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US10749490B1	PIN diode bias scheme to improve leakage characteristics and P1dB threshold level of reflective limiter device An apparatus includes an input port, an output port, a first bias input, a first shunt PIN diode, a first radio frequency (RF) choke inductor, and a first direct current (DC) blocking capacitor. The input port may be connected to the output port, a first terminal of the first shunt PIN diode, and a first terminal of the first RF choke inductor. A second terminal of the first RF choke inductor is connected to a first terminal of the first DC blocking capacitor and the first bias input. A second terminal of the first shunt PIN diode and a second terminal of the first DC blocking capacitor are connected to a circuit ground potential. A first bias voltage having a magnitude lower than a knee voltage of the first shunt PIN diode is applied at the first bias input.
US10749489B2	Dynamic phased array tapering without phase recalibration Variable gain amplifiers and methods of designing the same include a first amplifying transistor configured to receive a first input signal and to provide a first amplified output signal based on the first input signal. A phase compensating resistor is connected to the first amplifying transistor and has a resistance calibrated as: R e = τ b C be , par where τb is the base transit time of the first amplifying transistor and Cbe,par is the gain-independent part of the base-emitter capacitance of the first amplifying transistor.
US10749487B2	Unpowered switching module Unpowered switching module. A switching module can include a first input terminal, a second input terminal, and an output terminal. The output terminal can be configured to output a radio-frequency (RF) component of an input signal received on the first input terminal or the second input terminal in response to the input signal including a positive direct-current (DC) voltage.
US10749484B2	Load box and sound quality improving method To improve voice sound quality using a vacuum tube amplifier. A reactive load that has impedance characteristics, in which impedance characteristics in a first frequency band includes a first impedance characteristic pattern selected from a plurality of first impedance characteristic pattern candidates on the basis of a type of a vacuum tube amplifier, and impedance characteristics in a second frequency band includes a second impedance characteristic pattern selected from a plurality of second impedance characteristic patterns on the basis of the type of the vacuum tube amplifier, outputs a signal that responds to a sound signal output from the vacuum tube amplifier in accordance with the impedance characteristics and performs correction on an output signal of the reactive load.
US10749471B2	Amplification method using a mechanical resonator An electromechanical amplifying method including a transducing an electrical signal to a mechanical resonator having a mechanical resonance mode with an angular frequency ω0; transducing the non-linear oscillations of the resonator into a transduced electrical signal; and filtering the transduced electrical signal to obtain an output signal, the signal transduced to the resonator being obtained by adding a first input signal of a first amplitude and a first angular frequency ωs and a second pump signal of a second amplitude greater than the first amplitude and of a second angular frequency ωs that is different from the first angular frequency, the first and second angular frequencies being close to the angular frequency ω0 of the mechanical resonator and the second pump signal being chosen from a range of angular frequencies ωp and amplitudes in which the resonator is actuated in a non-linear regime.
US10749465B2	Solar Energy Collection Panel Cleaning System An apparatus, method and system for cleaning a solar panel includes a solar panel, one or more fluid reservoirs, a fluid dispenser at a first side of a solar panel, a mechanism for providing pressurized fluid to the fluid dispenser from the fluid reservoir(s), and a mechanism for dispensing the fluid from the dispenser. The solar panel is periodically cleaned and the motivation for cleaning may be a detected output condition of the panel, a detected weather condition, an expired time condition, detected precipitant accumulation, a manual command, or the like. The fluid(s) may include a gas and/or one or more liquids. A heater may be provided to heat the fluid(s).
US10749462B2	Hybridized canopy An example canopy includes a plurality of panels arranged in a plurality of rows and a plurality of sequences, including a first sequence, second sequence, and a third sequence. The second sequence is disposed between the first and third sequences and forms a rainwater collection channel The panels of the second sequence are angled with respect to the panels of the first and third sequences to optimize solar radiation and rainwater collection efficiency. Photovoltaic cells are provided on a flexible top surface of some or all of the panels. A hybrid canopy, a method of making a hybrid canopy, and a method of using and learning from a hybrid canopy, are shown and described.
US10749459B1	Solar panel top clamp assembly for roofs and the like Disclosed is a solar panel top clamp assembly for securing solar panels to a support section such as a rail or rail-less mounting structure. The solar panel top clamp assembly includes a panel clamp and a base. The panel clamp includes a crossbar and a pair of legs projecting obliquely downward from the crossbar and angled inward toward one another. The panel clamp is secured to a pedestal that projects upward from a platform. The platform is captively slidable within the support section. The pedestal and platform together form a portion of the base. Thanks in part to the unique structure of the panel clamp, the solar panel top clamp assembly can perform the function of both an end-clamp and a mid-clamp.
US10749456B2	Control device In a sensorless control of a motor, due to the characteristic of a response frequency, an induced voltage, a magnetic pole position estimation gain, a current control gain, and a speed control gain are closely related. An object of the invention is to enable the induced voltage and the frequency characteristic of a magnetic pole position estimation system to be clearly designed and to theoretically and quantitatively design all of the control gains necessary for the sensorless control so as to solve a problem that a method of designing those parameters cannot be established and the parameters have to be adjusted in a try and error manner. A control device has an estimator estimating an estimation induced voltage and a phase error of a motor by applying an induced-voltage observer and a controller controlling the motor on the basis of the estimation induced voltage and the phase error.
US10749444B1	Power supply circuit capable of setting turn-off point A power supply circuit includes a transformer, a PWM IC, an input voltage detecting circuit, a detecting voltage adjusting circuit, and a driving voltage supply circuit. The transformer is configured to receive an input voltage on a primary side and provide an output voltage on a secondary side. The PWM IC is configured to activate the driving voltage according to a first detecting voltage and a second detecting voltage. The input voltage detecting circuit is disposed on the primary side of the transformer and configured to provide a first voltage and a second voltage associated with the input voltage. The detecting voltage adjusting circuit is disposed on the primary side of the transformer and configured to provide the first and the second detecting voltages according to the first and the second voltage. The driving voltage supply circuit is configured to provide the driving voltage for operating the PWM IC.
US10749441B1	Method and system for controlling a direct current to direct current converter In accordance with one embodiment, an observed power transfer is estimated based on input and output voltage measurements associated with an observed power transfer from the primary converter to the secondary converter. An electronic controller or electronic data processor determines a ratio or percentage between the observed power transfer and maximum power transfer. A load curve is selected based on the determined ratio or percentage. The modulation frequency is adjusted or maintained for of the primary converter and the secondary converter consistent with an operation point on the selected load curve, where the operation point minimizes the power loss, power difference, or thermal energy dissipated from the converter.
US10749438B2	Power supply voltage stabilizing method, semiconductor device, and power supply system An object of the present invention is to provide a power supply voltage stabilizing method that can suppress the performance of switching power supply from being deteriorated even when a battery voltage varies and/or load conditions change. In a power supply voltage stabilizing method of a switching power supply including an output power MOS to which a battery voltage is supplied and a PWM feedback control unit that controls the output power MOS, the PWM feedback control unit includes a voltage feedback controller that controls on the basis of a power supply voltage output from the switching power supply and a current feedback controller that controls on the basis of a current output from the switching power supply. A variation in the battery voltage and/or a change in the load condition of the switching power supply are/is detected, and the bandwidth of the PWM feedback control unit is dynamically changed in accordance with the result of the detection.
US10749432B1	Voltage converter with buck converter and low dropout regulator A voltage converter includes a low dropout regulator voltage converter circuit. The voltage converter generates three voltages (e.g., 1.2 volts, 2.5 volts, and 1.8 volts) for an electronic system, which can be a smartphone or electronic tablet or other device. An implementation has at least one charge pump voltage converter circuit. The low dropout regulator voltage converter circuit provides an output voltage based on its input voltages and can operate with a very small input-to-output differential voltage. Compared to using a Buck converter, a low dropout regulator does not have an external inductor, which saves space. An implementation of the voltage converter can also include at least one charge pump voltage converter circuit to generate a voltage of the voltage converter.
US10749431B2	DC-DC converter A DC-DC converter and corresponding method for transitioning between a discontinuous conduction mode, DCM, and a continuous conduction mode, CCM, wherein the DC-DC converter is configured to power a signal processing system within an integrated circuit, is provided. The method comprises receiving input data, wherein the input data is for inputting into the signal processing system; determining an amplitude of the input data; and transitioning between DCM and CCM based on the amplitude of the input data. A DC-DC converter and respective method for transitioning from CCM to DCM comprising determining an estimated current representative of an inductor current through an inductor of the DC-DC converter; and transitioning from CCM to DCM based on the estimated current, is provided. A DC-DC converter and respective method for transitioning from DCM to CCM comprising determining either an output voltage of the DC-DC converter or a duty cycle of the DC-DC converter; and transitioning from DCM to CCM based on the determined output voltage or duty cycle of the DC-DC converter, is provided.
US10749428B1	DC to DC converter with sequentially switched LC snubber and regenerative circuit A switched mode power supply (SMPS) having a DC bus supplied by an power input, a first transformer with a first primary connected to the DC bus, and a second transformer with a second primary connected in series with the first primary, a first switching device connected in parallel with the second primary, a second switching device connected in series between the first switching device and a circuit ground. The SMPS also includes a snubber and hold up circuit having a diode and a holdup capacitor connected in parallel with the second switching device. The SMPS also includes a first control circuit connected to the first switching device and a second control circuit connected to the second switching device, wherein the output of the first control circuit is based at least in part on the output of the second control circuit.
US10749418B2	Methods for forming woven undulated coil assemblies Methods and apparatuses for forming a woven coil assembly (100), the coil assembly having adjacent superimposed linear portions (L1-L6, AL7-AL12) extending parallel to each other in a first area (A1) of the coil assembly, and adjacent superimposed linear portions (L7-L12, AL13-AL18) extending parallel to each other in a second area (A2) of the coil assembly, wherein a plurality of head portions (T) connect the linear portions of the first area (A1) to the linear portions of the second area (A2).
US10749417B2	Stator, method of manufacturing stator, and apparatus for manufacturing stator core member A stator core constituting a stator at least includes first core members and a second core member. Each first core member includes a first annular portion in which slots are formed and first tab portions. On the other hand, the second core member includes a second annular portion in which the slots are formed and that is superposed on the first annular portions, and has a shape obtained by removing the first tab portions from the first core member. Electrical conductors are partially fitted in the overlapping slots.
US10749414B2	Motor driving device and air conditioner A motor driving device that converts alternating-current power to direct-current power and drives a motor, the motor driving device including a printed circuit board having a first plate surface and a second plate surface, having an inverter module and an inverter module provided on the first plate surface, having a first power pattern provided on the second plate surface and connected to the inverter module, having a second power pattern provided on the second plate surface and connected to the inverter module, and having a jumper portion to connect the first power pattern and the second power pattern. A cross-sectional area of the jumper portion is larger than a cross-sectional area of the first power pattern or the second power pattern.
US10749413B2	Inverter built-in brushless direct current motor Provided is an inverter built-in BLDC motor including: an inverter housing having one side coupled to a motor, an inside formed to be hollow, and the other side formed to be open, and having a PCB substrate provided in the hollow portion; a bearing mounted in a bearing mounting portion of the inverter housing and having a rotating shaft of a rotor of the motor rotatably coupled thereto; and a bearing cover coupled to a bearing mounting groove of the bearing mounting portion mounted with the bearing and formed to close an opening portion of the bearing mounting groove on an inner bottom surface of the inverter housing.
US10749412B2	Position-measuring device and method for operating a position-measuring device A position-measuring device includes a graduation carrier which carries a measuring graduation and is non-rotatably connectable to a shaft. A scanner is configured to generate scanning signals by scanning the measuring graduation. Evaluation electronics are configured to process the scanning signals into a digital angle value of the shaft. An interface is configured to communicate with subsequent electronics. The scanner is mountable on a machine part that is supported so as to be movable in an axial direction of the shaft, so that the scanning signals are dependent on a position of the machine part in the axial direction of the shaft, and so that a measure of the position of the machine part in the axial direction of the shaft is determinable from the scanning signals by the evaluation electronics.
US10749398B2	High torque motor failsafe operating system A fail-safe system for powering a multistage hi-torque motor, providing monitoring, redundancy, and alternate modes to improve reliability.
US10749379B2	Power supply apparatus and control method thereof A power supply apparatus comprises a power supply unit configured to supply power to a power reception apparatus in a non-contact manner, a communication unit configured to perform communication with the power reception apparatus and a movable power supply apparatus, and a control unit configured to, when power suppliable to the power reception apparatus does not satisfy a predetermined condition, control the movable power supply apparatus to supply power from the movable power supply apparatus to the power reception apparatus.
US10749373B2	Systems and methods for situation-dependent supercapacitor voltage control A system and method are provided for operating, in a process control system, a circuit coupled to an input power supply and a supercapacitor susceptible to damage at high temperatures. A controller causes the circuit to supply electric charge from the input power supply to the supercapacitor. The controller also causes the circuit to supply electric power from the supercapacitor to a field device, such as an actuator. The controller selects a voltage to which the supercapacitor is to be charged based at least in part on a detected temperature associated with the supercapacitor, and causes the circuit to supply electric charge from the input power supply to the supercapacitor based on the selected voltage.
US10749369B2	Electronic lock structure using wireless charging device An electronic lock structure using a wireless charging device contains a power supply unit and an electronic lock unit. The power supply unit includes a variable-frequency drive and an AC/DC transformer. The electronic lock unit includes a battery and a rectification circuit, wherein the rectification circuit electrically outputs power of alternative current by way of a power receiving coil. When the power receiving coil is close to the power output coil, the power supply outputs the power to the electronic lock unit by using magnetic flux and to supply the power to the battery, thus charging the battery. When the power receiving coil is away from the power output coil, the power output coil does not conduct the power to the power receiving coil.
US10749365B2	Power supply method and electronic card using the same Provided is a power supply method for efficient operation of electronic cards and an electronic card using the same, and the power supply method may include the steps of: charging a charging unit through the DC power supplied from a rectification unit; enabling, when a constant voltage enable signal is applied, a system constant voltage unit if a predefined condition is satisfied; and supplying power to a system unit when the system constant voltage unit is enabled.
US10749364B2	Energy-saving charger capable of automatically powering off An energy-saving charger capable of automatically powering off includes a bridge rectifier circuit, a switch control circuit, a high-frequency transformer, and a low-voltage output circuit that are sequentially connected. The charger further includes: an electronic switch connected in series between the bridge rectifier circuit and the switch control circuit; a low-voltage-end control detection circuit connected to the low-voltage output circuit, used for feeding back a magnitude of a current output by the charger and outputting a control signal; an isolating drive circuit connected to the low-voltage-end control detection circuit; and a power-on self-holding circuit connected to the isolating drive circuit and a control end of the electronic switch, used for controlling on and off of the electronic switch according to the isolated control signal, and providing a short-time ON level to the control end of the electronic switch at the beginning of power-on of the charger.
US10749363B2	Semiconductor device, battery system, and battery control method Provided are a semiconductor device, a battery system, and a battery control method that are capable of reducing difference in remaining capacity without regard to the load status of a battery pack. The semiconductor device includes a high-voltage resistant circuit and a low-voltage circuit. The high-voltage resistant circuit includes a multiplexer that selects one of multiple series-coupled battery cells in a battery pack and couples the selected battery cell to the battery pack. The low-voltage circuit includes a measurement circuit that individually measures voltages of the battery cells. The multiplexer couples one of the battery cells to a power supply for the low-voltage circuit.
US10749360B2	Power tool system and battery pack therefor having wireless communicator A power tool system includes a hand-held power tool having a power tool housing accommodating a motor, and a battery pack interface electrically connected to the motor within the power tool housing. A battery pack includes a battery pack housing accommodating at least one battery cell and a power tool interface electrically connected to the at least one battery cell within the battery pack housing. The power tool interface is configured to be physically and electrically connected to and disconnected from the battery pack interface of the power tool. A communicator is attached to or accommodated within the battery pack housing. The communicator is configured to wirelessly communicate with an external device.
US10749358B2	Rechargeable battery protection integrated circuit, rechargeable battery protection device, and battery pack A rechargeable battery protection integrated circuit that protects a rechargeable battery, by turning off a switching circuit inserted in series in a current path between a negative electrode of the rechargeable battery and a negative terminal that is coupled to ground of a load or a charger, includes a power source terminal that electrically connects to a positive electrode of the rechargeable battery, a ground terminal that electrically connects to the negative electrode of the rechargeable battery, a monitor terminal that electrically connects to the negative terminal via a resistor, to monitor a potential of the negative terminal, and a clamp circuit. The clamp circuit monitors a voltage of the power source terminal and a voltage of the monitor terminal, and limits the voltage of the monitor terminal to a voltage lower than or equal to the voltage of the power source terminal.
US10749355B2	Phallus storage case A sex toy storage, charging, and sanitization device having a base with an internal electrical compartment; at least one vertical phallus support extending upwardly perpendicular to the base; an electrical outlet embedded in the base adjacent each of the at least one vertical phallus supports; a USB port embedded in the base adjacent each of the at least one vertical phallus supports; a string of ultraviolet ‘C’ frequency lights attached to the underside of the cover for sanitization; a supercharger for storing electrical power for recharging sex toys; an electric bar for recharging sex toys connected to the electrical outlet; a USB component for recharging sex toys connected to the USB port; an electrical cord for electrical connection to an external power source; and a cover, the device configured to resemble an antique sewing machine.
US10749352B2	Hybrid charging/discharging solar energy storage apparatus A hybrid charging/discharging solar energy storage apparatus includes: a solar power generator configured to receive incident solar light and generate electricity; a power converter configured to receive at least power generated by the solar power generator as input power and convert the input power into output power by changing a voltage of the input power; an energy storage unit comprising a plurality of modules configured to store power; a load connection line connected to a load configured to consume power of at least one of the power converter and the energy storage unit; and a power controller configured to control charging and discharging of the energy storage unit according to preset charging/discharging policies.
US10749351B2	Wireless container data collector system Systems and methods are provided and include a charging circuit, a converter network, and a voltage regulator. The voltage regulator couples the charging circuit to the converter network. When the system is in the charging mode, the charging circuit is configured to receive a serial communication signal that charges the charging circuit. When the system is in the communication mode, the voltage regulator is configured to limit an amount of voltage discharge from the charging circuit, and the converter network is configured to receive the serial communication signal and convert the serial communication signal to a second signal having a second type. The second type has a different communication protocol than the serial communication signal. When the system is in the communication mode, the converter network is configured to transmit the second signal to a remote device.
US10749350B2	System and method for wireless power transfer using a power converter with a bypass mode A system and method of wireless power transfer using a power converter with a bypass mode includes a power converter. The power converter includes a pulsed switch, a capacitor configured to supply a drive voltage to the pulsed switch, a first circuit configured to charge the capacitor when the power converter operates in a switched mode of operation, and, a second circuit configured to charge the capacitor when the power converter operates in a bypass mode of operation.
US10749345B2	Method and installation for stabilizing a frequency in an AC voltage grid A method for stabilizing a frequency in an AC voltage grid includes exchanging active power between the AC voltage grid and an energy storage device of a compensation installation in which the energy storage device is connected to the AC voltage grid. An electrical power is transmitted in an interconnector that connects the AC voltage grid to a further AC voltage grid. The electrical power is measured. The exchange of the active power is initiated by a control device of the compensation installation depending on a direction of the transmitted power. An installation for stabilizing an AC voltage grid can be used, in particular, to carry out the method.
US10749344B2	Motor drive system including power storage device A motor drive system includes: a converter connected to a DC link; an inverter for drive connected to the DC link; a power storage device configured to store a DC power from the DC link or supplies a DC power to the DC link; a torque limit value calculation unit configured to calculate a torque limit value of a servomotor for buffer in the power storage device on the basis of a rotation speed of the servomotor for buffer and a DC power amount stored or supplied by the power storage device; and a motor control unit for buffer configured to perform a torque control with respect to the servomotor for buffer while changing an upper limit value and a lower limit value of a torque command using the torque limit value so as to adjust a DC power amount stored or supplied by the power storage device.
US10749341B2	Dynamic and integrated control of total power system using distributed impedance injection modules and actuator devices within and at the edge of the power grid A system architecture and method for enabling hierarchical intelligent control with appropriate-speed communication and coordination of control using intelligent distributed impedance/voltage injection modules, local intelligence centers, other actuator devices and miscellaneous FACTS coupled actuator devices is disclosed. Information transfer to a supervisory utility control is enabled for responding to integral power system disturbances, system modelling and optimization. By extending the control and communication capability to the edge of the HV power grid, control of the distribution network through FACTS based Demand response units is also enabled. Hence an integrated and hierarchical total power system control is established with distributed impedance/voltage injection modules, local intelligence centers, connected other actuator devices, miscellaneous FACTS coupled devices and utility supervisory all networked at appropriate speeds allowing optimization of the total power system from generation to distribution.
US10749320B2	Cradle for electrical switchgear A cradle intended to be incorporated in a high-voltage electrical switchgear cubicle, including a mobile trolley bearing a switch apparatus provided with mobile contacts, a mechanism for operating the mobile contacts via operating springs and at least one coil for actuating the operating springs, a motorized protection shutter intended to prevent access to conductive busbars of the switchgear cubicle, and motorized device for driving the mobile trolley intended to be able to connect the switch apparatus to the conductive busbars. A first automation controller is embedded on the mobile trolley to control the operating mechanism and the actuating coil, and a second automation controller is embedded in the cradle to control the protection shutter and the device for driving the mobile trolley.
US10749315B2	Manufacturable RGB laser diode source A multi-wavelength light emitting device is manufactured by forming first and second epitaxial materials overlying first and second surface regions. The first and second epitaxial materials are patterned to form a plurality of first and second epitaxial dice. At least one of the first plurality of epitaxial dice and at least one of the second plurality of epitaxial dice are transferred from first and second substrates, respectively, to a carrier wafer by selectively etching a release region, separating from the substrate each of the epitaxial dice that are being transferred, and selectively bonding to the carrier wafer each of the epitaxial dice that are being transferred. The transferred first and second epitaxial dice are processed on the carrier wafer to form a plurality of light emitting devices capable of emitting at least a first wavelength and a second wavelength.
US10749314B2	Method of evaluating initial parameters and target values for feedback control loop of wavelength tunable system A method of determining initial parameters and target values for tuning an emission wavelength of a wavelength tunable laser capable of emitting laser light in a substantial wavelength range is disclosed. The method iterates an evaluation of initial parameters and target values at target wavelengths in a preset order. The evaluation includes steps of supplying empirically obtained parameters to the t-LD, confirming whether the t-LD generates an optical beams, determining the initial parameters and the target values by carrying out feedback loops of the AFC and the APC when the t-LD generates the optical beam, or shifting the wavelength range so as to exclude the current target wavelength when the t-LD generates no optical beam.
US10749313B2	Method for manufacturing a semiconductor element A method for manufacturing a semiconductor element includes: providing a nitride semiconductor layer; performing plasma treatment to at least part of a surface of the nitride semiconductor layer in an oxygen-containing atmosphere while applying bias power; after the performing of the plasma treatment, heat treating the nitride semiconductor layer in an oxygen-containing atmosphere; forming a protective film on a region of the surface of the nitride semiconductor layer where the plasma treatment was performed; and forming an electrode in a region of the surface of the nitride semiconductor layer where the protective film was not formed.
US10749304B1	Port for heat sink ono active cable end An electronic interconnect includes a board, a rotatable connector, and a heat sink. The board extends along a plane, and the rotatable connector is connected to the board. The rotatable connector is configured to allow rotation about an axis parallel to the plane, between a first position and a second position. The heat sink is connected to the rotatable connector and extends a first distance from the board in the first position and a second, greater distance from the board in the second position.
US10749288B2	Flexible liquid-cooling assembly for high-power pluggable connectors A liquid-cooling assembly includes two or more cooling sub-assemblies and a flexible interconnect assembly. The two or more cooling sub-assemblies are configured for cooling two or more respective pluggable connector-cages, each cooling sub-assembly including (i) a heat-conducting plate for coupling to a respective pluggable connector-cage, and (ii) a liquid-conducting channel having an inlet and an outlet for flowing cooling liquid. The flexible interconnect assembly is configured to transfer the cooling liquid to and from inlets and outlets of the cooling sub-assemblies, and to mechanically support the cooling sub-assemblies while permitting motion of the cooling sub-assemblies relative to one another.
US10749287B2	Connection assembly for audio equipment A connection assembly for connection to an audio device includes a connector module including a connector configured for electronic connection to a mating connector of the audio device and a releasable latch configured for retaining the connector module to the audio device, an actuator engageable with the connector module and being moveable to release the latch for removal of the connector module from the audio device, and locking structure configured to selectively resist movement of the actuator to release the latch.
US10749281B1	Shear and torque resistant F-connector assembly A connector (10), for example, an F-connector, has a barrel (12), which may be threaded, a front flange (14), a frame insert (16), a rear flange (20), a body section (22) between the frame insert (16) and the rear flange, an insulator (60) in the barrel, and a center conductor (24) running through the insulator. The body section forms a slot (18) between the frame insert and the rear flange. The rear flange has two sections (20A, 20B), which mirror each other. A section may be a rectangular block with a curved cutoff; the curved cutouts face each other and, together, provide a passageway for the conductor. The conductor is preferably beryllium-copper with a tin plating. The insulator is preferably a high-temperature thermoplastic, such as a heat-resistant polyamide nylon which can withstand a temperature of 270° C. for 1 minute.
US10749279B2	Shielded circular plug-in connector A circular plug-in connector for establishing a shielded plug-in connection to a mating plug-in connector includes: a contact carrier having at least one electrical contact element; a shielding sleeve that surrounds the contact carrier at least in part; and a screw housing that is rotatably connected to the shielding sleeve and adapted to screw the circular plug-in connector to the mating plug-in connector. A connection portion of the shielding sleeve is received in a receiving space of the screw housing The circular plug-in connector provides shielded contact between the screw housing and the shielding sleeve. The shielding sleeve includes a collar in the connection portion. The circular plug-in connector further includes a stopper for closing a receiving opening of the receiving space at least in part, such that the collar is trapped in the receiving space.
US10749274B2	Separate antenna Example implementations relate to separate antennae. In one example, separate antennae can include an antenna system having a first antenna to receive and transmit signals in a first frequency band, a second antenna to receive signals in a second frequency band and transmit and receive signals in a third frequency band, and a third antenna to receive signals in a fourth frequency band, where each of the first antenna, the second antenna, and the third antenna are physically separate and distinct.
US10749270B2	Polarization rotating phased array element A phase shifter includes a first dielectric layer, a switch mounted to the first dielectric layer, a conductive layer mounted to the first dielectric layer, a second dielectric layer mounted to the conductive layer, a conducting pattern layer mounted to the second dielectric layer, and a plurality of vias. The switch is switchable between a first conducting position and a second conducting position. Each via is connected between a first or a second throw arm of the switch and a conductor of the conducting pattern layer. When an electromagnetic wave incident on the phase shifter is reflected, an electric polarization of the reflected electromagnetic wave is rotated by ±90 degrees compared to an electric polarization of the incident electromagnetic wave based on a conducting position of the switch. The phase shifter can be used as one-bit spatial phase shifter to provide either 0° or 180° phase shift over wide bandwidths.
US10749258B1	Antenna system and method for a digitally beam formed intersecting fan beam An antenna system and method use an electronically-scanned antenna array and a hybrid beam former architecture. The antenna system includes a matrix of antenna elements and a feeder network. The feeder network includes a first layer including phase shifters. Each of the phase shifters is for a respective antenna element of the antenna elements. The feeder network also includes a second layer and a third layer. Each of the first set of the first time delay units in the second layer is for a respective first subarray of the first subarrays of the antenna elements. Each of the second set of the second time delay units in the third layer is for a respective second subarray of the second subarrays of the first subarrays.
US10749252B1	GPS III antenna payload configuration for enhanced PNT accuracy and reduced high power risk An antenna array for a global positioning system (GPS) includes a first antenna element and a number of second antenna elements. The antenna array is placed at a location on a spacecraft that is above the center of gravity of the spacecraft. The first antenna element is located at the center of the antenna array and is surrounded by the second antenna elements. The first antenna element can produce a beam with a predefined null-to-null beamwidth, and the second antenna elements can form a multi-beam phased array.
US10749250B2	Multi-layer phase shifter driving device and related remote electronic tilt systems and antennas A multi-layer phase shift driving device for an electrically regulated antenna includes multiple control boards that are spaced apart from each other, each of which is arranged with respective phase shift driving mechanisms for driving brushes of the electrically regulated antenna, and arranged with a plurality of holes through which rods pass, wherein each control board is provided with at least one of said rods fixed thereto to serve as fixing rods of the control board and serve as guiding rods of the other control boards of the multiple control boards, such that the multiple control boards can be driven independently of each other.
US10749244B2	Substrate for medical device and medical device A substrate for a medical device, a portion of which is brought into contact with or inserted into a subject. The substrate includes a patient circuit conductively connected to the portion that is configured to be brought into contact with or inserted into the subject, and a ground-side circuit configured to perform at least one of transmission of a signal, reception of a signal, and supply of electric power on the patient circuit. The ground-side circuit is grounded by a protective ground to ensure safety of a manipulator of the medical device. The substrate also includes an insulating layer between the patient circuit and the ground-side circuit providing insulation between the patient circuit and the ground-side circuit, and an isolated circuit provided apart from the patient circuit and the ground-side circuit on the insulating layer and having a different reference potential from the patient circuit and the ground-side circuit.
US10749241B2	Through-lid communication radio for a water meter and water meter assembly A communication radio for a water meter includes an antenna housing, a bracket integrally connected to the antenna housing, and an electronics housing pivotably connected to the bracket. A water meter assembly includes a water meter box having a lid with an inner surface, an outer surface and a hole formed in the lid, a water meter disposed in the water meter box, and a communication radio. The communication radio includes an antenna housing disposed on the outer surface of the lid, a bracket disposed on the inner surface of the lid and fixedly connected to the antenna housing through the hole, and an electronics housing connected to the bracket inside the water meter box in a pivotable manner for preventing contact between the electronics housing and the water meter.
US10749233B2	In-phase corporate-feed circuit and array antenna apparatus As a layout requirement imposed on an in-phase corporate-feed circuit, there is provided only a layout requirement to equalize the electric length of a transmission line (4) between one of N T-branch units (6) which is m-th when counted from a start point of a path A, and another one of the T-branch units (6) which is (m+1)-th when counted from the start point of the path A, to that of a transmission line (8) between one of N T-branch units (10) which is m-th when counted from an end point of a path B, and another one of the T-branch units (10) which is (m+1)-th when counted from the end point of the path B. Therefore, the in-phase corporate-feed circuit can be formed in a space smaller than that in which its circuit configuration of tournament type is formed, and downsizing of the circuit size can be achieved.
US10749225B2	Thermal management assembly for traction battery cells A vehicle traction battery assembly may include a traction battery cell, a case, and a thermal plate. The case may define a cavity to receive the traction battery cell and has a first side defining a first form feature. The thermal plate may be for positioning adjacent the traction battery cell and define a coolant channel sized for engagement with the case via the first form feature such that traction battery cell is in thermal communication with coolant flowing through the coolant channel. The first form feature may be serpentine-shaped or S-shaped. The first form feature may be castle-shaped from a cross-sectional plan view. The case may be multi-layered and include a first polymer layer, a second polymer layer, and an aluminum layer disposed between the polymer layers.
US10749214B2	Sulfide and oxy-sulfide glass and glass-ceramic solid state electrolytes for electrochemical cells An electrolyte system for an electrochemical cell includes an aprotic solvent, such as an ether-based solvent and a lithium salt, and a solid component. The aprotic solvent has a dielectric constant of ≥3. The solid component is in direct communication with the aprotic solvent. The solid component includes a sulfide or oxy-sulfide, glass or glass-ceramic electrolyte. The sulfide or oxy-sulfide, glass or glass-ceramic electrolyte has a weighted average bond dissociation enthalpy of greater than or equal to about 380 kJ/mol, which corresponds to a glass having strong bonds. The sulfide or oxy-sulfide, glass or glass-ceramic electrolyte is therefore insoluble in the aprotic solvent. The solid component is lithium ion-conducting and electrically insulating. The electrolyte system may be disposed between a positive electrode and a negative electrode in an electrochemical cell. In various aspects, the negative electrode includes lithium metal and the positive electrode includes sulfur.
US10749210B2	Polymer electrolyte for secondary battery and secondary battery including the same The present invention provides a polymer electrolyte for a secondary battery having high ionic conductivity, and a lithium secondary battery including the same.
US10749209B2	Electrolyte, battery, battery pack, electronic apparatus, electric vehicle, power storage apparatus, and power system A battery includes: a positive electrode; a negative electrode; and an electrolyte. At least one of the electrolyte and the negative electrode contains an aluminum hydroxide, at least a part of a surface of the aluminum hydroxide being modified.
US10749202B2	Redox flow battery A redox flow battery includes a cell frame having a frame body in which a sealing groove is formed and a sealing member disposed in the sealing groove. The redox flow battery includes an adhesive that fixes the sealing member to the sealing groove, and a type A durometer hardness of the adhesive after curing is 100 or less. Preferably, the type A durometer hardness of the adhesive after curing is less than or equal to a type A durometer hardness of the sealing member.
US10749198B2	Method for preparing membrane-electrode assembly, membrane-electrode assembly prepared therefrom, and fuel cell comprising same The present specification relates to a method for manufacturing a membrane-electrode assembly, a membrane-electrode assembly manufactured using the same, and a fuel cell comprising the same.
US10749197B2	Process for separating electrode for membrane-electrode assembly of fuel cell and apparatus therefor Disclosed are a process for separating an electrode for membrane-electrode assemblies of fuel cells from the decal transfer film and an apparatus for separating the electrode. In particular, during the electrode separating process, only an electrode is separated from the decal transfer film on which the electrode is coated, without any damage, by a freezing method for freezing the specimen on the deionized water surface, and thus, wasting the expensive MEA is prevented. Thus, mechanical properties of the pristine electrode can be rapidly quantified in advance, and therefore, long term durability evaluation period during developing MEA having excellent durability is substantially reduced.
US10749185B2	Secondary battery Disclosed is a secondary battery. The secondary battery includes an electrode assembly having a plurality of unit electrode bodies, each electrode body including a positive electrode plate having a plurality of positive electrode uneven grooves into which a positive electrode active material is inserted, a negative electrode plate having a plurality of negative electrode uneven grooves located to face the positive electrode uneven grooves so that a negative electrode active material is inserted therein, and a unit separator interposed between the positive electrode plate and the negative electrode plate; and a case having an accommodation portion in which the electrode assembly and an electrolyte are accommodated, wherein the positive electrode plate and the negative electrode plate are symmetrical to each other on the basis of the unit separator.
US10749176B2	Cathode active material used for lithium ion secondary battery, method for producing same, and lithium ion secondary battery Provided are a cathode active material used for a lithium ion secondary battery having a high discharge capacity, and a small increase in internal resistance caused following charge/discharge cycles; a method for producing the same; and a lithium ion secondary battery. The cathode active material has a layered structure assigned to a space group of R-3m represented by the formula: Li1+aM1O2+α (where M1 represents metal elements other than Li containing at least Ni, −0.05≤a≤0.15, −0.1≤α≤0.1). A content of Ni is 70 atom % or more, and a generating amount of oxygen gas in the range from 200° C. to 450° C. is 30 mass ppm or less. The method comprises the steps of grinding and mixing a lithium raw material, and firing the resultant mixture in the range of 650° C. or more and 900° C. or less.
US10749165B2	Positive electrode active material for non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery and method of producing the same A positive electrode active material for a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery includes secondary particles of a lithium transition metal complex oxide as a main component. The main component is represented by a formula: Lit(Ni1-xCox)1-yMnyBαPβSγO2, where t, x, y, α, β, and γ satisfy inequalities of 0≤x≤1, 0.00≤y≤0.50, (1−x)·(1−y)≥y, 0.000≤α≤0.020, 0.000≤β≤0.030, 0.000≤γ≤0.030, and 1+3α+3β+2γ≤t≤1.30, and satisfy at least one of inequalities of 0.002≤α, 0.006≤β, and 0.004≤γ. The secondary particles exhibit a pore distribution, where a pore volume Vp(1) having a pore diameter of not less than 0.01 μm and not more than 0.15 μm satisfies an inequality of 0.035 cm3/g≤Vp(1) and where a pore volume Vp(2) having a pore diameter of not less than 0.01 μm and not more than 10 μm satisfies an inequality of Vp(2)≤0.450 cm3/g.
US10749160B2	Electrode assembly and method for manufacturing the same The present invention relates to an electrode assembly. The electrode assembly comprises: a first separator sheet; and a first electrode sheet and a second electrode sheet, which respectively adhere to both surfaces of the first separator sheet, wherein patterned masks having different adhesion force are respectivley disposed on both the surfaces of the first separator sheet, and the first electrode sheet adheres to the mask of a first surface of both the surfaces, which has relatively high adhesion force, and the second electrode sheet adheres to the mask of a second surface having relatively low adhesion force.
US10749151B2	Pouch-type rechargeable battery A pouch-type rechargeable battery according to one or more exemplary embodiments includes: an electrode assembly; an exterior material receiving the electrode assembly; and a sealing portion arranged at an edge of the exterior material, and including at least one metal particle and a resin surrounding the at least one metal particle, and an area ratio of the at least one metal particle and the resin in a cross-section of the sealing portion cut along a direction that is perpendicular to a lengthwise direction of the sealing portion is from 1:99 to 6:4.
US10749150B2	Case including insulating layer for secondary batteries and lithium secondary battery including the same Disclosed is a case for secondary batteries including a laminate sheet composed of multiple layers, the laminate sheet including an insulating layer having an elongation percentage of 10% or more.
US10749147B2	Pouch forming device and method and facility for producing secondary battery comprising the pouch forming device A pouch forming device is provided. The pouch forming device comprises a die member including a die on which a pouch film is disposed on a top surface thereof, in which a forming part is formed, and a die holder to which the die is fixed, a stripper member that presses and fixes the pouch film disposed on the die when descending and a first driving piece to move the stripper vertically, a punch member including a punch plate comprising a punch configured to be inserted into the forming part to form an electrode assembly accommodation part in the pouch film and a second driving piece to move the punch plate vertically, and a control member that controls the first driving piece to allow the stripper to ascend when the punch is inserted into the forming part to decrease a pressing force applied to the pouch film.
US10749144B2	Display substrate and method for preparing the same, and display device Provided is a display substrate, a method for preparing the same, and a display device. The display substrate includes a plurality of display elements arranged on a base substrate and a heat dissipation layer arranged between the substrate and the plurality of display elements, in which an electrode of at least one of the plurality of display elements is connected to the heat dissipation layer via at least one heat conducting structure.
US10749136B2	Display device A display device includes: a frame that includes a plurality of protrusions; a display panel disposed on the frame that includes a planar portion and a curved portion; a pressure sensing unit disposed between the frame and the display panel that overlaps the curved portion and that includes a plurality of first electrodes and a plurality of second electrodes disposed in a different layer; and a pressure sensing drive unit connected to the plurality of first electrodes and the plurality of second electrodes. Any one of the plurality of second electrodes at least partially overlaps any one of the plurality of first electrodes. At least one of the plurality of protrusions overlaps a region where one of the plurality of first electrodes and one of the plurality of second electrodes overlap each other.
US10749132B2	Electrode laminate and organic light emitting device element The present specification provides an electrode laminate including a substrate, an electrode provided on the substrate, and an auxiliary electrode electrically connecting to the electrode and has a laminated structure of a first layer having reflectivity of 80% or greater at a wavelength of 550 nm and a second layer having a higher etching rate compared to the first layer, wherein the auxiliary electrode is either provided between the electrode and the substrate, or provided so that the first layer of the auxiliary electrode adjoins at least part of the side surface of the electrode, and an organic light emitting device including the electrode laminate.
US10749122B2	Organic electroluminescent materials and devices A novel method for forming a metal-carbene bond is disclosed.
US10749109B2	Read out integrated circuit (ROIC) for rapid testing and characterization of resistivity change of heating element in phase-change material (PCM) radio frequency (RF) switch A rapid testing read out integrated circuit (ROIC) includes phase-change material (PCM) radio frequency (RF) switches residing on an application specific integrated circuit (ASIC). Each PCM RF switch includes a PCM and a heating element transverse to the PCM. The ASIC is configured to provide amorphizing and crystallizing electrical pulses to a selected heating element in a selected PCM RF switch. The ASIC is also configured to generate data for determining and characterizing resistivity change of the selected heating element in the selected PCM RF switch after the ASIC performs a plurality of OFF/ON cycles. In one implementation, a testing method using the ASIC is disclosed.
US10749092B2	Light emitting device and method of manufacturing the same Disclosed is a light emitting device and a method of manufacturing the same. The light emitting device includes a body, a first electrode installed in the body and a second electrode separated from the first electrode, a light emitting chip formed on one of the first and second electrodes, and electrically connected to the first and second electrodes, and a protective cap projecting between the first and second electrodes.
US10749080B2	Light-emitting diode and application therefor A light emitting diode apparatus includes a substrate, a first conductive type semiconductor layer, a second conductive type semiconductor layer, a mesa, a lower insulating layer, a first pad and a second pad. The substrate has a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface. The first conductivity type semiconductor layer is disposed on the first surface of the substrate. The mesa is disposed on the first conductive semiconductor layer and has an active layer and the second conductive semiconductor layer. A peripheral edge of the first conductive semiconductor layer is exposed. The lower insulating layer covers the mesa and the first conductive semiconductor layer and has a plurality of first openings exposing the first conductive semiconductor layer along a peripheral edge of the substrate.
US10749071B2	Apparatus for processing device structures A method of processing a device wafer comprising applying a sacrificial material to a surface of a carrier wafer, adhering a surface of the device wafer to an opposing surface of the carrier wafer, planarizing an exposed surface of the sacrificial material by removing only a portion of a thickness thereof, and planarizing an opposing surface of the device wafer. A wafer assembly is also disclosed.
US10749060B2	Solar cell assembly A solar cell assembly (200) is presented. The solar cell assembly includes one or more solar cell units (21 1) coupled in series. The solar cell unit includes a first solar cell series (221) and a second solar cell series (222) connected in parallel. The first and second solar cell series include a plurality of cells (202) connecting in series respectively. The solar cell assembly also includes a by-pass diode (201) coupled to each solar cell unit and shared between the first and second solar cell series in each solar cell unit.
US10749058B2	Monodisperse, IR-absorbing nanoparticles and related methods and devices Embodiments described herein generally relate to monodisperse nanoparticles that are capable of absorbing infrared radiation and generating charge carriers. In some cases, at least a portion of the nanoparticles are nanocrystals. In certain embodiments, the monodisperse, IR-absorbing nanocrystals are formed according to a method comprising a nanocrystal formation step comprising adding a first precursor solution comprising a first element of the nanocrystal to a second precursor solution comprising a second element of the nanocrystal to form a first mixed precursor solution, where the molar ratio of the first element to the second element in the first mixed precursor solution is above a nucleation threshold. The method may further comprise a nanocrystal growth step comprising adding the first precursor solution to the first mixed precursor solution to form a second mixed precursor solution, where the molar ratio of the first element to the second element in the second mixed precursor solution is below the nucleation threshold.
US10749057B2	Sensing device and sensing method A device for sensing suspension operations or biometrics includes a light emitting module and a sensing layer. The light emitting module and the sensing layer are sequentially stacked. The light emitting module includes a plurality of light emitting elements emitting light near the infrared and the sensing layer includes a plurality of quantum dot thin film transistors. The quantum dot thin film transistor includes an active layer and quantum dots covering the active layer. The near-infrared light emitted by the plurality of light emitting elements is reflected by an animate object and received by the quantum dot thin film transistors. The sensing device can better sense suspension operations or biometrics. A method for the procedure is also disclosed.
US10749052B2	Methods of forming interdigitated back contact solar cells Methods for forming interdigitated back contact solar cells from III-V materials are provided. According to an aspect of the invention, a method includes depositing a patterned Zn layer to cover first areas of an n-type emitter region, wherein the emitter region comprises a III-V material, and forming a passivated back contact region by counter-doping the first areas of the emitter region by diffusing Zn from the patterned Zn layer into the first areas of the emitter region, such that the first areas of the emitter region become p-type.
US10749051B1	Back contact solar cell assemblies A back contact solar cell assembly and methods for its manufacture and assembly onto a panel for use in space vehicles are described. The solar cell assembly includes a compound semiconductor multijunction solar cell having a contact at the top surface of the solar cell, a conductive semiconductor element extending from the contact on the top surface to the back surface of the assembly where it forms a first back contact of a first polarity type, and a second back contact of a second polarity at the back surface of the assembly electrically coupled to the back surface of the solar cell.
US10749050B2	Thin film CZTSSe photovoltaic device A method for forming a back contact on an absorber layer in a photovoltaic device includes forming a two dimensional material on a first substrate. An absorber layer including Cu—Zn—Sn—S(Se) (CZTSSe) is grown over the first substrate on the two dimensional material. A buffer layer is grown on the absorber layer on a side opposite the two dimensional material. The absorber layer is exfoliated from the two dimensional material to remove the first substrate from a backside of the absorber layer opposite the buffer layer. A back contact is deposited on the absorber layer.
US10749049B2	Pre-equilibrium system and method using solid-state devices as energy converters using nano-engineered porous network materials An energy conversion device for conversion of various energy forms into electricity. The energy forms may be chemical, photovoltaic or thermal gradients. The energy conversion device has a first and second electrode. A substrate is present that has a porous semiconductor or dielectric layer placed thereover. The substrate itself can be planar, two-dimensional, or three-dimensional, and possess internal and external surfaces. These substrates may be rigid, flexible and/or foldable. The porous semiconductor or dielectric layer can be a nano-engineered structure. A porous conductor material is placed on at least a portion of the porous semiconductor or dielectric layer such that at least some of the porous conductor material enters the nano-engineered structure of the porous semiconductor or dielectric layer, thereby forming an intertwining region.
US10749048B2	Nanowire-based transparent conductors and applications thereof A transparent conductor including a conductive layer coated on a substrate is described. More specifically, the conductive layer comprises a network of nanowires that may be embedded in a matrix. The conductive layer is optically clear, patternable and is suitable as a transparent electrode in visual display devices such as touch screens, liquid crystal displays, plasma display panels and the like.
US10749047B2	Solar cell element and method for manufacturing solar cell element The solar cell element includes a semiconductor substrate with first and second surfaces, a passivation layer located on the second surface, a protective layer located on the passivation layer, and a back-surface electrode located on the protective layer. The back-surface electrode is electrically connected to the semiconductor substrate via one or more hole portions penetrating the protective layer and the passivation layer. The protective layer includes a first region showing a tendency to increase in thickness as a distance from an inner edge portion of the hole portion and a second region surrounding the first region. A distance between a position of the first region farthest from the inner edge portion and the inner edge portion is larger than a thickness in the second region. The back-surface electrode shows a tendency to decrease in thickness on the first region as a distance from the inner edge portion.
US10749042B2	Vertical memory device A vertical memory device and a method of manufacturing such device are provided. The vertical memory device may include a plurality of gate electrode layers stacked in a cell region of a semiconductor substrate; a plurality of upper isolation insulating layers dividing an uppermost gate electrode layer among the plurality of gate electrode layers, extending in a first direction; a plurality of vertical holes arranged to have any two adjacent vertical holes to have a uniform distance from each other throughout the cell region and including a plurality of channel holes penetrating through the plurality of gate electrode layers disposed between the plurality of upper isolation insulating layers and a plurality of first support holes penetrating through the plurality of upper insulating layers; a plurality of channel structures disposed in the plurality of channel holes; and a plurality of first support structures disposed in the plurality of first support holes.
US10749037B2	Low temperature poly-silicon TFT substrate and manufacturing method thereof The present invention provides a LTPS TFT substrate and a manufacturing method thereof. The LIPS TFT substrate of the present invention includes a metal layer formed on a channel zone so that the metal layer, a source electrode, and a drain electrode can be used as a mask to form LDD zones in a poly-silicon layer in order to save the mask needed for separately forming the LDD zones; further, due to the addition of the metal layer that is connected to the channel zone of the poly-silicon layer, the electrical resistance of the channel zone can be effectively reduced to increase a TFT on-state current. The LTPS TFT substrate manufacturing method of the present invention forms a metal layer on a channel zone at the same time of forming a source electrode and a drain electrode and uses the metal layer, the source electrode, and the drain electrode as a mask to form LDD zones in a poly-silicon layer so as to save the mask needed for separately forming the LDD zones thereby reducing the manufacturing cost and increasing throughput.
US10749036B2	Oxide semiconductor thin film transistor having spaced channel and barrier strips and manufacturing method thereof The invention provides an oxide semiconductor TFT and manufacturing method thereof. The oxide semiconductor TFT comprises: a substrate, a gate on the substrate, a gate insulating layer on the gate and substrate, an oxide semiconductor layer on the gate insulating layer, and a barrier layer on the semiconductor layer, and a source and a drain on the oxide semiconductor layer and gate insulating layer; the oxide semiconductor layer comprising: a channel region and two contact regions respectively located at two sides of the channel region, and the barrier layer being located on the channel region; the channel region comprising a plurality of channel strips spaced apart in a channel width direction, and the barrier layer comprising a plurality of barrier strips respectively corresponding to the plurality of channel strips. The invention can reduce power consumption of the oxide semiconductor TFT and improve and the stability in the winding state.
US10749030B2	Semiconductor devices A semiconductor device may include first and second channel patterns on a substrate, first and second source/drain patterns in contact respectively with the first and second channel patterns, and first and second gate electrodes respectively overlapping the first and second channel patterns. The first gate electrode may include a first segment between first and second semiconductor patterns of the first channel pattern. The first segment may include a first convex portion protruding toward the first source/drain pattern. The second gate electrode may include a second segment between third and fourth semiconductor patterns of the second channel pattern. The second segment may include a concave portion recessed toward a center of the second segment.
US10749026B2	Semiconductor device and method of manufacturing the semiconductor device Provided are a semiconductor device including a desired snubber part in accordance with use of the semiconductor device and a method of manufacturing the semiconductor device. A snubber region having a snubber part is defined in a gate pad region defined on a side close to a first main surface of a semiconductor substrate. A p-type diffusion layer and an n-type column layer contacted to each other are formed in the snubber region. The p-type diffusion layer and the n-type column layer are formed as a parasitic capacitance of the snubber part while the n-type column layer is electrically coupled to a drain. The p-type diffusion layer, which extends in a Y-axis direction, is a resistance of the snubber part and electrically coupled to a source.
US10749016B2	Preparation method for fully transparent thin film transistor The present invention provides a preparation method for a fully-transparent thin film transistor, wherein a transparent conductive gate electrode layer of the fully-transparent thin film transistor is used as a photolithographic mask, a photoresist is exposed through a rear surface of a transparent substrate, the transparent substrate has a transmittance higher than 60% to an exposure light beam, and the transparent conductive gate electrode layer has a transmittance lower than 5% to the exposure light beam. In the preparation method for a fully-transparent thin film transistor provided by the present invention, by using a self-aligned technology, the process complexity and the feature size of the device can both be reduced.
US10749009B1	Process of fabricating high efficiency, high linearity N-polar gallium-nitride (GaN) transistors Fabricating high efficiency, high linearity N-polar gallium-nitride (GaN) transistors by selective area regrowth is disclosed. A demand for high efficiency components with highly linear performance characteristics for radio frequency (RF) systems has increased development of GaN transistors and, in particular, aluminum-gallium-nitride (AlGaN)/GaN high electron mobility transistor (HEMT) devices. A method of fabricating a high efficiency, high linearity N-polar HEMT device includes employing a selective area regrowth method for forming a HEMT structure on the Nitrogen-face (N-face) of a GaN buffer, a natural high composition AlGaN/AlN back barrier for carrier confinement, a thick undoped GaN layer on the access areas to eliminate surface dispersion, and a high access area width to channel width ratio for improved linearity. A problem of impurities on the GaN buffer surface prior to regrowth creating a leakage path is avoided by intentional silicon (Si) doping in the HEMT structure.
US10749008B2	Gate structure, semiconductor device and the method of forming semiconductor device A gate structure, a semiconductor device, and the method of forming a semiconductor device are provided. In various embodiments, the gate structure includes a gate stack and a doped spacer overlying a sidewall of the gate stack. The gate stack contains a doped work function metal (WFM) stack and a metal gate electrode overlying the doped WFM stack.
US10749007B2	Gate structure with desired profile for semiconductor devices Semiconductor device structures comprising a gate structure having different profiles at different portions of the gate structure are provided. In some examples, a semiconductor device includes a fin structure on a substrate, a source/drain structure on the fin structure, and a gate structure over the fin structure and along a sidewall of the fin. The source/drain structure is proximate the gate structure. The gate structure has a top portion having a first sidewall profile and a bottom portion having a second sidewall profile different from the first sidewall profile.
US10749006B2	Trench power transistor and method of producing the same A trench power transistor includes a semiconductor body having opposite first and second surfaces, and including at least one active region. Such region includes a trench electrode structure, a well, and a source. The trench electrode structure has an electrode trench recessed from the first surface, and includes first, second, and third insulating layers sequentially disposed over bottom and surrounding walls of the electrode trench, a shield electrode enclosed by the third insulating layer, a fourth insulating layer disposed on the first, second, and third insulating layers, and a gate electrode surrounded by the fourth insulating layer. The second insulating layer made of a nitride material and the fourth insulating layer are different in material. A production method of the transistor is also disclosed.
US10749002B2	Short-circuit performance for silicon carbide semiconductor device A semiconductor device includes a source region configured to provide at least a portion of a MOSFET source of a MOSFET and at least a portion of a JFET source of a JFET. The semiconductor device includes a JFET channel region in series with the source region and a MOSFET channel region of the MOSFET, and disposed between a first JFET gate and a second JFET gate. The semiconductor device includes a JFET drain disposed at least partially between a gate insulator of a gate of the MOSFET and at least a portion of the JFET channel region, and in electrical contact with the first JFET gate and the second JFET gate. Various example implementations of this type of semiconductor device provide a SiC power MOSFET with improved short-circuit capability and durability, with minimal impact on RDS-ON.
US10748984B2	Display device and method of manufacturing the same A display device includes a substrate including a bending area, a display area. A plurality of first wires is disposed above the substrate. A second wire is disposed above the plurality of first wires. A third wire is disposed above the second wire. At least a portion of the second wire and at least a portion of the third wire are disposed in the bending area.
US10748981B1	Signal routing in organic light-emitting diode displays An organic light-emitting diode display may have thin-film transistor circuitry formed on a substrate. The substrate may have rounded corners, a first tail portion along a lower edge, and a second tail portion along an additional edge. A first plurality of signal paths for the display may be routed to the first tail portion and a second plurality of signal paths for the display may be routed to the second tail portion. The second tail portion may be formed within a pixel-free notched region of the substrate. One or more data lines, power supply lines, touch sensor signal lines, and other signal lines may be routed to the second tail portion. Each tail portion of the substrate may be planar or may be bent. Vertical data lines at the edge of the display may be coupled to data line extensions that are routed through the active area of the display.
US10748980B2	Display device having notched connection wiring A display device includes a substrate including a display region, a pad region spaced apart from the display region, and a bending region between the display region and the pad region. A plurality of pixel structures is positioned in the display region of the substrate. A plurality of pad wirings is positioned in the pad region of the substrate. A plurality of connection wirings electrically connect the pad wirings to the pixel structures. The connection wirings include a plurality of notches in the bending region.
US10748979B2	Display device A display device may include a scan line, a data line, a power line, a substrate, a transistor, a light emitting device, a light shielding member, and a shielding layer. The scan line extends in a first direction and may transfer a scan signal. The data line extends in a second direction and may transfer a data signal. The power line is spaced from the data line and may transfer a driving voltage. The light emitting device is electrically connected to the transistor. The light shielding member is disposed between the substrate and the transistor. The shielding layer is electrically connected to the power line. The light shielding member includes a body member and a bridge member. The body member overlaps the transistor. The bridge member extends in the second direction from the body member and overlaps the shielding layer.
US10748975B2	Display device A display device includes a substrate with a first subpixel area and a second subpixel area adjacent to one side of the first subpixel area; an insulating layer on the substrate having a first recessed portion on the first subpixel area, a second recessed portion on the second subpixel area and a convex portion between the first recessed portion and the second recessed portion; a reflective electrode on the insulating layer including first and second reflective electrodes on the first and second recessed portions, respectively; a first electrode including a first sub electrode on the first reflective electrode and a second sub electrode on the second reflective electrode; an organic light emitting layer on the first electrode; a bank provided between the first subpixel area and the second subpixel area while covering an end of the first electrode; a second electrode on the organic light emitting layer; and a light path change structure on the second electrode while being overlapping the bank.
US10748974B2	Display apparatus A display apparatus includes a thin film transistor disposed in a display area of a substrate and a display device in the display area that is electrically connected to the thin film transistor, an encapsulation layer that protects the display device, at least one through portion formed in the display area that vertically penetrates the substrate and a plurality of layers stacked on the substrate, and a first groove and a second groove that are spaced apart from each other and that surround the at least one through portion. A flow-restriction portion is disposed in a region between the first groove and the second groove that protrudes upwards from the substrate and confines an organic encapsulation layer of the encapsulation layer.
US10748972B2	Organic light-emitting display panel and organic light-emitting display device The present disclosure provides an organic light-emitting display panel and a display device. The organic light-emitting display panel has display area including fingerprint recognition region and non-fingerprint recognition region; and non-display area surrounding the display area. The organic light-emitting display panel includes: a base substrate; organic light-emitting elements arranged in the display area, located on a side of the base substrate and having at least three different colors; and a fingerprint recognition unit arranged in the fingerprint recognition region. The organic light-emitting elements include first organic light-emitting element disposed in the fingerprint recognition region and second organic light-emitting element disposed in the non-fingerprint recognition region, which emit light of a same color. Each organic light-emitting element has a light-emitting region, and the light-emitting region of the first organic light-emitting element has an area S1 larger than an area S2 of the light-emitting region of the second organic light-emitting element.
US10748970B2	Display device with bending sensing patterns The present disclosure discloses is a display device including a flexible substrate having an active area, a bezel area enclosing the active area, and a bending area defined in at least a part of the active area and the bezel area; and a plurality of bending sensing patterns disposed in the bending area, in which the bending area includes a plurality of sub bending areas and the plurality of bending sensing patterns is disposed in different areas of the plurality of sub bending areas, so that the bending degree of each sub bending area included in the bending area can be independently sensed.
US10748956B2	Photosensitive imaging devices and associated methods A monolithic sensor for detecting infrared and visible light according to an example includes a semiconductor substrate and a semiconductor layer coupled to the semiconductor substrate. The semiconductor layer includes a device surface opposite the semiconductor substrate. A visible light photodiode is formed at the device surface. An infrared photodiode is also formed at the device surface and in proximity to the visible light photodiode. A textured region is coupled to the infrared photodiode and positioned to interact with electromagnetic radiation.
US10748954B2	Solid-state image pickup device A solid-state image pickup device is provided which can inhibit degradation of image quality which may occur when a global electronic shutter operation is performed. A gate drive line for a first transistor of gate drive lines for pixel transistors is positioned in proximity to a converting unit.
US10748951B2	Near ultraviolet photocell In an embodiment, an image sensor includes a semiconductor substrate, an epitaxial layer disposed over the semiconductor substrate, a first heavily doped region disposed in the epitaxial layer, and a shallow trench isolation region disposed in the epitaxial layer and surrounding the first heavily doped region. The semiconductor substrate and the epitaxial layer are of a first doping type and the semiconductor substrate is coupled to a reference potential node. The first heavily doped region is of a second doping type opposite to the first doping type. The epitaxial layer, the first heavily doped region, and the shallow trench isolation region are part of a p-n junction photodiode configured to operate in the near ultraviolet region.
US10748941B2	Light valve structure, manufacturing method therefor, operating method therefor, array substrate and electronic device A light valve structure, a manufacturing method therefor, an operating method therefor, an array substrate and an electronic device are provided. The light valve structure includes a base substrate, a light-transmissive part and a light-shielding part. The light-transmissive part is disposed on the base substrate and light-transmissive, and it at least includes a first electrode. The light-shielding part is disposed on the light-transmissive part; a first end of the light-shielding part is fixed relative to the light-transmissive part; and the light-shielding part includes a base layer and a second electrode layered on the base layer. The light-shielding part is configured to be curled so as to be away from the light-transmissive part, and/or the light-shielding part is configured to be spread due to the mutual adsorption between the first electrode and the second electrode, so as to be superimposed on the light-transmissive part.
US10748936B2	Thin film transistor array panel and manufacturing method thereof A thin film transistor array panel includes a substrate and a thin film transistor disposed on a surface of the substrate. The thin film transistor includes a semiconductor, a source electrode, and a drain electrode that are disposed on a same layer as one another. The semiconductor is between the source electrode and the drain electrode. The thin film transistor array panel further includes a buffer layer disposed between the semiconductor and the substrate and including an inorganic insulating material. The first edge of the buffer layer is substantially parallel to an adjacent edge of the semiconductor, a second edge of the buffer layer is substantially parallel to an adjacent edge of the source electrode, and a third edge of the buffer layer is substantially parallel to an adjacent edge of the drain electrode.
US10748935B2	Stacked vertically isolated MOSFET structure and method of forming the same A MOSFET structure including stacked vertically isolated MOSFETs and a method for forming the same are disclosed. In an embodiment, the method may include depositing a first buffer layer over a substrate; depositing a first channel layer over the first buffer layer; depositing a second buffer layer over the first channel layer; depositing a second channel layer over the second buffer layer; depositing a third buffer layer over the second channel layer; etching the first buffer layer, the first channel layer, the second buffer layer, the second channel layer, and the third buffer layer to form a fin structure; etching the first buffer layer, the second buffer layer, and the third buffer layer to form a first plurality of openings; forming a first gate stack in the first opening disposed in the first buffer layer, a second gate stack in the first opening disposed in the second buffer layer, and a third gate stack in the first opening disposed in the third buffer layer; and replacing the second buffer layer and a portion of the second gate stack with an isolation structure.
US10748933B2	Semiconductor device Provided is a semiconductor device in which influence resulting from a cell function change can be reduced. The semiconductor device includes a function cell designed using a basic cell including a first wiring layer provided over a main surface of a semiconductor substrate and having a predetermined pattern and a second wiring layer provided over the first wiring layer and having a predetermined pattern. The function cell corresponds to the basic cell which is modified to have a predetermined function by changing the pattern of the second wiring layer at a design stage. The function cell has a first layout and a second layout which are disposed in juxtaposition in one direction in a plane parallel with the main surface. The function cell is provided with the predetermined function by coupling together wires belonging to the respective second wiring layers of the first layout and the second layout.
US10748930B2	Multi-level ferroelectric memory device and method of manufacturing the same A ferroelectric memory device may include a semiconductor substrate, a plurality of ferroelectric layers, a source, a drain and a gate. The semiconductor substrate may have a recess. The ferroelectric layers may be formed in the recess. The source may be arranged at a first side of the recess. The drain may be arranged at a second side of the recess opposite to the first side. The gate may be arranged on the ferroelectric layers. The ferroelectric layers may be polarized by different electric fields.
US10748925B1	Three-dimensional memory device containing channels with laterally pegged dielectric cores A three-dimensional memory device includes a vertical semiconductor channel surrounding a vertical dielectric core. Laterally extending dielectric pegs structurally support the vertical semiconductor channel and the vertical dielectric core. The vertical semiconductor channel may be a single crystalline semiconductor channel.
US10748924B2	Vertical memory devices A vertical memory device includes first gate electrodes spaced apart from each other under a substrate in a first direction substantially perpendicular to a lower surface of the substrate, the first gate electrodes being arranged to have a staircase shape including steps of which extension lengths in a second direction substantially parallel to the lower surface of the substrate gradually increase from an uppermost level toward a lowermost level, second gate electrodes spaced apart from each other under the first gate electrodes in the first direction, the second gate electrodes being arranged to have a staircase shape including steps of which extension lengths in the second direction gradually decrease from an uppermost level toward a lowermost level and a channel extending through the first and second gate electrodes in the first direction.
US10748916B2	Non-volatile semiconductor memory device and manufacturing method thereof This non-volatile semiconductor memory device includes a memory cell array including NAND cell units formed in a first direction vertical to a surface of a semiconductor substrate. A local source line is electrically coupled to one end of the NAND cell unit formed on the surface of the substrate. The memory cell array includes: a laminated body where plural conductive films, which are to be control gate lines of memory cells or selection gate lines of selection transistors, are laminated sandwiching interlayer insulating films; a semiconductor layer that extends in the first direction; and an electric charge accumulating layer sandwiched between: the semiconductor layer and the conductive film. The local source line includes a silicide layer. The electric charge accumulating layer is continuously formed from the memory cell array to cover a peripheral area of the silicide layer.
US10748915B2	Memory device and manufacturing method therefor According to one embodiment, there is provided a memory device which includes a plurality of elements that include three-dimensionally arranged memory cells, a transistor that is electrically connected to at least one of the plurality of elements, an inspection pad that is connected in series to at least one of the plurality of elements through the transistor, and a wiring that is electrically connected to the inspection pad and a gate of the transistor and capable of supplying a common potential to both the inspection pad and the transistor for turning the transistor to an OFF state.
US10748912B2	Method for semiconductor device fabrication with improved source drain proximity A method of forming a semiconductor device includes receiving a substrate with a plurality of gate structures; forming spacers on sidewalls of the gate structures; evaluating a pitch variation to the gate structures; determining an etch recipe according to the pitch variation; performing an etch process to source/drain regions associated with the gate structures using the etch recipe, thereby forming source/drain recesses with respective depths; and performing an epitaxy growth to form source/drain features in the source/drain recesses using a semiconductor material.
US10748897B2	Semiconductor device A semiconductor device is provided, which includes a first and second multichannel active patterns spaced apart from one another and extending in a first direction. The semiconductor device also includes first and second gate structures on the first and second multichannel active patterns, extending in a second direction and including first and second gate insulating films, respectively. Sidewalls of the first multichannel active pattern include first portions in contact with the first gate insulating film, second portions not in contact with the first gate insulating film, third portions in contact with the second gate insulating film, and fourth portions not in contact with the second gate insulating film. Additionally, a height of the first portions of the first multichannel active pattern is greater than a height of the third portions of the first multichannel active pattern.
US10748881B2	Light emitting device with LED stack for display and display apparatus having the same A light emitting device for a display includes a substrate and first, second, and third LED sub-units, a first transparent electrode between the first and second LED sub-units and in ohmic contact with the first LED sub-unit, a second transparent electrode between the second and third LED sub-units and in ohmic contact with the second LED sub-unit, a third transparent electrode between the second transparent electrode and the third LED sub-unit and in ohmic contact with the third LED sub-unit, at least one current spreader connected to at least one of the first, second, and third LED sub-units, electrode pads disposed on the substrate, and through-hole vias formed through the substrate, in which at least one of the through-hole vias is formed through the substrate and the first and second LED sub-units.
US10748876B2	Input output for an integrated circuit A three-dimensional integrated circuit has a plurality of layers disposed in a stacked relationship. Logic circuitry is embodied in a first layer of the three-dimensional integrated circuit. An input output circuit is electrically coupled to the logic circuitry and has a plurality of transistors embodied in at least two layers of the three-dimensional integrated circuit. The input output circuit has first and second input output circuitry, wherein the first input output circuitry operates faster than the second input output circuitry.
US10748875B2	Apparatus of semiconductor memory and method of manufacturing the same A method of manufacturing a semiconductor memory apparatus, in which a plurality of memory dies are stacked, includes forming first memory dies on a wafer. An under-fill material is deposited on a wafer, on which the first memory dies are formed, to form a first part of an under-fill layer. A first portion of the under-fill layer remaining on top surfaces of the first memory dies is removed by performing a half sawing process, and parts of edge portions of the first memory dies are removed during the removal of the first portion of the under-fill layer to form first cavities. Second memory dies are formed on the first memory dies. The under-fill material is deposited on the wafer including the second memory dies formed thereon to form a second part of the under-fill layer on a remaining part of the under-fill layer.
US10748868B2	Adhesive bonding composition and electronic components prepared from the same A polymerizable composition includes at least one monomer, a photoinitiator capable of initiating polymerization of the monomer when exposed to light, and a phosphor capable of producing light when exposed to radiation (typically X-rays). The material is particularly suitable for bonding components at ambient temperature in situations where the bond joint is not accessible to an external light source. An associated method includes: placing a polymerizable adhesive composition, including a photoinitiator and energy converting material, such as a down-converting phosphor, in contact with at least two components to be bonded to form an assembly; and, irradiating the assembly with radiation at a first wavelength, capable of conversion (down-conversion by the phosphor) to a second wavelength capable of activating the photoinitiator, to prepare items such as inkjet cartridges, wafer-to-wafer assemblies, semiconductors, integrated circuits, and the like.
US10748867B2	Extrusion-based additive manufacturing system for 3D structural electronic, electromagnetic and electromechanical components/devices The present invention provides a system and method for making a three-dimensional electronic, electromagnetic or electromechanical component/device by: (1) creating one or more layers of a three-dimensional substrate by depositing a substrate material in a layer-by-layer fashion, wherein the substrate includes a plurality of interconnection cavities and component cavities; (2) filling the interconnection cavities with a conductive material; and (3) placing one or more components in the component cavities.
US10748864B2	Bonded semiconductor package and related methods Implementations of a semiconductor package may include: a first wafer having a first surface and a first set of blade interconnects, the first set of blade interconnects extending from the first surface. The package may include a second wafer having a first surface and a second set of blade interconnects, the second set of blade interconnects extending from the first surface and oriented substantially perpendicularly to a direction of orientation of the first set of blade interconnects. The first set of blade interconnects may be hybrid bonded to the second set of blade interconnects at a plurality of points of intersection between the first and second set of blade interconnects. The plurality of points of intersection may be located along a length of each blade interconnect of the first set of blade interconnects, and along the length of each blade interconnect of the second set of blade interconnects.
US10748861B2	Package structure and manufacturing method thereof A package structure includes a chip package and an antenna package. The chip package includes at least one semiconductor die and a first insulating encapsulation encapsulating the at least one semiconductor die. The antenna package is located on and electrically coupled to the chip package. The antenna package includes metallic patterns embedded in a second insulating encapsulation, wherein each of the metallic patterns has a first surface, a second surface opposite to the first surface and a side surface connecting the first surface and the second surface, wherein the first surface and the side surface of each of the metallic patterns are covered by the second insulating encapsulation, and the second surface is levelled and coplanar with a third surface of the second insulating encapsulation.
US10748854B2	Stairstep interposers with integrated shielding for electronics packages Disclosed herein are stairstep interposers with integrated conductive shields, and related assemblies and techniques. In some embodiments, an interposer may include: an insulating material having a stairstep structure with a first step surface, a second step surface, and a bottom surface to face a package substrate, wherein a first thickness of the insulating material between the first step surface and the bottom surface is greater than a second thickness of the insulating material between the second step surface and the bottom surface; a conductive signal pathway extending from the first step surface to the bottom surface; and a conductive shield disposed within the insulating material to shield the conductive signal pathway.
US10748852B1	Multi-chip module (MCM) with chip-to-chip connection redundancy and method Disclosed is a multi-chip module (MCM) with redundant chip-to-chip communication connection(s) to minimize the need to discard a chip-mounting layer due to defective signal traces. The MCM includes at least first and second chips mounted on the chip-mounting layer. The chip-mounting layer includes signal traces that are electrically connected between first and second links on the first and second chips, respectively, to form communication connections including at least one redundant communication connection. Instead of being directly connected to the chip-to-chip communication connections, first and second interfaces on the first and second chips are connected via first and second multiplexors, respectively, to selected ones of multiple chip-to-chip communication connections. By employing the multiplexors and the redundant chip-to-chip communication connection(s), chip-to-chip communication connection(s) with defective signal trace(s) can be bypassed. Specifically, during MCM assembly, the multiplexors are programmed to avoid using chip-to-chip communication connections with defective signal traces.
US10748843B2	Semiconductor substrate including embedded component and method of manufacturing the same A semiconductor substrate includes a multi-layered structure, a component and a first conductive via. The multi-layered structure includes a plurality of dielectric layers and a plurality of patterned conductive layers. A topmost patterned conductive layer of the patterned conductive layers is embedded in a topmost dielectric layer of the dielectric layers. The component is embedded in the multi-layered structure. The first conductive via is electrically connected to the component and one of the patterned conductive layers. At least one of the patterned conductive layers is located at a depth spanning between a top surface of the passive layer and a bottom surface of the component
US10748842B2	Package substrates with magnetic build-up layers The present disclosure is directed to systems and methods for improving the impedance matching of semiconductor package substrates by incorporating one or more magnetic build-up layers proximate relatively large diameter, relatively high capacitance, conductive pads formed on the lower surface of the semiconductor package substrate. The one or more magnetic layers may be formed using a magnetic build-up material deposited on the lower surface of the semiconductor package substrate. Vias conductively coupling the conductive pads to bump pads on the upper surface of the semiconductor package substrate pass through and are at least partially surrounded by the magnetic build-up material.
US10748831B2	Semiconductor packages having thermal through vias (TTV) Semiconductor packages and methods of forming the same are provided. One of the semiconductor package includes a first die, a dummy die, a first redistribution layer structure, an insulating layer and an insulating layer. The dummy die is disposed aside the first die. The first redistribution layer structure is electrically connected to the first die and having connectors thereover. The insulating layer is disposed over the first die and the dummy die and opposite to the first redistribution layer structure. The insulating layer penetrates through the insulating layer.
US10748820B2	Source/drain features with an etch stop layer The present disclosure provides a semiconductor device. The semiconductor device includes a substrate having a first device region and a second device region, a first fin over the substrate in the first device region, a second fin over the substrate in the second device region, a first epitaxial feature over the first fin in the source/drain region of the first fin, a second epitaxial feature over the second fin in the source/drain region of the second fin, and a dielectric layer on the first and second epitaxial features. The first epitaxial feature is doped with a first dopant of a first conductivity and the second epitaxial feature is doped with a second dopant of a second conductivity different from the first conductivity. The dielectric layer is doped with the first dopant.
US10748819B2	Vertical transport FETs with asymmetric channel profiles using dipole layers Vertical transport field effect transistors (FETs) having improved device performance are provided. Notably, vertical transport FETs having a gradient threshold voltage are provided. The gradient threshold voltage is provided by forming a gradient threshold voltage adjusting gate dielectric structure between the bottom drain region of the FET and the top source region of the FET. The gradient threshold voltage adjusting gate dielectric structure includes a doped interface high-k gate dielectric material that is located in proximity to the bottom drain region and a non-doped high-k dielectric material that is located in proximity to the top source region. The non-doped high-k dielectric material has a higher threshold voltage than the doped interface high-k gate dielectric.
US10748818B2	Dynamic biasing to mitigate electrical stress in integrated resistors In various examples, a method and apparatus are provided to achieve dynamic biasing to mitigate electrical stress. Described examples include a device includes a first resistor portion having a first terminal and a second terminal, and a second resistor portion having a third terminal and a fourth terminal. The device also includes a well in a substrate proximate to the first resistor portion and the second resistor portion and an insulating layer between the well and the first resistor portion and the second resistor portion. The device also includes a transistor having a control terminal coupled to the second terminal of the first resistor portion and the third terminal of the second resistor portion, the transistor having a first current-handling terminal coupled to a first voltage and a second current-handling terminal coupled to a current source and to the well.
US10748817B2	Semiconductor device and fabrication method thereof A fabrication method for a semiconductor device is provided. The method includes: forming a semiconductor substrate including a first region and a second region; forming intrinsic fins protruding from the first region of the semiconductor substrate, and dummy fins protruding from the second region of the semiconductor substrate; forming a first isolation layer to cover a portion of sidewalls of the dummy fins and a portion of sidewalls of the intrinsic fins; forming a protection layer on surfaces of the intrinsic fins, to cover a portion of the intrinsic fins above a surface of the first isolation layer; removing the dummy fins and a portion of the first isolation layer in the second region; and forming a second isolation layer on the second region of the semiconductor substrate.
US10748816B2	Semiconductor device and fabrication method thereof Semiconductor devices and fabrication methods thereof are provided. An exemplary fabrication method includes providing a base substrate; forming an isolation layer in the base substrate; forming dummy gate structures on the base substrate at two sides of the isolation layer; forming an additional gate structure on the isolation layer and a first protective layer on surfaces of the additional gate structure and the dummy gate structures; forming an interlayer dielectric layer covering side surfaces of the dummy gate structures, the additional gate structure and the first protective layer over the base substrate; removing a portion of the first protective layer over the additional gate structure; forming a second protective layer on the additional gate structure; removing portions of the first protective layer over the dummy gate structures using the second protective layer as a mask; and removing the dummy gate structures to form openings in the interlayer dielectric layer.
US10748811B2	Memory devices and related methods Apparatuses and methods for stair step formation using at least two masks, such as in a memory device, are provided. One example method can include forming a first mask over a conductive material to define a first exposed area, and forming a second mask over a portion of the first exposed area to define a second exposed area, the second exposed area is less than the first exposed area. Conductive material is removed from the second exposed area. An initial first dimension of the second mask is less than a first dimension of the first exposed area and an initial second dimension of the second mask is at least a second dimension of the first exposed area plus a distance equal to a difference between the initial first dimension of the second mask and a final first dimension of the second mask after a stair step structure is formed.
US10748809B2	Semiconductor structure including inter-layer dielectric A semiconductor structure includes a gate structure over a substrate. The semiconductor structure includes an inter-layer dielectric (ILD) over the substrate, wherein an upper portion of the ILD has a higher concentration of silicon atoms than a bottom portion of the ILD.
US10748799B2	Substrate transport apparatus with interchangeable motor modules A transport apparatus including a drive section connected to a frame and including a multi-drive shaft spindle, with at least one coaxial shaft spindle, more than one different interchangeable motor module arranged in a stack, each having a motor operably coupled thereto and defining a corresponding independent drive axis, and a can seal disposed between the stator and rotor of each motor module and hermetically sealing the stator and rotor from each other, at least one of the motor modules is selectable for placement in the stack from other different interchangeable motor modules, each having a different predetermined characteristic, independent of placement in the stack, that defines a different predetermined drive characteristic of the corresponding drive axis, independent of shaft spindle location, so that selection of the at least one motor module determines the different predetermined drive characteristic of the corresponding axis different from another of the independent drive axis.
US10748791B2	Chemical liquid treatment apparatus and chemical liquid treatment method A chemical liquid treatment apparatus includes processing chambers; a chemical liquid feeding unit configured to cyclically feed a chemical liquid into the processing chambers; and a modifying unit. The modifying unit, when using a chemical liquid in which an effect thereof varies with a chemical liquid discharge time, is configured to calculate a variation of the effect of the chemical liquid based on the chemical liquid discharge time and is configured to modify the chemical liquid discharge time for each of the processing chambers based on the calculated variation of the effect of the chemical liquid and a cumulative time of the chemical liquid discharge time.
US10748789B2	Systems and methods for treating substrates with cryogenic fluid mixtures Disclosed herein are systems and methods for treating the surface of a microelectronic substrate, and in particular, relate to an apparatus and method for scanning the microelectronic substrate through a cryogenic fluid mixture used to treat an exposed surface of the microelectronic substrate. The fluid mixture may be expanded through a nozzle to form an aerosol spray or gas cluster jet (GCJ) spray may impinge the microelectronic substrate and remove particles from the microelectronic substrate's surface. In one embodiment, the fluid mixture may be maintained to prevent liquid formation within the fluid mixture prior to passing the fluid mixture through the nozzle. The fluid mixture may include nitrogen, argon, helium, neon, xenon, krypton, carbon dioxide, or any combination thereof.
US10748785B2	Substrate pad structure A device includes a plurality of first pads in a package substrate, wherein at least one first pad is of a first elongated shape, a plurality of vias in a dielectric layer and over the plurality of first pads, and a plurality of second pads over the package substrate, wherein at least one second pad is of a second elongated shape, and wherein the plurality of second pads is over a top surface of the dielectric layer and placed in a first region, a second region, a third region and a fourth region, and wherein second pads in two contiguous regions are oriented in two different directions.
US10748781B2	Catalyst-assisted chemical etching with a vapor-phase etchant A method of catalyst-assisted chemical etching with a vapor-phase etchant has been developed. In one approach, a semiconductor substrate including a patterned titanium nitride layer thereon is heated, and an oxidant and an acid are evaporated to form a vapor-phase etchant comprising an oxidant vapor and an acid vapor. The semiconductor substrate and the patterned titanium nitride layer are exposed to the vapor-phase etchant during the heating of the semiconductor substrate. The vapor-phase etchant diffuses through the patterned titanium nitride layer, and titanium nitride-covered regions of the semiconductor substrate are etched. Thus, an etched semiconductor structure is formed.
US10748772B2	Device forming method A device forming method including: forming a diffusion layer by ion-implanting a dopant into a silicon single crystal substrate; and activating the diffusion layer by laser annealing. When the silicon single crystal substrate to be used has an oxygen concentration of less than 5 ppma in a region for forming the diffusion layer, the device forming method includes a step of controlling the region for forming the diffusion layer to have an oxygen concentration of 5 ppma or more before the diffusion layer is activated by the laser annealing. A device forming method capable of easily enhancing dopant activation level by laser annealing even when a region for forming a diffusion layer has a low oxygen concentration.
US10748766B2	Workpiece processing method Based on the fact that a film thickness of a film formed in a film formation processing of repeatedly performing a first sequence varies according to a temperature of the surface on which the film is to be formed, the film formation processing is performed after the temperature of each region of the surface of the wafer is adjusted to reduce a deviation of a trench on the surface of the wafer, so that the film is very precisely formed on the inner surface of the trench while reducing the deviation of the trench on the surface of the wafer. When the trench width is narrower than a reference width, an etching processing of repeatedly performing a second sequence is performed in order to expand the trench width, so that the surface of the film provided in the inner surface of the trench is isotropically and uniformly etched.
US10748757B2	Thermally removable fill materials for anti-stiction applications A method for preventing the collapse of patterned, high aspect ratio features formed in semiconductor substrates upon removal of wash solutions of the type used to clean etch residues from the spaces between the features. In the present method, the spaces are at least partially filled with a displacement solution, such as via spin coating, to substantially displace the wash solution. The displacement solution includes at least one solvent and at least one fill material which is a polyalkene carbonate (PAC) and/or a saccharide. The solvent is then volatized to deposit the fill material in substantially solid form within the spaces. The fill material may be removed by thermal degradation via heat treatment, wherein the need for removal of the fill material by plasma ashing is obviated in order to prevent or mitigate silicon loss.
US10748750B2	Substrate processing apparatus A substrate processing apparatus includes a supporting table having a mounting region for a substrate. A rotation shaft supporting a shutter extends in a vertical direction. The shutter is moved between a first region above the supporting table and a second region by rotating the rotation shaft about its central axis. The shutter includes a pipe having gas output holes. When the shutter is disposed in the first region, the gas output holes are located outside the mounting region in a rotation direction from the second region toward the first region. The minimum distance between the central axis and the gas output holes is smaller than or equal to the minimum distance between the central axis and the mounting region. The maximum distance between the central axis and the gas output holes is greater than equal to the maximum distance between the central axis and the mounting region.
US10748748B2	RF impedance model based fault detection A method to detect a potential fault in a plasma system is described. The method includes accessing a model of one or more parts of the plasma system. The method further includes receiving data regarding a supply of RF power to a plasma chamber. The RF power is supplied using a configuration that includes one or more states. The method also includes using the data to produce model data at an output of the model. The method includes examining the model data. The examination is of one or more variables that characterize performance of a plasma process of the plasma system. The method includes identifying the fault for the one or more variables. The method further includes determining that the fault has occurred for a pre-determined period of time such that the fault is identified as an event. The method includes classifying the event.
US10748742B2	Device for dust emitting of foreign matter and dust emission cause analysis device In order to specify a dust emitting mechanism portion, a wafer must be provided near a mechanism portion in operation and the mechanism portion must be operated so that foreign matter sticks to a surface of the wafer. A mechanism that allows foreign matter to stick to a wafer by repeating operation of each of particular portions in a device and thus intentionally bringing about dust emission is provided. For example, the device includes a control device, a sample chamber in which a sample is processed, and a mechanism that loads and unloads a sample to and from the sample chamber, the mechanism has a plurality of portions, the control device has a script, and a particular portion of the plurality of portions of the mechanism is repeatedly operated as the control device executes the script.
US10748739B2	Deflection array apparatus for multi-electron beam system An optical characterization system utilizing a micro-lens array (MLA) is provided. The system may include an electron source and a MLA including a micro-deflection array (MDA). The MDA may include an insulator substrate and a plurality of hexapole electrostatic deflectors disposed on the insulator substrate. The MDA may further include a plurality of voltage connecting lines configured to electrically couple the plurality of hexapole electrostatic deflectors to one or more voltage sources. The MDA may be configured to split a primary electron beam from the electron source into a plurality of primary electron beamlets. The system may be configured to focus the plurality of primary electron beamlets at a wafer plane.
US10748734B2	Multi-cathode EUV and soft x-ray source An efficient source of EUV or SXR flux uses multiple e-beams from multiple cathodes to impact a wide anode target with a flux-generating surface to generate flux over a wide area. The conversion efficiency of e-beam power to flux power may be improved by the direction of the e-beams towards the anode target at shallow or grazing incidence angles or the use of mirrored anode surfaces which reflect EUV or SXR. The source is enclosed in a vacuum chamber and performs work such as the penetration of photoresist on a semiconductor wafer in vacuum.
US10748721B2	Push button device, keyboard device, and electronic apparatus A push button device can stabilize an operation of a guide mechanism and can enhance product quality. A keyboard device includes the push button device and electronic apparatus includes the keyboard device. A key switch that is a push button device includes a key cap as a push button, a base plate, and a guide mechanism. The guide mechanism includes an outer frame member and an inner member. An outer frame member has a pair of inner surfaces opposed to each other with interposition of an opening in which the inner member is disposed, and each of the pair of inner surfaces is provided with a bearing hole to serve as a first engagement part. The inner member has a pair of outer surfaces opposed to the pair of inner surfaces of the outer frame member, and each of the pair of outer surfaces is provided with a rotation shaft to be a second engagement part. An outer peripheral surface of the rotation shaft has a tapered portion whose outer diameter gradually decreases in an insertion direction of the bearing hole.
US10748718B2	Power contractor with high mechanic shock resistance A power contactor having an electromagnetic driving unit, a rotating armature, and a reset element. The rotating armature is switched by the electromagnetic driving unit between an open position and a closed position. The reset element exerts a reset force onto the rotating armature when in the closed position.
US10748709B2	Multilayer ceramic capacitor with dielectric layers including dielectric grains having a core-shell structure A multilayer ceramic capacitor includes: a ceramic body including dielectric layers and first and second internal electrodes disposed to face each other with each of the dielectric layers interposed therebetween; and first and second external electrodes disposed on external surfaces of the ceramic body and electrically connected to the first and second internal electrode, respectively, wherein the dielectric layer includes dielectric grains having a core-shell structure including a core and a shell, and a domain wall is disposed in the shell.
US10748703B2	Three-phase reactor comprising iron-core units and coils A three-phase reactor includes: an outer peripheral iron core; and at least three iron-core coils that come in contact with an inner surface of the outer peripheral iron core or are joined to the inner surface. The at least three iron-core coils include corresponding iron cores and corresponding coils wound around the iron cores, and gaps that can magnetically connect one iron-core coil of the at least three iron-core coils and an iron-core coil adjacent to the one iron-core coil to each other are formed between the one iron-core coil of the at least three iron-core coils and the iron-core coil adjacent to the one iron-core coil.
US10748695B2	Coil device A coil device of solenoid type includes a coil portion having a bobbin and a conductive wire wound around the bobbin, a housing for accommodating the coil portion, and at least one fastener for fastening the bobbin and the housing. The conductive wire includes a plurality of extending portions extending along a wound wire direction on the bobbin and having gaps in a winding axis direction. The fastener is provided between the plurality of extending portions and is obliquely disposed with respect to a plane orthogonal to the winding axis direction.
US10748683B2	R-T-B based sintered magnet An R-T-B based sintered magnet includes “R”, “T”, and “B”. “R” represents a rare earth element including at least Tb. “T” represents a metal element except rare earth elements including at least Fe, Cu, Mn, Al, and Co. “B” represents boron or boron and carbon. With respect to 100 mass % of a total mass of the R-T-B based sintered magnet, a content of “R” is 28.0 to 32.0 mass %, a content of Cu is 0.04 to 0.50 mass %, a content of Mn is 0.02 to 0.10 mass %, a content of Al is 0.15 to 0.30 mass %, a content of Co is 0.50 to 3.0 mass %, and a content of “B” is 0.85 to 1.0 mass %. Tb2/Tb1 is 0.40 to less than 1.0, where Tb1 and Tb2 (mass %) denote a content of Tb at a surface portion and at a core portion, respectively.
US10748682B2	Surge arrester system and circuit breaker system A surge arrester system includes a surge arrester, and an active cooling system having a cooling interface in contact with the surge arrester and operative to transfer heat from the surge arrester. The active cooling system includes a forced convection apparatus operative to provide forced convection cooling. A circuit breaker system includes a power semiconductor switch and an active cooling system constructed to cool the power semiconductor switch. The active cooling system includes a forced convection apparatus configured to provide forced convection cooling. The power semiconductor switch is in contact with the active cooling system. A surge arrester is disposed adjacent to and in contact with the active cooling system. The active cooling system includes a cooling interface constructed for contact with the surge arrester and operative to provide cooling to the surge arrester. The power semiconductor switch and the surge arrester dissipate power alternatively.
US10748676B2	LAN cable A LAN cable includes an insulated electrical wire having an insulating layer on an outer periphery of a conductor, a sheath that coats an outer periphery of the insulated electrical wire, and an intermediate layer arranged between the sheath and the insulated electrical wire, the intermediate layer having a mass reduction rate at 800° C. of less than or equal to 80% by mass. The sheath includes a cross-linked matter or a non-halogen flame retardant resin composition in which a mass reduction rate at 800° C. is less than or equal to 60% by mass.
US10748670B1	Thorium molten salt assembly for energy generation A Thorium molten salt energy system is disclosed that includes a proton beam source for producing a proton beam, that can vary between a first energy level and a second energy level of, where the generated proton bean can be directed into a main assembly containing both Thorium-containing molten salt and Thorium fuel rods, each containing an inner Beryllium element and an outer solid Thorium element. The generated proton beam can be shaped and directed to impinge upon Lithium within the molten salt to promote the generation of thermal neutrons and the fission of Uranium within the molten salt. The generated proton beam can also be shaped and directed to impinge upon the Beryllium within the Thorium fuel rods to promote the generation of high energy neutrons.
US10748666B2	Head module, large-scale container and method for manufacturing the both A head module for a large-scale container, a large-scale container having the head module, and methods for manufacturing the head module and the large-scale container. The method for manufacturing a head module comprises providing a head having an annular opening, the head being composed of a plurality of petals, providing a plurality of cylinder plates, and forming a head cylindrical ring, connecting in order the plurality of cylinder plates to the end surface of the annular opening and joining facing sides of all adjacent cylinder plates. Based on the unfitness of the petals at the annular opening of the head, gaps between adjacent cylinder plates may be adjusted, and/or the positions of the cylinder plates on the end surface of the annular opening of the head may be adjusted radially inwards or outwards.
US10748662B2	Content-based medical image retrieval method and retrieval system A content-based medical image retrieval method and a retrieval system using the same include: obtaining m (2≤m≤n) number of unit images from a three-dimensional (3D) medical image including n (n≥2) number of unit images and extracting features per unit image from each of the m (2≤m≤n) number of unit images through a feature extraction unit, wherein the 3D medical image is voxel data including a plurality of slices and each of the plurality of slices is defined as a unit image; inputting features of each unit image extracted from the m (2≤m≤n) number of unit images to a recurrent neural network to generate an output value; and performing medical image retrieval using the output value through an input processing unit, wherein a plurality of 3D medical images to be compared with the output value include a 3D medical image having p (p≥2, p≠n) number of unit images.
US10748660B2	Methods and systems for cognitive behavioral therapy Methods and systems are provided for cognitive behavioral therapy. A first set of data and a second set of data related to a health attribute are received, over a first time period. The first and second sets of data are displayed in a first and a second graphical item. A graphical button is displayed on the first graphical item and configured to move it on a display. Using the graphical button, the first graphical item is, at least partially, overlaid upon the second graphical item. In response to the overlaying a third set of data is generated and displayed in a third graphical item. The third set of data is at least partially based on associating the first set of data with the second set of data using one or more sets of rules that establish the relationship between the first set of data and the second set of data.
US10748656B1	Population health platform The present disclosure provides systems, methods, and kits for collecting health measurement data and processing the health measurement data to generate alerts and modify patient treatment plans. An example system can be configured to (i) receive data defining a plurality of health sensors; and (ii) generate, based on the data, application logic configured to cause, in response to one user input, a user device to: (a) couple to the plurality of health sensors, thereby establishing communication between the user device and each of the plurality of health sensors, and (b) provide instructions to a user of the user device through an interface of the user device. The instructions can comprise instructions for taking health measurements using the plurality of health sensors.
US10748655B2	Central control apparatus A system controller configured to centrally control control target devices used in surgery includes a communicating device capable of communicating with a plurality of control target devices, an extraction condition memory capable of storing extraction conditions, and a processor including hardware. The processor detects an abnormal state of connected control target devices. The processor performs recording processing for recording operation information relating to operation on the control target devices as log data into a predetermined storage apparatus. When a device abnormality detecting section detects an abnormal state, the processor extracts relevant information related to the abnormal state from log data.
US10748653B2	Healthcare proximity contextual awareness and notification A system and method are provided for notifications and automatic selections based on location proximity. The embodiments of the present invention provide a method and system that are contextually aware of a user's proximity to other subjects, hence providing the user with automatically enhanced and improved healthcare workflow. The embodiments of the present invention are useful for improved workflow and enhanced efficiency in healthcare facilities. The contextual awareness is prescriptively providing users with the necessary information based on their location proximity. The information gathered from proximity may be used to aid in the determination of additional improvements to healthcare workflows.
US10748639B2	Controller, operating method thereof and memory system including the controller A controller includes a processor suitable for performing a first erase operation on a target memory block; a tester suitable for performing a test operation to apply test voltages to selected points of word lines included in the target memory block; a counter suitable for counting the numbers of error memory cells sensed through the test voltages at the selected points; and a skipper suitable for setting test skip information based on the numbers of error memory cells.
US10748635B2	Dynamic power analysis with per-memory instance activity customization The present disclosure relates to a device including a built-in-self-test (BIST) circuit configured to run a BIST pattern in a loop mode on a memory which is customized for activity factors corresponding to a programmable number of operations, the BIST circuit being further configured to measure dynamic power on a supply while running the BIST pattern in the loop mode on the memory.
US10748634B2	Three-dimensional semi-conductor memory devices including a first contact with a sidewall having a stepwise profile Disclosed is a three-dimensional semiconductor device including a stack structure on a substrate and including electrodes that are vertically stacked on top of each other on a first region of a substrate, a vertical structure penetrating the stack structure and including a first semiconductor pattern, a data storage layer between the first semiconductor pattern and at least one of the electrodes, a transistor on a second region of the substrate, and a first contact coupled to the transistor. The first contact includes a first portion and a second portion on the first portion. Each of the first portion and the second portions has a diameter that increases with an increasing vertical distance from the substrate. A diameter of an upper part of the first portion is greater than a diameter of a lower part of the second portion.
US10748633B2	Semiconductor memory device Provided herein is a semiconductor memory device. The semiconductor memory device may include: a memory cell array including a plurality of pages; a voltage supply unit configured to provide operating voltages to the plurality of pages; a plurality of page buffers coupled to a plurality of bit lines of the memory cell array and configured to control and sense currents flowing through the plurality of bit lines in response to a page buffer sensing signal; and a control logic configured to control the voltage supply unit and the plurality of page buffers such that the plurality of pages are successively programmed, and to control a potential level of the page buffer sensing signal depending on a program sequence of the plurality of pages during a program verify operation of a program operation.
US10748632B2	Nonvolatile memory device and method of programming with bit line programming forcing voltage and programming inhibition voltage A nonvolatile memory device includes multiple memory cells including first memory cells and second memory cells. A method of programming the nonvolatile memory device includes: performing first programming to apply a programming forcing voltage to a bit line of each of the first memory cells; and dividing the second memory cells into a first cell group, a second cell group, and a third cell group, based on a threshold voltage of the second memory cells after performing the first programming. The method also includes performing second programming to apply a programming inhibition voltage to the bit line of each of the first memory cells and a bit line of each of memory cells of the first cell group. A level of the programming forcing voltage is lower than that of the programming inhibition voltage.
US10748631B2	Semiconductor memory device A semiconductor memory device includes a memory string with a first selection transistor, a first memory cell, a second memory cell, and a second selection transistor connected in series. A first word line connects to the first memory cell, and a second word line connects to the second memory cell. Selection gates line are connected to first and second selection transistors. A control circuit is configured to control a write operation on the first memory string. The write operation includes a program loop with a program operation and a program verification operation. After the program loop is completed, a first voltage is applied to the first and second word lines and a second voltage is applied to the selection gate lines. The first voltage is sufficient to turn on the first and second memory cells. The second voltage is sufficient to turn on the selection transistors.
US10748630B2	High precision and highly efficient tuning mechanisms and algorithms for analog neuromorphic memory in artificial neural networks An artificial neural network device that utilizes analog neuromorphic memory that comprises one or more non-volatile memory arrays. The embodiments comprise improved mechanisms and algorithms for tuning the non-volatile memory arrays such that the floating gates of the memory cells can be quickly and accurately injected with the desired amount of charge to signify an analog value utilized as a weight by the artificial neural network.
US10748621B2	Memory device A memory device includes a memory cell array including a plurality of word lines, at least one select line provided above the plurality of word lines, and a channel region passing through the plurality of word lines and the at least one select line, the plurality of word lines and the channel region providing a plurality of memory cells, and a controller. The controller is to store data in a program memory cell among the plurality of memory cells by sequentially performing a first programming operation and a second programming operation, and to determine a program voltage input to a program word line connected to the program memory cell, in the first programming operation, based on information regarding the program memory cell.
US10748618B2	Local X-decoder and related memory system with a voltage clamping transistor A local X-decoder for a memory system including a decoding unit configured to generate a word line signal to a memory cell of a memory array of the memory system; and a voltage clamping transistor coupled to the decoding unit, and configured to reduce a voltage difference across a global word line signal and the word line signal by an amount of a threshold voltage of the voltage clamping transistor.
US10748615B2	Polarity-conditioned memory cell write operations Methods, systems, and devices for polarity-conditioned memory cell write operations are described. A memory cell may be written with a logic state by performing a write operation that includes applying a first write voltage across the memory cell with a first polarity, and applying a second write voltage across the memory cell after applying the first write voltage of the write operation, the second write voltage of the write operation having a second polarity that is different than the first polarity. In some examples, performing a write operation on a memory cell having different voltage polarities across the memory call may allow such a write operation to be completed in a shorter time than a write operation having a voltage of a single polarity.
US10748597B1	Method and system for writing to and reading from a memory device A computer-implemented method for writing to and reading from a printed memory device is provided. Data to be written to the printed memory device is segmented into a plurality of data portions. Each data portion of the plurality of data portions is written to a memory cell of the printed memory as a tuple using a determined encoding scheme that is characterized by a voltage and a pulse width. The voltage that is used for the encoding scheme is within a predetermined polarization regime of the printed memory device. Tuples of data can be read from memory cells of the printed memory using a decoding scheme.
US10748594B2	Enabling fast pulse operation Methods, systems, and devices for enabling fast pulse operation are described. A threshold voltage of a selection component and a requisite duration for a voltage applied to a selection component to reach a threshold voltage in response to a voltage generated by an external source may be determined. The threshold voltage may correspond to a voltage at which the selection component is configured to release electric charge. A voltage may then be generated and applied to an access line that is in electronic communication with the selection component and a memory cell for at least the requisite duration. Electric charge may be stored at the selection component during the requisite duration and transferred to memory cell after the requisite duration.
US10748591B2	Random code generator A random code generator includes a control circuit, a high voltage power supply, a memory module and a counter. The control circuit generates a control signal and an enabling signal. During a program cycle, the enabling signal is activated. The high voltage power supply receives the enabling signal. A charge pump of the high voltage power supply generates a program voltage according to an oscillation signal. When the enabling signal is activated, the high voltage power supply outputs the program voltage. The memory module determines a selected memory cell of the memory module according to the control signal. During the program cycle, the selected memory cell receives the program voltage. During the program cycle, the counter counts a pulse number of the oscillation signal to acquire a counting value, and the control circuit determines a random code according to the counting value.
US10748588B2	Data storage device and operating method thereof A data storage device includes a nonvolatile memory device including dies including word line groups in which word lines are grouped; and a controller. The controller includes a word line health rating logic configured to determine a health rating of each word line and a health rating of each word line group based on state information on each of health rating factors associated with the word lines; a memory including a word line health rating table in which the health rating of each word line and the health rating of each word line group are stored; and a mapping logic configured to generate a management target logical super block by mapping one word line group having a lowest health rating and word line groups having a highest health rating, and generate a normal logical super block by mapping word line groups having intermediate health ratings.
US10748582B1	Data storage device with recording surface resolution A data storage device can employ recording surface-level resolution with as part of a computing system where the data storage device has a first recording surface configured with an initial areal density. By monitoring data storage operation of the data storage device with a connected resolution module, a resolution strategy can be generated with the resolution module based on the monitored data storage operation. The initial areal density may then be changed to an altered areal density prescribed by the resolution strategy.
US10748579B2	Employing live camera feeds to edit facial expressions Facial expressions depicted in image data are edited based on variations of facial expressions depicted across a plurality of frames in other image data. The facial expression of a target subject, depicted in a first image data set, is edited based on the facial expression of a preview subject depicted in a second image data set. The target subject's facial expression is automatically edited based on variations in the of the preview subject's facial expression. A camera device captures video image data of the preview subject. The camera provides a live data image feed to a face-editing engine. The engine edits the face of the target subject's based on the varying face of the preview subject. In real time, for each frame of the data image feed, a user interface simultaneously displays both the varying face of the preview subject and the edited face of the target subject.
US10748569B1	Magnetic disk device and method for demodulating servo demodulation position According to one embodiment, a magnetic disk device includes a disk including two first servo sectors arranged side by side in a circumferential direction and a second servo sector located between the two first servo sectors, a head that writes data to the disk and reads data from the disk, and a controller that adjusts a second timing at which the second servo sector is demodulated based on a first timing at which the first servo sector is demodulated, and corrects a first initial phase of a first demodulation signal obtained by demodulating the second servo sector at the second timing, based on a first amplitude of the first demodulation signal.
US10748568B1	Data storage device employing dynamic track trajectories A data storage device is disclosed comprising a head actuated over a disk comprising servo data for defining a plurality of data tracks, including consecutive data tracks N−1, N, and N+1. Data is written to data track N using a position error signal (PES) generated by reading the servo data, and a read track trajectory for data track N is generated based on the PES of the write. Data is read from data track N based on the read track trajectory for data track N.
US10748567B1	Data storage device aborting write operation based on accumulated track squeeze metric for adjacent data track A data storage device is disclosed comprising a head actuated over a disk comprising a plurality of data tracks, including consecutive data tracks N−1 and N. A first write to data track N is performed using a first position error signal (PES) representing a position of the head relative to the data tracks. A track squeeze metric is generated for data track N−1 based on at least the first PES of the first write. The track squeeze metric for data track N−1 is accumulated during the first write, and the first write is aborted when the accumulated track squeeze metric for data track N−1 exceeds a first threshold.
US10748565B1	Disk drive suspension A flexure is provided along a first surface of a load beam. The flexure includes a tongue on which a slider is mounted, a first outrigger arm, and a second outrigger arm. A first damping member is provided in a first outrigger root portion. The first damping member adheres to both the load beam and the first outrigger root portion in a first aperture portion including a first aperture formed in the load beam. A second damping member is provided in a second outrigger root portion. The second damping member adheres to both the load beam and the second outrigger root portion in a second aperture portion including a second aperture.
US10748562B1	Third alternative design for magnetic recording assisted by one or two spin hall effect (SHE) layers in the write gap A Spin Hall Effect (SHE) assisted magnetic recording device is disclosed wherein a stack of two SHE layers (SHE1 and SHE2) with an intermediate conductor layer is formed between a main pole (MP) trailing side and trailing shield (TS) bottom surface. SHE1 is a negative Spin Hall Angle (SHA) material while SHE2 is a positive SHA material. Current (Ia) flows from SHE1 across the conductor layer to SHE2. In one embodiment, spin polarized current in SHE1 applies spin transfer torque that tilts a local MP magnetization to a direction that enhances a MP write field, and spin polarized current in SHE2 generates spin transfer torque that tilts a local TS magnetization to a direction that increases the TS return field and improves bit error rate. In alternative embodiments, one of SHE1 and SHE2 is omitted so that only one of the MP write field and TS return field is enhanced.
US10748560B2	Apparatus having low-contact-pressure head-tape interface An apparatus according to one embodiment includes a module having a tape bearing surface. The tape bearing surface extends between first and second edges of the module. A first tape tenting region extends from the first edge along the tape bearing surface toward the second edge. Each tunnel valve read transducer is positioned in the first tape tenting region. A plurality of tunnel valve read transducers are arranged in an array extending along the tape bearing surface of the module in the first tape tenting region. Each of the tunnel valve read transducers includes a sensor structure having a tunnel barrier layer. At least some of the sensor structures are recessed from a plane extending along the tape bearing surface. An at least partially polycrystalline coating is located on a media facing side of the recessed sensor structures.
US10748538B2	Dynamic sequence-based adjustment of prompt generation Systems and methods for dynamic sequence-based adjustment of prompt generation are provided. The system can receive a first interaction and a second interaction via a client device and identify a first sequence based on the first interaction and the second interaction. The system can map the first sequence to a node data structure and identify a node in the node data structure that matches the first sequence. The system can generate an adjusted parameter for a first digital component object responsive to a match with an attribute of the node in the node data structure. The system can execute a real-time digital component selection process among a plurality of digital component objects including the first digital component object to select the first digital component object. The system can transmit a prompt with the first digital component object to a client device to cause the client device to present the prompt.
US10748530B2	Centralized method and system for determining voice commands A computing system includes at least one processor and memory storing instructions that, when executed, cause the computing system to receive an indication of a set of grammar commands for an application associated with the computing system, each grammar command corresponding to an executable command that is executable by the application to perform a corresponding application action, receive an indication of a first speech input, from a user, captured by a speech capture component, detect an ambiguity based on a correlation between the first speech input and the set of grammar commands, provide, to the user, an output that represents the detected ambiguity, receive, in response to the output, an indication of a second speech input that is captured by the speech capture component and resolves the ambiguity, and, based on the second speech input execute the executable command that corresponds to one of the grammar commands.
US10748524B2	Speech wakeup method, apparatus, and electronic device A speech wakeup method, apparatus, and electronic device are disclosed in embodiments of this specification. The method includes: inputting speech data to a speech wakeup model trained with general speech data; and outputting, by the speech wakeup model, a result for determining whether to execute speech wakeup, wherein the speech wakeup model includes a Deep Neural Network (DNN) and a Connectionist Temporal Classifier (CTC).
US10748521B1	Real-time detection of conditions in acoustic devices This document describes a method that includes receiving a driver signal for an acoustic transducer of an acoustic device. The method also includes receiving a signal from a microphone of the acoustic device, and, processing the driver signal through a filter to provide a reference signal. The filter has a transfer function associated with a condition of the acoustic device. The method also includes comparing the signal to the reference signal to determine whether the signal has a threshold similarity to the reference signal, and, indicating the condition of the acoustic device in respond to the determined threshold similarity.
US10748519B2	Signal processing apparatus, method, and program A signal processing apparatus includes a signal processor configured to: generate a first noise reduction signal using an adaptive filter based on a signal output from a first input apparatus, and cause the generated first noise reduction signal to be output by a first output apparatus; and generate a second noise reduction signal using a feedback filter based on a signal output from a second input apparatus, and cause the generated second noise reduction signal to be output by a second output apparatus. The feedback filter has a fixed feedback coefficient. The first input apparatus is located at a first noise-cancellation target location in an environment, and the second input apparatus is located at a second noise-cancellation target location in the environment, which may be different from the first noise-cancellation target location.
US10748517B2	Tuner A tuning device for a musical instrument includes a body and a neck extending out from the instrument's body. The neck has a free end including a headstock. The headstock includes an anterior instrument face, a posterior instrument face essentially opposite to the anterior instrument face, and at least one tuning key disposed on the posterior instrument face. The tuning device includes a tuning display and is engagable with one or more of the at least one tuning key, having a shape of a right-handed triangle fused to an oblong. The tuning display is disposed on the hypotenuse of the triangle. The display is positioned on the tuning device such as to essentially face the instrument's body when the tuning device is both engaged with the one or more tuning key, and entirely disposed above the posterior surface.
US10748508B2	Location based display of pixel history A current screen is presented on a display of a user device, which includes an element distinct from a previous element of a previous screen, where the previous element occupied less than an entirety of the previous screen. The user device receives a gesture input that requests that the previous element be presented within the current screen next to a current element of the current screen. The gesture input indicates a location of the current element, wherein the location of the current element is less than an entirety of the current screen and is the same location at which the previous element was presented on the previous screen. The user device presents, on the display of the user device and responsive to receiving the gesture input, a contemporaneous view of the previous element next to the current element at the location of the current element within the current screen.
US10748501B2	Gate driver, display panel and display using same Provided is a gate driver for use in a display panel. The gate driver includes a chamfering module configured to receive gate turn-on voltage signals and square wave controlling signals and chamfer the gate turn-on voltage signals in accordance with the square wave controlling signals to generate and output chamfered gate turn-on voltage signals, and a level shifting module configured to receive the chamfered gate turn-on voltage signals, input voltage signals and gate cut-off voltage signals, and output the chamfered gate turn-on voltage signals or the gate cut-off voltage signals in accordance with a voltage value of the input voltage signal. By integrating a chamfering module and a digital adjustable resistance module into a gate driver, it is not necessary to provide a chamfering circuit on a CB of display panel, so as the CB can be miniaturized.
US10748496B2	Driving method and driving device for display panel, and display device The disclosure relates to a driving method and a driving device for a display panel, and a display device, wherein the driving method includes dividing a plurality of pixel units of the display panel into a plurality of pixel groups, wherein each pixel group includes three columns of continuously arranged pixel units; applying a drive voltage opposite to a polarity of a first position pixel unit to a second position pixel unit and a third position pixel unit in a same pixel group respectively; applying drive voltages of opposite polarities to every adjacent two columns of the sub-pixels in a same column of the pixel units respectively, and applying drive voltages of different voltage levels to the sub-pixels in the first pixel units and the sub-pixels in the second pixel units respectively; wherein the first pixel units and the second pixel units are adjacently disposed in the display panel.
US10748492B2	Gate shift register and organic light emitting display apparatus including the same Provided is a gate shift register having multiple stages including a plurality of scan clock lines supplying scan shift clocks having different phases required for generating a scan control signal to the stages, and a plurality of shared carry clock lines supplying carry shift clocks having different phases required for generating a carry signal to the stages, wherein the number of the shared carry clock lines is half of the number of the scan clock lines and each of stage pairs including an odd-numbered stage and an even-numbered stage adjacent to each other share one carry shift clock.
US10748491B2	Electronic device including inactive area Disclosed is an electronic device. The electronic device comprises a cover glass, a back cover facing the cover glass, a housing surrounding a space between the cover glass and the back cover, a bezel surrounding an edge of a plane arranged below the cover glass; a display panel including a first area that is exposed through an area of the cover glass not overlapping the bezel and a second area that surrounds the first area and is arranged below the bezel, a first group of screen pixels arranged along an edge of the first area; a second group of screen pixels arranged in an area except for the first area; a display driver integrated circuit electrically connected to the second group pixels, and a processor controlling, through the display driver integrated circuit, whether to allow the second group pixels to emit light, wherein the first group screen pixels are not electrically connected to the display driver integrated circuit, and wherein the second area includes a gap for compensating a tilt between the cover glass and the display panel when the cover glass is coupled to the display panel.
US10748482B2	Display device and driving method thereof A display device includes: an organic light emitting diode (OLED); a pixel circuit configured to control an amount of a current flowing from a first power voltage to the OLED; and a gate line and a data line that are connected to the pixel circuit, the pixel circuit including: an auxiliary transistor including a gate electrode electrically connected to the data line and a first electrode and a second electrodes connected to the gate line, the first electrode and the second electrode of the auxiliary transistor being electrically connected to each other.
US10748476B2	Display panel, method for driving the same, and display device The present disclosure provides a display panel, a method for driving the display panel, and a display device. The display panel includes a control unit including first and second processing circuits. A pixel circuit located within the fingerprint recognition region is connected to the first and second processing circuits of the corresponding control unit. In the fingerprint recognition mode, a pixel circuit located within the non-fingerprint recognition region receives a first light emission control signal, so that the light-emitting element does not emit light in first period and second sub-period and emits light in first sub-period. The second processing circuit provides a second light emission control signal, and a pixel circuit located within fingerprint recognition region responds to the second light emission control signal, so that the light-emitting element does not emit light in first period and emits light in first sub-period and second sub-period.
US10748471B2	Gate driving circuit and display device having the same A gate driving circuit comprising stages cascade-connected with each other and configured to output gate signals, a stage of the stages including a pull-up circuit configured to output a high voltage of a clock signal as a high voltage of a gate signal in response to a bootstrap voltage of a control node in a period of a frame period, a first discharging circuit configured to discharge a voltage of the control node to a first low voltage in response to a carry signal of at least one stage of the plurality of stages that is subsequent to the stage, and a second discharging circuit configured to discharge a voltage of the control node to a second low voltage being lower than the first low voltage in response to a carry signal of at least one stage of the plurality of stages that is subsequent to the stage.
US10748470B2	Level shifter and projector A level shifter included in a device includes an external interface power circuit configured to supply a power voltage corresponding to electrical input-output characteristics of an interface circuit of an external device, an internal interface power circuit configured to supply a power voltage corresponding to electrical input-output characteristics of an internal interface circuit in the device, a power switch configured to control power supply to the external interface power unit according to an electrical signal from the external device, and a selector configured to control conduction between the interface circuit of the external device and the internal interface circuit. The selector is configured to transition to an operable state when the external interface power unit is supplied with power.
US10748469B2	Display apparatus with varying data line structure A display apparatus includes a plurality of pixels arranged in rows and columns, a plurality of gate lines in a first direction and connected to the pixels, and a plurality of data lines connected to the pixels. A number of data lines are between pixels in one row and in each of first areas adjacent to one side of the pixels in one column of a first column and the last column.
US10748462B2	Hardware controller of NAND device, control method and liquid crystal display Disclosed is a hardware controller of a Nand device, a control method and a liquid crystal display. The hardware controller includes: a bad block management module, configured to manage bad block information of the Nand device, where the bad block information represents a bad block set in the Nand device; a main control module, configured to receive an operation command of a terminal; wherein the operation command is used to indicate a read/write operation on a target block set of the Nand device and a data transmission mode to perform the read/write operation, and the data transmission mode includes at least one of parallel transmission and serial transmission; and a read/write module, configured to skip a block in the Nand device that exists both in the bad block set and the target block set, and perform the read/write operation on remaining blocks in the target block set.
US10748459B2	Reduced cost lottery signs for displaying lottery jackpots of millions and billions of dollars Reduced cost, illuminated displays for indicating the current jackpot values are disclosed. The illuminated display comprises a front panel assembly that rests on a base assembly. The base assembly includes a one-piece housing unit that may be formed in a cost-effective manufacturing process such as through injection molding. The base assembly also holds modular electronic devices such as a LED array formed on a single printed circuit board, a power and control board for energizing the LED array to indicate the current jackpot value, as well as other modular components.
US10748456B2	Display device A display device includes a housing in which an opening is formed, a roller rotatably disposed in the housing, a display module rolled around the roller or unrolled from the roller, a lift module connected to the display module and lifting the display module through the opening, a door disposed in the housing and opening and closing the opening, and a door driving module disposed in the housing and connected to the door to move the door to a closed position, a partially open position, or a maximum open position.
US10748455B2	Single side fastening system for identification placard for utility vault lids A fastener for attaching an identification placard having a post to a lid for a utility vault from a single side of the lid, the fastener includes a body portion for positioning within a hole in the lid, the fastener having tabs for retaining the fastener to the lid and lobes for preventing over insertion of the fastener into the hole in the lid and a bore extending through or partially through the body portion for receipt of and friction retention and/or mechanical interlocking of the post of the identification placard.
US10748449B2	Medicament delivery training device In one embodiment herein a medicament delivery training device configured to provide stepwise instructions for using the device that are delivered to a user in a particular sequence is provided. The device includes a housing having an actuation member to simulate delivery of medicament from the device. The device also includes a control interface associated with the device, the control interface including at least one responsive member reactive to a user input. The device further includes a signal output component associated therewith, and circuitry associated with the device configured so as to control a provision of the stepwise instructions to the user in the particular sequence.
US10748446B1	Real-time driver observation and progress monitoring In an embodiment, movement-data is gathered with one or more sensors (e.g., accelerometers, GPS receivers, etc.) during a driver's driving session. A score may be calculated for the driving session, and the driver's progress is evaluated by a driver-evaluation system. A driving session report or graphical user-interface (GUI) is generated with a computer processor and displayed at a display device. The displayed report or GUI includes a graphic representing the driver's progress relative to historical data.
US10748445B2	Automated nutrition analytics systems and methods Automated food item consumption and nutrition tracking and analytics. By providing closed-form visual food item consumption data entry generally contemporaneously with food item consumption, nutrition characteristics of the consumed food items are analyzed to compile reports and identify trends. A reporting service generates reports of food item consumption and associated nutrition intake for distribution to computing devices via a communications network.
US10748443B2	Apparatus and method for visual-assisted training, collaboration, and monitoring in augmented/virtual reality in industrial automation systems and other systems A method includes receiving first data defining first user actions associated with a first augmented reality/virtual reality (AR/VR) space. The method also includes translating the first user actions into first commands associated with first visual objects in the first AR/VR space. The method further includes aggregating the first commands into at least one first record and transmitting the at least one first record. The method also includes receiving at least one second record containing second commands associated with second visual objects in a second AR/VR space. The method further includes translating the second commands into second user actions. In addition, the method includes creating or causing a user device to create a replica of the second AR/VR space based on the second user actions.
US10748441B2	Method of driving a main rotor of a rotorcraft in the context of simulating a failure of one of the engnes of the rotorcraft A method of driving a main rotor of a rotorcraft in rotation while implementing an in-flight simulation mode that simulates failure of one of the engines of the rotorcraft. In simulation mode, and when a current speed of rotation (NR) of the main rotor is detected as being lower than a predetermined threshold speed of rotation (S), the simulation mode is kept active and a regulation command is generated in order to perform a controlled operation (A) of gradually increasing the power delivered by the engines by authorizing the limit imposed by a setpoint (OEI/2) for regulating operation of the engine in simulation mode to be exceeded. Said gradually increasing power is interrupted by the pilot staying under training and operating a collective pitch manoeuver of the blade of the main rotor providing a rotation of main rotor at the predetermined threshold speed in rotation.
US10748431B2	Airfield traffic status management Methods, devices, and systems for airfield traffic status management are described herein. One device includes a memory, and a processor to execute executable instructions stored in the memory to receive airport information associated with an airport, generate, using the airport information, an aircraft arrival and departure analysis, where the aircraft arrival and departure analysis includes aircraft scheduled to arrive at the airport in a graphical view and aircraft scheduled to depart from the airport in the graphical view, where the graphical view includes a graphical representation of an amount of aircraft scheduled to arrive at or depart from the airport for a particular time period, and display the aircraft arrival and departure analysis in a single integrated display.
US10748428B2	Vehicle and control method therefor The present invention relates to a vehicle and a control method therefor. The vehicle according to one embodiment of the present invention comprises: at least one sensor for acquiring traveling information of the vehicle and external environment information of the vehicle; and a control unit for receiving traveling information of a first group, wherein the vehicles, which join the first group, are traveling on a road including a plurality of lanes, for determining a target position of the vehicle for the first group on the basis of at least one of the vehicle traveling information, the external environment information, and the traveling information of the first group, and for controlling the vehicle so as to execute at least one operation corresponding to the target position.
US10748426B2	Systems and methods for detection and presentation of occluded objects System, methods, and other embodiments described herein relate to acquiring remote sensor data and identifying occluded objects from the remote sensor data. In one embodiment, a method includes acquiring, within a vehicle from one or more remote sensors, remote sensor data that indicates information about a nearby environment of the vehicle. The method includes identifying an occluded object in the surrounding environment according to the remote sensor data, and local sensor data generated by the vehicle. The occluded object is obscured from being perceived by one or more vehicle sensors of the vehicle. The local sensor data indicates information about at least nearby objects that have been observed by the vehicle sensors. The method includes rendering, within the display of the vehicle, a visualization of the occluded object to provide a view of the occluded object when the occluded object is otherwise obscured from being perceived by the vehicle.
US10748412B2	Systems and methods for security sensor configuration Systems and methods for configuring a security sensor are provided. Some methods can include receiving user input identifying a configuration setting of the security sensor through a user input device located on the security sensor, identifying the configuration setting based on the user input, transmitting a registration message to a security system control panel identifying the configuration setting, and operating in accordance with the configuration setting.
US10748398B2	Security camera with adaptable hood A security device comprising a body having a first end and a second end, the first end being threadable into a light socket and the second end having a rotatable mount disposed thereon. The body may also include a light source disposed on the body of the security device and a slide connected to the rotatable mount, wherein the slide is configured to extend away from the mount. A camera with a lens may be disposed on a distal portion of the slide. The security device may further include a hood surrounding the lens of the camera and extending beyond the lens of the camera.
US10748396B1	Anti-theft device utilizing an optical echo chamber for monitoring integrity of a tether cable connection An anti-theft device for monitoring integrity of a tether cable and connection between a tether cable and a security sensor. An optical echo chamber is formed at the interface of the coupling between the tether cable and the security sensor. An optical transmitter and an optical sensor are disposed within cable. The optical transmitter is configured to emit an optical signal into the echo chamber. The optical sensor is configured to detect a reflection of the optical signal within the chamber. If the cable is either cut or disconnected, the optical sensor will fail to detect the reflected signal, thereby triggering an alarm.
US10748390B2	Dynamic haptic generation based on detected video events A method or system that receives input media including at least video data in which a video event within the video data is detected. Related data that is associated with the detected video event is collected and one or more feature parameters are configured based on the collected related data. The type of video event is determining and a set of feature parameters is selected based on the type of video event. A haptic effect is then automatically generated based on the selected set of feature parameters.
US10748387B2	Device for reading a magnetic stripe and/or chip card having a camera for the detection of inserted skimming modules The invention relates to a device (10) for reading a magnetic stripe and/or chip card comprising a card reader (16) for reading out data from the magnetic stripe and/or chip card, said card reader having a transport path (14) along which the magnetic stripe and/or chip card is moved when it is inserted into the card reader (16) and/or when it is removed from the card reader (16) and/or is received during the readout of data. Further, the device (10) has an image capturing unit (20) for capturing images of the card reader (16), the card reader (16) being designed such that by means of images captured by the image capturing unit (16) it can be detected whether a skimming module is inserted into the transport path (14) of the card reader (16).
US10748381B2	System and method for integrated multiple source player cash access The present invention relates to a system and method for integrating player tracking and cash access in a casino or other gaming environment. One aspect of the invention relates to integrating player tracking and cash access transactions by allowing a player to utilize a player tracking card for each financial transaction conducted in a gaming environment, wherein financial account information for the player, such as bank or credit card information, is linked to their player tracking account and card.
US10748372B2	Dual function gaming unit and system Embodiments of the invention comprise a gaming machine and a gaming system. The gaming machine offers one or more primary wagering games via a master gaming controller of the machine as presented by one or more primary display devices, and allows a player to access online wagering games or events via a secondary gaming unit. The secondary gaming unit may comprise a processor and a secondary display device. A player may fund wagers, including for online game play, via a player account or wallet of a payment system to which online game servers and the gaming machine communicate.
US10748362B2	Monitoring system for monitoring unattended services Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a storage device, for accommodating unattended services at a property. In one aspect, a monitoring system is disclosed that includes a processor and a storage device storing instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform operations. The operations can include receiving a request to enter the property to perform the unattended service, configuring the monitoring system to allow access to a first portion of the property associated with the unattended service without triggering an alarm event, obtaining image data of the property after the monitoring system is configured to allow access to the first portion of the property, determining, based on the obtained image data, that an unattended service provider has entered into a second, different portion of the property, and triggering an alarm event.
US10748356B1	Vehicle diagnostic and programming device and method A method and system of diagnosing and/or programming a vehicle with a vehicle interface device that is configured to operate on a predetermined use basis. The vehicle interface device is operatively connected with one or more electronic control units of a vehicle via a diagnostic port of the vehicle. The interface device is enabled to be operable to diagnose and/or program a vehicle for a predetermined use, such as by receiving an activation signal. The vehicle interface device is subsequently disabled from operating to diagnose and/or program a vehicle upon the vehicle interface device operating for the predetermined use.
US10748352B2	Systems and methods for remotely triggered data acquisition A method of data acquisition for health management of systems is provided. The method includes receiving, at a remote node, analog data from one or more sensors configured to monitor a health characteristic of a system, converting, at the remote node, the analog data into digital data, time stamping the digital data with the remote node, recording the digital data in a memory of the remote node, wherein the memory is a ring buffer, transmitting, from the remote node to a central device, requested digital data upon receiving a request related to a triggering event, and synchronizing the transmitted data at the central device based on the time stamp of the requested digital data to generate synchronized data.
US10748348B2	Method, apparatus and electronic device for displaying an image and storage medium Embodiments of the present application provide a method, apparatus, electronic device for displaying an image and a storage medium. The method and apparatus are applied to an electronic device. The method comprises: determining a display angle of a 3D wallpaper containing elements, wherein the 3D wallpaper is obtained by pasting an overall spherical panoramic image containing all the elements onto one 3D model; determining a graphic to be displayed corresponding to the display angle in the overall spherical panoramic image; and rendering the graphic to be displayed and displaying the rendered graphic. In the embodiments, when the graphic to be displayed corresponding to the display angle of the 3D wallpaper is rendered, the operation on unnecessary occluded parts is avoided, thereby reducing the amount of computation in displaying the 3D wallpaper and saving the computing resources.
US10748342B2	Interaction system for augmented reality objects In a system and method providing for interaction with virtual objects, and interaction between virtual objects, in an augmented reality, or mixed reality, or virtual reality, environment, detected conditions may trigger animated responses from virtual objects placed in a view of a physical environment. The detected conditions may include the detection of a user within a set threshold distance or proximity, the detection of another virtual object within a set threshold placement distance or proximity, the detection of particular environmental conditions in the view of the physical environment, and other such factors. Specific behavioral animations of the virtual objects may be triggered in response to detection of specific virtual objects and/or other conditions.
US10748336B2	3D finite element mesh of a 3D part that comprises a lattice structure The disclosure notably relates to a computer-implemented method for designing a three-dimensional (3D) finite element mesh of a 3D part that comprises a lattice structure. The method includes superposing a regular tiling of cells with the solid representation of a 3D part, partitioning the cells into two groups, a first group of cells, each in contact with the solid representation of the 3D part, and a second group of cells, none in contact with the solid representation. The method also includes finite element meshing a boundary of the solid representation, extracting a boundary finite element mesh of the first group of cells, computing a Boolean union of the finite element mesh and the extracted boundary finite element mesh, finite element meshing a volume of the computed Boolean union and merging the finite element meshes of meshed volume of computed Boolean union and the cells of the second group of cells.
US10748335B2	Method for the automatic material classification and texture simulation for 3D models A method of automatically transforming a computerized 3D model having regions of images utilized as textures on one or more physical objects represented in the 3D model (such as building sides and roofs, walls, landscapes, mountain sides, trees and the like) to include material property information for one or more regions of the textures of the 3D model. In this method, image textures applied to the 3D model are examined by comparing, utilizing a computer, at least a portion of each image texture to entries in a palette of material entries. The material palette entry that best matches the one contained in the image texture is assigned to indicate a physical material of the physical object represented by the 3D model. Then, material property information is stored in the computerized 3D model for the image textures that are assigned a material palette entry.
US10748330B2	Clipping polygons to fit within a clip region A system that displays a set of polygons is described. This system obtains a set of line segments that defines the set of polygons. The system forms a horizontal index that keeps track of where line segments vertically project onto a horizontal reference line and similarly forms a vertical index for horizontal projections onto a vertical reference line. The system obtains a clip rectangle that defines a view into the set of polygons and uses the horizontal and vertical indexes to determine intersections between borders of the clip rectangle and line segments in the set of line segments. Next, the system uses the determined intersections to clip polygons in the set of polygons that intersect the clip rectangle. Finally, the system transfers the clipped polygons, and also unclipped polygons that fit completely within the clip rectangle, to a display device that displays the view into the set of polygons.
US10748324B2	Generating stylized-stroke images from source images utilizing style-transfer-neural networks with non-photorealistic-rendering This disclosure relates to methods, non-transitory computer readable media, and systems that integrate (or embed) a non-photorealistic rendering (“NPR”) generator with a style-transfer-neural network to generate stylized images that both correspond to a source image and resemble a stroke style. By integrating an NPR generator with a style-transfer-neural network, the disclosed methods, non-transitory computer readable media, and systems can accurately capture a stroke style resembling one or both of stylized edges or stylized shadings. When training such a style-transfer-neural network, the integrated NPR generator can enable the disclosed methods, non-transitory computer readable media, and systems to use real-stroke drawings (instead of conventional paired-ground-truth drawings) for training the network to accurately portray a stroke style. In some implementations, the disclosed methods, non-transitory computer readable media, and systems can either train or apply a style-transfer-neural network that captures a variety of stroke styles, such as different edge-stroke styles or shading-stroke styles.
US10748316B2	Identification and modification of similar objects in vector images A selection of a key path of a vector image displayed using a graphical user interface (GUI) may be received, via the GUI. At least one candidate path of the vector image is identified. A pairwise comparison of the key path with the at least one candidate path is executed, the pairwise comparison including characterization of a translation, scaling, and rotation of the at least one candidate path with respect to the key path. Based on the pairwise comparison, it is determined that the at least one candidate path is within a similarity threshold defined with respect to the key path. A visual indicator of the at least one candidate path within the GUI, identifying the at least one candidate path as being within the similarity threshold, may be provided.
US10748311B1	Generating technical drawings from building information models The present disclosure is directed to a software tool that facilitates the presentation of a three-dimensional view of a construction project as well as the generation of various types of two-dimensional technical drawings based on this three-dimensional view. In one implementation, the software tool causes a computing device to engage in the following operations. The computing device may receive an indication of a desired clip height of a three-dimensional view at which to generate a two-dimensional technical drawing; identify a subset of meshes that intersect with a two-dimensional plane at the desired clip height; determine respective portions of each mesh that intersect the two-dimensional plane at the desired clip height; compile a dataset that defines the two-dimensional drawing; and render the two-dimensional drawing using the compiled dataset.
US10748300B2	Target body, arrangement including a target body, and method for determining a position and/or an alignment of a target body A target body includes a plurality of markers, which together form a target for optically capturing and for determining a position and/or alignment of the target body from the captured markers, in particular for determining a position and/or an alignment of a movable part of a coordinate measuring machine, a robot, a material application machine or a machine tool. The target body includes a plurality of surface regions. The surface regions are oriented in different directions. At least one of the markers is arranged in a surface region. In addition, an arrangement which includes a target body and a method for determining a position and/or an alignment of the target body are provided.
US10748290B2	Smart metrology on microscope images Smart metrology methods and apparatuses disclosed herein process images for automatic metrology of desired features. An example method at least includes extracting a region of interest from an image, the region including one or more boundaries between different sections, enhancing at least the extracted region of interest based on one or more filters, generating a multi-scale data set of the region of interest based on the enhanced region of interest, initializing a model of the region of interest; optimizing a plurality of active contours within the enhanced region of interest based on the model of the region of interest and further based on the multi-scale data set, the optimized plurality of active contours identifying the one or more boundaries within the region of interest, and performing metrology on the region of interest based on the identified boundaries.
US10748289B2	Coregistration of endoluminal data points with values of a luminal-flow-related index Apparatus and methods are described for use with an endoluminal data-acquisition device configured to be moved through a lumen of a subject's body, and a two-dimensional angiographic image of the lumen. A value of a luminal-flow-related index of the subject is determined non-invasively at a plurality of locations along the lumen, at least partially by performing image processing on the angiographic image. While the endoluminal data-acquisition device is being moved through the lumen, a set of endoluminal data points of the lumen at a plurality of locations within the lumen is acquired, using the endoluminal data-acquisition device. It is determined that respective endoluminal data points correspond to respective locations along the lumen, and, in response thereto, it is determined that respective endoluminal data points correspond to respective values of the luminal flow-related index. Other applications are also described.
US10748278B2	Organism evaluation system and method of use An organism evaluation system for analyzing organisms within a fluid flow, comprising one or more of a stimulation section comprising a means for inducing a motive response in a living organism within the fluid flow passing through the stimulation section and a shepherding section comprising a means for temporarily separating such an organism from and then returning it to the fluid flow, a flow normalizing section in fluid communication with the stimulation section and/or shepherding section, and a viewing section in fluid communication with the flow normalizing section, the viewing section comprising a body having formed therein a body cavity defining a viewing port, the viewing section further comprising an optical system mounted relative to the body for viewing the fluid flow within the viewing port through a cavity first opening, whereby image data relating to the fluid flow and organisms therein is acquired via the optical system for analysis.
US10748265B2	Arbitrary view generation Techniques for generating an arbitrary ensemble view from existing views of a plurality of scenes are disclosed. In some embodiments, for each of a plurality of scenes, each of a corresponding set of one or more views is normalized to a desired perspective if its existing perspective is different than the desired perspective. An ensemble view comprising the plurality of scenes that has the desired perspective is generated at least in part using pixels from views of the scenes having the desired perspective including the normalized views.
US10748256B2	Point image restoration device and method Provided are an image processing device, an imaging device, and an image processing method which are capable of obtaining a captured image with desired image quality. An image processing unit functioning as an image processing device includes a point image restoration processing unit that performs point image restoration processing using a restoration filter based on a point spread function of a lens unit on image data obtained from an imaging element through imaging of a subject using an imaging unit having a lens unit including a lens and the imaging element, and a determination unit that determines whether or not to perform the point image restoration processing using the point image restoration processing unit based on spherical aberration of the lens changed by an imaging condition. The point image restoration processing unit performs the point image restoration processing only in a case where the determination unit determines to perform the point image restoration processing.
US10748254B2	Image processing apparatus, image processing method, and storage medium to change intensity of edge correction processing An image processing apparatus includes a comparison unit and a control unit. The comparison unit compares a light-dark pattern of a plurality of pixels of an input image with a previously-stored pattern to determine a semitransparent object. The plurality of pixels include a pixel of interest and peripheral pixels thereof. The control unit changes intensity of edge correction processing to be applied to the pixel of interest in at least three levels based on a result of the comparison by the comparison unit.
US10748251B2	Display method and display device The present application provides display method and display device. The method includes: establishing a mapping relationship between positions of respective odd and even pixels in a rotation display area of the RGB light strip and respective odd and even pixel points in an image to be displayed and generating an odd and even radius scanning coordinate conversion table; performing pixel point sampling on the image and acquiring chrominance information corresponding to the positions of the respective odd and even pixels in the rotation display area according to the coordinate conversion table; extracting and refreshing display data of the RGB light strip according to a current rotation angle of the RGB light strip and the chrominance information during the rotation of the RGB light strip.
US10748248B2	Image down-scaling with pixel sets selected via blue noise sampling In some embodiments, a computing device uses a blue noise sampling operation to identify source pixels from an input image defining respective pixel sets. Each pixel set is associated with a respective weight matrix for a down-scaling operation. The blue noise sampling operation causes an overlap region between first and second pixel sets. The computing device assigns an overlap pixel in the overlap region to the first weight matrix based on the overlap pixel being closer to the first source pixel. The computing device modifies the second weight matrix to exclude the overlap pixel from a portion of the down-scaling operation involving the second weight matrix. The computing device performs the down-scaling operation on the input image by combining the first pixel set into a first target pixel with the first weight matrix and combining the second pixel set into a second target with the modified second weight matrix.
US10748241B2	Prediction system for texture streaming A prediction system for determining a set of subregions can be used for rendering a virtual world of a computer graphics application. The subregions belong to streamable objects to be used for rendering the virtual world. The streamable objects each comprise a plurality of subregions. The prediction system comprises a plurality of predictor units arranged for receiving from a computer graphics application information on the virtual world and each arranged for obtaining a predicted set of subregions for rendering a virtual world using streamable objects. Each predicted set can be obtained by applying a different prediction scheme. A streaming manager is arranged for receiving the predicted sets of subregions, for deriving from the predicted sets a working set of subregions to be used for rendering and for outputting, based on the working set of subregions, steering instructions concerning the set of subregions to be actually used.
US10748234B2	Reducing power for 3D workloads Various embodiments are presented herein that may reduce the workload of a system tasked with delivering frames of video data to a display generated by applications executing within the system. Applications executing within the system may generate new frames of video content at a specified frame rate known as frames per second (FPS). The CPU and/or GPU may be responsible for actually generating the frames at the specified FPS. These frames are then delivered to a display communicatively coupled with the system for rendering. Reducing the frame rate (FPS) may reduce the work being performed by the system because fewer frames may be generated within a given time period. This may be especially advantageous when the system is operating on battery power because it can extend the life of the battery.
US10748209B2	System and method for providing time to cure negative balances in financial accounts while encouraging rapid curing of those balances to a positive net position A computer implemented method and system for providing financial services are described. The system and method include determining an account balance for a financial account. If the account balance is negative, notice of the negative balance is sent to the account holder in real time. After a predetermined period of time or grace period, and/or by a predetermined end time or cut-off date or time, it is determined whether the negative balance was cured. If the negative balance was not cured during the grace period, an overdraft fee is assessed to the financial account. If the negative balance was cured during the grace period, any assessed overdraft fee for the negative balance is rebated or reversed.
US10748200B2	Search query-based replacement part interface The systems and methods disclosed herein can increase the speed and ease with which a user can discover compatible replacement parts for a specified model of a product by automatically determining when the user is interested in replacement parts. A replacement part system can conclude that a user is looking for replacement parts based on the user's search queries, the user's browsing behavior, or the user's prior purchases. By automatically deducing an intention to purchase a replacement part, the replacement part system can make it easier for a user to locate suitable replacement parts. In addition, the replacement part system can be configured to tailor listing set of replacement parts search results it provides to a user. The set of search results can be tailored based on a number of criteria to increase the speed with which the user finds a compatible replacement part.
US10748181B2	Interactive user interface based on analysis of chat messages content A method of adapting an interactive user interface (UI) comprising monitoring textual content inputted to a user interface of an IM service by participant(s) of an IM session managed by the IM service, wherein the user interface is displayed on a display of a client device, performing an analysis of the textual content to identify query conditions defining at least one feature of the product or the service, generating an interactive UI according to at least a portion of the query conditions and an identity of the at least one participant, storing the adapted interactive UI to be available to a browser via a link, automatically inputting the link into the IM session so as to allow the participant(s) to access the adapted interactive UI using a browser running on the client device, and submitting an order based on completing data received from the participant(s) via the adapted interactive UI.
US10748174B1	Frequency optimization of advertisement insertion in media streams Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, are described for frequency optimization of advertisement streams. The methods and systems described in this specification may enable determination of an optimal presentation frequency of an ad stream, or a number of times the ad stream is to be broadcast and/or rebroadcast, prior to the audience becoming interested in the ad, or acting on the ad to generate a conversion event.
US10748168B1	Systems and methods for tracking referrals among a plurality of members of a social network Systems and methods are provided for tracking referrals among a plurality of members of a social network. A data storage is created to store member information for the plurality of members. Relationships between the plurality of members are determined using the member information in the data storage. A data structure is created to show relationships between the plurality of members. Member events are received for the plurality of members. In response to a purchasing member of the plurality of members making a purchase, determining one or more members contributing to the purchase based on the member events and the data structure.
US10748167B1	Multiple chip payment card Aspects described herein may provide a payment card having a base, a cavity positioned within the base, a wheel positioned within the cavity, a coupling component coupling the wheel to the base, a first microchip coupled to the wheel, and a second microchip coupled to the wheel. The first microchip may be associated with a first financial account and/or a first rewards offer and the second microchip may be associated with a second, different financial account and/or a second, different rewards offer. The wheel may be rotated to select between the first and second microchips, thereby allowing a financial transaction to be conducted using the selected microchip while reaping the benefits of the corresponding rewards offer.
US10748161B1	System and method for managing computing resource orders A system for determining when to order computing resources includes one or more processors to receive a request to determine when to order computing resources for a computing environment, receive at least one report for the computing environment, the report detailing past usage of at least one object included in the computing environment over a period of time, compute future usage of the at least one object included in the computing environment based on estimated growth of utilization of the at least one object included in the computing environment using data in the at least one usage report, determine at least one recommended reorder point for an upgrade to the at least one object and at least one recommended upgrade for the computing environment based on the past usage, the future usage, and a time to complete and deploy the at least one recommended upgrade to the computing environment.
US10748156B2	Targeting content based on sensor network data while maintaining privacy of sensor network data Determination of content for presentation by a client device based on item usage data captured by a sensor network is disclosed. Data describing usage of one or more items at a location is received from a sensor network associated with the location. Content is received from a server and a subset of the received content is selected based on attributes of the data from the sensor network and attributes of the content. The subset of the received content is transmitted to a client device for presentation. In one embodiment, data describing interaction with the subset of the received content is received from the client device and transmitted to a content distribution server for use in selecting additional content. In an embodiment, second content determined by the server using interaction with the subset of the received content and data from the sensor network is received from the server.
US10748149B2	Alert architecture Systems, architecture of the systems, and methods for generating alert message are disclosed. A user enrolls in an alert messaging service. Information that the user provides during an enrollment process are sent into a database. the user performs a transaction using a portable consumer device. Transaction data are sent to a computer apparatus. The computer apparatus accesses the database containing alert customization data. An alert message is generated based on the transaction data and the alert customization data. The alert message is sent to a user device. The systems, resources and processes responsible for performing the transaction and providing the alert messages are separated so that the transaction processing and alert generation are performed in parallel by systems in communication with each other. Utilizing such method prevents the transaction processing system from being overloaded with additional processes, while maintains a desired level of efficiency, security and reliability of the payment processing system.
US10748142B2	Multi-currency transaction routing platform for payment processing system According to some embodiments, a multi-currency transaction routing apparatus may include a first input to receive, from an acquirer bank, an electronic message containing information about a business as usual transaction including a generic primary account number. The multi-currency transaction routing apparatus may also include a storage device storing: (i) an association between the generic primary account number and a first primary account number of a first funding bank account in a first currency, and (ii) an association between the generic primary account number and a second primary account number of a second funding bank account in a second currency. A routing module computer may detect the generic primary account number within the electronic message and automatically transmit data about the transaction to a remote device associated with one of the first and second funding bank accounts in accordance with the associations stored in the storage device.
US10748141B2	Stored-value card agent A stored-value card agent includes a database and a card processor. The card processor is configured to receive from a wallet client a deposit request identifying a deposit amount, effect an electronic funds transfer of the deposit amount to a first account maintained by a computer server, and in the database configure a ledger with the deposit amount. The ledger is uniquely associated with the wallet client in the database. The card processor is configured to receive from the wallet client a withdrawal request identifying a withdrawal amount, confirm that the current balance value in the ledger is at least equal to the withdrawal amount, reduce the current balance value by the withdrawal amount, and initiate an electronic funds transfer of the withdrawal amount from the first account to a second account associated with the wallet client by transmitting to the computer server a transfer request identifying the withdrawal amount.
US10748136B1	Presence verification for electronic transactions Systems, apparatuses, and methods for verifying physical presence of a mobile device as part of an electronic transaction. Tags may be generated and displayed on one or more display devices. Those tags, which may be time-limited, may be read by a mobile device to verify physical presence of the mobile device as a prerequisite to initiating, continuing with, or completing an electronic transaction, and/or as a decision point in how the electronic transaction is to be conducted.
US10748132B2	Security tool An apparatus includes a memory and a hardware processor. The processor detects that a transaction involving a mobile device occurred. After detecting the transaction, the processor receives, from the mobile device, transaction information about the transaction, the transaction information comprising an identification of a merchant performing the transaction and an identification of a user of the mobile device. The processor receives, from the mobile device, a media file generated by the mobile device during the transaction and links the media file to the transaction information. The processor stores the transaction information and the media file in the memory.
US10748127B2	Payment real-time funds availability A method including receiving a debit message at a first financial institution to debit a first account maintained by the first financial institution based on a payment authorization for a payment amount made by a sender at a payment authorization time, the first account being held by the sender. The method also can include performing a successful debit for the payment amount from the first account maintained by the first financial institution in real-time after the payment authorization time. The method additionally can include sending a debit response from the first financial institution in real-time after the payment authorization time. Other embodiments are provided.
US10748125B2	Systems and methods for digital multimedia capture using haptic control, cloud voice changer, protecting digital multimedia privacy, and advertising and sell products or services via cloud gaming environments Provided are computer implemented methods for combining online and offline gaming, advertising, and commerce and providing free games, free products, and free services. The method may commence with receiving a buying request associated with a product from a user. The method may continue with providing an incentive to the user to play a game and receiving an indication that the user intends to play the game. In response to the indication, a payment amount associated with the game may be transferred from a user account. The payment amount associated with the game may constitute a predetermined portion of a payment amount associated with the product. The method may include receiving results of the game played by the user. Based on the results of the game, the user may be selectively provided with a discount for the product. The discount may be equal to the payment amount associated with the game.
US10748112B2	Intelligent use of lockers in mailcenter package processing system Tools (e.g., systems, apparatuses, methodologies, computer programs, etc.) including intelligent provisions enable a mail center to process packages at a mailcenter. Such processing may include extracting information from the package (via image processing), and then, when appropriate, assigning such package for pickup at a package storage locker. The package storage locker is preferably an intelligent locker that can be electronically controlled and can be integrated in the electronic mailcenter service system.
US10748111B2	Node-enabled generation of a shipping label using elements of a wireless node network Methods and systems are described for generating a shipping label for an item to be shipped using a wireless node network. The network includes a master node associated with a shipping facility, a node associated with a shipping customer, and a server. The master node receives shipping information from the server, where the shipping information is related to the node associated with the shipping customer and item to be shipped. The master node then detects a signal from the shipping customer's node as it approaches the shipping facility. The master node proceeds to become associated with the shipping customer's node. The master node then causes generation of the shipping label for the item to be shipped when the master node determines the node associated with the shipping customer is within a predetermined range of a location within the shipping facility.
US10748110B2	RFID part tracking and information storing system and method of use A cloud-based radio frequency identification system and method for maintaining and providing users with part information for a plurality of parts are provided. The system includes a cloud platform server including a part database storing the part information. The cloud platform server communicates with at least one mobile device and send e-mail and text alerts associated with the part information and also provides the part information through an online website. The system includes a manufacturing network coupled to the cloud platform server. A plurality of manufacturing workstations are disposed at locations at which a plurality of operation steps are carried out and allow for at least one of automatic entry and manual entry of the part information. At least one radio frequency handheld scanner communicates with the cloud platform server through the manufacturing network and scans a radio frequency identification tag of each of the parts.
US10748104B2	System and method of parallelizing order-by-order planning A system and method is disclosed for parallelizing order-by-order planning in a supply chain network. The system includes a database configured to store data describing a demand priority sequence, each demand priority sequence comprising at least one demand of an end-item and data describing the supply chain network comprising a plurality of network components, each network component configured to supply one or more items to satisfy demand. The system further includes a server coupled with the database, the server accesses the data describing the demand priority sequence and accesses the data describing the supply chain network. The server further creates mapping tables for each end-item, generates a dependency map for each end-item, generates a list of demand levels, and generates an order plan of end-items for planning in parallel comprising the orders planned for the demands at each demand level.
US10748100B1	Method and apparatus for enterprise investment delivery and value assurance A method and apparatus for assuring delivery and value from a wide array of investments in processes, people, technologies, and tools including modeling project types and risk profiles, managing and conducting processes for assuring delivery and value, modeling and optimizing project teams, managing all associated information through computerized means, and rendering widely accessible analytic views representing interactive graphical representations. This invention covers entire life cycles of investments whose outcomes are achieved through projects, from initial inception to retirement or termination.
US10748097B2	Permitted assignment user interface Systems, apparatuses, and methods for displaying a visual task board comprising a permitted assignment user interface are disclosed. Displaying a permitted assignment user interface may comprise generating a first card representing a first record, wherein the first record comprises an information element that has a first value of a visualization metric, generating an output for display, the output comprising a first lane representing the first value of the visualization metric and comprising the first card, and, in response to operator input indicating a primary context and on a condition that an association between the primary context and the first record is prohibited, updating the output by generating an updated first card representing the first record and indicating that the association between the first record and the primary context is prohibited, and generating an updated output for display omitting the first card and comprising the updated first card.
US10748093B2	Card view interface with automatically generated calculated value Embodiments of the present disclosure present a calculated value within a card view presentation in order to overcome technical problems in presenting useful card view presentations on mobile computing devices. In some embodiments, the calculated value is a summary, analysis, or other type of information generated based on data associated with cards that are in a given lane. In some embodiments, further technical problems relating to the limitations of the interface of the mobile computing device in adjusting calculated view settings are addressed by presenting a simplified configuration interface. The simplified configuration interface presents a mobile-friendly view of limited configuration settings to allow the user to easily change settings relevant to the calculated value and/or the card view, and thereby adjust the card view despite the limitations of the interface of the mobile computing device.
US10748092B2	Systems and methods for creating intuitive context for analysis data One or more computer-readable storage media having computer-executable instructions embodied thereon are described. When executed, the computer-executable instructions cause at least one processor to define an analysis and an analysis data object related to a part, data for an analysis of the part at least partially available from a plurality of disparate applications related to the design, fabrication and testing of the part, verify that all the data needed for the analysis, as defined within the analysis data object, is available from at least one source of data, invoke an analysis of the part upon receipt of all of the data needed for the analysis, the analysis results populating the analysis data object, and storing the analysis data object such that the analysis results therein occur in a format unrelated to any of the applications that generated data used in the analysis.
US10748089B2	Method and system for automatic evaluation of robustness and disruption management for commercial airline flight operations A method, medium, and system to receive a planned flight schedule and an actual flight schedule; determine root cause disturbances for the actual flight schedule based on the planned flight schedule and the actual flight schedule; evaluate a robustness of the planned flight schedule based on an execution of a simulation-based model to generate a set of quantitative metrics for the planned flight schedule; generate a record of the root cause disturbances and a record of the set of quantitative metrics for the planned flight plan; evaluate a robustness of a test flight schedule based on an execution of the simulation-based model and the determined root cause disturbances applied to the simulation-based model to generate a set of quantitative metrics for the test flight schedule; and generate a record of the set of quantitative metrics for the test flight plan.
US10748085B2	Booking method and system The invention relates to a method and system for booking reservations in a booking system and synchronizing bookings among several booking systems. The system comprises at least one booking system; at least one service provider; a mediator service; a client, and at least one client terminal device that can be a mobile device and that includes a dialogue. The client uses the dialogue to enter information into the system and the mediator receives inquiries and answers from the at least one booking system, the at least one service provider, and the at least one client. The mediator transfers and adapts information between them. The method and system are particularly suited for use with mobile phone users by Small Message Service messages.
US10748082B2	Operating a multi-dimensional array of qubit devices In some aspects, a quantum computing system includes a multi-dimensional array of qubit devices. Coupler devices reside at intervals between neighboring pairs of the qubit devices in the multi-dimensional array. Each coupler device is configured to produce an electromagnetic interaction between one of the neighboring pairs of qubit devices. In some cases, each qubit device has a respective qubit operating frequency that is independent of an offset electromagnetic field experienced by the qubit device, and the coupling strength of the electromagnetic interaction provided by each coupler device varies with an offset electromagnetic field experienced by the coupler device. In some cases, readout devices are each operably coupled to a single, respective qubit device to produce qubit readout signals that indicate the quantum state of the qubit device.
US10748079B2	Method of operation in a system including quantum flux parametron based structures Approaches useful to operation of scalable processors with ever larger numbers of logic devices (e.g., qubits) advantageously take advantage of QFPs, for example to implement shift registers, multiplexers (i.e., MUXs), de-multiplexers (i.e., DEMUXs), and permanent magnetic memories (i.e., PMMs), and the like, and/or employ XY or XYZ addressing schemes, and/or employ control lines that extend in a “braided” pattern across an array of devices. Many of these described approaches are particularly suited for implementing input to and/or output from such processors. Superconducting quantum processors comprising superconducting digital-analog converters (DACs) are provided. The DACs may use kinetic inductance to store energy via thin-film superconducting materials and/or series of Josephson junctions, and may use single-loop or multi-loop designs. Particular constructions of energy storage elements are disclosed, including meandering structures. Galvanic connections between DACs and/or with target devices are disclosed, as well as inductive connections.
US10748078B2	Fast quantum gates with first-order transitions via frequency-modulated tunable coupling element Techniques relate to operating a quantum processing device is provided. The device includes at least two fixed-frequency quantum circuits coupled to a frequency-tunable coupler. The frequency of the coupler can be modulated so as to drive at least two selectively addressable energy transitions in the quantum processing device. The method includes modulating the frequency of the coupler so as to drive two first-order energy transitions. This is done so as to transfer (at least partly) an excitation of one of the quantum circuits to at least another one of the quantum circuits, via the tunable coupler. Related quantum processing devices are also provided.
US10748070B2	Identification and presentation of changelogs relevant to a tenant of a multi-tenant cloud service Technologies are described herein for identification and presentation of changelogs relevant to a tenant of a multi-tenant cloud service. Change feature extraction is performed on changelogs associated with a tenant of the multi-tenant cloud service to identify features associated with the changelogs. Machine learning based classification can then be performed on the changelogs to classify the changelogs. Misclassification correction might also be performed on the classified changelogs. Machine learning can also be utilized to identify a subset of the changelogs as being relevant to the tenant. A user interface (UI) can then be generated and provided to the tenant that includes the subset of the changelogs. The tenant's interaction with the changelogs presented in the UI can be monitored and data describing the interaction can be used to modify machine learning models utilized for machine learning change classification and for determining the relevance of a changelog to the tenant.
US10748067B2	Kernel scheduling based on precedence constraints and/or artificial intelligence techniques A device may receive information that identifies a set of tasks to be executed and precedence constraints associated with the set of tasks. The device may store the set of tasks in a data structure including a directed acyclic graph, and may determine a set of paths based on the information that identifies the set of tasks and the precedence constraints associated with the set of tasks. Each path, of the set of paths, may include particular tasks of the set of tasks. The device may determine a set of path execution times, for the set of paths, based on an artificial intelligence technique. The device may determine a critical path, of the set of paths, based on the set of path execution times. The device may determine an execution priority of the set of tasks based on the critical path. The device may provide the set of tasks for execution based on the execution priority.
US10748058B2	LUT based neuron membrane potential update scheme in STDP neuromorphic systems A method and system are provided for updating a neuron membrane potential in a spike time dependent plasticity model in a Neuromorphic system. The method includes approximating a shape of an analog spike signal from an axon input using a hardware-based digital axon timer. The method further includes generating a first intermediately updated neuron membrane potential value from a current axon timer value, a current synapse weight value and a current neuron membrane potential value using a first look-up table and an accumulator. The method also includes generating a second intermediately updated neuron membrane potential value with a leak decay effect using a second look-up table and the first intermediately updated neuron membrane potential value. The method additionally includes generating a final updated neuron membrane potential value based on a comparison of the second intermediately updated neuron membrane potential value with a neuron fire threshold level using a comparator.
US10748053B2	Ticket authentication method and ticket authentication device A ticket authentication method and a ticket authentication device are provided. The ticket authentication method includes the following steps. A first electronic device outputs an e-ticket. A second electronic device acquires the e-ticket. The second electronic device outputs a visible light verification code. The first electronic device acquires the visible light verification code and generates a composite code according to a certification data and the verification code. The second electronic device acquires the visible light composite code, and determines whether the composite code matches the certification data and the verification code. When the composite code matches the certification data and the verification code, the second electronic determines that the authentication of the e-ticket is successful.
US10748048B2	Coil module including a upper coil, a lower coil, a lower outer pattern outside the lower coil, and a local area communications coil outside the lower coil A coil module includes a substrate; an upper coil disposed on at least one surface of the substrate in an upper portion of the substrate; a lower coil disposed on at least one surface of the substrate in a lower portion of the substrate; and a lower outer pattern disposed on an outer side of the lower coil in the lower portion of the substrate and connected to either one or both of the upper coil and the lower coil.
US10748047B2	Methods and products for displaying encoded information and systems associated therewith At least some embodiments of the present invention relate to approaches for displaying encoded information and systems used to capture said information. In an embodiment, the present invention is a method that includes: providing a product packaging having a first face; providing a first symbology on the first face; providing a second symbology on the first face; and providing a third symbology on the first face, wherein the second symbology is the first symbology distorted in accordance with a first distortion function, the first distortion function distorting at least one of an aspect ratio and a skew pursuant to a first parameter; and wherein the third symbology is the first symbology distorted in accordance with a second distortion function, the second distortion function distorting at least one of the aspect ratio and the skew pursuant to a second parameter, the second parameter being different from the first parameter.
US10748044B2	Printer and medium storing programs executable by mobile terminal A printing apparatus communicates with a weight measuring apparatus and a mobile terminal. The weight measuring apparatus transmits measuring data of weight of a measurement object, and the mobile terminal transmits a data acquisition command requesting for transmission of the measuring data. The printing apparatus includes a head to execute printing on a print medium, and a controller. The controller is configured to: receive the data acquisition command from the mobile terminal; change a state of the printer from an instruction waiting state to a data reception waiting state; receive a second measuring data transmitted from the weight measuring apparatus; transmit the second measuring data to the mobile terminal; receive a print command corresponding to the second measuring data from the mobile terminal; and control the head based on the received print command to perform the printing, on the print medium, corresponding to the second measuring data.
US10748040B2	System and method for automatic assessment of cancer Glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) is the most aggressive type of brain cancer. It is critical to determine the most effective patient-specific treatment quickly. Exemplary embodiments use a data-driven approach to extracting brain tumor information from data obtain from Whole Slide Image that is uploaded through an interface. Exemplary embodiments generate the following information about a glioblastoma tumor from a brain biopsy slide using neural networks: annotated areas of relevant tissues, molecular subtype, and expression status of an important gene and include three steps: the segmentation of tumor features; prediction of molecular subtype; and prediction of gene methylation status from a WSI.
US10748034B2	Method and system for learning to obtain medical scans of patients A method for training a learning-based medical scanner including (a) obtaining training data from demonstrations of scanning sequences, and (b) learning the medical scanner's control policies using deep reinforcement learning framework based on the training data.
US10748031B1	Handwriting recognition systems and methods The present disclosure includes systems and methods for handwriting recognition. Handwriting data is received. Geometric data of text in handwriting data is determined. Sub-characters of the text are determined. Sub-characters of text are matched to a model. Most probable characters of the text is determined based on the matching.
US10748026B2	Line segment detection method A line segment detection method includes acquiring an image, extracting from the image a straight line that includes a line segment, acquiring a luminance distribution of the straight line, generating a virtual function model that contains a distribution of a foreground and a background of the image by using the luminance distribution, and determining whether luminance values near end points (start point and end point) of the line segment contained in the virtual function model probabilistically belong to the foreground or the background, and estimating end points (start point and end point) in the virtual function model.
US10748023B2	Region-of-interest detection apparatus, region-of-interest detection method, and recording medium A region-of-interest detection apparatus for improving detection accuracy of a region of interest in a case where a region of interest overlaps a background region, or in a case where feature amounts of a region of interest and a background region are similar to each other calculates feature amounts of regions where partial regions and a background region set in an input image overlap each other, and based on the calculated feature amounts and a feature amount of each position in the input image, calculates a foreground level of the position in the input image. Then, the region-of-interest detection apparatus detects a region of interest from the input image based on the calculated foreground level and a saliency of the position.
US10748022B1	Crowd separation A method for crowd separation, the method may include receiving or generating a signature of an image of a first plurality of pedestrians, wherein the image comprises regions, wherein the signature of the image comprises descriptors of the regions, wherein each descriptor of a region is associated with a region and comprises a set of identifiers that identify content included in the region and in a vicinity of the region; detecting, within the descriptors of the regions, unique combinations of identifiers that are indicative of spatial relationships between the regions and bounding boxes that surround pedestrians of the first plurality of pedestrians; wherein the unique combinations are learnt during a supervised machine learning process that is fed with test images of densely positioned pedestrians; and locating the pedestrians of the first plurality of pedestrians based, at least in part, on the spatial relationships related to detected unique combinations and to locations of the regions.
US10748021B2	Method of analyzing objects in images recorded by a camera of a head mounted device A method of analyzing objects in images recorded by a camera of a head mounted device is disclosed. The method comprises performing eye tracking while recording the images; determining a region of interest of an image based upon the eye tracking; generating a bounding box based upon the region of interest; cropping an image based upon the bounding box to generate a cropped image; performing a fine cropping of the cropped image; and detecting an object in the cropped image. An electronic device for analyzing objects in images recorded by a camera of a head mounted device is also disclosed.
US10748020B2	Controller and image processing system A controller includes a specifying part and a reception part. The specifying part specifies positions where the illumination units are connected. The reception part presents a lightable area and an unlightable area in different modes based on the positions where the illumination units are connected, the positions being specified by the specifying part. The reception part receives settings of the lighting conditions for the lightable area.
US10748010B2	Surveillance information generation apparatus, imaging direction estimation apparatus, surveillance information generation method, imaging direction estimation method, and program A surveillance information generation apparatus (2000) includes a first surveillance image acquisition unit (2020), a second surveillance image acquisition unit (2040), and a generation unit (2060). The first surveillance image acquisition unit (2020) acquires a first surveillance image (12) generated by a fixed camera (10). The second surveillance image acquisition unit (2040) acquires a second surveillance image (22) generated by a moving camera (20). The generation unit (2060) generates surveillance information (30) relating to object surveillance, using the first surveillance image (12) and first surveillance information (14).
US10748007B2	Identifying objects in an image Identifying objects in an image. An image is received. One or more objects in the image are identified, based on a database of identified objects, and wherein one or more other objects in the image are unidentified based on the database of identified objects. One or more salient objects in the image is identified, based on execution of a saliency algorithm. A generic location for the image is determined, based on the one or more identified salient objects and a database that associates objects with generic locations. One or more of the unidentified objects are identified, based on the determined generic location for the image.
US10748005B2	Data sharing method and electronic device therefor The present disclosure relates to a sensor network, Machine Type Communication (MTC), Machine-to-Machine (M2M) communication, and technology for Internet of Things (IoT). The present disclosure may be applied to intelligent services based on the above technologies, such as smart home, smart building, smart city, smart car, connected car, health care, digital education, smart retail, security and safety services. The present disclosure relates to share data among electronic devices, a method for operating an electronic device includes determining an area where at least one other electronic device to share data is located based on an angle of view of a camera and a distance from a subject, transmitting a signal for identifying the at least one other electronic device located in the area, and transmitting the data to the at least one other electronic device. In addition, the present disclosure includes different embodiments other than above embodiment.
US10747991B2	People stream analysis method, people stream analysis apparatus, and people stream analysis system A people stream analysis apparatus includes an image information capturer that captures an external appearance image of a person, a person recognizer that recognizes the person from the external appearance image, a store inferrer that identifies from the external appearance image a possession carried by the person, and infers from the identified possession a store from which the possession has been obtained, a memory that stores, in an associated form, person information indicating the recognized person, store information indicating the inferred store, and time information indicating time at which the external appearance image has been captured, and an arrival store order determiner that determines an order of stores in which the person has visited, based on a change in a time sequence of listing of stores indicated by the store information stored on the memory.
US10747981B2	Display for recognizing fingerprint and electronic device According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, a display may comprise a transparent cover, a light source comprising light emitting circuitry configured to emit first light in a first direction, a first polarizer disposed between the light source and the cover and configured to linearly polarize the first light, and a first retarder disposed between the first polarizer and the cover and configured to change a polarization of the first light from a linear polarization to a non-linear polarization.
US10747980B2	Display device Disclosed herein is a display device capable of recognizing a fine fingerprint without a complicated construction such as a bulky optical device. The display device comprises a display panel having a display area and a non-display area outside the display area; a light source disposed below the non-display area of the display panel to irradiate the display panel with light; a directional light unit disposed on an upper portion of the display panel, refracting the light supplied from the light source at a first angle to travel from the non-display area to the display area in total internal reflection, reflecting some of the totally internally reflected light at a second angle, and then supplying a light reflected by an object having biometric information to the display panel; and an optical sensor disposed below the display panel and receiving the light exited from the directional light unit.
US10747978B2	Organic light-emitting display panel manufacturing method thereof as well as electronic device An organic light-emitting display panel and a manufacturing method thereof as well as an electronic device are provided. The organic light-emitting display panel includes: an array substrate; a photosensitive identification array including a plurality of photosensitive identification devices; and a photosensitive detection circuit including a common voltage input layer and a photosensitive detection switch. The photosensitive detection switch includes a drain metal layer, a first electrode of the photosensitive identification device is electrically connected with a drain metal layer of an associated photosensitive detection circuit and a second electrode thereof is electrically connected with the common voltage input layer of the associated photosensitive detection circuit. The common voltage input layer is overlapped with the first electrode of the associated photosensitive identification device or overlapped with the drain metal layer in the photosensitive detection circuit in a direction vertical to the array substrate, to form a photosensitive storage capacitor.
US10747977B2	Imaging reader for, and method of, reading symbol and non-symbol targets with color image processing pipeline having bypassable components A color image of a target is captured by a color sensor in an imaging reader. A color image processing pipeline processes the captured color image with a plurality of color image processing components to display the image of a target with high fidelity. One or more of the components are bypassed to decode the image of a symbol target to prevent degradation of reader performance.
US10747973B2	Stand that enables a mobile device to read barcodes in presentation mode A presentation stand for enabling a mobile device to read barcodes in presentation mode includes a cradle portion that is connected to the base portion. The cradle portion is configured to hold the mobile device in a position for reading a barcode. A shield portion is attached to the cradle portion and configured to modify a field of view of a camera of the mobile device. The shield portion is also configured to modify a field of illumination of an illumination source of the mobile device. The shield portion includes a camera optic system that is at least partially aligned with the camera of the mobile device when the mobile device is held in the cradle portion. The shield portion also includes an illumination optic system that is at least partially aligned with the illumination source of the mobile device when the mobile device is held in the cradle portion.
US10747972B2	Tag communication device, control method thereof, and control program Provided is a tag communication device performing wireless communication with an RFID tag including a light emitting unit. The tag communication device includes a communication unit, an imaging unit, and a control unit. The control unit (i) acquires tag IDs of one or more RFID tags present in a communicable range of the communication unit, (ii) transmits a light emission instruction to at least some of the RFID tags corresponding to the acquired tag IDs, (iii) measures a distance between the imaging unit and a position where the light emitting unit emits light based on the light emission instruction on the basis of imaging information of the imaging unit, and (iv) performs a predetermined operation on the RFID tag to which the light emission instruction is transmitted, in a case where it is determined that the distance is within a predetermined range.
US10747958B2	Dependency graph based natural language processing Examples of automatically generating natural language pipelines to process an input to generate tags, semantic or syntactic, are described. In an example, on receiving a request to process input data to generate tags, a dependency graph, based on identified dependees and further dependees may be created to satisfy the request, the dependency graph including natural language operations arranged in order of their dependencies on each other. Based on the dependency graph, a pipeline for the tags may be automatically generated, which includes a series of natural language operations such that the operations for dependee tags are processed before any of their associated depender tags. Further, the dependency graph and the automated pipeline generation allows for automated optimization of the pipeline, training, re-training, testing and regression testing of the semantic tags and supporting machine learning models and provides a framework to efficiently manage the sharing and reuse of semantic understanding operations.
US10747953B1	Systems and methods for automatically creating a patent application based on a claim set such that the patent application follows a document plan inferred from an example document Systems and methods for automatically creating a patent application based on a claim set such that the patent application follows a document plan inferred from an example document are disclosed. Exemplary implementations may: obtain one or more example documents, a given example document including a patent document; identify common formatting features among the one or more example documents; determine a document plan for a patent application based on information gained from the one or more example documents; receive one or more previously unseen patent claims; and use computerized natural language generation to automatically create a new patent application based on both the document plan and the one or more patent claims such that the new patent application reflects subject matter of the one or more patent claims and is otherwise consistent with the one or more example documents.
US10747939B1	Declarative interface for interaction design Systems and Methods of the current disclosure may provide customized webpages. A client device of the system may retrieve a profile corresponding to a user. The client device may further receive a deck including a set of packs, with each pack including a set of cards. As defined herein, a deck corresponds to a workflow (i.e., a series of webpages), while each pack includes context specific user-interface elements which make up a webpage. Further, a card may correspond to one or more elements of the webpage. The client device renders and displays webpages locally by selecting elements to be displayed on the webpage based on a details corresponding to a user of the client device. In other words, the client device creates webpages by selecting one or more cards for each pack of the deck based on details indicated in the profile.
US10747934B2	Managing feedthrough wiring for integrated circuits Managing feedthrough wiring for an integrated circuit via design data is provided. The integrated circuit includes a sub-unit, which further includes a feedthrough wire that forwards a digital signal from an input of the sub-unit to an output of the sub-unit. The design data describes the feedthrough wiring of the sub-unit. Management of the feedthrough wiring includes determining physical constraint data from parameter data of the feedthrough wire and timing constraint data related to the feedthrough wire from the physical constraint data. The design data is then synthesized based on the timing constraint data.
US10747924B2	Method for manufacturing integrated circuit with aid of pattern based timing database indicating aging effect A method for manufacturing an integrated circuit includes determining a static probability pattern of a circuit cell in a timing path of the integrated circuit; determining a timing delay of the circuit cell along the timing path according to the static probability pattern and a pattern based timing database, wherein the pattern based timing database indicates a plurality of reference delays of each timing arc of the circuit cell characterized in response to a plurality of input stress patterns respectively; and manufacturing the integrated circuit according to the timing delay of the circuit cell along the timing path.
US10747910B2	Network apparatus, input and output apparatus, and program A network apparatus includes: a plurality of network interfaces; a first communication unit configured to communicate with an input and output apparatus in a first network with which a first network interface of the plurality of network interfaces is coupled; a second communication unit configured to communicate with a first device in a second network with which a second network interface of the plurality of network interfaces is coupled; and a third communication unit configured to communicate with a second device in a third network with which a third network interface of the plurality of network interfaces is coupled. When the second communication unit receives data from the second network, the data is transmitted to the first network through the first communication unit without being transmitted to the third network. When the third communication unit receives data from the third network, the data is transmitted to the first network through the first communication unit without being transmitted to the second network.
US10747887B2	Vulnerability detection device, vulnerability detection method, and vulnerability detection program A vulnerability detection device includes a vulnerability portion extracting unit that extracts a first program code corresponding to an uncorrected vulnerability portion of software, a normalization processing unit that normalizes a parameter varying depending on compilation environment, among parameters included in the extracted first program code and in a second program code of software as a target to be tested for the vulnerability portion, a similarity calculating unit that calculates a similarity of an arbitrary portion of the second program code after normalization as a comparison target to the first program code, and a determining unit that refers to vulnerability related information for a portion of the second program code in which the calculated first similarity exceeds a predetermined threshold, and that determines whether the portion of the second program code is an unknown vulnerability portion.
US10747870B2	Authentication management system, management, apparatus, and authentication management method An authentication management system includes a plurality of authentication apparatuses disposed at different locations, each of the authentication apparatuses being configured to perform authentication processing on each user who requests to use a machine, and a management apparatus connectable to the plurality of authentication apparatuses via a network, to manage authentication information of each user registered in each of the plurality of the authentication apparatuses.
US10747869B1	Computer-based systems and computing devices configured to utilize one or more authentication servers for securing device commands transmissions and methods of use thereof In some embodiments, securing device commands includes a first electronic device receiving a command authorization request message from a second electronic device, including a device command to be performed by the second electronic device, a command argument, and a first message authentication code (MAC) generated by applying a hash function to the device command, the command argument and a first counter value. The first electronic device generates a second MAC by applying the hash function to the device command, the command argument and a second counter value synchronized with the first counter value. The first electronic device compares the first MAC and the second MAC to authenticate the device command and transmit a command approval message or a command denial message. The command approval message causes the second electronic device to perform the device command and the command denial message causes the second electronic device to reject the device command.
US10747865B2	Method and apparatus for controlling flexible screen, and electronic device Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a method and an apparatus for controlling a flexible screen and an electronic device. The electronic device is provided with the flexible screen and a fingerprint sensor. The method includes: obtaining fingerprint data when the fingerprint sensor is pressed; matching the fingerprint data with preset fingerprint data; and unfolding the flexible screen when the fingerprint data matches the preset fingerprint data.
US10747857B2	Event-based security challenges Concepts and technologies are disclosed herein for event-based security challenges. A computer can execute a security application. The computer can receive a request for authentication information associated with a user device. The computer can access event data corresponding to the user device. The computer can generate, based upon the event data, a challenge question and a response to the challenge question. The computer can provide data indicating the challenge question and the response to a requestor associated with the request.
US10747855B2	Content generating device, content inspecting device, content generating method, and computer-readable medium including content data structure A watermarked content generating device including processing circuitry which performs active element conversion that converts a specified active modification target element from among elements included in an original content, based on a modification control code that is generated based on embedded information, when generating a structured content including at least a structured document, and performs passive element conversion that converts a specified passive modification target element from among elements included in the original content such that a change in a perceptual aspect of the original content corresponding to an active modification result element which results from the active element conversion is returned to having a same or equivalent perceptual aspect as that of the original content.
US10747854B2	Method for concealing data and data obfuscation device using the same A method for concealing original data to protect personal information is provided. The method includes steps of: a data obfuscation device (a) if the original data is acquired, inputting the original data or its modified data into a learning network, and allowing the learning network to (i) apply a network operation to the original data or the modified data using learned parameters of the learning network and thus to (ii) output characteristic information on the original data or the modified data; and (b) updating the original data or the modified data via backpropagation using part of (i) 1-st losses calculated by referring to the characteristic information and its corresponding 1-st ground truth, and (ii) 2-nd losses calculated by referring to (ii-1) a task specific output generated by using the characteristic information (ii-2) a 2-nd ground truth corresponding to the task specific output, to thereby generate obfuscated data.
US10747849B2	Facilitating health management of subjects A peer system of subjects with health-related issues is formed based on an association of subjects and a particular type of electronic device or devices which provides information related to a specific health-related issue or issues obtained from particular subjects. By means of such associations, subjects can transmit to and receive messages from other subjects associated with the same type of electronic device. One way to associate subjects with health-related issues is through an association of a subject with a type or types of sensors. For example, each monitoring device may be associated with a subject, and the type or types of sensor or sensors may be associated with the subject and/or monitoring device. Devices, systems, methods and computer program products may be provided leveraging this association for various applications, e.g., management of the health care of subjects, peering among subjects with a common heath-related issue or issues, advertising, research and other applications involving such subjects.
US10747848B2	System and method for medical billing systems to submit transactions for services covered under pharmacy benefits A system and method for medical offices and other non-pharmacy providers using management systems or other billing systems based on the ASC X12 transaction standards to perform eligibility transactions, perform benefit predetermination transactions and to submit claims to pharmacy insurance companies or their pharmacy benefit managers that must receive the transactions as real-time transactions based on the NCPDP transaction standards are disclosed. Same medical offices and non-pharmacy providers can receive electronic remittance advice files from pharmacy insurance companies or their pharmacy benefit managers that contain data formatted and using identifiers that relate to the initial ASC X12 claims submitted.
US10747831B1	System and method for machine learning system initialization A system and method for recommendation engine initialization and new user characterization. An implementation of the platform is a mobile application.
US10747828B2	Systems and methods for single page application server side renderer This system and method relate generally to search engine optimization, and more particularly to systems and methods for single page application server side renderers. In one embodiment, a computer-implemented method for single page application server-side rendering is disclosed. In this method embodiment, a web server receives a request via a computer network. The web server determines that the request is a crawler request, and that the request includes a uniform resource locator for a single page web application. The web server then executes, after determining that the request is a crawler request, a single page application server side renderer. The web server generates a crawler response using the single page application server side renderer, and provides the crawler response in response to the received request.
US10747819B2	Rapid partial substring matching A processor unit can rapidly search a string of characters. The processor unit includes vector registers each having M vector elements, each having n bits of data for containing an encoded character. An M×M matrix of comparators within the processor unit can be used to compare elements of a first register storing a reference string and elements of a second register storing a target string. A logic gate is associated with each upper diagonal of the matrix of comparators and is configured to combine the results of comparators along the diagonal, resulting in a bit vector indicating characters of the target string that fully match the reference string and characters that partially match the reference string. The processor unit result generating logic generates, using the resulting bit vector, an indication of a substring of the target string that matches a fragment of the reference string.
US10747815B2	System and method for searching chains of regions and associated search operators Embodiments as disclosed herein allow simple specification of prioritized searches of chains of regions and efficient implementation of such searches. Specifically, embodiments as disclosed may provide a search operator that addresses the problem of complex query construction for finding objects having a particular value in one of a prioritized set of regions and efficiently implement the searches specified by such search operators.
US10747811B2	Compositing aware digital image search Compositing aware digital image search techniques and systems are described that leverage machine learning. In one example, a compositing aware image search system employs a two-stream convolutional neural network (CNN) to jointly learn feature embeddings from foreground digital images that capture a foreground object and background digital images that capture a background scene. In order to train models of the convolutional neural networks, triplets of training digital images are used. Each triplet may include a positive foreground digital image and a positive background digital image taken from the same digital image. The triplet also contains a negative foreground or background digital image that is dissimilar to the positive foreground or background digital image that is also included as part of the triplet.
US10747810B2	Low power supervised semantic-preserving shallow hashing A semiconductor package apparatus may include technology to provide an image to a low power shallow hash network, generate a hash code from the low power shallow hash network, and identify one or more similar images based on the hash code. Other embodiments are disclosed and claimed.
US10747805B1	Content carousel in a social media timeline Techniques of the disclosure are directed to a computing device creating and outputting, for display at client devices accessing a social media platform, targeted content. The computing device may receive candidate messages composed by users of a group of client devices, where the candidate messages each include a reference to the requisite product, brand, or market. If a candidate message has a determined interest score that satisfies a threshold interest score, the computing device includes the candidate message into a group of brand messages. The computing device may then send the targeted message to be output for display at another group of client devices, where the targeted message includes both an original portion and a carousel portion. The carousel portion includes a group of transitional windows, where each transitional window includes one of the brand messages from the group of brand messages.
US10747783B2	Database access using a z-curve Improved access of a multidimensional database can be implemented using a space-filling curve, such as a z-order curve, and a tree structure. A state engine is configured to track the state of the dimensions of the database as the tree structure is traversed. Different states allow optimizations such as avoidance of analyzing a dimension for further nodes of the tree and removal of multiple nodes in a sub-tree.
US10747777B2	Computer system and transaction processing management method A computer system has a database constructed from storage areas in each of a plurality of computers, which stores data including an operation number for managing an operation status by transaction processing. The data is allocated to the computers in accordance with predetermined management ranges, and the computers include a control module configured to generate an operation history indicating specifics of each operation included in the piece of transaction processing in a case of receiving an execution request. A distribution module determines a sequence number of applying a plurality of operation histories to the database and transmits them to the other computers. A conflict judgment module determines whether a piece of transaction processing corresponding to an operation history conflicts based on the operation number; and an applying module operates the database based on an operation history corresponding to a piece of transaction processing to the database determined not to conflict.
US10747771B2	Method and apparatus for determining hot event A method and apparatus for determining a hot event are provided. The method includes: acquiring an event list within a predetermined time period, an event in the event list including: a time period, a keyword list, and a viewpoint list; determining a theoretical heat value of the event in the event list at a current moment based on an initial heat value of the event in the event list and a current environment heat value; calculating a difference between the current heat value and the theoretical heat value for the event in the event list; and determining an event having the difference greater than a predetermined threshold as a hot event.
US10747768B2	Data processing system and data processing method There is provided a data processing system. A storing unit stores ontology data. A selection unit selects a data stream including key information corresponding to a query using the ontology data stored in the storing unit, among data streams including key information uniquely given to sensor data. A processing unit processes the selected data stream.
US10747765B2	System and method for optimizing large database management systems with multiple optimizers A large highly parallel database management system includes thousands of nodes storing huge volume of data. The database management system includes multiple query optimizers for determining low cost execution plans for queries. The database management system is adapted to receive a data query. An execution plan generator component of the database management system generates an initial execution plan for the query. The initial execution plan is fed as input to more than one query optimizers. Each optimizer starts with the initial execution plan, generates alternative execution plans, and determines a satisfactory execution plan that incurs the lowest cost. The database management system compares the selected execution plans by the optimizers and selects one with the lowest cost. The multiple query optimizers run in parallel.
US10747760B2	Method and system for tracking virtual reality experiences Embodiments disclosed herein generally relate to a system and method for tracking virtual reality experiences. A computing system receives a plurality of location coordinates of a user during a VR simulation. The computing system uploads the plurality of location coordinates to a database. The computing system prompts a client device that an API linking the client device of the user to functionality of the database is available. The computing system receives a query via the API. The computing system translates the received query to a query compatible with the database. The computing system queries the database using the received query for according to criteria set forth in the received query to retrieve a set of location information. The computing system generates a heat map based on the retrieved location information. The computing system prompts the remote client device that the heat map is available for display.
US10747758B2	Methods and systems for identifying an information resource for answering natural language queries A media guidance application may detect that results provided in response to a natural language query entered by the user are not relevant to the user. The media guidance application may then identify a media asset type and a media asset name that corresponds to the natural language query. Based on the media asset type and the media asset name, the media guidance application may select an information resource, transmit the natural language query to the information resource, and retrieve and generate for display an answer to the natural language query from the information resource.
US10747756B2	Recommending fields for a query based on prior queries The system receives user-selected fields from a set of candidate fields. Based on the user-selected fields, the system recommends at least one candidate field from the set of candidate fields. The system may select the at least one candidate field for recommendation based, at least in part, on a set of one or more prior queries. Responsive to receiving a user selection of a recommended candidate field, the system adds the recommended candidate field to the set of user-selected fields to obtain an updated set of user-selected fields. The system executes the query based on the updated set of user-selected fields.
US10747755B2	Method for providing immediate result for user input, and apparatus therefor The present invention relates to a method for providing a processed result following a user input, and more specifically to a method for providing a service allowing a more rapid and immediate result to be provided to a user input by outputting, when a particular input is entered by a user, a predictive response information, previously stored in the client terminal, before the particular input is transmitted to a service apparatus, and a system and an apparatus therefor.
US10747753B2	Methods and apparatus for a distributed database within a network In some embodiments, an apparatus includes an instance of a distributed database at a first compute device configured to be included within a set of compute devices that implement the distributed database. The apparatus also includes a processor configured to define a first event linked to a first set of events. The processor is configured to receive, from a second compute device from the set of compute devices, a signal representing a second event (1) defined by the second compute device and (2) linked to a second set of events. The processor is configured to identify an order associated with a third set of events based at least one a result of a protocol. The processor is configured to store in the instance of the distributed database the order associated with the third set of events.
US10747733B2	Generating category-based views of a directory A computer system creates a view that has a class definition and one or more attributes of a directory to support graphical representation of the directory. A distributed processing system includes the directory and a number of nodes, one of the nodes being a service node. The directory includes entries that are associated with the nodes. The service node receives an attribute value that is associated with one of nodes. The service node determines from the class definition of the view that the received attribute value is associated with an attribute type that describes a new attribute value and creates an updated view without defining the received attribute value in the entries of the directory. The updated view includes the received attribute value.
US10747719B2	File system point-in-time restore using recycle bin and version history Systems and methods for restoring a file system to a point-in-time without relying on a backup. One system includes an electronic processor configured to automatically restore a file system to a specified point-in-time by (a) automatically restoring, from a recycle bin, items deleted from the file system after the point-in-time, (b) automatically deleting, from the file system, items created within the file system after the point-in-time, (c) automatically moving items moved within the file system after the point-in-time to a location within the file system associated with the point-in-time, (d) automatically deleting, from the file system, items copied within the file system after the point-in-time, (e) automatically renaming items renamed within the file system after the point-in-time to a name associated with the point-in-time, and (f) automatically restoring, from a version history, a version associated with the point-in-time for items with content modified after the point-in-time.
US10747718B2	Mapping structure for maintaining metadata for snapshots in a virtualized storage environment A method for maintaining a mapping structure for maintaining metadata for snapshots in a virtualized storage environment, includes taking a snapshot of a virtual disk, generating an entry in a metadata structure for the snapshot, wherein the entry includes metadata for blocks in the snapshot that have been modified since a preceding snapshot and lazily generating an entry in the mapping structure for the snapshot, wherein the entry includes values for each block in the snapshot, wherein a value for a block indicates a presence of metadata in the metadata structure for the block or an absence of metadata in the metadata structure for the block.
US10747717B2	Method and system for applying data retention policies in a computing platform Systems and methods for a multitenant computing platform. Original data is generated through operation of a computing platform system on behalf of an account of the computing platform system, and the original data is moderated according to a data retention policy set for the account. The moderated data is stored at the computing platform system. The computing platform system moderates the generated data by securing sensitive information of the generated data from access by the computing platform system, and providing operational information from the generated data. The operational information is accessible by the computing platform system during performance of system operations.
US10747716B2	Rule generation in a data governance framework The invention relates to computer-implemented method for supplementing a data governance framework with one or more new data governance technical rules. The method comprises providing a plurality of expressions and a first mapping. The expressions assign natural language patterns to technical language patterns. The first mapping maps first terms to data sources. A rule generator receives a new natural language (NL) rule comprising one or more natural-language patterns and one or more first terms. The rule generator resolves the new NL rule into one or more new technical rules interpretable by a respective rule engine and stores the one or more technical rules in a rule repository.
US10747706B2	Server event log storage and retrieval system Log storage and retrieval systems include a chassis housing a first motherboard with a first Serial Peripheral Interface (SPI) and a first remote access controller device located on the first motherboard and coupled to the first SPI. An off-motherboard SPI storage device is connected to the first SPI, and when the first remote access controller device determines that log entries have been generated, it automatically copies the log entries to the off-motherboard SPI storage device via the first SPI. A second motherboard includes a second SPI that couples to the off-motherboard SPI storage device when the second motherboard replaces the first motherboard in the chassis. A second remote access controller device located on the second motherboard and coupled to the second SPI will then retrieve the log entries that were automatically copied to the off-motherboard SPI storage device, and send the log entries through a network to a support device.
US10747705B2	On-chip accelerator management An on-chip accelerator manager manages multiple accelerators in a programmable device. In one specific implementation, the multiple accelerators are identical accelerators. The accelerator manager and the multiple accelerators are deployed to the programmable device. One or more calls to a software library in a virtual function table are replaced with one or more calls to the on-chip accelerator manager. The on-chip accelerator manager receives an accelerator call, and in response, allocates the accelerator call to one of the multiple accelerators, performs load balancing to the multiple accelerators, and performs failover when one of the accelerators fails by allocating work that was allocated to the failed accelerator to a different accelerator. The on-chip accelerator can push work to the multiple accelerators in a first mode of operation, and the multiple accelerators can pull work from the on-chip accelerator manager in a second mode of operation.
US10747701B2	Rackmount switch devices for peripheral component interconnect express (PCIe) systems Rackmount Peripheral Component Interconnect Express (PCIe) switch assemblies are provided herein. One example PCIe switch assembly includes an enclosure that encases elements of the PCIe switch assembly, a first plurality of PCIe interconnect ports positioned on a front side of the PCIe switch assembly, and a second plurality of PCIe interconnect ports positioned on a rear side of the PCIe switch assembly. One or more redundancy cross-link ports are provided to handle failover traffic with at least another PCIe switch assembly. PCIe switch circuitry is communicatively coupled to the first plurality of PCIe interconnect ports and the second plurality of PCIe interconnect ports that form a cluster interconnect PCIe fabric. A control processor is configured to control operation of at least the PCIe switch circuitry and the one or more redundancy cross-link ports.
US10747696B2	Automatic master-slave system and approach An automatic master slave system and approach for coordinated control of a parameter, for example, a heating, ventilation and air conditioning condition, in an area of multiple spaces controlled by room controllers. Changing a layout of a zone/area in a building such as moving, adding or removing a door, increasing or splitting size of a room through movable walls, or by permanently removing partitions, changing offices to a conference room or vice versa, may occur. A size of a room may be altered within minutes, according to customer demand. For instance, rooms may be converted into a single room by removing partitions. The controllers that were controlling temperatures of the rooms independently earlier, may convert automatically into a master-slave configuration and now work together to control a larger room. If the large room is split into multiple rooms, the controllers may automatically revert to their previous configuration.
US10747673B2	System and method for facilitating cluster-level cache and memory space Embodiments described herein provide a system for facilitating cluster-level cache and memory in a cluster. During operation, the system presents a cluster cache and a cluster memory to a first application running on a first compute node in the cluster. The system maintains a first mapping between a first virtual address of the cluster cache and a first physical address of a first persistent storage of the first compute node. The system maintains a second mapping between a second virtual address of the cluster memory and a second physical address of a second persistent storage of a first storage node of the cluster. Upon receiving a first memory allocation request for cache memory from the first application, the system allocates a first memory location corresponding to the first physical address. The first application can be configured to access the first memory location based on the first virtual address.
US10747659B2	Flash fast program mode for high definition video recording and high resolution camera burst mode recording The present disclosure, in various embodiments, describes technologies and techniques for use by a memory controller or similar device for storing sequential image data or other data streams composed of pages of data. In one example, the memory controller compares data within current and previous image frames on a page-by-page basis. If a pair of pages match, the memory controller creates a link between the two pages so the duplicate page need not be stored. During a subsequent read operation, the flash controller accesses stored links to identify the physical storage addresses of any matching pages stored in connection with a previous frame to permit efficient retrieval. In some examples, a page is compared with both the previous corresponding page and with the neighboring pages of that previous page. Exemplary read, write and erase operations are described herein using the links.
US10747656B2	Systems and methods for mobile automation testing by emulating human behaviors A computerized method of testing a mobile application stored on a mobile test device includes executing, by a computing device, a test script stored in memory of the computing device; running, by the computing device, according to the test script, a human behavior simulation module; retrieving, by the computing device, an event list stored in a server, the event list including one or more electronic human behavior simulations; receiving, by the computing device an electronic human behavior simulation from the event list; providing, by the computing device, selected data of the electronic human behavior simulation to memory of the server for recordation; executing, by the computing device, the electronic human behavior simulation on a mobile test device in electronic communication with the computing device; and executing, by the computing device, according to the test script, a test case stored in memory of the computing device on the mobile test device.
US10747655B2	Method and system for programmatically testing a user interface A computer system for testing a user interface (UI) includes a test execution module and an analysis module. The analysis module is configured to (i) analyze a state of the UI, (ii) in response to determining that the state satisfies criteria for a goal associated with the UI, output a success indicator, and (iii) in response to determining that the state does not satisfy the criteria, output a set of actions. The test execution module is configured to, in response to the output being the set of actions: execute an action from the set of actions; update a test distance, and supplement test data. The test execution module is further configured to (i) in response to the output being the success indicator, store the test distance and the test data in a collection of completed tests and (ii) determine a shortest path to the goal in the UI.
US10747647B2	Method, apparatus and system for diagnosing a processor executing a stream of instructions A method, apparatus and system are provided for diagnosing a processor executing a stream of instructions by causing the processor to execute the stream of instructions in a sequence of stages with a diagnostic exception being taken between each stage. The method involves controlling the processor in a current stage, when a point is reached where the diagnostic exception is to be taken, to store in a storage location type indicator information comprising a type indicator for a current instruction in the stream and a type indicator for a next instruction in the stream. The diagnostic exception is then taken, causing a diagnostic operation to be performed which includes accessing the type indicator information from the storage location and, dependent on the type indicator for the current instruction and the type indicator for the next instruction, determining control information to identify at least one trigger condition for a next diagnostic exception. Thereafter, return from the diagnostic exception causes the processor to operate in a next stage in accordance with the determined control information. By capturing information not only about the current instruction being processed at the point that the diagnostic exception is to be taken, but also information about the next instruction, this can provide a significant improvement in the efficiency of the handling of the diagnostic process.
US10747644B2	Method of executing instructions of core, method of debugging core system, and core system A method of executing an instruction of a core includes calling a first function; calling a second function in the first function; and updating a path identifier including path information of called functions based on a second function return address corresponding to where the second function ends and returns to.
US10747631B2	Mission-critical AI processor with record and replay support Embodiments described herein provide a mission-critical artificial intelligence (AI) processor (MAIP), which includes an instruction buffer, processing circuitry, a data buffer, command circuitry, and communication circuitry. During operation, the instruction buffer stores a first hardware instruction and a second hardware instruction. The processing circuitry executes the first hardware instruction, which computes an intermediate stage of an AI model. The data buffer stores data generated from executing the first hardware instruction. The command circuitry determines that the second hardware instruction is a hardware-initiated store instruction for transferring the data from the data buffer. Based on the hardware-initiated store instruction, the communication circuitry transfers the data from the data buffer to a memory device of a computing system, which includes the mission-critical processor, via a communication interface.
US10747629B2	Linear view-change BFT with optimistic responsiveness Techniques for implementing linear view-change with optimistic responsiveness in a BFT protocol running on a distributed system comprising n replicas are provided. According to one set of embodiments, the replicas can execute, during a view v of the BFT protocol, a first voting round comprising communicating instances of a first type of COMMIT certificate among the replicas. Further, when 2f+1 instances of the first type of COMMIT certificate associated with view v have been received by the replicas, the replicas can execute a second voting round comprising communicating instances of a second type of COMMIT certificate among the replicas. If 2f+1 instances of the second type of COMMIT certificate associated with view v are not received by the replicas within a predetermined timeout period, a view change can be initiated from view v to a view v+1.
US10747628B2	Using transactional execution for reliability and recovery of transient failures Autonomous recovery from a transient hardware failure by executing portions of a stream of program instructions as a transaction. A start of a transaction is created in a stream of program instructions executing on a first processor of a multi-processor computer. A snapshot of a system state information is saved when the transaction begins. When the transaction ends, store data of the transaction is committed. If a transient hardware failure occurs, the transaction is aborted without notifying the computer software application that initiated the stream of program instructions. The transaction is re-executed on a second processor of the multi-processors, based on the saved snapshot of the system state information.
US10747627B2	Method and technique of achieving extraordinarily high insert throughput In a high insert throughput in a database system, the database management system (DBMS) caches, asynchronously from data insert transactions, a list of storage location identifiers for storage locations in a table space in the database system. When a request for an insert transaction with an insert size is received from an agent, the DBMS identifies a storage location on the list with an amount of free space meeting the insert size. The DBMS removes the storage location identifier from the list and returns the storage location identifier for the storage location. When the insert transaction completes, the DBMS determines a remaining free space at the storage location and adds the storage location identifier to the list according to the remaining free space. By removing storage location identifiers from the list, another agent cannot receive the same storage location identifier for a parallel task. Thus, space contention is avoided.
US10747624B2	Storage system and control method of storage system using asynchronous remote copying to backup volume at specific time points In order to create, at another site, a backup of a volume at a specific time point while minimizing the response time required to update the volume, a first storage apparatus and a second storage apparatus transfer a journal in a first journal volume to the second storage apparatus, the second storage apparatus writes the transferred journal into a second journal volume, the second storage apparatus reads journals in the second journal volume in order of the update, the second storage apparatus reflects the read journals to a second data volume, the first storage apparatus creates, in the first journal volume, a journal including a marker when a specific condition is satisfied, and the second storage apparatus creates a snapshot of the second data volume upon detecting a marker in the read journal.
US10747618B2	Checkpointing of metadata into user data area of a content addressable storage system An apparatus in one embodiment comprises at least one processing device comprising a processor coupled to a memory. The processing device is configured to capture metadata from a metadata area of a storage system for checkpointing, and to store the captured metadata as checkpointed metadata in a user data area of the storage system in association with mapping information relating portions of the checkpointed metadata to particular storage locations in the user data area. The processing device in some embodiments is implemented within the storage system, and may comprise a storage controller of the storage system. The mapping information illustratively comprises a plurality of page location arrays each having a plurality of entries specifying respective locations of checkpointed metadata pages in the user data area. The mapping information may further comprise one or more array location arrays each indexed by a corresponding set of page location array identifiers specifying respective locations of page location arrays in the user data area.
US10747612B2	Multi-page parity protection with power loss handling A variety of applications can include use of parity groups in a memory system with the parity groups arranged for data protection of the memory system. Each parity group can be structured with multiple data pages in which to write data and a parity page in which to write parity data generated from the data written in the multiple data pages. Each data page of a parity group can have storage capacity to include metadata of data written to the data page. Information can be added to the metadata of a data page with the information identifying an asynchronous power loss status of data pages that precede the data page in an order of writing data to the data pages of the parity group. The information can be used in re-construction of data in the parity group following an uncorrectable error correction code error in writing to the parity group.
US10747607B2	Techniques for dynamic throttling in batched bulk processing Techniques for dynamic throttling in batched bulk processing are described. In one embodiment, an apparatus may comprise an execution management component operative to retrieve a plurality of batch-operation instructions from a batch-operation instruction store; initiate performance of the plurality of batch-operation instructions, wherein performance of the plurality of batch-operation instructions modifies data stored on a data storage shard of a data storage system; and throttle performance of the plurality of batch-operation instructions where one or more data operation performance signals indicate that the data storage shard is overloaded; and a storage monitoring component operative to monitor the one or more data operation performance signals for the data storage shard. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
US10747606B1	Risk based analysis of adverse event impact on system availability A computer-implemented method is provided. First information is received from at least a first data source. Based at least in part on analysis of the received first information, a determination of a first risk of a first adverse event is made, the risk affecting a first entity associated with a first location. Based at least in part on the first risk, at least a first impact from the first adverse event on the first entity is determined. At least a first action is dynamically caused to occur either before the completion of the first adverse event, the first action configured to substantially mitigate the first impact.
US10747605B2	Method and apparatus for providing a host memory controller write credits for write commands Provided are a method and apparatus for providing a host memory controller write credits for write commands. A host memory controller coupled to a memory module over a bus determines whether a read data packet returned from the memory module indicates at least one write credit and increments a write credit counter in response to determining that the read data packet indicates at least one write credit.
US10747603B2	Agentless remediation and recovery Systems and methods for agentless remediation and recovery. In an illustrative, non-limiting embodiment, an Information Handling System (IHS) may include a Central Processing Unit (CPU); a Basic Input/Output System (BIOS) coupled to the CPU; a logic controller coupled to the CPU; and a memory coupled to the logic controller, the memory having program instructions stored thereon that, upon execution by the logic controller, cause the IHS to: during a first stage, check an operational state of a plurality of hardware components within the IHS in the absence of any involvement by the CPU or the BIOS; and during a second stage following the first stage, identify a failed hardware component amongst the plurality of hardware components in the absence of any involvement by the CPU or the BIOS.
US10747602B1	User data availability confirmation system and method A method, computer program product, and computing system for defining user data that needs to be available to a user application. The user data is stored within a data array. It is determined whether the user data is available to the user application. If the user data is not available to the user application, notice concerning the unavailability of the user data is provided.
US10747599B2	Secure backwards compatible orchestration of isolated guests Secure backwards compatible orchestration of isolated guests is disclosed. For example, a current version of an isolated guest orchestrator instantiates an older version of the isolated guest orchestrator in a host as a dependent compute service. An application programming interface request is received. The application programming interface request is determined to be unsupported by the current version of the isolated guest orchestrator. The application programming interface request is sent to the dependent compute service. The application programming interface request is responded to based on a response from the dependent compute service.
US10747597B2	Message buffer for communicating information between vehicle components A method of communicating between a plurality of modules on a vehicle, each module configured as a publisher or subscriber node that communicate in the operation of the autonomous vehicle utilizing a shared memory communication system. The method may include generating groups of messages by publisher nodes, each group associated with a unique topic and generated by a single publisher node associated with the unique topic, writing a group of messages in a message buffer associated with a single topic, writing in a registry, location information indicating where the messages were written, reading new message information from the registry, the new message information indicative of whether a new message associated with a particular topic is available, reading location information indicating where the new message is stored if a new message is available, and reading the new message from the respective message buffer.
US10747582B2	Managing processing associated with selected architectural facilities A facility is provided that, when installed, removes from an architecture a selected architectural function, such that the function is not able to be turned on/off regardless of other controls within the environment. When the facility is installed, the architectural function is not supported when processing in an architectural mode based on the architecture. It is as if the selected architectural function is no longer available in the architecture, and in fact, the code implementing the facility may have been deleted, bypassed, or otherwise eliminated. One such architectural function is virtual address translation, such as dynamic address translation (DAT), and the architecture is, for instance, ESA/390.
US10747577B2	Performance characterization for datacenters Computer system and method for characterizing throughput performance of a datacenter utilize bandwidth information of physical network interfaces in the datacenter and results of benchmark testing on throughput on a single processor core to compute a plurality of throughput constraints that define a throughput capacity region for the datacenter to improve throughput performance of the datacenter.
US10747570B2	Architecture for implementing a virtualization environment and appliance An improved architecture is provided which enables significant convergence of the components of a system to implement virtualization. The infrastructure is VM-aware, and permits scaled out converged storage provisioning to allow storage on a per-VM basis, while identifying I/O coming from each VM. The current approach can scale out from a few nodes to a large number of nodes. In addition, the inventive approach has ground-up integration with all types of storage, including solid-state drives. The architecture of the invention provides high availability against any type of failure, including disk or node failures. In addition, the invention provides high performance by making I/O access local, leveraging solid-state drives and employing a series of patent-pending performance optimizations.
US10747568B2	Systems and methods for managing a cloud computing environment The disclosed technology relates to cloud computing and, more specifically, to a cloud computing platform that manages cloud infrastructure to provide autonomous management of containers hosting applications. Based on prediction computations, the disclosed technology can scale up a VM or container, scale down a VM or container, shutdown a VM or container, change the location of a container, open a new container, or close a container.
US10747558B2	Dynamic splitting algorithm for splitting a desktop screen into non-overlapping equal-size blocks Screen splitting may be utilized in various applications, such as image or video compression, high efficiency video coding (HEVC), block classification of videos or images, remote desktop transfer, and the like. The methods presented herein can be applied to split an image or a desktop screen into non-overlapping blocks of equal size.
US10747553B2	Shader pipelines and hierarchical shader resources Shader resources may be specified for input to a shader using a hierarchical data structure which may be referred to as a descriptor set. The descriptor set may be bound to a bind point of the shader and may contain slots with pointers to memory containing shader resources. The shader may reference a particular slot of the descriptor set using an offset, and may change shader resources by referencing a different slot of the descriptor set or by binding or rebinding a new descriptor set. A graphics pipeline may be specified by creating a pipeline object which specifies a shader and a rendering context object, and linking the pipeline object. Part or all of the pipeline may be validated, cross-validated, or optimized during linking.
US10747549B2	Proxy application to transfer application protocol requests over IOCTL commands A method disclosed herein relates to a proxy application that connects to an input/output controller (IOCTL) interface driver. The IOCTL interface driver transfers IOCTL commands to a baseboard management controller (BMC). The proxy application receives, through the IOCTL interface driver, an application protocol request over an IOCTL command from the BMC. The application protocol request includes a computing devices configuration, a computing devices configuration option, and user interface data. The proxy application also receives an update to the computing devices current configuration based on the computing devices configuration option. The proxy application generates a new application protocol request over the IOCTL command based on the update to the computing devices current configuration. The proxy application transmits, through the IOCTL interface driver, the new application protocol request over the IOCTL command to the BMC.
US10747548B2	Manufacturing information handling systems with operating system-specific hardware and/or firmware components Systems and methods for manufacturing Information Handling Systems (IHSs) with Operating System (OS)-specific hardware and/or firmware components. In some embodiments, an IHS may include a first Operating System (OS)-specific chip coupled to a motherboard; and an Embedded Controller (EC) coupled to the motherboard, the EC configured to execute program instructions that cause the IHS to, in response to a user interface device having a second OS-specific chip being coupled to the IHS during manufacturing of the IHS deactivate the first OS-specific chip and activate the second OS-specific chip.
US10747538B2	Method and apparatus to re-configure MDIO registers on an ethernet device An Ethernet device comprises a plurality of Management Data Input/Output (MDIO) Manageable Device (MMD) registers storing Ethernet register field definitions that operate a management interface to one or more MMD devices. An MDIO controller, communicatively coupled to the plurality of MMD registers can control communication via the management interface to the one or more MMD devices based on a mapping of the set of Ethernet register field definitions to the plurality of MMD registers, and dynamically modify the mapping of the set of Ethernet register field definitions to the plurality of MMD registers.
US10747537B2	Efficient quantization of compare results A set machine instruction is provided that has associated therewith a result location to be used with a set operation. The set machine instruction is executed, which includes checking contents of a selected field, and determining, based on the checking, whether the contents of the selected field indicate a first condition, a second condition or a third condition represented in one data type. The result location is set to a value based on the determining, wherein the value, based on the setting, is of a data type different from the one data type and represents a result of a previously executed instruction. The result of the previously executed instruction being one of the first condition, the second condition or the third condition.
US10747532B2	Selecting processing based on expected value of selected character An instruction defined to be a looping instruction is obtained and processed. A determination is made as to whether an obtained selected character is an expected selected character. Based on the obtained selected character being the expected selected character, an execution process is used that includes a sequence of operations to perform an operation, the sequence of operations replacing a loop and providing a non-looping sequence to perform the operation on up to a defined number of units of data. The sequence of operations is configured to repeat one or more times and to terminate based on the obtained selected character. Based on the obtained selected character being different than the expected selected character, an alternate execution process is chosen.
US10747531B1	Core for a data processing engine in an integrated circuit An example core for a data processing engine (DPE) includes a register file, a processor, coupled to the register file. The processor includes a multiply-accumulate (MAC) circuit, and permute circuitry coupled between the register file and the MAC circuit, the permute circuitry configured to concatenate at least one pair of outputs of the register file to provide at least one input to the MAC circuit. The core further includes an instruction decoder, coupled to the processor, configured to decode a very large instruction word (VLIW) to set a plurality of parameters of the processor, the plurality of parameters including first parameters of the permute circuitry and second parameters of the MAC circuit.
US10747521B2	System and method for deploying application components on distributed IT resources A method for deploying application components to Information Technology (IT) resources using an application platform controller includes requesting a network slice for the application components from a network controller. Priority values are assigned to the application components defining an order in which the application components are planned to be deployed. The application components are deployed sequentially, using the priority values, to host sites of the IT resources using information from the network controller including existing registrations of users of the application to an access network of the host sites such that replicas of the application components are provided at the host sites which provide a minimum latency with respect to a location of the users.
US10747511B2	Compiler optimization of coroutines As a memory usage optimization, a compiler identifies coroutines whose activation frames can be allocated on a caller's stack instead of allocating the frame on the heap. For example, when the compiler determines that a coroutine C's life cannot extend beyond the life of the routine R that first calls the coroutine C, the compiler generates code to allocate the activation frame for C on the stack of R, instead of generating code to allocate C's frame from heap memory. In some cases, as another optimization, code for coroutine C is also inlined with code for the routine R that calls C. Coroutine activation frame content variations and layout variations are also described.
US10747507B2	Development support device, development support method, and non-transitory recording medium To appropriately find an omission of implementation of a shared variable defined between different programs and an error of a shared variable name before a program is executed. A development support device (50) for developing a plurality of different programming languages that are executed in a control device (10) includes: a shared variable reference (TBL1) which is a pre-created shared variable reference and is referred to in source codes of the plurality of different programming languages, and used for a shared variable that shares a memory; an input unit (71) configured to input the source codes of the plurality of different programming languages; and a determination unit (73d) configured to determine whether the shared variable is referred to in the input source codes of the plurality of different programming languages based on the shared variable reference (TBL1).
US10747497B2	Audio stream mixing system and method Provided are a system and method of mixing a second audio stream with a first audio stream in an audio output device. The system is configured to execute the method, comprising buffering and outputting the first audio stream via the audio output device as unmodified output, determining at least one insertion spot within the first audio stream, modifying the first audio stream at an insertion spot to avoid content loss, outputting the second audio stream at the insertion spot, and resuming unmodified output of the first audio stream at or near a completion of the second audio stream. Modifying the first audio stream can include pausing and/or warping the first audio stream at the insertion spot. The audio output device can be a vehicle head unit or a wireless device, such as a mobile phone.
US10747495B1	Device aggregation representing multiple endpoints as one Methods and devices for aggregating a plurality of display devices in communication with a computer device and representing the display devices as a single audio endpoint may include receiving audio data from an application. The methods and devices may include combining the audio data for the plurality of display devices in communication with the computer device into an audio buffer with a size determined by a total number of audio channels of the plurality of display devices. The methods and devices may include partitioning the audio buffer into sections and identifying a subset of the sections of the audio buffer that correspond to each of the plurality of display devices. The methods and devices may include transmitting the subset of the sections of the audio buffer that correspond to each of the plurality of display devices.
US10747494B2	Robot and speech interaction recognition rate improvement circuit and method thereof The present disclosure provides a robot and speech interaction recognition rate improvement circuit and method thereof. In the circuit, the main controller transmits a pre-recorded servo sound file to the first decoder in response to detecting the robot being in a motion state; the first decoder decodes the servo sound file to obtain a first sound analog signal of a servo sound; the analog-to-digital converter converts the first sound analog signal of the servo sound into a first sound digital signal, and converts a second sound analog signal collected by the microphone into a second sound digital signal; and the main controller further performs a suppression process on the servo sound in the second sound digital signal based on the first sound digital signal and the second sound digital signal. As a result, the influence of the sound of the servo of the robot is effectively reduced.
US10747490B2	Method and device for displaying an image transmitted from a wearable device Provided is a method for displaying an image on a device. The method includes: acquiring, by a wearable device, use information indicating whether a user uses the device; determining at least a portion of an image displayed by the wearable device according to the use information acquired; and transmitting the at least a portion of the image determined to the device.
US10747487B2	Printing extension computing device An extension computing device connects to a printing device using a fast data transfer connector to enable additional functionality and capabilities to support the printing device. Print jobs and other tasks may be performed in the extension computing device so that the printing device addresses more important tasks in real time. The extension computing device receives and processes a print job without the need to engage the printing device or its engine. The print job then may be stored in the extension computing device until it is printed on demand by the printing device. Other applications also may be located in the extension computing device. An extension engine performs tasks to determine when to process the print job in the extension computing device. The extension computing device includes a processor, a print job manager, a storage, an operating system, and input/output capabilities.
US10747475B2	Virtual disk blueprints for a virtualized storage area network, wherein virtual disk objects are created from local physical storage of host computers that are running multiple virtual machines Techniques are described for storing a virtual disk in an object store comprising a plurality of physical storage devices housed in a plurality of host computers. A profile is received for creation of the virtual disk wherein the profile specifies storage properties desired for an intended use of the virtual disk. A virtual disk blueprint is generated based on the profile such that that the virtual disk blueprint describes a storage organization for the virtual disk that addresses redundancy or performance requirements corresponding to the profile. A set of the physical storage devices that can store components of the virtual disk in a manner that satisfies the storage organization is then determined.
US10747470B2	Semiconductor device with pseudo flow through scheme for power savings A dynamic random-access memory (DRAM) device includes memory banks configured to store data and provide access to the stored data; and a data control circuit coupled to the memory banks, the data control circuit configured to: determine a pointer based on a received command, wherein the pointer corresponds to a target memory bank associated with the received command, and route a set of bits to or from the target memory bank using the pointer. In the long burst length and page mode operations where the array access is targeted in certain Bank Group, the pointer is generated and then allow the groups of data bits flowing through the center freely. This pseudo flow through scheme is low power and fast speed by removing the control of gating commands at each stage of the data path during Read and Write operations.
US10747468B2	Buffer circuit with data bit inversion A buffer circuit includes a primary interface, a secondary interface, and an encoder/decoder circuit. The primary interface is configured to communicate on an n-bit channel, wherein n parallel bits on the n-bit channel are coded using data bit inversion (DBI). The secondary interface is configured to communicate with a plurality of integrated circuit devices on a plurality of m-bit channels, each m-bit channel transmitting m parallel bits without using DBI. And the encoder/decoder circuit is configured to translate data words between the n-bit channel of the primary interface and the plurality of m-bit channels of the secondary interface.
US10747459B2	Media storage device including multiple partitions Methods and devices for enabling compatibility of media storage devices with a wide range of external devices are generally provided herein. More specifically, methods and devices disclosed herein allow a single media storage device to be accessed by external devices that are incapable of accesses the same file structure(s) and/or file type(s). A media storage device may include a plurality of logical units, each with one or more partitions. A file system on a first partition of a first logical unit may be selected for compatibility with one external device, while a file system on a second partition of a second logical unit may be selected for compatibility with a second, different external device. The media storage device may present as a fixed disc for further interoperability.
US10747454B1	Data storage systems and methods for self adaptive chip-enable setup time Apparatus, media, methods, and systems for data storage systems and methods for self-adaptive chip-enable setup time. A data storage system may comprise one or more non-volatile memory device and a controller. The controller is configured to determine whether a command to a first non-volatile memory device of the one or more non-volatile memory devices is dropped. The controller is configured to, when the command to the first non-volatile memory device is determined to be dropped, update a first counter value indicating a number of commands to the first non-volatile memory device that are dropped. The controller is configured to, when the command to the first non-volatile memory device is determined to be dropped, increase a value of a chip-enable setup time parameter for the first non-volatile memory device by a first time duration, based on at least one of the first counter value and one or more parameter values of the first non-volatile memory device.
US10747453B2	Method and apparatus for bottleneck identification in high-performance storage systems A method is disclosed for configuring a storage system, comprising: identifying at least one synchronous flow that is executed by the storage system, the synchronous flow being executed in response to a plurality of I/O requests that are received at the storage system; identifying a first synchronization object that is used by the synchronous flow, the first synchronization object being configured to control access to a first resource based on availability of one or more first credits for accessing the first resource; identifying at least one background flow that is configured to supply the first credits to the first synchronization object; detecting whether a first latency growth that is associated with the background flow corelates with a second latency growth that is associated with the storage system; and when the first latency growth correlates with the second latency growth, causing the storage system to increase a rate at Which the first credits are supplied to the first synchronization object by the background flow.
US10747447B1	Storing de-duplicated data with minimal reference counts Systems and methods for adding backups to de-duplicated storage and for removing backups from de-duplicated storage are disclosed. Backups can be added to the de-duplicated storage with minimal reference count updates. Backup data sets can be removed without garbage collection processes being performed on the de-duplicated storage.
US10747445B2	Memory system that selects data to be transmitted from a data buffer through a port A memory system includes a non-volatile memory, a data buffer in which data read out from the nonvolatile memory are stored prior to transmission to an initiator that is requesting the data, a port through which the initiator sends a request for the data and through which the data in the data buffer are transmitted to the initiator. When the port is connected to a first initiator at a time both first data requested by the first initiator and second data requested by a second initiator are stored in the data buffer and the second data become ready for transmission prior to the first data, the second data are transmitted through the port prior to the first data.
US10747443B2	Electronic system with storage management mechanism and method of operation thereof An electronic system includes: a key value storage device, configured to transfer user data, the key value storage device including: a non-volatile memory array accessed by a key value address, an interface circuit, coupled to the non-volatile memory array, configured to receive a key value transfer command, a volatile memory, coupled to the interface circuit and the non-volatile memory array, configured to reduce a number of copies of the user data in the non-volatile memory array, and a device processor, coupled to the interface circuit, configured to manage the non-volatile memory array, the volatile memory, and the interface circuit by a key value index tree, including a key value translation block, to access the user data.
US10747442B2	Host controlled data chip address sequencing for a distributed memory buffer system One or more memory systems, architectural structures, and/or methods of storing information in memory devices is disclosed to improve the data bandwidth and or to reduce the load on the communication links. The system may include one or more memory devices, one or more memory control circuits and one or more data buffer circuits. In one aspect, the data buffer circuit receives a next to be used store data tag from a Host wherein the store data tag specifies the data buffer location in the data buffer circuit to store data, and in response to receiving store data from the Host, moves the data received at the data buffer circuit into the data buffer pointed to by the previously received store data tag.
US10747441B2	Efficient allocation of storage connection resources Devices and techniques for efficient allocation of storage connection resources are disclosed herein. An active trigger for a storage device is received when the storage device is in an idle state. A workload that corresponds to the storage device is measured to determine that the workload meets a threshold. Connection parameters, for a connection to the storage device, are negotiated based on the workload in response to receipt of the active trigger and the workload meeting the threshold. The workload is then executed on the storage device via the connection using the connection parameters.
US10747440B2	Storage system and storage system management method It is provided a storage system comprising at least one controller and a storage device. The at least one controller verifies, for each predetermined storage area within a logical volume provided to the host computer, whether data of the each predetermined storage area is duplicated to another storage area. The storage device holds unshared data associated only with the storage area and shared data associated with the storage area and the another storage area in the case where the data of the each predetermined storage area is identical to the data of the another storage area. The at least one controller reads the unshared data in the case where a request to read the data is received under a state in which the unshared data and the shared data are held, and releases an area in which the unshared data is stored at predetermined timing.
US10747437B2	SAS hard disk drive update via management controller Methods and systems of updating serial attached small computer system interface (SAS)/serial advanced technology attachment (SATA) hard disk drive (HDD) firmware (FW) using a management controller (MC) are provided. The method includes uploading the HDD FW to the MC via the local area network (LAN), breaking the HDD FW into a plurality of chunks, issuing a plurality of write commands and writing the plurality of chunks into the SAS HDD.
US10747428B2	Selective rejection of touch contacts in an edge region of a touch surface The selective rejection of touch contacts in an edge region of a touch sensor panel is disclosed. In addition, by providing certain exceptions to the rejection of edge contacts, the functionality of the touch sensor panel can be maximized. Contacts in edge bands around the perimeter of a touch sensor panel can be ignored. However, if a contact in the edge band moves beyond a threshold distance or speed, it can be recognized as part of a gesture. To accommodate different finger sizes, the size of the edge band can be modified based on the identification of the finger or thumb. Furthermore, if contacts in the center region of a touch sensor panel track the movement of contacts in the edge band, the contacts in the edge band can be recognized as part of a gesture.
US10747424B2	Information processing apparatus for recognizing multi-touch operation by which object is rotated An information processing apparatus includes a display section, a touch count determining section, a rotation angle detector, a rotation angle determining section, and an image processing section. The display section displays an object. The touch count determining section determines a touch count on the display section. The touch count is a number of touch points on the display section. The rotation angle detector detects a rotation angle of a touch action including multiple touch points on the display section as a rotation specification angle. The rotation angle determining section determines a rotation performance angle by which the object is rotated based on the rotation specification angle and the touch count. The image processing section rotates the object by the rotation performance angle.
US10747422B2	Client terminal user interface for interacting with contacts There is provided a computerized method for establishing a communication session with at least one contact based on a cross display gesture, comprising: displaying an array of contacts at a first location on a display of an interactive user interface on a screen of a client terminal; displaying an array of applications at a second location on the display of the interactive user interface, the first and second locations being located on opposite sides of the screen separated by an interactive region of the interactive user interface; identifying a cross display gesture manually performed by the user, the cross display gesture connecting a certain contact of the array of contacts with a certain application of the array of applications while crossing some of the interactive region; and establishing a communication session between the user and the certain contact activated by the certain application.
US10747404B2	Touchscreen including tactile feedback structures and corresponding virtual user interface elements A touch-sensitive touchscreen system may include a touchscreen cover layer, and a tactile structure formed in or coupled to the touchscreen cover layer and defining a non-planar surface texture (e.g., embodied as a ridge or other raised structure or a groove or other depression) that provides tactile feedback to a user's finger. In some embodiments, the tactile structure is formed from at least one material having a different dielectric constant than the touchscreen cover layer. A touchscreen display device arranged under the touchscreen cover may be configured to display a configurable graphical user interface (GUI) including a respective virtual user interface element at a location corresponding with the tactile structure. The system may include a processing unit configured to sense a touch at a location of a particular virtual user interface element, identify the particular virtual user interface element, and initiate an action associated with the virtual user interface element.
US10747399B1	Application that acts as a platform for supplement applications Described herein are various technologies pertaining to a graphical user interface (GUI) for a hub application that is displayed concurrently on a display with a graphical user interface (GUI) for a client electronic health record application (EHR). The hub application includes a ribbon that comprises several selectable buttons that respectively represent supplement applications, wherein a supplement application is configured to generate events based upon a current context of the client EHR. The GUI of the hub application is updated when a supplement application reports an update to the hub application, wherein the update to the GUI can include rendering a badge on a button that represents the supplement application.
US10747393B2	User interface with real time pictograph representation of parameter settings Provided is an electric arc generation system comprising a robot, an electric arc torch attached to the robot, a power supply configured to provide an electrical power output to the torch, and a user interface for adjusting a plurality of power supply parameters. The user interface comprises a display. The system includes a processor configured to receive respective settings of the plurality of power supply parameters, and configured to analyze the settings of the plurality of power supply parameters and control the display to display a pictograph warning associated with a current parameter setting, based on a result of analyzing the settings of the plurality of power supply parameters. Said pictograph warning graphically indicates an adjustment direction for the current parameter setting. The processor is configured to automatically adjust one or more of the settings of the plurality of power supply parameters based on a predetermined operating angle of the torch.
US10747389B2	Display of three-dimensional model information in virtual reality For display of a 3D model (20) in virtual reality (VR), merely converting the CAD display from the 2D screen to a 3D image may not sufficiently reduce the information clutter. To provide metadata for the 3D CAD model (20) with less occlusion or clutter, a separate space (32) is generated in the virtual reality environment. Metadata and information about the 3D CAD model (20) and/or selected part (36) of the 3D CAD model (20) is displayed (58) in the separate space (32). The user may view the 3D CAD model (20) in one space (30), the metadata with or without a representation of a part in another space (32), or combinations thereof.
US10747379B2	Integration of switches in linings An operating element for a vehicle interior is integrated in a flexible material and comprises an electroluminescent layer arranged between a first conducting layer and a second conducting layer. The arrangement of the first conducting layer, the second conducting layer and the electroluminescent layer is configured to be operable as a capacitive sensor.
US10747377B2	Display device with touch detection in peripheral region A display device includes a substrate, first electrodes, second electrodes, and a driver. The first electrodes are disposed in a matrix (row-column configuration) in a display region of the substrate. The second electrodes are disposed in a peripheral region on the outside of the display region of the substrate. The driver supplies a drive signal to the first electrodes and the second electrodes. The first electrodes output detection signals corresponding to self-capacitance changes in the first electrodes. The second electrodes output detection signals corresponding to self-capacitance changes in the second electrodes.
US10747373B2	Touch panel and display device using the same A touch panel includes a touch electrode configured to receive a sensing input signal, a display panel, the touch electrode being disposed thereon, and a protective layer disposed between the touch electrode and the display panel, the protective layer configured to receive a protective layer driving signal.
US10747372B2	Systems and high throughput methods for touch sensors This disclosure generally relates to an electronic system comprising a touch sensor and a method for manufacturing such system. This disclosure also generally relates to an electronic system comprising a transparent conductive electrode. This disclosure also generally relates to an optoelectronic system including a touch screen. This system may comprise a conductive nano-composite layer, a lamination layer, and a transparent substrate. The conductive nano-composite layer, the lamination layer, and the transparent substrate in combination may have optical transparency higher than 88% at about 550 nm, and sheet resistance lower than 45 ohms per square.
US10747369B2	Method and apparatus for responding to touch operation, storage medium and terminal Embodiments of the present disclosure disclose a method and an apparatus for responding to a touch operation, a storage medium and a terminal. The method includes: when a plurality of touch points are detected on a touch screen of a terminal, determining whether the terminal is in a charging mode currently; when the terminal is in the charging mode, determining a trip point from the plurality of touch points; and preventing the trip point from being responsive and allowing touch points other than the trip point in the plurality of touch points to be responsive.
US10747340B2	Touch pad and electronic apparatus A touch pad includes: a center button region; a first button region disposed adjacent to the center button region; a second button region disposed adjacent to the center button region on the opposite side of the first button region; a load sensor configured to detect load at least at the center button region, the first button region and the second button region; and a controller configured to determine a detection by the load sensor of load of a first upper-limit value or higher at least at one of the first and second button regions as a depressed state, and determine a detection by the load sensor of load of a second upper-limit value or higher at the center button region as a depressed state. The second upper-limit value and the first upper-limit value are different. Particularly, the second upper-limit value is larger than the first upper-limit value.
US10747338B2	Input apparatus, control apparatus, control system, control method, and handheld apparatus An input apparatus, a control apparatus, a control system, and a control method that are capable of correcting an output signal when a hand movement is input to the input apparatus and with which a user does not feel a phase delay are provided. An input apparatus includes a velocity calculation section, a filter, a control section, and a memory. The velocity calculation section calculates velocity values of a casing in X′- and Y′-axis directions based on physical amounts output from a sensor unit like acceleration values in the X′- and Y′-axis directions output from an acceleration sensor unit. The filter attenuates, by predetermined scale factors, velocity values of signals of the predetermined frequency range out of the velocity values calculated by the velocity calculation section. Since the filter dynamically attenuates the velocity values of a shake frequency range in accordance with the velocity values, a precise pointing operation with a pointer becomes possible.
US10747332B2	Flexible stabilized button input device An interface device includes a movable button connected to a frame structure by resilient structures positioned laterally between the button and the frame structure. Multiple layers or diaphragms of material can be used to make the button, frame, and resilient structures. Movement of the button can trigger a switch or sensor in a manner allowing an electronic device to detect interaction with the button. The interface device can be implemented in an electronic device such as a keyboard that has a low number of parts yet also providing tactile, stabilized key travel, support for various sensor or switch types for the keys, and, in some cases, haptic feedback.
US10747326B2	Motion detection system The present invention provides a motion detecting system, which includes a light source module, a plurality of image sensors and a control unit. The light source module illuminates at least one object. The image sensors respectively detect the object under the light emitted by the light source module to generate a plurality of detection results. The control unit is coupled to the image sensors, and generates a control command according to the detection results.
US10747324B2	Gesture input system and gesture input method A gesture input system (100) that accepts a user operation based on a motion of a portion of the body of a user and that produces an input signal indicating a direction of the motion and/or an amount of the motion of the portion of the body, includes a sensor (1) that detects the motion of the portion of the body of the user, a tactile feeling presenting apparatus (3) that presents a tactile feeling at a base point (61) set inside a space, and a control apparatus (2) that sets a chasing point on the portion (50) of the body detected by the sensor and that produces the input signal based on a variation of the relative positional relation between the chasing point and the base point. The tactile feeling presenting apparatus (3) continuously presents the tactile feeling at the base point (61) during a time period for the gesture input system to be in an input acceptable state where the gesture input system is able to accept the user operation.
US10747309B2	Reconfigurable optics for switching between near-to-eye display modes A system including reconfigurable optics for switching between different near-to-eye display modes includes a waveguide combiner and multiple focus-tunable lenses including an eye-side focus-tunable lens and a world-side focus-tunable lens positioned on opposite sides of the waveguide combiner. The waveguide combiner is positioned to receive light from an optical projection source and to direct the light through the eye-side focus-tunable lens, and the system further includes a microdisplay positioned to transmit light along an optical path sequentially through the world-side focus-tunable lens and the eye-side focus-tunable lens.
US10747306B2	Wireless communication system for head mounted display A wireless communication system for use by a head-mounted display (HMD), including: the HMD having a band for attachment to a head of a user; the wireless communication system includes an antenna disposed on a top side of the band of the HMD, the antenna configured to receive an RF signal from an RF transmitter, the RF signal including video data that is encoded in a compressed format; the wireless communication system includes a receiver configured to decode the RF signal received through the antenna; the HMD includes a display configured to render the video data.
US10747300B2	Dynamic content generation for augmented reality assisted technology support Embodiments of the present invention provide methods for generating an augmented reality experience based on Knowledge Media. One method can include receiving one or more Knowledge Media. Transforming the one or more Knowledge Media into consumable steps. Extracting hardware information from the one or more Knowledge Media. Generating a three-dimensional point cloud model of the hardware based on the one or more Knowledge Media, and outputting an augmented reality experience based on an annotated three-dimensional point cloud model.
US10747295B1	Control of a computer system in a power-down state Techniques are disclosed relating a computer system in a power-down state receiving a communication from a remote computer system and performing a task indicated by the communication. The computer system in a power-down state performs the task without transitioning from the power-down state into a power-up state. Exemplary tasks performed in the power-down state include uploading one or more files to a remote computer system, downloading one or more files from a remote computer system, deleting one or more files from the computer system, accessing input/output devices, disabling the computer system, and performing a memory check on the computer system.
US10747287B2	Backup power supply based configuration data application According to examples, an apparatus may include a power circuit to transmit standby power to a device, a memory associated with the device to maintain first configuration data and second configuration data and a battery to provide backup power to the device. The device may, following a loss and a recovery of the standby power to the device, determine whether the backup power was lost during the loss of the standby power. The device may also, based on a determination that the backup power was lost during the loss of the standby power, read the first configuration data or may, based on a determination that the backup power was not lost during the loss of the standby power, read the second configuration data. The device may further apply the read one of the first configuration data or the second configuration data to configure the device.
US10747285B2	Provide bounded voltage range Examples disclosed herein relate to a device to provide a bounded voltage range. Examples include a device to acquire a request for a voltage from a sink. In examples, the device determines whether the voltage is to be supplied from a battery of a source. The device is to further determine a bounded voltage range to supply to the sink according to the request for voltage and a state of the battery.
US10747256B1	Pedal apparatus for protection of driver A pedal apparatus for a vehicle includes a pedal member to which a pedal arm is rotatably coupled, a cowl bracket fixedly coupled to the pedal member, and a collision rotation bracket coupled to the cowl bracket. The collision rotation bracket is configured to be rotated with respect to the cowl bracket when the collision rotation bracket comes into contact with a vehicle body fixture in accordance with rearward movement of the pedal member caused upon occurrence of a collision accident. The pedal arm is configured to be forcibly pushed in a forward direction by the collision rotation bracket during rotation of the collision rotation bracket, thereby causing the pedal arm to be forcibly rotated in the forward direction.
US10747253B2	System for demand response dispatch prediction employing weather induced facility energy consumption characterizations A method for dispatching buildings, including: generating data sets, each having energy values along with corresponding time and outside temperature values, wherein the energy values are shifted by one of a plurality of lag values relative to the corresponding time and outside temperature values; performing a machine learning model analysis on the each of the data sets; determining a least valued residual that indicates a corresponding energy lag for each of the buildings, the corresponding energy lag describes a transient energy consumption period preceding a change in outside temperature; using outside temperatures, model parameters, and energy lags for all of the buildings to estimate a cumulative energy consumption for the buildings, and to predict a dispatch order reception time for the demand response program event; and employing the dispatch order reception time to prepare actions required to control the each of the buildings to optimally shed energy specified in a dispatch order.
US10747246B2	Power supply circuit and related methods for generating a power supply voltage in a semiconductor package A power supply circuit includes a first comparator, a second comparator, a first voltage regulator, an output terminal, a first path and a second path. The first comparator compares a first input voltage with a first reference voltage to generate a first control signal. The second comparator compares a second input voltage with the first reference voltage to generate a second control signal. A voltage level of the second input voltage is different from a voltage level of the first input voltage. The first voltage regulator is selectively enabled based on the first control signal and the second control signal, and generates a first voltage based on the first input voltage. A voltage level of the first voltage is substantially the same as the voltage level of the second input voltage. The output terminal is configured to output one of the second input voltage and the first voltage as a power supply voltage. The first path directly provides the first input voltage to the first voltage regulator. The second path directly provides the second input voltage to the output terminal. The second input voltage bypasses the first voltage.
US10747241B2	Pressure-regulating device, systems including the pressure-regulating device, and related methods Embodiments described herein relate to a pressure-regulating device, systems that include the device, and related methods. For example, the pressure-regulating device may receive gas from a gas supply at a first pressure (e.g., on a supply side of the pressure-regulating device) and may regulate or reduce the pressure of the received gas to a selected or suitable second, different pressure.
US10747234B1	Method and system for enhancing the functionality of a vehicle Methods and systems for enhancing the functionality of a semi-autonomous vehicle are described herein. The semi-autonomous vehicle may receive a communication from a fully autonomous vehicle within a threshold distance of the semi-autonomous vehicle. If the vehicles are travelling on the same route or the same portion of a route, the semi-autonomous vehicle may navigate to a location behind the fully autonomous vehicle. Then the semi-autonomous vehicle may operate autonomously by replicating one or more functions performed by the fully autonomous vehicle. The functions and/or maneuvers performed by the fully autonomous vehicle may be detected via sensors in the semi-autonomous vehicle and/or may be identified by communicating with the fully autonomous vehicle to receive indications of upcoming maneuvers. In this manner, the semi-autonomous vehicle may act as a fully autonomous vehicle.
US10747232B2	Method and device for drawing room layout The present disclosure relates to a method and a device for drawing a room layout. The method includes obtaining a sweeping path graph of a sweeping robot, the sweeping path graph comprising positions of N first obstacles and shapes and positions of M second obstacles encountered by the sweeping robot when sweeping a room, a bottom area of each of the N first obstacles being less than or equal to a first preset threshold, a bottom area of each of the M second obstacles being greater than or equal to a second preset threshold, wherein N and M are integers greater than or equal to 0; determining Q pieces of furniture arranged in the room based on the positions of the N first obstacles and the shapes and the positions of the M second obstacles, wherein Q is an integer greater than or equal to 0 and less than or equal to (N+M); and marking the Q pieces of furniture on a plan of the room to generate the layout of the room.
US10747224B2	Debugging an autonomous driving machine learning model A method for improving an autonomous driving system for an autonomous vehicle is disclosed. The method includes sub-sampling a frame generated by an output of a sensor and transmitting, to a remote device, the sub-sampled frame and classification data corresponding to the sub-sampled frame. The method also includes receiving, from the remote device, an adjustment to the autonomous driving system in response to the transmitted sub-sampled frame and classification data. The method further includes controlling an action of the autonomous vehicle based on the adjusted autonomous driving system.
US10747222B2	Traveling control system A traveling control system includes a traveling controller, an operation detector, and an alarm controller. The traveling controller is configured to perform traveling control of a vehicle by selectively executing one mode of: a manual driving mode performing any of steering, acceleration, and deceleration of the vehicle in accordance with operation performed by a driver of the vehicle; the first driving assist mode performing automatic traveling control while requiring the driver to hold the steering wheel; and the second driving assist mode performing the automatic traveling control without requiring the driver to hold the steering wheel. The automatic traveling control includes control of any of the steering, the acceleration, and the deceleration of the vehicle. The operation detector is configured to detect the operation performed by the driver. The alarm controller is configured to control a notification unit of the vehicle, to output any of visual and auditory information.
US10747219B2	Processing apparatus, vehicle, processing method, and storage medium A processing apparatus comprises a first determination unit configured to determine, based on peripheral information of a self-vehicle, whether another vehicle that is stopped exists on one side of a road in a width direction; a second determination unit configured to determine, based on the peripheral information, whether a walker exists on the other side of the road in the width direction; and a setting unit configured to, if the other vehicle exists on the one side of the road in the width direction, and the walker exists on the other side of the road in the width direction, set, for the other vehicle, a second warning region wider than a first warning region in a case in which the other vehicle exists, and the walker does not exist.
US10747217B1	Distributed directional antenna A group or swarm of vehicles may be configured to move together in a predetermined formation. Each vehicle may include a navigation and communication system configured to provide communication and to determine accurate relative position, navigation, and time information for each vehicle in the group. Each vehicle may include a second radio frequency transceiver configured to receive and transmit in the high frequency (HF) or lower radio frequency band, and to measure and control the timing of the reception and transmission of the HF signals in relation to the timing of the reception and transmission of the HF signals with the other vehicles in the group to form an antenna propagation pattern to communicate over beyond line-of-sight distances.
US10747213B2	Scheduling optimization system and method in hot press forging process Provided is a scheduling optimization system and method of a hot process forging process. The scheduling optimization system of the hot process forging process may include a scheduling optimization module configured to receive an order amount and to establish a work scheduling and a scheduling evaluation module configured to receive the established work scheduling from the scheduling optimization module, to evaluate the work scheduling based on a predicted lead time and energy use amount derived through a cost prediction model-based simulation, and to forward an evaluation result to the scheduling optimization module. The optimal work scheduling may be established using the scheduling optimization module and the scheduling evaluation module.
US10747212B2	Management system and non-transitory computer-readable recording medium Provided is a management system for performing quality management on production equipment. A management system that includes: an acquisition component that acquires status information for production equipment that is subject to management; a detection component that, on the basis of the acquired status information, detects the occurrence of some event; and a display component that displays, separated according to inclusion in the four perspectives Machine, Man, Material, and Method, a plurality of factors that could be presumed to have caused the detected event in a manner in which the contents thereof and a probability of having caused the event can be compared.
US10747201B2	Subscription-based services using industrial blockchains Blockchain-enabled industrial devices and associated systems are configured to support the use of industrial blockchains in connection with product and machine tracking, subscription-based industrial services, device lifecycle management, and other functions. Collections of industrial devices can collectively serve as an industrial blockchain system, with multiple such systems within a supply chain yielding an industrial blockchain ecosystem. This architecture can create distributed, decentralized, tamper-proof records of manufacturing statistics for a product, a product's history within the larger supply chain, industrial asset usage histories that can be leveraged in connection with lifecycle management, machine usage history for use in connection with subscription-based machine operation, and other such information. The blockchain-enabled industrial devices can be configured to generate multiple versions of a product or machine's blockchain having respective different access permissions, allowing public and private industrial data to be segregated between public and private industrial blockchains.
US10747200B2	Robot control program generation method and apparatus This method includes a step for the extraction of robot control program creation data from an animation program displaying an assembly sequence for the manufacturing of an assembled product with a plurality of parts, a step for the addition of predetermined robot control data to the robot control program creation data, and a step for the creation of a robot control program relating to the assembly operations of the assembled product using the robot control program creation data and the predetermined robot control data. A robot control program for manufacturing an assembled product with a plurality of parts can be easily generated.
US10747196B2	Blast wave detector Embodiments of the invention include devices, systems and methods for operating a pressure wave detector. Embodiments include attaching a plurality of members and a ground plate to a substrate, and coupling the ground plate with the plurality of members attached to the substrate. Embodiments also include measuring a pressure wave by at least one of the plurality of members, converting the pressure wave into an electrical signal representing the pressure wave, and monitoring the pressure wave over a configurable period of time.
US10747192B2	Installation position pointer system The installation position pointer system comprises a laser source to supply a laser beam, a driving device to align the laser beam, a controller device to control the operation of the driving device in accordance with an installation position data (IPD) of an attachment to be installed in a building and an associated reference position in the building, and an input device to obtain the IPD of a plurality of attachments from the attachment. The IPD of the attachments may be provided by an attachment installation position database system.
US10747186B2	Multi-channel control switchover logic A multi-channel control system includes at least a primary control microprocessor and a back-up control microprocessor operable to control a device. The primary control microprocessor and the back-up control microprocessor assert control over a controlled device according to a locally stored method of controlling a back-up microprocessor assumption of control of a device.
US10747180B2	Case and timepiece A case includes a case main body, an exterior cover formed of a synthetic resin and mounted on an upper portion and an outer circumferential portion of the case main body to cover the upper portion and the outer circumferential portion, and a reinforcement member formed of a synthetic resin harder than the exterior cover and embedded in an inner surface of the exterior cover to prevent an inner circumferential side of the exterior cover from being bent back relative to the case main body.
US10747179B2	Universal moon phase display A universal moon phase display device for a watch including a device that calculates or receives the date, that receives a geolocation signal, that calculates or receives a lunar calendar with the correlation between the date of the moon phase, that converts the day's moon phase into a first angular position of a first display member included in this device and which includes a representation of the normal moon, and that further determines the northern or southern hemisphere in which this device is located and controls the direction of rotation of first drive device included in this device in order to drive the first display member in opposite directions in the northern hemisphere and in the southern hemisphere.
US10747176B2	System and method for 3D holographic display using spatial-division multiplexed diffractive optical elements for viewing zone improvement In the present invention, by providing a 3D holographic display system comprising a modulation apparatus configured to modulate light emitted from a light source into a light wave corresponding to a 3D image, an optical apparatus configured to propagate the light wave into the first plane, and a diffraction apparatus configured to multiplex the propagated light wave to extend viewing angle of the 3D holographic display, a limited viewing zone of the holographic display determined by the SLM pixel pitch, may be extended by optical methods, such as using diffractive optical elements (DOE) for spatial-division multiplexing (SDM).
US10747168B2	Control apparatus for driving a member into rotation and image forming apparatus A control apparatus includes: a driving unit configured to drive a member into rotation; a detection unit configured to detect a torque exerted on the driving unit; and a control unit configured to control the driving unit and the member. The control unit is further configured to: when a state control of the member associated with a change of the torque exerted on the driving unit is performed, determine a change timing of the torque exerted on the driving unit and a value of the torque exerted on the driving unit at the change timing on a basis of a detection result of the detection unit; and determine a start timing of the state control of a case where the state control is again performed on the member on a basis of the change timing and the value of the torque.
US10747167B2	Developer supply container A developer supply container detachably mountable to a developer receiving apparatus, the developer supply container includes an accommodating portion for accommodating a developer; a discharge opening for discharging the developer accommodated in the accommodating portion from the developer supply container; a developer feeding portion for feeding the developer in the accommodating portion toward the discharge opening; a rotatable drive receiving portion for receiving a rotational force; a drive transmitting portion for transmitting the rotational force received by the drive receiving portion to the feeding portion; a portion-to-be-detected for detecting rotation of the drive receiving portion; a contact surface for contacting a rotatable member provided in the developer receiving apparatus; wherein the drive receiving portion, the portion-to-be-detected and the contact are formed integrally.
US10747166B2	Clutch device and image forming apparatus A clutch device includes a sector gear, a cam, an electromagnetic solenoid, a first lever, a second lever, a first spring, and a second spring. The cam includes a slide portion. The first lever engages with the electromagnetic solenoid and includes a first restricting portion. The second lever includes a hook and a second restricting portion. The first spring is configured to urge the second lever in a direction in which the first restricting portion and the second restricting portion contact each other. The second spring is configured to, when the electromagnetic solenoid is in a de-energized state, move the first lever. The slide portion of the cam has a surface configured to, when the electromagnetic solenoid is in an energized state, press the hook in a direction opposite to an urging direction of the first spring such that the second restricting portion is separated from the first restricting portion.
US10747165B2	Image forming system which handles a sheet bunch including a sheet with a defect based on a number of sheets remaining under transportation in the system An image forming system which reduces the number of sheets invalidated upon detection of an image defect, without an escape area. The image forming system includes an image forming section, an image reading section, a post-processing section, and a controller. When the controller detects an image defect on a sheet, if the number of sheets from the spoilage sheet to the sheet in the first bunch of sheets on the border of the bunch is smaller than the number of sheets from the spoilage sheet to the last sheet, the controller continues the process to make sheet bunches up to the sheet bunch including the last sheet. Then, the controller starts recovery operation for copies (bunches) remaining to be made as requested by job information plus a copy equivalent to the sheet bunch including the spoilage sheet.
US10747164B2	Image forming apparatus having cartridge and waste developer accommodating portion A photosensitive drum is rotatably supported in a main body. A developing cartridge is detachably mountable on the main body in a state where the photosensitive drum is supported in the main body. The developing cartridge includes a developing device and a frame. The developing device includes a developing roller disposed in confrontation with the photosensitive drum to supply developer to the photosensitive drum when the developing cartridge is mounted in the main body, and a developer-accommodating portion configured to accommodate developer. The frame includes a waste-developer-accommodating portion configured to accommodate waste developer and supports the developing device that is movable relative to the frame. The frame is disposed on an opposite side of the developing roller from the photosensitive drum. An urging member is disposed between the frame and the developing device to urge the developing roller toward the photosensitive drum.
US10747163B2	Printing apparatus, method for controlling same, and storage medium The present invention provides a printing apparatus including a standby state and a power saving state in which power consumption is lower than in the standby state, the printing apparatus comprising: a control unit that integrally controls the apparatus; a plurality of engines for providing functions of the apparatus; and a power source control unit that controls power supply to the control unit and the plurality of engines in accordance with the standby state and the power saving state, wherein, when the apparatus is caused to transition to the standby state from the power saving state, the power source control unit controls power in the standby state after it is confirmed that the plurality of engines can return to the standby state.
US10747162B2	Process cartridge Disclosed herein is a process cartridge comprising: a housing; a rotatable component; a driving force receiver configured to transmit a driving force to the rotatable component; an elastic member; wherein when the process cartridge is installed in an imaging device comprising a driving head, the driving force receiver has a first state and a second state relative to the driving head, the first state being a state in which the driving force receiver contacts the driving head and is in a pre-engaged position and the second state being a state in which the driving force receiver is engaged by the driving head; wherein when the driving force receiver is in the first state relative to the driving head, the elastic member is configured to urge the driving force receiver to transition from the first state to the second state as a result of rotation of the driving head.
US10747160B2	Image forming apparatus that detects near depletion of toner and method for detecting near depletion of toner An image forming apparatus includes: a first toner consumption amount calculation section which calculates a toner consumption amount based on a toner replenishment operation; a coefficient calculation section which calculates a coefficient by dividing the toner consumption amount calculated by the first toner consumption amount calculation section by a number of pixels; a second toner consumption amount calculation section which calculates the toner consumption amount by multiplying the number of pixels by the coefficient calculated by the coefficient calculation section; and a near depletion detector which detects near depletion when a total toner consumption amount exceeds a near depletion threshold value. When a difference between a coefficient reference value and the coefficient calculated by the coefficient calculation section is at most an allowable value, the near depletion detector changes the near depletion threshold value to a changed near depletion threshold value which is smaller than the near depletion threshold value.
US10747158B2	Distinction of causes of errors in image forming apparatus A control circuit determines that there is a failure in a power supply circuit in a case where a voltage detected by a voltage detection circuit when a constant-current control is performed is greater than a first predetermined value and a voltage detected by the voltage detection circuit when the first predetermined value is set as the target voltage in the constant-voltage control is greater than a second predetermined value greater than the first predetermined value and determine that there is an error in a load in a case where the voltage detected by the voltage detection circuit when the constant-current control is performed is greater than the first predetermined value and the voltage detected by the voltage detection circuit when the first predetermined value is set as the target voltage in the constant-voltage control is not greater than the second predetermined value.
US10747156B2	Fixing apparatus for inhibiting the meandering of a fixing belt A fixing apparatus includes: a heating rotor having one or more rotational axis and including a heater; a fixing pad that is a non-rotor; a belt stretched around at least the heating rotor and the fixing pad; a pressure roller capable of sandwiching the belt in cooperation with the fixing pad; and a driving source that supplies rotational driving force to the heating rotor, in which the pressure roller is allowed to have a first mode and a second mode, the pressure roller being pressed against the fixing pad in the first mode, the pressure roller being separated from the fixing pad in the second mode, and the heating rotor is given rotational driving force from the driving source at both ends sandwiching the belt.
US10747152B2	Fixing device and image forming apparatus A fixing device according to an embodiment includes a fixing belt, a pressurizing roller, a supporting member and a heating member. The fixing belt is supported to be capable of circularly moving and is formed endless. The pressurizing roller comes into contact with an outer circumferential surface of the fixing belt and forms a nip for holding a sheet. The supporting member is disposed on an inner side of the fixing belt and extends in an axial direction of the fixing belt. The heating member is disposed on the inner side of the fixing belt and supported by the supporting member and extends in the axial direction of the fixing belt. If the pressurizing roller does not pressurize the fixing belt, end portions of a second principal plane opposite to a first principal plane on the pressurizing roller side of the heating member are separated from the supporting member.
US10747143B2	Developer accommodating unit, process cartridge, and image forming apparatus A developer accommodating unit includes a frame that has an opening for discharging a developer, and a sealing unit that has a sealing portion for sealing the opening, in which a state of the sealing unit is capable of changing from a first state in which the sealing portion seals the opening to a second state in which the opening is opened. A tip of a first part is positioned on a downstream side of the base of the first part in a first direction if the sealing unit is in the first state, and the first part is deformed such that the tip of the first part is positioned on an upstream side of the base of the first part in the first direction if the state of the sealing unit changes from the first state to the second state.
US10747140B2	Developing apparatus, developer carrying member, process cartridge, and image forming apparatus A developing apparatus, includes: a developer bearing member configured to bear a developer; and a regulating member that is disposed in contact with a surface of the developer bearing member, and configured to regulate the developer borne on the developer bearing member. On the surface of the developer bearing member, a conductive portion having a first surface roughness and first electric resistance, and a dielectric portion having a second surface roughness, which is smaller than the first surface roughness, and second electric resistance, which is larger than the first electric resistance, are disposed. In a case where the developer borne on the developer bearing member is charged by friction with the regulating member, a charging polarity of the dielectric portion is the same polarity as a charging polarity of the developer.
US10747128B2	Exposure method and exposure apparatus In a method executed in an exposure apparatus, a focus control effective region and a focus control exclusion region are set based on an exposure map and a chip area layout within an exposure area. Focus-leveling data are measured over a wafer. A photo resist layer on the wafer is exposed with an exposure light. When a chip area of a plurality of chip areas of the exposure area is located within an effective region of a wafer, the chip area is included in the focus control effective region, and when a part of or all of a chip area of the plurality of chip areas is located on or outside a periphery of the effective region of the wafer, the chip area is included in the focus control exclusion region In the exposing, a focus-leveling is controlled by using the focus-leveling data measured at the focus control effective region.
US10747127B2	Lithographic apparatus A lithographic apparatus comprising a projection system configured to project a patterned radiation beam to form an exposure area on a substrate held on a substrate table, the lithographic apparatus further comprising a cooling apparatus for cooling the substrate, wherein the cooling apparatus comprises a cooling element located above the substrate table and adjacent to the exposure area, the cooling element being configured to remove heat from the substrate.
US10747124B2	Method of measuring a target, metrology apparatus, polarizer assembly Methods of measuring a target formed by a lithographic process, a metrology apparatus and a polarizer assembly are disclosed. The polarizer assembly comprises a polarizing structure having a substantially planar form and configured to polarize radiation passing there through in a circular polarizing region. The circular polarizing region is configured to apply a first polarization to radiation passing through a first one of two pairs of diametrically opposite quadrants of the circular polarizing region and to apply a second polarization, orthogonal to the first polarization, to radiation passing through a second one of two pairs of diametrically opposite quadrants of the circular polarizing region.
US10747116B2	Pattern forming apparatus and article manufacturing method There is provided a pattern forming apparatus including a holding unit configured to suction and hold a substrate, and an optical system configured to detect, from a suction surface side of the substrate, an alignment mark formed on the substrate held by the holding unit. The pattern forming apparatus is provided with a wavelength separation element for performing wavelength separation between pattern forming light for forming a pattern on the substrate and alignment mark detection light for detecting the alignment mark.
US10747113B2	Method of pattern formation and method of producing polysilane resin precursor A method of pattern formation. The method is capable of inhibiting a post-development residue from remaining on a support equipped with an electrode, and a method of producing a polysilane-polysiloxane resin precursor that is suitable for use in the method of pattern formation. The method of pattern formation includes forming a film of a silicon-containing composition on the support equipped with an electrode forming a film of a resin composition on the film of a silicon-containing composition, and forming the film of a resin composition into a pattern.
US10747108B2	Configuring optical layers in imprint lithography processes An imprint lithography method of configuring an optical layer includes depositing a set of droplets atop a side of a substrate in a manner such that the set of droplets do not contact a functional pattern formed on the substrate. The imprint lithography method further includes curing the set of droplets to form a spacer layer associated with the side of the substrate and of a height selected such that the spacer layer can support a surface adjacent the substrate and spanning the set of droplets at a position spaced apart from the functional pattern.
US10747106B2	Imprint apparatus The present invention provides an imprint apparatus that performs imprint processing of forming a pattern of an imprint material on a substrate using a mold, the apparatus including an image sensing unit configured to sense at least one of the mold and the substrate and obtain an image, and a determination unit configured to determine normality/abnormality of the imprint processing, wherein the imprint processing includes a first step of supplying the imprint material onto the substrate, and a second step of bringing the mold and the imprint material on the substrate into contact with each other, and the determination unit changes a reference of determination of the normality/abnormality of the imprint processing for each step of the imprint processing and determines the normality/abnormality of the imprint processing based on the image sensed by the image sensing unit.
US10747097B2	Mask with multilayer structure and manufacturing method by using the same The present disclosure provides a photolithography mask. The photolithography mask includes a substrate that contains a low thermal expansion material (LTEM). A multilayer (ML) structure is disposed over the substrate. The ML structure is configured to reflect radiation. The ML structure contains a plurality of interleaving film pairs. Each film pair includes a first film and a second film. The first film and the second film have different material compositions. Each film pair has a respective thickness. For at least a subset of the plurality of the film pairs, the respective thicknesses of the film pairs change randomly along a predefined direction.
US10747094B2	Projection display device, method of controlling projection display device, and program for controlling projection display device A HUD 100 includes a R light source 12r, a G light source 12g, and a B light source 12b; collimating lenses 13r, 13g, and 13b that are arranged forwardly of the light sources; fly-eye lenses 16 and 17 that are arranged side by side on an optical path of light that exits from the collimating lenses; a light modulation element 20 that, based on image information, performs spatial modulation on light that has passed through the fly-eye lenses; a projection optical system 50 that projects image light onto a projection surface 7, the image light acquired by the spatial modulation by the light modulation element; photodetection elements PD1 and PD2 that are fixed to a portion of the fly-eye lens 16; and an image light control unit 40B that controls a brightness distribution of the image light based on a brightness of light detected by each of the photodetection elements.
US10747091B2	Method and apparatus for the inspection or operational observation of dangerous, harsh spaces or spaces with hostile environmental conditions A method and apparatus for the inspection of a hostile environment includes a sensorized device carrying a plurality of image sensors positioned with different orientations, so as to detect image data of the hostile environment; a support adapted to support the sensorized device in the hostile environment; a processor of the image data generating a spherical and/or three-dimensional image based on the image data; and a remote display device adapted to be positioned outside the hostile environment and in communication with at least the processor of the image data, the plurality of sensors detecting contemporaneous image data of at least 60% of 4π steradians of the hostile environment, the apparatus being adapted for a hostile environment with temperatures and/or atmospheric contaminants harmful or dangerous for human beings.
US10747081B2	Thin-film transistor, thin-film transistor substrate, and liquid crystal display device A TFT in which a channel region is formed of an oxide semiconductor is provided. Threshold voltage shift due to holes photoexcited in the vicinity of a source electrode and a drain electrode is prevented so that reliability is enhanced. A lower semiconductor layer is partially provided between an oxide semiconductor layer and a gate insulating film. The lower semiconductor layer is present in at least one of a source overlapping region where the oxide semiconductor layer overlaps a source electrode and a drain overlapping region where the oxide semiconductor layer overlaps a drain electrode. In contrast, a region where the lower semiconductor layer is absent is provided between the source overlapping region and the drain overlapping region.
US10747074B2	Chip on film package and display apparatus having the same A chip on film package includes a base substrate, an input line, an integrated circuit (IC) chip and an output line. The input line is disposed on the base substrate. The IC chip is electrically connected to the input line. The output line includes a main output and a sub output line. The main output line is electrically connected to the IC chip and extends in a first direction from the IC chip. The sub output line is electrically connected to the IC chip. The sub output line includes at least six bending parts, and is extended in the first direction.
US10747067B2	Display device According to one embodiment, a display device includes a substrate, a switching element provided on the substrate and including a relay electrode, a first electrode provided further away from the substrate than the switching element, a first insulating film provided on the first electrode and having a first thickness, a second electrode provided on the first insulating film, a second insulating film provided on the second electrode and having a second thickness and a third electrode provided on the second insulating film and supplied with a same potential as that of the first electrode. The second thickness is greater than the first thickness.
US10747066B2	Liquid crystal display and method for manufacturing the same A liquid crystal display (LCD) is provided. a liquid crystal display comprising: a first substrate and a second substrate that are opposite to each other; a liquid crystal layer arranged between the first substrate and the second substrate; a light blocking pattern including a first light blocking pattern and a second light blocking pattern arranged to extend along one direction on the first substrate; and a column spacer formed on the first light blocking pattern on the first substrate, wherein the light blocking pattern includes an open portion disposed between the first light blocking pattern and the second light blocking pattern, and formed to be spaced apart from the column spacer for a predetermined distance.
US10747057B2	Display device A display device includes an image display panel, and a viewing angle switching element, in which the viewing angle switching element includes first and second linear polarizers arranged to face each other, and a viewing angle control cell and an optical compensation sheet arranged in a laminated manner between the first and second linear polarizers, the viewing angle control cell includes a single domain vertical alignment liquid crystal cell, an angle formed between an in-plane fast axis of the optical compensation sheet and the absorption axis or the reflection axis of the first linear polarizer is 30° to 60°, and a pretilt azimuth of the vertically aligned liquid crystal of the viewing angle control cell is at an angle of 30° to 60° from the absorption axis or the reflection axis of the first linear polarizer.
US10747056B2	Liquid crystal display, low blue light display control system thereof and display method for low blue light The present invention provides a liquid crystal display, a low blue light display control system and a display method for low blue light. The display method for a low blue light of a liquid crystal display comprising the steps of: performing division of a backlight source to obtain a plurality of backlight locations, wherein the plurality of backlight locations comprises a first emission peak and a second emission peak, and the second emission peak is larger than the second emission peak; calculating blue light ratios corresponding to display images of each backlight location of the plurality of backlight locations, respectively, and obtaining the blue light ratio of each backlight location; and driving a first light emission peak and/or a second light emission peak in the backlight location according to the blue light ratio of each backlight location for not shifting the white point coordinate and decreasing the display color gamut.
US10747052B2	Backlight module and method for manufacturing the same, display device A backlight module is disclosed. The backlight module includes a diffuser plate and a light source assembly. The diffuser plate is configured for diffusing light emitted by the light source assembly, and the diffuser plate includes a light entrance surface, the light entrance surface being fitted to a light exit surface of the light source assembly. A manufacturing method of the backlight module and a display device are further disclosed. The display device includes the backlight module.
US10747048B2	Color filter substrate and method for manufacturing the same This application relates to a color filter (CF) substrate and a method for manufacturing the same. The manufacturing method includes: providing a first substrate; disposing a conductive layer on the first substrate; disposing a light-shielding layer on the conductive layer; patterning the light-shielding layer to expose a part of the conductive layer, and forming a light-shielding layer including a plurality of recessed portions with different thicknesses on the conductive layer; and etching the conductive layer and the light-shielding layer to cover the conductive layer with the light-shielding layer, forming a plurality of through-holes in the light-shielding layer, and defining, by the conductive layer and the light-shielding layer, a plurality of pixel display areas; disposing a CF layer on the pixel display areas; and disposing a transparent electrode layer on the light-shielding layer and the CF layer, where the transparent electrode layer covers the through-holes, and is communicated with the conductive layer.
US10747041B2	Display device with position input function A display device with a position input function includes pixel electrodes, signal lines, a common electrode, a position detection electrode, and position detection lines. The signal lines are disposed adjacent to the pixel electrodes. The common electrode is disposed to overlap the pixel electrodes via an insulating film. The position detection lines are connected to the one position detection electrode via a contact hole formed in the insulating film that is disposed between the common electrode and the position detection lines. Each of the position detection lines is disposed between the signal line and the pixel electrode such that two of the position detection lines sandwich the pixel electrodes and the signal lines. An interval between two of the signal lines that sandwich the pixel electrodes and the position detection lines is larger than an interval between two of the signal lines that sandwich the pixel electrodes.
US10747034B2	Liquid crystal display panel with adjustable viewing angle and method for adjusting the viewing angle thereof Disclosed are a liquid crystal display panel with adjustable viewing angle and a method for adjusting the viewing angle. A pixel unit located in a display area of the liquid crystal display panel includes a main pixel area and a sub pixel area. The main pixel area is horizontally aligned. The sub pixel area is vertically aligned. In the sub pixel area, an upper substrate electrode is arranged beneath the upper substrate and a lower substrate electrode is arranged on the lower substrate. In the sub pixel area, the upper substrate electrode and the lower substrate electrode both have a double layer electrode structure, and bias voltages, under an action of which liquid crystal molecules in the sub pixel area are aligned horizontally, vertically and obliquely, are exerted on the upper substrate electrode and the lower substrate electrode, thereby realizing switching between a narrow viewing angle mode and a wide viewing angle mode.
US10747027B2	Methods and apparatus for verifying optical measurements Improved optical measuring devices and methods are disclosed for checking certain measurements taken of a patient's face before these measurements are used to create eyeglass lenses for the patient. Embodiments of the invention include a receptacle or bracket for receiving an eyeglass frame having demonstration lenses mounted therein. The frame is held in place, and one or more mechanical structures are provided below the frame which support one or more movable markers, typically one for each lens. The structures are moved according to the measurements taken of the patient's face. A stamping or marking mechanism is provided on each structure which is used to mark the pupil location on each respective lens after the structures are moved according to the patient measurements. The marked lenses are then taken to the patient for verification and modification of measurements, if necessary. Once the measurements have been verified, final lenses may be created.
US10747020B2	Hinge for eyeglasses Hinge for eyeglasses which is provided with a housing seat in which a TAG is inserted. The TAG is provided with an electronic identification device and with a support body containing the electronic device at its interior. The support body is provided with a seat, which removably houses the electronic device, and is provided with an opening for the insertion of the electronic device at its interior. The seat has at least one elastically pliable portion, which intercepts the electronic device in order to retain it within the seat itself.
US10747019B2	Method for fabricating multi-color cellulose acetate spectacle frame A method for fabricating a multi-color cellulose acetate spectacle frame, which includes: baking a multi-color cellulose acetate sheet so that it is soften; pressing so as to enable the second, third, and fourth color layers of the multi-color cellulose acetate sheet to move a distance greater than the thickness of a surface color layer of the multi-color cellulose acetate sheet; grinding off or shaving off a surface layer of the excessively moved portion so that the color of a middle layer is highlighted; baking the multi-color cellulose acetate sheet again so that it is soften; pressing so that the color of the middle layer is highlighted to the surface of the spectacle frame. According to the method for fabricating the multi-color cellulose acetate spectacle frame, the working processes are saved, and the qualification rate of product is improved.
US10747017B2	Autostereoscopic pixel emitting unit and 2D/3D auto-conversion display device An autostereoscopic pixel emitting unit comprises a plurality of pixel units, a substrate, and an optical package structure. The specific chip is designed to emit light in a time-sequenced manner to the direction of right and left eyes of observer which is then combined in one's brain to provide the 3D perception. The autostereoscopic pixel emitting unit differentiates itself with prior arts by minimizing the size of the autostereoscopic display device to a component level. By using the autostereoscopic pixel emitting unit, a large-sized glasses-free 3D display maybe be assembled into a variety of configuration with the functions of 2D/3D auto-conversion and showing 2D and 3D contents in various area of the screen simultaneously. The present invention has multiple advantages such as free from panel optical lens, any large-sized screen area, flat or curved surface installation, cost-effective, and easy maintenance.
US10747005B1	Apparatus, system, and method for adjusting head-mounted-display straps A head-mounted-display adjustment apparatus may include a strap that includes (1) a proximal section coupled to a proximal area of a head-mounted display and (2) a distal section coupled to a distal area of the head-mounted display in a manner that holds the head-mounted display, when being worn by a user, against the user's face. The apparatus may also include a spring that couples the proximal section of the strap to the proximal area of the head-mounted display. In addition, the apparatus may include an adjustment mechanism connected to the spring such that (1) actuation of the adjustment mechanism adjusts the spring and (2) adjusting the spring changes an amount of force that the head-mounted display, when being worn by the user, applies to the user's face. Various other head-mounted-display adjustment devices, systems, and methods are also disclosed.
US10746999B2	Dual depth exit pupil expander An optical device includes a waveguide including an in-coupling optical element configured to in-couple light into the waveguide, a light distributing element configured to receive light from the in-coupling optical element and distribute light at a selected wavelength, and an out-coupling optical element configured to receive light from the light distributing element and out-couple light out of the waveguide. The out-coupling optical element includes a first region configured to out-couple light at a first depth plane based on a lens function of the first region and a second region configured to out-couple light at a second depth plane based on a different lens function of the second region.
US10746995B2	Display module and head mounted display device Provided is a head mounted display device including a housing for providing a darkroom space, a display module in the housing and to display an image, and an optical lens for expanding the image to provide the image to a user. The display module includes a destructive interference structure which removes the image reflected from the optical lens without reflecting the image again.
US10746990B2	Multi-focal augmented reality device A multi-focal augmented reality device may include a multi-focal display that provides a plurality of images output from a plurality of image-providing devices and located at different depths and an augmented reality image synthesis device that synthesizes the plurality of images provided by the multi-focal display and an external image.
US10746982B2	Electrostatically actuated oscillating structure with oscillation starting phase control, and manufacturing and driving method thereof An electrostatically actuated oscillating structure includes a first stator subregion, a second stator subregion, a first rotor subregion and a second rotor subregion. Torsional elastic elements mounted to the first and second rotor subregions define an axis of rotation. A mobile element is coupled to the torsional elastic elements. The stator subregions are electrostatically coupled to respective regions of actuation on the mobile element. The stator subregions exhibit an element of structural asymmetry such that the electrostatic coupling surface between the first stator subregion and the first actuation region differs from the electrostatic coupling surface between the second stator subregion and the second actuation region.
US10746978B2	Optical system, immersion liquid holder and observation device An immersion liquid holder 2 is an immersion liquid holder that is used for an observation device 10 for observing sample S by using an immersion method, and includes a supporting member 2b configured to support an absorption member 3 that has absorbed an immersion liquid and a connection unit 2c configured to relatively fix the absorption member 3 that has absorbed the immersion liquid with respect to an optical system, which is an optical system included in the observation device 10, and to fix the absorption member 3 on an optical path of the optical system 1, by fixing the supporting member 2b to the observation device 10.
US10746977B2	Optical system and image pickup apparatus including the same Provided is an optical system including, in order from an object side to an image side, a front lens unit, an aperture stop, and a rear lens unit. The front lens unit consists of a positive lens and a diffractive optical element, which are arranged in order from the object side to the image side. The diffractive optical element consists of a plurality of lenses that are cemented to each other, and at least one of cemented surfaces of the plurality of lenses is a diffractive surface. An interval on an optical axis between the positive lens and the diffractive optical element is the largest among intervals on the optical axis between two lenses that are adjacent in the optical system.
US10746976B2	Zoom lens and imaging apparatus A zoom lens consists of, in order from an object side, a positive first lens group fixed relative to the image surface during zooming, at least two movable lens groups including a negative second lens group being adjacent to the first lens group, the at least two movable lens groups being movable by changing a distance in an optical-axis direction to an adjacent group during zooming; and a final lens group arranged on the most image side and fixed relative to the image surface during zooming. The first lens group has, continuously in order from the most object side, a first negative lens having a concave surface facing an image side, a second negative lens, and a third positive lens. A predetermined conditional expression relating to the first lens group is satisfied.
US10746974B2	Optical system and imaging apparatus including the same An optical system includes a positive lens G1 arranged closest to the object side and a positive lens G2 arranged closest to the object side among positive lenses at the image side of the positive lens G1. The optical system satisfies a predetermined condition.
US10746973B2	Optical image capturing system having six lenses, visible light image plane, and infrared light image plane The invention discloses a six-piece optical lens for capturing image and a six-piece optical module for capturing image. In order from an object side to an image side, the optical lens along the optical axis comprises a first lens with refractive power; a second lens with refractive power; a third lens with refractive power; a fourth lens with refractive power; a fifth lens with refractive power; a sixth lens with refractive power; and at least one of the image side and object side of each of the six lenses is aspheric. The optical lens can increase aperture value and improve the imagining quality for use in compact cameras.
US10746970B2	Imaging lens A compact imaging lens which addresses low-profile and low F value, and corrects aberrations. An imaging lens includes a first lens having positive refractive power and a convex surface on an object side near an optical axis, a second lens, a third lens, a fourth lens, a fifth lens, a sixth lens, a seventh lens and a eighth lens having a concave surface on an image side near the optical axis as double-sided aspheric lens, wherein the second to seventh lenses each have at least one aspheric surface, and the eighth lens has pole points off an optical axis on the aspheric image-side surface.
US10746959B2	Fanless cooling system for full display mirror A display mirror assembly for a vehicle includes a housing. An electro-optic element may be operably coupled with the housing. A circuit board may be adjacent the electro-optic element. An electrostatic fluid accelerator may be adjacent the circuit board and may be configured to move ions within the housing. An actuator device may be disposed on the housing and may be operably coupled with the electro-optic element. The actuator device may be adjustable to tilt the electro-optic element in one direction, thereby moving the electro-optic element to an off-axis position which approximately simultaneously changes an activation state of a display module. The actuator device may be also adjustable to tilt the electro-optic element in another direction, thereby moving the electro-optic element to an on-axis position which approximately simultaneously changes the activation state of the display module.
US10746958B2	Imaging device, focusing control method, and focusing control program An imaging device, a focusing control method, and a focusing control program are provided. The imaging device includes: an imaging element, having pixels including phase-difference detecting pixels and imaging a subject through an imaging optical system including a focus lens; and a focusing controller, selectively performing focusing control using a phase difference AF method or focusing control using a contrast AF method in a mode in which focusing control for focusing on a main subject by driving the focus lens is continuously performed multiple times. The focusing controller performs the focusing control using the contrast AF method in a case where a state in which a degree of reliability of the focusing control using the phase difference AF method is equal to or less than a threshold value persists N times (N=2 or more), while the focusing control using the phase difference AF method is continuously performed.
US10746951B2	Tool device for installing optical fibers at user premises A tool device for installing an optical fiber inside a user premises includes a neck, a coupling joined to the neck for attachment to a leading end of an adhesive syringe or an extension pole, and a head joined to a leading portion of the neck. The head has a leading edge of a certain width, and a passageway for receiving an optical fiber and guiding the fiber to a position proximate to the leading edge. The width of the leading edge is such that when the edge is held transversely across a structural corner containing an adhesive bead, and an optical fiber is received in the passageway in the head and directed ahead of the leading edge, the edge embeds the fiber in the bead when the edge is swept along the corner with the optical fiber positioned between the edge and the adhesive bead.
US10746942B2	Optical ferrules and optical ferrule molds A unitary optical ferrule is molded to include one or more elements for receiving and securing one or more optical waveguides one or more elements for affecting one or more characteristics of light from the optical waveguide while propagating the light within the ferrule. The optical ferrule also includes one or more first alignment features and one or more second alignment features that, when the ferrule is mated with a mating ferrule, each controls alignment of the ferrule with the mating ferrule along three mechanical degrees of freedom. The surface of the optical ferrule can be divided along the thickness axis into a first section and an opposing second section, wherein the first section of the surface includes the receiving and securing elements, the light affecting elements, and the first alignment features and the second section of the surface includes the second alignment features.
US10746940B2	Fiber optic adaptor assembly having interlocking mechanism A fiber optic adaptor assembly includes a main body that includes two parallel and spaced-apart main base walls, two lateral walls, three spaced-apart connecting grooves, and two spaced-apart connecting tongues. Each of the lateral walls is connected between the main base walls. The main base walls and the lateral walls cooperatively define an installation hole thereamong. The connecting grooves are formed in one of the lateral walls, and the connecting tongues protrude from the other one of the lateral walls. The connecting tongues are adapted to separably and respectively engage any two adjacent ones of the connecting grooves of another one of the main body.
US10746932B2	Multi-mode interference coupler A multimode interference (MMI) coupler with an MMI region of curved edges, and a method of design and manufacturing by using a computerized optimization algorithm to determine a favorable set of segment widths for the MMI region for a predefined set of coupler design parameters.
US10746930B2	Multiple optical fiber tap device and methods of use thereof The present invention relates to an optical tap device. The optical tap device includes a cylinder having a rigid outer surface. A ferrule is configured to be located within the outer surface of the cylinder. The ferrule includes an inner chamber extending along a length of the ferrule. An emitter fiber and at least one tap fiber are located within the inner chamber. The emitter fiber is positioned within the inner chamber to be located at a central axis of a light source abutting the ferrule and the at least one tap fiber is positioned within the inner chamber to be located radial to the central axis of the light source abutting the ferrule. An optical feedback system and a method of providing optical feedback are also disclosed.
US10746922B2	Waveguide structure A waveguide structure including a waveguide having a thermally controllable section, and a method of manufacturing the structure. The waveguide structure comprises a plurality of layers. The layers comprise, in order: a substrate (306), a sacrificial layer (305), a lower cladding layer (303), a waveguide core layer (302), and an upper cladding layer (301). The lower cladding layer, waveguide core layer, and upper cladding layer form the waveguide, the waveguide has a waveguide core. The waveguide structure has a continuous via (307) passing through the upper cladding layer, waveguide core layer, and lower cladding layer and running parallel to the waveguide ridge (304) along substantially the whole length of the thermally controllable section. The waveguide structure also has a thermally insulating region (308) in the sacrificial layer extending at least from the via to beyond the waveguide ridge along the whole length of the thermally controllable section. The sacrificial layer comprises a sacrificial material outside of the thermally insulating region, and a thermally insulating gap (308) or thermally insulating material separating the lower cladding layer and substrate inside the thermally insulating region. The structure is manufactured by providing a wet etch to the sacrificial layer through the via in order to remove material from at least the thermally insulating region.
US10746921B2	Stacked waveguide arrangements providing field confinement Structures including a waveguide arrangement and methods of fabricating a structure that includes a waveguide arrangement. A second waveguide spaced in a lateral direction from a first waveguide, a third waveguide spaced in a vertical direction from the first waveguide, and a fourth waveguide spaced in the vertical direction from the second waveguide. The third waveguide is arranged in the lateral direction to provide a first overlapping relationship with the first waveguide. The fourth waveguide is arranged in the lateral direction to provide a second overlapping relationship with the second waveguide.
US10746919B1	Backlight module A backlight module includes a light guide plate that has a first side and a second side, a light emitting element, and a light guide element. The light emitting element is adjacent to the first side of the light guide plate. The light guide element is disposed between the first side and the second side, and forms a first opening therein. The light guide element includes a first refractive part and a second refractive part. The first refractive part has a first refractive index, the second refractive part has a second refractive index, and the first refractive index and the second refractive index are different from a refractive index of the light guide plate. The orthogonal projections of the first refractive part and the second refractive part on the first side are non-overlapped with each other.
US10746914B2	Optical member and display device including the same An optical member and a display device, the optical member including a light guide plate; a low refractive index layer disposed on a top surface of the light guide plate; a first optical pattern layer disposed on a bottom surface of the light guide plate; and a second optical pattern layer disposed to cover a light-incident surface of the light guide plate. The second optical pattern layer includes a focusing lens structure.
US10746913B2	Method for producing a lighting device and resulting device The invention relates to a method for producing a lighting device, comprising the steps of: (a) weaving a fabric comprising warp and weft yarns that form the core of the fabric, weft- or warp-woven optical fibres within the fabric, said optical fibres being formed by a core and a sheath surrounding the core, and binding yarns forming part of the warp or weft yarns, maintaining the optical fibres inside the fabric; (b) treating the surface of the fabric comprising the binding yarns in order to form surface modifications on the surface of the fibres; (c) removing the optical fibres fully from the treated textile; and (d) inserting a portion of the fibres, grouped together in a bundle, into a translucent casing.
US10746912B2	Color generation device having first and second birefringence media for generating improved color by increasing tendency of linear-polarization and method for the same A color generation device 1000 according to the present invention has a light source 8, and also has a linear polarizing means 10, a first birefringence medium 30a and a second birefringence medium 30b attached to each other in sequence in front of the light source 8. A display means 500 is provided which is distanced from the linear polarizing means 10, the first birefringence medium 30a and a second birefringence medium 30b. The first birefringence means 30a is arranged for the principal axes thereof to be at angle of 45° or −45° with respect to the polarization direction a1 of the linear polarizing means 10 and the second birefringence medium 30b is arranged for the principal axes thereof to be the same as or perpendicular to polarization direction a1 of the linear polarizing means 10 and quarter wave plate is used therefor.
US10746908B2	Optical filter and imaging device There is provide an optical filter suppressed in incidence angle dependence and having high visible light transmittance. The optical filter includes: an absorption layer containing a first near-infrared absorbent (DA) having a maximum absorption wavelength λ(DA_Tmin) in wavelengths of 685 to 715 nm and a second near-infrared absorbent (DB) having a maximum absorption wavelength λ(DB_Tmin) in wavelengths of 705 to 725 nm or wavelengths of more than 725 nm and 900 nm or less on a side of a wavelength longer than the maximum absorption wavelength λ(DA_Tmin), and satisfying specific light absorption characteristics; and a reflection layer including a dielectric multilayer film satisfying specific reflection characteristics in wavelengths of 700 to 1150 nm, wherein a transmittance of the reflection layer in a boundary region of visible light and near-infrared light and a transmittance of the absorption layer have a specific relation.
US10746899B2	3D-well log invention A process to create a well grid from an initial x, y grid spacing, by assigning x, y, z datapoints, from wells from a dataset of well data comprising attributes associated with the x, y, z datapoints, to closest x, y nodes in the grid, wherein the x, y, z datapoints from a plurality of the wells are iteratively spaced away from the closest x, y grid nodes until no more than one well is assigned to any single-well x, y grid node, and populating the respective single-well x, y grid nodes with the attributes associated with the assigned x, y, z datapoints to form a matrix of x, y, z grid nodes populated with the attributes to generate a 3D well log grid.
US10746894B2	Magnetotelluric measurement system Disclosed is a magnetotelluric measurement system, comprising: a magnetic sensor probe for collecting an electromagnetic signal as an impulse response of an earth and transmitting the same to a signal readout circuit; the signal readout circuit configured for receiving and amplifying the electromagnetic signal collected by the magnetic sensor probe; a data acquisition and processing module configured for receiving and processing electromagnetic signal amplified by the signal readout circuit; a storage module configured for storing the electromagnetic signals amplified by the signal readout circuit and processed by the data acquisition and processing module; a first casing for enclosing the magnetic sensor probe and the signal readout circuit; and a second casing for enclosing the data acquisition and processing module and the storage module. The disclosure realizes the detection of low-noise wide-frequency band magnetic field signal, and solves problems involving deep detection of the mineral resources in complex areas.
US10746886B2	Radiation imaging apparatus, method of driving the same, and radiation imaging system A radiation imaging apparatus, comprising a sensor array in which a plurality of sensors capable of detecting radiation are arrayed, and a readout unit configured to read out image data from the sensor array, wherein the sensor array has, as an operation mode, a binning mode in which signals of not less than two sensors are collectively output, and the readout unit includes a correcting unit configured to correct image data read out from the sensor array irradiated with radiation, based on image data read out in the binning mode from the sensor array not irradiated with radiation.
US10746883B2	Position estimation apparatus A position estimation apparatus includes a processor configured to perform control of acquiring a first relative elevation distribution which corresponds to a distribution of relative elevation in an area in a map, generating, based on pressure information acquired by the pressure information acquisition unit in a section where a user is in motion, a second relative elevation distribution which corresponds to a distribution of relative elevation in the section where the user is in motion, and estimating a current position in the area, based on similarity between the acquired first relative elevation distribution and the acquired second relative elevation distribution.
US10746879B2	Method for efficiently detecting impairments in a multi-constellation GNSS receiver Apparatuses, methods, and systems are described for a receiver of signals from one or more satellite navigational systems to detect and/or eliminate impaired satellites/signals and/or “false positives” from the set of satellites being estimated/acquired. One method includes acquiring coarse position, time, and frequency values for each of a plurality of satellites from one or more satellite navigational systems and then selecting a set of satellites based on whether one or more of their corresponding acquired coarse values are within a minimum range. An intersection point of the position domain correlograms generated from vectors of each satellite in the selected set is determined and, using that intersection point, satellites/signals are eliminated from the selected set of satellites.

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