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US10755294B1	Method and system for increasing use of mobile devices to provide answer content in a question and answer based customer support system Reduction in latency between question submissions and response submissions in a question and answer based customer support system is reduced by facilitating the use of mobile devices by customer support personnel to submit question responses. The answerability of a question from a mobile device is predicted by analyzing the attributes of the question itself before the answer is generated. Questions being entered into the question and answer based customer support system that are conveniently answerable from a mobile device are routed to a mobile question and answer queue that enables mobile device users to review and respond to the mobile device answerable questions. A question is determined to be answerable from a mobile device if a predicted answer to the question has a length that is within a predetermined threshold, so that customer support personnel are not burdened with generating long responses from mobile devices.
US10755292B2	Service design and order fulfillment system with service order A system that provides a service order is provided. The system defines a service action including metadata that defines a pattern of a structured request to perform work on a customer-facing service that is based on a customer-facing service specification. The system further defines a customer-facing service specification including metadata that defines a customer-facing service that is provided, where a customer-facing service includes a technology-agnostic abstraction of a holistic capability. The system further defines a service order, where the service order includes one or more service order lines, where each service order line includes a service action and a customer-facing service based on a customer-facing service specification.
US10755287B2	Selecting between client-side and server-side market detection In accordance with one or more aspects of selecting between client-side and server-side market detection, a determination is made at a device as to which of a client-side detected market and a server-side detected market is to have priority for a service. An application of the device is configured in accordance with a client-side market configuration setting if the client-side detected market has priority, and is configured in accordance with a server-side market configuration setting if the server-side detected market has priority.
US10755285B2	Secured mutual confirmation method and system for tracing and verifying product identity, origin and authentication A secured mutual confirmation method for tracing and verifying product identity, origin and authentication may comprise at least a seller and at least a buyer, and a series of transactions between the seller and the buyer that can be realized in an online system. The transactions comprise purchase order (PO), real shipment (RS) and shipment confirmation (SC), and one block comprising a set of PO, RS and SC is configured to be registered by a concept of blockchain. In the present invention, all processes of the transactions in the system between the seller and the buyer are monitored and the messages therebetween are encrypted, which makes the online transaction more secured and reliable for both the seller and the buyer.
US10755275B1	Intelligent capture in mixed fulfillment transactions This disclosure describes techniques for intelligent payment capture in mixed fulfillment transactions. For example, the techniques described herein may include generating a purchase ticket associated with multiple items in a mixed fulfillment transaction. The purchase ticket may facilitate conducting a mixed fulfillment transaction in which a payment instrument is authorized for the cost of the multiple items in the mixed fulfillment transaction, with partial payment captures being made as items are fulfilled without requiring additional authorizations.
US10755274B2	Virtualization and secure processing of data Systems, methods, and non-transient machine-interpretable data representing executable instruction sets and/or other products for the processing of data for the secure creation, administration, manipulation, processing, and storage of electronic data useful in the processing of payment transactions and other secure data processes. In various aspects and embodiments the disclosure provides secure means for the authorization of sensitive and other data processes subject to controlled access. Such processes include, for example the creation, administration, authorization, virtualization, storage, and other manipulation or processing of electronic data representing characteristics of, instructions for, and information associated with consumer, business, and other payment accounts, and other forms of secure payment elements, such as payment tokens; and data useful in processing transactions using such accounts and elements. Information associated with particular payment means, such as accounts or payment tokens, can be stored, for example, in a data set, usually secure, sometimes referred to as a virtual or electronic wallet, or a secure payment token.
US10755264B2	Methods and systems for secure online payment A secure online payment system in which, upon initiation by a card holder of a payment operation to an online merchant, the card holder is directed to a wallet-hosting website which stores at least one digital wallet associated with the card holder. Each digital wallet is associated with at least one payment card associated with the card holder, and the website has access to database storing payment card data relating to the payment card. At the website, a card holder authentication process is performed. Upon successful authentication, payment card data is extracted from the database, and a successful authentication indicator message is generated and returned to the merchant. The successful authentication indicator message includes the payment card data, code indicating that the card holder has been successfully identified, and code indicative of the fact that the payment card is registered in the wallet.
US10755261B2	Prepaid card with savings feature A financial account system includes a stored-value card, a first financial account directly accessible via the stored-value card and a second financial account associated with the first financial account. Funds may be transferred between the first and the second financial account. The transfers between the first and the second financial account may be automatic, recurring, or one-time events and wherein the automatic, recurring, or one-time events may be transacted regardless of a current balance of the first financial account and/or the second financial account. The balances associated with the first and/or the second financial accounts may be used to collateralize loans.
US10755254B1	Client-side use of customer preferences This disclosure describes, in part, techniques for collecting item preferences of users at a centralized location and propagating these item preferences to users and merchants in an intelligent manner In some instances, the centralized location is a payment service that functions to both authorize payment instruments of users for costs of transactions conducted at the merchant, and collect and propagate the item preferences to the merchants and the users.
US10755241B2	Hot wallet for holding bitcoin A system and method for transaction bitcoin is described. Bitcoin can be sent to an email address. No miner's fee is paid by a host computer system. Hot wallet functionality is provided that transfers values of some Bitcoin addresses to a vault for purposes of security. A private key of a Bitcoin address of the vault is split and distributed to keep the vault secure. Instant exchange allows for merchants and customers to lock in a local currency price. A vault has multiple email addresses to authorize a transfer of bitcoin out of the vault. User can opt to have private keys stored in locations that are under their control. A tip button rewards content creators for their efforts. A bitcoin exchange allows for users to set prices that they are willing to sell or buy bitcoin and execute such trades.
US10755234B2	System and method for offline synchronization of exception items of shared services for client applications Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) and UI modifications for existing applications are used to implement efficient methods for taking content offline with full synchronization, incremental synchronization, in the case of document libraries per-folder synchronization, and the like. The APIs provide support for synchronizing changes to attachments, the ability to download a document library's complete contents or only a list of the available documents, and read-only folder hierarchy replication in the case of document libraries. These abilities coupled with corresponding user interface features enable easier browsing and searching of large document library structures, making edits to those documents offline, being able to see an up-to-date version of those documents in a preview mode, and receiving reminders when offline edits remain on the local computer and need to be updated to a server.
US10755233B2	Guided page navigation Configuring guided pages in this document may include preparing a columnar-based multi-domain business intelligence data set, from a plurality of sources of data that can be independently formatted, by processing the data from the plurality of sources with a data calculation engine that organizing the columns to align with user specified and/or automatically determined dimensions that are associated with a business and populating the columns with data that relates to each of the dimensions from each of the plurality of sources of data, along with at least one displayable actionable element that activates a collaboration project, associated with at least one of the dimensions, in a user interface of a business collaboration platform.
US10755228B1	Image processing system for deep fashion color recognition A system and method are disclosed for image processing of one or more items in an inventory of one or more supply chain entities. Embodiments include receiving an initial set of images of at least two items in the inventory, identifying color distributions from the initial set of images using two encoders, and grouping colors of the at least two items based on similarities of the identified color distributions using a color coding model.
US10755224B2	Systems and methods for rules based shipping Systems and methods which implement a rules based engine for processing items for shipping are shown. Embodiments implement a series of rules that are executed in a particular order to address decision points in processing individual items of a plurality of items for shipping. A user interface adapted to allow a user to create rules, weigh or order the rules, revise rules, enable/disable rules, etc. is provided according to embodiments. By selecting and associating various rule parameters, such as conditions, operators, and/or outcomes, through the rules interface a user may create and revise rules as desired. The rules interface of embodiments provides a hierarchical rules environment in which the resulting rules are weighted or ordered for hierarchical implementation.
US10755223B2	Logistic station and method for logistic A logistic station includes a cabinet, a storage boxes in the cabinet, a volume measurement room, a volume measurement system, a user interface and a controller. The volume measurement room has a bottom plate and a ceiling. The volume measurement system in the volume measurement room measures the volume of a consignment. The volume measurement room includes a rangefinder and an image capturing device. The rangefinder on the ceiling measures the height of the consignment placed on the bottom plate. The image capturing device is disposed on the ceiling and captures an image toward the bottom plate. The user interface disposed in the cabinet displays information and receives shipping information and a shipping fee. The controller calculates the volume information according to the image and the height, calculates the shipping fee according to the volume information and the shipping information, and controls one of the storage boxes to open.
US10755222B2	Work management apparatus, work defect prevention program, and work defect prevention method Provided is a technology for supporting work carried out under a unique work environment. A work management apparatus includes: an image reception unit configured to receive an image from another apparatus; an instruction target specification unit configured to specify a device instructed by a predetermined instruction method in the received image; and a display instruction unit configured to instruct the another apparatus to display the device specified by the instruction target specification unit in a different display mode from a display mode of another device contained in the image.
US10755220B2	Service level agreement impact modeling for service engagement A method for predicting an impact of a service level agreement including collecting workload data and effort data and constructing a cost model for the service level agreement, defining a baseline service parameter corresponding to the code model of the service level agreement, and calibrating the cost model of the service level agreement, by calibrating a workload volume from the workload data and an effort time from the effort data to match the baseline service parameter, to output a service level agreement impact model.
US10755215B2	Generating wastage estimation using multiple orientation views of a selected product Methods, systems and computer program products for wastage estimation are provided herein. A computer-implemented method includes receiving, via a user interface, selection of a product for which an estimation of wastage incurred in manufacture thereof is desired and determining one or more orientation suggestions for the selected product, the one or more orientation suggestions including suggestions for imaging different views of the selected product for use in estimating the wastage incurred in manufacture thereof. The method also includes providing, via the user interface, one or more prompts for imaging the selected product at the one or more orientation suggestions, thereby obtaining images of the selected product, utilizing the obtained images of the selected product to calculate an estimated wastage incurred in manufacturing the selected product, and displaying, via the user interface, a display element indicating the estimated wastage incurred in manufacturing the selected product.
US10755206B2	Integrating event-planning services into a payment system A method of managing events is disclosed. It is determined that a user is present at a particular location within an event venue. It is determined that the user has reserved the event venue for a particular time period. A selection is received from the user of a particular merchant that is committed to providing services at the event during the particular time period. The particular location within the event is associated with the particular merchant. A notification of the association of the particular location within the event venue with the particular merchant is generated for communication to the particular merchant.
US10755200B2	Automated control of circumferential variability of blast furnace Controlling circumferential variability in a blast furnace may include generating a predictive model that sets up a relationship between a standard deviation of a selected state variable, state variables and one or more control variables in blast furnace operation for predicting the standard deviation. A number of circumferential sections of the blast furnace is defined, and the predictive model associated with the selected state variable for each of the circumferential sections is trained based on process data of the blast furnace. A plurality trained predictive models is generated associated with different circumferential sections and different selected state variables. One or more future control variable set points that minimize a sum of the plurality of predictive models, is determined. One or more future control variable set points is transmitted to a control system to control the blast furnace operation.
US10755194B2	Constructing and programming quantum hardware for quantum annealing processes Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for constructing and programming quantum hardware for quantum annealing processes.
US10755191B2	Systems, methods, and devices for noise-insensitive qubit gate operations An always-on, exchange-only (AEON) qubit is comprised of three two-level systems (e.g., semiconductor quantum dot or other spin encoded qubit) and can be operated at a “sweet spot” during both single qubit and two-qubit gate operations. The “sweet spot” operation is immune to variations in noise with respect to nontrivial detuning parameters defining the AEON. By operating at the “sweet spot,” both single and two-qubit gate operations can be performed using only exchange pulses (e.g., DC voltage pulses applied to tunneling gates).
US10755188B2	Unified nonlinear modeling approach for machine learning and artificial intelligence (attractor assisted AI) A system for predicting future behavior for a dynamic system comprises a processor configured to implement an artificial intelligence system implementing nonlinear modeling and forecasting processing for analyzing the dynamic system. The nonlinear modeling and forecasting processing configures the processor to generate a time series group of data from the dynamic system. The nonlinear modeling and forecasting processing further configures the processor to generate prediction values of future behavior of the dynamic system by using the nonlinear modeling and forecasting implemented on the artificial intelligence system on the time series group of data.
US10755169B2	Hybrid non-uniform convolution transform engine for deep learning applications A system performs convolution operations based on an analysis of the input size. The input includes data elements and filter weights. The system includes multiple processing elements. Each processing element includes multipliers and adders, with more of the adders than the multipliers. According to at least the analysis result which indicates whether the input size matches a predetermined size, the system is operative to select a first mode or a second mode. In the first mode, a greater number of the adders than the multipliers are enabled for each processing element to multiply transformed input and to perform an inverse transformation. In the second mode, an equal number of the adders and the multipliers are enabled for each processing element to multiply-and-accumulate the input. One or more of the multipliers are shared by the first mode and the second mode.
US10755166B2	Transform architecture for multiple neurosynaptic core circuits Embodiments of the present invention provide a method for feature extraction using multiple neurosynaptic core circuits including one or more input core circuits for receiving input and one or more output core circuits for generating output. The method comprises receiving a set of input data via the input core circuits, and extracting a first set of features from the input data using the input core circuits. Each feature of the first set of features is based on a subset of the input data. The method further comprises reordering the first set of features using the input core circuits, and generating a second set of features by combining the reordered first set of features using the output core circuits. The second set of features comprises a set of features with reduced correlation. Each feature of the second set of features is based on the entirety of said set of input data.
US10755159B1	Financial services cards including braille Implementations of the present disclosure include a financial services card including a card substrate, and multiple rows of braille-encoded characters formed on the card substrate, at least a portion of the braille-encoded characters encoding an account number that is associated with the financial services card being distributed between a first row and a second row of the multiple rows, and additional information associated with the financial services card being braille-encoded in a third row.
US10755156B2	Configurable integrity protected link for secure accelerator communication Systems, methods, and apparatuses associated with data exchanged between a processor and a hardware accelerator are disclosed. In various embodiments, a method comprises receiving, at a first endpoint, a first request to change a current tag frequency used to generate a first authentication tag for one or more transactions of a first transaction window sent over a data link to a second endpoint coupled to a processor core. The method further includes sending a message to the second endpoint that the current tag frequency is to change to a new tag frequency, where a second authentication tag for one or more transactions in a second transaction window is to be generated based on the new tag frequency. The method also includes changing the current tag frequency to the new tag frequency based, at least in part, on receiving an acknowledgement that the second endpoint received the message.
US10755152B2	Image forming system, image forming device, and image forming method An image forming system that classifies a block formed by Nb pixels included in image data into Nt groups including a group including a pixel of a highest gradation value and a group including a pixel of a lowest gradation value, generates, for at least one of the Nt groups, positional information that is information indicating positions of pixels that form the corresponding group, determines a block gradation value in accordance with a data amount that is smaller than a data amount that is used for expressing gradation values of the Nb pixels for each of the Nt groups as a target, based on a gradation value for each of pixels that form each group, tentatively determines, determines, for the block as a target, the dot arrangement using the tentatively determined dot arrangement and the positional information, and forms an image using the determined dot arrangement.
US10755150B2	Image processing apparatus that performs pixel synthesis processing and image processing method An image processing apparatus capable of performing pixel synthesis processing at high speed. Synthesis processing of a first object and a second object is performed for an area where the first object and the second object overlap each other. A first image formation processor stores first pixel data, which corresponds to the area, of pixel data of the first object, in a first communication memory and stores second pixel data, which corresponds to the area, of pixel data of the second object, in a second communication memory. A second image formation processor acquires the first and second pixel data from the first and second communication memories, respectively, and performs synthesis processing of the acquired first and second pixel data.
US10755148B2	Method and apparatus for generating a response based on artificial intelligence, and storage medium A method and apparatus for generating a response based on artificial intelligence, and a storage medium. The method comprises: generating a response forest which employs a multi-way tree data structure, the multi-way tree at least comprising three layers of nodes: a root node, domain nodes and role nodes arranged in a top-bottom order, each leaf node respectively corresponding to at least one response template corresponding to information on the leaf node path; obtaining a user question, searching the response forest according to the user question to obtain a leaf node corresponding to the user question, and regarding a response template corresponding to the obtained leaf node as a candidate response template; generating a to-be-broadcast response according to the user question and the candidate response template, and broadcasting the to-be-broadcast response to the user. The solution of the present disclosure exhibits wide applicability and can improve the response broadcasting effect.
US10755146B2	Network architecture for generating a labeled overhead image A computer-implemented process is disclosed for generating a labeled overhead image of a geographical area. A plurality of ground level images of the geographical area is retrieved. A ground level feature map is generated, via a ground level convolutional neural network, based on features extracted from the plurality of ground level images. An overhead image of the geographical area is also retrieved. A joint feature map is generated, via an overhead convolutional neural network based on the ground level feature map and features extracted from the plurality of ground level images. Geospatial function values at a plurality of pixels of the overhead image are estimated based on at least the joint feature map and the overhead image. The plurality of pixels of the overhead image is labeled according to the estimated geospatial function values.
US10755144B2	Automated and unsupervised generation of real-world training data The technology disclosed uses a combination of an object detector and an object tracker to process video sequences and produce tracks of real-world images categorized by objects detected in the video sequences. The tracks of real-world images are used to iteratively train and re-train the object detector and improve its detection rate during a so-called “training cycle”. Each training cycle of improving the object detector is followed by a so-called “training data generation cycle” that involves collaboration between the improved object detector and the object tracker. Improved detection by the object detector causes the object tracker to produce longer and smoother tracks tagged with bounding boxes around the target object. Longer and smoother tracks and corresponding bounding boxes from the last training data generation cycle are used as ground truth in the current training cycle until the object detector's performance reaches a convergence point.
US10755140B2	Classification based on annotation information Systems and techniques for classification based on annotation information are presented. In one example, a system trains a convolutional neural network based on training data and a plurality of images. The training data is associated with a plurality of patients from at least one imaging device. The plurality of images is associated with a plurality of masks from a plurality of objects. The system also generates a loss function based on the plurality of masks, where the loss function is iteratively back propagated to tune parameters of the convolutional neural network. The system also predicts a classification label for an input image based on the convolutional neural network.
US10755138B2	Systems and methods for finding regions of interest in hematoxylin and eosin (H and E) stained tissue images and quantifying intratumor cellular spatial heterogeneity in multiplexed/hyperplexed fluorescence tissue images Graph-theoretic segmentation methods for segmenting histological structures in H&E stained images of tissues. The method relies on characterizing local spatial statistics in the images. Also, a method for quantifying intratumor spatial heterogeneity that can work with single biomarker, multiplexed, or hyperplexed immunofluorescence (IF) data. The method is holistic in its approach, using both the expression and spatial information of an entire tumor tissue section and/or spot in a TMA to characterize spatial associations. The method generates a two-dimensional heterogeneity map to explicitly elucidate spatial associations of both major and minor sub-populations.
US10755133B2	System and method for line Mura detection with preprocessing A system and method for identifying line Mura defects on a display. The system is configured to generate a filtered image by preprocessing an input image of a display using at least one filter. The system then identifies line Mura candidates by converting the filtered image to a binary image, counting line components along a slope in the binary image, and marking a potential candidate location when the line components along the slope exceed a line threshold. Image patches are then generated with the candidate locations at the center of each image patch. The image patches are then classified using a machine learning classifier.
US10755127B2	Operativeness test of a driver-assistance system A method for determining the operativeness of a driver-assistance system of a vehicle, in particular a motor vehicle. The driver-assistance system has at least one light sensor and at least one camera sensor, which are developed and/or aligned on the vehicle in order to detect at least essentially the same environment. It is provided that at least one first brightness value ascertained by the light sensor is compared to at least one second brightness value ascertained by the camera sensor, and that the operativeness of the driver-assistance system is determined by the comparison of the brightness values.
US10755124B2	Passenger counting device, system, method and program, and vehicle movement amount calculation device, method and program The erroneous detection determination system acquires a movement amount of a vehicle. The erroneous detection determination system calculates, based on the movement amount of the vehicle, distances in a depth direction of objects detected as faces of passengers of the vehicle from an image of the vehicle. The erroneous detection determination system determines whether the detected objects include an object that has been erroneously detected, based on the distances in the depth direction of the objects.
US10755115B2	Method, apparatus, and system for generating synthetic image data for machine learning An approach is provided for generating synthetic image data for machine learning. The approach, for instance, involves determining, by a processor, a set of parameters for indicating an action by one or more objects. The action is a dynamic movement of the one or more objects through a geographic space over a period of time. The approach also involves processing the set of parameters to generate synthetic image data. The synthetic image data includes a computer-generated image sequence of the one or more objects performing the action in the geographic space over the period of time. The approach further involves automatically labeling the synthetic image data with at least one label representing the action, the set of parameters, or a combination thereof. The approach further involves providing the labeled synthetic image data for training or evaluating a machine learning model to detect the action.
US10755102B2	Methods and systems of spatiotemporal pattern recognition for video content development Producing an event related video content data structure includes processing a video feed through a spatiotemporal pattern recognition algorithm that uses machine learning to develop an understanding of an event within the video feed. Developing the understanding includes identifying context information relating to the event and identifying an entry in a relationship library at least detailing a relationship between two visible features of the video feed. Content of the video feed that displays the event is automatically extracted by a computer and associated with the context information. A video content data structure that includes the context information is produced.
US10755095B1	System for scanning solicitations for fraud detection Aspects described herein may allow for scanning text and a logo image from a document including a solicitation to donate, comparing the scanned text to a database including legitimate and fraudulent solicitations; determining a scanned text confidence level, based on a likelihood that the scanned text is a legitimate solicitation for donations; comparing the scanned logo to a known legitimate logo, determining a logo confidence level based on a likelihood that the scanned logo a legitimate logo, and calculating a solicitation confidence level based on the scanned text confidence level and the logo confidence level.
US10755086B2	Picture ranking method, and terminal A picture ranking method and a terminal comprises acquiring pictures stored in a terminal, detecting whether the pictures are first-type pictures, where a first-type picture refers to a picture including a human face, and when the pictures are first-type pictures, ranking the pictures according to a social relation model, or when the pictures are not first-type pictures, ranking the pictures according to a preset rule.
US10755085B2	Context-sensitive information presentation Systems and methods for providing a mechanism for a computer user to seamlessly and readily access information that may be supplied by a number of different sources.
US10755079B2	Method and apparatus for acquiring facial information Embodiments of the present disclosure disclose a method and apparatus for acquiring facial information. A specific embodiment of the method comprises: acquiring to-be-processed voice information and a to-be-processed image, and performing voice recognition on the to-be-processed voice information to acquire query information, the to-be-processed image comprising a plurality of facial images, and the query information being used to instruct querying facial information of a specified facial image in the to-be-processed image; recognizing semantically the query information to acquire a keyword set for querying the facial information; processing the to-be-processed image to acquire facial information in the to-be-processed image; and acquiring facial information corresponding to the to-be-processed voice information from the facial information by using the keyword set. The present embodiment realizes recognition on a plurality of facial images contained in a to-be-processed image and determines facial information by using a keyword, thereby improving the accuracy of acquiring a facial image by means of voice.
US10755077B2	Fingerprint authentication based on fingerprint imager orientation In aspects of fingerprint authentication based on fingerprint imager orientation, a mobile device has a first housing moveably connected to a second housing in a device configuration that is one of a closed configuration in which the first housing and the second housing are rotated and folded together, or an open configuration in which the first housing and the second housing are rotated apart. The mobile device includes a fingerprint imager to capture a fingerprint image in either device configuration of the mobile device. The mobile device also includes an authentication module to determine an orientation of the fingerprint imager based on the device configuration, manipulate the captured fingerprint image to align with a reference fingerprint image, and authenticate the captured fingerprint image as manipulated to align with the reference fingerprint image for access to the mobile device.
US10755073B2	Biological-image processing unit and method and program for processing biological image An apparatus includes a processor that extracts a plurality of feature points from a biological image, calculates a feature value of each of the plurality of extracted feature points, normalizes the calculated feature values to values of N levels (N is any natural number) based on a distribution of the feature values, and translates each normalized feature value to binary data by setting a number of bits corresponding to the normalized feature value to one of two digits in accordance with to a given order to make the normalized feature value and the number of bits with the one digit proportional to each other.
US10755059B2	Certification of items The present invention relates to systems, entities, and methods for certificates and certifications of documents, such as passports, licenses, degree certificates, and the like. More specifically, the present invention relates to re-certifying a document in the sense of verifying and/or renewing an already existing certificate/certification.
US10755052B2	Semantic disambiguation method, device, server and storage medium The present disclosure provides a semantic disambiguation method, a semantic disambiguation device, a server and a storage medium. The method includes the following. Semantic analysis is performed on a current dialog message input by a user. It is determined, based on an analysis result, whether a current service field corresponding to the current dialog message is an ambiguous field. When the current service field is the ambiguous field, disambiguation is performed on the current service field based on one or more predetermined historical service fields corresponding to one or more historical dialog messages input by the user.
US10755050B2	System and method for text analysis and routing of outgoing messages The present invention allows text analysis and routing of an outgoing message. The system intercepts outgoing messages for analysis by a TAS software module. The module assigns an analytical score to the message, then compares the score to a threshold. If the score is below the threshold, the message is transmitted to its ultimate destination. If not, the message may be routed for correction by the message's composer or quality assurance staff. After such correction, the message new analytical score is generated and compared, and, if necessary, the process repeats again.
US10755047B2	Automatic application of reviewer feedback in data files Systems and methods for editing data files. One system includes a processor. The processor is configured to receive reviewer feedback associated with a first portion of content included in a data file, analyze the reviewer feedback using natural language processing to determine an edit to the first portion of the content included in the data file, and apply the edit to the first portion of the content included in the data file. The processor is also configured to determine a second portion of the content included in the data file based on the reviewer feedback and apply the edit to the second portion of the content included in the data file.
US10755040B2	Method and system for semantically generating and digitally publishing articles An automated content authoring system includes a semantic article writing engine that processes an article template that includes sentences with fillable fields. The article template includes an article context comprising an article subject type and a subject, and each of the fillable fields includes a field key. The article writing engine selects a data set that corresponds to the article subject type and the subject. For each of the fillable fields, the engine will look for content elements having an article key that corresponds to the field key. When retrieving a content element having an article key that corresponds to the field key, it will insert the attribute of that content element into the fillable field to yield the digital article. The system will then publish the digital article to a content publication service.
US10755030B2	Color theme maintenance for presentations Disclosed herein are system, method, and computer program product embodiments providing color theme maintenance for presentations. An embodiment operates by receiving a border image, a background color rule, a text color rule, and compiling the rules into a theme for a presentation. The compiled theme is provided to an application configured to display the presentation including the compiled theme in accordance with the background color rule and the text color rule.
US10755029B1	Evaluating and formatting handwritten input in a cell of a virtual canvas A method and non-transitory computer readable medium for formatting handwritten virtual ink. The method includes receiving handwritten input on an interactive display, the handwritten input including a plurality of strokes; associating a cell of a virtual canvas displayed on the interactive display with the handwritten input; making a determination that the handwritten input does not fit entirely within the cell; making a determination that at least a portion of the handwritten input is within a tolerance area associated with the cell; and applying a cell formatting decision to the portion of the handwritten input within the tolerance area.
US10755025B2	Process window identifier Disclosed herein is a computer-implemented method for determining an overlapping process window (OPW) of an area of interest on a portion of a design layout for a device manufacturing process for imaging the portion onto a substrate, the method including: obtaining a plurality of features in the area of interest; obtaining a plurality of values of one or more processing parameters of the device manufacturing process; determining existence of defects, probability of the existence of defects, or both in imaging the plurality of features by the device manufacturing process under each of the plurality of values; and determining the OPW of the area of interest from the existence of defects, the probability of the existence of defects, or both.
US10755022B2	Electronic apparatus and layout method for integrated circuit An electronic apparatus and a layout method for an integrated circuit (IC) are provided. The layout method for the IC includes: receiving layout information, analyzing the layout information to obtain a plurality of blank areas in the IC; presetting a plurality of dummy blocks which respectively have a plurality of sizes; selecting at least one of the dummy blocks to fill in each of the blank areas based on a center position of each of the blank areas according to a size of each of the blank areas and generating updated layout information; performing a layout density checking operation on the updated layout information to generate a checking result; and shrinking sizes of a plurality of setting dummy blocks in the IC according to the checking result and generating output layout information.
US10755018B2	Semiconductor device A semiconductor device includes a first standard cell and a second standard cell. A single diffusion break region extending in a first direction is formed in the first standard cell, and a first edge region extending in the first direction and having a maximum cutting depth in a depth direction perpendicular to the first direction is in the first standard cell. A double diffusion break region extending in the first direction is formed in the second standard cell, and a second edge region extending in the first direction and having the maximum cutting depth in the depth direction is formed in the second standard cell.
US10755015B2	Agnostic model of semiconductor devices and related methods The disclosed embodiments include systems and methods of building an agnostic model of a physically-based semiconductor device. The embodiments may include implementing, in the agnostic model, an arbitrary voltage source in series between a node voltage and a zero value voltage source, implementing, in the agnostic model, a reference capacitor in series between the node voltage and a dummy voltage source, implementing, in the agnostic model, an arbitrary current source between a first node and a second node. The arbitrary current source may include the dummy voltage source divided by the reference capacitor, and the arbitrary current source may model the change in the any property, such as charge, over time within the semiconductor device.
US10755011B2	Detecting out-of-bounds violations in a hardware design using formal verification A hardware monitor arranged to detect out-of-bounds violations in a hardware design for an electronic device. The hardware monitors include monitor and detection logic configured to monitor the current operating state of an instantiation of the hardware design and detect when the instantiation of the hardware design implements a fetch of an instruction from memory; and assertion evaluation logic configured to evaluate one or more assertions that assert a formal property that compares the memory address of the fetched instruction to an allowable memory address range associated with the current operating state of the instantiation of the hardware design to determine whether there has been an out-of-bounds violation. The hardware monitor may be used by a formal verification tool to exhaustively verify that the hardware design does not cause an instruction to be fetched from an out-of-bounds address.
US10755010B2	Metastability insertion using the X-state An indeterminate state representative of a metastable state is inserted into an output signal of a circuit representation responsive to the circuit representation receiving a metastable triggering event during a register transfer language (RTL) simulation. The simulation view of the RTL has been modified to ensure that the indeterminate state is propagated through the circuit representations regardless of the input on which the indeterminate state appears. The indeterminate state is maintained for a programmable amount of time and responsive to expiration of the amount of time, the output signal is set to a random binary value.
US10755002B2	Method and apparatus for facilitating creation of simulation model A method of facilitating modeling of a system includes receiving, at a processor, an extensible markup language (XML) file corresponding to a piping and instrumentation diagram (PID) of the system; identifying, by the processor, components of the system that are described in the XML file, the XML file including information about attributes of the identified components; storing, by the processor, the information about the attributes of the identified components; and generating, by the processor, a simulation model page using syntax of a simulation modeling software environment, based on the stored information about the attributes of the identified components.
US10754998B2	Data loss prevention using machine learning A data loss prevention device that includes a data loss prevention engine implemented by a processor. The data loss prevention engine is configured to receive data in transit to a target network device and to identify content within the data. The data loss prevention engine is configured to determine the content of the data comprises an image and to determine an image type for the image based on objects within the image, and to determine whether the image type matches a restricted image type from a set of restricted image types. The data loss prevention engine is further configured to block transmission of the data to the target network device in response to determining that the image type matches a restricted image type and forward the data to the target network device in response to determining that the image type does not match a restricted image type.
US10754997B1	Security data diode A controller area network (CAN) controller and transceiver device implementing an output CAN network as a mirror of an adjacent connected input CAN network, the output CAN network and the input can network both comprising at least first data wires. The system includes a first diode device interposing the input and output CAN networks such that a signal on the first data wire of the input CAN network can propagate to the first data wire of the output CAN network but not vice versa.
US10754987B2	Secure micro-service data and service provisioning for IoT platforms A computer-implemented method for context-based, fine-grained data access control to microservice data is provided. The method may include retrieving a sensor data snapshot corresponding to the microservice data from a sensor node array of a microservice platform, and encrypting the sensor data snapshot according to a functional encryption scheme to generate an encrypted sensor data snapshot. The method may further include receiving a registration request from a user device, detecting an occurrence of the user-defined event based on sensory event data corresponding to the user event data, and generating a restricted-access functional decryption key in response to detecting the occurrence of the user-defined event. The restricted-access functional decryption key may be communicated to the user device for decryption of the encrypted sensor data snapshot according to an access control policy corresponding to a user-defined event associated with the user device.
US10754986B2	Communication device with selectively shared access modes and incoming communication A communication device includes a memory to store a contact list, a communication, and tagged contacts and tagged communication form of the tagged contacts; a processor to receive an incoming communication transmitted to the communication device determine identification information from the incoming communication; and determine if the incoming communication meets a criterion for a third party user of the communication device to view the incoming communication. To determine if the incoming communication meets the criterion, the processor compares the determined identification information from the incoming communication to the tagged communication form of the tagged contacts. If the incoming communication meets the criterion, then the processor displays the incoming communication, and if the incoming communication does not meet the criterion, then the processor does not display the incoming communication.
US10754983B2	Anonymization of sensitive data for use in user interfaces Sensitive data may be anonymized for use in user interfaces by applying a cryptographic hash function to the data. The hashed value may be broken into hash tokens and the hash tokens converted to human readable tokens using a 1:1 conversion function. The human readable tokens can then be concatenated together to provide a human readable identifier of the sensitive data.
US10754979B2	Information management terminal device An information management terminal device includes a health information acquisition means, a health information storage means that stores health information and a health information passbook, and a storage medium, in which the storage medium includes a concealed region accessible only by a specific program and a normal region accessible also by programs other than the specific program, the health information acquisition means adds a date/time record as the health information passbook, the health information storage means sequentially stores the health information and the health information passbook in the normal region, and that the concealed region holds a data alteration detection parameter for detecting alteration of the health information and/or the health information passbook.
US10754972B2	Multi-factor administrator action verification system In various embodiments, a method of verifying a multi-factor administrator action may be performed. The method may include receiving, from a first user, an authentication request that indicates a requested access, where the first user has administrative privileges to perform the requested access. The method may further include identifying a second user that has administrative privileges to approve the requested access. A verification request may be to the second user. In response to receiving an approval message from the second user within a particular amount of time, an authentication response that indicates that the first user is authorized to perform the requested access may be sent to the first user.
US10754966B2	Time-based functionality restrictions Time-based functionality restrictions may be provided. Periodic scans may be performed to identify requests to perform functions on user devices, to determine whether the functions are compliant with compliance rules associated with the user devices that specify time periods during which the user devices are authorized to perform the functions, and to perform remedial actions if the functions are not compliant with the compliance rules.
US10754963B2	Secure zones in knowledge graph Access in a knowledge graph, comprising nodes and edges connecting two or more nodes, is controlled by assigning each node to a non-intersecting zone. A first and second zone identifier, each indicative of a zone occupied by a node where an edge ends, are each stored. Determining an access graph comprising an access node for each zone, access edges representing edges between the zones, and a first list of the zones. Each entry in the first list relates to a zone and a second list of node identifiers, each indicative of a node occupying the zone. A first and second access control list, each related to a zone where an access edge ends and to which a access node in the access graph relates, are stored in each access edge.
US10754956B2	Security stack for embedded systems A method for executing a security stack can include executing a bootloader included in a memory resource of an electronic device in response to the bootloader receiving a prompt. The method can include performing a verification function, with the bootloader, on data stored in a programmable memory included in the memory resource of the electronic device, wherein the verification function includes comparing security data stored in a configuration area of the memory resource with a signature that accompanies the data stored in the programmable memory. The method can include determining whether the security data stored in the configuration area matches the signature that accompanies the data stored in the programmable memory.
US10754946B1	Systems and methods for implementing a machine learning approach to modeling entity behavior Systems and methods are provided for implementing a machine learning approach to modeling entity behavior. Fixed information and periodically updated information may be utilized to predict the behavior of an entity. By incorporating periodically updated information, the system is able to maintain an up-to-date prediction of each entity's behavior, while also accounting for entity action with respect to ongoing obligations. The system may generate behavior scores for the set of entities. In some embodiments, the behavior scores that are generated may indicate the transactional risk associated with each entity. Using the behavior scores generated, a user may be able to assess the credit riskiness of individual entities and instruct one or more individuals assigned to the entities to take one or more actions based on the credit riskiness of the individual entities.
US10754943B2	Virtual machine kernel protection method and apparatus A virtual machine kernel protection method and apparatus are disclosed. The method includes: trapping a system call function initiated by an application program (S301); and pointing the system call function to a shadow kernel based on an offset value between a base address of an original kernel of a virtual machine and a base address of the shadow kernel, and determining a corresponding entry address of the system call function in the shadow kernel based on a shadow SSDT in the shadow kernel (S302), where the shadow kernel is constructed in a nonpaged pool of the original kernel of the virtual machine, and the shadow kernel is executable kernel code constructed based on an image file of the original kernel of the virtual machine.
US10754939B2	System and method for continuous authentication using augmented reality and three dimensional object recognition A method for authentication based on image location and image analysis, comprises: identifying a request of a user to access a resource; determining a location and view point of a device; selecting, based on the location and the view point, at least one three-dimensional model, geometrically mapping objects around the location; capturing an image at the location by a camera of the device; presenting the image on a display of the device; identifying in the at least one first image a set of objects corresponding to a plurality of user selections made by the user with reference to the image when the image is presented on the display; performing a match between the set of objects and a predefined set of objects in the three-dimensional model using the three-dimensional model and the view point; and authenticating the request based on an outcome of the match.
US10754927B2	System for administering a medicament Provided is a system for delivering and recording a dose of a medicament to a patient. Also provided is a method of administering a medicament to a patient. Additionally provided is a method of tracking usage of a medicament by a patient through a pen.
US10754918B2	System for providing remote building efficiency audits The subject disclosure relates to systems and methods for calculating a thermal sensitivity score. In some aspects, the method includes steps for receiving temperature information for a first geographic location, receiving resource consumption data for each of a plurality of similar consumption locations in the first geographic location, and generating, by the processors, a thermal sensitivity model based on the temperature information and the resource consumption data for each of the plurality of similar consumption locations. In some aspects, the steps can further include computing a thermal sensitivity score for each of the similar consumption locations using the thermal sensitivity model. Systems and machine readable media are also provided.
US10754902B2	Information processing system and information processing device An information processing system includes a processing device communication with an information terminal. The system includes an input unit receiving user input, a display unit, a screen transition unit which decides a screen to be displayed and performs a screen transition based on the input of the input unit and the display unit, a screen transition score calculation unit which calculates a screen transition score for each screen transition, an item database which associates and stores an item name and attribute, an attribute score database which associates and stores the item attribute and an attribute score, an item search unit which searches the item database based on the user's input, and extracts the item attribute, and a score addition unit which adds the screen transition score calculated by the score calculation unit to the attribute score associated with the item attribute extracted by the item search unit.
US10754900B2	Access to network content A method and system for improving access to search results are provided in the disclosure herein. Aspects of this disclosure minimize the delay in accessing network content by priming certain regularly viewed content (e.g., a web search home page or a search results page) in an invisible browser instance. As the user accesses the content prerendered in the invisible browser instance, a new instance of the prerendered content is created to facilitate future accesses to the network content (e.g., future search queries).
US10754899B2	System and method for sequencing database-based content recommendation Systems and methods for automated sequencing database generation are disclosed herein. The system can include memory that can include a content library database; a graph database; and a model database. The system can include a user device and at least one server. The at least one server can: receive a content aggregation from the content library database; identify content components of the content aggregation based on a natural language processing analysis of at least a portion of the content aggregation; identify explicit sequencing of the content components; generate an intermediate content graph based on the explicit sequencing of the content components; generate a final content graph from the intermediate content graph based on implicit sequencing of the content components; and store the final content graph within the graph database.
US10754897B2	Search engine domain transfer A mechanism is provided for search engine domain transfer. The mechanism receives an input query to search a specialized domain from a user and performs a general-domain search based on the input query to generate a set of general-domain results. The mechanism generates a feature vector based on the general-domain results and generates a score for each document within the specialized domain based on the feature vector. The mechanism generates a ranked result set of documents based on the scores of the documents in the specialized domain and presents the ranked result set to the user.
US10754887B1	Systems and methods for multimedia image clustering Computer image clustering systems and methods for conducting effective media searches by grouping multimedia documents tagged by keywords into a hierarchy of images configured to: (1) maintain a first database, (2) maintain an initial occurrence matrix, (3) maintain an occurrence matrix, (4) maintain a media file activation score for each media file in the first database, (5) generate a log version of the occurrence matrix, (6) maintain an inverse media file frequency value for each descriptive term in the first database, (7) generate a descriptive term frequency matrix and generate a list of document vectors in multidimensional space (list), and (8) organize and process each media file in the list into a high activation score category and a low activation score category.
US10754883B1	System and method for insight automation from social data Systems and methods are provided for insight automation from content data. The system generates insights from online and offline data at scale using unsupervised or supervised machine learning algorithms. The system can further generate insight at various levels for continuous evaluation and automated promotion.
US10754867B2	Big data based predictive graph generation system A big data analysis system may include a big data repository communicatively coupled to a data accumulation server and a predictive graph processing system. The data accumulation server may be configured to receive information from a plurality of data sources, the information corresponding to user interaction with one or more computing devices associated with an organization via a networked computing system, store the information received from the plurality of sources in the big data repository; and monitor the plurality of data sources to update the data stored in the big data repository. The predictive graph processing system is configured to receive information stored in the big data repository, transform the information received from the big data repository into a predictive graph data set based on a predictive model, and store the predictive graph data set to a visualization data repository.
US10754862B2	Method and system for searching a database having data sets A method for searching a database having data sets (Mi) which comprise attributes (A1i to Ani). If a search query (S) is captured, the data sets (Mi) are assigned relevance data (RSi) for the search query (S) and at least one subset of the data sets (Mi) is output on the basis of the relevance data (RSi). Relevance data (RSi) of the data sets (Mi) for the search query (S) are generated with the inclusion of correlation data (KS,1 to KS,n) and the attributes (A1i to Ani) of the data sets (Mi). A computer program having program code for carrying out the method according to the invention when the program code is executed by a computer, a search engine, and a system having a search engine.
US10754852B2	Analytic systems, methods, and computer-readable media for structured, semi-structured, and unstructured documents A computer system extracts contender values as positively associated with a pre-defined value from a compilation of one or more electronically stored semi-structured document(s) and/or one or more electronically stored unstructured document(s). The computer system performs a multi-dimensional analysis to narrow the universe of contender values from all words on a page of the compilation to the contender value(s) with the highest likelihood of being associated with the pre-defined value. The system's platform allows every user of the system to customize the system according to the user's needs. Various aspects can enable users to mine document stores for information that can be charted, graphed, studied, and compared to help make better decisions.
US10754842B2	Preplaying transactions that mix hot and cold data Methods and systems for performing database transactions include executing a first transaction request in a preplay mode that locks the requested data with a prefetch-lock and reads one or more requested data items from storage into a main memory buffer; locking the requested data items with a read/write lock after said data items are read into the main memory buffer; and performing the requested transaction on the data items in the main memory buffer using a processor.
US10754840B2	Creating index in blockchain-type ledger A method and an apparatus for creating an index in a blockchain-type ledger, and a device are disclosed. According to solutions provided in implementations of the present specification, a service attribute of a data record written to a ledger and a storage location and a sequence number of the data record in the ledger are determined, a mapping relationship is established between the service attribute, the storage location, and the sequence number, and an inverted index with the service attribute as a primary key is created, facilitating subsequent query.
US10754834B1	System and method for operational continuity of backup operations to a deduplicated storage A method and system for backing up data is provided. The method includes storing a first plurality of data units in a backup storage, as a result of a fingerprint database being available, the first plurality of data units being deduplicated through application of the fingerprint database. The method includes storing a second plurality of data units in the backup storage, as a result of the fingerprint database being unavailable, wherein at least one step of the method is executed through a processor.
US10754833B2	Combined database migration and structure conversion within maintenance procedures Methods, systems, and computer-readable storage media for data migration in an upgrade procedure executed on a software system include actions of initiating the upgrade procedure, determining a first set of tables of a source database that include data to be converted before being first written to a target database, converting data of the first set of tables to provide first converted data, and writing the converted data to one or more tables in the target database.
US10754830B2	Activity information schema discovery and schema change detection and notification Techniques for activity information schema discovery, schema change detection, and notification. In one embodiment, for example, a computer-implemented method for activity information schema discovery and schema change detection and notification comprises: analyzing a first set of related activity messages obtained during a first sample period; determining first schema counters for uniquely named properties identified in the first set of messages based on the analyzing of the first set of activity messages; after the first sample period, inferring a first schema from the first schema counters; analyzing a second set of related activity messages obtained during a second sample period; determining second schema counters for uniquely named properties identified in the second set of messages based on the analyzing of the second set of activity messages; after the second sample period, inferring a second schema from the second schema counters; comparing the first schema and the second schema for any differences.
US10754820B2	Customizable pipeline for integrating data Systems, methods, and non-transitory computer readable media are provided for customizing pipelines for integrating data. A file to be ingested into a data analysis platform may be determined. The file type of the file may be detected. The file may be transformed based on the file type. The transformation may include applying a set of operations to the file. The set of operations may correspond to a pipeline of operations associated with the file type.
US10754806B2	Method and apparatus for access to a computer unit A computer unit (10) arranged to establish contact between itself and a centralized server (12), in where the computer unit comprises means to establish a networked connection (22) with said server (12), and wake up means in case the computer unit is in an off or sleeping state, and optionally if the computer unit is on. The computer unit (10) comprises or is connected to a mobile unit that is active whether the computer unit is in off, in hibernation or sleeping state, or on state, and in where the mobile unit is adapted to receive a unique request from the server (12), via a mobile telecommunication connection (20), and if the request is identified as genuine, the computer unit (10) is adapted to establish a new and separate networked connection (20; 22) to the server (12).
US10754805B1	USB adapter A USB adapter includes a first interface connector, a second interface connector, a third interface port and a detecting module. When both of the first interface connector and the second interface connector are plugged into a first electronic device, the USB adapter can acquire higher amount of electricity. Consequently, the sufficient electricity can be provided. Moreover, the detecting module detects a connection status of at least one of the first interface connector and the second interface connector. According to the detecting result, a single default function or plural default functions are enabled.
US10754796B2	Efficient user space driver isolation by CPU page table switching Systems and methods for providing technology that enhances memory protection between different portions of the user space memory of a particular computing process. An example method may comprise: creating a computing process comprising a first executable code and a second executable code; loading the first and second executable code into user space memory of the computing process, wherein the second executable code comprises driver code of a device; updating a first and second page table structures, wherein the first page table structure comprises mapping data for the first and second executable code and wherein the second page table structure comprises mapping data to access the device; providing, by the processor, an instruction enabling the computing process to switch to the second page table structure; and enabling the first executable code to execute using the first page table structure and the second executable code to execute using the second page table structure to access the device.
US10754794B2	Virtualization-based platform protection technology A data processing system (DPS) uses platform protection technology (PPT) to protect some or all of the code and data belonging to certain software modules. The PPT may include a virtual machine monitor (VMM) to enable an untrusted application and a trusted application to run on top of a single operating system (OS), while preventing the untrusted application from accessing memory used by the trusted application. The VMM may use a first extended page table (EPT) to translate a guest physical address (GPA) into a first host physical address (HPA) for the untrusted application. The VMM may use a second EPT to translate the GPA into a second HPA for the trusted application. The first and second EPTs may map the same GPA to different HPAs. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
US10754790B2	Translation of virtual addresses to physical addresses using translation lookaside buffer information A memory management unit (MMU) is disclosed. The MMU is configured to receive a translation request from a processing system, wherein the translation request specifies a virtual address to be translated, search a page table stored in a physical memory system for a page table entry that specifies the virtual address, receive a translation lookaside buffer invalidation (TLBI) signal from the processing system, wherein the TLBI signal specifies the virtual address, in response to receiving the TLBI signal specifying the virtual address, invalidate a translation lookaside buffer (TLB) entry in a TLB, wherein the invalidated TLB entry specifies the virtual address and restart the search of the page table for the page table entry that specifies the virtual address.
US10754786B2	Memory access method using simplified mapping table requiring smaller memory space A memory access method for selectively creating a simplified mapping table includes the steps of: selecting one of a plurality of partitions of an original mapping table so as to use one physical page address in a selected partition as a start physical page address; scanning each entry of the selected partition so as to search a randomly mapped entry in the selected partition; determining whether a memory space required for creating the simplified mapping table is smaller than a memory space required for the selected partition; and selectively storing the start physical page address, the number of the randomly mapped entries, and a logical page address and a physical page address recorded on each randomly mapped entry according to the determination result of the determining step so as to create a simplified mapping table.
US10754783B2	Techniques to manage cache resource allocations for a processor cache Examples include techniques to manage cache resource allocations associated with one or more cache class of service (CLOS) assignments for a processor cache. Examples include flushing portions of an allocated cache resource responsive to reassignments of CLOS.
US10754779B2	Information processing device and method for managing file A media drive is loaded with a ROM medium on which a plurality of files constituting an application are recorded. A readout block reads out data from the media drive. A memory temporarily stores the read-out data. A providing block provides the data stored in the memory to game software. A recording processing block records the data stored in the memory in an auxiliary storage device.
US10754775B2	Fast cache invalidation response using cache class attributes A memory management unit responds to an invalidate by class command by identifying a marker for a class of cache entries that the invalidate by class command is meant to invalidate. The memory management unit stores the active marker as a retired marker and then sets the active marker to the next available marker. Thereafter, the memory management sends an acknowledgement signal (e.g., to the operating system) while invalidating the cache entries having the class and the retired marker in the background. By correlating markers with classes of cache entries, the memory management can more quickly respond to class invalidation requests.
US10754771B2	Storage device and storage control method A storage device includes a nonvolatile memory with physical blocks each including a plurality of clusters, and a controller that maintains a first table storing a relationship between a logical address and a physical address of the cluster, and a second table storing a relationship between a logical block and physical blocks allocated thereto. The controller performs garbage collection processing which includes copying data read from valid clusters of the first logical block to a destination logical block, erasing all data of the physical blocks of the first logical block, creating a new logical block when the data read contains an uncorrectable error, allocating the physical blocks of the first logical block to the new logical block, updating the second table so that the physical blocks of the first logical block are associated with the new logical block and no physical blocks are associated with the first logical block.
US10754767B2	Method and apparatus for loading a resource in a web page on a device The present disclosure discloses a method and an apparatus for loading a resource in a web page on a device as well as a computer-readable storage medium. Wherein, the method comprises: determining whether a current available memory level of the device is normal or low; loading the resource in the web page according to the current available memory level; wherein, if the current available memory level is low, loading the resource in the web page according to the current available memory level further comprises: loading a specified resource tailored from the resource in the web page. According to the embodiments of the present disclosure, lots of memory may be saved and the loading speed may be improved. Therefore the browser resided in the device may be prevented from being broken, and the user experiences may be improved.
US10754760B1	Detection of runtime failures in a system on chip using debug circuitry Disclosed approaches involve at least one processor executing a program and a debug interface circuit coupled to the processor. The debug interface circuit is configured to transmit first trace data from the first processor. A debug access port is coupled to the debug interface circuit. A fault detection circuit is coupled to the debug access port and is configured to receive the first trace data via the debug access port and compare the first trace data to second data. The fault detection circuit generates an error signal to the first processor in response to a discrepancy between the first trace data and the second data.
US10754756B2	Software performance regression analysis using execution timelines In one embodiment, a method receives execution timelines that include nodes representing function calls and execution times from executing a first version of an application and a second version of the application. The method selects pairs of nodes from a first set of nodes from a first execution timeline and a second set of nodes from a second execution timeline. The method then iterates through the pairs of nodes to determine (1) whether a node in the second execution timeline is not included in the first execution timeline and has an execution time slower than a set difference; or (2) whether a first node in the second execution timeline has an execution time slower than a second node in the first execution timeline by the set difference. A critical graph is generated that defines a path of nodes that lead to a node that has been identified as a performance regression cause.
US10754753B1	Performance of virtual machine instances using machine recognition of screenshot images Technologies are disclosed for automatic troubleshooting of virtual machine (VM) instances in a service provider network. A health checker service determines that a VM instance is in a non-responsive state. At least one screenshot image generated by the VM instance is obtained from a screenshot service. The at least one screenshot image is evaluated with respect to at least one reference screenshot image of a plurality of reference screenshot images by a recognition service. The at least one screenshot image is matched with a reference screenshot image of the plurality of reference screenshot images by the recognition service to provide a type of the at least one screenshot image. At least one responsive action is performed by the health checker service based at least in part upon the type of the at least one screenshot image.
US10754752B2	Data pipeline monitoring A method and system for data pipeline monitoring receives an event data object and a current status data object from one or more subsystems of a pipeline. The system analyzes the event data object and the current status data object to determine a first and second validation value. The system, in response to determining that either the first or second validation value is not valid, sends a notification.
US10754750B1	Method and system for collecting monitoring information and providing visual representation of same According to some embodiment, first aggregated monitoring information collected from a first system and second aggregated monitoring information collected from a dedicated system over a time period are retrieved from the dedicated system at a retrieving rate. The first aggregated monitoring information and second aggregated monitoring information are archived into a database. The first aggregated monitoring information and second aggregated monitoring information from the database are retrieved and analyzed. Visual representation of the analyzed information associated with the first aggregated monitoring information and second aggregated monitoring information are provided.
US10754749B2	Assessment of processor performance metrics by monitoring probes constructed using instruction sequences Systems, methods and computer program products assess processor performance metrics by monitoring probes constructed using instruction sequences. A first probe value can be determined from execution of a broad spectrum probe in an execution environment. In response to determining that the first probe value is not a first expected probe value, a targeted probe providing a second probe value directed to a subsystem of the execution environment, a feature of the subsystem, or a component of the execution environment is executed. In response to determining that the second probe value is not a second expected probe value, a differential between the second probe value and the second expected probe value can be used to determine that a bottleneck exists in at least one of the subsystem of the execution environment, the feature of the subsystem, or the component of the execution environment.
US10754743B2	Apparatus and method using debug status storage element At least one processor core has debug and non-debug modes of operation. Debug control circuitry controls operation of the at least one processor core when in the debug mode. On power up of a given processor core, the core checks a debug status value stored in a debug status storage element. When the debug status value has a first value, a debug connect sequence of messages is exchanged with the debug control circuitry over a debug interface to determine whether the given processor core should operate in the debug mode or the non-debug mode, and the debug status value is set to a second value when it is determined that the given processor core should operate in the non-debug mode. When the debug status value has the second value, the given processor core omits initiating the debug connect sequence and determines that it should operate in the non-debug mode.
US10754740B2	Dynamic suppression of error detection in processor switch fabric A processing system tags read and write transaction packets that are functionally safe and suppresses redundant processing and error checking for functionally safe tagged transaction packets. The processing system includes compute elements that are interconnected via an interconnect fabric that includes resources to route operations. The interconnect fabric includes redundant resources to execute the same routing operations and comparator elements to indicate an error in response to detecting a mismatch between the output of a resource and its corresponding duplicate resource. The interconnect fabric selectively activates the duplicate resources and comparator elements in response to a tag associated with a transaction packet indicating that the transaction packet is safety-critical.
US10754733B2	System and method for mainframe computers backup and restore A computer-implemented method, system and computer program product, the method comprising: receiving a request for backing up data from a mainframe on a backup server implemented on an open system; issuing a call to data set services, the call associated with an exit function; receiving a callback to the exit function, the callback associated with a data set record; packing the data set record to obtain packed information; and transmitting the packed information over a network connection to the backup server for backing up the data, wherein no additional data is written to a persistent memory of the mainframe, and wherein no limitations exist on a number of mainframes connected to the mainframe, or on a number of mainframes simultaneously communicating with the backup server.
US10754730B2	Copying point-in-time data in a storage to a point-in-time copy data location in advance of destaging data to the storage Provided are a computer program product, system, and method for copying point-in-time data in a storage to a point-in-time copy data location in advance of destaging data to the storage. A point-in-time copy is created to maintain tracks in a source storage unit as of a point-in-time. A source copy data structure indicates tracks in the source storage unit to copy from the storage to a point-in-time data location. An update to write to a source track is received and a determination is made as to whether the source copy data structure indicates to copy the source track from the storage to the point-in-time data location. The update is written to a cache. A copy operation is initiated to copy the source track from the storage to the point-in-time data location asynchronous before the source track is destaged from the cache to the storage unit.
US10754729B2	Recovery point objective (RPO) driven backup scheduling in a data storage management system To perform Recovery Point Objective (RPO) driven backup scheduling, the illustrative data storage management system is enhanced in several dimensions. Illustrative enhancements include: streamlining the user interface to take in fewer parameters; backup job scheduling is largely automated based on several factors, and includes automatic backup level conversion for legacy systems; backup job priorities are dynamically adjusted to re-submit failed data objects with an “aggressive” schedule in time to meet the RPO; only failed items are resubmitted for failed backup jobs.
US10754726B2	Tracking error-correction parity calculations Aspects of the present disclosure configure a memory sub-system to track error-correction parity calculations in the memory sub-system. For example, a memory sub-system controller of the memory sub-system can generate and use a first data structure to map one or more data chunks of an open data block to one or more buffers in a set of buffers for temporary storage of partial parity calculation results for the one or more data chunks, and generate and use a second data structure to map one or more data chunks of an open data block to one or more memory locations on non-volatile memory space (implemented by a set of memory components) for persistent storage of partial panty calculation results for the one or more data chunks.
US10754720B2	Health check diagnostics of resources by instantiating workloads in disaggregated data centers Embodiments for preemptive deep diagnostics of resources in a disaggregated computing environment. Respective resources from respective pools of resources of different types are assigned to compose a disaggregated server. A workload is executed by the respective resources within the disaggregated server while the respective resources of the disaggregated server are monitored by a monitoring task. Responsive to a first resource of the respective resources generating an alert from the monitoring task, the workload is instantiated to be concurrently performed by the first resource and a second resource of the respective resources while initiating a health check diagnostic operation on the first resource.
US10754718B2	Guidance system for enterprise infrastructure change All modern enterprises rely completely on the continual correct execution of hardware and software resources that constitute the information technology (IT) infrastructure environment for the business. At the same time, hardware and software resources continually evolve, and the enterprise must often make changes to its infrastructure to incorporate the new or updated hardware and software resources. These changes are risky, and failure to properly execute the changes can result in infrastructure roll-backs and other failure modes that are often very disruptive to the enterprise. A guidance system for changes in infrastructure increases the likelihood of successful implementation of the changes. In some implementations, for example, the guidance system provides clear guidelines and checklists that depict success criteria, along with a scoring interface that pro-actively indicates the factors that can go wrong, and how to mitigate and plan for the factors in advance.
US10754713B1	Systems and methods for managing software events Systems, methods, and non-transitory computer-readable media can determine at least one event generated by a content player while accessing a content item. Event information describing the at least one event can be provided to a finite-state machine being used to manage events generated by the content player. The finite-state machine is in a first state. The finite-state machine can be transitioned from the first state to a second state in response to provision of the event information. One or more actions associated with the second state can be performed based at least in part on transitioning the finite-state machine to the second state.
US10754712B2	Techniques for automatically allocating tasks to application programming interfaces In various embodiments, a broker application automatically allocates tasks to application programming interfaces (APIs) in microservice architectures. After receiving a task from a client application, the broker application performs operation(s) on content associated with the task to compute predicted performance data for multiple APIs. The broker application then determines that a first API included in the APIs should process the first task based on the predicted performance data. The broker application transmits an API request associated with the first task to the first API for processing. After receiving a result associated with the first task from the first API, the client application performs operation(s) based on the result.
US10754708B2	Orchestrator and console agnostic method to deploy infrastructure through self-describing deployment templates A computing includes a persistent storage and a deployment manager. The persistent storage stores a deployment manifest repository. The deployment manager obtains a configuration request for a deployment. In response to obtaining the configuration request for the deployment, the deployment manager identifies, based on the deployment, manifests using the deployment manifest repository; generates a dependency graph of tasks specified in the manifests; orders the tasks using the generated dependency graph; generates a deployment script using the ordered tasks; and initiates a configuration of the deployment using the deployment script.
US10754693B2	Secure transfer of control over computational entities in a distributed computing environment The current document is directed to methods and systems that establish secure, verifiable chains of control for computational entities within a distributed computing system. When a computational entity is first instantiated or introduced into the distributed computing system, public and private identities are generated for the computational entity and secure control is established over the computational entity by an initial controlling entity. Subsequently, control of the computational entity may be transferred from the initial controlling entity to a different controlling entity using a secure, three-party transaction that records the transfer of control in a distributed public ledger. As control of the computational entity is subsequently transferred to different controlling entities by secure three-party transactions, a chain of control from one controlling entity to another is established and recorded in the distributed public ledger. The computational entity is controlled by a single controlling entity at each point in time from the first instantiation or introduction into the distributed computing system to termination or removal from the distributed computing system.
US10754691B2	Policy based requesting/approval system across multiple hybrid clouds An approach is provided in which an information handling system receives a scaling request corresponding to an application that includes multiple workloads executing on a first cloud environment and a second cloud environment. The first cloud environment is managed by a first service provider and the second cloud environment is managed by a second service provider. The information handling system evaluates the scaling request against a first set of policies corresponding to the first service provider and against a second set of policies corresponding to the second service provider. In turn, the information handling system scales, in response to the evaluating, one or more first resources on the first cloud environment and one or more second resources on the second cloud environment to fulfill the scaling request.
US10754690B2	Rule-based dynamic resource adjustment for upstream and downstream processing units in response to a processing unit event A method dynamically adjusts the resources available to a processing unit of a distributed computer process executing on a multi-node computer system. The resources for the processing unit are adjusted based on the data other processing units handle or the execution path of code in an upstream or downstream processing unit in the distributed process or application.
US10754682B2	Snow ski training apparatus and methods of use An snow ski training apparatus and methods of use are provided comprising a longitudinal T-beam having a central axis aligned generally between front and rear vertical supports, with a sliding pivot point assembly operatively engaging the T-beam for longitudinal movement. A pair of unparallel ski arms are provided, each having a plurality of axially spaced holes along the length of each respective ski arm, which are pivotally mounted overlapping each other on the sliding pivot point assembly enabling each ski arm to freely and independently pivot around the same vertical axis point. A foot pad is selectively configured at the tail end of each ski arm, enabling a user's feet to rotate along the same, congruent and overlapping arc. An achievement disc is provided concentrically with the sliding pivot point assembly enabling correlation between angles achieved by a user in operation of the apparatus with varying degrees of difficulty of downhill turns in assimilation of parallel snow skiing.
US10754675B2	Identifying entities in a virtualization environment A system and method include receiving, by a controller/service virtual machine, a first request associated with an element of a visualization environment using an application programming interface (API). The first request includes a context-specific identifier. The controller/service virtual machine resides on a host machine of the virtualization environment, and the element is operatively associated with the host machine. The system and method further include determining, by the controller/service virtual machine, a type of the context-specific identifier in the first request, and mapping, by the controller/service virtual machine, the context-specific identifier to a unique identifier associated with the element based upon the determined type.
US10754671B2	Synchronizing user interface controls Implementations of the present disclosure disclose synchronizing UI controls. At each user interface (UI) control associated with an application, a corresponding plugin is created, where the created plugin is associated with a technology and a UI view, and where the application includes a plurality of UI controls. Each UI control associated with the application is registered to a database, where each UI control is registered as a subscriber associated with a tag. An event is sent from at least one UI control to the database according to a change that occurred on that UI control. Each of the registered UI controls associated with the tag are updated.
US10754657B1	Computer vision processing in hardware data paths An apparatus includes a memory and a processor. The memory may be configured to store a directed acyclic graph. The processor may be configured to (i) receive a command to run the directed acyclic graph, (ii) parse the directed acyclic graph into a data flow including one or more operators, (iii) schedule the operators in one or more data paths, and (iv) generate one or more output vectors by processing one or more input vectors in the data paths. The processor generally comprises a plurality of hardware engines. The data paths may be implemented with the hardware engines. The hardware engines may operate in parallel to each other.
US10754653B2	Methods and apparatus for storage and translation of entropy encoded software embedded within a memory hierarchy A system for translating compressed instructions to instructions in an executable format is described. A translation unit is configured to decompress compressed instructions into a native instruction format using X and Y indices accessed from a memory, a translation memory, and a program specified mix mask. A level 1 cache is configured to store the native instruction format for each compressed instruction. The memory may be configured as a paged instruction cache to store pages of compressed instructions intermixed with pages of uncompressed instructions. Methods of determining a mix mask for efficiently translating compressed instructions is also described. A genetic method uses pairs of mix masks as genes from a seed population of mix masks that are bred and may be mutated to produce pairs of offspring mix masks to update the seed population. A mix mask for efficiently translating compressed instructions is determined from the updated seed population.
US10754641B2	Optimizing continuous integration (CI) using code review quality A system and method for optimizing CI using code review quality includes a memory, a processor in communication with the memory, a classifier executing on the processor, a high priority integration queue, and a low priority integration queue. In an example, the classifier may receive pull requests for code changes and determine reliability factors. The classifier may also determine a reliability value of the pull requests based on the reliability factors and classify each of the pull requests into a classification, such as a trusted classification and an untrusted classification. Then, the classifier sends the pull requests in the trusted classification to the high priority integration queue and the pull requests in the untrusted classification to the low priority integration queue.
US10754639B2	Software fix installation rate management A system and method of automating software fix installation rate management for a software package including two or more hierarchical levels include obtaining information from two or more customer systems. The information indicates software fixes installed at each of the two or more customer systems. The method also includes generating a report corresponding with each of the two or more customer systems. The report indicates a number of the software fixes installed at the respective one of the two or more customer systems as compared with an average number of the software fixes installed at the two or more customer systems at one of the two or more hierarchical levels. Determining whether to increase, decrease, or maintain a rate of installation of the software fixes at each of the two or more customer systems is based on the report corresponding with each of the two or more customer systems.
US10754638B1	Enabling agile functionality updates using multi-component application Systems and methods are disclosed for providing a multi-component application, including a first and second component. Functionality of the application may be easily and rapidly modified by modification to the first component, without requiring modification to the second component. The first component may be implemented locally at a client device, while the second component is implemented remotely. While modification of the second component may require privileges of a remote location, a user of a client device may modify the first component while maintaining interoperability and compatibility with the second component, thereby enabling the end user to modify functionality of the multi-component application. In some instances, different versions of a first component are provided, and an end user of a client device is enabled to specify which version of the first component should be used.
US10754635B2	Server for providing software platform and method of operating server A method of operating a server for providing a software platform includes the operations of receiving, from a client device, information about an electronic device on which the software platform is to be mounted; transmitting, to the client device, information about software packages mountable on the electronic device; receiving, from the client device, a request for information about a first software package selected from among the software packages; detecting a second software package associated with the first software package; transmitting, to the client device, the information about the first software package and information about the second software package; and creating a platform image, based on software packages selected by the client device.
US10754621B2	Tiled switch matrix data permutation circuit Embodiments of the present disclosure pertain to switch matrix circuit including a data permutation circuit. In one embodiment, the switch matrix comprises a plurality of adjacent switching blocks configured along a first axis, wherein the plurality of adjacent switching blocks each receive data and switch control settings along a second axis. The switch matrix includes a permutation circuit comprising, in each switching block, a plurality of switching stages spanning a plurality of adjacent switching blocks and at least one switching stage that does not span to adjacent switching blocks. The permutation circuit receives data in a first pattern and outputs the data in a second pattern. The data permutation performed by the switching stages is based on the particular switch control settings received in the adjacent switching blocks along the second axis.
US10754620B2	Self-timed random number generator The embodiments described herein describe technologies of self-timed pattern generators. The self-timed pattern generators can be used to form a random number generator to generate a random digital value. Asynchronous digital logic in a first generator asynchronously updates a next state based on a current state, a second state of a second generator that is before the first generator in the chain or ring topology, and a third state of a third generator that is after the first generator in the chain or ring topology. The self-timed pattern generators are to output a random digital value based at least in part on the current state output from the first generator.
US10754614B1	Mood detection and/or influence via audio playback devices In some embodiments, a method comprises receiving a first signal indicative of a current emotional state of a user, receiving a second signal corresponding to a desired emotional state of the user, and based on the first and second signals, generating a playlist of media content including a first item and an nth item. The first signal can be received from a wearable sensor. Generating the playlist can comprise selecting items of media content, and arranging the media content in a sequential order such that the playlist transitions from the first item toward the nth item. The method can further comprise playing back, via a playback device, at least the first item of the media content, and while playing back the first item, receiving a third signal indicative of an updated emotional state of the user.
US10754605B2	Transmission of data related to an indicator between a user terminal device and a head mounted display and method for controlling the transmission of data A user terminal device includes a communicator configure to communicate with an external device; a touchscreen configured to display an image and to receive a touch input; and a controller configured to control the touchscreen to display an image received from the external device through the communicator, to control the touchscreen to display a first indicator associated with an object included in the displayed image, in response to the touch input being detected on the image displayed on the touchscreen, the first indicator being displayed at a point where the touch input is detected, and to control the communicator to transmit data related to the first indicator to the external device, the data comprising information to be used by the external device in determining a position of a second indicator to be included in an image displayed in the external device.
US10754599B1	System and method for printing and reusing customized sample sets while printing documents Systems, methods, and devices are configured to print and reuse customized sample sets while printing documents. They include receiving instructions to retrieve an electronic document and processing the electronic document in a sample print mode. The electronic document are arranged in a plurality of page with each page containing readable information. They further include identifying a subset of pages of the electronic document to print in a first phase of the sample print mode and printing the subset of pages on a physical readable media in the sample print mode. They additionally include displaying a message on a user interface after completion of the first phase of the sample print mode and printing remaining pages of the electronic document on a physical readable media in response to user input based on the displayed message.
US10754595B2	Image processing apparatus and control method for image processing apparatus An image processing apparatus acquires user identification information about a user who is currently logged in to the image processing apparatus and performs control such that a job stored in association with the user indicated by the user identification information acquired is suspended and a job stored in association with a user different from the user indicated by the user identification information acquired is not suspended.
US10754593B2	Methods, apparatuses, and systems for verifying printed image and improving print quality A method for evaluating a print quality of a printed document that is printed by a printer is provided. The printer comprises a pre-print image scanner, a post-print image scanner, and a printhead disposed between the pre-print image scanner and the post-print image scanner. The method comprises generating a pre-printing image of a print media, generating the printed document, generating a post-printing image of the printed document, generating a validation image by comparing the post-printing image with the pre-printing image, and comparing the validation image with the source image.
US10754587B2	Memory partitioning storage controller A method of operating a storage controller is provided. The method includes receiving a request from a partition creator, for a first partition within a storage system, the first partition comprising one or more sequentially numbered data blocks, and receiving first partition parameters from the partition creator, the first partition parameters comprising a size of the one or more sequentially numbered data blocks. The method also includes creating the first partition within the storage system, through a storage interface, based on the first partition parameters, receiving first host data from a host, configuring the first host data as first storage data for storage within the first partition within the storage system, and sequentially storing the first storage data in the one or more sequentially numbered data blocks in the first partition, through the storage interface.
US10754580B2	Virtual partition management in a memory device A variety of applications can include apparatus and/or methods of operating the apparatus in which functionalities of a memory device of the apparatus can be extended by changing data flow behaviour associated with standard commands used between a host platform and the memory device. Such functionalities can include debug capabilities. In an embodiment, a standard write command and data using a standard protocol to write to a memory device is received in the memory device, where the data is setup information to enable an extension component in the memory device. An extension component includes instructions in the memory device to execute operations on components of the memory device. The memory device can execute operations of the enabled extension component in the memory device based on the setup information. Additional apparatus, systems, and methods are disclosed.
US10754576B2	Performance evaluation apparatus and performance evaluation method A performance evaluation apparatus and a performance evaluation method are provided. The performance evaluation method includes: detecting multiple access commands of a memory controller for page miss so as to identify at least one page-missed command from the access commands; calculating an interval between the at least one page-missed command and a last conflict command to serve as a conflict command interval, wherein the last conflict command conflicts with the at least one page-missed command; and evaluating performance of the memory controller according to the conflict command interval.
US10754572B2	Migrating control of a multi-path logical device from a current MPIO driver to a target MPIO driver An apparatus in one embodiment comprises a host device that includes a set of input-output (IO) queues and a current multi-path input-output (MPIO) driver configured to select IO operations from the set of IO queues for delivery to the storage system. The current MPIO driver is configured to group a plurality of paths from the host device to a logical unit number of the storage system into a multi-path logical device. The host device is configured to install a target MPIO driver and to migrate control of the multi-path logical device to the target MPIO driver from the current MPIO driver where the migration comprises transferring IO entry points of the multi-path logical device from the current MPIO driver to the target MPIO driver. The host device is configured to deliver IO operations selected by the target MPIO driver to the storage system using the multi-path logical device.
US10754569B2	Methods to reduce storage capacity A virtual storage device may be generated that replicates a layout of a physical storage device it is replacing. The virtual storage device may be used to store data formerly stored in the physical storage device. The layout may detail various configurations of the physical storage device such as if the physical storage derive implements fixed or variable-block sizes and/or if it implements a level of redundant array of independent disks (RAID). By replicating the layout of a physical storage device that it may replace, the virtual storage device described within various embodiments may offer advantages over other virtual storage devices.
US10754562B2	Key value based block device A method for providing block access on top of a key-value store comprising a distributed data storage system is provided. The method can include receiving, at a block device, a first input/output operation requesting one or more data blocks. The first input/output operation can be translated into a second input/output operation requesting one or more key-value pairs. The second input/output operation can be performed by at least sending the second input/output operation to the key-value store. Related systems and articles of manufacture, including computer program products, are also provided.
US10754556B2	Prioritization of virtual volumes to take offline in a thin provisioning system Prioritizing virtual volumes to take offline in a thin provisioning system with garbage collection. The method categorizes virtual volumes based on garbage collection properties of their write behavior and adds metadata indicating a category of a virtual volume. The method schedules virtual volumes to be taken offline by predicting virtual volume space utilization of active virtual volumes for a defined time period in combination with estimated garbage collection in that period to determine a need to take virtual volumes offline. The method selects virtual volumes to take offline by their category to ensure that the virtual volumes producing the most garbage collection unfriendly workloads are taken offline first.
US10754555B2	Low overhead mapping for highly sequential data Method and apparatus for managing data in a memory, such as a flash memory. A memory module has a non-volatile memory (NVM) and a memory module electronics (MME) circuit configured to program data to and read data from solid-state non-volatile memory cells of the NVM. A map structure associates logical addresses of user data blocks with physical addresses in the NVM at which the user data blocks are stored. A controller circuit arranges the user data blocks into map units (MUs), and directs the MME circuit to write the MUs to a selected page of the NVM. The controller circuit updates the map structure to list only a single occurrence of a physical address for all of the MUs written to the selected page. The map structure is further updated to list an MU offset and an MU length for each of the MUs written to the selected page.
US10754553B2	Memory chip that suspends transfer phase and resumes transfer phase According to one embodiment, a memory system includes a non-volatile memory and a controller. The memory includes a memory cell array. The controller is configured to control a transfer phase in which a command, an address, and first data are transferred to the memory, and a program phase in which the first data is programmed into the memory cell array by the memory after the transfer phase. The controller is configured to suspend the transfer phase after initiating the transfer phase before completion of the transfer phase, then read second data from the memory, and resume the transfer phase after reading of the second data is completed.
US10754544B2	Method, device and system for manipulating presentation content of screen transmission Provided are a method, a device and a system for manipulating presentation content of screen transmission. The method includes: receiving play start information for presentation content at a screen transmission source end transmitted by a corresponding screen transmission hardware, and starting a preset play manipulation mode at a screen transmission presentation end (S11); detecting a preset touch operation signal in the play manipulation mode, and obtaining a preset play control instruction corresponding to the touch operation signal (S12); and controlling, according to the play control instruction, the presentation content at the screen transmission presentation end to enter a corresponding play state (S13). Based on this, it is possible to implement manipulation of the presentation content on a large touch screen, facilitate users' operations, and advantageously improve the user experience.
US10754541B2	Expandable drawing surface An expandable drawing surface is described. In various embodiments, a drawing surface manager is configured to cause a size of a drawing surface to expand dynamically to provide a user with a truly infinite drawing surface such that the user is not limited for space in any direction. To do so, the drawing surface manager creates and displays new pages for the drawing surface as the user scrolls in any direction. The new pages are displayed proximate existing pages such that the user is presented with a continuous drawing surface on which the user can work seamlessly. In one or more embodiments, a memory manager is configured to provide efficient memory techniques such that, at any point of time, only data associated with visible pages of the drawing surface is loaded onto a memory.
US10754539B2	Touch Operation Processing Method and Terminal Device A touch operation processing method and a terminal device is presented. The method includes detecting a touch operation of a user, which starts from a border of a screen display area to the screen display area, and using the first point touched by the touch operation in the screen display area as a starting point; and performing, according to the touch operation, reduction processing on an operation interface displayed in the screen display area, where one edge of an operation interface after the reduction processing includes the starting point. Therefore, the demand is met that the user triggers, by one hand, reduction processing on the operation interface and perform a selection operation on an arbitrary position in the entire screen display area of the terminal device when the user holds the terminal device with a large screen with one hand on it.
US10754528B2	Sonar user interface systems and methods Techniques are disclosed for systems and methods to provide intuitive user interfaces for sonar systems attached to mobile structures. A sonar user interface system includes a logic device configured to communicate with one or more sonar controllers and/or sonar transducer assemblies and associated processing and control electronics and optionally orientation and/or position sensors disposed substantially within the sonar transducer assemblies. Each sonar controller and/or transducer assembly includes channels that can be operated together or independently. Configurations for each channel, transducer assembly, controller, and/or for the entire sonar system are rendered and displayed using a combination of graphical and textual indicators to allow intuitive selection and/or arrangement of system, controller, assembly, and/or channel configurations and to store configurations for recall. Resulting sonar data and/or imagery may be displayed and/or used to adjust various operational systems of the mobile structure.
US10754520B2	Method and apparatus for managing an application being executed in a portable terminal A method and an apparatus are provided for preventing battery power consumption and degradation of system performance due to the system resources being utilized by applications being executed, while providing a multi-tasking function through a plurality of applications. In the method, when a plurality of applications are executed, such execution of the plurality of applications is reported to the user, so as to enable the user to terminate one or more applications, thereby preventing unnecessary consumption of battery power.
US10754516B2	User interface The current subject matter provides a GUI that includes an improved navigation bar for visualizing information related to a data set. The navigation bar can allow a user to navigate through, scroll, and/or selectively visualize, certain data within the data set, while also providing visual representations of values recorded within the data set. In one embodiment, the navigation bar can include multiple sections/segments that can correspond to different groups of subsets of the data set. The subsets can be grouped based on values of a particular property/variable recorded in the data set. Colors of each segment of the navigation bar can correspond to values of the property in each group, thereby providing a user with summarized information about the data set. The navigation bar can eliminate a need for additional discrete graphical objects (e.g., charts, graphs, tables, etc.) that would otherwise be used to provide summarized information to the user.
US10754514B1	Machine learning in video classification with schedule highlighting Described herein are systems and methods that search videos and other media content to identify items, objects, faces, or other entities within the media content. Detectors identify objects within media content by, for instance, detecting a predetermined set of visual features corresponding to the objects. Detectors configured to identify an object can be trained using a machine learned model (e.g., a convolutional neural network) as applied to a set of example media content items that include the object. The systems provide user interfaces that allow users to review search results, pinpoint relevant portions of media content items where the identified objects are determined to be present, review detector performance and retrain detectors, providing search result feedback, and/or reviewing video monitoring results and analytics.
US10754513B2	Updating assets rendered in a virtual world environment based on detected user interactions in another world A computer system receive a virtual world data set corresponding to a virtual world as experienced by a user. The computer system adds, to the virtual world data set, virtual world location data sets, with each given virtual world location data set respectively defining virtual world locations, with the virtual world location data sets including a first virtual location data set corresponding to a first virtual location that corresponds to a first real world location in the real world. The computer system adds, to the virtual world data set, a first virtual asset data set defining: (i) a first virtual asset, and (ii) a triggering rule that specifies the first real world location. The computer system determines that the user is in proximity to the first real world location. The computer system, responsive to the determination that the user is in proximity to the first real world location, applies the triggering rule to render the first virtual world asset in the first virtual location.
US10754511B2	Multi-view audio and video interactive playback An interactive multi-view module identifies a plurality of media items associated with a real-world event, each of the plurality of media items comprising a video portion and an audio portion. The interactive multi-view module synchronizes the audio portions of each of the plurality of media items according to a common reference timeline, determines a relative geographic position associated with each of the plurality of media items and presents the plurality of media items in an interactive multi-view player interface based at least on the synchronized audio portions and the relative geographic positions.
US10754508B2	Table of contents in a presentation program In a non-limiting example of the present disclosure, an exemplary table of contents slide may be displayed for a slide deck of a presentation program. The table of contents slide may comprise one or more sections of grouped slides for the slide deck. A selection of a section link may be received. The section link links the table of contents slide to a section of grouped slides. An exemplary presentation program may navigate the slide deck to a first slide of the section based on the received selection. When the navigation of the section is completed, the presentation program returns the slide deck to one of: the table of contents slide and the first slide of the section. Other examples described relate to creation and rendering of an exemplary table of contents slide and/or section links within an exemplary table of contents slide of a presentation program.
US10754506B1	Monitoring and controlling risk compliance in network environments Techniques include analyzing risk data for a plurality of network-based identities and generating interactive graphical user interfaces to allow for visualization of the risk data. Operations may include identifying a plurality of network-based identities that have been deployed in a network environment; identifying a scope of permissions associated with the plurality of network-based identities; determining a scope of activity of at least one of: use of the permissions, non-use of the permissions, or activity associated with the permissions for the plurality of network-based identities; developing risk statuses for the plurality of network-based identities; and generating a graphical user interface representing the risk statuses, the graphical user interface comprising a first graphical element having a size and a color, the size and the color being determined based on the risk statuses associated with a first platform within the network environment.
US10754505B1	Apparatuses and methods for identifying a contactee for a message Methods and apparatuses are comprising: a screen; an input device; at least one non-transitory memory storing instructions; and one or more processors in communication with the screen, the input device, and the at least one non-transitory memory, wherein the one or more processors execute the instructions to: display, utilizing the screen, a contactor window including: at least one contactor user interface element configured to have presented, in connection therewith, a plurality of contactor identifiers of a contactor communicant represented by a contactor email communications agent, at least one contactee user interface element configured to have presented, in connection therewith, a plurality of contactee identifiers of a plurality of contactee communicants each represented by a corresponding contactee email communications agent, a message user interface element configured to present a message addressed from one of the plurality of contactor identifiers of the contactor selected in connection with the at least one contactor user interface element and to one or more of the plurality contactees selected in connection with the at least one contactee user interface element, and a send user interface element configured to cause the message to be sent.
US10754497B2	Two-handed object manipulations in virtual reality Systems and methods are described for generating a virtual environment including at least one three-dimensional virtual object within a user interface provided in a head mounted display device, detecting a first interaction pattern and a second interaction pattern. In response to detecting the second interaction pattern, a modified version of the three-dimensional virtual object at the first virtual feature is generated according to the first interaction pattern and at the second virtual feature according to the second interaction pattern. The modified version of the three-dimensional virtual object is provided in the user interface in the head mounted display device.
US10754495B1	3-D screen menus In one embodiment, techniques are used to create a customized 3-D menu for controlling an application (e.g., a CAD application) leveraging the application's native storage format to describe the menu's appearance and function. The menu is defined using elements of a model to which commands are associated within the storage format. The elements, upon later display, operate as menu items, whose selection activates the associated command. The application's (e.g., the CAD application's) visualization capabilities may be used to rotate, zoom, or otherwise manipulated the model in in 3-D space to create a desired appearance. A view of the model is then stored within the storage format to defined an initial appearance of the 3-D menu. Upon later display, the view of the 3-D menu is loaded to provide the defined initial appearance.
US10754492B1	User interface based on viewable area of a display A method for displaying content in a computing device including a display, the method including: displaying content in a viewable area of the display; detecting, by the display, an input associated with the content; and shifting, in response to the input, at least a portion of the content of the viewable area to display a non-modal view, where the non-modal view and the shifted content are concurrently available for user interaction after shifting the portion of the content.
US10754490B2	User interface for collaborative efforts The description relates to a shared digital workspace. One example includes a display device and sensors. The sensors are configured to detect users proximate the display device and to detect that an individual user is performing an individual user command relative to the display device. The system also includes a graphical user interface configured to be presented on the display device that allows multiple detected users to simultaneously interact with the graphical user interface via user commands.
US10754482B2	Display apparatus having touch screen capable of improving touch sensitivity An electroluminescence display apparatus having a touch screen includes a display panel including pixels disposed in a display area, a first power supply electrode positioned in a non-display area outside the display area and supplying first power to the pixels, and a second power supply electrode supplying second power to the pixels, a plurality of first and second touch electrodes disposed in the display area and disposed to cross over each other and to be electrically insulated from each other, a plurality of first touch routing lines disposed in the non-display area and respectively connected to the first touch electrodes, and a plurality of second touch routing lines disposed in the non-display area and respectively connected to the second touch electrodes, wherein at least one of the first and second power supply electrodes includes a plurality of first openings overlapping the plurality of first touch routing lines.
US10754481B2	Detection device and display device According to an aspect, a detection device includes: a substrate; detection electrodes arrayed in a row-column configuration in a first direction and a second direction intersecting the first direction in a sensor region of the substrate; a drive circuit configured to supply drive signals to the detection electrodes; wires electrically coupled to the respective detection electrodes; analog front ends each configured to receive, from at least one of the detection electrodes, at least one detection signal corresponding to a capacitance change in the at least one of the detection electrodes caused when the drive signals are supplied; and a multiplexer coupled to one of the detection electrodes via one of the wires and capable of changing the number of the wires simultaneously electrically coupled to one of the analog front ends. The wires extend in the second direction and are disposed side by side in the first direction.
US10754476B2	Systems and methods for ultrasonic, millimeter wave and hybrid sensing A close-range motion detector has at least one transmitter, at least one receiver, and at least one more transmitter or receiver. The transmitter(s) transmit, and the receiver(s) receive signals in one of the ultrasonic or mm-wave ranges. Multiple transmitters or receivers are spaced apart from one-another along a plane, and transmission of a signal takes place at a known time. Echos of the signal that bounce of a scatterer are received and digitized during a receive window, and the time-of-flight is determined using CAF. Time scaling may be determined as well, and may be determined using CAF. The determined time-of-flight is used to determine an X-Y-coordinate for the scatterer, and its motion (e.g., velocity) can be determined, which are output. In an embodiment, a such a close-range motion detector can be implemented on the side of a smart-watch, making a virtual writing surface on the back of a user's hand.
US10754474B2	Projector system A projector system includes a projector main body that obliquely projects image light and an imager that operates based on a stereographic projection scheme and captures an image of a stereographic region containing a projection region where the image light from the projector main body is projected to detect a pointing element present in the stereographic region.
US10754471B2	Touch sensing device and image display device using the same A touch sensing device and an image display device using the same are discussed. The touch sensing can include touch sensors included in an image display panel, a touch sensing circuit unit configured to supply a driving signal to the touch sensors, receive a touch voltage from the touch sensors and generate sensing data based on a touch sensing result of the image display panel, and a micro control unit configured to determine whether or not the plurality of touch sensors, the touch sensing circuit unit and a self-stored firmware operate normally when a power source of the touch sensing device is turned on, and allow a touch sensing operation to be operated normally or delay a reset operation in a predetermined period unit and repeatedly perform the reset operation in a predetermined delay period unit based on a result of previous determination.
US10754469B2	Touch detection method and touch detection apparatus An apparatus for detecting a touch includes a touch panel configured to include an electrode constituting a self-capacitor together with an object, a charge-sharing unit configured to include a charge-sharing capacitor which is charge-shared with the self-capacitor, a differential signal generation unit configured to receive an output signal of the charge-sharing unit, generate a pair of pseudo differential touch signals, and detect a touch of the object, and a control unit configured to control the charge-sharing unit so that the charge-sharing unit may perform charge sharing and signal output.
US10754466B2	User interface device for industrial vehicle A processing device comprising a graphical user interface in an industrial vehicle is provided. The processing device comprises a touch screen display that receives touch gesture commands from a vehicle operator, memory storing executable instructions, and a processor in communication with the memory. The processor when executing the executable instructions: defines a plurality of widgets, wherein each widget comprises a visual representation of a current state of an associated function of the vehicle, displays a subset of the plurality of widgets on a portion of the touch screen display defining a plurality of widget spaces, and displays an icon tray on the touch screen display comprising one or more icons, in which at least one of the one or more icons corresponds to a respective one of the plurality of widgets.
US10754461B2	Display device with integrated touch screen Disclosed is a display device with integrated touch screen, which can prevent a first touch electrode or a second touch electrode from being short-circuited with a bridge electrode through an opening. The display device includes first electrodes on a first substrate, a light emitting layer on the first electrodes, a second electrode on the light emitting layer, an encapsulation layer on the second electrode, a bridge electrode and a dummy electrode on the encapsulation layer, an insulation layer covering the bridge electrode and the dummy electrode, and a first touch electrode and a second touch electrode on the insulation layer. The first touch electrode is electrically connected to the bridge electrode, and bridge electrode is spaced apart from the dummy electrode.
US10754451B2	Operating device for a motor vehicle The operating device for a vehicle comprises a capacitively operating touch panel having an upper face with a touch sensitive surface, and an operating unit having a movable operating element which can be grasped manually and has an electrically conductive surface and a plate shaped holding element, provided with an upper face and a lower face facing away from the upper face, on which the operating element is movably arranged and which for its part is arranged on the touch-sensitive surface of the upper face of the touch panel. The operating element comprises at least one wiper, electrically connected to the electrically conductive surface of the operating element, sliding along a sensing path of the upper face of the holding element when the operating element is moved. The holding element comprises alternately successively arranged first sections and second sections along the sensing path. The upper and lower face of the holding element are connected to each other in an electrically conductive manner in each of the first sections and are electrically insulated from each other in each of the second sections.
US10754450B2	Adjustable stylus A stylus includes a cover having a base fastener. A base segment is secured to the cover. An intermediate segment includes an intermediate stop and an intermediate fastener. The intermediate segment being longitudinally movable inside the base segment. The intermediate segment is movable between a closed position where the intermediate fastener engages the base fastener and an open position where a base spring biases the intermediate stop away from the cover to expose the intermediate segment. An end segment includes an end stop and an end fastener. The end segment being longitudinally movable inside the intermediate segment. The end segment is movable between a closed position where the end segment engages the intermediate stop and an open position where an intermediate spring biases the end stop away from the intermediate stop to expose the end segment. A tip for engaging a touch-sensitive electronic device extends from the end segment.
US10754440B2	Touch sensitive keyboard with flexible interconnections Touch sensitive mechanical keyboards and processes for detecting touch events and key depressions on the touch sensitive mechanical keyboard are provided. The touch sensitive mechanical keyboard can include a set of individually depressible mechanical keys having a touch sensitive surface. A touch sensor layer can be disposed on top of a key mechanism and flexible interconnections provided between key segments of the touch sensor layer can allow for depression of the key mechanism of individual keys. In some examples, the flexible interconnections can be formed by patterning a spring-like structure into the touch sensor layer. In some examples, the touch sensor layer can be transparent or include openings to allow a backlight to shine through. In some examples, addressable LED backlighting with buckling interconnects can also be provided to illuminate keycaps of the mechanical keyboard.
US10754437B2	Wrist-worn electronic device and methods therefor Embodiments of electronic wristwatches are disclosed. According to one embodiment, an electronic wristband can provide additional electrical circuitry or devices that can be made available for use as or with an electronic device. In one embodiment, the electronic device can be a mobile electronic device that can be removably coupled to the electronic wristband which provides the additional circuitry or devices. Advantageously, the electronic device can utilize the additional electrical circuitry or devices provided within the electronic wristband to augment the capabilities of the electronic device. In another embodiment, the electronic device can be integrally formed with the electronic wristband which provides the additional circuitry or devices.
US10754436B2	Remoting or localizing touch gestures at a virtualization client agent Aspects of the present disclosure are directed towards responding to a touch gesture at a touch-enabled computing device. An interface control element may be presented at a first computing environment provided by a computing device. A touch gesture may be received at a touchscreen of the computing device, and it may be determined whether at least a portion of the touch gesture occurred at the interface control element. Based, at least in part, on whether at least a portion of the touch gesture occurred at the interface control element, a display of the first computing environment may be adjusted or information corresponding to the touch gesture may be transmitted to a second computing environment.
US10754434B2	Motion gesture capture by selecting classifier model from pose System and techniques for gesture capture are described herein. A first representation of a sensor array may be collected into a first sensor composition. The first sensor composition may be filtered to output a pose status. Here, the pose status corresponds to a pose in a library of poses. A second representation of the sensor array may be collected into a second sensor composition. A fit of the second sensor composition to a model may be measured. The fit may be provided to a gesture consumer based on the fit and the pose.
US10754433B2	Multi-device authentication A system and method uses multiple devices in concert as security for accessing an account. The system and method may use one or more security measures based on unique gestures, coordinated gestures between two devices, presence of multiple devices, sequence of actions, and other measures to prevent fraud. Additionally, these security measures may be rearranged or changed such that the devices may collaborate to provide access to multiple different accounts.
US10754428B1	Systems, methods, and devices for audio-tactile mapping A method may include acquiring an audio signal, generating a haptic signal at frequencies that are based on a shift in frequencies of the audio signal, thereby causing the frequency of the haptic signal to match the frequency of the audio signal according to human perception and providing the haptic signal to a human user. Various other apparatuses, systems, and methods are also disclosed.
US10754424B2	Control of computer via distortions of facial geometry A system which, with data provided by one or more sensors, detects a user's alteration of the geometries of parts of his face, head, neck, and/or shoulders. It determines the extent of each alteration and normalizes it with respect to the maximum possible range of each alteration so as to assign to each part-specific alteration a numeric score indicative of its extent. The normalized part-specific scores are combined so as to produce a composite numeric code representative of the complete set of simultaneously-executed geometric alterations. Each composite code is translated, or interpreted, relative to an appropriate context defined by an embodiment an application executing on an embodiment, or by the user. For example, each composite code might be interpreted as, or assigned to, a specific alphanumeric letter, a color, a musical note, etc. Through the use of this system, a user may communicate data and/or commands to a computerized device, while retaining full use of his hands and his voice for other tasks, and while being free to focus his visual attention on something other than the system.
US10754418B1	Using body surfaces for placing augmented reality content Parts of the body of a user can be used as surfaces for rendering content, such as augmented reality (AR) content. A computing device executing an AR application can detect body parts in an augmented reality view, such as a hand within a field of view of a camera capturing image data for the application. A type of content to be displayed can be determined based on the type and orientation of the body part, in addition to the location and orientation of the device. The content can vary with changes in the orientation of the body part or motion to cause another body part to be visible. A user can make a selection or input for the content by contacting the surface of the body part onto which the content is projected, providing tactile feedback to the user as well as a determinable action for the device.
US10754416B2	Systems and methods for a peripheral-centric augmented/virtual reality environment In certain embodiments, a sensing and tracking system detects objects, such as user input devices or peripherals, and user interactions with them. A representation of the objects and user interactions are then injected into the virtual reality environment. The representation can be an actual reality, augmented reality, virtual representation or any combination. For example, an actual keyboard can be injected, but with the keys pressed being enlarged and lighted.
US10754411B2	Method for transmitting and receiving wake-up signal in vehicle network An operation method of a communication node in a vehicle network may include detecting a local event; transitioning an operation mode of the communication node from a sleep mode to a normal mode when the local event is detected; generating a wake-up signal including a wake-up pattern corresponding to the local event; and transmitting the wake-up signal.
US10754408B2	Power supply unit mismatch detection system A power supply unit (PSU) mismatch detection system that includes a plurality of PSU slots configured to couple to a PSU and transmit power to an auxiliary power rail (APR) and a main power rail (MPR), a controller that is coupled to the MPR and the PSU slots and configured to perform a PSU mismatch check on each PSU coupled to the PSU slots, and a programmable logic device (PLD) that is coupled to the APR, the MPR, and each of the plurality of PSU slots. The PLD enables transmission of power to the MPR from a first PSU coupled to a first PSU slot, receives an indication that the controller has completed the PSU mismatch check, determines valid PSU slots using the results of the PSU mismatch check, and enables the transmission of power to the main power rail from the valid PSUs slots.
US10754406B1	Techniques for monitoring power device alarms Techniques and apparatus for providing power monitoring processes are described. In one embodiment, for example, an apparatus may include at least one storage device and logic coupled to the at least one storage device. The logic may be configured to poll a power device comprising a plurality of power elements via an alarm status identifier operative to cause the power device to return an alarm status string comprising a plurality of alarm status bits, each of the plurality of alarm status bits indicating an active alarm state of one of the plurality of power elements, and determine each of the plurality of power elements in the active alarm state based on the alarm status string. Other embodiments are described.
US10754405B1	Power handling thermostat Methods and systems, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for using a power handling thermostat, the method including determining that (i) power to a thermostat is not available from line power of a ventilation system and (ii) power is available from a supercapacitor in the thermostat, drawing power from the supercapacitor instead of from the line power, determining that power is no longer available from the supercapacitor, in response to determining that power is no longer available from the supercapacitor, drawing power from a battery in the thermostat instead of from the supercapacitor, determining that power to the thermostat is available from the line power of the ventilation system, and in response to determining that power to the thermostat is available from the line power of the ventilation system, drawing power from the line power of the thermostat.
US10754403B1	Mid-span automatic transfer switch for power over ethernet lighting and powered devices An automatic transfer switch for power over ethernet lighting and powered devices preferably includes at least one transfer switch module, a carrier board, a power supply and a housing. Each transfer switch module preferably includes a plurality of input transformers, a plurality of output transformers, a microcontroller, a power source equipment device, a power transfer device and a LAN Multiplexer. The at least one transfer switch module is retained on the carrier board. The plurality of input transformers receive power and data inputs from power sourcing equipment. If a backup power switch detects a loss of power, a signal will be received by the microcontroller of the at least one transfer switch module. The microcontroller will instruct the power transfer device to supply electrical power to the plurality of output transformers. Data will also be supplied by the microcontroller to the LAN Multiplexer.
US10754402B2	Data transfer via a data and power connection A method of data transfer via a data and power connection includes determining whether a data transmission error is detected via the data and power connection. The method further includes, in response to a determination that a data transmission error is detected via the data and power connection, decreasing current across the data and power connection.
US10754400B2	Control method for data storage system, data storage module, and computer program product A control method for data storage system includes obtaining a correlation coefficient corresponding to storage devices using a control device, and adjusting the link speed of one of the storage devices using the control device.
US10754392B2	Friction hinge with clutch-based resistance A hinge includes a shaft, a hinge leaf engaged with the shaft, a band clamped around the shaft for rotation about the shaft and pivotal movement relative to the hinge leaf, and a clutch disposed between the band and the shaft. The clutch includes a collar disposed between the shaft and the band. The clutch is configured to lock and unlock the collar to the shaft. Rotation of the band about the shaft in a first direction locks the collar to the shaft for frictional movement of the band about the shaft at a first resistance level. Rotation of the band about the shaft in a second direction unlocks the collar from the shaft for frictional movement of the band about the shaft at a second resistance level lower than the first resistance level.
US10754387B2	Flexible display device Provided is a lead wiring line formed on a reinforcement film, and the lead wiring line includes a portion overlapping a bottom portion of a recessed portion in a plan view and a portion overlapping a head portion of a protruding portion in a plan view.
US10754383B2	Image processing method and electronic device supporting same An electronic device includes a plurality of displays, a memory storing at least one image, and a processor operatively connected to the displays and the memory. The processor is configured to output a first image of images stored in the memory, on a first display among the displays, to output a multimedia image on a second display among the displays, and to assign a display order of the second image so as to be adjacent to a display order of the first image, when a second image is obtained.
US10754376B1	Industrial automation display device A user interface display device for displaying information associated with an industrial automation system may have a display that has a front face and one or more outer edges, a cover lens optically bonded to the front face of the display with an optical-grade adhesive, and a bezel that has a frame. The frame is disposed about the display, and the bezel defines a gap between the frame and the one or more outer edges of the display. The display device may also have a quantity of gap-filling adhesive disposed at one or more locations within the gap between the one or more outer edges of the display and the frame of the bezel. The quantity of gap-filling adhesive may couple the display to the bezel.
US10754372B2	Display apparatus A display apparatus includes: a display panel configured to display an image, at least one supporting member on a rear surface of the display panel, the at least one supporting member defining a groove, at least one sound generation device adjacent to the display panel, and a wiring, accommodated into the groove, configured to transfer a signal to the at least one sound generation device.
US10754368B1	Method and system for load balancing backup resources A method for load balancing backup resources of a backup resource pool includes obtaining status information for a plurality of backup resources of the backup resource pool. The method includes, while an aggregate load state of the backup pool is not overloaded, making a first determination that a first backup resource of the plurality of backup resources has a load state that is overloaded based on the status information and a load policy. The method includes, in response to the first determination, adding a new backup resource to the backup pool.
US10754364B2	Multi-stage by-pass valve A by-pass valve capable of activating at least two different temperatures is disclosed. The valve has a valve chamber housing a valve mechanism having a piston-cylinder arrangement. The cylinder defines two separate chambers therein for housing two different thermal materials each having a different activation temperature. A piston is arranged in each end of the cylinder operably coupled to the corresponding thermal material housed within the cylinder. A valve spool or valve sleeve is operably coupled to one of the pistons associated with the valve mechanism, the valve spool or sleeve adapted for sliding within the valve chamber for controlling flow to the fluid outlet ports formed in the valve. In some embodiments, the valve mechanism housing two different thermal materials can be arranged in combination with additional valve mechanism housing different thermal materials allowing for further multi-stage activation allowing for various flow arrangements through the valve.
US10754334B2	Methods and systems for industrial internet of things data collection for process adjustment in an upstream oil and gas environment In embodiments of the present invention improved capabilities are described for a system for process monitoring through data collection in an industrial drilling environment comprising a data collector communicatively coupled to a plurality of input channels, each input channel connected to a monitoring point from which data is collected, the collected data providing a plurality of process parameter values for the industrial drilling environment; a data storage structured to store collected data from the plurality of input channels; a data acquisition circuit structured to interpret the plurality of process parameter values from the collected data; and a data analysis circuit structured to analyze the plurality of process parameter values to detect a process condition associated with the industrial drilling environment, wherein an operational process for the industrial drilling environment is altered based on the analysis of the plurality of process parameter values.
US10754328B2	Self-adaptive device intelligence as a service enterprise infrastructure for sensor-rich environments A device intelligence architecture configures and controls on-site devices and performs environment monitoring to facilitate effective device functionality. The architecture facilitates efficient use of devices (e.g., robotics) in an unstructured and dynamic environment, which will allow deployments in many more environments than is currently possible. The architecture stores and shares information between segregated devices to avoid the silo effect of vendor specific stacks. The architecture also models capabilities of devices and maps actions to intelligence packages to deploy a specific intelligence package to the device. The architecture also implements distributed processing. For instance, computationally intensive tasks may be offloaded to the back end processing, with action updates resulting from the processing pushed to the devices.
US10754327B2	Numerical controller, numerical control method and numerical control program To provide a numerical controller, a numerical control method and a numerical control program enabling to improve laser cutting speed. A numerical controller for dividing a laser cutting range into a plurality of sections and performing cutting in the respective sections with individual laser outputs includes a nonvolatile memory for storing division conditions and laser output conditions for the plurality of respective sections in association with a cutting condition identifier, and a CPU for specifying the cutting condition identifier as a command value along with an axial movement command in a cutting program, thereby sequentially applying the stored laser output conditions to the plurality of respective sections.
US10754320B2	Method and apparatus for integrating an external motion planner with an industrial controller An industrial controller that integrates with an external controller for improved control of an industrial machine or process and for coordinating internal motion control functions of the industrial controller with the control routines native to the external controller is disclosed. The industrial controller includes one or more internal motion control instructions, such as a jog, cam, follower, or gearing function. The industrial controller further includes an internal motion planner to generate commands for motor drives connected to the industrial controller to execute the internal motion control instructions or user provided motion control instructions in a control program. External vendors have also developed motion planners to generate motion commands, for example, for the axes on robotic equipment. The present invention includes an interface between motion commands and motor drives controlled by the industrial controller and the external motion planners to seamlessly integrate the external motion planner with the industrial controller.
US10754304B2	Automation system with mobile interface Methods and systems for managing a premises are described. A gateway device may monitor a plurality of devices at a premises. A mobile device may receive, from the gateway device, data indicative of one or more events of the plurality of devices. The mobile device may output a user interface comprising status information associated with the plurality of devices. The user interface may allow for user input to generate control operations associated with the premises.
US10754300B2	Timepiece and control method of timepiece A timepiece, in which an indicating hand is driven by a motor and high speed processing is required for driving a load other than the indicating hand, includes a main control circuit that instructs drive timing of the motor so as to drive the load, and that is operated by an operation frequency serving as a first frequency, and a motor control unit that generates a drive pulse for driving the motor, and that is operated by an operation frequency serving as a second frequency which is lower than the first frequency.
US10754292B2	Image forming apparatus An image forming apparatus includes a drum cartridge and developing cartridge, which are detachably mounted to a main assembly, and an urging mechanism for urging the cartridges to position them. The urging mechanism 60 includes a single elastic member, a first urging member for transmitting the force of the elastic member to the drum cartridge and a second urging member for transmitting the force to the developer cartridge.
US10754290B2	Image forming apparatus An image forming apparatus includes: a main body casing including a first opening and a cover that is movable between an open position and a closed position; and a cartridge, which is capable of accommodating a toner and is mountable to the main body casing in a state where the cover is positioned in the open position; wherein the main body casing includes: a first tray, which is provided on the cover and is capable of placing a print medium thereon; a second opening, through which the print medium on the first tray passes; a first conveyance roller, which conveys the print medium passed through the second opening; a third opening, which is positioned between the first opening and the second opening; and a guide, which guides the print medium passed through the third opening to the first conveyance roller.
US10754286B2	Printing apparatus, sheet housing apparatus, and printer A sheet housing apparatus including a housing unit, which houses a sheet to be discharged from a discharging opening of a printer, and a pair of housing-side feet disposed on both sides, in a width direction, of the sheet housing apparatus. The sheet housing apparatus can be combined with the printer. The printer includes a pair of body-side feet disposed on both sides, in the width direction, of the printer. In a state in which the sheet housing apparatus is combined with the printer, the body-side feet and the housing-side feet are arranged not to overlap with each other in the width direction.
US10754285B2	Original cover closer and office equipment using the same To provide the original cover closer which can control a rotation torque accompanied with an opening and closing operation of in a simple structure, as compared to the conventional original cover closer, solution is made in that the original cover closer comprises an attaching part attached to the main body side; a supporting part, wherein its side plates are rotatably attached to the both side plates of the attaching plate via a hinge shaft, as well as the original cover is attached to the supporting part; a pressure receiving part provided between the both side plates of the attaching part; a cam slider slidably provided inside the supporting part by making its cam portion abut against the pressure receiving part; an elastic module resiliently provided between the cam slider and a free end side of said supporting part, so as to bring the cam slider into press contact with the pressure receiving part and to rotatably urge the supporting part in an opening direction of an original cover; and a brake module provided between the supporting part and the cam slider, and that the brake module consists of a plurality of friction protruding ridge portions provided on an inner wall surface of the supporting part toward the cam slider, and at least a gently-sloping upward inclined portion gradually climbing from the cam slider side is provided on each of the friction protruding ridge portions.
US10754274B2	Image forming apparatus and method of controlling the same An image forming apparatus, including: a photoconductor; an exposing device configured to expose the photoconductor and form an electrostatic latent image on the photoconductor; a developing device including a developing roller configured to form a developer image on the photoconductor; a transfer device configured to transfer the developer image to a sheet; a developer storage storing developer; a supplier configured to supply the developer from the developer storage to the developing device; a sheet feeder configured to convey the sheet toward the transfer device; a sheet sensor configured to detect the sheet conveyed toward the transfer device; and a controller, wherein the controller is configured to start a supplying process of supplying, by the supplier, the developer to the developing device before formation of the electrostatic latent image corresponding to the sheet is started, based on a signal indicating that the sheet sensor has detected the sheet.
US10754250B2	DNA double-write/double binding identity This disclosure relates to DNA double-write/double binding identity, and the design and use of DNA double-write materials and methods in processes and systems for macro, micro, and nano-photolithography and self-assembly processes for carrying out two and three dimensional nanofabrication.
US10754238B2	Imaging optical system, projection display device, and imaging apparatus The imaging optical system consists of, in order from a magnification side along an optical axis: a first lens group; a first optical axis deflection unit that deflects the optical axis; a second lens group; a second optical axis deflection unit that deflects the optical axis; and a third lens group. The imaging optical system forms an intermediate image between the first optical axis deflection unit and a surface closest to the magnification side in the first lens group.
US10754232B2	Optical projector module An optical projector module proofed against distortion caused by heat building up in and around the light-emitting element includes a printed circuit board (PCB), a light emitting element, and an optical structure. The optical structure on the PCB includes a supporting member almost completely enclosing the light emitting element. The supporting member includes an embedded metal heat dissipating layer extending to cover outside surfaces of the supporting member. The metal heat dissipating layer occupies more than 70% of the outside surfaces of the supporting member, and being metallic the dissipating layer is able to conduct electricity.
US10754230B2	Selfie apparatus An apparatus for use with an electronic communication device having a camera to take a picture or video. The apparatus comprises a base and a first flexible arm extending upward from the base. The apparatus further comprises second and third flexible arms extending upward from the base. The apparatus further comprises a first light source engaged with the first flexible arm and a second light source engaged with the second flexible arm. The apparatus further comprises a body engaged with the third flexible arm having a mirror surface. The apparatus further comprises a fastener directly engagable with the mirror surface and engageable with the communication device to position the camera in front of the mirror surface.
US10754221B2	Polarization multiplexer/demultiplexer with reduced polarization rotation An optical device may include a waveguide-based Mach-Zehnder (MZ) interferometer associated with performing polarization multiplexing or demultiplexing. The waveguide-based MZ interferomenter may include a first MZ arm, a second MZ arm, and a set of stress-balancing trenches. A portion of the first MZ arm may be between at least two stress-reducing trenches of a plurality of stress-reducing trenches. The plurality of stress-reducing trenches may be in a cladding layer on a substrate. The set of stress-balancing trenches may be on an opposite side of the second MZ arm from the plurality of stress-reducing trenches. The set of stress-balancing trenches may be in the cladding layer on the substrate.
US10754219B2	Addressable electro-optic device An electro-optic device includes a front substrate defining a first surface and a second surface. A rear substrate defines a third surface and a fourth surface. A seal is disposed about a periphery of the second surface and the third surface. A space is defined between the front substrate, the rear substrate, and the seal. An electro-optic medium is disposed within the space. A first conductive material is disposed on the second surface of the front substrate. A second conductive material is disposed on the third surface of the rear substrate. At least one isolation line extends across at least one of the first conductive material and the second conductive material to define independently controlled dimming regions.
US10754184B2	Display device and heat exchanger thereof A heat exchanger for an electronic device including a light module is provided. The heat exchanger includes an internal heat exchange portion configured to be adjacently attached to the light module. The internal heat exchange portion has at least one internal heat dissipation channel. The internal heat dissipation channel is connected with a device space of the electronic device. A high temperature gas flow generated by the light module is enabled to pass through the device space and the internal heat dissipation channel.
US10754175B2	Head-mounted display The present invention comprises: a display module; a case in which the display module is installed; one pair of support legs connected to the case and supported by the head of a wearer; a motion sensor for sensing the motion of the head of the wearer; a load adjuster for adjusting a load to be applied from the support legs to the head of the wearer; and a control unit for controlling the load adjuster according to a sensing result of the motion sensor, thereby reducing a load to be applied to the head of the wearer during a static wearing so as to provide comfort to the wearer and increasing a load to be applied to the head of the wearer during a dynamic wearing so as to minimize shaking.
US10754171B2	Method of correcting optical characteristics of back light unit for three-dimensional display apparatus A method of correcting optical characteristics of a back light unit (BLU) for a three-dimensional (3D) display apparatus includes: obtaining first optical characteristics of a reference image; obtaining a corrected image by applying an initial correction value, which is determined based on the first optical characteristics, to the reference image; obtaining second optical characteristics of the corrected image; determining whether the second optical characteristics match reference optical characteristics; outputting the corrected image based on determining that the second optical characteristics match the reference optical characteristics, and obtaining a new corrected image and repeating, for the new corrected image, the obtaining the second optical characteristics and the determining whether the second optical characteristics match the reference optical characteristics, based on determining that the second optical characteristics of the corrected image do not match the reference optical characteristics.
US10754164B2	Image reading apparatus and reading module An image reading apparatus includes a reading module. The reading module includes a linear light source that extends in a direction intersecting a moving direction in which the transport unit relatively moves and irradiates a document with light via a transparent member, an image forming element that condenses the light reflected from the document, and a light receiving element that receives the light condensed by the image forming element. The linear light source is disposed such that a main optical axis of the linear light source is inclined at a first angle with respect to a normal direction of the transparent member in the moving direction, and the image forming element is inclined at a second angle in the same direction as the inclination of the main optical axis of the linear light source.
US10754163B2	Image generation method and display device using the same An image generation method and a display device using the same are disclosed. The image generation method includes receiving an angle value obtained from a motion sensor, calculating a pixel displacement value based on the angle value, generating interpolated frame data by shifting frame data of the input image displayed on the screen by the pixel displacement value, and displaying the frame data of the input image and the interpolated frame data on the screen.
US10754159B2	Optical system Optical systems including an image surface, a stop surface, a partial reflector disposed between the image surface and the stop surface, a reflective polarizer disposed between the stop surface and the partial reflector, and a quarter wave retarder disposed between the reflective polarizer and the partial reflector are described. The reflective polarizer is convex along two orthogonal axes. The reflective polarizer may be a thermoformed multilayer reflective polarizer.
US10754152B2	Head-up display system for calibrating and correcting image information for an observer A head-up display system for representing image information for an observer includes an image encoder for emitting a first image, a projection area including a portion of a composite pane for deflecting a projection of an image, wherein a calibration system is arranged to ascertain a deviation between a first image and the projection of the first image and has a capturing system arranged to capture reflection properties of the composite pane and the image encoder is arranged to generate a correction image as a function of the deviation.
US10754147B2	Projector and three-dimensional printing apparatus with image displacement module A projector including a light source, a light valve, a projection lens and a displacement module is provided. The light source generates an illumination light. The light valve converts the illumination light into a multi-pixel area image light. The projection lens is disposed in a transmission path of the multi-pixel area image light. The image displacement module includes a carrier, an optical element, a frame and a base. The carrier, the frame and the base are substantially coplanar with each other, and the multi-pixel area image light provided is configured to be moved by the optical element and being moved along a third direction in response to the spinning of the carrier, and the first direction is different from the second direction. Furthermore, a three-dimensional printing apparatus is also provided.
US10754145B1	Apparatuses, systems, and methods for adjusting fluid lenses An apparatus may include an adjustable fluid lens that includes a deformable element and a fluid that is substantially transparent and that is contained at least in part by the deformable element. The apparatus may additionally include a sensor that detects a property of the fluid that indicates a viscosity of the fluid. The apparatus may further include a control element that regulates, based at least in part on the property of the fluid, a speed with which to apply a deforming force to the deformable element. Additionally, the apparatus may include an actuator that adjusts an optical property of the adjustable fluid lens by applying the deforming force to the deformable element at the regulated speed. Various other apparatuses, systems, and methods are also disclosed.
US10754143B2	Optical scanning method and optical scanning apparatus An optical scanning method includes detecting a resonance frequency of a tip of a fiber while sweeping a vibration frequency of the tip of the fiber over a predetermined frequency range, the tip of the fiber being supported to allow oscillation, determining a driving frequency of the tip of the fiber on the basis of the detected resonance frequency, and scanning light over an object by causing the light to be emitted from the tip of the fiber while driving and vibrating the tip of the fiber at the driving frequency.
US10754139B2	Three-dimensional position information acquiring method and three-dimensional position information acquiring apparatus A three-dimensional position information acquiring method includes acquiring an image of a first optical image; thereafter acquiring an image of a second optical image; and performing a computation using image data of the first and second optical images. Acquisition of the image of the first optical image is based on light beams having passed through a first area. Acquisition of the image of the second optical image is based on light beams having passed through a second area. The positions of the centers of the first and second areas are both away from the optical axis of an optical system in a plane perpendicular to said optical axis. The first and second areas respectively include at least portions that do not overlap with each other. Three-dimensional position information about an observed object is acquired by the computation. The first and second areas are formed at rotationally symmetric positions. The computation performs subtraction processing using data of the first and second images, generates a subtracted image and then determined whether the observed object is displaced on the front or rear side relative to an in-focus position.
US10754135B2	Light sheet microscope and control method for light sheet microscope A light sheet microscope includes an objective, an illumination optical system, a first adjustor, a second adjustor and a controller. The illumination optical system irradiates sample with a light sheet from a direction that is different from an optical axis direction of the objective. The first adjustor adjusts a relative position between a light sheet plane on which the light sheet is formed and the objective in an optical axis direction of the objective. The second adjustor adjusts a relative position between the light sheet plane and the sample in an optical axis direction of the objective. The controller controls the first adjustor on the basis of light that is from the light sheet plane and that is detected via the objective when a relative position between the light sheet plane and the sample is changed by the second adjustor.
US10754129B2	Camera system A camera system including a telephoto lens module is provided. The telephoto lens module includes a first image sensor, a first assembly, and a second assembly. The first assembly includes a first driving mechanism and a reflecting member connected to the first driving mechanism. The first driving mechanism is configured to drive the reflecting member to rotate around a first axis and a second axis. The second assembly is disposed between the first assembly and the first image sensor, including a second driving mechanism and a first lens. The second driving mechanism is configured to drive the first lens to move along a third axis. The first, second, and third axes are not parallel to each other. When light enters the telephoto lens along the first axis, light is reflected by the reflecting member and through the first lens along the third axis to the first image sensor.
US10754127B2	Micro-objective lens and high-resolution broadband imaging system with such micro-objective lens The present invention discloses a micro-objective lens, comprising the first lens group, the second lens group, the third lens group, the fourth lens group, the fifth lens group, the sixth lens group, the seventh lens group, the eighth lens group, the ninth lens group and the tenth lens group with optical axis arranged in a sequence from the left to the right; the focal length of the first lens group is negative; the second lens group belongs to doublet, in which the focal length of the first and second lens is positive and negative respectively; the focal length of the third lens group is positive; the fourth and fifth lens groups belongs to doublets, in which the focal length of the first and second lens in each group is negative and positive respectively; the focal length of the sixth lens group is positive; the focal length of the seventh and eighth lens groups is negative; the focal length of the ninth and tenth lens groups is positive. The present invention also discloses a high-resolution broadband imaging system with aforesaid micro-objective lens.
US10754125B2	Imaging lens There is provided an imaging lens with high resolution which satisfies in well balance the low-profileness and the low F-number and properly corrects aberrations.An imaging lens comprises a first lens having positive refractive power, a second lens having the positive refractive power, a third lens, a fourth lens, a fifth lens being a double-sided aspheric lens, and a sixth lens being double-sided aspheric lens and having a concave surface facing the image side near the optical axis, wherein the image-side surface of the sixth lens is an aspheric surface changing to the convex surface at a peripheral area.
US10754122B2	Carrier frame and circuit board for an electronic device An electronic device includes an electronic circuit board containing a processing element and a vision sensor. A carrier frame is used to support the electronic circuit board. An optical element is positioned over the sensor and supported by the carrier frame. The electronic circuit board is bent to reduce the length, thickness and/or width of the electronic device, without increasing the others of the length, thickness and/or width of the electronic device.
US10754119B2	Imaging lens assembly, camera module, electronic device and external adjusting jig for manufacturing same imaging lens assembly An imaging lens assembly has an optical axis and includes a plastic barrel, a lens set and a retaining element. The plastic barrel includes a first channel and a second channel. The lens set is disposed in the plastic barrel and includes at least one adjustable lens element, wherein an outer diameter surface of the adjustable lens element includes a plurality of axial rotation structures, each of the axial rotation structures is in a protruding strip shape, and at least one of the axial rotation structures is disposed correspondingly to the second channel of the plastic barrel and exposed. The retaining element is disposed in the plastic barrel and includes an anti-releasing structure, which is disposed correspondingly to the first channel of the plastic barrel to avoid the lens set being released from the plastic barrel.
US10754118B2	Lens barrel and imaging device equipped with same A lens barrel 10 comprises a first lens group frame 29, a rotating shaft 30, a plurality of barrier vanes 23a to 26b, an annular barrier sliding frame 28, and an annular stationary frame 27. The plurality of barrier vanes 23a to 26b rotate around the rotating shaft 30, and switch between an open state of exposing the surface of a first lens L1 in an imaging state, and a closed state of covering the surface of the first lens L1 in a collapsed state. The annular barrier sliding frame 28 is disposed on the subject side of the first lens group frame 29, and rotates the plurality of barrier vanes 23a to 26b upon rotating relatively around the optical axis with respect to the first lens group frame 29. The stationary frame 27 is disposed between the plurality of barrier vanes 23a to 26b and the barrier sliding frame 28 and fixed with respect to the first lens group frame 29, and supports the plurality of barrier vanes 23 a to 26b from the opposite side from the subject.
US10754113B1	Opto-electronic device including active circuit component on circuit attachment area of optical fiber and related methods An opto-electronic (OE) device may include an optical fiber including a core and a cladding surrounding the core. The optical fiber may have a recess therein defining a circuit component attachment area. The OE device may include an electrically conductive circuit pattern on the circuit component attachment area and an active OE circuit component on the circuit component attachment area, optically coupled to the optical fiber, and electrically coupled to the electrically conductive circuit pattern. The OE device may further include a protective body surrounding the optical fiber and the active OE circuit component, and electrical conductors integrally formed with the electrically conductive circuit pattern, extending through the protective body, and having distal ends exposed on the protective body for external connection.
US10754111B1	Method for modifying small form factor pluggable transceiver for avionics applications A method for modifying a low-cost small form factor pluggable optical-electrical bidirectional transceiver (hereinafter “SFP transceiver”) by converting the SFP transceiver into a dual-in-line package. Such conversion enables the SFP transceiver to be soldered directly on a printed circuit board of a line replaceable unit of an avionics system, thereby eliminating the concern that the SFP transceiver may become detached due to vibration during aircraft operation. The method also includes a sealing process to protect the contact pads on the SFP transceiver, thereby eliminating any concern that the contact pads could corrode due to long-term moisture and humidity exposure. The product of the method is a ruggedized SFP transceiver capable of withstanding the rigors of operating in a harsh avionics environment onboard an aircraft.
US10754104B2	Cylindrical optical ferrule alignment apparatus An alignment sleeve for an optical fiber adapter includes features to bring precision alignment between optical fiber cores. The sleeve includes a tubular inner area to accept first and second ferrule ends of first and second connectors. First and second tabs project from first and second ends of the sleeve. The first and second tabs slide into holes in the ferrule holders or barrels of the first and second connectors, so as to provide rotational alignment of the first and second ferrules, which may be presenting multi-core optical fibers. A mid-portion of the sleeve may include geometrical features to enable a snap fit of the sleeve into a housing of the adapter. More than one tab may be employed at the ends of the sleeve, and the tabs may have defined spacing and/or dimensions to enable security keying, only permitting coupling between connectors possessing matching holes in the ferrule barrels.
US10754102B2	Mechanical interface between a fiber optic cable and a fiber optic connector A fiber optic connector and cable assembly includes a cable and a fiber optic connector. The connector has a main connector body, a ferrule, a spring for biasing the ferrule, and a spring push for retaining the spring within the main connector body. A crimp band is provided for securing the fiber optic cable to the fiber optic connector. The crimp band includes a first portion securing a cable strength member. The crimp band also includes a second portion crimped down on a jacket of the cable. The crimp band further includes an inner surface having gripping structures for gripping the strength member and/or the jacket.
US10754099B2	Optical fiber adapter An optical fiber adapter includes housing, a base body, an occluder, and optical fiber components. A first end surface of the housing includes an insertion opening. A second end surface of the housing includes a connection opening. A through groove is in the housing, and the insertion opening communicates with the connection opening through the through groove. The first end surface includes positioning portions around a periphery of the insertion opening. A hook portion is extending outwardly from the positioning portion. The base body is in the through groove of the housing. The occluder is connected to the partition plate. The optical fiber component is at the assembling portion. The housing of the optical fiber adapter does not have the protruding portions. Hence, several optical fiber adapters can be densely arranged side-by-side. Therefore, the number of the adapters arranged in the optical fiber cassette can be increased.
US10754097B2	Adapter and adapter assembly using same Disclosed are an adapter (6) and an adapter assembly using the adapter (6). The adapter (6) comprises an adapter shell (13, 12, 11), wherein an adapter socket contact part (18), an adapter socket locking structure, an adapter plug contact part (14), an adapter plug locking structure, and a seal fit portion for being inserted into a corresponding connecting sleeve (4) in a sealing manner are arranged on the adapter shell (13, 12, 11), and the seal fit portion is located between the adapter socket locking structure and the adapter plug locking structure. The adapter and the adapter assembly using same have a waterproof function.
US10754093B2	Fabrication process of polymer based photonic apparatus and the apparatus A method of fabricating polymer modulators includes forming an insulating layer on a platform and depositing and patterning a ground electrode on the insulating layer. A bottom polymer cladding layer, a first blocking layer, a polymer core layer, a second blocking layer, and a top polymer cladding layer are deposited in order. A third blocking layer is deposited on the top cladding layer and patterned to define vias which are used to etch ground openings through the top polymer cladding layer, the second blocking layer, the core layer, the first blocking layer, and the bottom cladding layer to the ground electrode. The openings are filled with electrically conductive material from electrical communication with the ground electrode to a surface of the top polymer cladding layer. The third blocking layer is removed and electrical contacts are formed on the top polymer cladding layer in electrical communication with the electrically conductive material.
US10754090B2	Optical fiber cable assembly and measurement device A plurality of optical fiber groups are housed in an optical fiber cable and which of the optical fiber groups optical fibers, which constitute the optical fiber groups, belong to can be identified depending on a covering of the optical fibers. Each of optical connectors (plug, receptacle) which are respectively attached to both ends of the optical fiber cable has regions, in which insertion holes in which the optical fibers are inserted and fixed one by one are formed to be arranged in a predetermined interval, in the same number as the number of the optical fiber groups, and even though the optical fibers in one optical fiber group are inserted and fixed in the insertion holes in an identical region, an arrangement order of the optical fibers in the region of the optical connector provided on one end is not maintained as an arrangement order of the optical fibers in the region of the optical connector provided on the other end.
US10754089B1	Display module A display module includes a display panel, an optical film layer arranged on a side of the display panel, a light guide plate arranged on a side of the optical film layer away from the display panel, a backplane arranged on a side of the light guide plate away from the display panel, and a bonding member. The bonding member bonds together the display panel, the optical film layer, the light guide plate, and the backplane.
US10754085B2	Lighting device and display device A lighting device 12 includes: an LED 13; an LED substrate 14 at least having an LED mounting portion 22 on which a surface of the LED 13 adjacent to a light-emitting surface 13a of the LED 13 is mounted and a first extension portion 23 extending from the LED mounting port on 22 toward a side opposite to the light-emitting surface 13a; and an LED supporting member 18 at least including an LED supporting portion 25 and a substrate contact portion 27. The LED supporting portion 25 is disposed on an opposite side from the LED substrate 14 with respect to the LED 13 and supports the LED 13 and the substrate contact portion 27 extends along a plate surface of the LED substrate 14 and is in contact with at least a part of the first extension portion 23.
US10754081B2	Devices containing a remote phosphor package with red line emitting phosphors and green emitting quantum dots A remote phosphor package according to the present invention includes a green emitting quantum dot material and a Mn4+ doped phosphor of formula I, dispersed in a host matrix wherein A is Li, Na, K, Rb, Cs, or combinations thereof; M is Si, Ge, Sn, Ti, Zr, Al, Ga, In, Sc, Y, La, Nb, Ta, Bi, Gd, or combinations thereof; x is an absolute value of a charge of the [MFy] ion; and y is 5, 6 or 7.
US10754080B2	Display device including a filter for changing characteristics of light A display device is disclosed. The display device according to the present disclosure includes a frame; a light assembly disposed in at least one edge area of the frame; a panel positioned in front of the frame; and a light guide plate positioned between the frame and the panel so that light emitted from the light assembly is transferred to the panel, wherein the light assembly includes a light source and a filter positioned at a light path between the light source and the light guide plate and changing characteristics of light emitted from the light source. The present disclosure can improve display quality of the display device by changing characteristics of light emitted from the light source.
US10754079B1	Light guide plate A light guide plate includes a plate body having a light exit surface, a reflection surface opposite to the light exit surface, and a light-incident surface connected between the light exit surface and the reflection surface and adapted to face a light source. The light-incident surface includes a vertical portion perpendicularly connected to the light exit surface, and a sloped portion connecting the vertical portion and the reflection surface. The sloped portion is inwardly inclined from the vertical portion towards the reflection surface.
US10754075B1	Light assembly having a ring-shaped lightguide with a plurality of light incident portions An indicator light assembly includes a lightguide with a plurality of light directing optical devices each having a light receiving end, a sidewall, and a light emitting end coupled to each other to form a ring-shaped light exit surface; and a plurality of light sources positioned at the light receiving ends, such that light from the light sources enters the light receiving ends and is directed towards the light exit surface by the sidewalls.
US10754067B2	Textured self-cleaning film system and method of forming same A self-cleaning film system includes a substrate and an anti-reflection film disposed on the substrate. The anti-reflection film includes a first sheet formed from titanium dioxide, a second sheet formed from silicon dioxide and disposed on the first sheet, and a third sheet formed from titanium dioxide and disposed on the second sheet. The system includes a self-cleaning film disposed on the anti-reflection film and including a monolayer disposed on the third sheet and formed from a fluorinated material selected from the group consisting of fluorinated organic compounds, fluorinated inorganic compounds, and combinations thereof. The self-cleaning film includes a first plurality of regions disposed within the monolayer such that each of the first plurality of regions abuts and is surrounded by the fluorinated material and includes a photocatalytic material.
US10754060B2	System, method and computer program product for fracture pattern characterization in naturally fractured reservoirs A fracture pattern characterization method, system, and computer program product, include classifying fracture patterns of reservoir layers using a correlation of reservoir information associated with target images and the target images extracted from a database and determining a fracture pattern characterization of a new reservoir layer input based on the classified fracture patterns.
US10754056B2	Quick vehicle check system and method adopting multi-dose regional scanning A quick vehicle check system comprises a radiation source which produces a first X ray with a first dose and a second X ray with a second dose, wherein the first dose is smaller than the second dose, and the first X ray is used for checking a first part of a checked vehicle and the second X ray is used for checking a second part of the checked vehicle; a first sensor for detecting a set position of the checked vehicle; a second sensor for detecting a passing distance of the checked vehicle; and a control unit coupled with the first sensor and the second sensor, which receives the set position of the checked vehicle from the first sensor and receives the passing distance of the checked vehicle from the second sensor.
US10754046B2	Radiation imaging system and radiation imaging apparatus A radiation imaging system is provided. The system includes radiation imaging apparatuses having an arrangement capable of detecting a start of radiation irradiation, and comprising an output unit to output a first signal representing that the apparatus itself has detected a start of irradiation and a receiving unit to receive a second signal representing that another apparatus has detected the start. In a case in which the start of irradiation is detected in a first state, the apparatus transitions to a second state for generating the image data and outputs the first signal. The apparatus in the second state generates the image data regardless of reception of the second signal. In a case in which the second signal is received in the first state, the apparatus transitions to a third state in which power consumption is lower than the first state.
US10754045B2	Clustering GNSS data A handheld GNSS device having a GNSS antenna, memory, and a display receives a first GNSS signal at the GNSS antenna and determines a first position of a point of interest based on the GNSS signal. The first position is stored in memory. A second GNSS signal is received at the GNSS antenna and a second position of the point of interest is determined based on the second GNSS signal. The second position is stored in memory. A third GNSS signal is received at the GNSS antenna and a third position of the point of interest is determined based on the third GNSS signal. The third position is stored in memory. A determination is made whether the first, second, and third positions meet a clustering criteria. In accordance with a determination that the first, second, and third positions meet the clustering criteria, a first cluster position is stored. The first cluster position is based on the first, second, and third positions. In accordance with a determination that the first and second positions meet the clustering criteria and the third position does not meet the clustering criteria, a second cluster position is stored. The second cluster position is based on the first and second and not the third position.
US10754037B2	Processing point clouds of vehicle sensors having variable scan line distributions using voxel grids A method for processing point clouds having variable spatial distributions of scan lines includes receiving a point cloud portion corresponding to an object in a vehicle environment, the point cloud portion including scan lines arranged according to a particular spatial distribution. The method also includes constructing a voxel grid corresponding to the received point cloud portion. The voxel grid includes a plurality of volumes in a stacked, three-dimensional arrangement, and constructing the voxel grid includes (i) determining an initial classification of the object, (ii) setting one or more parameters of the voxel grid based on the initial classification, and (iii) associating each volume of the plurality of volumes with an attribute specifying how many points, from the point cloud portion, fall within that volume. The method also includes generating, using the constructed voxel grid, signals descriptive of a current state of the environment through which the vehicle is moving.
US10754036B2	Scanning illuminated three-dimensional imaging systems A three-dimensional imaging system includes a first illumination source configured to project a first fan of light toward an object in a field of view, and a second illumination source configured to project a second fan of light substantially parallel to and spaced apart from the first fan of light. The first illumination source and the second illumination source are further configured to scan the first fan of light and the second fan of light synchronously laterally across the field of view. The three-dimensional imaging system further includes a camera configured to capture a plurality of image frames of the field of view as the first fan of light and the second fan of light are scanned over a plurality of regions the object, and a processor coupled to the camera and configured to construct a three-dimensional image of the object based on the plurality of image frames.
US10754033B2	Light detection and ranging (LIDAR) device range aliasing resilience by multiple hypotheses A computing system may operate a LIDAR device to emit light pulses in accordance with a time sequence including a time-varying dither. The system may then determine that the LIDAR detected return light pulses during corresponding detection periods for each of two or more emitted light pulses. Responsively, the system may determine that the detected return light pulses have (i) detection times relative to corresponding emission times of a plurality of first emitted light pulses that are indicative of a first set of ranges and (ii) detection times relative to corresponding emission times of a plurality of second emitted light pulses that are indicative of a second set of ranges. Given this, the system may select between using the first set of ranges as a basis for object detection and using the second set of ranges as a basis for object detection, and may then engage in object detection accordingly.
US10754027B2	Method for generating an image and handheld screening device A method and device for generating an image, the method including: generating an active radar image of an object; displaying the active radar image in a first representation on a display of a handheld screening device; detecting a movement of the handheld screening device; generating a second representation of the displayed radar image based on the detected movement.
US10754019B2	Pulse radar device The objective of the present invention is to use a simple circuit configuration and simple signal processing to provide a pulse radar device with which it is possible to reduce the impact of local signal carrier leakage on a received signal, and which makes it possible to perform high precision angle measurement using a multi-beam system. In order to measure the angle of an object, a pulse radar device is provided with at least two receiving antennas, and a reception circuit is provided with a signal selection switch for selectively switching between received signals received by the receiving antennas. The received signal contains a local signal leakage component, and a DC level of the received signal varies with the switching of the signal selection switch. In order to eliminate the impact of such DC level variations, a high-pass filter is disposed between a mixer and a frequency analyzer.
US10754011B2	Perception systems for use in autonomously controlling systems A lidar sensor comprising a laser, an optical sensor, and a processor. The lidar sensor can determine a distance to one or more objects. The lidar sensor can optionally embed a code in beams transmitted into the environment such that those beams can be individually identified when their corresponding reflection is received.
US10754008B2	Vehicle radar system that addresses doppler frequency shift and method of using the same A vehicle radar system, such as a multiple input multiple output (MIMO) radar system, for estimating a Doppler frequency shift and a method of using the same. In one example, a modulated signal is mixed with an orthogonal code sequence and is transmitted by a transmit antenna array with a plurality of transmitting antennas. The signals reflect off of a target object and are received by a receive antenna array with a plurality of receiving antennas. Each of the received signals, which likely includes a Doppler frequency shift, is processed and mixed with a number of frequency shift hypotheses that are intended to offset the Doppler frequency shift and result in a series of correlation values. The frequency shift hypothesis with the highest correlation value is selected and used to correct for the Doppler frequency shift so that more accurate target object parameters, such as velocity, can be obtained.
US10754005B2	Radar modulation for radar sensing using a wireless communication chipset Techniques and apparatuses are described that enable radar modulations for radar sensing using a wireless communication chipset. A controller initializes or controls modulations performed by the wireless communication chipset. In this way, the controller can enable the wireless communication chipset to perform modulations for wireless communication or radar sensing. In some cases, the controller can further select a wireless communication channel for setting a frequency and a bandwidth of a radar signal, thereby avoiding interference between multiple radar signals or between the radar signal and a communication signal. In other cases, the controller can cause the wireless communication chipset to modulate a signal containing communication data using a radar modulation. This enables another device that receives the signal to perform wireless communication or radar sensing. By utilizing these techniques, the wireless communication chipset can be used for wireless communication or radar sensing.
US10754003B2	Method for determining the position of mobile node and related communication system, road side unit, and vehicle thereof A method for determining the position of a mobile node applied to a roadside unit (RSU) is provided. The RSU and a plurality of mobile nodes form a communication network of a road. The method includes the steps of: obtaining, by, via at least one sensor, first road information, wherein the first road information provides absolute position distribution information associated with the mobile nodes; receiving, by a communication device, second road information from a first mobile node of the mobile nodes, wherein the second road information provides relative position distribution information associated with the first mobile node and second mobile nodes adjacent to the first mobile node; and determining, by a comparison device, the position of the first mobile node on the road according to the first road information and the second road information.
US10753999B2	Magnetic resonance imaging apparatus A magnetic resonance imaging apparatus according to an embodiment includes a processor and a memory. The memory stores processor-executable instructions that cause the processor to perform an application region scan for acquiring data on an area covering a diaphragm in order to position an application region of a motion detection pulse and a multi-slice scan for acquiring first multi-slice data on an area covering a heart; and acquire a slice image of the heart that is positioned using the first multi-slice data, with application of the motion detection pulse. In acquiring the slice image, when breathing motion of a subject is continuously out of an allowable range for a given period, the processor corrects a position of the application region by calculation using the second multi-slice data acquired by performing the multi-slice scan again and a positional relationship obtained by the application region scan and the multi-slice scan.
US10753996B2	Method and magnetic resonance apparatus wherein stored data acquisition protocols are automatically conformed to a current equipment version In a medical imaging apparatus and method for operation thereof, data acquisition protocols are stored, each containing data acquisition parameters of the medical imaging apparatus that define a data acquisition operation. In the event of an update, which changes the possible setting scope for data acquisition parameters, of at least one software and/or hardware component of the medical imaging apparatus to a current equipment version, and/or in the event of the input of a data acquisition protocol not defined for the current equipment version, a set of rules is applied to all protocols not defined for the current equipment version. The rules include at least one adaptation rule for at least one data acquisition parameter, which rule, when applicable, increases at least one quality measure for image data recorded using the data acquisition protocol to which the adaptation rule is applied.
US10753988B2	Wireless position sensor assembly for a rotating actuator A device for wirelessly transmitting a rotation position of an actuator. The device comprises first and second housings. The housing configured for securing to a body of the actuator. An adaptive sleeve may be used for coupling the second housing to a stem of the actuator. The device includes a sensor and a sensor trigger that are mounted in different ones of the first and second housings. The sensor generates a sensor output signal based on a proximity of the sensor to the sensor trigger. The sensor and sensor trigger are mounted such that relative motion between the first and second housings produces a change in the sensor output signal. A radio transmitter transmits the rotational position of the actuator stem based on the sensor output signal.
US10753984B2	Method and measurement arrangement for monitoring a production process of a modularly set-up voltage source A pallet understructure, in particular for transport and storage containers for liquids, which are equipped with an inner container made of plastic, with a closable filling neck and a draining neck for connecting a tapping armature, wherein the understructure has an outer jacket made of a metal grid or sheet metal, and a bottom (13) for supporting the inner container, corner feet and central feet arranged between the corner feet, as well as a bottom cross member (16), wherein at least the outer jacket and the bottom cross member are attached to at least two central feet, wherein the respective central foot, the outer jacket and the bottom cross member are coupled in a form-fitting fashion with the aid of a screw (45), wherein there is a bracket (28), which reaches around the bottom cross member (16) and around a peripheral edge of the outer jacket, wherein the screw (45) penetrates legs (29, 30) of the bracket.
US10753981B2	Battery ecosystem system and method A battery ecosystem may provide electronic components including a reserve capacity tester (RCT) module, a handheld battery and electrical system analyzer (handheld tester), a tester charger, a wireless gateway router modem or hub (hub), a printer, wireless tire tread measuring device, a handheld route sales manager device (RSM), a battery monitoring device, and/or serialized labels, and a Sales/Information/POP kiosk. The hub may communicate with the electronic components, and the battery monitor may constantly read input and output information from a battery and communicate it to the hub and the serialized labels may provide a significant amount of information to the battery ecosystem.
US10753963B2	Current sensor isolation A current sensor integrated circuit includes a lead frame having a primary conductor and at least one secondary lead, a semiconductor die disposed adjacent to the primary conductor, an insulation structure disposed between the primary conductor and the semiconductor die, and a non-conductive insulative material enclosing the semiconductor die, the insulation structure, a first portion of the primary conductor, and a first portion of the at least one secondary lead to form a package. The first portion of the at least one secondary lead (between a first end proximal to the primary conductor and a second end proximal to the second, exposed portion of the at least one secondary lead) has a thickness that is less than a thickness of the second, exposed portion of the least one secondary lead. A distance between the second, exposed portion of the primary conductor and the second, exposed portion of the at least one secondary lead is at least 7.2 mm.
US10753955B2	Systems and method for advanced additive manufacturing A manufacturing computer device for dynamically adapting additive manufacturing of a part is provided. The manufacturing computer device includes at least one processor in communication with at least one memory device. The at least one memory device stores a build file for building the part including a plurality of geometries that each include one or more values of a first build parameter. The processor is programmed to receive sensor information of a build of the part by a machine, compare the sensor information for each geometry of the plurality of geometries to the corresponding one or more values of the first build parameter, determine one or more values for a second build parameter for each of the geometries based on the one or more differences, and generate an updated build file for the part including the one or more values for the second build parameter.
US10753953B2	Automated analyzer and liquid reservoir Provided are an automated analyzer for analyzing a substance contained in an unknown sample and a liquid reservoir, the analyzer and the reservoir being capable of saving users' operation without remarkably increasing the number of components. A flow path outlet of an overflow portion of the liquid reservoirs projects closer to the inner circumferential side of a drain flow path than to an inner circumferential surface side of an outer wall of the drain flow path serving as a destination to which liquid overflows. In addition, the flow path outlet projects so as to come into contact with an outer wall of the inner pipe. The flow path outlet of the overflow portion projects into the drain flow path so as to be located below an upper end of the outer wall of the drain flow path.
US10753948B2	Method for aiding differential diagnosis of stroke The present invention provides a method of aiding the differential diagnosis of haemorrhagic stroke, ischemic stroke and a transient ischemic attack in a patient who has suffered or is suffering a stroke. The method comprises: (i) determining the concentration of the biomarkers VCAM-1, GFAP and CRP in an ex vivo sample obtained from the patient; and (ii) establishing the statistical significance of the concentration of the biomarkers. Optionally, the method further comprises steps of (iii) determining the concentration of the biomarkers IL-6 and sTNFR1 in an ex vivo sample obtained from the patient; (iv) determining the gender of the patient; and (v) establishing the statistical significance of the concentration of the five biomarkers, in conjunction with the patient's gender. The present invention also provides substrates comprising probes for VCAM-1, GFAP and CRP for use in a method for aiding the differential diagnosis of stroke.
US10753942B2	Methods to detect remnant cancer cells Disclosed methods for detecting remnant cancer cells in a tissue sample.
US10753941B2	Biocompatible nanoparticles with aggregation induced emission characteristics as fluorescent bioprobes and methods of using the same for in vitro and in vivo imaging The development of fluorescent bioprobes comprising organic fluorescent compounds that exhibit aggregation induced emission (AIE) properties, methods of producing the same, and their practical applications for in vitro and in vivo bioimaging.
US10753924B2	Method for selecting patients responsive for cancer treatments The present invention is directed to a method of quantifying intracellular metabolite effluxes in permeabilized cancer cells for selecting cancer patients responsive for a cancer treatment, the method comprising the steps of: a) providing a sample of cancer cells taken from a patient; b) permeabilizing said cancer cells; c) incubating said permeabilized cancer cells in a reaction medium for a period of time allowing biological activity of intracellular organelles and accumulation of metabolites produced by said activity into the reaction medium in the presence of a substrate or substrates relating to a metabolite efflux or effluxes of interest, wherein said substrates used are at least glutamine and pyruvate; d) determining the quantity of metabolites relating to said metabolite efflux or effluxes of interest accumulated in the reaction medium during step c); and e) comparing the amounts of metabolites determined in step d) to equal measurements performed on control samples of the same tissue type and assessing the aggressiveness of the cancer cells or the treatment response of the cancer cells to a drug affecting a metabolic pathway or pathways relating to said metabolite efflux or effluxes of interest.
US10753922B2	Biomolecule measurement apparatus A biomolecule measuring device includes a first liquid tank and a second liquid tank which are filled with an electrolytic solution, a nanopore device that supports a thin film having a nanopore and is provided between the first liquid tank and the second liquid tank so as to communicate between the first liquid, tank and the second liquid tank through the nanopores, and an immobilizing member that is disposed in the first liquid tank, has a size larger than that of the thin film, and to which the biomolecules are immobilized, in which at least, one of the nanopore device and the immobilizing member has a groove structure.
US10753920B1	Devices, systems, and methods for cell analysis in microgravity Devices, systems and methods for optical analysis of cells in microgravity are disclosed.Effective cellular microscopic and image analysis requires placement of cells into a proper focal plane, region, or volume. Such placement often requires immobilization of the cells. Cell settling onto a substrate is often sufficient for cell immobilization; however, no significant settling occurs in microgravity. Cell immobilization in microgravity may be accomplished by treatment of a substrate, the cells, or both effective that the substrate captures and immobilizes the cells for inspection. Cells may be immobilized in microgravity by adhering magnetic particles to the cells and applying a magnetic field. Cells may be placed in a proper location for viewing in microgravity by placing the cells into a small chamber or narrow channel. Centrifugal force may effect cell settling and aid cell immobilization. Proper placement or immobilization of cells aids cellular microscopic and image analysis in microgravity.
US10753914B2	Flow controller A flow controller includes a channel assembly, a pressure sensor, and a pressure control valve. The channel assembly includes a laminated substrate comprised of a plurality of substrates laminated, the laminated substrate having a surface on which a gas inlet and a gas outlet are formed, and having, inside the laminated substrate, a plurality of resistance channels not communicating with one another inside the laminated substrate as internal channels. In the flow controller, the gas inlet and the gas outlet communicate to each other to form a flow rate control channel. The pressure sensor and the pressure control valve are provided on the flow rate control channel. At least one of the resistance channels which is selected to have a desired channel resistance of the flow rate control channel is connected to the flow rate control channel as part of the flow rate control channel.
US10753913B2	Chromatography systems with mobile phase generators Certain configurations of a gas chromatography system comprising an internal gas generator are described. In some instances, the gas chromatography system may comprise an internal hydrogen generator to provide hydrogen gas to a chromatography column for separation of analyte species. In certain examples, the gas chromatography system can be operated without any external gas inputs.
US10753912B2	Gas chromatograph A gas chromatograph includes a sample introduction portion and a heater block. A contact portion is fit into a first recess of a main body of the sample introduction portion. The heater block is fixed to and positioned with respect to the main body of the sample introduction portion by directly coming into contact with the contact portion provided on the main body of the sample introduction portion. For this reason, the heater block may be securely positioned with respect to the sample introduction portion.
US10753909B2	Laser for laser bond inspection system and laser ultrasonic inspection system An example laser system includes a laser, a plurality of pulse stretchers coupled together in series, a pulse amplifier, a feedback module, and a lens assembly. The plurality of pulse stretchers is configured to stretch pulse widths of the laser pulses and output stretched laser pulses. The pulse amplifier is positioned between a first pulse stretcher and a second pulse stretch of the plurality of pulse stretchers, and is configured to amplify the laser pulses. The feedback module includes a pulse delay comparator configured to compare a first laser pulse of the laser pulses to a corresponding first stretched laser pulse of the stretched laser pulses. The feedback module also includes a computing device configured to determine an adjustment to a pulse stretcher of the plurality of pulse stretchers, and apply the adjustment to the pulse stretcher so as to modify a shape of a second stretched laser pulse.
US10753908B2	Resonator for force detection Provided herein is a resonator for force detection. The resonator comprises a stack of: a cavity containing a cavity medium having a first refractive index; a first diffraction grating having a grating period; and a first covering medium having a second refractive index. Once a resonating condition is satisfied, the cavity allows a plurality of propagating modes for the beam in the cavity and only one propagating mode for the beam outside the cavity. The plurality of propagating modes in the cavity resonates to generate different resonance peaks corresponding different sensitivity levels. By working in different regimes, the resonator is able to provide high sensitivity and large dynamic range for force detection.
US10753894B2	Method and apparatus for monitoring materials A method and apparatus for monitoring during dynamic processes that determines when effective measurements of thermal effusivity and/or thermal conductivity can be made during a portion of a cycle during a calibration phase, then measures thermal effusivity and/or thermal conductivity during a subsequent dynamic process in dependence upon the time delay value and the measurement duration value until a desired value is obtained. A sensor having a measurement period of between one to two seconds allows monitoring of materials during dynamic processes such as tumbling, blending, mixing, and rocking. For example, measurements can be made until a value indicative of a desired mixture condition is obtained.
US10753880B2	Aquatic environment water parameter testing methods utilizing conductivity as calibration for sensor measurements An aquatic environment water parameter testing method that utilizes the conductivity of a liquid sample of an aquatic environment to correct an optical reading of a chemical indicator that has been exposed to the liquid sample to determine the level of a constituent in the aquatic environment. The conductivity of the liquid sample is determined, the chemical indicator element is exposed to the liquid sample, an optical reading is measured from the chemical indicator, and the optical reading is corrected using the conductivity. The temperature of the liquid sample may be utilized to correct the conductivity prior to correcting the optical reading. The temperature of an optical reader used to measure the optical reading may be utilized to correct the optical reading.
US10753875B1	Spectral unmixing of spectroscopic emission images This disclosure relates generally to detecting multiple biomarkers on or within a sample, though more specifically, to detecting individual detection moieties within a plurality of detection moieties. A system and a process are disclosed by which individual detection moieties can be distinguished from a plurality of detection moieties (i.e., during multiplexing), such as by distinguishing the detection moieties orthogonally—in that there is no ambiguity as to which detection moiety is being detected and/or imaged. A feature of a signal of interest, such as from a detection moiety of interest, can be distinguished in the presence of a featureless signal (i.e., the signal has an unknown value and/or structure), such as from background, autofluorescence, or a non-desired detection moiety.
US10753873B2	Multicolor detection device A multicolor detection device includes: a condensing lens array 17 in which a plurality of condensing lenses 18, each of which turns light emitted from each of a plurality of light emitting points 1 individually into parallel light beams, are arranged, the light emitting points being arranged in a light emitting point array; at least one spectroscopic element on which the parallel light beams are incident in parallel, the at least one spectroscopic element being common; and at least one sensor on which light beams spectrally separated by the spectroscopic element are incident in parallel, the at least one sensor being common.
US10753871B2	Information processing device, image acquisition system, information processing method, and image information acquisition method [Object] To propose an information processing device, an image acquisition system, an information processing method, an image information acquisition method, and a program which enable a position of a surface of a measurement subject to be more simply specified.[Solution] An information processing device according to the present invention includes: a representative luminance value specifying unit configured to, when luminance values constituting a plurality of fluorescence images of a measurement subject captured while a position of the measurement subject in a thickness direction is changed are sequentially rearranged from a highest luminance value on the basis of the fluorescence images for each of the fluorescence images corresponding to respective thickness positions, extract a luminance value ranked at a predetermined position from the highest luminance value and set the extracted luminance value as a representative luminance value of the fluorescence image at the thickness position to be noted; and a surface position specifying unit configured to use the representative luminance value for each of the fluorescence images and set the thickness position corresponding to the fluorescence image that gives the maximum representative luminance value as a position corresponding to a surface of the measurement subject.
US10753869B2	Lensless imaging device for microscopy and fingerprint biometric In one aspect, embodiments disclosed herein relate to a lens-free imaging system. The lens-free imaging system includes: an image sampler, a radiation source, a mask disposed between the image sampler and a scene, and an image sampler processor. The image sampler processor obtains signals from the image sampler that is exposed, through the mask, to radiation scattered by the scene which is illuminated by the radiation source. The image sampler processor then estimates an image of the scene based on the signals from the image sampler, processed using a transfer function that relates the signals and the scene.
US10753867B2	System and method for identifying materials using a THz spectral fingerprint in a media with high water content A material detector includes a pulse generator to generate pulses to excite molecules in the material and a detector to detect a signal generated from excited molecules in the terahertz region. Spectral features in the material are analyzed to identify the material. Detection can be performed using a nanoantenna array structure having antennas tuned to detect the expected spectral emission. The nanoantenna array can include antennas having MIM or MIIM diodes. Signal processing and statistical analysis is use to reduce false positives and false negative in identifying the material.
US10753862B2	Method, apparatus and software for detection and localization of hidden defects in optically diffuse media In a method and apparatus, a property of an optically diffuse medium including a first optical absorber having a first concentration and a second optical absorber having a second concentration is determined. A surface area of the medium is imaged at multiple wavelengths around an isosbestic wavelength of the first absorber and the second absorber. A reflectance spectrum of the medium at the surface area at the multiple wavelengths is determined. A derivative of the determined reflectance spectrum around the isosbestic wavelength is determined. From the derivative, a concentration ratio of the first concentration and the second concentration is estimated.
US10753853B2	Method of evaluating the corrosion resistance of a coated metal substrate A method of evaluating the corrosion resistance of a coated metal substrate, the method including putting a liquid composition into contact with a corrosion protection coating present on the surface of a metal substrate, the liquid composition including water, a gelling agent, corrosion-catalyst ions, and a color pH indicator; gelling the liquid composition in order to form a corrosion-accelerator gel in contact with the coating; performing a corrosion test during which the gel that has formed is left in contact with the corrosion protection coating; and evaluating the corrosion resistance of the substrate coated by the corrosion protection coating by observing the color of the color pH indicator present in the gel after performing the corrosion test.
US10753851B2	Classifying microbeads in near-field imaging Among other things, an imaging sensor includes a two-dimensional array of photosensitive elements and a surface to receive a sample within a near-field distance of the photosensitive elements. Electronics classify microbeads in the sample as belonging to different classes based on the effects of different absorption spectra of the different classes of microbeads on light received at the surface. In some examples, the number of different distinguishable classes of microbeads can be very large based on combinations of the effects on light received at the surface of the different absorption spectra together, spatial arrangements of colorants in the microbeads that impart the different absorption spectra, different sizes of microbeads, and different shapes of microbeads, among other things.
US10753845B2	System and method of sensor reconditioning in an exhaust aftertreatment system A system includes: an exhaust aftertreatment system that includes a particulate matter sensor that includes a heating element configured to selectively provide heat to the particulate matter sensor; and a controller programmed to: receive particulate matter data indicating a state of the particulate matter sensor; determine that the particulate matter sensor is in a full state based on the particulate matter data; and activate the heating element to: (i) a first temperature for a first period of time, the first temperature being sufficient to burn off water or ammonia; (ii) a second temperature for a second period of time immediately after the first period of time, the second temperature being greater than the first temperature and being sufficient to burn off urea, biuret, or melamine; and (iii) a third temperature for a third period of time immediately after the second period of time, the third temperature being greater than the second temperature and being sufficient to burn off carbon.
US10753824B2	Detection of gainers and exaggerated losses in unidirectional OTDR traces A method of distinguishing whether a detected change in reflected power in an optical time domain reflectometer (OTDR) measurement carried out in a fiber optic transmission system (16) using an OTDR is caused by a an event causing actual attenuation or a change in a mode field diameter, comprising the steps of emitting a succession of first sampling light pulses of a first wavelength into the fiber optic transmission system (16) while a pumping signal with a second wavelength is emitted into the fiber optic transmission system (16), and measuring a first OTDR trace (34′) resulting from the reflection of the first sampling light pulses in the fiber optic transmission system (16), such that the first sampling light pulses and their reflections interact with the pumping signal via stimulated Raman scattering. The method further comprises a step (36) of determining, based at least on information extracted from the first OTDR trace (34′), whether the detected change is mainly due to an event causing actual attenuation or to a change in the mode field diameter in the fiber optic transmission system (16).
US10753822B1	System and method for selecting virtual appliances in communications with virtual private cloud networks A method for facilitating communications between client devices in geographically separated networks is described. First, message monitoring is conducted by each of a plurality of virtual appliances within a local network to detect a message of a first message type. Responsive to failing to locate a Media Access Control (MAC) address of a destination for the message within a prescribed table by a default gateway, one of the plurality of virtual appliances is selected for handling a forwarding of the message to a plurality of remote networks, and the message via the selected virtual appliance is forwarded to a plurality of gateways associated with a plurality of remote networks. Responsive to locating the MAC address of the destination within the table, the virtual appliance previously handling communications with the destination to forward the message to the destination.
US10753814B2	Piezoresistive sensors and sensor arrays Highly expressive and flexibly programmable foot-operated controllers are described. Specific implementations are intended for musical applications and allow musicians an unprecedented degree of control of a wide variety of musical components and subsystems for recording and/or performance.
US10753810B2	Contact force testing apparatus, use of such a contact force testing apparatus and method for producing such a contact force testing apparatus A contact force testing apparatus includes a measuring sensor that can be contacted with an electrical contact element and measures a contact force (F) of a contact with the electrical contact element of an electrical connector having a male component and a female component. The measuring sensor receives the contact force in a contact region with a piezoelectric pick-up. The measuring sensor includes a plurality of piezoelectric pick-ups that are spaced apart from one another by pick-up gaps. The measuring sensor has a protective sleeve that covers the piezoelectric pick-ups and the pick-up gaps in the contact region.
US10753806B2	Non-contact temperature measuring device The instant disclosure provides a non-contact temperature measuring device including a base, a temperature measuring module, a light module and a reflecting module. The temperature measuring module is disposed on the base. The temperature measuring module has a measuring area. The light module is disposed on the base and is configured to generate a projecting light. The reflecting module is disposed on the base and has a reflecting surface. The projecting light is projected onto the reflecting surface and is reflected by the reflecting surface, thereby forming at least two reflecting light beams adjacent to the measuring area. The at least two reflecting light beams surround a marking area which is able to overlap with the measuring area, and the range of the marking area changes according to the distance between the object to be measured and the non-contact temperature measuring device.
US10753803B2	Wearable body temperature monitoring device and method thereof The present disclosure illustrates a wearable body temperature monitoring device and a method thereof. The wearable body temperature monitoring device includes a hollow shell member and a circuit board. The hollow shell member includes a sensing surface and an outer surface opposite to each other, and the sensing surface is provided with hole. The circuit board is accommodated in the hollow shell member and includes a first side surface corresponding to the sensing surface and a second side surface corresponding to the outer surface. The circuit board is provided with a non-contact temperature sensor, a wireless transmission module, a processing unit, and a battery, and the non-contact temperature sensor is disposed at the first side surface and aligned with the hole of the sensing surface. The wearable body temperature monitoring device can respond the variation of the body temperature in real time when being attached on clothes.
US10753801B2	Methods for performing dual-comb interferometry using a frequency offset relation Methods of performing dual-comb interferometry using a dual-comb interferometer and methods of characterizing a volume using dual-comb interferogram data are described.
US10753800B2	Calibrator of an optical emission spectroscopy A calibrator of an OES may include a cover, a reference light source and a controller. The cover may be detachably combined with a ceiling of a plasma chamber of a plasma processing apparatus. The reference light source may be installed at the cover to irradiate a reference light to the OES through an inner space of the plasma chamber. The controller may compare a spectrum of the reference light inputted into the OES with a spectrum of an actual light inputted into the OES during a plasma process in the plasma chamber to calibrate the OES. Thus, the OES may be calibrated without disassembling of the OES from the plasma chamber to decrease a time for calibrating the OES.
US10753795B2	Infrared upconversion spectrometer for the mid-IR range The invention provides an infrared upconversion spectrometer for determining a mid-IR spectrum of received infrared light with a high resolution. The spectrometer applies upconversion to transform light in the mid-IR to the near-IR range where efficient detectors are available. The up-conversion causes divergence of the light, and in addition, the invention applies an extra dispersive element to record a spectrum.
US10753783B2	Method for determining an inner diameter of a sounding tube by a fill-level measuring device A method for determining an inner diameter of a sounding tube, which, for measuring the fill level of a fill substance located in a process space of a container, extends in the process space, or is placed alongside the container and connected with the process space. The method can be implemented in the case of a fill-level measuring device working according to the FMCW-principle. Besides the intermediate frequency of the difference signal, also its phase shift is ascertained, wherein the exact tube inner diameter can be determined based on the phase shift. An advantage of the method is that the fill-level measuring device with the help of the then exactly known tube diameter can be recalibrated and accordingly the fill level determined more exactly. The exact tube inner diameter does not have to have been previously known.
US10753778B2	Method and apparatus for monitoring the flow of mixtures of fluids in a pipe A monitoring apparatus for monitoring a multiphase flow in a pipe, the apparatus comprising: a first monitoring module coupled to the pipe and adapted to provide first output data representing a respective concentration of one phase of a plurality of phases, or a mixture of at least two of the phases, in the multiphase flow by processing at least one first variable representing electrical permittivity of one phase or a mixture of at least two of the phases of the multiphase flow; a second monitoring module coupled to the pipe and adapted to provide second output data representing a respective concentration of one phase, or a mixture of at least two of the phases, of the plurality of phases in the multiphase flow by processing at least one second variable representing electrical conductivity of one phase or a mixture of at least two of the phases of the multiphase flow; and a third monitoring module coupled to the pipe and adapted to provide third output data representing a respective velocity of at least one phase of the plurality of phases in the multiphase flow by processing at least one third variable representing velocity of at least one of the phases. There is a further provided a monitoring method for monitoring a multiphase flow in a pipe. There is a further provided an oil well system including a plurality of oil wells, and one or more monitoring apparatus for monitoring a multiphase flow in a pipe. There is a further provided a method of operating an oil well system using a multiphase fluid flow model which is calibrated or modified based on measured parameters of the multiphase flow.
US10753774B2	Cryogenic fiber optic sensor device A fiber optic sensor device comprising an optical fiber with a multilayer coating on the optical fiber at least in a fiber section of the optical fiber. The multilayer coating comprises a chrome layer on the optical fiber, a metal layer such as a copper layer on the chrome layer and an indium or lead layer on the metal layer. The indium or lead layer having a thickness larger than thicknesses of the chrome and metal layers, preferably with a thickness about equal to the radius of the optical fiber.
US10753771B2	Brushless resolver and rotation-angle detection device A brushless resolver includes a rotor having a one-phase excitation coil and a stator having two-phase detection coils. The rotor is mounted to a shaft of a motor to detect a rotation angle of the motor. An induction coil is located around the shaft. The induction coil is connected to the excitation coil. Electromotive force induced in the induction coil by a change of magnetic flux of the motor, which passes through the shaft, is used as an excitation signal supplied to the excitation coil.
US10753769B2	Magnetic field sensor providing a movement detector A magnetic field sensor has a plurality of magnetic field sensing elements and operates as a motion detector for sensing a rotation or other movement of a target object.
US10753765B2	Location referencing for roadway feature data A method and apparatus for location referencing roadway data. A server determines a roadway event; the roadway event including a roadway description and a roadway location. The server then generates a roadway message. The roadway message includes the roadway description and a roadway path. The roadway path includes a LinkID set, a length of the roadway event, and an offset from a reference node of a starting link. The LinkID set includes at least the starting link. The server then broadcasts the roadway message. A device receives the data. The device decodes and displays the data.
US10753763B2	Autonomous driving under user instructions System and method for a user to navigate an autonomous vehicle. In an aspect, if the user submits a forward command, the vehicle is arranged to go straight within a given distance. In another aspect, if the user submits a turn-right command, the vehicle is arranged to turn right and then go straight within a given distance. In yet another aspect, if the user doesn't enter any additional command within a given distance, the vehicle is arranged to go to a scheduled destination. In addition, multiple options including gadget-free methods are provided for vehicle check-in process.
US10753746B2	Multi-mode stylus and digitizer system A digitizer system includes a substrate with indicia that uniquely define local areas of the substrate. A multi-mode sensor device, such as a stylus, may sense radiation emitted from the features, and selectively switch to a mode of operation that can sense the indicia and determine therefrom the location of the stylus relative to the substrate.
US10753738B2	Robot system A robot system including: one or two robot arms which perform work on a target; a shape measurement device which is disposed on the robot arm and measures a shape of the target; and a controller which controls the robot arm based on the shape measurement device, in which the shape measurement device includes a projection device which projects striped pattern light onto the target, an image capturing unit which captures the image of the pattern light, and a processor which calculates the shape of the target based on the captured image by the image capturing device, and in which the projection device includes a light source device which emits linear laser, an optical scanner which generates the pattern light by reflecting the laser from the light source device and by scanning the target, and a scanner driver which outputs a driving signal to drive the optical scanner non-resonantly.
US10753737B1	Method and optical system for reconstructing surface of object A method for reconstructing a surface of an object includes the steps as follows. A light beam is modulated by a spatial light modulator (SLM) and is projected to form a pattern, wherein the pattern has a transmittance distribution in a cosine distribution such that the pattern is formed to become a fringe pattern with a periodic change. A first impulse and a second impulse present within a first period and a second period of the cosine distribution, wherein a position where the first impulse occurs within the first period and a position where the second impulse occurs within the second period are different. The light beam is guided to an object so as to form a scan pattern on the object. The scan pattern is read. According to the scan pattern, a surface profile of the object is calculated.
US10753734B2	Device, method and system for generating dynamic projection patterns in a confocal camera A device, method and system for utilizing an optical array generator, confocal measurement/depth of focus techniques to generate dynamic patterns in a camera for projection onto the surface of an object for three-dimensional (3D) measurement. Projected light patterns are used to generate optical features on the surface of an object to be measured and optical 3D measuring methods which operate according to triangulation, confocal and depth of focus principles are used to measure the object.
US10753732B2	Determination of operability of a digital scanner with shearing interferometry System and method for monitoring of performance of a mirror array of a digital scanner with a use of a lateral shearing interferometer (operated in either static or a phase-shifting condition) to either simply identify problematic pixels for further troubleshooting or measure the exact magnitude of the mirror's deformation.
US10753731B2	Three-dimensional form measurement device A three-dimensional form measurement device includes: an interference fringe projector that scans an interference fringe and projects one of a plurality of interference fringe patterns; an imaging device that images the subject of measurement onto which the interference fringe is projected and generates a plurality of interference fringe images corresponding to at least three different interference fringe patterns in each of a plurality of imaging conditions; and a controller that selects, for each pixel, which imaging condition should be used to compute a phase distribution image of the subject of measurement, and computes a phase of each pixel in the phase distribution image based on the pixel values in the plurality of interference fringe images corresponding to the imaging condition selected for each pixel.
US10753726B2	System and method for 3D profile determination using model-based peak selection This invention provides a system and method for selecting the correct profile from a range of peaks generated by analyzing a surface with multiple exposure levels applied at discrete intervals. The cloud of peak information is resolved by comparison to a model profile into a best candidate to represent an accurate representation of the object profile. Illustratively, a displacement sensor projects a line of illumination on the surface and receives reflected light at a sensor assembly at a set exposure level. A processor varies the exposure level setting in a plurality of discrete increments, and stores an image of the reflected light for each of the increments. A determination process combines the stored images and aligns the combined images with respect to a model image. Points from the combined images are selected based upon closeness to the model image to provide a candidate profile of the surface.
US10753722B1	Systems and methods for locating buried or hidden objects using sheet current flow models Systems, methods, and apparatus for determining an estimated depth of a buried object using sheet current flow models are disclosed. In one embodiment a buried object locator includes a processor to process magnetic signals emitted from the buried object using a closed form sheet current flow model taken from multiple spaced-apart positions to determine, store, and/or display estimated depth information of the buried object.
US10753718B1	Colored cartridge packaging Cartridge packaging comprising a container having a plurality of loose rimfire cartridges contained in an unordered state therein. The bullets of the rimfire cartridges each having a polymer coating, and the bullets are of two or more colors. The container comprises a non-rectangular opening in a front panel of the container defining a window with a transparent material spanning the opening, such that the different colored bullets of the rimfire cartridges are viewable through the window when the container is on a retail store shelf.
US10753715B2	Long range large caliber frangible round for defending against UAVS The present invention is directed to a projectile configured to provide a submunition payload across a wide impact pattern, similar to that of a shotgun, at a range typically beyond the capability of standard shotgun rounds. The additional range is provided in some embodiments of the invention by allowing the tailoring deployment range of the submunition payload based upon a given threat.
US10753706B2	Optical aiming device An optical aiming device including a first multi-faceted optical element lying on an axis and a second multi-faceted optical element juxtaposed to the first multi-faceted optical element and angled with respect thereto, the first and second optical elements each being characterized by a refractive index and a critical angle defining at least one total internal reflection plane formed by at least one facet of each one of the first and second optical elements, the at least one facet having an optical interference coating formed thereon, each one of the first and second optical elements causing light impinging on the at least one total internal reflection plane at an angle greater than or equal to the critical angle to be totally reflected and light impinging on the at least one total internal reflection plane at an angle less than the critical angle to be partially reflected and partially refracted, the totally reflected light illuminating a first region, the partially reflected light partially illuminating a second region, a demarcation being defined between the first and second regions, the first and second optical elements being oriented such that the demarcations of the first and second optical elements intersect at a point lying substantially along the axis.
US10753705B1	Ambidextrous holster convertible between an IWB use configuration and an OWB use configuration A holster comprising a body portion, the body portion comprising a port shell and a starboard shell that cooperate to define a cavity for receiving and holding the handgun. The holster comprising a pair of flat ears, the ears including a forward ear extending forward of the cavity and a rearward ear extending rearward of the cavity. The forward ear defining a forward slot and the rearward ear defining a rearward slot, each slot having a forward edge and a rearward edge. Each slot being configured and dimensioned to receive one of a belt and a clip. Each ear having changes in thickness adjacent the forward and rearward edges of each slot. The changes in thickness defining multiple discrete positions for receiving a holster body attachment portion of the clip.
US10753698B2	Trigger system with safety Exemplary embodiments include a completely redesigned fire control group to allow the safety to be engaged at any time. This unique feature can reduce or eliminate the possibility of accidental discharges of the weapon system, as engaging the safety will not allow the hammer to move forward even in the event of a malfunction.
US10753696B1	Bolt catch engagement/magazine release system A firearm has a first side, a second side, a forward section with a barrel, and a rearward section with a stock. The firearm has a central section with an actuation button on the first side and a bolt catch and bolt catch linkage on the second side. A magazine and magazine release are between the actuation button and the bolt catch linkage. An actuation pin extends through the central section from the actuation button to both the bolt catch linkage and the magazine release. A coil spring urges the actuation button outwardly to an inoperative extended orientation. The actuation button is adapted to be depressed for both releasing the magazine and engaging the bolt catch.
US10753693B2	Ammunition storage system Ammunition containers are reloadable from within an armored vehicle to supply a remote weapon system mounted externally on the vehicle. The ammunition containers are designed to be fixedly mounted within an internal compartment of a weapon turret. In a first embodiment, at least one guide wall defines a spiral guide path for an ammunition belt, and a rotatable sprocket enables the belt to be loaded into the guide path. In a second embodiment, an ammunition clamp holds a round of ammunition, and the clamp is rotatable to wind the ammunition belt about the clamp's axis of rotation. A third embodiment has a guide sprocket and an adjacent peg to facilitate reloading an ammunition belt in horizontal layers. A fourth embodiment includes a pair of spaced support rails for hanging an ammunition belt in vertical columns, wherein rear ends of the rails may be located outside the container for easier loading.
US10753682B2	Facility and method for producing liquid helium The invention relates to a facility for producing liquid helium from a source gas mixture substantially comprising nitrogen and helium. The facility includes a cryogenic purifier including a system for separating the nitrogen from the source gas mixture with a view to producing helium at a temperature lower than the temperature of the source gas. The facility also includes a helium liquefier that subjects the helium to a work cycle including, in series: compressing the helium, cooling and decompressing the compressed helium, and reheating the cooled, decompressed helium. The facility includes a helium transfer pipe connecting an outlet of the purifier to an inlet of the liquefier in order to transfer helium produced by the purifier into the work cycle of the liquefier. The facility is characterized in that the cryogenic purifier includes a decompression system that includes an inlet to be connected to a source of pressurized nitrogen gas. Said system for decompressing the nitrogen gas exchanges heat with the separation system in order to transfer cold from the decompressed nitrogen gas to said separation system.
US10753679B2	Auto-refrigerated gas separation system for carbon dioxide capture and compression A system and method for capturing and separating carbon dioxide from mixed gas streams. The gas stream is processed in a structure including a compression module comprising a plurality of compressors, intercoolers and inter-stage condensate separators. The flow path from the compression module includes a plurality of flow separators, gas stream splitters, heat exchangers and at least a first mixer and a first expander. The gas stream is sequentially compressed and cooled to form process condensate and separate it from the compressed gas stream. The gas stream is further dried and cooled to liquefy carbon dioxide and separate it from the non-condensable portion. Selective expansion of liquid carbon dioxide streams provides cooling for the system, and further energy efficiency is achieved by selective recycling of portions of gas streams, allowing for compact equipment and economical operation, while providing for high purity product streams of carbon dioxide.
US10753677B2	Methods and systems for enhancing production of liquefied natural gas A method for enhancing a LNG production train that includes connected train components. The method may include steps of: constructing an integrated surveillance system for monitoring operation of the train components; using the integrated surveillance system to measure and record operational data and event data related to, respectively, the operation and a failure event of the train components over a historical operating period; performing a correlation analysis that calculates a correlation between the occurrences of the failure event and the operational data; given results of the correlation analysis, deriving a prognostic rule that indicates a likelihood of the failure event occurring based on values of the operating parameters of the operational data; applying the prognostic rule to current values of the operating parameters and determining therefrom the likelihood of the failure event occurring; determining an advisory related to the determined likelihood of the failure event occurring; and issuing the advisory.
US10753674B1	Refrigerator tuck shelf with flush profile and co-injected fixed glass A refrigerator shelf includes a frame having laterally spaced-apart first and second side members, defining opposite first and second ends defining first and second portions of a front edge profile of the refrigerator shelf, respectively. A medial member extends between the first and second side members at respective locations between the first and second ends. A first substrate is received between the first and second side members, defines a first edge, and is moveable between an extended position with the first edge adjacent the first ends of the first and second members and a tucked position with the front edge spaced away from the first ends. A trim member extends along an edge of the second substrate and defines a third portion of the front edge profile that is aligned with and physically engages with the first and second portions when the second substrate is in the extended position.
US10753668B2	Reverse cycle defrost refrigeration system and method A method of defrosting an indoor coil in a refrigeration system including, while the system is operating in the refrigeration mode, with a controller of the refrigeration system, determining a defrost commencement time at which the refrigeration system is to commence operating in the defrost mode. With the controller, one or more defrost energy conservation processes are initiated prior to the defrost commencement time, to decrease a rate at which thermal energy is transferred from the refrigerant in the outdoor coil to ambient air around the outdoor coil. The defrost energy conservation process continues until a defrost energy conservation termination criterion is satisfied, at which time the defrost energy conservation process is terminated. Upon termination of the defrost energy conservation process, operation of the refrigeration system in the defrost mode is commenced.
US10753660B2	Air-conditioning apparatus An air-conditioning apparatus is able to ensure an appropriate flow rate of refrigerant and an appropriate amount of oil returned to a compressor that match operation conditions regardless of an operating state of a refrigerant circuit and a change in an operation condition. The air-conditioning apparatus includes: a first detector configured to detect a refrigerant temperature within an accumulator; a storage unit configured to store information regarding a two-layer separation temperature of refrigerant and refrigerating machine oil; a determiner configured to compare the refrigerant temperature with the two-layer separation temperature and determine a two-layer separation state of the refrigerant and the refrigerating machine oil; a second detector configured to detect a state of the refrigerant sucked by the compressor; and a control unit configured to adjust an opening degree of a flow control valve on the basis of the two-layer separation state and a state of the sucked refrigerant.
US10753659B2	Method for adjusting a Cryogenic refrigeration apparatus and corresponding apparatus The invention relates to a method for adjusting a cryogenic refrigeration apparatus including a plurality of liquefiers/refrigerators arranged in parallel in order to cool a single device. The method includes a step of calculating in real time the dynamic mean value of at least one operating parameter for all the liquefiers/refrigerators. The apparatus controlling in real time the at least one valve for controlling the stream of working gas of at least one liquefier/refrigerator in accordance with the difference between the instantaneous values of the parameter relative to said dynamic converge toward said dynamic mean value.
US10753652B2	Cold head, superconducting magnet, examination apparatus, and cryopump A reduction in a permeability of refrigerant gas is suppressed while increasing a filling factor of regenerator material particles with respect to a stage of a cold head. A cold head includes a stage including regenerator material particle groups, and a metal mesh material partitioning the regenerator material particle groups. The metal mesh material has quadrangular mesh holes each having a length of a long side of 1/10 or more and ½ or less of each of average particle sizes of the regenerator material particle groups.
US10753650B2	Device and method for automatically dry cleaning reflective panels A parasitic cleaning system for cleaning the reflective surfaces of a heliostat is disclosed. The system includes a blade carriage assembly that cleans the surface by imparting a frictional force as the carriage assembly moves across the surface to be cleaned. A cleaner drive system controls the motion of the blade carriage assembly over the surface. A guide system connects the cleaner drive system to the blade carriage assembly. The cleaner drive system applies a spring force to move the blade carriage assembly upwardly. The same spring system controls the lowering of the blade assembly over the surface to be cleaned.
US10753648B2	Water heater and method of operating a water heater A water heater including a tank, first and second heating elements, first and second temperature sensors, a communication module, and a controller. The controller is operable to determine a first temperature value related to a first temperature sensed by the first temperature sensor, determine a second temperature value related to a second temperature sensed by the second temperature sensor, and receive a command from the external controller. When the received command is a first command, the controller control current to the first heating element based on the first temperature value traversing a first set point, and controls current to the second heating element based on the second temperature value traversing a second set point. When the received command is a second command, the controller controls current only to the first heating element and not the second heating element, the control being based on the first temperature value.
US10753640B2	Heat source unit A bottom frame (50) which constitutes a bottom surface of a casing (40) is divided into a main bottom frame (51) where a first compressor (11) is to be provided and a sub bottom frame (55) where a second compressor (21) is to be provided. The main bottom frame (51) is further divided into a first bottom frame (52) and a second bottom frame (53). The first compressor (11) is to be provided on the first bottom frame (52). A refrigerant circuit component (47) to be replaced or added in accordance with a capability or a function is to be provided on the second bottom frame (53).
US10753635B2	Adjustable thermal dispersion air flow rate meter An air flow rate meter includes a probe housing having a pass-through opening. The air flow rate meter also includes a sensing circuit coupled with the probe housing and positioned at least partially within the pass-through opening. The air flow rate meter also includes an arm coupled to the probe housing. The arm includes a probe-end on which the probe housing is disposed, a mounting-end opposite to the probe-end, and an angled segment extending at a first angle from the probe-end and at a second angle from the mounting-end.
US10753634B2	Locational environmental control Directional environmental control provides nearly immediate comfort. A location associated with a mobile device determines an air terminal that best serves the location. Conditioned air may thus be streamed from the air terminal to the location associated with the mobile device. The conditioned air may be heated or cooled according to a profile associated with a user of the mobile device.
US10753633B2	Diagnostic display method for an air conditioner unit A method for operating an air conditioner includes transmitting a plurality of signals between a remote user interface and the air conditioner through a plurality of wires that extend between the remote user interface and the air conditioner when the air conditioner is in a diagnostic mode. Each signal of the plurality of signals corresponds to a respective one of the plurality of wires. The method also include sequentially presenting a respective one or more characters on a display of a user interface of the air conditioner in response to each signal of the plurality of signals being received at the air conditioner.
US10753628B2	Systems and methods for drying roofs Roof drying processes and associated systems. A representative process includes drawing moisture-laden air from within the internal structure of a roof via a vacuum blower, a extraction insert and an extraction manifold, and removing moisture from the moisture-laden air via a dehumidifier. The dry air can be directed back into the roof through an injection insert and an injection manifold.
US10753615B2	Dual fuel concentric nozzle for a gas turbine A dual fuel concentric nozzle such as for a dual fuel injector of a sequential burner of a sequential gas turbine, the dual fuel concentric nozzle having a nozzle downstream end, a liquid fuel duct, a gas fuel duct concentrically surrounding the liquid fuel duct and defining a gas fuel passage between the outer surface of the liquid fuel duct and the inner surface of the gas fuel duct, and a lateral surface concentrically surrounding the gas fuel duct and defining a carrier air passage, a downstream end edge of the gas fuel duct being recessed inside the nozzle downstream end with respect to a downstream end edge of the liquid fuel duct.
US10753613B2	Combustor having a beveled grommet A combustor includes a shell that at least partially defines a combustion chamber and a grommet mounted in the shell. The grommet has a body that defines a passage through the grommet that is operable to communicate air from outside the combustion chamber into the combustion chamber. The body carries a first surface, an opposite, second surface and a third surface that defines the passage and joins the first surface and the second surface. The third surface includes a bevel surface with respect to at least one of the first surface and the second surface.
US10753612B2	Plate-shaped structural component of a gas turbine A plate-shaped structural component of a gas turbine with a base body that, at least in one edge area, is provided in one piece with a side bar that is embodied to ne substantially rectangular to the surface of the base body, wherein the base body has a different thickness than the side bar, wherein a supporting body, which is connected in one piece with the base body and the side bar and is provided with a substantially triangular cross section, is arranged between the side bar and the base body, being provided with multiple slit-like recesses.
US10753610B2	Interchangeable liner support for gas turbine combusters A gas turbine combustor is disclosed, comprising: a combustor liner; a combustor casing, at least partly housing the combustor liner, and a liner support arrangement. The liner support arrangement comprises individual support elements located between the combustor liner and the combustor casing. Each support element comprises a liner support member fixed to the combustor liner and a casing support member fastened to the combustor casing. Each casing support member comprises a casing stop seat fixed on the combustor casing and a replaceable casing stop, detachably coupled to the casing stop seat.
US10753602B2	Influence analyzing apparatus for analyzing influence of combustibles A apparatus may extract temperature for each region of a feed water and steam system of a thermoelectric power plant with respect to a combustible combination including one or more combustibles, extract one or more vectors for each region from the temperatures extracted for each region, generate one or more combustible clusters, each cluster including one or more combustible combinations having similar properties from the extracted vectors, and extract a characteristic component of a combustible combination that increases or decreases a boiler performance index from among one or more combustible combinations included in the one or more combustible clusters.
US10753600B2	Turbine system and method A power generating system includes a condensing steam turbine fed with steam from a boiler, wherein the air supply for the boiler combustion process is preheated by means of a heat pump system comprising at least one heat pump with at least one compressor, before entry to the boiler. A method for generating power using the power generating system is also described. A method and apparatus for extracting heat from the gases of a combustion process are also described.
US10753597B1	Light blocking features for indicator lights in an appliance An appliance includes a user interface assembly. The user interface assembly includes a plurality of indicator lights mounted on a printed circuit board. An opaque material is disposed within the printed circuit board between adjacent indicator lights of the plurality of indicator lights. The adjacent indicator lights are optically separated by the opaque material.
US10753594B2	Waterproof stage light with efficient heat dissipation The present invention discloses a waterproof stage light with efficient heat dissipation comprising a light source component, a heat dissipating system and a waterproof main housing, wherein an opening is arranged at the rear end of the main housing, the heat dissipating system is in seal connection with the opening; one end of the heat dissipating system is positioned inside the main housing and the other end is positioned outside the main housing; and the light source component is arranged on the end of the heat dissipating system that is positioned inside the main housing. The stage light according to the present invention, which is simple in structure and convenient in use, improves the operation effect, normal service life, and reliability and stability of the stage light, and has a waterproof function, the stage light thus can be normally used outdoors with expanding application.
US10753592B2	Luminaire A luminaire, in particular as a table, camping, work, party or garden luminaire, comprising at least one mounting, one supply voltage terminal, and one fastening element for at least one LED light. The LED luminaire is comprised of at least one LED panel that is movably articlulated at the fastening element. The object is to provide an LED panel that can be made available in a small-dimensional flat design and that can prevent an overheating of the individual LEDs.
US10753581B2	Devices and methods for optical-based tamper detection using variable light characteristics Devices and methods for optical-based tamper detection using variable light characteristics are disclosed. In one embodiment, an electronic device may include a housing, a light source within the housing configured to emit light having an output light characteristic that is variable, a light detector within the housing configured to receive the light emitted by the light source, the light received by the light detector having a received light characteristic, and an optoelectric controller in communication with the light source and the light detector, wherein the optoelectric controller controls the output light characteristic, and compares the received light characteristic to a known received light characteristic.
US10753574B2	Sintered phosphor, light emitting device, illumination device, vehicle headlamp, and method for manufacturing sintered phosphor Provided is a sintered phosphor-composite for an LED, having high heat resistance, high thermal conductivity, high luminance, and high conversion efficacy. In addition, there are provided: a light-emitting apparatus which uses the sintered phosphor-composite; and an illumination apparatus and a vehicular headlamp which use the light-emitting apparatus. The sintered phosphor-composite includes a nitride phosphor and a fluoride inorganic binder. The sintered phosphor-composite preferably has an internal quantum efficiency of 60% or more when excited by blue light having a wavelength of 450 nm. Further, the sintered phosphor-composite preferably has a transmittance of 20% or more at a wavelength of 700 nm.
US10753573B2	Optical device and lighting device An optical device includes: a plurality of walls disposed to meet along a first axis and having reflecting surfaces facing a space interposed between the walls; and a plurality of partitions, each having a funnel-like shape and each having an outer surface that includes a curved reflecting surface, the partitions disposed in the space interposed between the walls coaxially with the first axis at multiple levels along the first axis; wherein the outer surface of a first of the partitions located at an upper level is configured to receive at least some light through an opening of a second of the partitions located at lower level.
US10753570B2	Motor vehicle light device casing The invention proposes a light device casing formed by a wall made of an electrically insulating material, such as a polymer. The casing includes an inner surface forming a housing receiving a light module with a light-emitting diode and a light guide. The inner surface includes a zone reflecting light from the light module out of the casing, and a fixing zone for a control module of the light module. The light device includes a reflecting and electrically conductive coating, which covers both the reflecting zone and the fixing zone. The aluminum coating is cost-effective since it is applied in one step, and it ensures two functions, namely a reflection and a protection against the electromagnetic field.
US10753568B2	Vehicle communication grille A vehicle lighting system includes an illuminated grille assembly. The illuminated grille assembly includes a plurality of grille bars each having at least one light source. A control system is configured to control the illuminated grille assembly to emit combinations of lighting effects from the plurality of grille bars for indicating a plurality of visually distinctive operating behaviors of the vehicle.
US10753565B1	Vehicular headlamp reflector A parabolic reflector is utilized for a vehicle head lamp having a housing, lens, light emitting diodes and control circuits for the light emitting diodes. The parabolic reflector comprises a plurality of reflective panels in an upper array for the low beam and a lower array for the high beam. The upper array is formed by three rows of twelve panels in side-to-side configuration. The lower array is divide into two separate groups, with each group having a two outermost panels, two intermediate panels and two innermost panels. The reflective panels of the upper array and the lower array are so positioned with respect to the light emitting diodes as to form a desired luminous intensity distribution from the head lamp.
US10753562B1	Lightguide headlamp An automotive headlamp that utilizes a lightguide to form light into a desired output shape and illumination pattern. The headlamp is comprised of a light emitting source, and a lightguide. The lightguide is able to create a hot spot, and a horizontal cut-off in the illumination pattern. The cut-off is formed at the exit face of the lightguide. A cut-off facet angled from the exit-face of the lightguide is used to help with obtaining a sharp cut-off.
US10753559B2	Lighting fixtures The lighting fixtures include, for example, a peripherally-extending frame surrounding an opening and a rear member having a front facing surface disposed behind the rear opening. The front facing surface of the rear member is illuminated by a light source disposed behind the rearwardly-extending member when the light source is on so that light emission from the light source passes between the peripherally-extending frame and the front facing surface of the rear member, is reflected off the front facing surface of the rear member, and is directed through the opening in the peripherally-extending frame. When the lighting source is on and the illuminated front facing surface of the lighting fixture is viewed by an observer, the light source is hidden from view to the observer by the peripherally-extending frame. In some embodiments, the lighting fixtures may have an illumination effect.
US10753558B2	Lighting apparatus and methods In one example, an apparatus comprises a compact recessed lighting module, the compact recessed lighting module configured to be housed in and attachable to a junction box, the compact recessed lighting module including a monolithically formed unified casting, the unified casting having a cavity defined therein, a light source module disposed within the cavity, the light source module configured to emit light, and a driver configured to power the light source module. The monolithically formed unified casting has a plurality of fins defined in the outer surface thereof and a plurality of twist and lock tabs defined therein.
US10753551B2	Electronic component, electronic component mounting substrate, and electronic component mounting method to facilitate positional alignment between the electronic component and the mounting substrate An electronic component mounting substrate 10A is configured of an electronic component 20, and a mounting substrate 10 mounting the electronic component 20 thereon, in which concave parts 24 are formed on a mounting surface 23 of the electronic component 20 opposite to the mounting substrate 10, a connection part 39 is exposed at the bottom of the concave part 24, and electronic component attachment parts 12 provided on the mounting substrate 10 are soldered to the connection parts 39 provided in the electronic component 20.
US10753548B2	Flexible filament lamp A flexible filament lamp includes a bulb shell, a spiral LED filament, a lamp cap connected to the bulb shell, a stem disposed in the bulb shell, and first and second leads disposed in the stem. Both of the first and second leads are electrically connected to the lamp cap. The stem has a metal sheet bracket with a fixing ring extended from both sides of the metal sheet bracket for fixing the spiral LED filament. The first lead is electrically connected to an end of the spiral LED filament. The second lead is electrically connected to the other end of the spiral LED filament after passing through the metal sheet bracket. The metal sheet bracket disposed on the stem is integrally formed with the fixing rings. The flexible filament lamp of this invention will not be bent easily, so as to facilitate the operation and production.
US10753546B2	Light module and lighting device having same A lighting module disclosed in an embodiment comprises: a substrate; a light-emitting element arranged on the substrate; and a resin member arranged on the substrate and the light-emitting element. The resin member comprises a plurality of side surfaces and an exit surface on the upper portion thereof. The plurality of side surfaces of the resin member comprise a first side surface adjacent to the light emitting device, a second side surface facing the first side surface, and third and fourth side surfaces arranged between the first and second side surfaces so as to face each other. The exit surface of the resin member comprises a light extraction structure having a large length in a first direction and having a concavo-convex pattern in a second direction that is perpendicular to the first direction. The light emitting device comprises an exit area corresponding to a part of the second side surface in the first direction. The thickness of the second side surface, in connection with the resin member, may be smaller than the thickness of the first side surface.
US10753536B2	Detecting and predicting mechanical failure due to lubrication loss in machines and movable components Detecting the occurrence of loss of effective lubrication in high-speed machinery components is provided. The imminent catastrophic failure may be predicted when torque or power transfer is lost. An estimate of when failure will likely occur throughout the operation of the machinery may be determined as well as the damage state after the liquid lubrication supply has ended or becomes inadequate to lubricate the machinery components effectively. By monitoring the concentration of gas species and the rate of change in concentration of the gas in the gearbox or machinery enclosure after the supply of the primary lubricant ends, determinations may be made about the time to failure and the damage state. The determinations may be based on thermomechanical and chemical processes, on measurement of a baseline system, or by setting a threshold of expected change in gas concentration. These determinations may be transmitted for further decision making and response.
US10753524B2	Manipulator apparatus for processing pressure vessels Apparatus for moving one or more processing devices relative to an object to be processed, comprising: first and second mounting units configured to be secured in a fixed position relative to the object to be processed and between which one or more tension members are mounted under tension; one or more carriages respectively connected to the one or more tension members, each of the carriages configured to accommodate a respective processing device; and a drive unit configured to move the one or more tension members so as to move the one or more carriages relative to the object.
US10753520B2	Connection system having a threaded nut The present invention relates to a connection system for components through which fluid flows in medicine and medical equipment, comprising a male connection cone (6, 30) and a threaded nut (7) least partially surrounding the connection cone (6) and having an internal thread (9), for captively connecting the male connection cone (6, 30) to a female receptacle of an additional component through which fluid flows. The invention is characterised in that the threaded nut (7) has radially circumferential through-holes (10) at least in some sections in the axial section of the circumferential jacket of the threaded nut and webs (11, 11′) are formed adjacent to the through-holes in the circumferential jacket, sections of the internal thread (9) being arranged on the inside of said webs in relation to the circumferential jacket. Furthermore, the invention also relates to the production of the connection system and to its use.
US10753516B2	Flared exhaust gas pressure tube having keyed washer An exhaust gas pressure tube assembly and a method for making the tube are disclosed. The assembly includes a keyed washer having a concave conical opening and an exhaust gas pressure tube having an open end for attachment to the boss. The assembly method includes positioning the washer adjacent the boss attachment open end of the pressure tube such that the concave conical opening of the washer faces the open end. A tool is positioned against a washer side and a mandrel having a conical outer surface is then inserted into the open end, causing the open end to be flared against the opening of the washer. The surface of the concave conical opening of the washer may be either smooth or knurled. If the surface is smooth, the mandrel is retained in its flaring position and a brazing or similar procedure to form a strong and gas-tight seal.
US10753512B1	System and method for securing fittings to flexible pipe A system includes a flexible pipe that includes a liner surrounding a bore of the flexible pipe, a reinforcement layer surrounding the liner, and a shield layer surrounding the reinforcement layer. The system also includes a pipe fitting coupled to an end of the flexible pipe and a securing mechanism at least partially disposed in an opening in at least one of the liner layer, the shield layer, or both of the flexible pipe. The securing mechanism is configured to engage with the reinforcement layer of the flexible pipe when the pipe fitting is coupled to the end of the flexible pipe.
US10753506B2	Valve lockout system A restricted access lockout system restricts access to remotely operated hydraulically actuated valves by utilizing a processor to compare each user's access code against a stored list. The user access code may be provided by card key with an embedded RFID chip, a designated application on a personal device such as a smart phone or smart pad that may communicate with the processor via Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, Internet, or radio. Once the processor grants access to operate various designated hydraulically actuated valves the designated hydraulically actuated valves are unlocked for designated period of time. After the designated period of time expires the hydraulically actuated valves are relocked. Generally, the lock is via a hydraulic cylinder where the hydraulic fluid may be isolated through one or more solenoid control valves. Hydraulic fluid within the hydraulic cylinder and the cylinder provide a sufficient counter to apply force so that the hydraulically actuated valves may not be manipulated. In certain instances, the hydraulic locks may be replaced by mechanical lock. In other instances, the hydraulic cylinders may be supplied with pressurized hydraulic fluid supply by hydraulic pump wherein the pump is actuated by the processor upon command by a user. The pressurized hydraulic fluid and the hydraulic cylinders may in turn allow the user to remotely actuate the hydraulically actuated valves.
US10753494B2	Pneumatic valve A pneumatic valve, includes an air chamber with a supply port to supply compressed air into the air chamber and one or more discharge ports for discharging compressed air from the air chamber. An actuator with a movable closing element and a shape memory alloy SMA element are provided in the valve. The SMA element deforms in response to a supply of electrical heating current and effects an activation of the actuator by movement of the closing element. When the actuator is in an activated state, the closing element blocks the supply of compressed air via the supply port is blocked. When the actuator is in a deactivated state, the closing element enables the supply of compressed air via the supply port. Upon deactivation of the actuator, the closing element is moved by a restoring force into the free setting. The valve includes a check valve with an elastic element.
US10753490B2	Clapper valve A valve assembly adapted for use in oil and gas operations. In one aspect, the valve assembly includes a valve body defining an internal region, an inlet passageway, and an outlet passageway, the inlet and outlet passageways extending into the internal region; a valve seat connected to the valve body and defining a fluid passageway; a clapper extending within the internal region and defining an annular groove; and a seal extending within the annular groove of the clapper and adapted to sealingly engage the valve seat. In an example embodiment, the clapper is actuable between an open configuration, in which fluid flow is permitted through the fluid passageway; and a closed configuration, in which the seal sealingly engages the valve seat to at least partially restrict fluid flow through the fluid passageway.
US10753488B2	Three-way hydraulic valve with a floating bushing An example valve includes: a housing having a first longitudinal cavity therein; a sleeve disposed, at least partially, in the first longitudinal cavity, where the sleeve has a second longitudinal cavity therein, and includes a first seat formed as a protrusion from an interior peripheral surface of the sleeve; a poppet mounted within the second longitudinal cavity and configured to move axially therein; and a bushing mounted, at least partially, in the second longitudinal cavity, such that the bushing is floating and is allowed to move axially in the second longitudinal cavity, where the bushing is hollow and defines a first port at a distal end of the bushing and defines a second seat at a proximal end of the bushing, and where the sleeve defines a second port and a third port disposed on an exterior peripheral surface of the sleeve.
US10753481B2	Regulating valve, valve body, and valve stem A regulating valve includes a valve body having a cylindrical portion, a valve stem inserted into the cylindrical portion and coupled to the valve body, and a locking member, in which the valve body includes a female screw including threads formed on an inner wall of the cylindrical portion and a plurality of first holes penetrating through an inner wall and an outer wall of a region of the cylindrical portion, the region having no threads of the female screw, in which the valve stem includes a male screw having threads formed on a surface close to the other end of the valve stem and at least one second hole formed in a region of the surface close to the other end of the valve stem, the region having no threads of the male screw.
US10753458B2	Transmission control device detecting change of shift level and vehicle having the same A transmission control device may be provided that includes a magnet, a magnetic sensor, a slider, a shift lever, and a motion conversion member. The magnetic sensor is fixed to a predetermined position and measures a magnetic field which changes according to a relative position with respect to the magnet. The magnet is disposed at one end of the slider. The shift lever rotates to a position according to a shift level by user operations. When the shift lever rotates, the motion conversion member converts a rotational motion of the shift lever into a linear motion, and moves the slider in a first direction.
US10753448B2	Transaxle In a transaxle, the transaxle includes a hydrostatic continuously variable transmission, at least one axle, a gear train for drivingly connecting the hydrostatic continuously variable transmission and the axle, a housing accommodating the hydrostatic continuously variable transmission, the axle, the gear train and storing an oil therein, and a reservoir tank connected to the housing so that the oil in the housing can be moved back and forth. The reservoir tank has a rectangular parallelepiped shape and is disposed on a side of a final reduction bull gear included in the gear train and above the axle along an axis direction of the axle.
US10753446B2	Torque converter having controllable dual clutches A torque converter including a cover arranged to receive torque; an impeller including an impeller shell non-rotatably connected to the cover; a turbine in fluid communication with the impeller and including a turbine shell; a first clutch axially displaceable to engage the cover; a second clutch axially displaceable to engage the impeller shell; and, a vibration damper including: a first input component non-rotatably connected to a component of the first clutch; a second input component non-rotatably connected to a component of the second clutch; and, an output flange arranged to non-rotatably connect to an input shaft for a transmission. For a first lock-up mode, the first and second clutches are arranged to close to transmit torque from the cover to the first and second input components, respectively.
US10753444B2	Summing and fault tolerant rotary actuator assembly An actuator assembly comprising an output member rotatable about an output axis, first and second actuators each having an axis of rotation, a drive motor and a hold motor, first and second linkages between each of the first and second actuators and the output member, wherein a torque produced by a drive motor is summed through the linkages at the output member when the respective hold motor is restrained from rotating, and wherein the respective hold motor may be selectively released so that it rotates with a failure of the respective drive motor, and wherein one of the first or second actuators may be driven to selectively rotate the output member with a failure of the drive motor of the other of the first or second actuators. The assembly may comprise a third actuator linked to the output member in the same manner as the first and second actuators.
US10753439B2	Tension management apparatus for cable-driven transmission Slack-compensating pulleys, transmission systems including slack-compensating pulleys, and methods of operating these. In general, slack-compensating pulleys include a pulley body onto which a cable can wind, and one or more (e.g., two) slack take-up surfaces that rotate with the pulley body that are configured to remove slack form an outgoing length of cable by increasing the cable path length and wrap angle. In particular, described herein are minimal access tools having slack-compensating transmissions.
US10753433B2	Tensioner An object of the present invention is to provide a tensioner capable of keeping the oil pressure in an oil pressure chamber stable in a favorable manner. Provided is a tensioner wherein a relief mechanism includes a partition part, a valve member at least partly positioned inside an internal relief hole such as to be able to approach and separate from an oil pressure chamber, a valve biasing unit, and an external relief hole. A movement restricting part that restricts movement of the valve member toward the oil pressure chamber is formed in the partition part. An oil passing groove is formed in at least one of an outer circumferential surface of the valve member and an inner circumferential surface of the internal relief hole, the outer circumferential surface and the inner circumferential surface facing each other.
US10753425B2	Internal rotor damper modular hybrid transmission A hybrid module is configured for arrangement in a torque path upstream from a transmission and downstream from an internal combustion engine. The hybrid module includes an electric motor and a clutch. The electric motor includes a rotor and a rotor carrier supporting the rotor. The hybrid module also includes a damper assembly fixed to the rotor carrier. The clutch is configured for selectively coupling the damper assembly to a shaft drivingly coupled to the internal combustion engine. The damper assembly includes an output configured for connecting to an input shaft of the transmission.
US10753424B2	Torque transmission device for motor vehicle A torsional damping device (110) includes a movable torque input element (130, 140), a movable torque output element (150), at least one phasing member (320,340) and at least one group of elastic members (250, 260) mounted between the torque input element and torque output element. The at least one group of elastic members acts against rotation of the torque input element and the torque output element with respect to one another. The elastic members of the at least one group of elastic members are arranged in series by the at least one phasing member (320, 340) so that the elastic members of the at least one group of elastic members deform in phase with one another. The torque input element having at least one stop member (620) limiting rotation of the torque input elememt relative to the output element and relative to the at least one phasing member.
US10753420B2	Rotating three way valve for switchable air springs A valve assembly for an air spring includes a body having an opened end disposed in communication with a first tank and a closed end. The body defines a cavity separated by a divider into an upper and a lower portion. The body defines at least one upper orifice in communication with the cavity and a second tank; and at least one lower orifice in communication with the cavity and a third tank. An actuator is disposed in communication with the first, the second, and the third tank. The actuator is rotatable from a first position wherein the actuator is in communication with the first tank alone to a second position allowing communication between the first and the second tank, a third position allowing communication between the first and the third tank, and a fourth position allowing communication between the first, the second, and the third tank.
US10753409B2	Mechanical clutch device and method for operating a mechanical clutch device A mechanical clutch device for coupling two connecting parts in a gas turbo engine, in particular a geared aircraft turbofan engine, with means to automatically trigger a position change of one of the connecting parts relative to the respective other connecting parts and/or relative to an engine part from the first position into a second position in dependence of a torque effective on the connecting parts and/or the engine part, in particular through the transmission via a shaft, in particular a non-nominal torque, more in particular a reversal in the direction of the torque. It also relates to a method for operating a mechanical clutch device.
US10753407B2	Work vehicle A work vehicle includes a hydraulic main speed change clutch and a Hi-Lo clutch provided to a power transmission device for transmitting power to drive wheels, and a speed change control device configured to control vehicle speed in multi-stage manner by a combination of the main speed change clutch and the hydraulic Hi-Lo clutch. In shift-up operation for changing the speed from a low speed stage range to a high speed stage range in which a high speed clutch is used, before completion of speed change, the high speed clutch pressure is kept at a first pressure (Pa) higher than the low speed clutch pressure while the pressure of the main speed change clutch, which is a speed change source, is kept, so that the power is transmitted by a combination of the high speed clutch and the main speed change clutch, which is a speed change source.
US10753381B2	Device for connecting two furniture parts A device for connecting two furniture parts, wherein the device comprises a housing arrangeable on a first furniture part and an eccentric element rotatably mounted in the housing. The housing is on one wall side flattened, and the flattened wall side of the housing has a continuous opening. The eccentric element is configured to cooperate with a connecting element, wherein the connecting element is arrangeable on a second furniture part, and wherein the connecting element can be coupled with the housing and the eccentric element such that the first and the second furniture part are fixedly connected to each other. The device is characterized in that the continuous opening in the housing on the flattened wall side is fully enclosed at the margin by wall portions.
US10753368B2	Multi-piece non-linear airfoil A fan blade assembly for a gas turbine engine is provided. The fan blade assembly having: a non-linear composite airfoil; and a metal root removably attached to the non-linear composite airfoil.
US10753362B2	Engine-driven generator An engine-driven generator includes an engine having a crankshaft, a generator unit having a drive shaft connected to the crankshaft, a cooling fan connected to the drive shaft, and a recoil starter engageable with the cooling fan. The cooling fan includes a starting pulley engageable with the recoil starter, a centrifugal fan formed on a circumferential outer side of the pulley, and a mixed flow fan formed on a circumferential inner side of the pulley. The pulley, the centrifugal fan, the mixed flow fan are molded integrally with one another.
US10753361B2	ESP pump flow rate estimation and control An electric submersible pump system can include a multiphase electric motor operatively coupled to a fluid pump; a multiphase power cable operatively coupled to the multiphase electric motor; and a controller that includes an input that receives measurements as to power supplied to the multiphase electric motor via the multiphase power cable and that processes the measurements to determine information germane to the operation of the electric submersible pump system.
US10753358B2	Power transmission apparatus A power transmission apparatus includes an oil pump disposed between a hydraulic controller and a strainer. The oil pump includes a rotor (3) and a housing provided with a rotor chamber housing the rotor (3). Rotation of the rotor (3) causes oil to be sucked into an oil chamber (c1) defined by the rotor (3), and the oil is pressurized and discharged therefrom. The housing is provided with a first oil passage (71) through which oil sucked from a reservoir through the strainer flows toward the oil chamber, and a second oil passage (72) through which oil refluxed from the hydraulic controller flows toward the oil chamber. The second oil passage (72) includes a curved oil passage curved along the rotor (3) and is disposed such that the oil refluxed from the hydraulic controller flows in a rotation direction of the rotor (3) through the curved oil passage.
US10753356B2	Adaptive flow control A system includes a fixed-displacement fluid pump, a motor operatively connected to the fixed-displacement fluid pump, a sensor configured to sense a parameter related to a drive speed of the motor, and a user interface. The pump controller is configured to receive an input from the user interface of a target flow rate of the pump, determine a duty cycle for the motor based on the target flow rate, and control the motor to operate according to the duty cycle. The pump controller is further configured to receive an indication of the sensed parameter related to the drive speed of the motor, determine a measured drive speed of the motor based on the sensed parameter, and iteratively adjust the duty cycle based on a difference between the measured drive speed of the motor and an expected drive speed of the motor.
US10753341B2	Lightning system for wind turbine blades with optimized means for injecting lightning currents in conductive components of their shells The invention provides a lightning protection system for wind turbine blades with optimized injection means of lightning currents in conductive components of their shells. The injection means comprise a current receptor element (27; 47; 67) connected to the input cable of lightning currents and arranged over an area of a shell close to an electrically conductive component (22; 42; 62) and a current injection element (28; 48; 68; 69, 69′) arranged over the electrically conductive component (22; 42; 62) and connected to the current receptor element (27; 47; 67) by at least two distribution cables (31, 32; 51, 52, 53; 71, 72, 73, 74).
US10753340B2	Wind turbine nacelle structure A wind turbine includes a nacelle which houses components including a generator connected to a rotor. The nacelle includes a cover and a skeleton, the skeleton including a plurality of connected elongated skeleton members. The skeleton members include a first skeleton member, a second skeleton member non-parallel to the first skeleton member, and a bolt extending in parallel with the second skeleton member for connecting the second skeleton member and the first skeleton member. Also, a method is presented for removing a component housed in a nacelle of a wind turbine, including disconnecting a second skeleton member from first skeleton members, removing the second skeleton member from a path of removal of the component, and removing the component along the path.
US10753326B2	Diesel power generation system using biofuel The present invention provides a diesel power generation system using biofuel capable of reliably generating electric power using biofuel so as not to coagulate, whereby biofuel is used to drive the diesel engine and the generator is driven based on the driving force of the diesel engine to generate electricity, while driving the diesel engine with the desired efficiency, the biofuel is not solidified without deteriorating at high temperature.The diesel power generation system 10 using the biofuel of the present invention is provided with a first fuel heater 22 for heating the biofuel sent by the fuel feed pump 20 through the fuel feed circuit 18 to a second temperature range set lower than the first temperature range in which the diesel engine 14 is driven with a predetermined efficiency, a second fuel heater 24 disposed in a portion of the fuel feed circuit 18 between the first fuel heater 22 and the diesel engine 14 and heating the biofuel flowing therethrough, a temperature sensor 26 interposed on the upstream side of the diesel engine 14 of the fuel feed circuit 18 and measuring the temperature of biofuel flowing into the diesel engine 14, and, a control device 28 for controlling the second fuel heater 24 so that the biofuel flowing into the diesel engine 14 is maintained within the first temperature range, based on the measurement result of the temperature sensor 26.
US10753324B2	Inlet duct for internal combustion engine An inlet duct for an internal combustion engine includes a tubular body portion having an air-permeable side wall and a tubular suction portion that is arranged on an upstream side of the body portion in an intake airflow direction and has an inner peripheral surface that expands radially outward toward the upstream side. The body portion and the suction portion are formed integrally by a compression-molded fiber molding.
US10753322B1	Direct drive aspiration system Systems for harvesting machines, transmissions for harvesting machines, and methods of operating systems for harvesting machines are disclosed herein. A system includes a drive unit, a cleaner unit, an aspirator, and a transmission. The drive unit is configured to produce rotational power in use of the system. The cleaner unit is fluidly coupled to the drive unit and configured to separate debris from air so that the air becomes cleaned air and provide the cleaned air to the drive unit in use of the system. The aspirator is fluidly coupled to the cleaner unit and configured to draw debris away from the cleaner unit and exhaust the debris in use of the system. The transmission is coupled to the drive unit and the aspirator.
US10753308B2	Internal combustion engine Internal combustion engines that operate in an inverted orientation in which the piston is closer to the local gravitationally dominant terrestrial body's center of gravity at top dead center position than at bottom dead center position are disclosed. The engines may have non-circular, preferably rectangular, cross-section pistons and cylinders, and the pistons may include a skirt with a field of pockets that provide a ringless, non-lubricated, seal equivalent. The pistons also may have a domed piston head with depressions thereon to facilitate the movement of air/charge in the cylinder. The engines also may use multi-stage poppet valves in lieu of conventional poppet valves, and a split crankshaft. The engines may use the pumping motion of the engine piston to supercharge the cylinder with air/charge.
US10753307B2	Internal combustion engine A heat retention material cartridge fixed to a base member of a heat retention tool of a cylinder bore's bore wall for heat retention of the cylinder bore wall, which includes a thermosensitive expansion rubber, a back-side pressing member, a rectangular opening, a front-side abutting plate cooperative with the back-side pressing member for sandwiching an outer edge portion of the thermosensitive expansion rubber, and an elastic member attached member to which an elastic member is attached. A convex portion being convex toward the side of the back-side pressing member is formed in a portion of the front-side abutting plate where the outer end is not sandwiched by bendable portions. And, the outer edge portion of the thermosensitive expansion rubber is formed in such a manner that the outer end of the thermosensitive expansion rubber is positioned inside an apex of the convex portion.
US10753299B2	Systems and methods for a split exhaust engine system Methods and systems are provided for operating a split exhaust engine system that provides blowthrough air and exhaust gas recirculation to an intake passage via a first exhaust manifold and exhaust gas to an exhaust passage via a second exhaust manifold. In one example, an amount of opening overlap between a plurality of intake valves and a first set of exhaust valves coupled to the first exhaust manifold may be adjusted responsive to a transition from an estimated combustion air-fuel content to a leaner air-fuel content of the blowthrough air on a cylinder to cylinder basis. As one example, the transition may be determined from an output of an oxygen sensor positioned within the first exhaust manifold or an exhaust runner of each of the first set of exhaust valves.
US10753296B2	Work machine In a work machine including an engine; a hydraulic pump; an actuator; an operating member that operates an actuator; an exhaust gas purifying device; a load application device that applies a load to an engine to raise the temperature of exhaust gas; and a control device, the load application device includes a load application valve that is provided in series between the hydraulic pump and the actuator and performs switching as to whether a hydraulic oil flow channel between the hydraulic pump and the actuator is brought into a communication state or a non-communication state in accordance with a control pressure, and if a load application request is input, the control device changes the control pressure exerted on the load application valve on the basis of the presence or absence of input of an operation signal of the operating member.
US10753285B2	Method of assembly for gas turbine fan drive gear system A method of assembling an epicyclic gear train according to an example of the present disclosure includes, among other things, the steps of providing a carrier having a central axis that includes spaced apart side walls and circumferentially spaced connecting structure defining mounts that interconnect the side walls, spaced apart apertures provided at an outer circumference of the carrier, gear pockets provided between the side walls and extending to the apertures, and a central opening in at least one of the walls, providing oil baffles between the side walls, the oil baffles including ends that abut the mounts, inserting a plurality of intermediate gears through the central opening, and then moving the intermediate gears radially outwardly into the gear pockets to extend into the apertures, inserting a sun gear through the central opening, and moving the plurality of intermediate gears radially inwardly to engage the sun gear.
US10753280B2	Turbomachine designed to operate in turning gear mode A field of turbine engines, and more particularly to an engine including a compressor; a combustion chamber; a first turbine connected to the compressor by a first rotary shaft; an actuator device for actuating the first rotary shaft in order to keep the first turbine and the compressor in rotation while the combustion chamber is extinguished; and a lubrication circuit for lubricating the engine. The circuit passes through at least one heat source suitable for heating the lubricant in the lubrication circuit while the first turbine and the compressor are rotating with the combustion chamber extinguished.
US10753273B2	Internal combustion engine An internal combustion engine, in particular a gas Otto-cycle engine, is provided. The internal combustion engine comprises a plurality of cylinders. Each cylinder is provided with a pre-chamber, and a pre-chamber gas supply conduit through which the pre-chamber can be supplied with fuel gas. The fuel gas is supplied to the pre-chambers by way of a pre-chamber gas valve associated with the respective pre-chamber. Also, an aperture is arranged between the pre-chamber gas supply conduit and the pre-chamber gas valve. At least one aperture associated with a pre-chamber gas valve has a through-flow coefficient such that pressure occurring at a maximum between combustion cycles in a volume between the pre-chamber gas valve and the aperture does not reach a pressure prevailing in the pre-chamber gas supply conduit.
US10753271B2	System for controling internal combustion engine In a system for controlling an internal combustion engine, first opening determination of determining whether to open an air bypass valve 22 on the basis of a compressor flow rate (target compressor flow rate QAIRCMD) passing through a compressor 17 and a compressor front-rear pressure ratio P2/P1, and second opening determination of determining whether to open the air bypass valve 22 on the basis of an opening ratio reduction amount DRTHO as a reduction amount of an opening ratio RTHO of a throttle valve 13 are performed. The air bypass valve 22 is opened when it is determined in both of the first opening determination and the second opening determination that the air bypass valve 22 should be opened.
US10753268B2	Intercooler cooling apparatus and method for controlling transmission fluid and air conditioner refrigerant temperature An intercooler cooling apparatus is provided. The apparatus cools an intercooler installed between a compressor of a turbocharger and an engine to adjust an oil temperature. The apparatus includes a water tank that surrounds a part of an outer side of the intercooler, in which cooling water discharged from the engine flows into a first side to exchange heat with the intercooler and the cooling water is discharged through a second side. An ATF warmer and an air conditioner refrigerant line are also installed in the water tank, in which oil of a transmission is circulated.
US10753266B2	J-groove for crack suppression An exhaust manifold for an internal combustion engine includes a first exhaust port, a second exhaust port, and a septum that separates the first exhaust port and the second exhaust port. The septum has a surface with a J-groove to relieve stresses by looping a tip of a crack initiated by the J-groove back into a stress field of the J-groove.
US10753262B2	Control system of exhaust sensor A control system of an exhaust sensor controlling an exhaust sensor comprises a heater control part controlling a heater and a temperature estimating part estimating a temperature of an exhaust pipe around the exhaust sensor. The heater control part sets the target temperature to a first target temperature after startup of the internal combustion engine and until the estimated temperature of the exhaust pipe reaches a first exhaust pipe temperature, sets the target temperature to a second target temperature from when the estimated temperature of the exhaust pipe reaches the first exhaust pipe temperature to when it reaches a second exhaust pipe temperature, and sets the target temperature to an operating temperature of the electrochemical cell when the estimated temperature of the exhaust pipe reaches the second exhaust pipe temperature.
US10753261B2	Abnormality diagnosis device for reducing agent adding device In the abnormality diagnosis device which carries out an abnormality diagnosis of the reducing agent adding device by obtaining a diagnostic parameter which is a parameter correlated with an amount of pressure drop in a reducing agent passage in the case where, from a state in which an addition valve has been closed and in which a voltage to be applied to a pump is controlled to a diagnostic voltage so that the pressure in the reducing agent passage becomes a predetermined pressure, the addition valve is made to open in a state where the voltage to be applied to the pump is maintained at the diagnostic voltage, and by making a comparison between the diagnostic parameter and a predetermined threshold value, the abnormality diagnosis is carried out by using the diagnostic parameter or the predetermined threshold value which is corrected based on the pump discharge capacity of the pump.
US10753259B2	Method and control device for correcting an output signal of an exhaust gas sensor A method and control device for correcting an output signal of an exhaust gas sensor in an exhaust gas conduit of an internal combustion engine, a secondary air delivery system for delivering air into the exhaust gas conduit being associated with the exhaust gas conduit upstream from the exhaust gas sensor in the flow direction of the exhaust gas. During a measurement of the output signal of the exhaust gas sensor, air is delivered to the exhaust gas conduit via the secondary air delivery system during a correction phase by way of which a correction of the output signal of the exhaust gas sensor is derived. In this operating mode, a defined oxygen content exists in the gas mixture surrounding said sensor, so that the output signal can be compared with reference values.
US10753253B2	Cooling device for additive injection valve A cooling device configured to cool, using a coolant, an injection valve that injects an additive includes a rotary member surrounding an outer periphery of the injection valve and extending along the injection valve. The rotary member is supported to be rotatable around the injection valve. A clearance between an outer peripheral surface of the injection valve and an inner peripheral surface of the rotary member defines a passage through which the coolant flows. The rotary member has a rotation imparting part that causes the rotary member to rotate about the injection valve in response to a flow of the coolant.
US10753251B2	Method for operating a gas engine A method for operating a gas engine having an adjoining exhaust line through which exhaust line exhaust gas of the engine flows includes: operating the gas engine in accordance with a Miller cycle, such that a closing point of at least one intake valve of the gas engine is in a crank angle range of from about 50° of crank angle before bottom dead center (BDC) to about 10° of crank angle before BDC; and lowering, by at least one selective catalytic reduction (SCR) catalyst element in the exhaust line, a level of nitrogen oxides (NOx) in the exhaust gas flowing through the SCR catalyst element using hydrocarbons (CyHz) as a reducing agent. At least some of the hydrocarbons (CyHz) flowing through the SCR catalyst element are constituents of the exhaust gas of the gas engine.
US10753245B2	Exhaust gas purification system for internal combustion engine, internal combustion engine, and exhaust gas purification method for internal combustion engine A rich-wait-time threshold value is set based on the NOx discharge amount per unit time discharged from an internal combustion engine. When the elapsed time, i.e. either the elapsed engine operation time since rich control was performed on a lean NOx trap catalyst device, or the elapsed engine operation time since the engine was started, becomes equal to or greater than the rich-wait-time threshold value, a determination that the rich control be started is added as a necessary condition for starting the rich control. Accordingly, an exhaust gas purification system for an internal combustion engine, an internal combustion engine, and an exhaust gas purification method for an internal combustion engine are provided, with which the execution timing of the rich control for recovering the NOx occlusion capacity of the lean NOx trap catalyst device is rendered more appropriate, and thus NOx reduction is performed with little fuel consumption deterioration.
US10753241B2	Filter with dual pleat pack A fluid filter apparatus comprising an upper housing shell; a lower housing shell; a pleat pack element comprising a peripheral frame and a folded pleated media. The frame is at least partially molded over the media to secure the media in the frame, and the media comprises two or more types of media of different densities from each other. A flow control element is disposed for changing the proportion of flow between the first media and the second media responsive to changes in at least one of temperature, pressure, flow rate and/or viscosity of the fluid.
US10753239B2	Hydraulic piston with a cooling and lubricating gasket valve The hydraulic piston (1) constitutes a hydraulic chamber (5) with a cylinder (4) and has a cylindrical body (6) connected—from the side of the chamber (5)—by a link-stop valve (3) to a cooling and lubricating gasket valve (2) which is passed right through by a flow calibration opening (27), the valve (2) being able to move in longitudinal translation over a short stroke with respect to the body (6) or to be held at a distance from the body (6) by the valve link-stop (3), a valve return spring (30) tending to move the valve (2) away from the cylindrical body (6).
US10753237B2	Actuation arrangement for switchable lever A switchable lever is provided that includes an outer lever, an inner lever pivotably mounted to the outer lever, and a coupling assembly that is capable of selectively locking the inner lever to the outer lever. The coupling assembly includes a coupling pin that has a first end that is configured to be received by an actuator. The coupling pin can be configured with at least one slot, which can be received by the actuator. The coupling pin is moveable from a first, locked position to a second, unlocked position, by an actuator and can be configured to be received by the actuator continuously throughout a valve lift event. The coupling pin can be configured with at least one protrusion that is arranged to be received by an actuator, or the actuator can be configured with at least one protrusion to receive the coupling pin.
US10753231B2	Self-retaining bushing assembly A bushing apparatus includes: a housing with first and second ends, the housing having an outer bore passing therethrough from the first end to the second end, wherein the bore includes a reduced-diameter band located between the first and second ends; and a bushing received in the outer bore, the bushing having first and second ends and an inner bore passing therethrough from the first end to the second end of the bushing, wherein the bushing includes an outer surface having a reduced-diameter groove located between the first and second ends, wherein the band is received in the groove in a radially overlapping relationship, so as to block movement of the bushing relative to the housing.
US10753229B2	Mounting arrangement for mounting a fluid cooler to a gas turbine engine case A mounting arrangement for mounting a fluid cooler to an engine case of a gas turbine engine, the mounting arrangement comprises at least one fixture adapted to be mounted to the engine case and defining a circumferentially extending channel for receiving at least one circumferentially extending flange of a cooler body of the fluid cooler. The at least one flange being free to slide in the channel of the at least one fixture in a circumferential direction of the engine case. The fixture may further comprise a clamping arrangement to hold the fluid cooler while allowing the same to thermally grow.
US10753221B2	Seal assembly with ductile wear liner A seal assembly for a gas turbine engine according to an example of the present disclosure includes, among other things, a seal that has a seal body extending circumferentially between opposed mate faces and at least one rail extending outwardly from the seal body. The seal body has a seal face that bounds a gas path. At least one rail aperture is defined at least partially through the at least one rail. At least one wear liner has a liner body. The liner body defines a liner aperture and an outer periphery that mates with the at least one rail aperture. A seal support is mountable to an engine case. The seal support has at least one support hook that mates with the liner aperture to mount the seal to the seal support. A method of assembly for a gas turbine engine is also disclosed.
US10753215B2	Turbine vane comprising a blade with a tub including a curved pressure side in a blade apex region A turbine vane of a turbine engine such as a turbojet. The vane includes a base supporting a blade that extends in a spanwise direction and ends in an apex. The blade includes a pressure-side wall and a suction-side wall, each ending at an end edge at the apex of the blade. The blade includes, at the apex thereof, a closed wall extending from the pressure-side wall to the suction-side wall so as to define, with the end edges, a tub shape. The pressure-side wall is curved inward so as to deviate from the spanwise direction in the region of the blade apex preceding the tub, between the base and the pressure-side end edge.
US10753208B2	Airfoils including plurality of nozzles and venturi Airfoils including a plurality of nozzles and venturi. The airfoils may include a body including an inner wall defining a high pressure fluid chamber, and a plurality of high pressure nozzles extending through the inner wall. Each high pressure nozzle may be in fluid communication with the high pressure fluid chamber. The airfoil body may also include an intermediate wall positioned adjacent to and surrounding the inner wall to define a low pressure fluid chamber formed between the intermediate wall and the inner wall, and a plurality of low pressure venturi extending through the intermediate wall. Each low pressure venturi may be in fluid communication with the low pressure fluid chamber. Additionally, the airfoil body may include an outer wall positioned adjacent to and surrounding the intermediate wall to define a cooling channel formed between the intermediate wall and the outer wall.
US10753201B2	Mud pulse telemetry apparatus with a pressure transducer and method of operating same A pressure measurement apparatus for a downhole measurement-while-drilling tool comprises a feed through connector and a pressure transducer. The feed through connector comprises a body with a first end and an opposite second end, at least one electrical interconnection extending axially through the body and out of the first and second ends, and a pressure transducer receptacle in the first end and a communications bore extending from the receptacle to the second end. The pressure transducer is seated in the receptacle such that a pressure at the first end can be measured, and comprises at least one electrical contact that extends from the pressure transducer through the communication bore and out of the second end. The pressure transducer can take pressure measurements used to predict wear of a primary seal in a motor subassembly of the tool, detect a pressure-related battery failure event, and control operation of a dual pulse height fluid pressure pulse generator.
US10753199B2	Rotating control device with communications module A rotating control device includes a housing comprising a bore extending through the housing, a rotating body positioned within the bore of the housing and rotatable with respect to the housing and a packer assembly positioned within the bore of the housing between the housing and the rotating body and configured to form a seal between the housing and the rotating body. The device further includes a transmitter configured to transmit a sensor signal through the packer assembly and a receiver configured to receive the sensor signal from the transmitter through the packer assembly.
US10753198B2	Downhole instrument for deep formation imaging deployed within a drill string Methods and systems for acquiring data in a wellbore. The method includes deploying an instrument connected to an instrument line into a drill string, through a sealed entry port formed in a drilling device coupled to the drill string, the drill string being at least partially within the wellbore, the wellbore penetrating a subterranean formation. The method also includes transmitting a signal from a source and through the formation. The signal is sensed by the instrument in the drill string. The method further includes determining one or more formation characteristics based on the signal sensed by the instrument, and performing one or more drilling processes using the drill string, while transmitting the signal, determining the one or more formation characteristics, or both.
US10753184B2	Differential pressure firing heads for wellbore tools and related methods A firing head assembly for a well tool includes a shaft, a piston head, a biasing member, and a housing. The shaft has a nose and a terminal end. The shaft also includes a first shoulder and a second shoulder formed between the nose and the terminal end. The piston head slides along the shaft and is positioned between the retaining element and the first shoulder. The biasing member is mounted on the shaft and positioned between the piston head and the second shoulder. The housing has a bore in which the shaft, the piston head, and biasing member are disposed. The housing includes an opening allowing fluid communication between the housing bore and the borehole fluid external to the housing.
US10753181B2	Methods for shut-in pressure escalation analysis Methods for using shut-in pressures to determine uncertainties in a hydraulic fracturing process in a shale reservoir are described. Data commonly collected during multistage fracturing is used to calculate propped fracture height and induced stresses, as well as other variables, in the presence of horizontal stress anisotropy. These variables can then be incorporated into reservoir simulations for fracturing monitoring, forecasting hydrocarbon recoveries, or modifying fracturing plans.
US10753179B2	Wellbore assembly with an accumulator system for actuating a setting tool A wellbore assembly includes a conveyance member including at least one of a continuous spooled rod, a wireline, and a slickline; an accumulator system connected to the conveyance member; and a setting tool connected to the accumulator system. The accumulator system may be configured to supply a fluid pressure to actuate the setting tool. A method of operating a wellbore tool includes lowering a wellbore assembly into a wellbore using a conveyance member including at least one of a continuous spooled rod, a wireline, and a slickline, wherein the wellbore assembly includes an accumulator system and a setting tool. The method includes actuating the accumulator system to provide a fluid pressure to the setting tool. The method also includes actuating the setting tool using the fluid pressure.
US10753178B2	Method for removing a downhole plug A method of cleaning out a wellbore includes removing the downhole zonal isolation device arranged in a wellbore with a bottom hole assembly (BHA) of a downhole string formed from a plurality of tubulars, pumping off the BHA, removing downhole fluids from the wellbore without removing the downhole string following pumping off the BHA, circulating fluid near a toe of the wellbore, and removing downhole particles from the wellbore through the downhole string.
US10753158B2	Polycrystalline diamond cutters having non-catalytic material addition and methods of making the same Polycrystalline diamond cutters for rotary drill bits and methods of making the same are disclosed. Polycrystalline diamond cutters include a support substrate and a polycrystalline diamond body coupled to the support substrate. The polycrystalline diamond body includes a plurality of diamond grains exhibiting inter-diamond bonding therebetween and defining a plurality of interstitial regions, a non-catalytic material distributed throughout the polycrystalline diamond body in a detectable amount, and a catalytic material distributed throughout the polycrystalline diamond body in a detectable amount.
US10753152B1	Rotor catch for bottomhole assembly A rotor catch assembly includes a rotor catch housing and a rotor catch stem. The rotor catch housing is tubular and includes a landing ring formed on an inner surface thereof. The rotor catch stem is tubular and includes an annular landing flange about the rotor catch stem. The landing flange is positioned within the bore of the rotor catch housing above the landing ring. The interior of the rotor catch stem defines a rotor catch stem bore, which is coupled to the bore of the rotor catch housing below the landing ring by a rotor catch nozzle. The rotor catch stem includes a piston assembly, burst disk assembly, or nozzle assembly positioned to reduce or stop flow through the rotor catch stem bore through the rotor catch nozzle until the landing flange of the rotor catch stem lands on the landing ring of the rotor catch housing.
US10753136B2	Method and mechanism for automatically detecting door or window faults The present invention discloses a method for automatically detecting door or window faults, comprising the following steps: mounting a displacement sensor at at least one monitoring position of the door or window frame and leaf and/or door or window hardware to monitor a relative position change of the door or window frame and leaf and/or relative displacement of the hardware at said at least one monitoring position; and connecting the displacement sensor to a controller which judges whether the relative position change of the door or window frame and leaf and/or relative displacement of the hardware at said at least one monitoring position exceeds a displacement threshold, and thereby perform combined judgment for door or window faults. The present invention further discloses a mechanism for automatically detecting door or window faults. The present invention can automatically detect possible faults occurring during use of the door or window, and thereby eliminate hidden risks endangering the user and other persons' personal safety, and exhibit important social significance.
US10753135B2	Counterbalance and method of making the same A counterbalance assembly including a housing, a pivot nose, and a spring pack. The housing including a front housing wall having a first housing edge and a second housing edge opposite the first housing edge, a first housing side wall projecting from the first housing edge and having a first retaining slot, and a second housing side wall oppositely disposed relative to the first housing side wall, projecting from the second housing edge and having second retaining slot in registered alignment with the first retaining slot. The pivot nose including a front pivot nose wall having a first pivot nose edge and a second pivot nose edge opposite the first pivot nose edge, a first pivot nose side wall projecting from the first pivot nose edge and having a first pivot nose through hole, and a second pivot nose side wall oppositely disposed relative to the first pivot nose side wall, projecting from the second pivot nose edge and having a second pivot nose through hole, the first and second pivot nose through holes are in registered alignment with the first and second retaining slot. The spring pack disposed within a volume formed by the housing and including a first end engaged with the housing, a second end engaged with the pivot nose, and an energy storage device arranged between the first and second ends.
US10753134B2	Liftgate assembly A vehicle liftgate assembly according to an exemplary aspect of the present disclosure includes, among other things, a vehicle body, a liftgate bracket, a liftgate rotatably mounted to the vehicle body by way of the liftgate bracket, and a strut connected to the liftgate bracket to regulate rotational movement of the liftgate bracket. This disclosure also relates to a method and a rotation assembly, which may include a liftgate bracket and a flipglass bracket.
US10753132B2	Door restraint assembly A door restraint assembly for inhibiting a door from striking a wall when the door is opened includes a hinge unit that is hingedly coupled between a door and a door frame. A limiting unit is rotatably positioned in the hinge unit. The limiting unit limits rotation of the hinge unit when the door is opened. In this way the limiting unit inhibits the door from striking an adjacent wall when the door is opened.
US10753125B2	Lock mechanism In one embodiment, a lock mechanism includes a control element arranged for rotation about an axis between an active position and an inactive position. The control element includes a control head having one or more axially extending projection(s). The lock mechanism further includes a lock element that is axially aligned with the control element and includes a lock element head. The lock element head has one or more axially extending projection(s). The projection(s) of the control head and the projection(s) of the lock element head are arranged such that in the active position, the lock element and control element are held apart by the projections, and such that in the inactive position, the projections can mesh together to permit axial movement of the lock element relative to the control element.
US10753123B2	Lock A lock includes a housing assembly, an actuatable lock assembly and a latching assembly. The actuatable lock assembly is positionable in at least a closed orientation and an open orientation. The latching assembly further includes a latch, a cam and a motor. The latch, having a cam profile, is movable between a locked position and an unlocked position. In the locked position, the actuatable lock assembly is maintained in the closed orientation. In the unlocked position, the actuatable lock assembly is positionable into an open orientation. The cam is rotatably mounted and has a first follower configured to intermittently coact with the cam profile of the latch, to, in turn, move the latch between the locked position and the unlocked position. The motor is coupled to the cam. Actuation of the motor causes rotation of the cam, resulting in movement of the latch between the locked and unlocked positions.
US10753121B2	Privacy lock A privacy lock assembly and method of operation are provided. The lock assembly has a push button offset from the central axis of the lock assembly for locking and unlocking the assembly. The lock assembly includes compression springs to maintain integrated handles in predetermined orientations when the handles are not subject to a load.
US10753120B2	Quick assembly tent A quick assembly tent is provided which may be quickly assembled and disassembled without using any tools or requiring know-how by the user. The tent includes a dynamic platform that can rotate about an x-axis along a platform pivot from a closed position to an open position. The tent may be configured to be mounted on a vehicle. The tent may include a rain fly and an entry ladder. The tent may be configured to deploy simply by pivoting the dynamic platform from a closed to an open position. Methods for assembling a quick assembly tent are also provided.
US10753114B1	Vehicle parking assistance assembly A vehicle parking assistance assembly includes a pair of clamps removably clamped to a respective one of a pair of garage door rails on either side of a garage door opening. A light emitting unit emits a beam of light across the garage door opening. A receiving unit receives the beam of light emitted by the light emitting unit. A visual unit is positioned on a back wall of a garage to be visible to a driver of a vehicle entering the garage. The visual unit emits a visual alert to stop when the visual unit receives a clear signal from the receiving unit for alerting the driver that the vehicle has fully entered the garage. The visual unit emits a visual alert to go when the visual unit receives a blocked signal from the receiving unit for alerting the driver that the vehicle has not fully entered the garage.
US10753104B2	Floor panel for forming a floor covering Floor panel, characterized in that it is of the type that can be installed according to the fold down-technique, that it comprises coupling means in one piece on all four edges, and that measures are taken in order to avoid an undesired shifting on the long edges during the turning down of the floor panel.
US10753093B2	Insulated fireproof concrete form system An insulated fireproof concrete form system. The system includes a pair of autoclaved aerated concrete blocks oriented parallel to each other. A pair of insulating blocks are disposed on a pair of internal surfaces of the pair of autoclaved aerated concrete blocks. The pair of insulating blocks are horizontally staggered relative to the pair of autoclaved aerated concrete blocks. A plurality of rods connects the pair of autoclaved aerated concrete blocks.
US10753092B1	Fiber reinforced surface covering A fiber reinforced surface covering for application to a structure, comprising at least one structural body comprising a resilient construction material with a top side and a bottom side, a flexible base coupled to the bottom side of the structural body, a spaced gap disposed between the at least one structural body and an adjacent second body, and wherein the spaced gap has a portion of the base that is substantially overlaid with the resilient construction material and configured to receive a filler material.
US10753090B2	System and method of ceiling panel installation Ceiling panel mount system and method includes a plurality of mount brackets. Each of the mount brackets includes a base and a hook. The hook includes a first hook portion extending vertically upward from the base, a second hook portion joined to the first hook portion at a first bend in a first direction and extending horizontally therefrom, and a third hook portion joined to the second hook portion at a second bend in the first direction and extending vertically downward therefrom. A ridge protrudes from an inner surface of the first hook portion.
US10753083B2	Below top of wall ventilation screed device and assembly A ventilation screed with an upper attachment flange having a top portion and a bottom portion and at least one opening in the top portion; a drip edge protruding from the bottom portion and a return leg that protrudes back from the drip edge and extends beyond the bottom portion; a drainage cavity protrusion protruding from the bottom portion above the drip edge, wherein the drainage cavity protrusion has an L-shaped drainage trough portion having at least one drainage opening in a bottom portion and a substantially vertical portion with a top end and a bottom end in communication with the bottom portion, an upper ground portion in communication with the top end of the substantially vertical portion of the L-shaped drainage trough portion extending outward from the substantially vertical portion and a drainage cavity shroud extending substantially downward from the upper ground portion.
US10753082B2	Structural member joint and structure This invention is to provide structural member joints capable of easily reinforcing connecting portions of structural members and a structure using the structural member joints. Each structural member joint includes three tubular joint members into which end portions of the structural members 7 can be inserted and fixed. The three tubular joint members are connected to each other at their proximal end portions and disposed at right angles to each other. Since the distal end portions of the joint members 2 arranged at right angles to each other are connected by the reinforcing members 6, it is possible to use the reinforcing members 6 to easily reinforce the connecting portions of the structural members 7.
US10753078B2	Multi-purpose building A dome- or sphere-shaped multipurpose building is disclosed, which is a prefabricated quickly erected structure and can be used for erecting the buildings of various functional purpose, of different number of floors, both heated and unheated, including residential buildings, cottages, industrial, administrative, sport, temporary portable buildings, arch structure. Technical result of the claimed invention is to reduce the material consumption, installation time, increase the strength and stability of the building, including under conditions of asymmetrical and dynamic loads, and to increase energy efficiency and translucence of the building. The multipurpose dome-shaped building comprises a bearing frame made in the form of at least three pyramidal volumetric trusses arranged symmetrically with respect to the base center and rigidly connected to each other in the upper part by at least one horizontal beam, and wherein the volumetric trusses are arranged in such a way that the horizontal distance between closest posts of neighboring volumetric trusses remains the same over the entire height from the base and up to the top of the neighboring trusses.
US10753074B2	Lavatory for a vehicle as well as a vehicle having such a lavatory A lavatory for a vehicle includes a housing that is accessible through an access opening, and a washing apparatus for washing feet. The washing apparatus includes a water supply device and a water removal device. The washing apparatus also includes a depression, with which the water removal device is couplable and which is positionable underneath the water supply device. The depression has a use height, which is 700 mm at a maximum.
US10753067B2	Construction machine A construction machine includes a vehicle body having, a moving section, a driving mechanism, a manipulation device that receives a manipulation, a controlling unit, a manipulation detecting unit that detects the manipulation given to the manipulation device, and an obstacle detecting device that detects an obstacle in a periphery of the vehicle body. The controlling unit executes emergency-stop-processing and continuous-stop-processing. The emergency-stop-processing is executed to stop the operation of the moving section regardless of a signal from the manipulation detecting unit upon detection of the obstacle by the obstacle detecting device when the controlling unit controls the driving mechanism to drive the moving section. The continuous-stop-processing is executed to keep the operation of the moving section stopped when the obstacle detecting device does not detect the obstacle and the manipulation detecting unit detects manipulation when the operation of the moving section is stopped by the emergency-stop-processing.
US10753065B2	Control method and motor grader A control method is performed in a motor grader, the motor grader including a blade between a front wheel and a rear wheel, the blade being attached to a swing circle which adjusts a blade angle. The control method includes detecting a load applied to the blade and revolving, when the detected load is larger in value than a predetermined reference value, the swing circle in such a direction that the blade angle is smaller than the blade angle at the time of detection of that value.
US10753063B2	Front loader A front loader includes a link operating mechanism spanning a bucket and a stand. The link operating mechanism is configured to cause, using a swing force of the bucket, a bending and stretching link to bend so that propping and supporting of the bending and stretching link are released.
US10753062B2	Vertical manhole apparatus and method for providing access to leachate collection pipes in a landfill A vertical manhole apparatus for use in a waste facility to provide access to one or more leachate collection pipe access points. The vertical manhole is stabilized using stabilizing features extending out from a vertical pipe of the vertical manhole apparatus.
US10753060B2	Silt fence patch and methods thereof A silt fence patch for repairing damage to silt fence is disclosed. A silt fence patch may comprise geotextile fabric, an adhesive layer, and a backing. The backing may include indicia of patches, such as patch weave direction, user instructions, or logos. A silt fence patch sheet may comprise multiple silt fence patches. The sheet may include a backing with indicia of each patch, or indicia of the patches may be printed directly on the sheet fabric. A method of repairing damage to silt fence may comprise identifying damage to the silt fence. A damage boundary may surround the damage. The method may further comprise identifying a patch size to cover the damage boundary. The method may further comprise selecting a patch having the identified patch size. Additionally, the method may comprise applying the selected patch to the damage boundary and smoothing the patch over the damage boundary.
US10753057B1	Bottom boom A bottom boom and method of use is disclosed for containing heavy or sinking oils which migrate on an underwater floor. The bottom boom is comprised of an upper wall, a lower wall that abuts an underwater floor, a support structure and a ballast section. The upper wall and lower wall when properly supported by support structure provides an upright barrier to guide or stop heavy non-floating oils on an underwater floor. The support structure is a series of chambers, longitudinally spaced between the upper and lower walls of the bottom boom, such that when each chamber is filled with water the chambers vertically support the upper wall at an angle above the lower wall and horizontally maintain the lower walls width thus forming said upright barrier. Additionally the chambers can be filled with air to expedite recovery of bottom boom from underwater floor.
US10753053B2	Pavement marking composition Desired combinations of physical properties can be achieved with a pavement marking composition including non-crosslinked elastomeric materials dispersed within a polymeric material. Notably, the pavement marking composition does not include any reinforcing materials, such as, for example, ceramic fibers, asbestos, silicon dioxide, and/or talc. Despite the lack of reinforcing materials, the pavement marking composition has good tensile strength in both the downweb and crossweb directions.
US10753052B2	Self-propelled milling machine, as well as method for controlling a self-propelled milling machine In a self-propelled construction machine comprising a machine frame with a longitudinal axis, a controller for the travelling and milling operation, a height-adjustable working drum, and a slewable transport conveyor: that the control system, at least as a function of a virtual trajectory for positioning the transport conveyor which is freely specifiable in a stationary coordinate system that is independent of the position and alignment of the machine frame, controls, by means of open-loop control or closed-loop control, at least the slewing angle of the transport conveyor automatically in such a fashion that a reference point of the transport conveyor always remains on the specified trajectory in the case of a change in position of the machine frame within the coordinate system.
US10753048B2	Machine with ballast receiving device A machine having a ballast take-up device for taking up ballast located underneath a track. The take up device has an endless clearing chain guided in a chain channel. In a connecting joint from a transverse channel to a transport channel. There is also a ballast deflector blade pivotable about a pivot axis. Arranged on the ballast deflector blade is a ballast conveyor, designed for ballast transport in the direction towards a pivot axis by means of a conveyor drive. With this, it is possible to expand the operating range of the ballast take-up device, as needed.
US10753047B2	Direct fixation fastener A bonded, direct fixation fastener as supportive structure for a rail on a railroad bed comprising: a substantially rectangular rail plate, wherein the rail plate has a generally horizontal center portion having a lower face and an upper face and wherein the rail plate defines an outer perimeter having a face defining a first angle to the railroad bed, the rail plate having attachment means to attach to the rail; a substantially rectangular bottom member defines an inner perimeter having a face defining a second angle to the railroad bed; and a substantially rectangular elastomeric portion disposed between, and bonded to each of, the outer perimeter and face of the rail plate and the inner perimeter and face of the bottom member.
US10753045B2	Systems and methods for providing force vector compensated fan nozzles A method is disclosed of facilitating the removal of contaminates from a belt in a papermaking system. The method includes the step of providing a fluid in a shaped fan such that the interface between the fluid and the belt is non-linear and at least generally forms the shape of an arc.
US10753039B2	Continuous linear substrate infusion A method of forming an active agent infused linear material includes passing a substantially linear polymeric substrate through a linear substrate infusion chamber in a first direction, flowing a liquid infusion solution through the linear substrate infusion chamber in a second direction, and contacting the linear substrate with the liquid infusion solution at an infusion temperature and for an infusion time effective to infuse the one or more active molecules into or onto a surface of the linear substrate, thereby forming an active agent infused linear material. The liquid infusion solution includes one or more active molecules. The second direction is substantially opposite or substantially parallel to the first direction. A linear substrate infusion system and a polymeric linear substrate are also disclosed.
US10753037B2	Overcoat and image forming method An overcoat to be applied to an ink printed on fabric or fabric to be printed with an ink, includes: an oxazoline group-containing compound.
US10753033B2	Laundry handling apparatus The present invention relates to a laundry handling apparatus provided with a washable filter in an air circulation passage for drying laundry. The laundry handling apparatus according to the present invention comprises: a cabinet, an outer tub disposed inside the cabinet, an inner tub rotatably disposed inside the outer tub, a circulation passage for guiding at least some of the air inside the outer tub to flow out of the outer tub and be resupplied to the outer tub, a fan disposed in the circulation passage so as to move the air, and a filter unit for filtering foreign substances. The filter unit comprises a filter net, which is disposed in the circulation passage so as to collect the foreign substances contained in the moving air, and a filter frame for supporting the filter net. The laundry handing apparatus comprises: multiple nozzles for spraying wash water onto a partial area of the filter net, a nozzle disposition unit, which is disposed in a position spaced apart from the filter net and has the multiple nozzles arranged therein, a nozzle water supply hose, which is connected to the nozzle disposition unit so as to supply the wash water, which is sprayed by the multiple nozzles, and a filter driving unit for allowing the filter unit and the nozzle disposition unit to move relative to one another so that the wash water is sprayed onto the entire area of the filter net.
US10753030B2	Washing machine appliances and methods of using counterweight amplitude to limit basket speed A washing machine appliance, including one or more methods of operation, is provided herein. The washing machine appliance includes a wash basket rotatably mounted within a wash tub and being supported by a front bearing and a rear bearing. A method of operating the washing machine appliance includes rotating the wash basket within the wash tub at a basket speed and obtaining a front displacement amplitude, a rear displacement amplitude, and a wobble angle of the wash tub. Based at least in part on these measured values, front and rear bearing force amplitude thresholds and virtual bearing force values are calculated and compared. If the virtual bearing force value of either the front or rear bearing exceeds the respective bearing force amplitude threshold, an operating parameter of the washing machine appliance is adjusted to limit bearing forces resulting from out-of-balance loads.
US10753022B2	Particle-filled fiber and articles formed from the same A melt-spun polymer fiber is provided having a cross-section and a length. A detectable particulate has a size of less than 31 microns and present in an amount of 2.0 to 50.0 weight percent loadings of metal or 10 to 80 weight percent loadings of radiopaque particles to render the polymer fiber detectable by metal (magnetic) or X-ray detection, alone or in combination with a secondary functional particulate distributed in or on the polymer fiber to render the polymer fiber chemically responsive to a chemical reactant, change in pH or temperature. The detectable particulate and the secondary functional particulate are each independently present in a core, a sheath, or both portions of polymer matrix. A process of detecting a fabric made from such a fiber. The fabric article passes through detector. A signal is collected from the detector indicative of the presence of the fabric article.
US10753012B2	Synthesis, capping and dispersion of nanocrystals Preparation of semiconductor nanocrystals and their dispersions in solvents and other media is described. The nanocrystals described herein have small (1-10 nm) particle size with minimal aggregation and can be synthesized with high yield. The capping agents on the as-synthesized nanocrystals as well as nanocrystals which have undergone cap exchange reactions result in the formation of stable suspensions in polar and nonpolar solvents which may then result in the formation of high quality nanocomposite films.
US10753007B2	Process for indium or indium alloy deposition and article The present invention deals with a process for deposition of indium or indium alloys and an article obtained by the process, wherein the process includes the steps i. providing a substrate having at least one metal or metal alloy surface; ii. depositing a first indium or indium alloy layer on at least one portion of said surface whereby a composed phase layer is formed of a part of the metal or metal alloy surface and a part of the first indium or indium alloy layer; iii. removing partially or wholly the part of the first indium or indium alloy layer which has not been formed into the composed phase layer; iv. depositing a second indium or indium alloy layer on the at least one portion of the surface obtained in step iii.
US10752993B2	Substrate processing apparatus and substrate processing method Provided is a substrate processing apparatus and substrate processing method for depositing a thin film on a substrate. The substrate processing apparatus may include a chamber, a susceptor rotatably mounted in the chamber, at least one satellite mounted on the susceptor, configured to place a substrate thereon, and capable of being floated and rotating due to pressure of a gas supplied through the susceptor, to rotate the substrate, and of revolving due to rotation of the susceptor, and a cart lifting module including a cart mounted on the susceptor around the satellite and supporting an edge of the substrate to take over the substrate and place the substrate on the satellite, and a cart lifting device capable of lifting and lowering the cart.
US10752982B2	Installation for hot dip coating a metal strip comprising an adjustable confinement box An installation for hot dip coating a metal strip is provided. The installation includes a device for moving the metal strip along a path, a pot for containing a melt bath and a wiping system including at least two nozzles placed on either side of the path downstream the pot. The wiping system has a box with a lower confinement part confining an atmosphere around the metal strip upstream of said nozzles and an upper confinement part confining the atmosphere around the metal strip downstream of the nozzles, first moving means for vertically moving the lower confinement part with respect to the pot and second moving means for vertically moving the upper confinement part with respect to both the pot and the lower confinement part. The nozzles are vertically movable relative to the pot.
US10752972B2	Hot-rolled steel sheet A hot-rolled steel sheet includes a predetermined chemical composition, and a structure which includes, by area ratio, a ferrite in a range of 5% to 60% and a bainite in a range of 30% to 95%, in which in the structure, in a case where a boundary having an orientation difference of equal to or greater than 15° is defined as a grain boundary, and an area which is surrounded by the grain boundary and has an equivalent circle diameter of equal to or greater than 0.3 μm is defined as a grain, the ratio of the grains having an intragranular orientation difference in a range of 5° to 14° is, by area ratio, in a range of 20% to 100%.
US10752959B2	Trend analysis and statistical process control using multitargeted screening assays Aspects of the present invention provide novel multi-targeted microbiological screening and monitoring methods having substantial utility for monitoring and control of microbial growth and contaminants, microbiological processes, predictive microbiology, and for exposure and risk assessment. Microbial markers shared by both target and index microbes are used in novel methods for microbial monitoring, monitoring of microbial performance potential, trend analysis, and statistical process control (SPC) in processes or systems that are receptive to a plurality of genetically distinct microbes.
US10752944B2	Circularized templates for sequencing The invention provides methods of forming a circular template for sequencing a target nucleic acid. The circular template is generated by amplification of a segment of the target nucleic acid with chimeric primers with complementary 5′ ends. The circular template has a single nick or gap providing a site for initiation of template-directed extension for sequence analysis. Sequencing of a single template generates reads of alternating segments of the same strand of the target nucleic spaced by primer segments. The different reads of the same strand of the target nucleic acid can be compiled to generate a consensus sequence. Because only one strand of the target nucleic acid is sequenced per reaction, the present method avoids errors introduced by unwittingly combining sequences of both strands of a heteroduplex PCR product. Because only one strand of the target nucleic acid is sequenced per reaction, the present method avoids errors introduced by unwittingly combining sequences of both strands of a heteroduplex PCR product.
US10752937B2	Processing blood samples to detect target nucleic acids Provided herein are porous polymer monolith materials and processes that enable integration of blood fractionation, specific nucleic acid amplification and/or detection of nucleic acids from whole blood.
US10752930B2	Method for producing a recombinant protein on a manufacturing scale A method for producing a protein of interest on a manufacturing scale is based on integration, by homologous recombination, of the DNA encoding the protein of interest into a bacterial cell's genome at a pre-selected site. The manufacturing scale production of recombinant proteins is in the fed-batch mode, semi-continuous or in a chemostat.
US10752926B2	Engineered ketoreductase polypeptides The present disclosure provides engineered ketoreductase enzymes having improved properties as compared to a naturally occurring wild-type ketoreductase enzyme. Also provided are polynucleotides encoding the engineered ketoreductase enzymes, host cells capable of expressing the engineered ketoreductase enzymes, and methods of using the engineered ketoreductase enzymes to synthesize a variety of chiral compounds. The engineered ketoreductase polypeptides are optimized for catalyzing the conversion of N-methyl-3-keto-3-(2-thienyl)-1-propanamine to (S)—N-methyl-3-hydroxy-3-(2-thienyl)-1-propanamine.
US10752919B2	Methods and products for expressing proteins in cells The present invention relates in part to nucleic acids encoding proteins, therapeutics comprising nucleic acids encoding proteins, methods for inducing cells to express proteins using nucleic acids, methods, kits and devices for transfecting, gene editing, and reprogramming cells, and cells, organisms, and therapeutics produced using these methods, kits, and devices. Methods and products for altering the DNA sequence of a cell are described, as are methods and products for inducing cells to express proteins using synthetic RNA molecules. Therapeutics comprising nucleic acids encoding gene-editing proteins are also described.
US10752915B2	Compositions and methods for generating adeno-associated viral vectors with undetectable capsid gene contamination In one aspect, the present invention provides an intron-modified capsid expression cassette useful for generating adeno-associated virus (AAV) vector particles. In another aspect, the present invention provides a method of reducing the immune response in a mammalian subject undergoing treatment with an AAV vector.
US10752912B2	Nucleic acid sequences and peptides/proteins of the FT family providing flower repressing properties in tobacco and transgenic plants transformed therewith The present invention is directed to nucleic acid sequences coding for a protein which, (1) under a respective promoter, is able to suppress or repress or delay flowering of a plant, and (2) includes the motive “NAPDIIDS” (SEQ ID NO: 10) or, in preferred cases, “VNAPDIIDS” SEQ ID NO: 67), with the exception of the nucleic acid of the gene StSP5G or a part thereof. Preferably, the nucleic acid sequence belongs phylogenetically to the FT-clade of the PEBP gene family, wherein the motive “(V)NAPDIIDS” (SEQ ID NO: 68) is in place of the “(V)YAPGW” motive (SEQ ID NO: 69) of the flowering promoting proteins AtFT and BvFT2.The invention is further directed to peptides or proteins, obtainable by expression of the nucleic acid of any of the preceding claims, vectors, comprising a nucleic acid sequence as defined above, and to plants, parts of plants, or seed of plants, the plants comprising such a nucleic acid sequence.
US10752911B2	Synthetic pathway for biological carbon dioxide sequestration This invention relates to methods for increasing carbon fixation and/or increasing biomass production in a plant, comprising: introducing into a plant, plant part, and/or plant cell heterologous polynucleotides encoding (1) a succinyl CoA synthetase, (2) a 2-oxoglutarate:ferredoxin oxidoreductase, (3) a 2-oxoglutarate carboxylase, (4) an oxalosuccinate reductase, or (5) an isocitrate lyase, or (6) a succinyl CoA synthetase and a 2-oxoglutarate:ferredoxin oxidoreductase, (7) a 2-oxoglutarate carboxylase and an oxalosuccinate reductase polypeptide, and/or (8) a 2-oxoglutarate carboxylase polypeptide, an oxalosuccinate reductase polypeptide and an isocitrate lyase polypeptide to produce a stably transformed plant, plant part, and/or plant cell, wherein said heterologous polynucleotides are from a bacterial and/or an archaeal species. Additionally, transformed plants, plant parts, and/or plant cells are provided as well as products produced from the transformed plants, plant parts, and/or plant cells.
US10752909B2	Chloroplasts engineered to express pharmaceutical proteins in edible plants Disclosed herein are compositions for conferring oral tolerance in mammals to autoimmune disorders such as diabetes, as well as vectors and methods for plastid transformation of plants to produce a CTB-Pins protein for oral delivery. The invention also extends to the transformed plants, plant parts, and seeds and progeny thereof. The invention is applicable to plants edible without torrefying. Exemplified herein is the stable transformation of Lactuca sativa such that CTB-Pins is expressed.
US10752896B2	siRNA and their use in methods and compositions for inhibiting the expression of the NRARP gene The invention relates to si RNA molecules and their use in methods and pharmaceutical compositions for inhibiting the expression of the NRARP gene. The invention also relates to the use of said si RNAs molecules in the treatment and/or prevention of a disease or disorder related to neovascularization characterised by increased expression and/or activity of NRARP gene, said eye condition is selected from the group comprising age-related macular degeneration (AMD), ischemic retinopathy, diabetic macular edema (DME), proliferative diabetic retinopathy (PDR), diabetic retina ischemia (DRI), diabetic retinal edema (DRE) and retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) and combinations thereof.
US10752888B2	Method for enzymatically preparing highly concentrated myo-inositol The present disclosure relates to a method for preparing myo-inositol using myo-inositol monophosphate synthase consisting of an amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 1 and/or myo-inositol monophosphate phosphatase consisting of an amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 3.
US10752887B2	Variants of terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase and uses thereof The present invention relates to variants of Terminal deoxynucleotidyl Transferase (TdT), each of which (i) has an amino acid sequence similarity to SEQ ID NO: 2. 11, 13, 15, 17, 19, 21, 23, 25, 27, 29, 31, 33 or 35 with corresponding amino acid substitutions, (ii) is capable of synthesizing a nucleic acid fragment without a template and (iii) is capable of incorporating a modified nucleotide into the nucleic acid fragment.
US10752862B2	Pro-fragrance compounds A compound is provided of Formula (I) wherein R1 represents a C3 to C20 hydrocarbon group derived from an alcohol of formula R1OH, from a formate of formula R1OCH═O, or a cinnamyl aldehyde of Formula (II) wherein a compound of Formula I is capable of releasing a compound, when oxidized, selected from the group consisting of a fragrant alcohol of formula R1OH, a fragrant formate ester of formula R1OCH═O and aryl aldehyde of Formula (III) wherein R2 is, independently, hydrogen atom, hydroxyl group, optionally substituted C1-C6 alkyl group, C1-C6 alkoxy group, or —O(C═O)CH(CH3)2 wherein any two of R2 may form an optionally substituted 5 or 6 membered ring. The compounds are useful for example as a precursor for the prolonged delivery or release of fragrant compounds such as fragrant alcohols, fragrant aldehydes or fragrant formates.
US10752858B2	Lubricant composition A lubricant composition has a high molybdenum content and includes a combination of at least two compounds including molybdenum.
US10752854B1	Additive formulation and method of using same A fuel additive formulation, method of use, and method of producing the fuel additive formulation are described. The fuel additive of the present disclosure comprises a mixture of nitroparaffins comprising nitropropane and nitromethane, a lubricant, and an aromatic hydrocarbon. The fuel additive formulation is substantially free of nitroethane. The combustion in an internal combustion engine of a fuel containing the additive results in reduced emissions relative to the combustion of a fuel not containing the additive.
US10752844B2	Rotating equipment in a petrochemical plant or refinery A plant or refinery may include equipment such as condensers, regenerators, distillation columns, rotating equipment, compressors, pumps, turbines, or the like. Different operating methods may impact deterioration in equipment condition, thereby prolonging equipment life, extending production operating time, or providing other benefits. Mechanical or digital sensors may be used for monitoring equipment to determine whether problems are developing. For example, sensors may be used in conjunction with one or more system components to perform invariant mapping, monitor system operating characteristics, and/or predict pressure, volume, surges, reactor loop fouling, gas quality, or the like. An operating condition (e.g., of one or more pieces of equipment in the plant or refinery) may be adjusted to prolong equipment life or avoid equipment failure.
US10752841B2	Pyrolysis reactor The disclosure provides several pyrolysis reactor configurations and associated methods for generating pyrolysis products (e.g., oil, gas, and/or char) from organic feedstock.
US10752836B2	Phosphor A phosphor is disclosed. In an embodiment the phosphor includes an inorganic compound having at least one activator E and N and/or O in its empirical formula, wherein E is selected from the group consisting of Mn, Cr, Ni, Ce, Pr, Nd, Sm, Eu, Tb, Dy, Ho, Er, Yb, Tm, Li, Na, K, Rb, Cs and combinations thereof, and wherein the inorganic compound crystallizes in a crystal structure with the same atomic sequence as in K2Zn6O7.
US10752824B2	Hydrolytically degradable composition Disclosed are time controlled, hydrolytically degradable compositions that include a polyurethane; precipitated silica, carbon black, or a combination thereof; an organic acid adapted to facilitate degradation when the composition is contacted with water; a stabilizer; a first crosslinking agent; and an optional co-agent. The composition is adapted to degrade over a predetermined time period upon contact with water at a pH ranging from 5 to 8 and at a temperature ranging from 100° F. to 250° F.
US10752821B2	Dry cooling systems using thermally induced polymerization A dry-cooling system useful in absorbing heat from a heat source and related dry cooling methods including a depolymerization cooling unit (DCU) in fluid communication with a polymerization heating unit (PHU). The DCU includes a DCU heat exchanger which receives a polymer and a catalyst, wherein contact of the polymer and the catalyst within the DCU heat exchanger causes an endothermic reaction, converting the polymer to a monomer and drawing heat from a first heat source. The monomer is then withdrawn from the DCU. The PHU includes a PHU heat exchanger, which receives the monomer, wherein contact of the monomer with the catalyst causes an exothermic reaction within the PHU heat exchanger, converting the monomer to the polymer. The polymer is then withdrawn from the PHU for conveyance back to the DCU, and the cycle is repeated.
US10752820B2	Surface-modified inorganic nitride, composition, thermally conductive material, device with thermally conductive layer, and method for manufacturing surface-modified inorganic nitride Provided are a novel surface-modified inorganic nitride, a composition, a thermally conductive material, a device with a thermally conductive layer, and a method for manufacturing a surface-modified inorganic nitride. The surface-modified inorganic nitride of the embodiment of the present invention contains an inorganic nitride and an onium salt adsorbed onto a surface of the inorganic nitride.
US10752816B2	Reaction-curable adhesive, adhesive kit, and method of using reaction-curable adhesive Provided is a reaction-curable adhesive that exhibits an excellent adhesive strength even under a low-temperature environment. The reaction-curable adhesive includes an epoxy compound and an amine compound, the reaction-curable adhesive being cured through a reaction between the epoxy compound and the amine compound, in which a compound having a specific molecular structure is used as at least one of the epoxy compound or the amine compound.
US10752813B2	Glue filling method for multilayer thin film sensor structure A glue filling method for a multilayer thin film sensor structure is disclosed herein. Two outer layers of a composite heat-resistant membrane are carved to have desired patterned holes; an inner layer is interposed between two outer layers to form a layered structure. The composite heat-resistant membrane is stuck onto the multilayer thin film sensor structure with the patterned holes aligned to an electric-conduction through-hole of the multilayer thin film sensor structure to form a filling region. A conductive glue is filled into the filling region. Sustained by the inner-layer heat-resistant membrane, the conductive glue protrudes from the patterned hole to cover a portion of the conductive metals on the surface of the multilayer thin film sensor structure. Thereby are simultaneously achieved a water-proof effect, an airtight effect and a fine interface compatibility.
US10752808B2	Laminated thin film and method for manufacturing the same A laminated thin film having excellent adhesion between an organic and inorganic layer and method for manufacturing the same are provided. A laminated thin film is provided with a hard coat layer having a surface on which metal oxide particles are exposed; and an adhesion layer deposited on the surface of the hard coat layer on which the metal oxide particles are exposed, the adhesion layer being constituted by a metal or metal oxide in an oxygen-deficient state of the same metal as the metal oxide particles. Thereby, the adhesion layer strongly adheres to resin of the hard coat layer and adheres even more strongly to the exposed metal oxide particles, allowing excellent adhesion.
US10752799B2	Self-curing coating compositions A self-curing coating composition comprising a polymer containing hydroxyl groups, carboxylic acid groups and acid groups comprising sulfonic acid groups and/or phosphoric acid groups is disclosed. Methods for applying the coating to a substrate and packages coated with the compositions are also disclosed.
US10752786B2	Coating compositions for coil coating, methods for making such coating compositions and coil coating methods Coating compositions for coil coating, methods for making such coating compositions and coil coating methods are provided. In an exemplary embodiment, a coating composition includes an organic solvent carrier and a film-forming binder dispersed in the organic solvent carrier. The film-forming binder contains an epoxy-amine adduct and a blocked or unblocked polyisocyanate crosslinking agent. The film-forming binder has associated amine groups until subjected to a temperature of at least about 165.5° C. (330° F.). The coating composition also contains a pigment and a grinding resin. The coating composition has a solids content of at least about 50 wt. % based on a total weight of the coating composition.
US10752783B2	Non-stick coating primer compositions and processes for the preparation thereof Provided are non-stick coating hybrid primer compositions based on polyimide resin and/or polyamide-imide resin. Also provided are processes for preparing such compositions. Finally, non-stick coatings incorporating such compositions and a process for manufacturing articles comprising such non-stick coatings are provided.
US10752781B2	Aqueous inks containing solvent dyes The present invention pertains to an aqueous ink containing mixtures of solvent dyes and disperse dyes suitable for printing on hydrophobic textile substrates.
US10752778B2	Resin composition containing surface-modified inorganic substance, thermally conductive material, and device According to the present invention, there are provided a resin composition containing a surface-modified inorganic substance, which is obtained by performing surface modification on an inorganic nitride or an inorganic oxide by using a boronic acid compound, and an epoxy compound, a thermally conductive material including a cured substance of the resin composition, and a device including the thermally conductive material. The boronic acid compound has, for example, an amino group, a thiol group, a hydroxyl group, an isocyanate group, a carboxyl group, or a carboxylic acid anhydride group. By using the resin composition of the present invention, it is possible to provide a thermally conductive material having excellent thermal conductivity and a device having high durability.
US10752776B2	Cyclic bio-renewable flame retardants A bio-renewable flame-retardant compound is disclosed. The bio-renewable flame-retardant compound includes a cyclic structure formed in a reaction with a bio-renewable diene.
US10752771B2	Low dielectric constant (DK) and dissipation factor (DF) material for nano-molding technology (NMT) The disclosure concerns thermoplastic resin compositions including a polymer resin, a dielectric glass fiber component, a hollow glass fiber, and an impact modifier.
US10752770B2	Adhesive formulations for fabric/POE adhesion Embodiments of this invention relate to a composition comprising of (A) an anhydride and/or carboxylic acid functionalized, chlorinated olefin-based polymer and/or (b) a styrene-based polymer and/or a functionalized styrene-based polymer, (B) a polyamide wax slurry, and (C) organic solvent, and which composition can be used as an adhesive to bond a fabric to a polyolefin elastomer (POE) thermoplastic sheet, articles made from the composition, and methods of producing the composition and articles.
US10752768B2	Orthopedic implants having gradient polymer alloys Orthopedic implants having a bone interface member and a water swellable IPN or semi-IPN with a stiffness, hydration, and/or composition gradient from one side to the other and physically attached to the bone interface member. The invention also includes an orthopedic implant system including an implant that may conform to a bone surface and a joint capsule. The invention also includes orthopedic implants with water swellable IPN or semi-IPNs including a hydrophobic thermoset or thermoplastic polymer first network and an ionic polymer second network, joint capsules, labral components, and bone interface members. The invention also includes a method of inserting an orthopedic implant having a metal portion and a flexible polymer portion into a joint, including inserting the implant in a joint in a first shape and changing the implant from a first shape to a second shape to conform to a shape of a bone.
US10752767B2	Barrier and priming compositions The present application is directed to a primer composition comprising a fluorinated polymer and a nitrogen containing polymer. In some embodiments, the fluorinated polymer is a copolymer. In some embodiments, the fluorinated polymer is chlorinated. In some embodiments, the nitrogen containing polymer is amino functional, and in some embodiments, the nitrogen containing polymer is amide functional.
US10752765B2	Blends of oligopeptide terminal polyisobutylene or polystyrene Various blends of polymers are disclosed, comprising oligopeptide functionalised polymers such as polyisobutylene and polystyrene. Mono-functionalised and di-functionalised polymers (each containing 0 to 5 peptide units beyond its terminal amide group) may be blended with each other and/or with non-functionalised polymers to produce blended compositions. Such compositions are of use, for example, in vibrations dampers. Certain blends also exhibit self-healing properties.
US10752735B2	Mixtures of cyclic branched siloxanes of the D/T type and conversion products thereof Mixtures of cyclic branched siloxanes having exclusively D and T units and having no functional groups, with the proviso that the cumulative proportion of the D and T units having Si-alkoxy and/or SiOH groups that are present in the siloxane matrix, determinable by 29Si NMR spectroscopy, is ≤2 mole percent, are described, as are branched organo-modified siloxanes obtainable therefrom.
US10752727B1	Process and apparatus for continuous production of aqueous polyurethane dispersions The application relates to a process for continuously producing aqueous polyurethane dispersions, which is characterized by the use of micro structured mixing elements and addition of water twice during the dispersion step. The energy input in the mixing of the dispersion is low. In addition, the application describes an apparatus suitable for execution of the aforementioned process.
US10752722B2	Compositions of isobutylene, styrene and styrene with graft-on pendant double bonds A composition and methods for making the same. The composition includes an isoolefin having from 4 to 7 carbons, a first styrene, and a second styrene alkylated with a diene to have a pendant double bond. A copolymer having units derived from an isoolefin having from 4 to 7 carbons and an alkylstyrene can be reacted with a diene to provide the composition. The reaction of the copolymer with the diene can be reacted in the presence of a catalyst at a temperature of about 80° C. to about 200° C.
US10752712B2	Catalytic preform system comprising a rare earth metallocene A catalytic system based at least on a preformation conjugated diene monomer, on an organometallic compound as cocatalyst and on a metallocene of formula {P(Cp1)(Cp2)Y} is provided. In the formula, Y denotes a group comprising a metal atom which is a rare earth metal, Cp1 and Cp2, which are identical or different, are selected from the group consisting of fluorenyl groups, cyclopentadienyl groups and indenyl groups, the groups being substituted or unsubstituted, and P is a group bridging the two Cp1 and Cp2 groups and comprising a silicon or carbon atom. Such a catalytic system exhibits an improved stability of the catalytic activity over time, in particular on storage.
US10752710B2	Process for the production of high internal phase emulsion foams A method for polymerizing an open-cell foam including exposing an emulsion comprising a photoinitiator to an Ultraviolet light source, partially polymerizing the top surface of the emulsion, and moving the partially polymerized emulsion to a second polymerization stage.
US10752706B2	Method for synthesising a polymer bearing at least one phosphonate group, polymer obtained by said method and composition containing same A process for synthesizing a polymer bearing at least one phosphonate group in the polymer chain is provided. The process comprises at least the reaction of a starting polymer bearing at least one nucleophilic function in the polymer chain with at least one electrophilic compound bearing both a phosphonate group and an electrophilic function. The electrophilic function is selected from the halide function, the acyl halide function, the ester function, the carboxylic acid function and the isocyanate function.
US10752700B2	Methods and compositions relating to anti-CHI3L1 antibody reagents to treat nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NFALD) or metabolic syndrome Described herein are methods and compositions relating to anti-Chi3L1 antibodies, antibody reagents, and antigen-binding fragments thereof which display superior properties, e.g., high sensitivity, high specificity, high binding affinity, neutralization activity ex vivo and in vivo (e.g., blocks Chi3L1-induced MAPK and AKT signaling). Methods of treatment, e.g., of treating cancer, obesity, and/or asthma by administering the compounds described herein are also provided.

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