of the toner calculated by the hardware processor.
US10705455B2 Toner cartridge including shutter rotatable between first position and second position
A toner cartridge includes a first casing, a second casing, an auger screw, and a shutter. The first casing has a first internal space. The second casing has: a second internal space smaller than the first internal space; a first opening allowing toner in the second internal space to be discharged; and a second opening allowing air in the second internal space to be sent to an outside. The auger screw is rotatable about a first rotation axis and configured to convey toner in the first internal space to the second internal space. The shutter is rotatable relative to the second casing about a second rotation axis between a first position in which the shutter closes the first opening and a second position in which the shutter opens the first opening. In a state where the shutter is at the second position, the shutter does not close the second opening.
US10705454B2 Toner supply device with movable toner bottle
A toner supply device includes: a device body; and a toner bottle, wherein a toner supply port is formed in each of the device body and the toner bottle, either one of the device body and the toner bottle includes: a shutter that can be selectively moved between a shielding position and an open position; and a first engagement part, the other one of the device body and the toner bottle includes a second engagement part, the shutter is moved from the shielding position to the open position and the shutter opens the toner supply port, and then the first engagement part is engaged with the second engagement part, and the shutter is moved from the open position to the shielding position and the shutter closes the toner supply port, and then engagement between the first engagement part and the second engagement part is disengaged.
US10705453B2 Image forming apparatus and method for acquiring information of toner container
An image forming apparatus includes a toner container attaching unit to which a toner container is to be attached, the toner container attaching unit including an apparatus-side terminal that comes into contact with a container-side terminal of the toner container and an apparatus-side coupling that engages with a container-side coupling of the toner container, and a control unit. The control unit is configured to execute a first process to acquire information of the toner container via the apparatus-side terminal, and cause the apparatus-side coupling to be rotated based on a result of the first process.
US10705443B2 Image forming apparatus and non-transitory computer readable medium storing program
An image forming apparatus includes an image forming component that forms an image on a recording medium by using a white color material and a color material other than the white color material, and a controller that controls a color material amount of the white color material to differ depending on a position where an image that uses the white color material is formed in order of formation of images that use respective color materials in the image forming component.
US10705442B2 Toner compositions with white colorants and processes of making thereof
The present disclosure relates to toner compositions containing a high loading of white colorant of greater than 30 weight % by weight of the toner and processes thereof. The toner exhibits a lightness (L*) of at least 75.
US10705439B2 Lithographic apparatus and device manufacturing method
A porous member is used in a liquid removal system of an immersion lithographic projection apparatus to smooth uneven flows. A pressure differential across the porous member may be maintained at below the bubble point of the porous member so that a single-phase liquid flow is obtained. Alternatively, the porous member may be used to reduce unevenness in a two-phase flow.
US10705438B2 Lithographic method
A lithographic apparatus comprising a support structure constructed to support a patterning device and associated pellicle, the patterning device being capable of imparting the radiation beam with a pattern in its cross-section to form a patterned radiation beam, and a projection system configured to project the patterned radiation beam onto a target portion of a substrate, wherein the support structure is located in a housing and wherein pressure sensors are located in the housing.
US10705434B2 Verification metrology target and their design
Metrology target design methods and verification targets are provided. Methods include using OCD data related to designed metrology target(s) as an estimation of a discrepancy between a target model and a corresponding actual target on a wafer, and adjusting a metrology target design model to compensate for the estimated discrepancy. The dedicated verification targets may include overlay target features and be size optimized to be measurable by an OCD sensor, to enable compensation for inaccuracies resulting from production process variation. Methods also include modifications to workflows between manufacturers and metrology vendors which provide enabled higher fidelity metrology target design models and ultimately higher accuracy of metrology measurements.
US10705429B2 Bottom up apparatus design for formation of self-propagating photopolymer waveguides
A system for forming a micro-truss structure including a reservoir having walls and a flat bottom configured to hold a volume of a liquid photomonomer configured to form a photopolymer when exposed to light, a partially transparent mask secured to, or being, the bottom of the reservoir, a release layer on the mask configured to resist adhesion by the photopolymer, and a blocker positioned a first distance below the mask. The system also includes a light source positioned below the blocker configured to produce collimated light suitable for causing conversion of the photomonomer into the photopolymer, and to which the blocker is opaque, and a first mirror, oblique to the blocker, configured to reflect the light from the light source around the blocker and through the mask and into the reservoir. The blocker is positioned to block a straight path of light from the light source to the mask.
US10705427B2 Method for making a grating
A method of making a grating, the method including: providing a substrate, placing a first photoresist layer on the substrate, locating a second photoresist layer on the first photoresist layer, wherein a second exposure dose of the second photoresist layer is greater than a first exposure dose of the first photoresist layer; exposing the first photoresist layer and the second photoresist layer; developing the first photoresist layer and the second photoresist layer and removing an exposed photoresist to form a patterned photoresist layer and obtain an exposed surface of the substrate, wherein the patterned photoresist layer defines a plurality of top surfaces and a plurality of side surfaces, each adjacent top surface and side surface, and the exposed surface form a Z-type surface; depositing a preformed layer on the Z-type surface to form a Z-type structure; removing the patterned photoresist layer.
US10705426B2 Extraction body for lithographic apparatus
An extraction body for a support apparatus of a lithographic apparatus. The support apparatus is configured to support an object. The extraction body is formed with an opening at a surface thereof. The opening extends within the extraction body forming a first passageway. The first passageway is configured to fluidly communicate an extraction channel in the extraction body to liquid between the surface and the object. A first pressure in the extraction channel is less than ambient pressure. At least a part of the first passageway is sized and dimensioned such that when the liquid enters the first passageway via the opening, a second pressure in the first passageway associated with surface tension of the liquid is lower than the first pressure such that at least a portion of the liquid is retained in the first passageway.
US10705419B2 Prism device for use in two-plate video projector apparatus capable of reducing internal stray light of prism device
A first prism has first to third faces. The first face is opposing a first optical modulator. Any two planes among three planes respectively including the first to third faces intersect with each other. A second prism has fourth to sixth faces. The fourth face is provided to be in contact with the third face via a dichroic coating layer and in parallel with the third face. The fifth face is opposing a second optical modulator and in parallel with the second face. The sixth face is in opposite to the first optical modulator with respect to an optical axis of the second optical modulator. The sixth face is formed to be inclined with respect to a reference surface, such that an unnecessary transmitted light and an unnecessary reflected light of the dichroic coating layer are not totally reflected by the sixth face.
US10705411B2 Document camera
A document camera includes a base, a monitor display mounted on the base, a first arm, a second arm, and a camera head. The first arm is mounted to the base so as to be pivotable in a right-left direction. The second arm is mounted to the first arm so as to be pivotable in the right-left direction. The camera head is mounted to the second arm so as to be pivotable in the right-left direction. The arms and the camera head are laid into respective laid positions when the document camera is not in use. The arms and the camera head are raised into respective standing positions when the document camera is in use. When laid into the respective laid positions, the arms and the camera head are fit within an upper surface of the base, and the monitor display is substantially covered by the first arm.
US10705409B2 System and method for evenly-scattered adaptable subject lighting for mobile device photography
A system for evenly-scattered adaptable subject lighting for mobile device photography, comprising a case configured to enclose and securely fasten a mobile device and an illuminating portion, the illuminating portion configured to produce light based on input received from a plurality of sensors. The system further comprising a plurality of programming instructions stored in a memory and operating on a processor of a network-connected computing device, and configured to direct the operation of the illuminating portion comprising at least a sensor processor and an image capture device, wherein the sensor processor adjusts the illuminating portion based on preconfigured thresholds to provide evenly-scatter lighting for capturing images of subjects via the image capture device.
US10705406B2 Two-dimensional light modulating device and electronic apparatus including the same
A two-dimensional (2D) light modulating device may include a plurality of phase modulating elements and a circuit board. The plurality of phase modulating elements may include a meta surface having a nano-structure. The circuit board may be configured to independently control electrical signals that are respectively transmitted to the plurality of phase modulating elements. The circuit board may include a plurality of pixel circuit units. Each of the plurality of pixel circuit units may include a transistor and a capacitor.
US10705405B2 Composite particles and method for making the same
A composite particle is provided that includes a base particle and a plurality of hydrophilic oligomeric groups extending from an exterior portion of the base particle, the base particle including a cross-linked polyurea and at least one of a pigment and a dye. The cross-linked polyurea may form a network throughout the base particle. A method of making the composite particle includes providing either a solution containing a dye or a dispersion containing a pigment in a water-dispersible polyfunctional isocyanate dissolved in a water-miscible solvent, forming an emulsion of the solution/dispersion in water, agitating the emulsion while the polyfunctional isocyanate is converted into a cross-linked polyurea, and separating the composite particle containing the cross-linked polyurea and the dye/pigment from the emulsion.
US10705404B2 TIR-modulated wide viewing angle display
The disclosed embodiments relate to lateral migration of particles in a totally internally reflective displays. In certain embodiments, the reflective image displays include partial and full walls to form partitions within the display. The walls mitigate diffusion and lateral migration or drift of electrophoretically mobile particles due to lateral electric fields at adjacent pixels. This improves image quality, bistability and long-term display performance.
US10705394B2 Display system, device, and method
An assembly and method for updating a display assembly of a control panel is disclosed with optimal uniform illumination. In some instances, embodiments include efficient and cost effective methods for upgrading display assemblies without having to completely overhaul the electrical, mechanical, or wiring components already existing within the control panel.
US10705392B2 Display device
A display device includes a display panel, a functional unit internally or exteriorly installed in the display panel, a first flexible substrate and connected to one end part of the display panel, a signal-transmission substrate connected to another end part of the first flexible substrate and configured to transmit a driving signal to the first flexible substrate, a driving component mounted on the first flexible substrate and configured to process and supply a signal from the signal-transmission substrate to the display panel to drive the display panel and display an image, and a second flexible substrate having one end part that is connected to the functional unit and another end part that is connected to a part of the first flexible substrate that is closer to the display panel than a display panel side end edge of the driving component that is mounted on the first flexible substrate.
US10705390B2 Color conversion substrate and liquid-crystal display device including the same
A liquid-crystal display device includes a first polarizer which has a transmission axis extended in a first direction, a second polarizer disposed above the first polarizer and which has a transmission axis extended in a second direction intersecting the first direction, a liquid-crystal layer disposed between the first polarizer and the second polarizers, and a linear patterned layer disposed between the liquid-crystal layer and the second polarizer, wherein the linear patterned layer comprises a pattern of linear features and the linear features of the pattern are extended in the second direction and spaced apart from one another in the first direction.
US10705382B2 Lighting device and display device
[Object] To provide a lighting device and a display device that can prevent contact between a reflective sheet having a metal film and solder firmly fixed to terminal areas of LEDs that are disposed in LED openings of the reflective sheet.[Solution] A lighting device 10 includes: a plurality of LEDs 15 serving as backlight light sources; an LED substrate 11 mounted with the plurality of LEDs 15; a reflective sheet 12 having a plurality of LED openings 13 in which the plurality of LEDs 15 are disposed, respectively, and having a metal film on a surface of the reflective sheet 12 opposite to a surface of the reflective sheet 12 that faces the LED substrate 11; and a support 17 that supports the reflective sheet 12 at a higher position than a height of solder 16 firmly fixed to terminal areas of the LEDs 15 that face the LED substrate 11.
US10705381B2 Light-emitting device, planar light source device and display device
This light-emitting device has a light-emitting element and a light flux control member. The light flux control member has an entry surface, a light control surface, a back surface, and a ring-shaped groove. The light control surface includes a first transmission portion, a total reflection portion, and a second transmission portion. The ring-shaped groove includes a first inner surface and a second inner surface. A second light beam, which is a light beam that is part of the light beam emitted from the light-emitting center of the light-emitting element, enters the interior of the light flux control member at the entry surface, is totally reflected at the total reflection portion, then internally reflected at the second inner surface, and exits from the second transmission portion to the exterior of the light flux control member.
US10705379B2 Liquid crystal display device
An LCD device having light weight, slimness, and high luminance, includes: a display panel; a light source providing a light to the display panel; and a light guide plate including an upper surface facing the display panel, an opposing lower surface, a light incidence surface facing the light source, and a light opposing surface opposing the light incidence surface, the light guide plate including a prism area and a non-prism area on the lower surface. The light guide plate further includes a plurality of prisms arranged at the prism area along a first direction which is perpendicular to the light incidence surface, a linear portion disposed at the non-prism area and extending from the plurality of prisms, a first resin layer on the linear portion, and a second resin layer on the first resin layer, wherein the first resin layer is thinner than the second resin layer.
US10705372B2 Liquid crystal display panel and display device without gray scale voltages
A liquid display panel, and a display device are provided. The liquid display panel includes a first substrate and a color filter layer. The first substrate includes a plurality of data lines and a plurality of scanning lines. The color filter layer includes a plurality of color-blockers. The data lines and the scanning lines intersect to form a plurality of pixels arranged in an array. Each pixel includes a first sub-pixel and a second sub-pixel adjacent to each other. Each first sub-pixel includes a first pixel electrode, and each second sub-pixel includes a second pixel electrode. The first sub-pixel and the second sub-pixel have an approximately same area. Each color-blocker corresponds to one of the pixels arranged in an array, and includes a first region and a second region, corresponding to the first sub-pixel and the second sub-pixel in a same pixel. The second region and the first region have a same color. The second region has a color-blocking region larger than a color-blocking region in the first region.
US10705367B2 Touch display panel having touch line formed on the same layer as the gate line
An array substrate includes a base substrate, a plurality of first signal lines extending in a first direction, a plurality of second signal lines located on a different layer from the first signal lines and extending in a second direction intersecting the first direction, and a plurality of touch signal lines extending in the second direction disposed on the base substrate. Each touch signal line includes a first touch line segment and a second touch line segment, the first touch line segment disposed on the same layer as the first signal lines, and at least partially overlapping with at least one of the second signal lines in a direction perpendicular to a surface of the base substrate, the second touch line segment disposed on a different layer from the first signal lines, and the first touch line segment electrically connected with the second touch line segment through a first via.
US10705365B2 Device for the regulation of light transmission
The present application concerns a switchable device for the regulation of light transmission, which has a compartmented structure, where the switching state of each of the compartments can be controlled individually.
US10705355B2 Optical apparatus
An optical apparatus includes a main body, a reflecting object lens pivotally connected to the main body and a cover pivotally connected to the reflecting object lens. The reflecting object lens is rotatable with respect to the main body within a first angle, and the cover is rotatable with respect to the reflecting object lens within a second angle.
US10705354B2 Method of fabricating a modulator of the propagation losses and of the index of propagation of an optical signal
A method of fabricating a modulator of propagation losses and of index of propagation of an optical signal, including: following bonding of a substrate onto an encapsulated semiconductor layer including a first electrode of the modulator and prior to forming a second electrode of the modulator, the method includes: removing a base substrate onto which the encapsulated semiconductor layer is deposited to expose a face of a buried layer of dielectric material, situated under the buried semiconductor layer, without modifying thickness of the buried layer by more than 5 nm; and forming the second electrode is implemented directly on this exposed face of the buried layer such that, once the second electrode has been formed, it is the buried layer which directly forms a dielectric layer interposed between proximal ends of the electrodes of the modulator.
US10705351B2 Ophthalmic device comprising an ophthalmic spectacle lens and a plurality of electronic components
An ophthalmic spectacle lens and a plurality of electronic components arranged in a form of at least one strip in contact with and along the periphery of the ophthalmic lens. An ophthalmic apparatus includes at least one frame and at least one ophthalmic device.
US10705350B2 Perceived image depth for autostereoscopic displays
An autostereoscopic display provides an extremely deep projection area by observing a relationship between a desired depth of projection and an autostereoscopic display design that includes a focal length of lenticles of a lenticular array and a number of views. The relationship specifies a projected depth at which lenticular crossover can occur for a given autostereoscopic with the specific lenticular focal length and number of views. Approximations can be used to simplify the relationship such that the projected depth is directly related to a product of the focal length and the number of views. To reduce optical aberrations, lenticles of the lenticular array include meniscus-cylinder lenses.
US10705342B2 Systems, articles, and methods for integrating holographic optical elements with eyeglass lenses
Systems, articles, and methods that integrate photopolymer film with eyeglass lenses are described. One or more hologram(s) may be recorded into/onto the photopolymer film to enable the lens to be used as a transparent holographic combiner in a wearable heads-up display employing an image source, such as a microdisplay or a scanning laser projector. The methods of integrating photopolymer film with eyeglass lenses include: positioning photopolymer film in a lens mold and casting the lens around the photopolymer film; sandwiching photopolymer film in between two portions of a lens; applying photopolymer film to a concave surface of a lens; and/or affixing a planar carrier (with photopolymer film thereon) to two points across a length of a concave surface of a lens. Respective lenses manufactured/adapted by each of these processes are also described.
US10705339B2 Suppression of stray light in head worn computing
Aspects of the present invention relate to suppression of stray light in head worn computing.
US10705338B2 Head tracking with adaptive reference
A method and system for providing head orientation relative to an adaptive reference orientation, implemented by a processing unit and comprising receiving head data from a head sensor, said head data describing a first head orientation of a user; receiving second data from a second sensor; adapting said adaptive reference orientation by moving it at least partly towards said first head orientation by an amount which is varied at least partly in accordance with said second data, thereby generating a new adaptive reference orientation; and generating, in accordance with said first head orientation and said new adaptive reference orientation, a second head orientation of the user as said first head orientation relative to said new adaptive reference orientation.
US10705334B2 Display device, display method and display medium
To provide a display device that can suppress generation of a double image. Display device includes plate-shape windshield having translucency and a projection unit that projects light expressing an image onto windshield such that the light is reflected toward a user by windshield. The projection unit changes a display distance between an eye of the user and a position of an image visually recognized as a virtual image by the user through windshield by the light projection. Windshield is formed such that a wedge angle that is of an angle formed between a front side and a back side at a region located at any level of windshield is continuously decreased with increasing level.
US10705326B2 Autofocus system for a computational microscope
Systems and methods are disclosed for focusing a microscope using images acquired under multiple illumination conditions. In one implementation, an autofocus microscope may include an image capture device, a focus actuator, an illumination assembly, and a controller. The controller may cause the illumination assembly to illuminate a sample at a first illumination condition and at a second illumination condition. The controller may acquire a first image of the sample illuminated from the first illumination angle and a second image of the sample illuminated from the second illumination angle. The controller may further determine an amount of shift between image features present in the first image of the sample and a corresponding image features present in the second image of the sample, If the amount of determined shift is non-zero, the focus actuator may change the distance between the sample and the focal plane.
US10705322B2 Wide-angle camera lens
The present invention provides a wide-angle camera lens consisting of seven lens elements. The wide-angle camera lens successively includes: a first optical lens with negative refractive power; a second optical lens with negative refractive power; a third optical lens with negative refractive power, an image side surface of the third optical lens being a convex surface; a fourth optical lens with refractive power; a fifth optical lens with refractive power; a sixth optical lens with refractive power; and a seventh optical lens with refractive power from an object side to an image side, wherein −5.5
US10705320B2 Lens system, image capturing unit and electronic device
A lens system includes, in order from an object side to an image side, a first lens element, a second lens element, a third lens element, a fourth lens element, a fifth lens element and a sixth lens element. The first lens element with negative refractive power has a concave image-side surface in a paraxial region. The second lens element with refractive power has a convex object-side surface in a paraxial region. The third lens element has positive refractive power. The fourth lens element with positive refractive power has an object-side and an image-side surfaces being aspheric. The fifth lens element with negative refractive power has an aspheric concave object-side surface and an aspheric convex image-side surface in a paraxial region. The sixth lens element with refractive power has an image-side surface being concave in a paraxial region with a convex shape in an off-axis region.
US10705319B2 Optical imaging lens
An optical imaging lens may include eight lens elements positioned in an order from an object side to an image side. Through designing concave and/or convex surfaces of the eight lens elements, the optical imaging lens may provide improved imaging quality and optical characteristics while the total length of the optical imaging lens may be shortened.
US10705305B2 Optical fiber unit and optical fiber cable
An optical fiber unit includes: a plurality of optical fibers; and at least two binding materials that bind the plurality of optical fibers. The two binding materials are wound around the plurality of optical fibers in an SZ shape and adhered to each other at reversed portions of the SZ shape to form an adhesive part. The adhesive part extends along a longitudinal direction where the optical fiber unit extends, and 0.15≤L/(P/2)≤0.8 is satisfied where L is a length of the adhesive part in the longitudinal direction and P is a binding pitch of the two binding materials in the longitudinal direction.
US10705303B2 Optical connector assembly connectorized for non-permanent attachment to an optoelectronic substrate assembly
An optical connector assembly (OCA) includes a connector housing to maintain alignment between optical components housed within the OCA and photoelectric converters on an optoelectronic substrate (OES) assembly. The optical components include a ferrule and an optical cable. The ferrule is optically coupled to the optical cable. The OCA includes a ferrule holder to hold the ferrule within the OCA, and a spring located between the connector housing and the ferrule holder. The spring is to apply a separating force between the ferrule holder and the connector housing. The OCA includes a gasket coupled to the connector housing. The coupling of the connector housing to a socket compresses the gasket to provide a seal between the connector housing and the socket.
US10705299B2 Ferrule structure, ferrule structure with fiber, and method for manufacturing ferrule structure with fiber
A ferrule structure includes: a ferrule body including a guide hole that accepts insertion of a guide pin, and a fiber hole that accepts insertion of an optical fiber and that is disposed in an opening surface of the ferrule body; and a lens plate including a guide hole that accepts insertion of the guide pin, a lens part, and an abutment surface that abuts an endface of the optical fiber. A recess is disposed in at least one of the ferrule body and the lens plate. A matching material filling gap, that is to be filled with a refractive index matching material, is formed with the recess, between the opening surface of the ferrule body and the abutment surface of the lens plate.
US10705293B2 Substrate integrated waveguide
This document discusses, among other things, a waveguide including a first metal having an outer surface proximate a dielectric material and an inner surface defining a path of the waveguide, a method of receiving an optical signal at the inner surface of the waveguide and transmitting the optical signal along at least a portion of the path of the waveguide. A method of integrating a waveguide in a substrate includes depositing sacrificial metal on a first surface of a carrier substrate to form a core of the waveguide, depositing a first metal over the sacrificial metal and at least a portion of the first surface of the carrier substrate, forming an outer surface of the waveguide and a conductor separate from the sacrificial metal, and depositing dielectric material over the first surface of the carrier substrate about the conductor.
US10705291B2 Optical transmission system
An optical transmission system according to the present disclosure is a mode multiplexed optical transmission system using a multi-mode optical fiber in which a plurality of propagation modes propagate as a transmission line, the optical transmission system including an optical fiber transmission line (83) that includes an optical fiber with two or more propagation modes; and a plurality of mode converters (91) that are configured to generate mode coupling between at least one pair of the propagation modes, in which a variation in an installation interval of the plurality of mode converters (91) is equal to or less than a threshold value determined by the transmission line length (Lt) of the optical fiber transmission line (83).
US10705289B2 Lighting device and display device
A lighting device includes a light-guiding plate and a light source. The light-guiding plate includes a light entrance surface, an entrance opposite surface located opposite to the light entrance surface, a light exit surface, and an exit opposite surface located opposite to the light exit surface. The light-guiding plate has a notch formed by notching a part thereof. A region between the notch and the entrance opposite surface is a shielded region where the notch blocks light guided through inside the light-guiding plate from the light entrance surface toward the entrance opposite surface, and a condensing member having a reflecting surface that reflects, in a condensing manner toward the shielded region, light having leaked out through the exit opposite surface is provided opposite the exit opposite surface of the light-guiding plate.
US10705288B2 Thermal management system for a transparent electronic display located in an access panel of a display case
An apparatus for viewing an image and a plurality of products simultaneously includes a display case to holds the products. An access panel assembly is placed over an opening in the case to allow access to the products. The assembly includes a transparent electronic display for displaying the image which is located in front of a light guide. A number of illumination devices are placed adjacent to an edge of the light guide to help illuminate the display. A thermal plate is located in close proximity to the illumination devices to conduct heat produced therefrom.
US10705287B2 Edgelit lighting system
A lighting system can include a lightguide having an edge and two major surfaces. The lightguide can be mounted in a frame so that one of the major surfaces faces towards an area to be illuminated, while the other major surface faces away from the area. LEDs can couple light into the lightguide edge, with the coupled light emitting from both major surfaces. Light emitted from the major surface that faces away from the area to be illuminated can be reflected back into the lightguide by a reflective surface. The reflective surface can be separated from the lightguide by an air gap. The air gap can promote internal reflection at the major surface facing away from the area to be illuminated, thereby enhancing homogeneity and output of light towards the area to be illuminated. The frame can include integral wireways, reflector retention clips, and grounding circuitry.
US10705285B2 Polarizing plate and optical apparatus provided with the same
Provided is a polarizing plate having high transmittance characteristics and high durability.A polarizing plate 1 with a wire grid structure includes a transparent substrate 10, and a grid-shaped projecting portion 11 which is arranged on the transparent substrate 10 at a pitch shorter than a wavelength of light in a used bandwidth and extends in a predetermined direction. The grid-shaped projecting portion 11 includes a reflection layer 12, a dielectric layer 13, and an absorption layer 14 in this order from the side of the transparent substrate 10. A protection layer 15 is provided on a surface of the grid-shaped projecting portion 11, and covers all of an upper surface and a side surface of the absorption layer 14 and all of a side surface of the dielectric layer 13, and at least a part of a side surface of the reflection layer 12. The protection layer 15 on the side surface of the reflection layer 12 is thinner than the protection layer 15 on the side surface of the absorption layer 14.
US10705284B2 Luminaire with luminaire module
The present technology relates to luminaires including a housing and a luminaire module disposed within the housing, where the housing has apertures through which light that is output by the luminaire module exits the luminaire towards one or more target areas.
US10705274B2 Optically anisotropic layer and production method therefor, optically anisotropic laminate and production method therefor, optically anisotropic transfer body, polarization plate, and image display device
An optically anisotropic layer including a polymer and a compound having a mesogen skeleton, wherein the polymer has a property such that a film of the polymer that is formed by a coating method using a solution of the polymer satisfies nz(P)>nx(P)≥ny(P), wherein nx(P) is a refractive index in a direction which, among in-plane directions of the film, gives a maximum refractive index, ny(P) is a refractive index in a direction which is perpendicular to the direction of nx(P) among the in-plane directions of the film, and nz(P) a refractive index in a thickness direction of the film, and the compound having a mesogen skeleton shows an in-plane retardation with reverse wavelength distribution under specific conditions.
US10705261B2 Conductive coating liquid composition, and an antistatic film and a display device using the same
Provided is a display device having an antistatic film comprising a conductive coating liquid composition. The conductive coating liquid composition comprises 10 to 100 parts by weight of a silane sol based on 100 parts by weight of a carbon nanotube dispersion liquid composition, and the silane sol comprises 0.01 to 10 wt % of an acid catalyst with a pH of 3.0 to 6.0 based on the total weight of the silane sol.
US10705239B2 Marine data acquisition node
Disclosed are systems and methods for marine geophysical surveying. An example system an electromagnetic source configured to emit an energy field into a body of water; a marine data acquisition node comprising: a base having a buoyancy such that the base is configured to float in a body of water; a geophysical sensor coupled to the base; a weight configured to anchor the marine data acquisition node to a water bottom; and a line connected between the weight and the base configured to prevent the base from floating to a surface of the body of water.
US10705236B2 Method for determining the hydraulic permeability of rocks in a subsurface region
An exemplary embodiment of the invention relates a method for determining hydraulic permeability of rocks in a subsurface region, the method comprising: in-situ measuring and/or calculating at least one of independent seismic velocities of rocks at different locations in said subsurface region; determining at least one lithological unit in said subsurface region based on the measured seismic velocities; for the at least one lithological unit, acquiring at least one rock sample at an at least one location of said subsurface region; measuring the rock-sample porosity and permeability as functions of stress; measuring and/or calculating of at least one of independent seismic velocities of said at least one rock sample as functions of stress; computing the stiff and compliant porosity of said at least one rock sample; computing numerical coefficients of a given analytical permeability model based on the stiff and compliant porosities; computing coefficients of a given analytical model of an elastic-compliance characteristic of the rock based on the stiff and compliant porosity; computing the stiff and compliant porosity for a plurality of other locations in said subsurface region; and computing the permeability of rocks belonging to said at least one lithological unit, for said at least one location in said subsurface region and for said plurality of other locations in said subsurface region.
US10705212B2 Optical sensor and electronic device
An optical sensor includes a time difference extraction circuit for extracting a time difference based on the distance to a target on the basis of a first received light pulse signal from a first light receiving unit, a reference cycle, and a second received light pulse signal from a second light receiving unit, and a determination circuit for determining whether a crosstalk value can be calculated on the basis of the time difference extracted by the time difference extraction circuit and the reference cycle.
US10705206B2 Estimation device, estimation method, tracking device including estimation device, and tracking method including estimation method
To estimate the condition of an object precisely, even while the object performs a turning motion, an estimation device for calculating a predicted position of an object existing on the periphery of a host vehicle includes: position calculating circuit for detecting a position of the object; Doppler velocity calculating circuit for calculating a Doppler velocity of the object; host vehicle velocity obtaining circuit for obtaining a host vehicle velocity; host vehicle turning radius obtaining circuit for obtaining a turning radius of the host vehicle; and predicted position calculating circuit for calculating the predicted position of the object on the basis of the position of the object, the Doppler velocity, the host vehicle velocity, and the turning radius of the host vehicle.
US10705205B2 Ground-based interferometric synthetic aperture radar-based atmospheric phase compensation method
The present invention relates to the technical field of synthetic aperture radar, and in particular to a ground-based interference synthetic aperture radar-based atmospheric phase compensation method. The present invention first uses the inverse fast Fourier transform algorithm to rapidly and effectively realize the focusing in the range and cross-range dimension. Then a triple threshold method which combines coherence coefficient, amplitude, and amplitude dispersion index is used to select reliable PS points. Finally, under a full consideration of the spatial correlation of the atmospheric phase, the atmospheric phase is estimated by using a two-dimensional-polynomial model. The present invention can rapidly and accurately estimate and compensate the atmospheric phase, is helpful in improving the accuracy of GB-InSAR real-time measurement, and valuable and universal in practical application.
US10705201B1 Radar beam sharpening system and method
An enhanced vision method or a weather radar system can be used with an aircraft and includes an antenna and a control circuit. The control circuit is configured to provide radar beams via the antenna toward external surroundings and is configured to receive radar returns. The control circuit is configured to process a collection of radar measurements from the radar returns, wherein each of the radar measurements is associated with a location determined using an antenna position, an antenna attitude, a beam sharpening angle, and a range. The radar measurements are processed to determine power density per grid cell associated with the power and location of the radar measurements, and the power density per grid cell is used to provide an image associated with the power and location of the radar measurements.
US10705186B2 Apparatus for detecting axial misalignment
In a diagnostic apparatus, a diagnostic unit diagnoses whether there is vertical misalignment. The vertical misalignment is misalignment of the probing beam with respect to a designed beam axis position in a vertical direction, i.e. a height direction, of the vehicle. Based on detection performance information representing whether target detection performance by the beam sensor is likely to be lower than a predetermined detection performance, a determining unit causes the diagnostic unit to execute diagnosis of the vertical misalignment upon the detection performance information representing, as a first detection state, that the detection performance is not likely to be lower than the predetermined detection performance. The determining unit disables the diagnostic unit from executing diagnosis of the vertical misalignment upon the detection performance information representing, as a second detection state, that the detection performance is likely to be lower than the predetermined detection performance.
US10705178B2 Localization calibration and refinement in high-speed mobile wireless systems
Systems and methods can support improved position locating of wireless devices. A suite of machine learning models may be established. Radio frequency sensors may be positioned within an electromagnetic environment where user equipment devices are serviced by a base station. The radio frequency sensors can receive wireless signals associated with communications between the user equipment devices and the base station. The suite of machine learning models may be trained using wireless signals received from user equipment devices in known positions. The trained suite of machine learning models can be applied to wireless signals received from user equipment devices in unknown positions. The trained suite of machine learning models may be used to estimate the unknown positions. The estimated positions may be refined using additional information from the user equipment devices.
US10705172B2 Magnetic resonance apparatus and method for dynamic adjustment thereof with multiple adjustment parameters
In a method and magnetic resonance (MR) apparatus for performing an adjustment of the MR system, an examination object under is divided into at least one excitation volume. First adjustment parameters for the at least one excitation volume of the object, and second adjustment parameters for the at least one excitation volume of the object, which differ from the first adjustment parameters are determined. First MR signals are acquired from the at least one excitation volume using the first adjustment parameters. Second MR signals are acquired from an excitation volume using the second adjustment parameters. A first MR image of the at least one excitation volume is reconstructed using the first MR signal. A second MR image of the at least one excitation volume is reconstructed using the second MR signal.
US10705164B2 Magnetic resonance signal detection module
A pair of detection coils, one coil provided on each side of a sample container across the width of the sample container. The detection coil is made of a superconductor and has an electric circuit pattern capable of detecting a magnetic resonance signal from a sample. The detection coil includes a lateral component intersectional to a static magnetic field H0 and having a part disposed at a position spaced away from a detection region, as compared to the remaining part.
US10705163B2 Stationary magic angle spinning enhanced solid state spin sensor
Here we present a solid-state spin sensor with enhanced sensitivity. The enhanced sensitivity is achieved by increasing the T2* dephasing time of the color center defects within the solid-state spin sensor. The T2* dephasing time extension is achieved by mitigating dipolar coupling between paramagnetic defects within the solid-state spin sensor. The mitigation of the dipolar coupling is achieved by applying a magic-angle-spinning magnetic field to the color center defects. This field is generated by driving a magnetic field generator (e.g., Helmholtz coils) with phase-shifted sinusoidal waveforms from current source impedance-matched to the magnetic field generator. The waveforms may oscillate (and the field may rotate) at a frequency based on the precession period of the color center defects to reduce color center defect dephasing and further enhance measurement sensitivity.
US10705159B2 Highly sensitive, low power fluxgate magnetic sensor integrated onto semiconductor process technologies
An integrated fluxgate device has a magnetic core disposed over a semiconductor substrate. A first winding is disposed in a first metallization level above and a second metallization level below the magnetic core, and is configured to generate a first magnetic field in the magnetic core. A second winding is disposed in the first and second metallization levels and is configured to generate a second magnetic field in the magnetic core. A third winding is disposed in the first and second metallization levels and is configured to sense a magnetic field in the magnetic core that is the net of the first and second magnetic fields.
US10705158B2 MEMS triaxial magnetic sensor with improved configuration
A MEMS triaxial magnetic sensor device includes a sensing structure having: a substrate; an outer frame, which internally defines a window and is elastically coupled to first anchorages fixed with respect to the substrate by first elastic elements; a mobile structure arranged in the window, suspended above the substrate, which is elastically coupled to the outer frame by second elastic elements and carries a conductive path for flow of an electric current; and an elastic arrangement operatively coupled to the mobile structure. The mobile structure performs, due to the first and second elastic elements and the arrangement of elastic elements, first, second, and third sensing movements in response to Lorentz forces from first, second, and third magnetic-field components, respectively. The first, second, and third sensing movements are distinct and decoupled from one another.
US10705155B2 Memory systems and power management apparatuses including secondary power devices, and related methods of operation
Power management apparatuses are provided. A power management apparatus includes a secondary power device that includes at least one capacitor. The power management apparatus includes a charging circuit that includes a direct current (DC)-DC converter and that is configured to supply power to the secondary power device. Moreover, the power management apparatus includes a measuring circuit that is configured to measure a switching profile of the DC-DC converter, and to determine a state of the secondary power device by comparing at least one time period of the switching profile with a reference time. Related memory systems and methods of operation are also provided.
US10705153B2 Methods and apparatus for measuring battery characteristics
Various embodiments of the present technology may comprise a method and apparatus for measuring battery characteristics. In various embodiments, the apparatus comprises a lithium ion battery and a fuel gauge to monitor the resistance of the battery and the capacity of battery as it ages. The fuel gauge may perform two different methods for computing two different capacity values. The fuel gauge may utilize the capacity values from each method to determine the resistance of the battery as it ages and related battery characteristics, such as the state of health of the battery.
US10705147B2 Remaining capacity detection circuit of rechargeable battery, electronic apparatus using the same, automobile, and detecting method for state of charge
The present invention improves the detection accuracy of the state of charge of a battery. A coulomb count value CC is generated by integrating a charge/discharge current IBAT of a battery (S100). An SOC value SOC1 is calculated (S102). Based on an SOC-OCV characteristic predetermined for the battery, an OCV value OCV1 corresponding to the value SOC1 is generated (S112). A voltage VBAT of the battery is detected (S104). A voltage drop VDROP1 between OCV1 and a detected value VBAT1 of the voltage VBAT is generated (S114). A value OCV2 greater than the minimum operating voltage of the system by ΔV, which corresponds to the voltage drop VDROP1, is generated (S116). Based on the SOC-OCV characteristic, an SOC value SOC2 corresponding to OCV2 is generated (S118). Based on the value SOC2, at least one of the values SOC1, CC, CCFULL, and SOC-OCV characteristics is corrected.
US10705145B2 Apparatus and method for extracting impedance parameters of three-phase motor
A method of extracting impedance parameters of a three-phase motor utilizes a five-terminal network including first to third winding wires and opposite shaft ends. The method includes connecting two terminals, selected from among the winding wires and the shaft ends, to input and output terminals in order to measure voltage and current of the terminals and to extract input impedance parameters of the five-terminal network, extracting conversion parameters including voltage and current transfer matrices in a common mode, in which the winding wires are commonly connected to the input and output terminals, and in a differential mode, in which the winding wires are differentially connected to the input and output terminals, and calculating impedance parameters in a mixed mode, in which transfer impedance components for the shaft ends in the common mode and the differential mode are mixed, using the extracted input impedance parameters and conversion parameters.
US10705143B2 Content addressable memory
An object of the present invention is to provide a highly-reliable content addressable memory. Provided is a content addressable memory including: a plurality of CAM cells; a word line joined to the CAM cells; a plurality of bit lines joined to the CAM cells; a plurality of search lines joined to the CAM cells; a match line joined to the CAM cells; a match amplifier joined to the match line; and a selection circuit that can select the output of the match amplifier in accordance with the value of the word line.
US10705137B2 Method of testing semiconductor packages
A method of testing semiconductor packages, which performs an electrical test on the semiconductor packages after receiving the semiconductor packages into insert pockets of a test tray and connecting with sockets of a tester by using pusher units each including a heater, includes receiving temperature information of the semiconductor packages from the tester while testing the semiconductor packages, calculating an overall average temperature of the semiconductor packages from the received temperature information, and individually controlling operations of heaters of the pusher units based on difference values between the overall average temperature and individual temperatures of the semiconductor packages.
US10705131B2 Method and apparatus for locating faults in overhead power transmission lines
The preferred embodiments relate to power engineering and can be used for locating faults in overhead power transmission lines. A method for locating faults in overhead power transmission lines includes installing, on a lightning-protector cable or power conductor, an apparatus for locating faults in overhead power transmission lines, controlling the movement of the apparatus, controlling the operation of apparatuses for inspecting the overhead power transmission lines, and receiving, processing and analyzing data produced by those apparatuses. Furthermore, the placement and control of the movement of the fault-locating apparatus are carried out with the aid of a helicopter-type aircraft. The apparatus for locating faults in overhead power transmission lines comprises a control system, apparatuses for inspecting the overhead power transmission lines, and a drive system, wherein the apparatus additionally comprises a helicopter-type aircraft.
US10705120B2 Force deflection and resistance testing system and method of use
A testing system for electrical interconnects having a removable device under test printed circuit board (DUT PCB) that electrically connects with the electrical testing components of the system. A removable top plate is placed on top of the DUT PCB and is locked in place by a plurality of locking posts that selectively connect to cam surfaces in the top plate that pull the top plate down sandwiching the DUT PCB between the top plate and the electrical testing components of the system. An actuator is also presented that presses the device under test into the electrical interconnect at increments where tests are performed on one, some or all of the contact points of the electrical interconnect. This information is then analyzed and graphed to assist with determine the optimum force and/or height to use during actual use.
US10705119B2 Shrouded test probe
A test probe includes an electrically insulating handle, an electrically conducting blade extending from the handle, an electrically insulating shroud including a first portion and a second portion that are at least partially disposed around the electrically conducting blade. A housing is attached to the handle such that the first portion of the shroud is disposed within the housing, and the second portion of the shroud extends from an aperture formed in the housing. A spring disposed between the handle and the shroud biases the shroud toward the aperture formed in the housing. The shroud protects the electrically conducting blade from unintentional contact with a conductor during testing. When the test probe is correctly positioned on a device being tested, the shroud retracts into the housing exposing the electrically conducting blade. When the test probe is moved away from the device, the shroud returns to its original position.
US10705111B2 Shock sensor
Disclosed is a shock sensor for detecting an attack on a facility equipped with the shock sensor, comprising: a microprocessor; a micro electromechanical system in communication with the microprocessor, the micro electromechanical system being integrated with a shock sensing device adapted to sense a shock generated by the attack in any direction and a microchip adapted to receive and store at least one parameter from the microprocessor and to analyze a shock signal generated by the shock based on the at least one parameter; and an output device connected with the microprocessor and adapted to output information based on an analysis result of the shock signal. According to the invention, the shock sensor can detect reliably any attack and has a simple circuit arrangement.
US10705103B2 Tube characterization station
Systems and methods for use in an in vitro diagnostics setting may include an automation track, a plurality of carriers configured to carry a plurality of sample vessels along the automation track, and a characterization station including a plurality of optical devices. A processor, in communication with the characterization station, can be configured to analyze images to automatically characterize physical attributes related to each carrier and/or sample vessel. A method may include receiving a plurality of images from a plurality of optical devices of a characterization station, wherein the plurality of images comprise images from a plurality of perspectives of a sample vessel being transported by a carrier, automatically analyzing the plurality of images, using a processor, to determine certain characteristics of the sample vessel, and automatically associating the characteristics of the sample vessel with the carrier in a database.
US10705087B2 Detection method for NTRK3 fusion
A polynucleotide, which is a novel causative gene for cancer, is elucidated, and, based on this finding, provided are a method for detecting the polynucleotide, or a polypeptide encoded by the polynucleotide; a kit and a primer set for the detection; a method for screening an inhibitor of the polypeptide; and a pharmaceutical composition for treating a cancer containing the inhibitor. In the detection method of the present invention, an NTRK3 fusion protein, or a fusion gene encoding the fusion protein, or an ETV6 fusion protein, or a fusion gene encoding the fusion protein, in a sample derived from the digestive system obtained from a subject, is detected.
US10705085B2 Tethered lipoplex nanoparticle biochips and methods of use
Disclosed are compositions and methods for the use of lipoplex nanoparticle chips and arrays in the detection of/diagnosis of a disease or condition.
US10705083B2 Bioparticle characterization and identification using interface thermal resistance measurement during bioparticle adhesion and detachment
The present disclosure relates to a method for characterizing and identifying a bioparticle. The method comprises introducing the sample to a substrate having a surface comprising a plurality of binding sites whereon bioparticles can be bound, determining, for at least one temperature, data representative for the interface thermal resistance of the surface of the substrate sufficiently long to include the detachment process of the bioparticles, and deriving, for the at least one temperature, a bioparticle retention time and/or detachment rate from the data representative for the interface thermal resistance data. The present disclosure also relates to a bio-sensing device suitable for the detection and/or characterization of target bioparticles.
US10705079B2 Method for preparing magnetic microsphere for separation of biological protein and use thereof
Disclosed is a method for preparing a magnetic microsphere for the separation of biological proteins. A magnetic microsphere matrix is treated by formulating and using an appropriate emulsified liquid, and modification of the surface of the magnetic microsphere matrix is realized by emulsion polymerization, thereby obtaining a magnetic microsphere coated with a polyacrylate polymer layer. Said emulsified liquid comprises the following components therein: acyclic acid monoester compounds, acyclic acid glycol compounds, initiators and optionally anionic surface active agents and water. The magnetic microsphere significantly reduces the non-specific adsorption of other proteins, without affecting the joining ability for a specific protein, when used in the separation of biological proteins. A new selection is provided to realize the separation engineering of high protein specificity adsorption.
US10705076B2 Anti-HLA monoclonal chimeric immunoglobulin, method and kit implementing such a monoclonal chimeric immunoglobulin
A method for determining the quantity of anti-HLA antibodies of a liquid medium containing antibodies.
US10705066B2 Method and system for spectral determination of egg gender and fertility
A method for detecting a state of an egg, the method comprising: illuminating an egg with a plurality of light pulses, each one of said plurality of light pulses having: a wavelength between about 400 nanometer (nm) and about 1500 nm, a width between about 0.5 picoseconds (ps) and about 500 ps, and an intensity between about 0.1 milliJoule (mJ) and about 100 mJ; capturing a reflection of at least a portion of the plurality of light pulses at a time delay corresponding to light reflected from within said egg in an interval of between about 1 mm and about 20 mm; analyzing the captured reflection to determine at least one spectrum of each of said plurality of light pulses; and classifying at least one of a gender and a fertility state of said egg according to said at least one spectrum.
US10705055B2 Measuring transducer of vibration-type as well as measuring system formed therewith
A measuring transducer comprises two flow dividers having, in each case, two tubular chambers separated from one another and adapted for guiding in- and out flowing fluid, of which each has a chamber floor, in which are formed, in each case, two mutually spaced flow openings communicating with a lumen of the chamber, and as well as a tube arrangement having at least four measuring tubes connected to the flow dividers for guiding flowing fluid with parallel flow. Moreover, the measuring transducer comprises an electromechanical exciter mechanism for exciting mechanical oscillations of the measuring tubes as well as a sensor arrangement for registering oscillatory movements of the measuring tubes and for generating at least two oscillation measurement signals representing oscillations of at least one of the measuring tubes. The measuring system includes besides the measuring transducer also transmitter electronics electrically connected therewith for activating the exciter mechanism and for processing at least one of the oscillation measurement signals generated by the sensor arrangement.
US10705052B2 Gas sensor
A gas sensor offering high gas identification property includes: a first gas detection element having a first oscillator, as well as a first gas-adsorption film which is provided on the first oscillator and constituted by two or more fluorine resins including vinylidene fluoride resin; a second gas detection element having a second oscillator, as well as a second gas-adsorption film which is provided on the second oscillator and constituted by two or more fluorine resins including vinylidene fluoride resin and which has adsorption characteristics different from those of the first adsorption film; and a detection circuitry that detects the resonance frequencies of the first and second gas detection elements.
US10705043B2 Multi-dimensional approach to imaging, monitoring, or measuring systems and processes utilizing capacitance sensors
A system and method for imaging, monitoring, or measuring systems and processes utilizing only data provided from capacitance sensors. The present invention combines the multi-frequency method of both ECVT/AECVT and DCPT to image or measure processes and systems more efficiently and accurately than the methods alone. The present system analyzes capacitance and current phase acquired at multiple frequencies to determine a plurality of properties of single and multiphase systems all at once. The combined use of ECVT and DCPT in multiphase flow can also be extended to measure volume fraction and phase distribution of flows involving greater than three phases by using multiple frequencies for capacitance, current phase, or both.
US10705025B2 Inspection device
An inspection device includes a wearable camera attached to a worker that images an inspection object, and a laser pointer that indicates an imaging region of the wearable camera to the worker. The laser pointer is attached to the worker to emit a laser beam in a direction parallel to a line of sight of the wearable camera such that a relative distance between a light point of the laser beam and the imaging region of the wearable camera is constant and does not vary depending on a distance between the laser pointer and the workpiece.
US10705023B2 Solution cathode glow discharge plasma-atomic emission spectrum apparatus and method capable of performing direct gas sample introduction and used for detecting heavy metal element
A solution cathode glow discharge plasma-atomic emission spectrum apparatus and method capable of performing direct gas sample introduction and used for detecting a heavy metal element. The solution cathode glow discharge plasma-atomic emission spectrum apparatus comprises a high-voltage power source, a ballast resistor, a hollow metal anode and a solution cathode. The hollow metal anode is connected to a positive electrode of the high-voltage power source by means of the ballast resistor, and the solution cathode is connected to a negative electrode of the high-voltage power source by means of a graphite electrode. The plasma apparatus is further configured in such a manner that a discharge region is formed between the hollow metal anode (10) and the solution cathode, and the hollow metal anode further serves as a sample introduction pipeline, so that gas to be detected enters the discharge region and is excited.
US10705022B2 Robust spectroscopy systems
An optical head for a Raman spectroscopy system includes a housing an input configured to allow input radiation of a selected wavelength into the housing, a first lens disposed in an end of the housing to allow the input radiation to emit from the housing through the first lens and to receive reflected radiation including specular reflection and diffuse reflection, and a second lens disposed in the housing and configured to receive reflected radiation from the first lens. The optical head includes an output configured to receive the reflected radiation from the second lens. The optical head includes a blocking mirror disposed in the housing between the first lens and the second lens. The blocking mirror is configured and positioned to direct the radiation from the input to the first lens. The blocking mirror blocks at least a portion of specular reflection from reaching the second lens but allows diffuse reflection to the reach the second lens.
US10705019B2 Multi-wavelength laser inspection
An example system for inspecting a surface includes a laser, an optical system, a gated camera, and a control system. The laser is configured to emit pulses of light, with respective wavelengths of the pulses of light varying over time. The optical system includes at least one optical element, and is configured to direct light emitted by the laser to points along a scan line one point at a time. The gated camera is configured to record a fluorescent response of the surface from light having each wavelength of a plurality of wavelengths at each point along the scan line. The control system is configured to control the gated camera such that an aperture of the gated camera is open during fluorescence of the surface but closed during exposure of the surface to light emitted by the laser.
US10705017B2 Characterization of liquids in sealed containers
A method of illuminating and extracting scattered and transmitted light from a liquid within a sealed glass bottle, the method comprising initiating transmission of an incident light beam from a light source to the sealed bottle, directing the incident light beam to totally internally refract within a wall of the sealed bottle and thereby cause an evanescent wave within the liquid to generate scattered or absorbed light, receiving the scattered or absorbed light from the liquid contained in the sealed bottle, and processing one or more signals representative of the scattered or absorbed light, the signals indicative of one or more molecules indicative of a characteristic being present in the liquid contained in the sealed bottle.
US10705016B2 Portable moisture analyzer for natural gas
Methods, devices, and systems are provided for analyzing the moisture content in natural gas. In one embodiment, a portable moisture analyzer system is provided and can include a moisture analyzer and a housing. The moisture analyzer can include a tunable diode laser absorption spectrometer (TDLAS) and a natural gas sample conditioning system. The TDLAS can be configured to detect water vapor content within a natural gas sample. The sample conditioning system can be in fluid communication with the TDLAS and can be configured to condition at least one of temperature, flow rate, and pressure of a natural gas sample. The housing can be configured to receive the moisture analyzer therein and to protect the moisture analyzer from vibration and/or shock.
US10705014B2 Image diagnosis apparatus, method of controlling image diagnosis apparatus, computer program, and computer readable storage medium
An image diagnosis apparatus determines an effective pulse based on a pulse signal corresponding to the rotation of an imaging core from a pulse signal corresponding to an A line indicating a period of a light source and switches the polarization state of light transmitted from an optical transceiver according to the effective pulse. According to the effective pulse, the image diagnosis apparatus acquires a signal of interference light between the light received by the optical transceiver and reference light.
US10705006B2 Sample analysis for mass cytometry
The invention relates to methods and devices for analysis of samples using laser ablation inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (LA-ICP-MS). The invention provides methods and devices in which individual ablation plumes are distinctively captured and transferred to the ICP, followed by analysis by mass cytometry.
US10705004B2 Diffusion cell and uses for evaluating the diffusion of a compound through a membrane
A diffusion cell is described that includes a receiver compartment and a tightening ring intended to be positioned above the receiver compartment in such a way that a membrane sample, such as a sample of a skin, can be arranged between the receiver compartment and the tightening ring. The cell further includes means for tightening by rotation of the tightening ring on the receiver compartment. Uses of such a diffusion cell, in particular for evaluating the penetration capacity of a compound of interest contained in an aerosol formulation, are also described. These uses can be applicable in an occlusive patch or semi-occlusive patch or in a formulation under occlusive or semi-occlusive conditions in the skin. The uses can also be implemented to evaluate the capacity of an aerosol formulation, an occlusive or semi-occlusive patch or a formulation under occlusive or semi-occlusive conditions to deliver a compound of interest through the skin.
US10704999B2 Conveyor belt
A conveyor belt 10 is formed with a belt core body 14 covered by a cover rubber 12. The cover rubber 12 is formed with a shock resistance performance evaluation index, i.e., the product of an elongation at break Eb, a tensile strength at break TSb, and a loss tangent tan δ of 6000 or greater. The loss tangent tan δ is the ratio between a storage modulus and a loss modulus calculated from a stress when vibrations of a predetermined frequency are applied to cover rubber 12. The measurement conditions of the loss tangent tan δ are determined on the basis of a speed of an impact applied under the use conditions of the conveyor belt 10.
US10704996B2 Machinery for an automated analysis of the slides in accordance with the indirect immunofluorescence assay—IFA
A machinery for preparation and analysis of one or more slides for a biological material according to an immuno-fluorescence technique includes a loading station for one or more containers of test liquids and/or samples of product; a positioning station of the slides; a containment station of one or more slide covers; an analysis station having a microscope that acquires digital images at one or more magnifications; an assembly, mobile inside the area defined by the machinery and controlled to move through the stations to prepare one or more slides according to a predefined protocol and arrange them in a corresponding analysis station for subsequent acquisition of digital images; one or more covers for each slide arranged in the seat; a container of the covers, the assembly being controlled to remove the covers once the phase of pre-dilution of the samples has been completed and arrange them inside the container.
US10704994B2 Apparatus for automatic separation and collection of fluid
An apparatus for the collection of multiple samples of a fluid stream. The apparatus includes a plurality fluid collection containers arranged to receive separate portions of the fluid stream in a temporal sequence and a sealing mechanism provided on each fluid collection container configured to close the fluid collection containers when filled by a portion of the fluid stream and to cause the fluid stream to flow to the next fluid collection container in the sequence. The fluid collection containers separately collect at least a beginning portion of the fluid stream, a mid-portion of the fluid stream and an end-portion of the fluid stream. Each of the fluid collection containers may be detachably connected to tubing held in a housing having a sloped upper surface for receiving the fluid stream and an inlet for directing the fluid stream to the tubing. The housing may be a fluid collection cup.
US10704993B2 Subsurface environment sampler with actuator movable collection chamber
A Sampler and process for collecting, growing, inoculating and evaluating microbes in-situ. The Sampler may be loaded with an active or inert media to assist with the collection of microbes. It is closed and lowered to a desired depth. Sampler is opened to initiate sampling. Materials are added to the sampler to stimulate growth or change the environment. To collect and grow in situ microbes, the sampler is left open for a period of time, a trigger closes and seals the sampler capturing contents specific to that location. The sampler is lifted preserving the in-situ conditions from the collection location. The contents of the sampler can be interrogated through sealed ports at the field site or at a remote location. The sampler can also be utilized as a biologic reactor allowing researchers to connect laboratory equipment to analyze, modify, or cultivate the collected sample.
US10704991B2 Cell aspiration support system
A cell aspiration support system includes an image acquisition unit, an image processing unit, a display unit, an operation control unit and a cooling unit. The image acquisition unit acquires an image of the group of cells. The image processing unit identifies a cell from the acquired image to calculate feature quantities of each cell, and detects a cell whose feature quantities satisfy predetermined conditions. The display unit displays information relating to the group of cells in a state in which the detected cell is distinguishable. When receiving designation of the specific cell based on the information, the operation control unit moves the cell culture container such that a specific cell is placed at a predetermined aspiration position and moves an aspiration tip to the aspiration position. The cooling unit holds a specimen rack storing an aspirated tip after aspiration and cools the tip.
US10704987B2 Smart mechanical component
A smart mechanical component has a mechanical part main body; a mechanical part secondary body located inside of the mechanical part main body; a three dimensional three-dimensional (3-D) reserved space located between the mechanical part main body and the mechanical part secondary body; at least one connecting unit connecting the mechanical part main body and the mechanical part secondary body; wherein the mechanical part main body, the mechanical part secondary body and the three dimensional three-dimensional (3-D) reserved space form a capacitor; the connecting unit forms an inductor; the inductor and the capacitor forms an inductor-capacitor circuit.
US10704980B2 Safety procedure and testing mechanism for valve replacement and leak detection on a tank car
Aspects of the invention include methods and systems for a testing mechanism to be utilized when repairing and replacing a valve utilized on a tank car. The testing mechanism may comprise a pipe plug device configured to plug a siphon pipe located on a tank car and a pressure test device to conduct a leak detect test after the pipe plug device is removed from the siphon pipe. The pipe plug device may include a pipe plug bladder and a pipe plug pressure fitting to inflate and deflate the pipe plug bladder against a wall of the siphon pipe. The pressure test device may include a pressure test valve cap with a test valve bladder located on the pressure test valve cap, a bladder pressure fitting to inflate and deflate the test valve bladder, and a test pressure fitting to pressurize a valve, the test pressure fitting located on the pressure test valve cap.
US10704979B2 Flow detection device
A flow detector for detecting flow rates of fluid in pipes by measuring the temperature of the pipe and the ambient temperature and determining from the signals whether there is a flow in the pipe, by the shape of the temperature signals without providing any heat input to the pipe or fluid.
US10704978B2 Wheel-force dynamometer for measuring tire forces
A wheel-force dynamometer (1) for measuring, via force sensors (6), force and torque that act upon a vehicle tire (2a) and a vehicle wheel (2). The vehicle wheel (2) is mounted to rotate by way of a wheel axle. The wheel-force dynamometer (1) is characterized in that the wheel axle is in the form of a rotor (3) which is hydrostatically mounted, axially fixed and able to rotate in the circumferential direction, in a rigid and positionally fixed housing (5).
US10704974B2 Actuator system with smart load cell
The present disclosure includes the use of a smart load cell in a system for controlling an electromechanical actuator. A load cell may be positioned along the outer surface of the electromechanical actuator. Further, the load cell may utilize strain gages and a microcontroller. The load cell may be configured to transmit data to an electric brake actuator controller which includes calibration for operating temperature of the electromechanical actuator.
US10704973B2 Data acquisition device and method of timing data sampling
A method of timing data sampling includes, in a data acquisition device, generating sampling intervals from a system clock of the data acquisition device, sampling data at the generated sampling intervals, and receiving start of frame (SOF) signals from a port, such as a USB port. For a selected number of SOF signals received, an actual number of system clock cycles is determined for a time interval corresponding to the selected number of SOF signals. The actual number of system clock cycles is compared to a nominal number of system clock cycles and a sampling interval is adjusted based on the comparison. The actual number of system clock cycles may be determined using a count-and-capture counter. The nominal number of system clock cycles may be calculated based on a nominal system clock rate and on a known SOF interval. Generating sampling intervals may include using a divide-by-N counter.
US10704968B1 Thrust limiter for boom-mounted rotor
An electrical signal is received via a boom where a rotor is attached to the boom and the received electrical signal is received while the rotor outputs a thrust. It is decided whether to decrease the thrust which is output by the rotor, including by analyzing the received electrical signal. In response to deciding to decrease the thrust which is output by the rotor, the thrust which is output by the rotor is decreased.
US10704963B2 Infrared contrasting color emissivity measurement system
Devices and corresponding methods can be provided to measure temperature and/or emissivity of a target. Emissivity of the target need not be known or assumed, and any temperature difference between a sensor and the target need not be zeroed or minimized. No particular bandpass filter is required. Devices can include one or two sensors viewing the same target as the target views different respective viewed temperatures. The respective viewed temperatures can be sensor temperatures, and a single sensor can be set to each of the respective viewed temperatures at different times. An analyzer can determine the temperature and/or emissivity of the target based on the respective viewed temperatures and on plural net heat fluxes detected by the sensors and corresponding to the respective viewed temperatures.
US10704962B2 Indicating device
The invention relates to devices for indicating the history of products, e.g., with regard to the temperature progression. The device according to the invention comprises a covering layer, an indicator layer, an activator layer, and an optional delaying layer. By means of heating, moisture is released, which, in the case of some embodiments, migrates first into the delaying layer and then into the activator layer. There, an activator is mobilized and migrates together with the moisture into the indicator layer. By interaction of the indicator with the activator in the presence of moisture, a color conversion occurs, which indicates the exceedance of the critical temperature. The invention further relates to methods for producing the device according to the invention and to applications of the device according to the invention, e.g., in the temperature monitoring of sensitive products.
US10704953B2 Light detecting apparatus and image acquiring apparatus
The disclosed technology is directed to a light detecting apparatus used in an image acquiring apparatus. The image acquiring apparatus comprises a light receiving element that outputs a current according to a light amount of incident light. A current-voltage conversion circuit converts the current output from the light receiving element to a voltage signal. The current-voltage conversion circuit includes an operational amplifier and feedback resistance, feedback capacitance, and at least one diode that are connected in parallel between an inverting terminal and an output terminal of the operational amplifier. The diode is connected to have a forward direction from the inverting terminal toward the output terminal, and following conditional expressions are satisfied, G=Rf B=1/(2πRf(Cf+Cd/n)) and Vpr>n×Vf>G×Imax.
US10704944B2 System and method for capturing dose information
A system for capture of dose delivery information is provided. The system includes a medication delivery device, a dose information capture device adapted to be attached to the medication delivery device, and a target element adapted to be attached to the medication delivery device. The target element comprises a magnet or ferrous element and the target element attaches to the medication delivery device on a dose delivery mechanism of the medication delivery device. The dose information capture device includes a magnetic position sensor adapted to detect a position of the target element. As an alternative to magnetic sensing, MEMS flow sensors, and the like may also be used. Exemplary systems preferably transmit dose information in real time to remote devices for further processing.
US10704941B2 Flow meter with measuring channel
Disclosed is a flow meter with at least two measuring sensors, preferably ultrasonic sensors, spaced apart from each other, wherein the coupling of the measuring signals into and out of a fluid is performed via a coupling element which is inserted flush into a circumferential wall of a measuring channel.
US10704935B2 Fluid flow detector with tethered drag block
A method and system for monitoring, measuring and affecting fluid flow within a pipe element of a plumbing system. One version is attached proximate to, and installed through, a hose bib of a building water plumbing system. The device includes water flow sensing and monitoring modules that are coupled to a drag block. The drag block may be configured to be deployed and deformed within a fluid pipe as directed by a controller or by manual control. The controller is optionally communicatively or bi-directionally communicatively coupled to an external receiver or transceiver by wireless means. Data collected by the device is analyzed to detect leaks in the plumbing system. The device may include a power source, such as an electrical battery, a solar energy collector, and/or a wind energy collector.
US10704930B2 Electromagnetic induction type displacement detection apparatus and measuring instrument using the same
Provided is an electromagnetic induction type displacement detection apparatus in which influence of a change in magnetic flux received by a receiving device can be suppressed. An electromagnetic induction type displacement detection apparatus 1 includes a scale including a scale coil and a head 3 relatively moving with respect to the scale. The head 3 includes a transmitting device 4 that generates magnetic flux in the scale coil, and a receiving device 5 that includes a first receiving unit 51 and a second receiving unit 52 each receiving the change in the magnetic flux and in which the first receiving unit 51 and the second receiving unit 52 are arranged to be shifted from each other along a measurement direction. The receiving device 5 includes one end portion 10a and another end portion 10b in which a density of a plurality of receiving coils 500 is made sparse, and a central portion 11 that is positioned between the one end portion 10a and the other end portion 10b and in which the density of the plurality of receiving coils 500 is made dense. The electromagnetic induction type displacement detection apparatus 1 includes the one end portion 10a and the other end portion 10b and the central portion 11, whereby influence of the change in the magnetic flux received by the receiving device 5 can be suppressed.
US10704921B2 Autonomous vehicle and autonomous vehicle system having same
The present invention relates to an autonomous vehicle and an autonomous vehicle system having the same. The autonomous vehicle according to the present invention comprises: a plurality of cameras; a radar; a communication unit; a display; an audio output unit; and a processor which, in an autonomous driving mode, controls the autonomous vehicle so as to select any one of a plurality of routes toward a destination and perform autonomous driving along the selected route, to receive advertisement information from the outside when driving along the selected route, and to output the received advertisement information through at least one of a display or an audio output unit, the received advertisement information being variable for each of the plurality of routes. Due to this feature, it is possible to provide different advertisements for each route to the destination during autonomous driving.
US10704919B1 Systems and methods for using a directional indicator on a personal mobility vehicle
The disclosed computer-implemented method may include receiving, by a computing device, directional information for a waypoint along a route of travel of a personal mobility vehicle, determining, by the computing device and based on the directional information, a bearing of the waypoint from a current location of the personal mobility vehicle, and displaying, by a display device included in the personal mobility vehicle and configured to display navigational information within an illumination pattern, an indication of the bearing within the illumination pattern for navigating the personal mobility vehicle along the route of travel to the waypoint. Various other methods, systems, and computer-readable media are also disclosed.
US10704918B2 Method and apparatus for improved location decisions based on surroundings
A system includes a processor configured to receive imaging of an environment surrounding a user, captured by a user device. The processor is also configured to identify a plurality of non-user entities in the image. The processor is further configured to identify a user location relative to the non-user entities. The processor is also configured to generate a digital representation of the user location relative to the non-user entities and convey the digital representation to a vehicle requested by the user.
US10704911B2 Method and apparatus for setting destination in navigation terminal
A method and apparatus are provided for displaying information in a first electronic device. A message is received from a second electronic device. In response to determining that the message includes information corresponding to a location of the second electronic device, information corresponding to a location of the second electronic device is obtained from the received message. A start point and a destination point are set based at least in part on position information of the first electronic device and the information corresponding to the location of the second electronic device. In response to identifying a route between the start point and the destination point, information representing the identified route between the start point and the destination point is displayed on a display of the first electronic device.
US10704903B2 Binocular capable of measuring distance and prism and light transmitter module thereof
A prism and light transmitter module includes a prism holder, a light transmitter, a prism module, a drive circuit board, a shield, and a fixing assembly. The light transmitter is configured to emit or receive a light beam along a light axis. The prism module includes an inclined plane and is disposed within the prism holder with the inclined plane exposed. The drive circuit board is disposed above the inclined plane, and intersects with the light axis at a first angle. The shield is disposed on the drive circuit board. The fixing assembly connects to the prism holder, is configured to fix the drive circuit board, and includes a hole through which the light transmitter is exposed. A binocular capable of measuring distance includes a first optical system and a second optical system. The first optical system or/and the second optical system include the prism and light transmitter module.
US10704900B2 Detection device and detection method
A detection device includes: a crack detection unit to detect a deformation on a surface of a structure from image information on the structure; a step detection unit to detect a step on the surface of the structure from three-dimensional point group information on the structure measured with a laser; and a determination unit to determine a state of the deformation using information on the deformation generated by the crack detection unit and information on the step generated by the step detection unit.
US10704881B1 Remotely actuated multi-use modular explosive ordnance disposal rocket dearmer
A novel dearmer enables EOD technicians to propel dearmer projectiles using conventional electric .50 caliber blank cartridges or conventional non-electric 12 gauge blank cartridges. The dearmer projectiles may render energetic threats safe without requiring an opposing force to offset the recoil. The conventional blank cartridge functions as a rocket motor that supplies gas to a converging/diverging nozzle. Alternatively, liquid is loaded into the dearmer (creating a liquid rocket effect) and the EOD projectile is propelled toward a target from the end of the dearmer opposite the liquid.
US10704880B1 Polymer ammunition and cartridge having a convex primer insert
The present invention includes a primer insert for a polymer ammunition cartridge comprising: a top surface; a bottom surface opposite the top surface; a coupling element that extends from the bottom surface, wherein the coupling element comprises an interior surface and an exterior surface, wherein the interior surface comprises: a convex transition region that transitions from the bottom surface to a second segment wherein the transition region has an overall convex shape; a first segment extending from the second segment and terminates at a tip, wherein the first segment has a first segment distance from 0.06 to 0.14 inches and the second segment has a second segment distance from 0.05 to 0.15 inches, wherein the second segment has a second segment angle from +3 to −3 degrees relative to the first segment angle and the first segment has a first segment angle from +6 to −6 degrees from perpendicular to the top surface; a primer recess in the top surface that extends toward the bottom surface; a primer flash aperture positioned in the primer recess through the bottom surface; and a flash aperture groove in the primer recess and positioned around the primer flash aperture and adapted to receive a polymer overmolding through the primer flash aperture.
US10704869B2 Multi-piece polymer ammunition cartridge nose
The present invention provides a polymer nose for a polymeric ammunition cartridge having a generally cylindrical neck having a projectile aperture at a first end, a shoulder comprising a shoulder top connected to the generally cylindrical neck opposite a shoulder bottom, a nose junction positioned around the shoulder bottom, a skirt connected circumferentially about the nose junction to extend away from the shoulder bottom, wherein the nose junction and the skirt are adapted to mate to a base junction in a cartridge.
US10704867B2 Oil well perforators
An oil and gas well shaped charge perforator capable of providing an exothermic reaction after detonation is provided, comprising a housing (2), a high explosive (3), and a reactive liner (6) where the high explosive is positioned between the reactive liner and the housing. The reactive liner (6) is produced from a reactive composition which is capable of sustaining an exothermic reaction during the formation of the cutting jet. The composition is a pressed i.e. compacted particulate composition comprising at least two metals, wherein one of the metals is present as spherical particulate, and the other metal is present as a non-spherical particulate. There may also be at least one further metal, which is not capable of an exothermic reaction with the reactive composition, present in an amount greater than 10% w/w of the liner. To aid consolidation a binder may also be added.
US10704866B2 High kinetic energy absorption with low back face deformation ballistic composites
Viscoelastic, lightweight composite armor that is resistant to backface deformation, and to a method for evaluating the effectiveness of composite armor in resisting backface deformation. The index of retraction of a composite is determined by evaluating the degree of composite retraction at the site of impact of projectile after movement of the projectile is stopped. The degree of retraction indicates the ability of the composite to resist backface deformation.
US10704859B2 Compressed gas gun front grip having battery access panel
A foregrip for a projectile launcher is disclosed. The foregrip includes a proximal longitudinal end mounted to a projectile launcher and a distal longitudinal end positioned away from a projectile launcher. An access panel is hinged to a battery compartment at the distal longitudinal end of the foregrip. A release button separates the access panel from the foregrip. The release button is located on the proximal longitudinal end of the foregrip.
US10704854B1 Firearm delay mechanism
In some embodiments, a firearm mechanism comprises a bolt carrier comprising a bolt carrier cavity, a buffer comprising a buffer cavity and a weight arranged to travel between the bolt carrier cavity and the buffer cavity. The buffer cavity comprises a damping mechanism comprising a reduction in a cross-sectional size of the buffer cavity. In some embodiments, the damping mechanism and weight comprise a valve arrangement arranged to pressurize the buffer cavity and damp kinetic energy carried by the weight.
US10704846B2 Hybrid metal-polymer heat exchanger
A heat exchanger includes a metal tube and a composite polymer fin in thermal contact with the metal tube. The fin is formed of a polymer and a thermally conductive filler such that the fin has a thermal conductivity greater than or equal to 0.5 Watts per meter Kelvin.
US10704843B2 Coolant connection of a heat exchanger, connection stem, housing section and intake manifold
A coolant connection of a heat exchanger includes at least one male connector on the side of the heat exchanger and at least one connection stem on the side of the housing. The at least one connection stem is designed on its side fluidically away from the heat exchanger for the connection of a coolant line or as part of a coolant line and on its side toward the heat exchanger as a female connector for the at least one male connector. The coolant connection provides at least two circumferential sealing areas. The coolant connector has a connecting flange enclosing radial fluid lines arranged between the sealing areas which vent to the environment. In the event of a seal failure, coolant leakage may pass through the radial fluid lines to the environment, preventing coolant from bypassing the sealing areas into and air intake tract.
US10704842B2 Side plate end tab for heat exchanger
An end tab for a heat exchanger frame includes a plate, an end, an expansion portion, and a bent portion. The plate has a first width, and the end has a second width larger than the first width. The expansion portion increases the width from the first width to the second width. The bent portion connects the plate and the end and includes at least one window.
US10704841B2 Monolithic bicontinuous labyrinth structures and methods for their manufacture
A heat exchanger includes a core comprising a single piece continuous boundary having a first surface defining a first labyrinth, and an opposing second surface defining a second labyrinth; a first inlet manifold connected to the first labyrinth and configured to supply a first fluid to the first labyrinth; and a second inlet manifold connected to the second labyrinth and configured to supply a second fluid to the second labyrinth; wherein the core comprises a plurality of identical three dimensional unit cell structures replicated in three orthogonal spatial dimensions.
US10704836B2 Refractory article and method of forming
A refractory article can include a socket including a cavity that is configured to receive a post, a particulate material, and a binder. The binder is configured to bond the post to the socket. The refractory article can include a sleeve coupled to the socket and configured to bond the post to the socket. In an embodiment, the sleeve can bond to the binder. In another embodiment, a collar can be placed between the sleeve and the binder. The collar can be configured to bond the post to the socket. A method of forming a refractory article can include disposing a particulate material within a cavity of a socket and placing a binder material overlying the particulate material.
US10704824B1 Refrigerator casing with a mitered front corner joint
A refrigerator appliance includes a cabinet that defines a chilled chamber. The cabinet has an outer casing with a first front flange and a second front flange. The first and second front flanges are connected at a mitered joint. Each of the first and second front flanges has a tab extending into the outer casing. The tabs of the first and second front flanges are plastically deformed together at the mitered joint.
US10704816B2 Liquid transfer pump cycle
A method of initiating a low-energy cooling mode using a controller of an HVAC system includes measuring a temperature of ambient air proximal to a condenser coil and determining whether the temperature of the ambient air proximal the condenser coil is less than a temperature threshold. If the temperature of the ambient air is less than the temperature threshold, the HVAC system is configured to operate in a low-energy cooling mode. In the low-energy cooling mode, the controller opens a first bypass valve to allow a refrigerant to bypass a compressor and the compressor is powered off. The HVAC system is operated until a cooling demand has been met.
US10704814B2 Expansion valve control
A method for controlling a refrigeration system having a compressor, heat rejecting heat exchanger, expansion valve and heat absorbing heat exchanger circulating a refrigerant in series flow, the heat absorbing heat exchanger in thermal communication with working fluid, the method includes obtaining an expansion valve position set point; using a feedback control loop to generate a controlled expansion valve position; obtaining a rate of change of an operating parameter of the system; using the rate of change of the operating parameter to generate an adjustment; modifying the controlled expansion valve position using the adjustment; and controlling the expansion valve using the modified controlled expansion valve position.
US10704811B2 Sorption cooling device
A sorption cooling device includes at least one evaporator, a condenser and a sorption chamber.
US10704809B2 System for warming-up and cooling-down a superconducting magnet
A cryogenic refrigerator system with heaters is constructed in modular form to serve as a portable servicing system to warm up and then cool down a target object by circulating a gaseous cryogen through a target object cryostat without moving the target object or breaking its vacuum. The main module is a refrigerator cryostat containing a fan that circulates gas through one or more heat exchangers which can warm or cool the gas by heaters and by one or more GM or Brayton cycle expanders. Additional components including one or more compressors, a gas charge and vent assembly, a control system, gas lines, power lines, and vacuum jacketed transfer lines can be assembled in the main module or additional modules. An example is a system that can be wheeled through a hospital to service a MRI cryostat.
US10704807B2 Binary refrigeration apparatus
An ultralow binary refrigeration apparatus, which cools an enclosed space to an ultralow temperature of −80° C. or lower to be used for storing cells or microorganisms, for example, without posing worries in regard of Ozone Depletion Potential (ODP) and Global Warming Potential (GWP), and which is excellent in refrigerant stability, can dispense with an oil separator, and enables a reduction in the amount of refrigerant, or a reduction in the power output of the compressor. The object is achieved by a binary refrigeration apparatus configured by connecting a high temperature refrigeration cycle and a low temperature refrigeration cycle via a cascade condenser, in which the high temperature refrigeration cycle is filled with propane as a refrigerant and a refrigerator oil, while the low temperature refrigeration cycle is filled with a hydrocarbon having a boiling point of −80° C. or lower as a refrigerant, a refrigerator oil, and an oil return agent.
US10704806B1 Holder for securing a fluid tube, a solar collector, and method of arranging a fluid tube
A holder for securing a fluid tube to a trough-formed solar collector. In an operation mode of the solar collector, the holder partly encircles a circumference of a cross-section of the fluid tube and leaves a portion of the circumference un-encircled by the holder. The holder may comprise a base member adapted to abut the fluid tube, the base member comprising at least one securing means adapted to secure the base member to the solar collector. Further, the holder may comprise an immobilizing member adapted to together with the base member immobilize a centre-line of the fluid tube in the solar collector when the fluid tube abuts the holder. The base member is connected with the immobilizing member, such that the base member together with the immobilizing member, in an operation mode of the solar collector, partly encircles the circumference of the cross-section of the fluid tube and forms an opening smaller than a diameter of the cross-section of the fluid tube. The immobilizing member may be pivotably connected to the base member by a connecting means, such that the immobilizing member can pivot in relation to the base member to, in a service mode of the solar collector, leave an opening larger than the diameter of the cross-section of the fluid tube.
US10704804B2 System, device and associated methods for protection during over-temperature and over-pressure in a water heater
The T&P relief valve includes a valve spring which is sealed within a protective chamber configured to contain a first protective fluid. The valve spring is protected, by the protective chamber and first protective fluid, from corrosion, calcification and/or mineral deposits which would affect the valve assembly. A thermal element assembly is carried by an internal tongue of the valve casing. A plunger casing is configured to contain a second protective fluid to protect the upper end and captive plunger from corrosion, calcification and/or mineral deposits which could affect the thermal element. The protective chamber includes a sealing flange at a top thereof. An end cap assembly includes an end cap secured to the flange of the valve casing with the sealing flange of the protective chamber therebetween to define a casing seal for the protective chamber and the open top of the valve casing.
US10704792B2 Adsorptive hybrid desiccant cooling system
Provided is an adsorptive hybrid desiccant cooling system, including a desiccant cooler comprising a housing including a regeneration passage and a dehumidification passage, a desiccant rotor mounted on a partition wall dividing the regeneration passage and the dehumidification passage from each other, a regeneration preheater installed upstream of the desiccant rotor in the dehumidification passage, and a cooler installed downstream of the desiccant rotor in the dehumidification passage; and an adsorptive cooler comprising an adsorber including a first sub-adsorber and a second sub-adsorber configured to adsorb a refrigerant at an adsorption temperature and desorb the refrigerant at a regeneration temperature, a condenser configured to condense the refrigerant, and an evaporator configured to evaporate the refrigerant, wherein the adsorber is connected to each of the external heat source and the regeneration preheater, and the regeneration preheater is heated by adsorption heat generated in the adsorber.
US10704788B2 Solid fuel burning appliance having an air intake control assembly and method for controlling an air intake into a combustion chamber of a solid fuel burning appliance
An air intake control assembly for adjusting an air intake into a combustion chamber of a solid fuel burning appliance is provided. The air intake control assembly comprises a mounting structure having at least one air intake opening, a shutter mounted to the mounting structure and configurable between an open configuration and an at least partially closed configuration, a power supply, a motor operatively connected to the shutter and activable to modify a configuration of the shutter with respect to the at least one air intake opening, a temperature sensor electrically connected to the motor and the power supply to monitor a temperature representative of a temperature of the combustion chamber; and an electric circuit connecting the motor to the power supply and being operatively connected the temperature sensor. A solid fuel burning appliance and a method for controlling an air intake into a combustion chamber of a solid fuel burning appliance are also provided.
US10704776B2 Sliding light switch with integrated light source
An illuminating light switch with an integrated sliding member that, when actuated by a user, exposes led lighting elements to illuminate the area where the light switch is affixed. The light switch includes a front member having a light aperture aligned with a light source, a rear member with a first mounting member affixed, a second mounting member adapted to be coupled to both a support surface and the first mounting member, and an internal switch to selectively supply current to the light source. In the closed position, the sliding member obscures the light source and no current is supplied to the light source. In the intermediate position, the sliding member partially exposes a first extent of the light source that provides illumination through the light aperture. In the open position, the sliding member exposes a second extent of the light source to provide a greater amount of illumination through the light aperture.
US10704774B2 Flood light
A light includes a housing including a front face, a first face, a second face, and a first surface arranged between the second face and the front face. A lens is disposed in the front face and a light source is covered by the lens. A power source is configured to provide power to the light source. The first face is angled at a first oblique angle with respect to the front face, the second face is angled at a second oblique angle with respect to the front face, and the first surface is angled at a third oblique angle with respect to the front face. The first face, the second face, and the first surface each define a surface configured to support the light.
US10704769B2 Vehicle reflector assembly with circuit board retention plate
A lamp reflector assembly that includes a lamp reflector and a circuit board holder plate. The lamp reflector and the circuit board holder plate each include guide ribs to hold a lamp circuit board in place in the reflector assembly. The board holder plate provides X, Y, Z location of the lamp circuit board as well as visual position verification of the lamp circuit board held in the reflector assembly. Finger tabs protruding from the lamp circuit board through slots in the board holder plate permit repositioning the lamp circuit board so that the lamp circuit board, the board holder plate, and the lamp reflector are properly positioned relative to each other prior to securing the board holder plate to the reflector.
US10704768B2 Methods and apparatuses for connecting lighting accessories to lighting fixtures
A lighting fixture adapter, methods for manufacturing a lighting fixture adapter, and methods for attaching a lighting accessory to a lighting fixture are disclosed. Embodiments include an adapter that connects to a lighting accessory and allows a user to connect the lighting accessory to a lighting fixture using less twisting than would normally be required when attaching the accessory to the fixture. Embodiments allow a lighting accessory that normally requires multiple rotations to operatively and/or fully engage with a lighting fixture to operatively and/or fully engage with the fixture using a maximum 360 degrees rotation, 180 degrees of rotation, 90 degrees of rotation, or no rotation. Some embodiments include a kit with one or more of: an adapter (which may include a flange), a replacement component for the lighting fixture (which may include a flange for engaging the adapter flange), wires, wiring connectors, an anti-rotation component, and a plug.
US10704765B2 Composite optical element
Systems and methods are provided for forming a composite optical element having a transparent lens carrier and a lens attached to the transparent lens carrier. The lens is formed from liquid silicone rubber. The Young's modulus of the material of the lens carrier is higher than that of liquid silicone rubber. The lens carrier includes a plurality of surface features configured to interface with the transparent lens.
US10704764B2 Light assembly including linear lens
A light assembly including a light pipe and a plurality of light sources. The light pipe is an elongated, single, unitary piece having a generally linear light-exiting surface along one edge. The light pipe includes a plurality of lens portions along its length. Each lens portion forms a portion of the light existing surface. Each light source is associated with one of the lens portions to emit light into the lens portion and, therefore, the light pipe as a whole. The light from the light sources mixes within the light pipe before exiting the light pipe through the light-exiting surface in a generally linear pattern.
US10704763B2 Diffractive optical element and light irradiation apparatus
A diffractive optical element is configured to provide desired diffracted light and is excellent in durability. The diffractive optical element shapes light from a light source, wherein the diffractive optical element is provided with a diffractive layer having a periodic structure having low refractive index portions and high refractive index portions, and the high refractive index portions of the periodic structure include one having an aspect ratio of 2 or more.
US10704753B2 Auxiliary headlamp assembly for producing a supplemental low beam
An auxiliary lamp for a vehicle. Ordinary headlamps are restricted by law in the intensity that they direct towards oncoming drivers. This can cause inconveniently low illumination to a side of the vehicle, such as along a line 20 or 25 degrees left of center for a left-hand driver side vehicle. An auxiliary headlamp assembly is added to provide an auxiliary beam that supplements the primary beam. The auxiliary beam increases illumination along this line, yet maintains total illumination toward oncoming drivers below allowed limits.
US10704751B2 Downlight firestop
An intumescent firestop element is supported within a light can by fire sensitive supports each having a base fabricated of a meltable or flammable material and a supporting element fabricated of metal and supported by the base, with the base joined to the light can. In response to a fire, the fire sensitive supports cease to support the firestop element which drops to a deployed position in the light can until arrested by a limiter.
US10704747B2 Reduced glare light fixture
Reduced glare light fixtures are provided. In one example implementation, a reduced glare light fixture includes a light emitting diode (LED) system. The LED system includes at least one LED module having one or more LED devices. The reduced glare light fixture further includes a bezel physically coupled to the LED system engine. The bezel has one or more glare reduction tubes. At least one of the one or more glare reduction tubes is configured to be approximately coaxial with one LED of the one or more LED devices.
US10704743B2 Saturated amber light source device
The present disclosure discloses a light source device. The light source device comprises a light source array configured to emit an excitation light; a phosphor sheet arranged in a propagation direction of the excitation light and configured to receive the excitation light to emit an excited unsaturated amber light; and a cutoff filter arranged along a propagation direction of the unsaturated amber light and configured to filter the unsaturated amber light to obtain a saturated amber light.
US10704737B2 Method and device for filling or withdrawing from a pressurized gas tank
A method for filling or withdrawing from a pressurized gas tank. The tank having a wall having a cylindrical overall shape with dimensions and thermophysical properties that are given and known. The method including the regulation of the flow rate of the introduced or withdrawn gas, and/or of the temperature of the introduced gas, to avoid a situation in which the tank reaches a given high temperature threshold or a given low temperature threshold. The method including a step of estimating, by calculating in real time, at least one tank temperature from: the average temperature of the tank wall, the maximum temperature reached by the tank wall, the minimum temperature reached by the tank wall, and in that the flowrate of gas or the temperature of the gas is regulated depending on the calculated tank temperature.
US10704734B2 Method and apparatus for determining lubricant contamination or deterioration in an engine
An apparatus and method for determining lubrication contamination or deterioration in an engine or a lubricant system of an engine can include at least one sensor provided in the lubricant system. The sensor can sense an aroma of a lubricant or the air around the lubricant to measure a chemical composition or an aromatic. The sensed chemical composition or aromatic can be compared to a baseline or threshold to determine a particular contamination type or deterioration level of the lubricant.
US10704730B2 Small-sized camera gimbal and electronic device having same
A camera gimbal is disclosed. The disclosed camera gimbal comprises: a pitching housing, in which a lens part is disposed, rotating around a first axis; a yawing housing rotating around a second axis vertical to the first axis, and to which the pitching housing is coupled so as to be rotatable around the second axis; and a rolling housing rotating around a third axis vertical to the first and second axes, and to which the yawing housing is coupled so as to be rotatable around the third axis, wherein the first and second axes can cross at a right angle, the second and third axes can cross at a right angle, the first and third axes can be spaced from each other in a state in which the first and third axes can cross at a right angle, and the first and third axes can be arranged on the same plane. In the present invention, various examples are possible.
US10704728B2 Pipe liner and method of making same
An eversion liner for lining a pipe includes an impermeable outer portion, inner and outer strength portions inside the impermeable outer portion, and a middle portion including at least one felt layer radially between the inner and outer strength portions. At least one of the inner and outer strength portions is formed from a unitary sheet of strength material that includes parallel chopped strands of fiber. The longitudinal edge margins of the sheet of strength material are positioned in overlapping engagement and joined together by joining structure. The parallel chopped fibers can be oriented transverse to the length of the liner. The joining structure can prevent reduction in a width of the overlapped edge margins as the liner expands during eversion.
US10704727B2 Electrical installation for an electric trace heating system for a metal pipe for transporting fluids and electric trace heating method for such a pipe
An electrical installation for an electrical system for trace heating a fluid transport pipe (8) made of metal, at least one polyphase circuit having three main electric cables (6-1, 6-4, and 6-7) in a star connection, and one additional electric cable (6-2, 6-3, 6-5, 6-6, 6-8, and 6-9), the main cables and the additional cable positioned around the pipe and connected at the pipeline end to a common connection ring (10) forming a point of zero electric potential, and detector for detecting a failure, if any, of the polyphase circuit to identify a failed main cable in order to replace it with the additional cable.
US10704726B2 Curved flow channel with built-in lattice structure
The curved flow channel with built-in lattice structure provided by the present application is configured with the lattice structure disposed at the outer inside wall of the curved section away from a center of curvature of the curved section. Through geometry and distribution design of the lattice structure, flow rate and flow direction of fluid impacting the lattice structure can be altered, which achieves the purpose of flow rate redistribution in the curved flow channel and produces a downstream flow field with uniform distribution.
US10704721B2 Coupler assembly that compensates for misalignment
A coupler assembly includes a fluid fitting formed with a first bore at one end thereof and a second bore at an opposite end thereof, both of the bores being formed with female threads. A fluid adaptor includes a neck portion ending in a terminal portion larger in diameter than the neck portion. A fitting ring secures the fluid adaptor to the fitting. The fitting ring includes a split ring that fits over the terminal portion. The fitting ring is formed with a male thread, which mates with the female thread of the second bore of the fitting. The fitting ring has a first inner portion with a flat annular shape and a second inner portion with a curved annular shape.
US10704720B2 Tube assembly
A tube assembly for delivering a substance is provided. The tube assembly includes a tube body, a sleeve body, a joint member, a handle member and a fixing member. The tube body has a tube end portion. The sleeve body is fitted around the tube body and has a sleeve end portion corresponding to the tube end portion. The tube end portion is fitted around one end of the joint member. The handle member is fitted around the sleeve body. The fixing member is fitted around the sleeve end portion, the handle member and the joint member at the same time so that the fixing member presses a part of the handle member, a part of the sleeve end portion and a part of the joint member inwards in a manner such that the tube body, the sleeve body and the handle member are fixed relative to the joint member.
US10704719B2 Hydraulic and/or pneumatic multi-coupling connector with lever actuated mechanism
The present invention relates to a hydraulic and/or pneumatic multi-coupler connector of the type comprising at least one pair of couplers inserted into a containment body and equipped with a lever actuated mechanism comprising an actuation lever maneuverable by the user for the relief of the residual pressure of the couplers and the connection thereof to corresponding male couplers.
US10704712B1 External pressure CX gasket
A pressure-energized ring joint gasket such as a CX gasket for a clamp or other connector includes a cylindrical inner surface oriented toward adjacent sections of a subsea stack that are to be joined by the connector, wings that taper away from the cylindrical inner surface and end in a rectangular shoulder, wherein a portion of the rectangular shoulder is removed to create a boss, an upper groove, and a lower groove, and D-rings in the upper and lower grooves. The gasket can be used to connect adjacent sections of the stack and to maintain a seal between the sections whether the external sea water pressure is greater or less than the internal well pressure. A method for using the gasket for connecting adjacent sections of a subsea stack in offshore drilling environments is also provided.
US10704709B2 Variations of fluid opening geometry for rotary valve body
A fluid flow metering rotary valve body is provided that includes a central axis, and at least one lobe having at least one fluid opening. At least one fluid throttle is formed on a perimeter surface of the at least one fluid opening. The fluid throttle can have at least one blind void or at least one protrusion and can facilitate various flow strategies, including a decreasing fluid flow with increasing overlap between the fluid opening and a fluid port. The at least one protrusion can extend to various depths to accommodate different fluid openings and injection molding strategies.
US10704706B2 Reflexive valve preservation and actuation system and method
Embodiments of the present disclosure include a valve assembly including a supply housing with a first bore and an injectable housing coupled to the supply housing with a second bore. The valve assembly further includes a piston extending through at least a portion of the first and second bores, the piston being reciprocable axially along a longitudinal axis. The valve assembly also includes a first inlet at a first end of the supply housing for directing a working fluid toward a first end of the piston. The valve assembly includes a second inlet extending through the injectable housing toward a cavity that receives an injectable material. The valve assembly also includes a second outlet at a second end of the injectable housing that directs the injectable material out of the injectable housing as the piston moves axially along the longitudinal axis.
US10704703B2 Coolant control valve unit
A coolant control valve unit is provided. The valve unit includes a valve that opens and closes a coolant path and a rod that is extended from one side of the valve. A cam is also provided which includes a track formed with a predetermined inclination and a predetermined height along a rotation direction with respect to a rotation axis. The track thus presses the rod according to the rotation of the cam which is rotated about the rotation axis by and an actuator.
US10704702B2 Choke valve with internal sleeve for erosion protection
An assembly and method for a choke valve body having a choke valve to control flow of fluids. A sleeve positioned in and attached to the choke valve body to flow the fluids through an inner sleeve region internal to the sleeve instead of an outer sleeve region external to the sleeve.
US10704699B2 Valve apparatus, system and method
A valve apparatus and system is provided. The valve apparatus includes a housing having a fluid inlet and a fluid outlet. A support assembly is attached to the housing, the support assembly including a positioning chamber located over the outlet. A diaphragm assembly is moveably attached to the support assembly. The diaphragm assembly includes a piston having one end slideably mounted in the positioning chamber, and a diaphragm attached to the other end of the piston. A sealing element is located about a perimeter of the diaphragm, and a biasing element is arranged to contact the support assembly and the diaphragm assembly, thereby urging at least a portion of the sealing element against the fluid outlet, providing a fluid-tight seal.
US10704689B2 Parking lock for a motor vehicle
A motor vehicle parking lock includes a locking pawl, an actuator shaft, a pawl actuating element and a crank mechanism. The locking pawl is pivotable about a first rotational axis and includes a pawl tooth configured for engagement in a recess of a locking tooth system in a positively locking manner. The actuator shaft is rotatable about a second rotational axis to actuate the locking pawl and reversibly bring the pawl tooth into engagement with the recess. The pawl actuating element is linearly moveable along a translation axis to pivot the locking pawl. The crank mechanism converts rotary motion of the actuator shaft into linear motion of the pawl actuating element. The crank mechanism includes a connecting rod with an articulation point at the pawl actuating element, and a joint that connects the connecting rod and a crank. The joint is arranged between the pawl tooth and the articulation point.
US10704684B2 Transmission parking system including neutral state maintaining lock and release device
A transmission parking system is provided. The system includes a parking gear and a parking rod that is connected with the parking gear. Additionally, a parking lever has a first end that is connected with the parking rod and the parking lever is installed rotatably around a control shaft. A detent return spring is wound around an exterior circumference of the control shaft, supports the parking lever, and provides elastic force to rotate the parking lever and return to an original position. A control lever is installed rotatably around the control shaft and is installed at an exterior side of the parking lever to allow user operation. A neutral state maintaining lock and release device is connected with the control lever and is changed to a neutral state lock or a neutral state release based on operation of the control lever.
US10704681B2 Gear actuator for double clutch transmission
Disclosed herein is a gear actuator for a double clutch transmission, which includes a power module (100), including odd and even-numbered stage select solenoids and shift motors, a controller directly connected to them, and select levers connected to select rods of the select solenoids, shift modules (200) for transmitting the rotational forces of the shift motors to a control shaft assembly (300), the control shaft assembly (300) for transmitting the operating force of the power module (100) to a shift lug, and a body housing (400) having the power module (100), the shift modules (200), and the control shaft assembly (300) installed therein. Accordingly, the gear actuator can have a more compact structure and be easily assembled by modularization.
US10704679B2 Hydraulic control device
In a hydraulic control device, a first valve device is brought into an open state when a first value obtained by subtracting a value of a pressure in the first output side oil passage from a value of a pressure in the second output side oil passage is equal to or larger than a first threshold value. A second valve device is brought into an open state when an oil pressure in a third connection oil passage is equal to or larger than a second threshold value, and is brought into a closed state when the oil pressure in the third connection oil passage is smaller than the second threshold value. The first value is equal to or larger than the first threshold value and the first valve device is in the open state when the second valve device is in the closed state.
US10704674B2 Shift device
When a lock bar is moved in a state in which a cam is rotated and an abutting face is abutted on a cam face of the cam, the abutting face is abutted on a circumferential face of the cam at a location excluding a lock bar moving direction position with respect to a center of rotation. Accordingly, a movement stroke of the lock bar with respect to a rotation angle of the cam can be increased.
US10704672B1 Actively restorable gear shifting device and gear shifting method using the same
An actively restorable gear shifting device and a gear shifting method using the same are provided. The gear shifting device includes a gear shifting lever unit that is moved from an initial position to an operating position by external operating force and is connected to a restoring mechanism to be restored to the initial position when the operating force is eliminated. A driving gear is connected to the gear shifting lever unit to be rotated by a motion of the gear shifting lever unit. A driven gear engages with an outer tooth portion of the driving gear, connects to a gear shifting cable, and implements gear shifting by pushing or pulling the gear shifting cable by a rotation of the driving gear. The gear shifting lever unit is connected to the driving gear by a pawl, and the pawl has a first joining position and a second joining position.
US10704670B2 Automotive transmission
An automotive transmission is provided that allows a driver to select a gear stage. The automotive transmission includes a knob and a lever that is vertically movable from a first position to a second position. A lever moving unit is coupled to the lever and a driving unit generates a driving force to move the lever moving unit. Additionally, the lever moving unit moves the lever between the first position, which is for operating the lever in a first gear shift sensing mode, and the second position, which is for operating the lever in a second gear shift sensing mode, in accordance with the driving force generated by the driving unit.
US10704668B2 Air breather chamber structure
An air breather chamber structure includes: a first breather chamber provided to a housing receiving a transmission; and a second breather chamber provided to an upper portion of the housing in a gravity direction, the first introduction hole being positioned on the first side of the imaginary surface, the second introduction hole being positioned on the second side of the imaginary surface, the atmosphere communication hole being positioned on the first side of the imaginary surface, the discharge hole being positioned on the second side of the imaginary surface, the first introduction hole and the discharge hole being positioned below the second introduction hole in the gravity direction, and the atmosphere communication hole being positioned above the second introduction hole in the gravity direction.
US10704663B2 Modular disconnecting drive module with torque vectoring augmentation
A drive module having a housing, an input pinion, a ring gear driven by the input pinion, a ring gear bearing supporting the ring gear for rotation relative to the housing, a pair of output shafts and a clutch that selectively transmits rotary power between the ring gear and the output shafts. The clutch includes a clutch input, which is rotatably coupled to the ring gear, a clutch plate separator that is rotatably coupled to the clutch input, a pair of clutch outputs, which are each coupled to a respective one of the output shafts, a pair of clutch packs, which transmit rotary power between the clutch input and a respective one of the clutch outputs, and a pair of apply pistons. The apply pistons are housed in the clutch plate separator.
US10704659B2 Curvature-adjustable backboard assembly and curved display device
The present invention provides a curvature-adjustable backboard assembly and a curved display device. The curvature-adjustable backboard assembly of the present invention includes a curvable backboard, a slider-crank mechanism, and a first low-speed position-limiting electric machine. The slider-crank mechanism comprises a central pivot and a first rail that are fixed to the backboard, a first slider mounted to the first rail, a first crank that is rotatable about the central pivot as being driven by the first low-speed position-limiting electric machine, and a first connection rod having two ends respectively and pivotally coupled to the first slider and the first crank, wherein when the first crank is driven to rotate, the first connection rod drives the first slider to move along the first rail and during the movement of the first slider along the first rail, a height of an arched form of the backboard with respect to the central pivot at a location where the first slider passes may vary accordingly so as to allow for easy and efficient variation of a curvature of the backboard according to a desired curving condition.
US10704658B2 Resistance adjusting device for non-pull cord window blind
A resistance adjusting device for a non-pull cord window blind includes a base, a resistance adjusting seat, and a positioning pin. The base has a top hole, a pin hole, and a fixed shaft corresponding to the top hole. The resistance adjusting seat has a rotational shaft, and positioning holes and resistance adjusting rods arranged at intervals archedly relative to the rotational shaft. The resistance adjusting seat is rotatably sleeved onto the fixed shaft of the base by the rotational shaft, thereby able to adjust the friction resistance between the lift transmission cord and the resistance adjusting seat by one or a plurality of the resistance adjusting rods during rotation. The positioning pin is detachably disposed in the pin hole of the base and selectively inserted in one of the positioning holes of the resistance adjusting seat, to disable the resistance adjusting seat from rotating, thereby positioning it.
US10704630B2 Automatic slack adjuster with adjusting clutch in control train
A vehicle brake slack adjuster includes a housing coupled to a brake actuator and supporting a driving worm wheel engaging the brake cam shaft and a driving worm screw meshed with the driving worm wheel and transferring a brake actuating force, imparted by the brake actuator to the housing, to the driving worm wheel and cam shaft. The adjuster further includes a wear adjustment mechanism including a reference arm fixed against movement and including a control ring gear, a pinion gear meshed with the control ring gear and configured for rotation about an axis, a clutch ring disposed about the axis and configured for rotation with the pinion gear, a control worm screw disposed about the axis, a wrap spring engaging surfaces of the clutch ring and control worm screw and a control worm wheel meshed with the control worm screw and configured for rotation with the driving worm screw.
US10704620B2 Method for transmitting and dampening torques
A method for transmission of and damping of a mean torque with a superposed alternating torque in a torque transmission arrangement for a powertrain of a motor vehicle having an input and an output. The mean torque with the superposed alternating torque is transmitted along a torque path from the input the output. The input rotates at an input speed and the output rotates at an output speed. A slip arrangement is provided in the torque path between the input and the output for generating a speed slip. The slip arrangement provides a maximum of an external activation of the speed slip in the area of a maxima of at least one periodic oscillation component of an alternating component and provides a minimum of an external activation of the speed slip in the area of a minima of at least one periodic oscillation component of the alternating component (new).
US10704614B2 Hybrid vehicle drive apparatus
A hybrid vehicle drive apparatus, including a prime-mover-output-shaft, a transmission-input-shaft and a motor-rotor provided therebetween, each rotatable around an axis-line, a first-clutch connecting/disconnecting the output-shaft and the motor, a second-clutch connecting/disconnecting the motor and the input-shaft, a case-member having a radially extending non-rotating-sidewall-member and a non-rotating-shaft-member extending around the axis-line, and a rotor-support-member having a rotating-shaft-member rotatably fitted on the non-rotating-shaft-member and a rotating-sidewall-member facing the non-rotating-sidewall-member and extending radially outward from the rotating-shaft-member, and cantilevering the rotor, wherein the first/second-clutch has first/second-plates alternately and rotatably arranged in the axial-direction, a clutch-hub supporting the first-plates movably in the axial-direction, and a clutch-drum supporting the second-plates movably in the axial-direction, the clutch-hub of the first-clutch is integrally rotatable with the output-shaft, the clutch-hub of the second-clutch is integrally rotatable with the input-shaft, and the clutch-drums of the first/second-clutches are a single-shared-clutch-drum and integrally rotatable with the rotor-support-member.
US10704607B2 Flexible coupling arrangements for drive systems
A flexible coupling arrangement includes an outer first member, an outer second member, and an outer flexible coupling. The outer flexible coupling is arranged to transmit torque between the outer first member and the outer second member while allowing at least one of angular misalignment and axial misalignment between the outer first member and the outer second member. The flexible coupling also includes an inner first member, an inner second member, and inner flexible coupling. The inner flexible coupling arranged to transmit torque between the inner first member and the inner second member while allowing at least one of angular misalignment and axial misalignment between the inner first member and the inner second member. The inner flexible coupling is positioned radially inward of the outer flexible coupling.
US10704606B2 Torque disc
A torque disc comprising a fixing surface and at least one restraining element. The fixing surface defines an area of the torque disc for attachment to a fastener in use, and the at least one restraining element extends from the fixing surface so as to engage in use with at least one portion of the fastener to restrain rotational movement of the fastener during attachment to or detachment from the torque disc.
US10704605B2 Rotation transmitter
A rotation transmitter includes a first member, a second member, and an intermediate member. The first member is connected to the intermediate member by a first rotary mechanism. The second member is connected to the intermediate member by a second rotary mechanism. A second rotary mechanism includes: a second radial pin supported by a first one of the second member and the intermediate member; a plurality of pairs of rollers disposed at different positions of the second radial pin and each of the pairs of rollers holding the second radial pin therebetween; axial pins supporting the respective rollers while supported by a second one of the second member and the intermediate member; and stroke bearings respectively interposed between the rollers and the axial pins and supporting the rollers so that the rollers are rotatable around the axial pins and movable in a direction of the rotation axis.
US10704602B2 Brake rotor and tone ring assembly
A wheel end assembly includes a brake rotor that is rotatable about an axis and a tone ring that is secured to the brake rotor. The brake rotor includes a protrusion that extends into a brake rotor opening. The tone ring includes a recess that receives the protrusion to restrict rotational movement of the tone ring with respect to the brake rotor.
US10704594B2 Rolling deep groove ball bearing
A rolling deep groove ball bearing includes a bearing outer ring (1), a bearing inner ring (2), a plurality of large rolling balls (3) and special-shaped rollers (4), where the large rolling balls (3) and special-shaped rollers (4) are arranged between the bearing inner ring (1) and the bearing outer ring (2), and the large rolling balls (3) and the special-shaped rollers (4) are arranged at intervals. For the rolling deep groove ball bearing, the rolling balls (3) and the bearing raceway realize the pure rolling, where high linear velocity is subjected; the bearing capacity is large; the noise is low; the reliability is high and the service life is long. The deep groove ball bearing has no gap for installing balls and is simply assembled.
US10704588B2 Threaded metallic fastener and process for coating a threaded metallic fastener
A metallic fastener has a threaded portion coated with a composition. The composition includes (a) a paraffin wax with a melting temperature in the range of 50 to 70° C. (b) 1 to 5 parts by weight (pbw) of a resin per pbw of paraffin wax, (c) 0.1 to 0.25 pbw graphite per pbw of paraffin wax, and (d) 0.05 to 0.30 pbw of an FDA-approved silica per pbw of paraffin wax. A process for coating the metallic fastener includes: (i) providing the composition as defined above, (ii) maintaining the fastener or bringing it to a temperature in the range of 30 to 70° C., (iii) applying the composition at a temperature in the range of 100 to 170° C., (iv) optionally, removing surplus composition, (v) cooling the fastener to less than 100° C., (vi) finishing the fastener in a water bath, and (vii) drying the fastener.
US10704587B2 Captive fastener assembly
A method and device for a captive fastener assembly comprising of a fastener including a head and a shaft, the shaft comprising of a threaded section and an unthreaded section being interposed between the head and the threaded section. A standoff accommodating the fastener permanently fastened to the first surface and enabling the fastener to have an angular and circular motion within the standoff and fastening the first surface with the other surface by placing the surfaces together so that the fastener is substantially aligned with the receiving nut on the other surface for coupling, wherein a marginal offset for the alignment of fastener with the female part of the other surface is allowed.
US10704586B2 Manually operable locking device
A locking device for releasable locking with a counter body, having a base body, which is connected together with an add-on element and a connection element, and actuation means. One or more slides are fastened to the actuation means, which exert a relative movement to the locking device, whereby the slides are able to be brought into contact with the locking means and these can be transferred into a counter geometry of the counter body. Here, the actuation means remain in their respective position due to the return springs of the locking means and of the tension resulting therefrom as well as of a frictional resistance between locking means and slides. An automatic securing device is provided as secondary securing, designed as a spring-loaded securing bolt for securing the position of the actuation means and prevents unintentional opening of the locking device.
US10704584B2 Process for joining fiber composite materials using self-piercing rivets
A process for joining fiber composite materials using self-piercing rivets. The process includes contacting first and second panels. The second panel is a fiber composite material. The process further includes elevating a temperature of only a fastening portion of the second panel. The process also includes placing the first and second panels on a die and joining the first and second panels with one or more rivets while the fastening portion is at an elevated temperature.
US10704583B2 Cable staple assembly and system
Frangible connectors can extend between and can alone couple adjacent insulator bodies together. The insulator bodies can also include counteracting frangible connectors that can be spaced from and coupled solely to a single one of the plurality of insulator bodies. The counteracting frangible connectors provide a counteracting shearing operation, which can help counteract the counterclockwise rotational movement that the frangible connectors tend to impart as they are sheared. The insulator bodies can be mounted on staples. The insulator bodies can have an upper bridge profile and the staples can have a lower crown profile opposing the upper bridge profile. The lower crown profile and the upper bridge profile can have opposite end portions that engage each other and can have central portions that are simultaneously spaced from each other to provide a central space between corresponding central portions of the insulator bridge and the staple crown.
US10704574B2 HVAC airflow baffle
An airflow baffle for controlling airflow through a heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) system. The airflow baffle includes a main body, an upstream side of the main body, and a downstream side of the main body. A plurality of holes are defined by the main body, and extend through the main body between the upstream side and the downstream side. The plurality of holes include holes of various different diameters spaced apart at various different intervals to provide uniform airflow through the baffle.
US10704562B2 Centrifugal fan and heating device provided therewith
The present invention relates to a centrifugal fan comprising a fan housing with a radial outlet opening arranged in a radial peripheral wall thereof, a rotor arranged rotatably in the fan housing and provided close to an axial rotation axis thereof with a rotor inflow opening, wherein the fan housing is provided close to the rotation axis of the rotor with an axial inlet opening, and a tube part which extends in the fan housing from the radial outlet opening arranged in the radial peripheral wall and inward along the radial peripheral wall. The invention further relates to a heating device comprising a burner with a fuel mixture infeed opening, a centrifugal fan according to the invention, and wherein a fluid connection is provided between the fuel mixture infeed opening of the burner and the outlet opening of the centrifugal fan.
US10704558B2 Fan head part, vertical type and wall-mounted type fans, household appliance and air blowing method
Disclosed are a fan head part, a stand fan and a wall-mounted fan, a household appliance and an air blowing method. The fan head part comprises a base and a fan head, wherein the fan head comprises a blade and a grill, the blade being able to rotate with a first axis, the fan head being able to integrally rotate about a second axis and along a circumferential direction relative to the base, and the second axis extends through the grill in the front-rear direction and being obliquely arranged relative to the first axis. Since the second axis is obliquely arranged relative to the first axis, only one driving structure is required to simultaneously drive the fan head to rotate within a space defined in the horizontal and vertical directions, so that the structure is simple, and the costs are relatively low.
US10704549B2 Screw compressor having a discharging passage with enlarged cross section area
A screw compressor includes: a male rotor 2 and a female rotor 3 including a rotor tooth section 21, 31 that has multiple helical teeth, the male rotor 2 and the female rotor 3 rotating in engagement with each other; a casing 4 including a main casing 41 with a bore 45 formed to accommodate the male rotor 2 and the female rotor 3, and a discharge-side casing 43 closing a discharge side of the bore 45; and a discharge passage 60 including a discharge port 61 that opens in a rotational axis direction of the male rotor 2 and the female rotor 3 on a bore side surface of the discharge-side casing 43, compressed gas flowing from the discharge port 61 circulating in the discharge passage 60. The male rotor 2 and the female rotor 3 are configured such that a discharge-side end surface 21a, 31a of the rotor tooth section 21, 31 serves as a discharge-side distal end of the male rotor 2 or the female rotor 3 in the rotational axis direction. The discharge passage 60 includes an enlarged flow passage section 63 formed such that the enlarged flow passage section 63 extends from the discharge port 61 in the rotational axis direction of the male rotor 2 and the female rotor 3 and that a flow passage cross-sectional area is gradually enlarged from the discharge port 61 to a downstream side in a compressed gas flow direction.
US10704545B2 Electric inflator
An electric inflator for connecting and inflating an inflatable device includes a shell, a drive motor configured on the axis of the shell, at least one air bag is configured in the shell and around the drive motor, an air outlet of the air bag connected to an inflatable device, and a pressing mechanism connected to an output portion of the drive motor. The air bag is pressed by the pressing mechanism driven by the drive motor for supplying air to the inflatable device. An inner space of the shell can be fully utilized thereby the size of the electric inflator is smaller than before. At the same time, an inner cavity of the air bag can be bigger than before to improve inflating efficiency, which increases portability and practicability of the electric inflator and the inflatable device equipped with the electric inflator.
US10704537B2 High throughput fabrication of soft machines
A soft robot device includes at least a first thermoplastic layer and a second thermoplastic layer, wherein at least one layer is comprised of an extensible thermoplastic material; at least one layer is an inextensible layer; and at least one layer comprises a pneumatic network, wherein the pneumatic network is configured to be in fluidic contact with a pressurizing source, wherein the first and second thermoplastic layers are thermally bonded to each other.
US10704534B2 Fault ride through method for load impact minimization
Controlling a wind turbine during a grid fault where the grid voltage drops below a nominal grid voltage. After detection of a grid fault, the total current limit for the power converter output is increased to a total maximum overload current limit. Depending on whether active or reactive current generation is prioritized, an active or reactive current reference is determined. The active current reference is determined in a way so that a reduction in active power production due to the grid voltage drop is minimized and based on the condition that the vector-sum of the active output current and the reactive output current is limited according to the total maximum overload current limit, and a maximum period of time is determined in which the power converter can be controlled based on the active/reactive current references. Afterwards the power converter is controlled based on the active and reactive current references.
US10704533B2 Wind turbine power generating apparatus and method of operating the same
A method of operating a wind turbine power generating apparatus including a wind turbine rotor having a wind turbine blade includes: a step of obtaining a load applied to the wind turbine blade; and a step of selecting an operation mode of the wind turbine power generating apparatus on the basis of the load, from among a plurality of operation modes including a normal operation mode and at least one load-suppressing operation mode in which the load applied to the wind turbine blade is smaller than in the normal operation mode.
US10704530B2 Method and apparatus for generating electricity
An energy generating device having a drum and at least one vane that is movable between a deployed state and a stowed state as the drum rotates to capture energy potential from flowing water and converting it to usable electrical and/or mechanical energy. The movable vanes can automatically retract when not in the flow of water and re-deploy when entering the flow of water over the drum. The present system can generate usable electricity or mechanical energy from slow but steadily flowing bodies of water without the need to dam, restrict, or alter the path of the water flow.
US10704529B2 System and method for airborne atmospheric water generation
The invention is a system and method for the airborne generation of usable water from atmospheric water vapor and the generation of electric power from and for such system.
US10704528B1 Liquid-filled hydroelectric generation device
A liquid-filled hydroelectric generation device has a storage unit and at least one generating set. The storage unit has at least one generating chamber mounted in a bottom thereof. Each generating chamber has a closed end in a top thereof and an open end in a bottom thereof, and is connected with at least one inlet pipe. Each inlet pipe is bent into an inverted L shape and has a top end connected to the generating chamber and a bottom end spaced from the bottom of the storage unit. The at least one generating set is mounted respectively in the at least one generating chamber. Each generating set has a driving shaft, at least one blade wheel assembly mounted on the driving shaft, and a generator connected to the driving shaft. The liquid-filled hydroelectric generation device generates power stably regardless of the flow rate of the water source.
US10704526B2 Vaned wheel for a turbine, and power generation device
Through dividing all blades into four or more blade groups including a certain number, which is three or more, of the blades, the blade located in the rearmost portion of each blade group in a direction of rotation is selected as a main blade, and remaining blades are selected as auxiliary blades, the length of each of the auxiliary blades is set to be shorter than the length of the main blade, and corresponding inner edge portions are positioned to the front, in the direction of rotation, of a normal line that passes through an outer edge portion of the blade, and an extension line of a chord line that connects the outer edge portion and the inner edge portion of the blade to one another are made to intersect with the main blade that is adjacent to the front in the direction of rotation.
US10704519B2 Control device of hybrid vehicle
Provided is a control device of a hybrid vehicle powered by an internal-combustion engine and a motor, wherein a catalyst that purifies exhaust gas is located in an exhaust passage of the internal-combustion engine, and the control device comprises: a learning unit configured to, during operation of the internal-combustion engine, learn a parameter for controlling a rotation speed of the internal-combustion engine so that a rotation speed of the internal-combustion engine during idling operation is equal to a target rotation speed; and a controller configured to stop the internal-combustion engine when a state where a correction amount of the parameter to cause the rotation speed during idling operation to be equal to the target rotation speed is equal to or greater than a predetermined value continues for equal to or greater than a predetermined time period, the correction amount being obtained by learning by the learning unit.
US10704518B2 Spark-ignition direct fuel injection valve
A spark-ignition direct fuel injection valve includes, at least, a seat member provided with a fuel injection hole and a valve seat and a valve body which controls fuel injection from the injection hole by contacting and separating from the valve seat. In the spark-ignition direct fuel injection valve: the injection hole has an injection hole inlet which is open inwardly of the seat member and an injection hole outlet which is open outwardly of the seat member; an opening edge of the injection hole inlet has a first round-chamfered portion formed on an upstream side with respect to a fuel flow toward the injection hole inlet; and an extending length (L) of the injection hole does not exceed three times a hole diameter (D) of the injection hole.
US10704516B2 Fuel injection valve
The present invention includes a valve seat and a valve body that cooperatively open/close a fuel passage, a movable element having the valve body provided at one end part thereof and a movable iron core 27a provided at the other end part thereof, a fixed iron core 25 which faces the movable iron core 27a and which attracts the movable iron core 27a by applying a magnetic attraction force thereto, and a cylindrical member that includes thereinside the fixed iron core 25 and the movable iron core 27a. The fixed iron core 25 includes a reduced-diameter part 25m on an outer circumferential surface at the side facing the movable iron core 27a, and the movable iron core 27a includes a reduced-diameter part 27am on an outer circumferential surface at the side facing the fixed iron core 25.
US10704496B2 Flight control mechanisms and methods of operating aircraft with flight control mechanisms
Provided are flight control mechanisms, such as omnidirectional thrust mechanisms (OTMs), and methods of using such mechanisms. These mechanisms may be positioned in wings, tails, or other components of aircraft. A mechanism may comprise a center member and top and bottom panels. The center member may comprise two curved segments joint at a center edge. The top and bottom panels may be independently pivotable relative to the center member. At high speeds, the top panel and/or the bottom panel may be pivoted outward to change the lift, drag, roll, and/or other flight conditions. The mechanism may also include a gas nozzle to direct compressed gas to the center member. The center member and/or the top and bottom panels redirect this gas resulting in forces in one of four directions, which are used for controlling the aircraft at low speeds, down to hover.
US10704485B2 Fault detection and isolation fuel system lean monitor rationalized with manifold absolute pressure sensor
A lean operation fault detection and isolation (FDI) technique involves receiving, from a manifold absolute pressure (MAP) sensor, a measured MAP, detecting a lean operation fault where an engine is operating with a lean air/fuel ratio, estimating, using an observer, (i) an air/fuel ratio of an exhaust gas produced by the engine and (ii) the MAP, monitoring first and second residual values indicative of differences between (i) the estimated air/fuel ratio of the exhaust gas and a measured air/fuel ratio of the exhaust gas from an exhaust O2 sensor and (ii) the estimated MAP and the measured MAP from the MAP sensor, respectively, and, based on the monitoring of the first and second residual values, determining which of (i) an air intake of the engine, (ii) the exhaust O2 sensor, and (iii) a fuel injector of the engine is malfunctioning and causing the lean operation fault.
US10704473B2 Method and system for controlling an engine stall
An hydraulic system for a working machine, the system comprising an engine, and an engine speed sensor configured to detect the engine speed; a travel pump configured to actuate a travel actuator, and a travel pump pressure sensor configured to detect the travel pump pressure; a service pump configured to actuate a service actuator, and a service pump pressure sensor configured to detect the service pump pressure; and a micro-controller unit configured to receive input values from each sensor, and configured to determine whether each input value is within a predetermined range where the engine will not stall. The micro-controller unit is configured to provide an output when at least one input value is outside the predetermined range.
US10704472B2 Mobile power generation system including air filtration
Mobile power generation system and methods for air filtration include providing a trailer including a rear end, a front end, a bottom end, and a top end, a gas turbine housed inside the trailer, an electrical generator coupled to the gas turbine to generate electricity and housed inside the trailer, and a plurality of air inlets disposed on a side panel disposed below the top end and between the rear end and the front end of the trailer, the plurality of air inlets in fluid communication with the gas turbine and the electrical generator, and the plurality of air inlets configured to receive and filter air comprising at least one of combustion air and ventilation air.
US10704464B2 Acoustic nozzles for inlet bleed heat systems
The present application provides an acoustic nozzle for an inlet bleed heat system using a flow of compressor discharge air. The acoustic nozzle may include an outer casing, an acoustic attenuation medium within the outer casing, a number of exit apertures positioned in the outer casing, an air pipe in communication with the outer casing, and a reduced flow area positioned about the outer chamber and the air pipe for the flow of compressor discharge air.
US10704463B2 Method of monitoring an engine able to operate with selective valve deactivation
A method is provided for monitoring the operation of intake valves of an internal combustion engine, where at least one or more cylinders of the engine have more than one intake valve, and adapted to operate in different modes where at least one of the intake valves for a particular cylinder can be selectively activated, or deactivated so as not to open during a firing sequence for the cylinder. The method includes a) monitoring the intake manifold air pressure; b) during a time window with respect to the intake phase for said respective cylinder, determining the condition of whether the manifold pressure drops by a threshold or to a particular threshold level; and c) determining the functionality of the intake valves dependent on the outcome of step b).
US10704460B2 Recirculation valve for turbo charger engine
A recirculation valve configured to open or close a recirculation line connected to a front stage of a compressor from a rear stage of the compressor on an intake line of an engine is provided. The valve includes a recirculation valve adaptor that has an inlet into which gas is introduced formed in a bottom thereof, having an outlet from which the gas is discharged formed in a first side of a side surface thereof, and having an inner space connected to the inlet and the outlet and in which the gas flows. A plug is configured to open or close the inlet and the outlet. The inner space has an asymmetric shape in which a width in a horizontal direction is increased in a direction from the other side of an inside surface to one side thereof.
US10704459B2 Turbocharger
A turbocharger includes a backflow passage that returns a part of gas flowing through a compressor wheel to a suction passage. The turbocharger includes an exhaust opening formed in a wall portion of an exhaust passage inside a compressor housing and that opens the exhaust passage to the outside of the compressor housing, a suction opening formed in a wall portion of the suction passage inside the compressor housing and that opens the suction passage to the outside of the compressor housing, and a backflow pipe of which one end is connected to the exhaust opening and the other end is connected to the suction opening and has the backflow passage inside thereof. In a state where the backflow pipe is removed from the exhaust opening and the suction opening, the suction opening is formed at a position at which the suction opening is visible when seen from a position opposite to the exhaust opening.
US10704457B2 Supercharger of an internal combustion engine with a diaphragm having an electrical actuator controlled resonant frequency
A supercharger for an internal combustion engine includes a supercharger chamber, a diaphragm, an inlet valve, an outlet valve, an exhaust gas line, and an actuator. The diaphragm is positioned in the supercharger chamber and divides the supercharger chamber into an intake chamber and an exhaust gas chamber. The inlet valve and outlet valve are positioned on the intake chamber. The exhaust gas chamber is connected to the exhaust gas line, and to the actuator. The actuator is electrically actuatable, is connected to the diaphragm, and is configured to change a resonance frequency of the diaphragm.
US10704452B2 Cooling system for engine
A cooling system for an engine, may include a low temperature radiator; an intercooler installed to receive a coolant cooled from the low temperature radiator and restore the coolant to the low temperature radiator again after heat exchange; a water pump installed to supply the coolant to the intercooler by pumping the coolant cooled from the low temperature radiator; a motorized supercharger installed to receive the coolant from the intercooler; and a reservoir installed to store the coolant passing through the motorized supercharger and deliver the coolant to a coolant line between the low temperature radiator and the water pump.
US10704447B2 Internal combustion engine system
An internal combustion engine system includes at least one combustor, a compressor arranged to compress air, an air guide arranged to guide compressed air from the compressor to at least one of the at least one combustor, an expander arranged to expand exhaust gases from at least one of the at least one combustor and to extract energy from the expanded exhaust gases, and an exhaust guide arranged to guide exhaust gases from at least one of the at least one combustor to the expander, wherein the exhaust guide is at least partly integrated with the air guide.
US10704441B2 Exhaust gas-purifying catalyst
An exhaust gas-purifying catalyst of the present invention comprising a substrate, a first catalyst layer comprising a first supported catalyst, a second supported catalyst, palladium, and a first nitrogen oxide storage material, and a second catalyst layer comprising a third supported catalyst having an alloying rate of platinum and palladium of 40% or more and a second nitrogen oxide storage material, wherein a mass of the second supported catalyst is greater than a mass of the first supported catalyst and greater than a mass of the third supported catalyst.
US10704440B2 Exhaust purification system of internal combustion engine
An exhaust purification system includes an LAF sensor provided in an exhaust pipe and generates a signal corresponding to an air-fuel ratio of exhaust gas. An upstream catalytic converter is downstream of the LAF sensor and has a catalyst to purify the exhaust gas. An O2 sensor is downstream of the upstream catalytic converter, and generates a signal corresponding to the air-fuel ratio of the exhaust gas. A GPF is downstream of a the O2 sensor and purifies the exhaust gas. An ECU controls an air-fuel mixture in an engine using output signal KACT of the LAF sensor and an output signal VO2 of the O2 sensor such that the air-fuel ratio of exhaust gas flowing into the GPF converges to a target value near the stoichiometric ratio. The GPF has a filter substrate and a downstream TWC supported by a partition of the filter substrate.
US10704435B2 Breather device for engine
A breather device for an engine which prevents a blow-by gas outlet passage from being blocked due to freezing, is provided, which includes a valve holder in a cylinder head cover and a breather valve supported by the holder. The holder includes a holder body having a valve port of the breather valve, a metal outlet passage pipe having a blow-by gas outlet passage formed inside, the blow-by gas outlet passage communicating with the valve port and being located below the valve port, and a heater that heats the outlet passage pipe. An outer peripheral surface of the outlet passage pipe is wrapped with the holder body formed of a material having lower thermal conductivity than that of the outlet passage pipe. The holder body has a heater insertion port, and the heater is inserted from the heater insertion port toward a heat input wall of the outlet passage pipe.
US10704433B2 Engine oil warm up using inductive heating
Methods and systems are provided for preemptively heating engine oil prior to an engine start using an inductive heating mat. In one example, a method may include coupling a magnetic field between a primary coil housed in the inductive heating mat and a ferrous oil pan to inductively heat engine oil contained in the oil pan. While maintaining engine oil temperature above a threshold temperature, heated engine oil may then be circulated through engine components to warm up the engine prior to engine start.
US10704430B2 Cam shaft phase setter comprising an annular reflux valve
A phase setter for adjusting the rotational angular position of a cam shaft relative to a crankshaft of an internal combustion engine. The phase setter includes a stator; a rotor which together with the stator forms a first and second pressure chambers; a control valve featuring a pressure port, and first and second working ports; a feed for the inflow of pressure fluid to the pressure port, a first connecting channel connecting the first pressure chamber to the first working port, and a second connecting channel connecting the second pressure chamber to the second working port; and a reflux valve device acts in the feed and includes a valve structure extending annularly around the rotational axis and has one or more spring tongues or can be axially moved to restrict backflow of pressure fluid through the feed more significantly than the inflow of pressure fluid to the pressure port.
US10704422B2 Mobile power generation system including noise attenuation
A mobile power generation system includes a trailer, a gas turbine housed inside the trailer, an electrical generator coupled to the gas turbine to generate electricity, an exhaust silencer system configured to receive exhaust has from the gas turbine, and a noise attenuation assembly coupled to and in fluid communication with the exhaust silencer system. The exhaust silencer system may be attached to a front end of the trailer and may include a diffuser system, a lower exhaust elbow silencer coupled to and in fluid communication with the diffuser system, and an upper exhaust elbow in fluid communication with the lower exhaust elbow silencer and comprising an outlet. The noise attenuation assembly includes an exhaust silencer unit mounted to a top end of the trailer. The exhaust silencer unit includes an inlet in fluid communication with the outlet of the upper exhaust elbow of the exhaust silencer system.
US10704420B2 Turbine housing
An outer housing 12 formed of a sheet metal is provided such that its open end portion 312 surrounds an outer edge portion 26 of an inner housing 11 formed by casting. An outer protrusion 216, an annular protrusion 227, and a connecting portion 27 are provided on the outer edge portion 26 of the inner housing 11. The open end portion 312 of the outer housing 12 is joined to a protruding end 217 of the outer protrusion 216, a protruding end 228 of the annular protrusion 227, and an end edge 271 of the connecting portion 27, whereby the inner housing 11 and the outer housing 12 are integrated.
US10704419B2 Turbine distributor sector for an aircraft turbine engine
Turbine distributor sector for an aircraft turbine engine, including an external annular platform sector and an internal annular platform sector, the sectors being coaxial and being connected together by blade assemblies including inner cavities cooled by gas circulation, the external platform sector including through openings of which radially internal ends open into the inner cavities, wherein the external platform sector includes inner ducts for supplying the cavities with gas, the ducts including air outlets opening into the openings and air inlets opening onto a portion of the external annular surface of the external platform sector.
US10704417B2 Sliding component having fluid introduction groove and dynamic pressure generation groove
Both conflicting functions of sealing and lubrication of sliding faces are made compatible over an entire period from the time of startup through the time of steady operation. A pair of sliding parts that relatively slide on each other is provided, one of the sliding parts being a stationary-side seal ring, the other of the sliding parts being a rotating-side seal ring, the seal rings each having a sliding face S formed radially for sealing sealed fluid from leaking, at least one of the sliding faces S being provided with fluid introduction grooves 10 configured to communicate with a first peripheral edge of the sliding face S and not to communicate with a second peripheral edge, and being provided with dynamic pressure generation grooves configured to communicate with the second peripheral edge of the sliding face S and not to communicate with the first peripheral edge.
US10704414B2 Airfoil containment structure including a notched and tapered inner shell
A containment structure for surrounding a rotatable machine includes a double-walled inner shell having a forward end, an aft end, and a substantially cylindrical body extending therebetween. The inner shell includes an inner wall at least partially surrounding a bladed portion of the bladed rotor, and an outer portion that branches radially outward from the inner wall. The containment structure also includes a substantially cylindrical back sheet coupled to the outer portion and disposed radially outward of the inner wall.
US10704405B2 Apparatus and method for sealing turbine assembly
A turbine or turbine system includes a compressor, a combustor, a turbine section, a diffuser with a parting line between two components, and a seal along the parting line. The seal includes a protrusion, a recess, and a flexible portion between the protrusion and the recess. The flexible portion has a bent cross-section perpendicular to the parting line. An outer surface of the bent cross-section contacts an inner surface of the recess. An inner surface of the bent cross-section contacts an outer surface of the protrusion. Sealing a parting line between two parts of a diffuser in a gas turbine system includes disposing a flexible portion between a protrusion and a recess of the two parts, contacting an outer surface of the bent cross-section with an inner surface of the recess, contacting an inner surface of the bent cross-section with an outer surface of the protrusion, and pressurizing the diffuser.
US10704401B2 Rotor with relief features and one-sided load slots
An exemplary turbomachine rotor assembly includes a pair of spaced rails that extend around a cylindrical surface to define a rotor hub. The rails define a space for receiving blades. Load slots are formed in one of the rails. A relief feature is formed in an opposite surface of an opposing rail. The load slots and relief feature utilized to move at least one of the blades into the space.
US10704394B2 Flow passage forming plate, flow passage forming member assembly and vane including the same, gas turbine, manufacturing method of flow passage forming plate, and modification method of flow passage forming plate
A flow passage forming plate includes a plate main body, a peripheral wall, and a ledge. The plate main body has a gas path surface facing a side of a gas flow passage, and an inner surface facing the opposite side from the gas path surface. The peripheral wall protrudes along a peripheral edge of the plate main body, from the inner surface toward an opposite-flow-passage side. The ledge protrudes along an inner wall surface of the peripheral wall, from the inner surface toward the opposite-flow-passage side. The ledge receives an impingement plate having a plurality of through-holes. The ledge is disposed only in a part of an inner wall surface of the peripheral wall.
US10704388B2 Systems and methods for pump control based on non-linear model predictive controls
A method includes positioning a downhole acquisition tool in a well-logging device in a wellbore in a geological formation, where the wellbore or the geological formation, or both contain a reservoir fluid. The method includes performing downhole fluid analysis using a downhole acquisition tool in the wellbore to determine a plurality of fluid properties associated with the reservoir fluid. The method includes generating a nonlinear predictive control model representative of the plurality of fluid properties based at least in part on the downhole fluid analysis. The method includes adjusting the nonlinear predictive control model based at least in part on an output representative of a pump flow control sequence at a first time interval and the plurality of fluid properties.
US10704385B2 Modelling electromagnetic telemetry signals in deviated wells
A method for modeling an electromagnetic (EM) telemetry signal includes straightening a well in a model and dividing the well into a plurality of segments. The method also includes determining an electrical current in one or more of the segments when the well is straightened. The method also includes replacing the well with equivalent electrical sources based at least partially upon the electrical current in one or more of the segments. The method also includes bending the well back into its original shape in the model and determining the electrical current in one or more of the segments by projection when the well is back in its original shape. The method also includes summing EM fields for each of the one or more segments to estimate the EM telemetry signal.
US10704377B2 Well monitoring with optical electromagnetic sensing system
A method of monitoring a substance in a well can include disposing at least one optical electromagnetic sensor and at least one electromagnetic transmitter in the well, and inducing strain in the sensor, the strain being indicative of an electromagnetic parameter of the substance in an annulus between a casing and a wellbore of the well. A system for monitoring a substance in a well can include at least one electromagnetic transmitter, and at least one optical electromagnetic sensor with an optical waveguide extending along a wellbore to a remote location, the sensor being positioned external to a casing in the wellbore.
US10704372B2 Microbially enhanced thermal oil recovery
A method and a system for recovering oil from currently inaccessible oil containing geological units by activating the deep biosphere microbial seed bank. Nutrient and thermal enhancement of microorganisms in oil containing geological units allows for stimulation of inactive and/or dormant microorganisms such that they proliferate and produce gas. The oil viscosity that is decreased by heat, along with the gas pressure produced by activated microbes which allows previously inaccessible oil to flow toward production wells.
US10704369B2 Simultaneous injection and fracturing interference testing
Fluids are pumped into the wellbore by pulsing the fluids at a variable, positive pressure relative to the geologic formation until a first pressure threshold in the first fracture zone is satisfied. The pumping results in a first pressure profile in the first fracture zone representing pressures in the first fracture zone over time responsive to the pumping, and a second pressure profile in the second zone representing pressures in the second zone over time responsive to the pumping. In response to determining that the first pressure threshold is satisfied, the fluids are ceased to pump into the wellbore for a duration of time. After the duration of time, the fluids are re-pumped into the wellbore by pulsing the fluids at the variable, positive pressure relative to the geologic formation until a second pressure threshold in the first fracture zone in the first fracture zone is satisfied.
US10704365B2 Method of inhibiting deposition of contaminants onto a metallic surface with a surface modifying treatment agent
Fouling caused by contaminants onto a metallic tubular, flow conduit or vessel in an underground reservoir or extending from or to an underground reservoir may be inhibited by applying onto the surface of the metallic tubular, flow conduit or vessel a treatment agent comprising a hydrophobic tail and an anchor. The anchor attaches the treatment agent onto the surface of the metallic tubular, flow conduit or vessel.
US10704358B2 Device and method for opening and stopping a toe valve
A downhole tool for connecting an interior of a casing to a formation, the downhole tool including an inner housing extending along a longitudinal axis X; an outer housing that encloses the inner housing and forms first to fourth chambers; a first piston that separates the first and second chambers; a second piston that separates the third and fourth chambers; a port that is configured to fluidly communicate an outside and inside of the downhole tool; and a stopping mechanism that prevents the second piston from opening the port. The second piston is positioned to separate the port into an outer portion and an inner portion to interrupt a fluid communication between the outside and inside of the downhole tool.
US10704352B2 Safety system for overriding hydrocarbon control module
Example embodiments presented herein are directed towards a safety system, for example a subsea workover safety system, for overriding a control module configured to actuate a component of a hydrocarbon production apparatus, particularly an apparatus comprising at least one of a lower riser package and an emergency disconnect package.
US10704336B2 Earth boring tools having fixed blades, rotatable cutting structures, and stabilizing structures and related methods
An earth-boring tool includes a body having a shank and a crown, a plurality of blades protruding from the crown of the body and extending at least substantially along a longitudinal length of the crown of the body, each blade extending radially outward and defining a respective radially outermost gage surface. The earth-boring tool further includes at least one rotatable cutting structure assembly including a leg and a rotatable cutting structure rotatably coupled to the leg. The earth-boring tool also includes at least one stabilizing structure secured to the crown of the body between an end of the leg opposite the rotatable cutting structure and the shank of the body, the at least one stabilizing structure being at least substantially circumferentially aligned with the leg of the at least one rotatable cutting structure assembly along a circumference of the crown of the body.
US10704335B2 Polycrystalline diamond bodies having annular regions with differing characteristics
Polycrystalline diamond bodies having an annular region of diamond grains and a core region of diamond grains and methods of making the same are disclosed. In one embodiment, a polycrystalline diamond body (120) includes an annular region (142) of inter-bonded diamond grains having a first characteristic property and a core region (140) of inter-bonded diamond grains bonded to the annular region and having a second characteristic property that differs from the first characteristic property. The annular region decreases in thickness from a perimeter surface of the polycrystalline diamond body towards a centerline axis.
US10704334B2 Polycrystalline diamond compact cutters having protective barrier coatings
The present disclosure relates to a polycrystalline diamond compact (PDC) cutter with protective barrier coating. The PDC cutter consists of an unleached or leached polycrystalline diamond (PCD) table, a cemented carbide body substrate, and a coating disposed on the cutter. The coating covers at least partially the exterior surfaces of the PCD table of the PDC cutter, and it may also extend over partially or entirely the exterior surfaces of the cemented carbide body. The coating is either a single layer or multilayer. The coating has a thickness of 0.4 μm-100 μm. The coating may have a strong metallurgical bonding with PDC cutter. The coating comprises an oxidation-resistant layer that protects the PDC cutter from thermal and mechanical degeneration during brazing and cutting applications. Methods for preparing such the coating comprise physical vapor deposition, chemical vapor deposition, thermoreactive deposition and diffusion, electrical plating, electroless plating, or their combinations.
US10704332B2 Downhole rotary cutting tool
A rotary cutting tool, which may be a reamer for enlarging an underground borehole or a mill to remove tubing by cutting into the inside wall of the tubing, has a plurality of cutter assemblies distributed azimuthally around a longitudinal axis of the tool, wherein each cutter assembly includes a supporting structure bearing a sequence of cutters which extends axially along the tool with leading surfaces facing in a direction of rotation of the tool. The cutters of each sequence are positioned at a plurality of circumferential positions such that no more than three cutters of the sequence are aligned on any line parallel to the longitudinal axis of the tool. In an overlapping arrangement, a plurality of cutters in the sequence may have a leading face circumferentially behind the leading face but ahead of the trailing end of at least one other cutter.
US10704331B2 Reamer for use in drilling operations
The invention relates to reamers used in downhole oil well operations, particularly in reaming while drilling applications. Presented is a reamer having an interior channel which runs axisymmetric to an elongate axis of the entire body of the reamer, wherein there are openings along both ends of the reamer, exposing the interior channel. Additionally presented in the reamer are a plurality of paths extending parallel to the interior channel along the exterior of the body of the reamer, and running in a helical pattern along the entirety of the exterior of the body of the reamer. Disposed within the helical paths are a plurality of cutting inserts, which cutting inserts are enabled to provide a uniform cutting surface against a well bore, which preferably improves cutting action and reduces strain on the reamer.
US10704326B2 System for supporting a ladder in upright orientation
A ladder supporting device for supporting a ladder in upright orientation at an upright surface comprises a channel extending longitudinally from a first end to a second end arranged horizontally spaced across the upright surface with a backside facing the upright surface, a holding device located outside the channel distal to the upright surface, and at least one wheel rotatably supported on an axle connected to the holding device and passing into the channel which receives the at least one wheel such that the holding device is positionable longitudinally of the channel by rolling movement of the at least one wheel along the channel.
US10704325B2 Versatile gear motor for roller blinds and non-roller blinds
Disclosed is a motor assembly for a motor unit for driving a shaft for rolling a blind, the assembly including a rotary motor and an output shaft connected to the rotary motor in order to transmit the torque supplied by the rotary motor to the rolling shaft, the output shaft including a first socket for receiving a drive member of the rolling shaft of a roller blind. The output shaft also includes a second socket, separate from the first socket, for securing a non-roller blind to the rolling shaft.
US10704321B2 Door sweep
A door sweep for mounting to the bottom end of a door is disclosed. The door sweep has a mounting structure and at least one flexible sealing member extending from the mounting structure. When the door sweep is mounted to the door and the door is suspended within a door opening and is disposed in a closed position, the sealing member is disposed in sealing contact or substantially sealing contact with the bottom surface of the door opening. The mounting structure is provided with at least one groove configured for receiving and connecting with a second or replacement sealing member formed independently of the door sweep such that when the at least one sealing member is no longer able to provide a sealing effect with the bottom surface of the door opening, a second sealing member is disposed within and connected to the groove to provide the desired sealing effect.
US10704317B2 Insulated reinforced door panel and door frame with thermal break
A metal door frame for a door opening comprising at least one first door frame segment for upper or side portions of the door opening, the at least one first door frame segment having a first molding flange, a first jamb face adjacent to the molding flange, and a first stop flange adjacent to the jamb face. The metal door frame includes at least one second door frame segment for upper and side portions of the door opening, the at least one second door frame segment having a second molding flange, a second jamb face adjacent to the molding flange, a second stop flange adjacent to the jamb face, a second stop face adjacent to the stop flange, and a third stop flange adjacent to the stop face. The metal door frame includes a thermally insulative layer between the first door frame segment and the second door frame segment.
US10704313B2 Door closer
A door closer with an electric motor-assisted closing feature, that may generate its own power to assist in closing, and controls the speed of opening and closing of the door during generation is disclosed. Embodiments of the present disclosure are realized by a motorized door closer that electrically creates a latch boost force for a closing door. The door closer includes a motor disposed to operatively connect to a door so that the door will be moved toward closed when the motor moves, and a position sensor to determine a position of the door. A processor is programmed to exert a closing force on the door in the latch boost region or when it otherwise detects that a motor assist is needed.
US10704310B1 Door closer power adjustment
An exemplary door closer has an adjustable size and includes a rotatable member operable to adjust the size and an indicator mechanism configured to indicate the current size. The indicator mechanism includes a cover mounted to a housing of the door closer and a dial rotatably mounted to the cover. The dial is engaged with the rotatable member such that the dial rotates in response to rotation of the rotatable member. The cover includes an indicating region, and the dial includes a display surface including indicia relating to the sizes of the door closer. The display surface is non-perpendicular to the rotational axis of the rotatable member. When the door closer has been adjusted to a particular size, indicia relating to the particular size are indicated by the indicating region.
US10704296B2 Redundant actuation lock decoupling system and methods of use
A redundant actuation lock apparatus includes an interface, an electronic mechanism, and a manual mechanism. The interface manipulates lock bar(s) into a locked/unlocked position. The electronic mechanism includes an actuator and power drive. The actuator is disengageably coupled to and drives the interface. The power drive is coupled to and drives the actuator in response to a control signal. The manual mechanism includes a key input and an output. The key input receives and rotates with a mechanical key. The output disengageably couples to the interface and rotates with the mechanical key. The actuator is engaged with and the output is disengaged from the interface in an electronic mode, while the actuator is disengaged from and the output is engaged with the interface in a manual mode.
US10704294B1 Wirelessly actuated cover for a structure
A cover is configured to selectively engage with a portion of a structure in response to receiving a wireless electrical power signal at a receiver antenna of the cover from a wireless power source located in an outside environment, to separate a first environment on a first side of the cover from a second environment on a second side of the cover opposite the first side. In response to wirelessly receiving the electrical power signal, a fastening subassembly of the cover changes from a secured mode configured to inhibit opening a cover body with respect to the structure, to an unsecured mode configured to facilitate opening the cover body with respect to the structure. This in turn allows the cover to be matingly engaged with a portion of the structure to form a smooth continuous surface, without any exposed fasteners on the exterior side of the cover.
US10704286B2 Method and apparatus for erecting tower with hydraulic cylinders
A method and apparatus for constructing a tower, where the apparatus may include a structure including a foundation including a plurality of hydraulic cylinders; a truss tower located on the foundation and configured to support a tower built on the foundation; and a controller configured to control extension and retraction of the hydraulic cylinders.
US10704284B2 Combustible gas supply unit and barrier
A combustible gas supply unit is for supplying compressed combustible gas to a dispenser. The combustible gas supply unit includes a high pressure gas facility for handling compressed combustible gas, a base plate having the high pressure gas facility installed thereon and a barrier supported by the base plate to surround at least a part of an outer periphery of the high pressure gas facility. A barrier is shaped to surround at least a part of an outer periphery of the high pressure gas facility and includes a part to be supported by a base plate having the high pressure gas facility installed thereon.
US10704279B2 Support post
A support post for releasable fixation between a first and a second floor, comprising: a first and a second elongate member telescopically connected to one another, first floor and second floor engaging members positioned at the ends of the first and second elongate members, a displacement unit for displacing the first floor engaging member, a spring biasing the first floor engaging member in a direction away from the first elongate member, the first floor engaging member being moveable in towards the upper end of the first elongate member against the force of the spring, a first inspection window in the first elongate member, a second inspection window adjacent to the first inspection window, an indicator having a first marking arranged at the second inspection window in a relaxed state of the spring, and having a second marking arranged at the second inspection window in a loaded state of the spring.
US10704278B2 Adjustable board hanging device
Disclosed are the ornamental design and utilitarian characteristics of a tool configured for associating an attachment-device (such as a joist hanger) with a structure (such as a ledger board). The tool comprises an alignment element that is placed in alignment with an edge defined by a structure so as to define an A-axis and B-axis location for associating the attachment-device to the structure.
US10704277B1 Flow channel form design for manhole assemblies
The present disclosure is generally directed to processes and apparatuses for use in forming one or more flow channels within a prefabricated manhole assembly. More specifically, an exemplary apparatus embodying various aspects of the disclosure may contain a rigid channel form with a closed top portion, a curved bottom portion, a first end, and a second end. The apparatus may also contain a bung(s) removably positioned into an exterior hole through a sidewall of the prefabricated manhole that may receive one end of the channel form, the bung(s) interior end may further have an open-ended U-shaped slot. A sliding wedge may be used to engaged/disengage the flow channel form.
US10704268B2 Adhesive-backed flooring panel, system, and method
Adhesive-backed flooring panels, a flooring system including flooring panels, a method of installing flooring panels, a method of manufacturing flooring panels, and a packaged flooring system are provided.
US10704265B1 Roofing debris collection apparatus
A roofing debris collection apparatus having one or more gutter liners constructed to fit in an interior of a gutter to collect roofing debris; one or more debris chute drapes; and one or more drape support poles to maintain the debris chute drapes in a vertical angled orientation adjacent the gutter to guide roofing debris from a roof to the ground. Roofing debris accumulates in the gutter liners or falls off the roof on to the debris chute drapes and slides from the debris chute drapes onto the ground or onto a debris collecting ground tarp. The roofing debris is collected and removed by collecting the gutter liners from the gutter and gathering the debris collecting ground tarp from the ground. The roofing debris collection apparatus allows for rapid collection and removal of roofing debris and protects the sides of a building from any damage that might be caused by the collection of roofing debris.
US10704247B2 Erosion and sediment control above grate based inlet filter system
An above grate based inlet filter system for erosion and sediment control comprises a filter mat configured to extend beyond the perimeter of the grate and a securing mechanism, such as magnets, configured to securing the filter mat around the perimeter of the grate. The system may include a filter berm secured in vicinity to the mat, and a rectangular array of magnets coupling the filter mat to the grate. The natural fiber filter mat may effectively be formed of vertically aligned coir fibers or alternatively of reticulated foam. Multiple side edges of the mat are undulating having a pattern of repeating recesses. The mat includes a plurality of high flow holes extending into the mat and which are closed at a bottom surface thereof. The mat includes at least one removable dewatering plug configured to allow for selective mat bypass.
US10704244B2 Vacuum operated valve
A fill valve with pressure chamber having an open bottom end and a diaphragm at a top end such that falling water level in the toilet tank causes the diaphragm to flex in a first direction, thereby moving a sealing member to an open position, with a venturi in the fill valve keeping the sealing member in the open position until water refilling the tank causes the diaphragm to flex in a second direction, thereby moving the sealing member back to the closed position.
US10704242B2 Sink plug arrangement
Disclosed is a sink plug. The sink plug comprises an integrally formed bottom part (10) having a floor (20) and side walls (30). The sink plug further comprises a knob (40) with magnetic properties, disposed on the center of the circular floor and a cover (70) adapted to be disposed on the knob. The cover comprises a magnet (50) disposed in the center of the cover (70), wherein in an operating position, the magnet (50) magnetically engages with the knob (40).
US10704239B2 Adjustable shower head assembly
A height adjustable shower head assembly comprising a receptacle adapted for mounting to a ceiling, a reel member provided in the housing, a flexible hose having first end and second ends, the flexible hose is stored on the reel and is adapted to be vertically deployed from the reel and retracted onto the reel, the first end of the flexible hose is connected to a water supply, the second end of the flexible hose is connected to a shower head, whereby the distance of the shower head from the ceiling may be adjusted by selectively deploying or retracting the flexible hose.
US10704234B2 Precipitation reclamation storage system for use in a structure
A precipitation reclamation system includes a downspout adapter configured to receive runoff precipitation from a precipitation channel for a structure. The downspout adapter is configured to attach to the structure at a vent that places an interior of the structure in communication with an area external to the structure. A reclamation chamber is disposed within an appliance housing. The reclamation chamber has a pump. A reclamation conduit extends from the downspout adapter to the reclamation chamber and is configured to direct the precipitation to the reclamation chamber to define reclaimed water. The pump is adapted to deliver the reclaimed water from the reclamation chamber to a portion of the structure for use.
US10704233B2 Dynamic motion compensation
A method and system that compensates for kinematic accelerations influencing a sensor measurement of working equipment such as an excavator. The method and system identify members of the working equipment that are movable relative to each other (e.g. stick, boom, bucket) and define a co-ordinate frame for each movable member. A kinematic relationship, preferably a kinematic chain. The sensor measurement is then modified according to the kinematic relationships and the relative position of each identified member.
US10704220B2 Arrangement with a concrete foundation and a tower and a method for erecting a tower
An arrangement with a concrete foundation and a tower for supporting a nacelle of a wind energy plant wherein the tower comprises a number of tower segments which are arranged along a tower axis and at least an uppermost tower segment comprises a head flange and a foot flange, wherein an uppermost tower segment of the number of tower segments is formed as a steel element; and a number of tension or traction wires braces the concrete foundation with the head flange of the uppermost tower segment under tensile stress. A method for erecting a tower for supporting a nacelle of a wind energy plant and to a wind energy plant comprising an arrangement according to the present embodiments.
US10704206B1 Sub-irrigated tennis court
A sub-irrigation system includes a special water distribution assembly that is able to rapidly disperse water underneath a court surface. The system has a water distribution assembly with a water channel and permeable fabric covering. The system also includes an electronic control system to monitor and maintain a desired moisture content of a court. Inevitable variations resulting from manual and gravity fed water control only are moderated or eliminated by the automatic control herein.
US10704204B2 Railway sleeper and railway-sleeper manufacturing method
The present invention describes a railroad sleeper (1) for fixation of at least a pair of rails (2,2′) of a railroad network, comprising a contact surface (3), wherein each rail of the pair of rails (2,2′) is fixed spaced apart from each other, the railroad sleeper (1) being configured by comprising a hollow sector (4) delimited by association of the contact surface (3) with the anchorage walls (5,5′), thus establishing a free portion (17) adjacent to the anchorage walls (5,5′) and opposite the contact surface (3). The present invention further describes an embodiment in which the hollow sector (4) of the railroad sleeper is delimited by a support surface and the process of manufacturing a railroad sleeper.
US10704198B2 Sheet manufacturing apparatus and sheet manufacturing method
A sheet manufacturing apparatus has a heating/compressing unit configured to form a sheet by heating and compressing material including fiber and resin, and the heating/compressing unit includes a first rotating body that rotates, and a second rotating body that rotates in contact with the first rotating body. The sheet manufacturing apparatus holds, heats, and compresses material by the first rotating body and the second rotating body. The sheet manufacturing apparatus includes a heating unit that heats the outside surface of at least one of the first rotating body and second rotating body.
US10704197B2 Nanocellulose
A nanocellulose material of plant origin comprising nanocellulose particles or fibres derived from a plant material having a hemicellulose content of 30% or higher (w/w) (calculated as a weight percentage of the lignocellulosic components of the material). The nanocellulose may have an aspect ratio of greater than 250. The nanocellulose may be derived from plant materials having C4 leaf morphology. The plant material may be obtained from arid Spinifex. The nanocellulose can be made using mild processing conditions.
US10704188B2 Automatic leveling washing machine
An automatic leveling washing machine includes a shell and a barrel assembly. A bottom plate of the shell has leveling bottom feet with hydraulic medium therein and hydraulic medium flows between leveling bottom feet to execute automatic leveling washing machine. The bottom plate of the shell has mounting grooves for fixing and mounting leveling bottom feet. Hydraulic medium and some gas flows inside each leveling bottom foot or between leveling bottom feet. The amount of compression of the leveling bottom foot which is under bigger pressure is big, and the amount of compression of the leveling bottom foot which is under smaller pressure can still stretch, thereby automatically realizing the leveling of the height. The mounting groove effectively and quickly positions the leveling bottom feet. A circumferential surface of the mounting groove protects the leveling bottom feet and allows high reliability of operation.
US10704187B2 Laundry treatment apparatus and method of controlling the same
A method of controlling a laundry treatment apparatus is disclosed. The method includes supplying water the tub, rotating only the agitator to an angle less than 360 degrees, rotating only the agitator to an angle of 360 degrees or more so as to supply water to the filter and to filter the water through the filter, and rotating only the agitator to an angle less than 360 degrees after the completion of filtering.
US10704175B2 Recovery container and dye chemical saving structure of conveyor-driven fabric dyeing machine
A conveyor-driven fabric dyeing machine includes a recovery container and a dye chemical saving structure. One or multiple containers are provided for recovering and storing hot water for use in a next dyeing operation in order to achieve an effect of saving energy and shortening dyeing time. If desired, liquids for dyeing may be directly collected and recovered, such as water with low contamination or alkali liquid for specific treatment, for use in a next dyeing operation in order to achieve an effect of saving water and reducing the amount of chemicals consumed, and also to reduce the amount of dye and chemicals that is consumed due to oxidation and reduction caused by air. The recovery container may be provided therein with a heat exchanger for recovery of heat. A gas filling opening is formed in the machine body for introducing a gas to expel out air.
US10704164B2 Methods, systems, computer readable media, and kits for sample identification
A method for sequencing a polynucleotide sample having a barcode sequence, includes: introducing a series of nucleotides to the polynucleotide sample according to a predetermined flow ordering; obtaining a series of signals resulting from the introducing of nucleotides to the polynucleotide sample; and resolving the series of signals over the barcode sequence to render a flowspace string, wherein the flowspace string is a codeword of an error-tolerant code capable of distinguishing the barcode sequence from other barcode sequences in the presence of one or more errors.
US10704160B2 Sample stage/holder for improved thermal and gas flow control at elevated growth temperatures
Apparatuses and methods are provided for manufacturing diamond electronic devices. The apparatus includes a base comprising a water-block and a cover that at least partially covers the water-block. The apparatus includes a sample stage disposed on the base. The apparatus further includes a sample holder disposed on the sample stage and configured to accept a diamond substrate. The apparatus includes controlled thermal interfaces between water-block, sample stage, sample holder and diamond substrate.
US10704156B2 Method and system for electroplating a MEMS device
In described examples, a method for electroplating a semiconductor device includes: forming a metal foil; forming an inert anode support; attaching the metal foil to the inert anode support to form an anode; forming a cathode using a semiconductor substrate; immersing the anode and the cathode within an electrolyte solution; forming a circuit with a current source, the anode and the cathode; generating a current through the circuit; and electroplating a metal from the electrolyte solution onto the semiconductor substrate.
US10704148B2 Laminated film and flexible electronic device
A laminated film includes a flexible base material, a first thin film layer formed on at least one of surfaces of the base material, and a second thin film layer formed on the first thin film layer, and the first thin film layer contains a silicon atom (Si), an oxygen atom (O) and a carbon atom (C), the second thin film layer contains a silicon atom, an oxygen atom and a nitrogen atom (N), and the first thin film layer and the second thin film layer are formed by using glow discharge plasma.
US10704144B2 Apparatus and method for printing multilayer organic thin films from vapor phase in an ultra-pure gas ambient
Systems and techniques for depositing organic material on a substrate are provided, in which one or more shield gas flows prevents contamination of the substrate by the chamber ambient. Thus, multiple layers of the same or different materials may be deposited in a single deposition chamber, without the need for movement between different deposition chambers, and with reduced chance of cross-contamination between layers.
US10704143B1 Oxide film forming method
Examples of a oxide film forming method include providing a precursor to a reaction space including a substrate and a susceptor, and forming an oxide film on the substrate by introducing at least one of CxOy and NxOy (x and y are integers) as a reactant gas into the reaction space while applying a pulse RF power having a duty cycle less than 60% to an RF plate to generate plasma of the reactant gas, the RF plate being provided in the reaction space so as to face the susceptor, wherein the providing and the forming are repeated a predetermined number of times.
US10704142B2 Quick disconnect resistance temperature detector assembly for rotating pedestal
Embodiments of the present disclosure are directed to a quick disconnect resistance temperature detector (RTD) heater assembly, that includes a first assembly comprising a pedestal, a pedestal shaft, an adapter, one or more heater power supply terminals, and at least one RTD, and a second assembly comprising a rotating module having a central opening, and a cable assembly partially disposed in the central opening and securely fastened to the rotating module, wherein the first assembly is removably coupled to the second assembly, wherein the cable assembly includes one or more power supply sockets that receive the heater power supply terminals when the first and second assemblies are coupled together, and wherein the cable assembly includes one or more spring loaded RTD pins that contact the at least one RTD disposed in the first assembly when the first and second assemblies are coupled together.
US10704138B2 Vacuum heating device
The present disclosure provides a vacuum heating device including: a vacuum chamber; a plurality of heating units each provided in the vacuum chamber to heat a tray; and a nitrogen gas generator unit configured to be in fluid communication with the vacuum chamber.
US10704129B2 Cu—Ni—Si based rolled copper alloy and production method thereof
To provide a Cu—Ni—Si based rolled copper alloy having excellent strength, electric conductivity and fatigue properties, disclosed is a Cu—Ni—Si based rolled copper alloy, comprising: a total amount of 3.0 to 4.5% by mass of at least one or more selected from the group consisting of Ni and Co, 0.6 to 1.0% by mass of Si, and the balance Cu and inevitable impurities, wherein a 0.2% yield strength YS in a direction transverse to rolling direction is 1040 MPa or more.
US10704124B2 Alloy for vehicle garnish and vehicle garnish
Disclosed herein is an alloy for a vehicle garnish, which is made by mixing Cu as a base with Mg and Si to have a composition of CuaMgbSic, wherein the alloy can have a color close to Au and the color of the alloy can be changed, and wherein the allow can also be made to have a low specific gravity and at a low cost.
US10704114B2 Process of producing a duplex stainless steel tube
A process of producing a duplex stainless steel tube comprises the steps of: a) producing an ingot or a continuous casted billet of said duplex stainless steel; b) hot extruding the ingot or the billet obtained from step a) into a tube; and c) cold rolling the tube obtained from step b) to a final dimension thereof. The outer diameter D and the wall thickness t of the cold rolled tube is 50-250 mm respectively is 5-25 mm, and, for the cold rolling step, R and Q are set such that the following formula is satisfied: Rp0.2target=416.53+113.26·log Q+4.0479·R+2694.9·C %−82.750·(log Q)2−0.04279·R2−2.2601·log Q·R+16.9·Cr %+26.1·Mo %+83.6·N %+Z  (1) wherein Rp0.2target is targeted yield strength and is 800-1100 MPa and 0
US10704108B2 Genetic alterations in isocitrate dehydrogenase and other genes in malignant glioma
We found mutations of the R132 residue of isocitrate dehydrogenase 1 (IDH1) in the majority of grade II and III astrocytomas and oligodendrogliomas as well as in gliblastomas that develop from these lower grade lesions. Those tumors without mutations in IDH1 often had mutations at the analogous R172 residue of the closely related IDH2 gene. These findings have important implications for the pathogenesis and diagnosis of malignant gliomas.
US10704103B2 Compositions and methods for diagnosing and monitoring hyperthyroidism in a feline
The present invention provides a method of diagnosing the existence or risk of hyperthyroidism in a feline comprising measuring the level of expression of one or more biomarkers selected from the group consisting of, e.g., IYD, TG, SLC5A5, NIS, TPO, TSHR, DUOX1, DUOX2 (ThOX), TGFB1, CSTD, DCN and SEPP1 and the expression products thereof, in a biological sample from the feline, wherein elevated expression of the one or more biomarkers in the sample relative to a control value for expression in a sample from a normal feline or feline population, or a baseline value from the feline, indicates the existence or risk of hyperthyroidism; a method of treating a feline so diagnosed; and compositions, reagents and kits for carrying out the specified methods.
US10704092B2 Detection methods based on sequencing
Provided herein is a multi-sample and multi-locus method for analyzing a genetic locus. In particular, provided herein is a method for SNP detection and analysis based on high-throughput sequencing, comprising designing a probe, pre-amplification and biotin labeling, hybridization, ligation, barcode specific primer extension, sequencing and analyzing the SNP locus. A probe set is for the analysis is also provided.
US10704083B2 Modification of DNA on magnetic beads
Provided herein is technology related to the chemical modification and purification of DNA. Specifically, the technology provides methods for performing a bisulfite conversion reaction on small amounts of single-stranded, fragmented DNA and performing the subsequent desulfonation and purification steps on magnetic beads.
US10704073B2 Method for determining undifferentiated state of pluripotent stem cells by culture medium analysis
There is provided a method for easily determining an undifferentiated state of pluripotent stem cells without relying on the judgment of a skilled technician. The method includes: a step of evaluating an undifferentiated state of pluripotent stem cells based on a time-dependent change in a variation value of an extracellular metabolite contained in a culture medium in which the pluripotent stem cells are cultured, wherein the extracellular metabolite is at least one selected from a group consisting of L-glutamic acid, L-alanine and ammonia.
US10704070B2 Protecting group chemistry for clean, reductant-free dyeing
The present disclosure relates to the biosynthesis of indigoid dye precursors and their conversion to indigoid dyes. Specifically, the present disclosure relates to methods of using polypeptides to produce indigoid dye precursors from indole feed compounds, and the use of the indigoid dye precursors to produce indigoid dyes.
US10704064B2 Recombinant yeast producing 3-hydroxypropionic acid and method for producing 3-hydroxypropionic acid using the same
Provided are a recombinant yeast producing 3-hydroxypropionic acid (3-HP) and a method for producing 3-HP using the same, more particularly, a recombinant yeast producing 3-HP, comprising an exogenous AADH gene; an endogenous or exogenous ACC gene; an exogenous MCR gene; and an exogenous HPDH gene, and producing 3-HP through [Pyruvate Acetaldehyde→Acetyl-CoA Malonyl-CoA Malonate semialdehyde 3-HP] biosynthesis pathway, and a method for producing 3-HP using the same.
US10704062B2 CAS9 proteins including ligand-dependent inteins
Some aspects of this disclosure provide compositions, methods, systems, and kits for controlling the activity of RNA-programmable endonucleases, such as Cas9, or for controlling the activity of proteins comprising a Cas9 variant fused to a functional effector domain, such as a nuclease, nickase, recombinase, deaminase, transcriptional activator, transcriptional repressor, or epigenetic modifying domain. For example, the inventive proteins provided comprise a ligand-dependent intein, the presence of which inhibits one or more activities of the protein (e.g., gRNA binding, enzymatic activity, target DNA binding). The binding of a ligand to the intein results in self-excision of the intein, restoring the activity of the protein.
US10704057B2 Methods and compositions for selective regulation of protein expression
The invention provides novel recombinant DNA molecules, compositions, and methods for selectively regulating the expression of a transcribable polynucleotide molecule or recombinant protein in a male reproductive tissue of a transgenic plant. The invention also provides transgenic plants, plant cells, plant parts, seeds, and commodity products comprising such DNA molecules and compositions.
US10704051B2 Expression element, expression cassette, and vector containing the same
The present invention provides an expression element and an expression cassette to establish a novel vector therefrom. The expression element of the present invention has an effect of enhancing the expression level of the target gene so that is highly industrial valuable. Accordingly, the present vector is taken as a novel tool for genetic engineering.
US10704045B2 Methods and compositions for increased double stranded RNA production
Methods and materials for improved in vivo production of dsRNA are presented. Yields of dsRNA are significantly increased in the presence of capsid protein. The improved yield of dsRNA is not dependent on the presence of specific cognate binding sites for capsid protein associated with the dsRNA, but is dependent on capsid protein.
US10704040B2 Triple-mode system for antibody maturation, surface display and secretion
The present invention provides a triple-mode antibody display system that simultaneously matures, displays and secretes an antibody to a target of interest. An antibody in vivo-matured and complexed with membrane anchored bait can be expressed on the surface of the host cell, while complexed with a soluble bait the antibody is secreted from the host cell. Methods of using the system for identifying binders that bind specifically to an antigen of interest are also provided. Polypeptides, polynucleotides and host cells useful for making the protein binder display system are also provided along with methods of use thereof.
US10704036B2 Protein having synthetic activity for imidazole dipeptid and production method of imidazole dipeptide
The present invention provides L-amino acid α-ligase represented by sequence number 1 (SEQ ID NO. 1), which is a mutant protein including substitution of at least 1-3 amino acid residues of amino acid sequence of protein YwfE, with the substitution being at least one of an asparagine (N) residue of the 108th place from the N terminal being substituted with at least one of an alanine (A) residue, a glutamic acid (E) residue and a glutamine (Q) residue, an isoleucine (I) residue of the 112th place from the N terminal being substituted with a valine (V) residue, and a histidine (H) residue of the 378th place from the N terminal being substituted with at least one of a lysine (K) residue or an arginine (R) residue.
US10704034B2 Polypeptides having xylanase activity and polynucleotides encoding same
The present invention provides isolated polypeptides having xylanase activity and polynucleotides encoding the polypeptides. The invention also provides nucleic acid constructs, vectors, and host cells comprising the polynucleotides as well as methods of producing and using the polypeptides.
US10704033B1 Nucleic acid-guided nucleases
The present disclosure provides novel RNA-guided enzymes for making rational and direct edits to the genome of live cells.
US10704031B2 DNA polymerase mutants with increased processivity of DNA synthesis
Disclosed are Dpo4 DNA polymerase mutants with increased DNA synthesis processivity. The mutant enzymes, Dpo4 A181D and Dpo4 E63K, are constructed based on the wild-type Dpo4 derived from Sulfolobus solfataricus to obtain Dpo4DNA polymerase mutants with increased DNA processivity. The extension length of Dpo4 A181D and Dpo4 E63K are respectively increased by 25% and 18.8% than that of the wild-type Dpo4. The fidelity of Dpo4 A181D and wild-type Dpo4 are similar, and the fidelity of Dpo4 E63K is increased from that of the wild-type Dpo4. In summary, the mutants Dpo4 A181D and Dpo4 E63K obtained by the present invention have increased processivity compared to that of the wild-type Dpo4 DNA polymerase.
US10704025B2 Use of noggin, an ALK5 inhibitor and a protein kinase c activator to produce endocrine cells
The present invention provides methods to promote the differentiation of pluripotent stem cells into insulin producing cells. In particular, the present invention provides a method to produce cells expressing markers characteristic of the pancreatic endocrine lineage that co-express NKX6.1 and insulin and minimal amounts of glucagon.
US10704024B2 Method for producing mesenchymal cells with promoted c-MPL receptor expression on cell surface
An object of the present invention is to provide a method of simply and efficiently promoting expression of c-MPL on a surface of a mesenchymal cell. The present invention provides a method for producing a mesenchymal cell with promoted expression of a c-MPL receptor on the cell surface, comprising Step A of culturing the mesenchymal cell in a mesenchymal cell culturing basic medium comprising a c-MPL receptor active substance; and Step B of obtaining the mesenchymal cell with promoted expression of a c-MPL receptor on the cell surface.
US10704021B2 Acoustic perfusion devices
Acoustic perfusion devices and processes for separating biomolecules from other material in a fluid mixture are disclosed. The devices include an inlet port, an outlet port, and a collection port that are connected to an acoustic chamber. An ultrasonic transducer creates an acoustic standing wave in the acoustic chamber that permits a continuous flow of fluid to be recovered through the collection port while keeping the biological cells within the acoustic chamber to be returned to the bioreactor from which the fluid mixture is being drawn.
US10704014B1 Water purification system
A water purification system is configured to create a treated water for a home brewing operation. The water purification system includes a sediment filter, connected to an untreated water source. Untreated water flows from the untreated water source through the sediment filter creating a sediment filtered water. A carbon filter is connected to the sediment filter. The sediment filtered water flows through the carbon filter creating a carbon filtered water. A reverse osmosis system is connected to the carbon filter. The carbon filtered water flows through the reverse osmosis system and is segregated into a treated water and a rejected water. The treated water is distributed to the come brewing operation. A deionizing filter is connected to the reverse osmosis system with an automatic shutoff valve. The deionizing filter receives a second flow of treated water and creates a deionized water.
US10704009B2 Ultra low ash lubricating oil compositions
The present disclosure generally relates to a lubricating oil composition having a sulfur content of up to 0.4 wt. % and a sulfated ash content of up to 0.6 wt. %, as determined by ASTM D874, comprising: a major amount of base oil; at least 0.02 wt. % of triazole compound; less than about 1.3 wt. % of a diphenylamine antioxidant; and at least 900 ppm of molybdenum from a molybdenum containing compound; wherein the lubricating oil composition is essentially free of ZnDTP. Also provided are methods for reducing wear and copper corrosion in an engine which is equipped with a diesel particulate filter (DPF) or a gasoline particulate filter (GPF) after treatment device system.
US10703995B2 System and method for liquid hydrocarbon desulfurization
A method of desulfurizing a liquid hydrocarbon having the steps of: adding a liquid hydrocarbon to a vessel, the hydrocarbon having a sulfur content; adding a catalyst and an oxidizer to create a mixture; oxidizing at least some of the sulfur content of the liquid hydrocarbon to form oxidized sulfur in the liquid hydrocarbon; separating the liquid hydrocarbon from the mixture; and removing at least some of the oxidized sulfur from the liquid hydrocarbon. Such methods can be carried out by batch or continuously. Systems for undertaking such methods are likewise disclosed.
US10703993B2 Method for refining fuel oil
A method for refining fuel oil comprises subjecting fuel oil to an extraction treatment with an extraction agent to extract a light component from the fuel oil, so as to obtain a light oil mixture containing the light component of the fuel oil and the extraction agent. The extraction agent is selected from the group consisting of a matter composed of oil and miscible with the light component of the fuel oil, a non-polar compound in a gaseous state at the room temperature and atmospheric pressure, and a combination thereof. The extraction agent is in a liquid state during the extraction treatment.
US10703988B2 System to remove sulfur and metals from petroleum
A system to selectively remove metal compounds and sulfur from a petroleum feedstock includes a mixing zone configured to mix a pre-heated water stream and a pre-heated petroleum feedstock to form a mixed stream, a first supercritical water reactor configured to allow conversion reactions to occur to produce an upgraded stream, a carbon dispersal zone configured to mix carbon with a make-up water stream to produce a carbon dispersed water stream, such that the carbon is dispersed in the carbon dispersed water stream, a make-up mixing zone configured to combine the upgraded stream and the carbon dispersed water stream to produce a diluted carbon dispersed stream, the carbon is operable to trap metals present in the upgraded stream, and a second supercritical water reactor configured to allow conversion reactions to occur to produce a carbon dispersed effluent stream.
US10703985B2 Process for cracking hydrocarbon stream using flue gas from gas turbine
A process for cracking a hydrocarbon stream by: combusting fuel in a gas turbine in the presence of compressed air to produce a flue gas, wherein the flue gas drives a turbine to produce electricity in a coupled generator or work to power a coupled rotating equipment; (a) feeding a first portion of the flue gas to a heat exchanger; (b) feeding ambient air to the heat exchanger to be heated by the first portion of the flue gas to provide heated air; (c) feeding a furnace with fuel and a mixture of a second portion of the flue gas and the heated air obtained by step (c) and (d) cracking the hydrocarbon stream in the furnace.
US10703980B2 Asphalt blow still with sectionalized columns
It has been discovered that the efficiency of asphalt blow stills can be improved by sectionalizing the blow still with perforated plates at various heights within the blow still. The perforated plates which contain a multitude of holes act to reduce air bubble size and improve the dispersion of the air bubbles throughout the asphalt flux. This increases the total surface area per unit volume of the air bubbles and promotes a faster processing time. The perforated plates also increase the contact time between the air bubbles and the asphalt flux which further results in improved efficiency and reduced blow times. This is beneficial because faster processing times can be achieved resulting in more efficient use of equipment, higher levels of productivity, lower energy requirements, cost savings, reduce blow loss, and reduced thermal history to which the asphalt is exposed.
US10703973B2 Polymerizable composition, film, and half mirror for displaying projection image
The present invention provides a polymerizable composition containing a polymerizable liquid crystal compound represented by Formula (I) and an oxime compound, in the formula, A1 and A2 each represent a phenylene group or a trans-1,4-cyclohexylene group, L1 and L2 each represent single bond, —C(═O)O—, or —OC(═O)—, Q1 and Q2 each represent a polymerizable group or the like, m and n represent an integer of 0 to 2, X may represent —X3-Sp3-Q3 or two X's may be bonded to each other to form a fused ring, X3 represents —C(═O)O—, Sp1, Sp2, and Sp3 each represent single bond, an alkylene group, or the like, Q3 represents hydrogen atom, a cycloalkyl group, a polymerizable group, or the like, and l represents an integer of 0 to 4. The polymerizable composition hardly causes yellowing after curing and is useful for manufacturing a film and a half mirror for displaying a projection image.
US10703968B2 Hydrogels for isotopic neutron emitters and antineutrino detection and related detection systems and methods
Scintillation compositions comprising a gadolinium compound and a scintillation compound in a polymer matrix precursor. The scintillation compound comprises strontium diiodide, fac-tris(2-phenylpyridine)iridium (Ir(ppy)3), a quinine compound, or combinations thereof, or 2-(4-biphenylyl)-5 phenyl-1,3,4-oxadiazole (PBD), 2-(4-tert-butylphenyl)-5-(4-phenylphenyl)-1,3,4-oxadiazole (b-PBD), 2,5-diphenyl oxazole (PPO), 1,4-bis(5-phenyloxazol-2-yl) benzene (POPOP), or combinations thereof. Hydrogels comprising the gadolinium compound and scintillation compound in a polymer matrix are also disclosed, as are related systems and methods.
US10703966B2 Chromic luminescent compositions and textiles
A chromic luminescent composition and method for fabricating the composition are disclosed. The chromic luminescent composition comprises at least one or more non-luminescent materials and one or more luminescent materials. The one or more non-luminescent materials having absorption spectra that at least partially overlap with the spectrum of incident electromagnetic radiation. The one or more luminescent materials convert at least a portion of energy of incident electromagnetic radiation to a lower energy wavelength. The one or more non-luminescent materials and the one or more luminescent materials are selected such that, when subsequently exposed to incident electromagnetic radiation, color and brightness are substantially modulated through absorption and emission as a function of incident electromagnetic radiation. Also disclosed are a chromic luminescent textile and a method for fabricating the textile.
US10703959B2 Functionalized silicate nanoparticle composition, removing and exfoliating asphaltenes with same
Removing an asphaltene particle from a substrate includes contacting a silicate nanoparticle with a chemical group to form a functionalized silicate nanoparticle, the chemical group includes a first portion; and a second portion comprising a nonaromatic moiety, the first portion being bonded to the silicate nanoparticle; contacting the asphaltene particle with the functionalized silicate nanoparticle, the asphaltene particle being disposed on the substrate; interposing the functionalized silicate nanoparticle between the asphaltene particle and the substrate; and separating the asphaltene particle from the substrate with the functionalized silicate nanoparticle to remove the asphaltene particle. A composition includes a functionalized silicate nanoparticle comprising a reaction product of a silicate nanoparticle and a functionalization compound; and a fluid. The functionalization compound includes a chemical group that includes a first portion, the first portion being directly bonded to the silicate nanoparticle in the functionalized silicate nanoparticle; and a second portion including an aromatic moiety or a nonaromatic moiety.
US10703957B2 Development of retarded acid system
In one embodiment, a retarded acid system comprises an aqueous acid and a retarding surfactant. The aqueous acid may comprise from 5 wt. % to 25 wt. % of a strong acid, that is, an acid having a Ka greater than or equal to 0.01. The aqueous acid may further comprise from 75 wt. % to 95 wt. % water. The retarding surfactant may have the general chemical formula R—(OC2H4)X—OH where R is a hydrocarbon having from 11 to 15 carbon atoms and x is an integer from 6 to 10. The retarding surfactant may have a hydrophilic-lipophilic balance from 8 to 16.
US10703955B2 Composition comprising ultrafine cellulose fibers
The object is to provide a subterranean formation processing composition which has a highly stable viscosity against change in temperature and a high water stopping property. A subterranean formation processing composition comprising cellulose fibers wherein the composition contains ultrafine cellulose fibers having 0.14 to 2.5 mmol/g of a substituent is used. The substituent is preferably an anion group, particularly a phosphoric acid group. The present invention relates to various fluids which are used in well processing. The present invention relates to a method for processing a subterranean formation, for example, drilling of an exploratory well or a wildcat, an appraisal well, an exploratory well or an exploration well, a delineation well, a development well, a production well, an injection well, an observation well, and a service well; cementing; fracturing; and a method for producing petroleum resources. The present invention provides also a cellulose fiber-containing composition which is not limited to the subterranean formation processing use.
US10703952B2 Thermally conductive sheet
A thermally conductive sheet includes a resin that is liquid under normal temperature and pressure, a resin that is solid under normal temperature and pressure, and a particulate carbon material, and the thermal resistance of the thermally conductive sheet under a pressure of 0.05 MPa is at most 0.30° C/W. In the thermally conductive sheet, the resin that is solid under normal temperature and pressure is preferably a thermoplastic fluororesin that is solid under normal temperature and pressure, and the resin that is liquid under normal temperature and pressure is preferably a thermoplastic fluororesin that is liquid under normal temperature and pressure.
US10703950B2 Phase change materials and methods of regulating temperature
The present invention provides a phase change material composition comprising an ester of a linear alcohol which has at least 4 carbon atoms and a linear carboxylic acid which has at least 4 carbon atoms, wherein the total number of carbon atoms in the ester is in the range from 13 to 31. The invention also provides products including the phase change material composition and methods of regulating temperature.
US10703938B2 Hot-melt adhesive and preparation method therefor
A novel hot-melt adhesive and a preparation method thereof are disclosed, and in particular a hot-melt adhesive for bonding aluminum, stainless steel or other metal materials and PVC plastics is disclosed. The specific nylon-type copolyamide is firstly prepared by designing specific raw materials and percentage thereof, and in combination with favorable bonding properties of the nylon-type copolyamide for metals and favorable bonding characteristics of the perchloroethylene resin for PVC, a double screw extruder is utilized to perform sufficient melt blending on the nylon-type copolyamide and the perchloroethylene resin under the synergistic actions of related aids, so that the obtained novel hot-melt adhesive has favorable bonding properties for both metals and PVC.
US10703935B2 Polishing composition for silicon oxide film
Provided is a polishing composition for a silicon oxide film that can improve the speed of polishing a silicon oxide film. In one or more embodiments, a polishing composition for a silicon oxide film contains: water; a cerium oxide particle; and a compound having in its molecule an amino group and at least one acid group selected from a sulfonic acid group and a phosphonic acid group. In the polishing composition, [the number of moles of the acid group contained in the compound]/[total surface area of the cerium oxide particle] is in a range from 1.6×10−5 mol/m2 to 5.0×10−2 mol/m2.
US10703924B2 Conductive ink for a rollerball pen and conductive trace formed on a substrate
A conductive ink for a rollerball pen comprises an aqueous solvent and conductive particles comprising one or more metals dispersed therein at a concentration of at least about 30 wt. %. The conductive particles include conductive flakes and conductive nanoparticles. A dispersant coats the conductive particles at a loading level of at least about 0.1 mg/m2 to about 0.8 mg/m2. A conductive trace deposited on a substrate from a rollerball pen comprises a percolative network of conductive particles comprising one or more metals. The conductive particles include conductive flakes and conductive nanoparticles. The conductive trace has a conductivity of at least about 1% of a bulk metal conductivity and a reflectance of greater than 40%.
US10703921B2 Surface layer for electronic device
An electronic device includes a substrate and one or more electronic components positioned on the substrate. A surface layer is positioned on the electronic components, the surface layer comprising a polymer binder and a substituted or unsubstituted hexahydrotriazine compound.
US10703918B2 Coating additive
The present invention provides a coating additive copolymer comprising, as copolymerized units, by dry weight based on total dry weight of the copolymer, from 20% to 60%, at least one acetoacetoxy or acetoacetamide functional ethylenically unsaturated monomer, and from 40% to 80% at least one water soluble ethylenically unsaturated monomer. It further provides a coating formulation comprising higher than 0.04% by dry weight based on total dry weight of the coating formulation, the acetoacetoxy or acetoacetamide functional ethylenically unsaturated monomer.
US10703909B1 Products by upcycling landfill waste streams
Fossil-fuel and rubber-derived waste stream conversion to composite lumber substitutes or barrier members; the composites having material properties and uses of greater value than the solid waste stream components separately or together. Preferred combinations including waste materials derived from waste carpet, waste tires, and waste bituminous roofing shingles, all enormous problems for landfill disposal. In a range of formulation ratios, when combined with a binder, new and marketable products are made from solid waste. Improved resistance to rot, to water, and to weathering is exhibited in synergy with improved compressive and flexural strength, enabling production of a wide variety of useful and environmentally-friendly structural products, for example. Product weight and strength can be engineered to suit and may be structural members for architectural, engineering or agricultural use. Advantageously, the new products themselves can be re-used—by an end-of-life process for making more new products, achieving the capacity to make and remake multigenerational products from solid wastes and to reduce loading of landfills.
US10703901B2 Glass fiber-reinforced flame retardant PBT composition and preparation method thereof
The present invention discloses a glass fiber-reinforced flame retardant PBT composition which includes following components in parts by weight: 35 to 71 parts of a PBT resin; 5 to 30 parts of a flame retardant; and 5 to 50 parts of a glass fiber; based on a total weight of the glass fiber-reinforced flame retardant PBT composition, a content of tetrahydrofuran is less than/equal to 500 ppm and more than/equal to 10 ppm. In the present invention, when the content of tetrahydrofuran which is selected to be added in a formula of the glass fiber-reinforced flame retardant PBT composition, is less than/equal to 500 ppm and more than/equal to 10 ppm based on the total weight of the glass fiber-reinforced flame retardant PBT composition, a flowability and injection molding appearance of the glass fiber-reinforced flame retardant PBT composition can be apparently improved.
US10703900B2 Transesterification of polyesters
The present invention relates to a polyester composition comprising: (A) 15 to 99 wt % of polyester blend of two or more polyesters based on the total weight of the polyester composition, (B) 0.05 to 5 wt % of a transesterification accelerator based on the total weight of the polyester composition, wherein the transesterification accelerator comprises alkali metal carbonate salt, alkali earth metal carbonate salt, alkali metal bicarbonate salt, alkali earth metal bicarbonate salt and combination thereof, (C) optionally a reinforcing filler, and (D) optionally further an additive. The present invention also relates to an article prepared from the polyester composition and a method of preparing the article.
US10703894B2 Heat-resistant crosslinked resin formed body and method for producing the same, silane master batch, master batch mixture and formed body thereof, and heat-resistant product
A method that has a step (a) of melt-kneading 0.003 to 0.3 part by mass of an organic peroxide, 0.5 to 400 parts by mass of an inorganic filler, and more than 2 parts by mass and 15.0 parts by mass or less of a silane coupling agent, with respect to 100 parts by mass of a resin containing a halogen-containing resin, at a temperature equal to or higher than a decomposition temperature of the organic peroxide, to prepare a silane master batch; a heat-resistant crosslinked resin formed body obtained by the method, a silane master batch, a mixture and a formed body thereof, and a heat-resistant product.
US10703893B2 Power transmission belt
A power transmission belt or hose or other dynamic article with an elastomeric body comprising a rubber composition that includes an ionomeric polymer additive, such as an ethylene-methacrylic acid copolymer or a butyl ionomer. The rubber body exhibits improved crack growth resistance over the same body composition without the ionomer additive.
US10703892B2 Resin composition and molded body
The resin composition according to the present invention contains a polypropylene resin (a), a hydrogenated block copolymer (b), and a hydrogenated block copolymer (c), wherein: a mass ratio of a content of the hydrogenated block copolymer (b) to a content of the hydrogenated block copolymer (c), (b)/(c), is 90/10 to 10/90; a mass ratio of a content of the polypropylene resin (a) to a total content of the hydrogenated block copolymer (b) and the hydrogenated block copolymer (c), (a)/((b)+(c)), is 10/90 to 90/10; and specific polymer blocks (C), (B1), and (B2) differing in amount of vinyl bond before hydrogenation are contained at a specific ratio.
US10703891B2 Composition comprising heterophasic propylene copolymer
The invention relates to a composition comprising a heterophasic propylene copolymer and a C10-C30 aliphatic carboxylic acid amide, wherein the heterophasic propylene copolymer consists of a propylene-based matrix consisting of a propylene homopolymer and/or a propylene-α-olefin copolymer consisting of at least 70 wt % of propylene and at most 30 wt % of α-olefin and wherein the propylene-based matrix is present in an amount of 76 to 90 wt % based on the total heterophasic propylene copolymer and a dispersed ethylene-α-olefin copolymer, wherein the dispersed ethylene-α-olefin copolymer is present in an amount of 24 to 10 wt % based on the total heterophasic propylene copolymer and wherein the sum of the total amount of propylene-based matrix and total amount of the dispersed ethylene-α-olefin copolymer in the heterophasic propylene copolymer is 100 wt %, wherein the amount of ethylene in the ethylene-α-olefin copolymer is 30 to 38 wt %.
US10703888B2 Golf ball resin composition and golf ball
An object of the present invention is to provide a golf ball resin composition having improved rebound resilience performance. The present invention provides a golf ball resin composition containing: (A) a thermoplastic resin having an infrared absorption peak in a region from 3200 cm−1 to 3600 cm−1, and (B) at least one resin component selected from the group consisting of (b-1) a binary copolymer composed of an olefin and an α,β-unsaturated carboxylic acid having 3 to 8 carbon atoms, (b-2) a metal ion-neutralized product of a binary copolymer composed of an olefin and an α,β-unsaturated carboxylic acid having 3 to 8 carbon atoms, (b-3) a ternary copolymer composed of an olefin, an α,β-unsaturated carboxylic acid having 3 to 8 carbon atoms and an α,β-unsaturated carboxylic acid ester, and (b-4) a metal ion-neutralized product of a ternary copolymer composed of an olefin, an α,β-unsaturated carboxylic acid having 3 to 8 carbon atoms and an α,β-unsaturated carboxylic acid ester, wherein when a relaxation modulus Er (−20° C., 9%) of the golf ball resin composition is measured under conditions of −20° C. and a strain of 9%, a relaxation curve is plotted with the relaxation modulus (MPa) as the vertical axis and a logarithm (ln(t)) of time (sec) as the horizontal axis, and the relaxation curve is linearly approximated to obtain a linear approximation curve, the linear approximation curve has a slope in an absolute value of 7 or more.
US10703887B2 Resin composition, film produced by using the resin composition, and multilayer structure
The present disclosure provides a resin composition which contains: (A) a saponified ethylene-vinyl ester copolymer; and (B) a cinnamate; wherein the cinnamate (B) is present in a proportion of 0.01 to 10 ppm based on the amount of the saponified ethylene-vinyl ester copolymer (A). Therefore, the use of the resin composition makes it possible to produce a film which is highly transparent, capable of absorbing ultraviolet radiation of a specific wavelength range (e.g., UV-B and UV-C having a wavelength shorter than 320 nm) and free from an odor problem and the like.
US10703884B2 Carboxylic acid-modified nitrile-based copolymer latex, method for preparing same, latex composition for dip molding containing same, and dip-molded article
The present invention relates to a carbonic acid-modified nitrile-based copolymer latex, a process for producing the same, a latex composition for dip-molding comprising the latex composition and a molded article produced therefrom. More specifically, modified nitrile-based copolymer latex, which can improve the stability of latex even with the use of inorganic pigments by making the inherently modified nitrile-based copolymer latex, enables the production of a dip-molded article having a smoothness of syneresis, less stickiness, and excellent tensile strength, a process for producing the same, a latex composition for dip-molding comprising the same, and a molded article made therefrom.
US10703879B2 Process and formulation to join ceramic forms while maintaining structural and physical characteristics across the bond surface
A ceramic bonding material including at least one fibrous material, a flux agent and a thickening agent wherein the ceramic bonding material fired at a set temperature to bond the two adjacent substrate faces.
US10703876B2 Apparatus and method for thermally demanufacturing tires and other waste products
An apparatus and process for thermally de-manufacturing tires and other materials. The apparatus is a retort chamber with various zones in which tires are combusted to provide energy for the thermal depolymerization reaction, depolymerization takes place, and products leave the retort chamber. In one embodiment, the process reacts water with iron present in steel-belted tires to produce hydrogen, which helps to break sulfur-sulfur bonds in vulcanized materials. The water also helps control the temperature of the reaction, which allows for control over the types and relative amounts of the various depolymerization products.
US10703873B2 Thermoplastic prepreg intermediate material for fuel cell separation plate and method for manufacturing thermoplastic prepreg for fuel cell separation plate by using same
An intermediate material of a thermoplastic prepreg for a fuel cell separation plate comprises a hydrophobic thermoplastic resin film and a fiber base. The hydrophobic thermoplastic resin film has a degree of crystallization of 1 to 20%, a thickness of 3 to 50 μm, and (iii) a content of an electroconductive material of 1 to 20 wt. %. The film is laminated on at least one surface of the fiber base. The thermoplastic prepreg for a fuel cell separation plate is manufactured by pressurizing the thermoplastic prepreg intermediate material at a temperature higher than the melting point of the hydrophobic thermoplastic resin film. A fuel cell separation membrane manufactured using the thermoplastic prepreg intermediate material and thermoplastic prepreg is thin and light-weight, and have a good durability.
US10703869B2 Polyethylene blend-composition suitable for blown films, and films made therefrom
The instant invention provides a polyethylene blend-composition suitable for blown films, and films made therefrom. The polyethylene blend-composition suitable for blown films comprises the melt blending product of: (a) from 0.5 to 4 percent by weight of a low density polyethylene having a density in the range of from 0.915 to 0.935 g/cm3, and a melt index (I2) in the range of from greater than 0.8 to less than or equal to 5 g/10 minutes, and a molecular weight distribution (Mw/Mn) in the range of from 6 to 10; (b) 90 percent or greater by weight of an ethylene/α-olefin interpolymer composition, wherein ethylene/α-olefin interpolymer composition has a Comonomer Distribution Constant (CDC) in the range of from 75 to 200, a vinyl unsaturation of less than 0.1 vinyls per one thousand carbon atoms present in the backbone of the ethylene/α-olefin interpolymer composition; a zero shear viscosity ratio (ZSVR) in the range from 2 to 20; a density in the range of from 0.903 to 0.950 g/cm3, a melt index (I2) in a range of from 0.1 to 5 g/10 minutes, a molecular weight distribution (Mw/Mn) in the range of from 1.8 to 3.5; (c) optionally a hydrotalcite based neutralizing agent; (d) optionally one or more nucleating agents; (e) and optionally one or more antioxidants.
US10703868B2 Composition for flooring containing coconut fibers and method for manufacturing flooring using same
A composition for flooring containing coconut fibers according to the present invention comprises: (A) 100 parts by weight of acrylonitrile-butadiene latex consisting of 20 to 60 parts by weight of acrylonitrile, 40 to 80 parts by weight of butadiene, 1 to 3 parts by weight of a first emulsifier, and 4 to 7 parts by weight of an acrylic monomer; (B) 3 to 6 parts by weight of a vulcanizing agent obtained by mixing sulfur, EZ, MZ, and a second emulsifier in a ratio of 3:1:1:0.1; (C) 2 to 3 parts by weight of a zinc oxide; (D) 2 to 5 parts by weight of an antioxidant; and (E) 20 to 40 parts by weight of calcium carbonate.
US10703858B2 Block copolymer materials containing polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane(POSS)
A macromolecular photonic crystal material including an A block and a B block is disclosed.the A block comprises a crystalline polyhedral oligomeric POSS, the macromolecular photonic crystal material represented by the structural formula 1.
US10703855B2 Resin composition, prepreg, metal-foil-clad laminate, resin sheet, and printed circuit board
A resin composition containing: an epoxy resin (A) represented by the following formula (1); and a cyanate compound (B), wherein Ar represents a polycyclic aromatic group, R represents a hydrogen atom or a methyl group, G represents a glycidyl group, and n represents an integer of 0 to 15.
US10703845B2 Preparation of maleate and maleimide monomers and polymeric materials from triglycerides
Monomer compounds and methods of synthesizing monomer compounds are disclosed. The monomer compounds can include maleate and maleimide monomers having fatty acid moieties. The monomer compounds can be derived from renewable sources such as corn, soybean, and sunflower oils. The monomer compounds can be formed into homopolymers as well as copolymers. The copolymers can include petroleum-derived monomers such as styrene, ethylene, and propylene.
US10703844B2 Curable composition
Provided is a curable composition in which the solubility in a solvent (in particular, water) is high and in which properties of a cured film obtained using the curable composition stored for a predetermined time are superior. The curable composition includes: a compound A represented by Formula (A) and at least one compound X selected from the group consisting of compounds represented by Formulae (X1) to (X4), in which a content of the compound X is 0.01 to 2.0 mass % with respect to a total mass of the compound A and the compound X; or a compound B represented by Formula (B) and a compound Y represented by Formula (Y), in which a content of the compound Y is 0.01 to 2.0 mass % with respect to a total mass of the compound B and the compound Y.
US10703837B1 Method of making a functionalized elastomer, elastomer, rubber composition and tire
The present invention is directed to a method of making a functionalized elastomer, comprising the step of polymerizing a conjugated diene monomer in the presence of a lanthanide-based coordination polymerization catalyst activated with a functionalized aluminum reagent of formula 1 where R is a linear or branched alkane group containing 1 to 8 carbon atoms, and R1 is phenylene, or a linear or branched alkane diyl group containing 2 to 10 carbon atoms, or a combination of one or more phenylene groups and one or more linear or branched alkane diyl groups containing 1 to 10 carbon atoms; Q is of formula 2 where R3 and R4 are independently phenyl or a linear or branched alkyl group containing 1 to 10 carbon atoms, or R3 and R4 taken together with the nitrogen atom represent a nitrogen containing heterocyclic group containing from 4 to 12 carbon atom.
US10703834B2 Light generating microcapsules for self-healing polymer applications
A self-healing polymeric material includes a polymeric matrix material, a plurality of monomer mixture microcapsules dispersed in the polymeric matrix material, and a plurality of light generating microcapsules dispersed in the polymeric matrix material. Each monomer mixture microcapsule encapsulates a mixture of materials that includes monomers and a photoinitiator. Each light generating microcapsule encapsulates multiple reactants that undergo a chemiluminescent reaction. The chemiluminescent reaction generates a photon having a wavelength within a particular emission range that is consistent with an absorption range of the photoinitiator.
US10703832B1 Multiple reactor and multiple zone polyolefin polymerization
Apparatuses and processes that produce multimodal polyolefins, and in particular, polyethylene resins, are disclosed herein. This is accomplished by using two reactors in series, where one of the reactors is a multi-zone circulating reactor that can circulate polyolefin particles through two polymerization zones optionally having two different flow regimes so that the final multimodal polyolefin has improved product properties and improved product homogeneity.
US10703826B2 Sulfoalkyl ether cyclodextrin compositions and methods of preparation thereof
A particulate SAE-CD composition is provided. The SAE-CD composition has an advantageous combination of physical properties not found in known solid forms of SAECD. In particular, the SAE-CD composition possesses an advantageous physicochemical and morphological property profile such that it can be tailored to particular uses. The SAE-CD composition of the invention has improved flow and dissolution performance as compared to known compositions of SAE-CD.
US10703821B2 Method for stimulating or enhancing proliferation of cells by activating the mucin 1 (MUC1) receptor
The present application discloses a method for stimulating or enhancing proliferation of a population of cells by activating MUC1 receptor on the cells.
US10703817B2 System for delivery into XCR1 positive cell and uses thereof
The present invention relates to a delivery system suitable for delivering a substance into a XCR1 positive professional antigen-presenting cell, one or more nucleic acids coding for the same, a vector comprising the nucleic acid(s), a medicament comprising the delivery system or the one or more nucleic acid(s) and an adjuvant comprising XCL1 or a functionally active fragment thereof.
US10703815B2 Ligands that potentiate the bioactivity of gonadotropins
The invention relates to antibodies directed against follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) and capable of potentiating the bioactivity of gonadotropins.
US10703812B2 Binding inhibitor between TCTP dimer type IGE-dependent histamine releasing factor and receptor thereof, and use thereof
The present invention relates to a receptor-binding domain of an IgE-dependent histamine releasing factor (HRF), and a use thereof, and more specifically, ascertains, as an HRF structural region, and a FL domain and an H2 domain which bind to a receptor of HRF existing in a cell membrane, ascertains the C-terminus domain of the HRF, and ascertains that a material binding thereto inhibits IL-8 secretion, thereby determining that the FL and H2 domains and the C-terminus domain can be utilized in: the development of a therapeutic agent for treatment and prevention of HRF-related disease including allergic diseases such as asthma, bronchitis, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, bronchiectasis, rhinitis, atopic dermatitis, hives (urticaria), hay fever, conjunctivitis, and anaphylaxis; inflammatory diseases such as bronchitis, pneumonia, arthritis, nephritis, psoriasis, dermatitis, Crohn's disease, enteritis, gingivitis, arteriosclerosis, coronary arteritis, hepatitis, Behcet's disease, bladder cancer, prostatitis, pyelonephritis, glomerulonephritis, osteomyelitis, thyroiditis, uveitis, abdominal cavity inflammation, meningitis, pulmonary fibrosis and rheumatoid arthritis; and malaria, and a method for screening for the HRF-related diseases.
US10703804B2 Binding molecules directed against influenza hemagglutinin and uses thereof
Multimeric binding molecules that are capable of specifically binding to hemagglutinin (HA) of at least two influenza A virus strains, said strains comprising HA of two different HA subtypes from phylogenetic group 2; or capable of specifically binding to hemagglutinin (HA) of at least one influenza A virus strain from phylogenetic group 1 and at least one influenza A virus strain from phylogenetic group 2; or capable of specifically binding to hemagglutinin (HA) of at least one influenza B virus strain are provided. The binding molecules preferably are also capable of neutralizing at least two influenza A virus strains from phylogenetic group 2; or capable of neutralizing at least one influenza A virus strain from phylogenetic group 1 and at least one influenza A virus strain from phylogenetic group 2; or capable of specifically neutralizing at least one influenza B virus strain.
US10703789B2 Modified polynucleotides for the production of secreted proteins
A pharmaceutical composition which has a plurality of lipid nanoparticles that has a mean particle size of between 80 nm and 160 nm and contains a modified mRNA encoding a polypeptide. The lipid nanoparticles include a cationic lipid, a neutral lipid, a cholesterol, and a PEG lipid. The mRNA contains a 5′-cap, 5′-UTR, N1-methyl-pseudouridine, a 3′-UTR, and a poly-A region with at least 100 nucleotides.
US10703788B2 Chimeric fibroblast growth factor 21 proteins and methods of use
The present invention relates to a chimeric protein that includes an N-terminus coupled to a C-terminus, where the N-terminus includes a portion of a paracrine fibroblast growth factor (“FGF”) and the C-terminus includes a C-terminal portion of an FGF21 molecule. The portion of the paracrine FGF is modified to decrease binding affinity for heparin and/or heparan sulfate compared to the portion without the modification. The present invention also relates to pharmaceutical compositions including chimeric proteins according to the present invention, methods for treating a subject suffering from diabetes, obesity, or metabolic syndrome, and methods of screening for compounds with enhanced binding affinity for the βKlotho-FGF receptor complex involving the use of chimeric proteins of the present invention.
US10703787B2 Norrin regulation of cellular production of junction proteins and use to treat retinal vasculature edema
A method of tightening inter-cellular junctions in retinal or choroidal vessel cells includes exposing the retinal or choroidal vessel cells to norrin and an anti-VEGF agent. Upon sufficient contact time, for norrin to selectively up-regulate gene expression of VE-cadherin or claudin-5 in the retinal or choroidal vessel cells, the inter-cellular junctions are tightened. The method is also suitable for treating retinal pigment epithelial cells in wet macular degeneration.
US10703786B2 Methods and compositions for improving glucose metabolism
The present invention relates to compositions, methods and kits for promoting glucose clearance in an individual. In particular, the compositions, methods and kits are particularly useful, but not limited to, the treatment of insulin resistance or type 2 diabetes. The invention provides a method of promoting blood glucose clearance in an individual, the method comprising administering SMOC1 to the individual. Preferably, the individual has an impaired ability to clear glucose from the blood. Typically, the individual displays a level of insulin resistance.
US10703772B2 Processes for the preparation of SGLT-2 inhibitors, intermediates thereof
The present invention relates to novel, improved processes for the preparation of sodium glucose co-transporter 2 (SGLT-2) inhibitors and novel intermediates thereof. More particularly, the present invention relates to a novel, improved process for the preparation of gliflozin compounds such as empagliflozin and dapagliflozin, intermediates thereof. The product obtained from the processes of present invention may be amorphous or crystalline, or in the form of amorphous/crystalline solid dispersions/solutions with pharmaceutically acceptable polymers and preparation process thereof. Also, the products obtained from the present invention may be used for the preparation of medicaments for the prevention and/or treatment of diseases and conditions associated with SGLT-2 inhibition.
US10703771B2 Fluoride trapping arrangement
The present invention provides a new chemical process, a new cassette configuration, and new software for the automated production of multiple batches of an [18F]labelled compound on a single cassette. The invention allows one synthesizer in one hot cell to produce sequentially a plurality of batches of [18F]-labelled PET tracer in the same day. In particular, the present invention provides a novel arrangement useful for the trapping of [18F]fluoride and recovery of [18O]water.
US10703768B2 Compound and color conversion film comprising same
The present specification relates to a compound represented by Chemical Formula 1, and a color conversion film, a backlight unit and a display apparatus including the same.
US10703761B2 Bile acid receptor modulators and methods of use thereof
Disclosed herein, inter alia, compounds and methods of use thereof for the modulation of bile acid receptor activity.
US10703756B2 Pyrrolo[2,3-D]pyrimidinyl, pyrrolo[2,3-B]pyrazinyl, pyrrolo[2,3-B]pyridinyl acrylamides and epoxides thereof
The present invention provides pharmaceutically active pyrrolo[2,3-d]pyrimidinyl, pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyrazinyl, and pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridinyl acrylamides, epoxides, and analogues thereof. Such compounds are useful for inhibiting Janus Kinase (JAK). This invention also is directed to compositions comprising methods for making such compounds, and methods for treating and preventing conditions mediated by JAK.
US10703738B2 Benzo[b]thiophene compounds as STING agonists
Compounds of general formula (Ia), compounds of general formula (Ia′), compounds of general formula (Ib), compounds of general formula (Ib′), compounds of general formula (I), compounds of general formula (I′), and their pharmaceutically acceptable salts, wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R8, R9, X1, X2, and X3 are defined herein, that may be useful as inductors of type I interferon production, specifically as STING active agents, are provided. Also provided are processes for the synthesis and use of compounds of the disclosure.
US10703734B2 3-aryl-benzofuranone compound and composition formed therefrom
The present invention discloses a 3-aryl-benzofuranone compound in which R1-R6 in the formula are mutually independent H or C1-C20 alkyls, and R7 is C7-C20 alkyl or C7-C20 mixed alkyl. The present invention also discloses a composition of 3-aryl-benzofuranone compound and the preparation method. The 3-aryl-benzofuranone compound and the composition thereof has the superiority in application due to the characteristics of less proneness to volatilize, less proneness to be extracted, higher resistance to migration and less proneness to bloom and precipitate on the surface of organic materials, and with a wide range of application, it is effective during the application.
US10703733B2 MCL-1 inhibitors
The present disclosure generally relates to compounds and pharmaceutical compositions that may be used in methods of treating cancer.
US10703717B2 Water-soluble isatin derivative, and manufacturing method and application thereof
A novel type of water-soluble isatin derivatives, and manufacturing method and application thereof. An isatin derivative comprising a phenolic hydroxy group is used as the substrates. A dimethylaminomethylene group is introduced to an ortho position of the phenolic hydroxy group to significantly improve the water solubility of a class of compounds provided by the invention. An antitumor activity study showed that the activity of the class of compounds was not reduced, and even improved. The class of compounds has great prospects for applications in developing an antitumor pharmaceutical product.
US10703707B2 Method for preparing nitrate ester
A method for preparing a nitrate ester is provided. The method includes providing a first solution including a compound (which has at least one hydroxyl group) and a carboxylic acid having 2-5 carbon atoms; providing a second solution including nitric acid, acetic anhydride, and acetic acid; and transferring the first solution and the second solution to a microreactor, obtaining a nitrate ester after a residence time. In particular, the ratio of the weight of nitric acid to the total volume of the acetic anhydride and acetic acid is 1:1 to 1:3.5. The ratio of the molar amount of nitric acid to the hydroxyl group equivalent of the compound is from 1:1 to 15:1.
US10703695B2 Process for catalytic hydrodefluorodimerization of fluoroölefins
The present application provides a hydrodefluorodimerization process, which is useful in the synthesis of, for example, fluoroölefins that can be used as refrigerants, blowers and the like. The process is an “early-stage fluorination” process, wherein precursors containing fluorine are assembled into the desired product using a zerovalent nickel catalyst. Also provided is a liquid composition comprising one or more fluoroölefin produced by this catalytic process.
US10703694B2 Method of manufacturing 1-chloro-2,3,3-trifluoropropene
There is provided a method of efficiently manufacturing 1-chloro-2,3,3-trifluoropropene by an industrially feasible method by using a raw material which is easy to obtain. A method of manufacturing 1-chloro-2,3,3-trifluoropropene, including subjecting 3-chloro-1,1,2,2-tetrafluoropropane to a dehydrofluorination reaction in the presence of a base.
US10703688B2 Method for producing organic acids and organic acid degradation compounds from biomass
A method and integrated reactor system are provided for producing one or more organic acids, organic acid degradation compounds, and combinations thereof, from various types of biomass, including sludge from a pulp and paper mill.
US10703683B2 Facility for treating and recycling animal waste comprising methanisation, cultivation of microalgae and macrophytes, and vermiculture
A facility for treating and recycling animal waste (2), including a unit (6) for methanizing the waste including treatment of the obtained biogases, a cogeneration unit (8) delivering electricity and heat (32) from the biogases, and a unit for hydroponically cultivating microalgae (14) in photo-bioreactors supplied by the liquid phase (12) of the organic residues from the methanization. The facility further includes a unit for cultivating macrophytes (22) supplied with water (20) leaving the unit for cultivating microalgae, and a vermiculture unit (24) fed by harvesting the macrophytes (22) and by the sludge (36) coming from the raw digestate from the methanization.
US10703682B2 Fertilizer pellets with micronized sulphur
Fertilizer pellets may be formed by compressing or compacting a primary fertilizer powder mixed with micronized sulphur.
US10703681B2 Polycrystalline diamond compacts
Embodiments of the invention relate to polycrystalline diamond (“PCD”) exhibiting enhanced diamond-to-diamond bonding. In an embodiment, PCD includes a plurality of diamond grains defining a plurality of interstitial regions. A metal-solvent catalyst occupies at least a portion of the plurality of interstitial regions. The plurality of diamond grains and the metal-solvent catalyst collectively exhibit a coercivity of about 115 Oersteds (“Oe”) or more and a specific magnetic saturation of about 15 Gauss·cm3/grams (“G·cm3/g”) or less. Other embodiments are directed to polycrystalline diamond compacts (“PDCs”) employing such PCD, methods of forming PCD and PDCs, and various applications for such PCD and PDCs in rotary drill bits, bearing apparatuses, and wire-drawing dies.
US10703679B2 Polycrystalline abrasive constructions
A method of manufacturing a polycrystalline abrasive construction comprises providing a plurality of particles of a superhard material, the particles coated with a first matrix precursor material, providing a plurality of second matrix precursor particles having an average size less than 2 micron, the second matrix precursor particles including a liquid phase sintering agent, mixing together the plurality of particles of superhard material with particles of the second matrix precursor material and consolidating and sintering the particles of superhard material and the particles of matrix precursor material. A polycrystalline abrasive construction comprises a particles of a superhard material dispersed in a matrix material comprising a material derived from a liquid phase sintering aid and chemical barrier particles having an average particle size of less than 100 nm dispersed in the matrix. Greater than 50% of the chemical barrier particles are located substantially at boundaries between superhard particles and the matrix.
US10703667B2 Localized heating of edge seals for a vacuum insulating glass unit, and/or unitized oven for accomplishing the same
Certain example embodiments of this invention relate to edge sealing techniques for vacuum insulating glass (VIG) units. More particularly, certain example embodiments relate to techniques for providing localized heating to edge seals of units, and/or unitized ovens for accomplishing the same. In certain example embodiments, a unit is pre-heated to one or more intermediate temperatures, localized heating (e.g., from one or more substantially linear focused IR heat sources) is provided proximate to the peripheral edges of the unit so as to melt frits placed thereon, and cooled. In certain non-limiting implementations, the pre-heating and/or cooling may be provided in one or more steps. An oven for accomplishing the same may include multiple zones for performing the above-noted steps, each zone optionally including one or more chambers. Accordingly, in certain example embodiments, a temperature gradient proximate to the edges of the unit is created, thereby reducing the chances of breakage and/or at least some de-tempering of the substrates.
US10703656B2 Water ionization system and method
A method for producing an ionized water product for coffee comprises the steps of introducing source water to an ionization system, passing the source water through one or more reaction vessels, wherein one or more ionic species are introduced into the source water, and combining products of one or more reaction vessels to produce the ionized water product having between about 10 ppm to about 40 ppm magnesium ions, about 10 ppm to about 40 ppm calcium ions, and about 40 ppm to about 90 ppm total of bicarbonate and carbonate ions.
US10703653B2 Liquid treatment device utilizing plasma
A liquid treatment device comprises: a first insulator including a first opening and a first inner surface, a gas being emitted into a subject liquid through the first opening; a first electrode that is at least partially disposed within a first space surrounded by the first inner surface; a second electrode that is at least partially disposed within the subject liquid; a gas supply source; and a power supply source. The first inner surface includes a first partial region which contacts the first opening. A forward end of the first electrode protrudes from the first opening to outside the first space, or the forward end retreats from the first opening into the first space by less than 3 mm. A first distance, which is a shortest distance between an outer surface of the first electrode and the first partial region, is 1 mm or greater.
US10703646B2 Fluid sterilization device
A fluid sterilization device includes: a housing formed with a processing passage for sterilizing a fluid passing through the processing passage; a light source that radiates ultraviolet toward the processing passage; and a transmissive member provided between the light source and the processing passage and transmitting the ultraviolet light radiated by the light source. The transmissive member is a one-piece component including: a focusing part that focuses the ultraviolet light radiated by the light source toward the processing passage by refracting or reflecting the ultraviolet light; an exit part that guides the ultraviolet light transmitted through the focusing part toward the processing passage, and a supported part formed on an outer circumference of the exit part to be contiguous with the exit part, and supported by the housing. The exit part is exposed to the processing passage.
US10703645B2 Atmospheric water generation
Disclosed herein is an atmospheric water generation system. The atmospheric water generation system may include a solar collector including a heat absorbing roof and an interior enclosure adjacent the heat absorbing roof. The heat absorbing roof may include a perforated dark panel that may be configured to allow ambient air into the interior enclosure. The system may further include a central tower extending upward from the solar collector such that heated air in the interior enclosure flows from the interior enclosure through the central tower creating an upward air flow stream in the central tower, a water-absorption unit disposed within the central tower and on a path of the air flow stream, in which the air flow stream may contact a water-absorbent liquid stream thereby generating a hydrated solution stream and a moisture-free air stream, and a membrane separation unit comprising a water-selective membrane that may receive the hydrated solution stream and generate a permeate stream including water and a retentate stream including water-absorbent liquid.
US10703643B2 ε-iron oxide type ferromagnetic powder
The ε-iron oxide type ferromagnetic powder contains Fe, a metal element selected from the group consisting of monovalent metal elements and divalent metal elements at a content rate within a range of 0.2 to 16.5 at % with respect to 100.0 at % of Fe, and a pentavalent metal element at a content rate within a range of 0.2 to 7.5 at % with respect to 100.0 at % of Fe, in which a total content rate of metal elements other than Fe is within a range of 2.5 to 24.0 at % with respect to 100.0 at % of Fe.
US10703642B2 Doped titanate
A non-aqueous composition for forming doped TiO2 nanoparticles, comprising: i. a polar solvent comprising an organic compound having one or more oxygen atoms in its chemical structure, ii. a titanium(IV) halide, and iii. a dopant precursor selected from transition metal halides and lanthanide halides.
US10703641B1 Synthesis of metal oxide nanoparticles using Kalanchoe blossfeldiana extract
A method for synthesizing metal nanoparticles can include combining a metallic nitrate with an extract of Kalanchoe blossfeldiana to form the metal nanoparticles. The method can include adding an aqueous solution of silver nitrate (AgNO3) to the extract of Kalanchoe blossfeldiana to form silver nanoparticles. The method can include dissolving zinc nitrate hexahydrate (Zn(NO3)2.6H2O) in an extract of Kalanchoe blossfeldiana to provide a zinc nitrate extract solution, stirring the zinc nitrate extract solution, and adding an aqueous solution of sodium hydroxide (NaOH) to the zinc nitrate extract solution to form zinc oxide nanoparticles.
US10703640B2 Synthesis of zeolite with the CHA crystal structure, synthesis process and use thereof for catalytic applications
Disclosed is a synthesis process of a crystalline material with the CHA structure, which comprises the following steps: i) Preparation of a mixture that comprises one source of water, one source of a tetravalent element Y, one source of an alkaline or alkaline earth cation (A), one source of a trivalent element X, and one organic molecule (OSDA1) with the structure [R1R2R3R4N+]Q−, being the molar composition: nX2O3:YO2:aA:mOSDA1:zH2O, ii) crystallisation of the mixture obtained in i) in a reactor, iii) recovery of the crystalline material obtained in ii).
US10703639B2 Synthesis of zeolite with the CHA crystal structure, synthesis process and use thereof for catalytic applications
Disclosed is a synthesis process of a crystalline material with the CHA structure, which comprises the following steps: i) Preparation of a mixture that comprises one source of water, one source of a tetravalent element Y, one source of an alkaline or alkaline earth cation (A), one source of a trivalent element X, and one organic molecule (OSDA1) with the structure [R1R2R3R4N+]Q−, being the molar composition: n X2O3:YO2:a A:m OSDA1:z H2O, ii) crystallisation of the mixture obtained in i) in a reactor, iii) recovery of the crystalline material obtained in ii).
US10703625B1 Microelectromechanical system (MEMS) apparatus with adjustable spring
A MEMS apparatus with adjustable spring includes a central portion, a peripheral portion and at least one spring. The peripheral portion surrounds the central portion and is spaced apart from the central portion. The spring includes a peripheral section, an outward extension section and a central section. The peripheral section is connected to the outward extension section. An amount of thermal expansion per unit temperature change of the outward extension section is greater than that of the peripheral section or greater than that of the central section.
US10703623B1 Fuel nozzle
A fuel dispensing nozzle of a fuel dispensing system comprising a lockout mechanism that prevents the delivery of fuel when the fuel nozzle is not inserted into a fuel reservoir. The fuel dispensing nozzle includes a lookout plunger selectively restrained from movement by a rocker arm. The rocker arm maintains a freely moveable condition or a constrained turn movement condition based on the status of the fuel nozzle.