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US10825247B1	Presenting integrated building information using three-dimensional building models Automated operations related to providing visual information of multiple types in an integrated manner about a building or other defined area may include generating and presenting a GUI (graphical user interface) on a client device that includes a computer model of the building's interior with one or more first types of information (e.g., in a first pane of the GUI), and simultaneously presenting other types of related information about the building interior (e.g., in additional separate GUI pane(s)) that is coordinated with the first type(s) of information being currently displayed. The computer model may be a 3D (three-dimensional) or 2.5D representation generated after the house is built and showing the actual house's interior (e.g., walls, furniture, etc.), and may be displayed to a user of a client computing device in a displayed GUI with various user-selectable controls.
US10825246B2	Generating immersive trip photograph visualizations A user selects a set of photographs from a trip through an environment that he or she desires to present to other people. A collection of photographs, including the set of photographs captured during the trip optionally augmented with additional photographs obtained from another collection, are combined with a terrain model (e.g., a digital elevation model) to extract information regarding the geographic location of each of the photographs within the environment. The collection of photographs are analyzed, considering their geolocation information as well as the photograph content to register the photographs relative to one another. This information for the photographs is compared to the terrain model in order to accurately position the viewpoint for each photograph within the environment. A presentation of the selected photographs within the environment is generated that displays both the selected photographs and synthetic data filled in beyond the edges of the selected photographs.
US10825230B2	Watertight ray triangle intersection A hardware-based traversal coprocessor provides acceleration of tree traversal operations searching for intersections between primitives represented in a tree data structure and a ray. The primitives may include triangles used in generating a virtual scene. The hardware-based traversal coprocessor is configured to properly handle numerically challenging computations at or near edges and/or vertices of primitives and/or ensure that a single intersection is reported when a ray intersects a surface formed by primitives at or near edges and/or vertices of the primitives.
US10825227B2	Artificial intelligence for generating structured descriptions of scenes This disclosure describes techniques that include generating, based on a description of a scene, a movie or animation that represents at least one possible version of a story corresponding to the description of the scene. This disclosure also describes techniques for training a machine learning model to generate predefined data structures from textual information, visual information, and/or other information about a story, an event, a scene, or a sequence of events or scenes within a story. This disclosure also describes techniques for using GANs to generate, from input, an animation of motion (e.g., an animation or a video clip). This disclosure also describes techniques for implementing an explainable artificial intelligence system that may provide end users with information (e.g., through a user interface) that enables an understanding of at least some of the decisions made by the AI system.
US10825226B2	Apparatus and method for performing motion capture using a random pattern on capture surfaces A method is described comprising: applying a random pattern to specified regions of an object; tracking the movement of the random pattern during a motion capture session; and generating motion data representing the movement of the object using the tracked movement of the random pattern.
US10825225B1	Simulation stream pipeline Some implementations of the disclosure are directed to a pipeline that enables real time engines such as gaming engines to leverage high quality simulations generated offline via film grade simulation systems. In one implementation, a method includes: obtaining simulation data and skeletal mesh data of a character, the simulation data and skeletal mesh data including the character in the same rest pose; importing the skeletal mesh data into a real-time rendering engine; and using at least the simulation data and the imported skeletal mesh data to derive from the simulation data a transformed simulation vertex cache that is usable by the real-time rendering engine during runtime to be skinned in place of the rest pose.
US10825223B2	Mixed reality animation A mixed reality system including a display and camera is configured to receive video of a physical scene from the camera and construct a 3D model of the physical scene based on the video. Spatial sensing provides pose (position and orientation) updates corresponding to a physical pose of the display. First user inputs allow a user to define an input path. The input path may be displayed as a graphic path or line. The input path is mapped to a 3D path in the 3D model. Second user inputs define animation features in association with the 3D path. Animation features include an object (e.g., a character), animation commands, etc. The animation commands may be manually mapped to points on the 3D path and executed during an animation of the object guided by the 3D path.
US10825221B1	Music driven human dancing video synthesis The present disclosure provides a method for generating a video of a body moving in synchronization with music by applying a first artificial neural network (ANN) to a sequence of samples of an audio waveform of the music to generate a first latent vector describing the waveform and a sequence of coordinates of points of body parts of the body, by applying a first stage of a second ANN to the sequence of coordinates to generate a second latent vector describing movement of the body, by applying a second stage of the second ANN to static images of a person in a plurality of different poses to generate a third latent vector describing an appearance of the person, and by applying a third stage of the second ANN to the first latent vector, the second latent vector, and the third latent vector to generate the video.
US10825202B2	Method for compressing measurement data Computer-implemented methods and computer-readable media for compressing a digital representation of an object. The object representation comprises a plurality of pixels arranged at least a first distance apart from each other in a two-dimensional plane or in a three-dimensional space. Each pixel is assigned at least one item of image information determined by a metrological representation of the object. The image information of a first pixel is correlated with the image information of pixels within an environment of the first pixel defined by a correlation length. The method comprises determining the object representation, determining the correlation length, determining a second distance less than or equal to the correlation length and greater than the first distance, and adjusting the object representation so that the pixels are arranged apart from each other by at least the second distance and by no greater than the correlation length.
US10825186B2	Information processing device, information processing method, and computer program product According to an embodiment, an information processing device includes a memory and processing circuitry. The processing circuitry is configured to acquire a peripheral image of a moving object, set a cell in response to a plurality of traveling candidate lines of the moving object in a peripheral area of the moving object, specify a type of an object included in the cell using one or more partitioned areas smaller than the cell included in the peripheral image, and determine whether or not the moving object can progress for the cell based on the type of the object.
US10825179B2	Method for establishing biomimetic nerve graft model for nerve fascicles of extremities The present invention provides a method for establishing a biomimetic nerve graft model for nerve fascicles of the extremities, which comprises the steps of: establishing a database of fascicles structures from nerve fascicles of the extremities with an imaging technique; obtaining information of a defective nerve trunk to be repaired of the extremities; and matching and fitting the information of the defective nerve trunk to be repaired of the extremities with/to the data in the database of fascicles structures, to establish a biomimetic nerve graft model that conforms to the characteristics of fascicles microstructure for nerve fascicles of the defective nerve trunk. In the present invention, the imaging technique and clinical data are fully utilized, to establish a biomimetic nerve graft model conforming to the characteristics of fascicles microstructure for varying types of detects, thus providing more accurate model information for repair of nerve trunk defects in the extremities.
US10825174B2	Breast image analysis method, breast image analysis system, and non-transitory computer-readable medium A breast image analysis method, breast image analysis system and non-transitory computer-readable medium are provided in this disclosure. The breast image analysis method includes the following operations: inputting a first breast image and a second breast image; extracting a plurality of first feature points of the first breast image and a plurality of second feature points of the second breast image; calibrating the first breast image and the second breast image according to the first feature points and the second feature points to generate a first calibration image and a second calibration image; calculating a first difference image and calculating a second difference image; utilizing an image analysis model to respectively determine whether the first difference image and the second difference image are symmetric; and generating an analysis report representing a symmetry result or an asymmetry result.
US10825166B2	System, method and computer program product for security analysis of jewelry items Method, system and computer program product for verification of jewelry items through comparison of images captured at different time intervals. The captured images show the images of gem holders which enable one or more gemstones to be held on the jewelry item. The images are stored in a database and compared to verify a change in the settings of the gem holders. A change in the metal part or the gemstones is detected based on the change in the settings of the gem holders and/or the difference of images. The valuation of the jewelry is determined to be changed on the basis of change in the metal part or the gemstones. The invention further allows displaying, evaluating, comparing and selling the jewelry item through an online commerce platform connected to the database.
US10825164B1	Imaging system for analysis of wood products A black and white image of a wood product, such as a veneer sheet, is captured with a first camera and a color image of the wood product is captured with a second camera. Computer processing of the black and white image is performed to determine dimensions of the wood product, the existence of voids within the wood product, and the presence of debris on the wood product. Computer processing of the color image is performed to determine whether colored defects are present in the wood product. A grade is assigned to the wood product based on this computer processing. The wood product can then be sorted based on the grade.
US10825158B2	Moving object monitoring device, server device, and moving object monitoring system Provided is a color camera that captures using environmental light, a monochrome camera that captures using infrared light, a signal processing unit that processes a signal of a color image output from the color camera and a signal of a monochrome image output from the monochrome camera, a storage unit that stores alignment information generated from a color image and a monochrome image captured in a state of sufficient environmental light, an alignment unit that performs an alignment based on alignment information to match positions of a subject shown in a color image and a monochrome image captured in a state of insufficient environmental light, and an image synthesis unit that acquires color information from the aligned color image and performs color conversion to colorize the monochrome image using the color information.
US10825148B2	Boundary-aware object removal and content fill Systems and methods for removing objects from images are disclosed. An image processing application identifies a boundary of each object of a set of objects in an image. In some cases, the identification uses deep learning. The image processing application identifies a completed boundary for each object of the set of objects by providing the object to a trained model. The image processing application determines a set of masks. Each mask corresponds to an object of the set of objects and represents a region of the image defined by an intersection of the boundary of the object and the boundary of a target object to be removed from the image. The image processing application updates each mask by separately performing content filling on the corresponding region. The image processing application creates an output image by merging each of the updated masks with portions of the image.
US10825145B2	Image processing device, image processing method, and non-transitory computer readable medium storing image processing program An image processing device includes: a frame memory that saves a cyclic image of an immediately preceding frame as a reference image; and a processor comprising hardware. The processor is configured to: decompose an input image into a plurality of resolution images; set, as a base image, an image having a lower resolution than the input image among the plurality of resolution images and that detects a motion vector between the base image and the reference image; subject the reference image to motion compensation on the basis of the motion vector to generate a motion-compensated image; combine the base image with the motion-compensated image to generate a noise-reduced base image that serves as a new cyclic image; and combine the noise-reduced base image with the resolution image or resolution images other than the base image among the plurality of resolution images.
US10825139B2	Apparatuses and methods for performing artificial intelligence encoding and artificial intelligence decoding on image An artificial intelligence (AI) decoding apparatus includes a memory storing one or more instructions, and a processor configured to execute the stored one or more instructions, to obtain image data corresponding to a first image that is encoded, obtain a second image corresponding to the first image by decoding the obtained image data, determine whether to perform AI up-scaling of the obtained second image, based on the AI up-scaling of the obtained second image being determined to be performed, obtain a third image by performing the AI up-scaling of the obtained second image through an up-scaling deep neural network (DNN), and output the obtained third image, and based on the AI up-scaling of the obtained second image being determined to be not performed, output the obtained second image.
US10825132B2	Training method for convolutional neural networks for use in artistic style transfers for video Systems and methods for use in training a convolutional neural network (CNN) for image and video transformations. The CNN is trained by adding noise to training data set images, transforming both the noisy image and the source image, and then determining the difference between the transformed noisy image and the transformed source image. The CNN is further trained by using an object classifier network and noting the node activation levels within that classifier network when transformed images (from the CNN) are classified. By iteratively adjusting the CNN to minimize a combined loss function that includes the differences between the node activation levels for the transformed references images and when transformed source are classified and the differences between the transformed noisy image and the transformed source image, the artistic style being transferred is maintained in the transformed images.
US10825128B2	Data processing systems A data processing system comprises processing circuitry arranged to generate data to form an output array of data, processing circuitry arranged to store the generated data in an output buffer 15 by writing compressed blocks of data representing particular regions of the output array of data to the output buffer, processing circuitry 14 arranged to read a compressed block of data representing a particular region of the array of data from the output buffer, processing circuitry 16 arranged to acquire meta-data from the compressed block of data, and processing circuitry 21 arranged to process the block of data. The acquired meta-data is used to affect the processing of the block of data.
US10825125B2	Performing convolution operations in graphics texture mapping units A texture mapping apparatus, e.g. of a graphics processing unit, comprises texture fetching circuitry operable to receive a set of weight values for a convolution operation and fetch from memory a set of input data values on which the convolution operation is to be performed. The texture mapping apparatus further comprises texture filtering circuitry operable to perform a convolution operation using the set of received weight values and the set of fetched input data values. The texture mapping apparatus can allow a graphics processing unit to perform a variety of convolution operations in an efficient manner.
US10825124B2	Watermark image processing method and apparatus, device and computer readable storage medium The present disclosure provides a watermark image processing method and apparatus, a device and a computer readable storage medium. In the embodiments of the present disclosure, it is feasible to obtain at least one similar image approximate to the watermark image according to the watermark image including the watermark, and obtain a replaceable image of each similar image of said at least one similar image in the watermark area, according to a watermark area where the watermark is located in the watermark image so that it is possible to obtain a carrier image not including the watermark, according to the watermark image and the replaceable image of said each similar image in the watermark area. Since the replaceable image of the similar image in the watermark area is employed to obtain the carrier image not including the watermark, the valid content in the watermark image covered by the watermark is restored and thereby the reliability of the image is improved.
US10825117B2	Content recommendation and display based on geographic and user context A travel system generates and provides content recommendations to a user of the travel system. The travel system identifies content categories that are likely to be of interest to the user of the travel system based on context characteristics of the user such as whether the user is a traveler or a local at a particular geographic location. Additionally, the travel system further identifies content objects (e.g., attractions, activities, events, restaurants, businesses, and the like) for each identified content category that are likely to be of interest to the user based on characteristics of each content object. The identified content categories and content objects are provided as content recommendations for display to a user of the travel system, enabling a user to quickly navigate between content categories and content objects within each content category.
US10825113B2	Method for short-term generation scheduling of cascade hydropower plants coupling cluster analysis and decision tree The invention relates to the field of hydropower scheduling, and relates to a method for short-term generation scheduling of cascade hydropower plants coupling cluster analysis and decision tree. Linear regression technique is adopted to determine a matching relationship of energy production between upstream and downstream hydropower plants. With the relationship, typical generation curves of each hydropower plant can be clustered from lots of historical data. These typical generation curves and impact factors of generation scheduling such as planned daily electricity, reservoir level, and power grid characteristics, are together trained to obtain decision-making library for generation scheduling of cascaded hydropower plants. Thus, the decision tree method can be used to rapidly determine an operational scheme for generation scheduling of cascaded hydropower plants. Finally, a correction strategy for operation constraints is introduced to ensure feasibility of the operation scheme. The invention can quickly obtain generation schedules of cascade hydropower plants.
US10825105B2	Data object matching based on hierarchies for software applications Some embodiments provide a non-transitory machine-readable medium that stores a program. The program generates a set of documents. The program further loads data associated with each data object in a set of data objects in a document in the set of documents. The program also receives a record from a first user. The record includes a set of items. For each item in the set of items, the program further determines one or more data objects in the set of data objects based on a hierarchy of users by performing a search on the set of documents and associating the item with the one or more data objects in the set of data objects. The program also provides to a second user information for a subset of the set of data objects associated with the second user.
US10825103B1	Detecting transportation company trips in a vehicle based upon on-board audio signals The systems and methods may transmit a plurality of locationing pulse requests from a mobile device in a vehicle to an audio system of the vehicle during a period of operation of the vehicle. The audio system may have an array of speakers disposed inside the vehicle, and the locationing pulse requests may include a request to emit a locationing pulse from the array of speakers. The systems and methods may further receive the locationing pulse at a microphone of the mobile device; and determine, based upon receiving the locationing pulse, that the vehicle was in service of a TNC company, or otherwise operating as a TNC vehicle, during the period of operation based upon passengers entering and leaving the vehicle during the period of operation. Insurance covering the operation of the vehicle for TNC use may be verified, and/or alternatively, offered to facilitate insuring TNC vehicle operation.
US10825093B2	Mapping consumer ownership of financial assets to geographic localities and computer-implemented methods and computer systems thereof In some embodiments, the instant invention provides a programmed system that includes at least the following components: a computer programmed with software instructions that include: code to periodically receive financial data of a plurality of customers from a plurality of financial-related entities related to a plurality of financial assets, code to consolidate the financial data into a consolidated financial data; code to analyze the consolidated financial data with at least one address-matching program; code to associate each record of the consolidated financial data with a respective eleven digit postal code to result in an address-enriched consolidated financial data; code to anonymize the address-enriched consolidated financial data to form an anonymous address-enriched consolidated financial data; and code to link information of the anonymous address-enriched consolidated financial data across a plurality data relationship to form a consolidate household view for each respective eleven digit postal code.
US10825085B2	Interest gauge based auction Information about participants in an auction are received and analyzed along with information about products to be auctioned and other information to generate an interest gauge. The interest gauge may reflect the interest of a buyer, a seller, an auction house or any other entity in the auctioning event. Based on the interest gauge, the operations of the auction can be augmented and/or modified to be optimal in view of revenue generation, products moved, and a balance between the two. For instance, the buyer interest gauge could be used to create packages of items to be auctioned in a combinatorial auction.
US10825083B1	Method for a secure vehicle auction tool A method for buying and selling vehicles includes receiving information identifying a vehicle, retrieving condition data corresponding to the vehicle from a condition database, wherein a device inside the vehicle generates at least some of the condition data while the vehicle is being operated, and analyzing the condition data to determine a condition of the vehicle, wherein the condition of the vehicle relates to at least one of a quality or a value of the vehicle. Further, the method includes communicating an indication of the vehicle condition to an end user device, and, in response to the indication of the vehicle condition, receiving an offer to purchase the vehicle. A notification is generated based on the offer to purchase the vehicle, wherein the notification indicates a status of a purchase of the vehicle according to the offer to purchase the vehicle, and the notification is communicated to the end user device.
US10825070B2	Problem identification using biometric and social data Embodiments recognize and solve problems as a function of biometric and social network data, wherein processors are configured to determine that an e-commerce site user is currently experiencing a problem in association with a purchase of an item on the e-commerce site as a function of analyzing biometric data acquired from the user in association with the item purchase. The processors are further configured to correlate the first problem associated with the item purchase to an alternative problem that is associated with the item purchase as a function of social network data of the user; and to suggest the alternative problem to the user as another problem experienced by the user in association with the item purchase.
US10825065B2	System and method for billing of order call relay Disclosed are a system and a method capable of pricing/billing a relay commission for a delivery order in a delivery order relay system which relays delivery orders, requested by users by phone call, to a store. One aspect of the present invention provides a system for billing relay of an order call, for billing a relay commission regarding an order through phone call, comprising: an order success determination module for determining whether a phone order placed by phone call is successfully received when the phone call is connected from a user terminal to a target store; and a billing module for billing a relay commission regarding the phone order to the target store when it is determined that the phone order is successfully received.
US10825057B2	Method and system for displaying targeted content on a digital signage board The disclosed embodiments illustrate methods for displaying targeted content on a digital signage board (DSB). The method includes receiving encrypted profile information from each of a plurality of user-computing devices when the plurality of user-computing devices is in a proximity range of the DSB, wherein the DSB is associated with one or more products and/or services. The method further includes aggregating the encrypted profile information received from each of the plurality of user-computing devices to generate an aggregated encrypted profile. Further, the method includes transmitting the aggregated encrypted profile to a content server, wherein the content server decrypts the aggregated encrypted profile to select the targeted content from a content repository associated with the one or more products and/or services, wherein the targeted content is displayed on the DSB.
US10825056B1	Client-side video advertisement replacement using automatic content recognition Systems and method for advertisement replacement are disclosed. A server may receive a server feed, generate a plurality of server fingerprints for a respective plurality of segments of the server feed, receive a synchronization message comprising a client fingerprint and a client time, match the client fingerprint with one of the plurality of server fingerprints, and send a synchronization response indicative of a server time associated with the one of the plurality of server fingerprints.
US10825055B2	Method and apparatus for advertising on a mobile gaming device In various embodiments, promotions are featured on mobile gaming devices. Data based on which a first promotion associated with a first advertiser may be displayed on a mobile gaming device. The data may include a first set of criteria identifying when the first promotion should be displayed.
US10825054B2	Method and apparatus for providing network information Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a method for processing an advertising request message, including, receiving an advertising request message from a mobile device, determining if an advertising exchange server associated with the advertising request is permitted to receive enhanced information associated with the mobile device if a service provider is permitted to provide location information associated with the mobile device responsive to determining that the advertising exchange server associated with the advertising request is permitted to receive the enhanced information, responsive to determining that the service provider is permitted to provide location information, adding location information associated with the mobile device to a header of the advertising request message, and transmitting the advertising request message to the advertising exchange server. Other embodiments are disclosed.
US10825053B2	Characterized wireless signal mobile messaging method and system Disclosed are methods and systems of communicating signals among promoter, audience, promotion operator by way of wireless signaling and mobile messaging. The methods can be used in, but not limited to, mobile messaging, TV promotion, digital out-of-home promotion, storefront promotion, location specific promotion or announcement and others. The advantage of this method is that the messaging or promotion or announcement is not in broadcast mode. It can be targeted to a choice of specific type of Audience through their mobile devices.
US10825050B2	Methods, systems, and media for identifying automatically refreshed advertisements Methods, systems, and media for identifying automatically refreshed advertisements are provided. In some embodiments, a method for modifying advertisement spending is provided, the method comprising: receiving advertisement delivery information associated with a plurality of advertisements displayed on a web page; generating a distribution of an amount of time that the plurality of advertisements were displayed on the web page using the advertisement delivery information; identifying a deviation in the generated distribution; determining whether the deviation correlates to an automatic refresh command performed by one or more browser applications; and providing an indication corresponding to the plurality of advertisements that were displayed on the web page in response to the automatic refresh command based on the determination.
US10825048B2	Image processing methods An image recognition approach employs both computer generated and manual image reviews to generate image tags characterizing an image. The computer generated and manual image reviews can be performed sequentially or in parallel. The generated image tags may be provided to a requester in real-time, be used to select an advertisement, and/or be used as the basis of an internet search. In some embodiments generated image tags are used as a basis for an upgraded image review. A confidence of a computer generated image review may be used to determine whether or not to perform a manual image review.
US10825045B2	Systems and methods for offering products using linked transactions The disclosed embodiments include methods, systems, and articles of manufacture for providing offers for linked transactions. Transaction data corresponding to a first product physically purchased using a financial service account and product identification data identifying the first purchased product are received. The transaction data and the product identification data are associated. A consumer that purchased the first product is determined based on at least the transaction data. Follow-on purchase to offer for sale to the consumer based on the product identification data is determined and a follow-up purchase offer to purchase the follow-on product is generated. The consumer is provided with the follow-on purchase offer to enable the consumer to purchase the follow-on product in an electronic commerce purchase transaction.
US10825044B2	System and method for recipe identification and classification This document presents a system and method for authors or consumers to obtain the same unique, universal classification identifier for every one of the thousands of recipes for the same dish. In this fashion, every one of thousands of chicken parmigiana recipes may have the same unique, universal classification identifier. The data for each of the hundreds or thousands of recipes for a particular dish could be aggregated under the single recipe classification. A consumer may present a recipe containing the universal classification identifier to capture recipe data at a retail establishment. This data could then be scanned at a Point-of-Sale terminal and reported to the retail establishment or other client to inform decisions regarding marketing, advertising, production strategies, and other outreach to consumers.
US10825043B2	Methods and systems for processing viewability metrics Methods and systems for processing viewability metrics are provided. A method includes receiving, by a processor of an online advertising platform, online advertisement viewability metrics collected by a system of an online content publisher. The online advertisement viewability metrics indicate whether a user of a user device viewed an online advertisement provided to the user device. The method further includes dividing, by the processor of the online advertising platform, the received online advertisement viewability metrics into a first online advertisement viewability metric set and a second online advertisement viewability metric set. The method further includes providing, by the processor of the online advertising platform, the first online advertisement viewability metric set to a system of a third-party analytics provider.
US10825040B2	Systems and methods for suggesting financial account cards stored on a wireless device A wireless device is enabled to process a transaction. In one implementation, the wireless device receives card data for a plurality of financial account cards and stores the card data in memory associated with the wireless device. The wireless device determines merchant information for the transaction and determines rewards benefit information for at least some of the plurality of financial account cards. The wireless device provides a suggestion of at least one of the plurality of financial account cards to use in the transaction based on the determined rewards benefit information.
US10825038B2	Providing mobile loyalty services via a native mobile application In a computer-implemented method for providing mobile loyalty services via a native mobile application, mobile payment is provided via a mobile device through a native mobile application of the mobile device, wherein the native mobile application is provided by a single party. Mobile marketing is provided to a user of the mobile device by the native mobile application. Security of the mobile payment is provided by the mobile native mobile application.
US10825037B2	Navigation system with location-based supplemental incentive notification mechanism and method of operation thereof A method of operation of a navigation system includes: generating a notification of an initial offer; identifying a consumer's vacillation to the initial offer; and generating a second notification of the supplemental incentive offer based on the consumer's vacillation for displaying on a device.
US10825034B2	Systems and methods for determining customer state transitions for growth of customer lifetime values Systems and methods including one or more processing modules and one or more non-transitory storage modules storing computing instructions configured to run on the one or more processing modules and perform acts of determining a lifetime value (LTV) for customers of a retailer, segmenting the customers into customer states based upon one or more purchases made by each customer at the retailer within a predetermined period of time, determining a first average LTV for customers in a first customer state and a second average LTV for customers in a second customer state lower than the first average LTV, coordinating a first display of a first online advertisement for customers in the first LTV to transition the customers from the first customer state to the second customer state, and coordinating a second display of a second online advertisement for customers in the second state.
US10825027B2	Fraudulent activity detection at a barcode scanner by verifying visual signatures System and method for detecting a fraudulent activity at a barcode scanner is disclosed. The method issues an alert when the fraudulent activity is confirmed by comparing the visual signature of the item being transacted over the checkout terminal to the model visual signature. The model visual signature is obtained by averaging the collection of visual signature of the item gathered over a period of time. A human validation via a remote processor is employed to confirm the fraudulent activity verified by a computer.
US10824999B2	Systems and methods for implementing hybrid public-private block-chain ledgers The disclosed embodiments include computerized systems and methods that generate secured distributed storage ledger structures, such as block-chain-based ledger structures, that facilitate event-based control of tracked assets. In one embodiment, an apparatus associated with a centralized authority of the secured distributed storage ledger may detect an occurrence of a triggering event, and may access and decrypt a set of rules hashed into the secured distributed storage ledger using a confidentially-held master cryptographic key. The apparatus may identify a rule associated with the detected event, and perform one or more operations consistent with the rule and involving at least one of assets tracked within the secured distributed storage ledger or an owner of a portion of the tracked assets.
US10824997B2	Devices to create an intelligent meeting room In some examples, a computing device may receive sensor data from sensors in a meeting room, determine that the meeting room is unoccupied, and indicate that the meeting room is unoccupied. The computing device may receive a request to reserve a current time slot of the meeting room and indicate that the meeting room is occupied. The computing device may determine that a meeting is scheduled to begin in the meeting room and place meeting-related devices, such as conferencing devices, in an operational state. The computing device may instruct a conferencing device in the meeting room to access a conference bridge. The computing device may determine a presence of individual meeting invitees in the meeting and display attendance data indicating invitees that are present and invitees that are absent from the meeting. The computing device may automatically send a reminder message to those that are absent.
US10824991B2	Order filling system Systems, methods, and machine-executable coded instruction sets for the fully- and/or partly automated handling of goods are disclosed. In particular, the disclosure provides improvements in the handling of goods in fulfillment of orders for items of mixed sizes, weights, and other dimensions.
US10824989B2	Power harvesting inventory management system with identity verification An inventory management system includes a beacon or button connected to a warehouse server. The beacon buttons are placed in or near a product storage area with a number of products. The beacon has a controller and a transceiver to communicate with a server. There is a user input on the front of the beacon and several sensors able to detect a user identity and interaction with the products. When the user input is triggered, the beacon sends a message to the warehouse server including a user identity and other sensor data. Additionally, the beacon includes an energy harvester configured to power the beacon from ambient or user provided energy.
US10824978B1	Systems and methods for optimizing performance metrics for contact centers In one embodiment, one or more performance metrics for communication queues are monitored. The performance metrics may include metrics such as wait time, abandonment rate, and customer survey scores. Communications are retrieved from the queues and provided to agents based on rules associated with each queue. When a monitored performance metric for a queue falls below a threshold, the system determines one or more attributes of the rule associated with the queue that could be changed or removed to improve the performance metric. The determined attributes may be made based on the number of agents that will be available to handle communications from the queue after the attributes are changed, and historical performance metric data collected about the queue and agents that handled communications for the queue. The proposed changes to the rule may be presented to an administrator who may either accept or reject the proposed changes.
US10824961B2	Computer system and method for determining reliable vehicle control instructions Signal Phase and Timing (SPaT) messages are provided to control operation of a vehicle. A computer system receives switching state data (SD1) from one or more traffic lights and provides a SPaT message to the vehicle. The SD1 of a traffic light includes a pass-state (SD1p) and a stop-state (SD1s) data at respective sampling time points. A signal analyzer in the computer system analyzes the SD1 by: identifying the current signal state (SD1s, SD1p) of the one or more traffic lights; deriving, from a statistical model, probabilities for future state transitions for one or more future prediction intervals; and determining a minimum end time for a state transition from a current state to the different state. A message composer composes the SPaT message including the determined minimum end time.
US10824956B1	System and method for price estimation of reports before execution in analytics A report cost estimation module is used with cloud storage systems that store and process client data. Reports on the cloud stored client data take a significant amount of CPU, memory, storage and networking resources. A data analysis model dynamically estimates pricing for client data reports according to resource consumption by identifying a cluster group for the report and using the designated regression model for the cluster group. The data analysis can store the estimated and actual report costs and improve the estimated report costs using machine learning algorithms and crowed sourcing techniques. The report price is accurately provided to the client before running the report and thus allowing the customer to carefully manage a client report budget.
US10824955B2	Adaptive window size segmentation for activity recognition A computer-implemented method, computerized apparatus and computer program product for activity recognition using adaptive window size segmentation of sensor data stream. A data stream generated by one or more sensors is obtained. A frequency analysis of the data in a first segment of the data stream is performed. A size of a second segment is determined based on the frequency analysis. Activity recognition is performed for the second segment by extracting one or more features of the data therein and applying a machine learning process on the extracted features to obtain a classification of the data into an activity class.
US10824949B2	Method and system for extracting information from graphs A method of training a model, said model being adapted to map a first graphical data structure representation to a second graphical data structure representation, the first graphical data structure representation comprising nodes, with at least one of a plurality of relations between said nodes, the second graphical data structure representation comprising nodes, the mapping comprises using an attention mechanism, wherein said attention mechanism establishes the importance of specific nodes dependent on their neighbourhood and the relations between the nodes, wherein the mapping comprising using a projection kernel to map the nodes of the first graphical structure to nodes of an intermediate representation and using an attention kernel to enact the attention mechanism. The method includes receiving a training data set comprising an output layer and a corresponding input layer. The method also includes training the parameters of the projection kernel and the attention kernel using the training data set.
US10824942B1	Visual similarity and attribute manipulation using deep neural networks Embodiments described herein are directed to allowing manipulation of visual attributes of a query image while preserving the visual attributes of a query image. A query image can be received and analyzed using a trained network to determine a set of items whose images demonstrate visual similarity to the query image across a plurality of visual attributes. Visual attributes of the query image may be manipulated to allow a user to search for items that incorporate the desired manipulated visual attributes while preserving the visual attributes of the query image. Content for at least a determined number of highest ranked, or most similar, items related to the modified visual attributes can then be provided.
US10824936B2	Recycling system and method based on deep-learning and computer vision technology A recycling system and a method based on deep-learning and computer vision technology are disclosed. The system includes a trash sorting device and a trash sorting algorithm. The trash sorting device includes a trash arraying mechanism, trash sensors, a trash transfer mechanism and a controller. The trash arraying mechanism is configured to process trash in a batch manner. The controller drives the trash arraying mechanism according to the signals of trash sensors and controls the sorting gates of the trash sorting mechanism to rotate. The trash sorting algorithm makes use of the images of trash, wherein the images are taken by cameras in different directions. The trash sorting algorithm includes a dynamic object detection algorithm, an image pre-processing algorithm, an identification module and a voting and selecting algorithm. The identification module is based on the convolutional neural networks (CNNs) and may at least identify four kinds of trash.
US10824933B2	Method and system for unbiased execution of tasks using neural response analysis of users The present disclosure relates to method and system for unbiased execution of tasks using neural response analysis of users by neural response analysis system. The neural response analysis system comprises providing one or more predefined neural stimulus, to plurality of users, receive neural responses from plurality of users in view of one or more predefined neural stimulus, correlate one or more neural responses of plurality of users with corresponding data associated with each of plurality of users stored in stimulus response mapping database to create logical matrix indicative of one or more solution parameters for resolving task, create solution model to resolve task based on logical matrix, where solution model eliminates biases and preferences of plurality of users determined based on correlation.
US10824926B2	Weighted transaction card Weighted transaction cards and methods of manufacturing the same. The weighted transaction cards may include a tungsten member that comprises at least a portion of a layer of the transaction card. The tungsten member may be encapsulated and/or disposed in an opening of a surround to define an inlay. The inlay may be laminated with one or more additional layers according to traditional card manufacturing techniques (e.g., a hot lamination process). The weighted transaction cards may have a weight significantly greater than traditional plastic transaction cards.
US10824922B1	Similarity detection system Similarity detection methods and systems are provided that utilize a convolutional neural network model to jointly learn string matching and semantic textual similarity as an image recognition solution. For example, in some embodiments described herein, the similarity detection system may receive two strings as input, transform the two strings into two separate vectors, generate a high-resolution image and a low-resolution image, apply one or more convolutional operations to each image, and determine string matching and semantic textual similarity based at least partly on the high-resolution image and the low-resolution image.
US10824917B2	Transformation of electronic documents by low-resolution intelligent up-sampling Embodiments of the invention are directed to systems, methods, and computer program products for approaching less spatial resolution documents with parameterized and evolution linear units and momentum-driven SGD to accelerate the training phase of the system further by transformation of electronic documents by low-resolution intelligent up-sampling. An up-sampling layer is integrated with dots-per-inch (DPI) to validate whether the desirable output is obtained.
US10824915B2	Artificial intelligence system for inspecting image reliability A system for inspecting the reliability of an image. The system may include a processor in communication with a client device; and a storage medium. The storage medium may store instructions that, when executed, configure the processor to perform operations including: obtaining a plurality of images; categorizing the images into a plurality of image classes; calculating a plurality of probability outcomes; determining whether highest predicted probabilities of the images are less than a first threshold and whether an entropy of a predicted density of the probability outcomes exceeds a second threshold; indicating whether the image is associated with the image classes; ranking, the image amongst the plurality of images; filtering, a plurality of low reliability images according to a third threshold; providing, a likelihood of whether a user scanned a vehicle object associated with the image; and identifying a percentage of user scan failures.
US10824909B2	Systems and methods for conditional image translation System, methods, and other embodiments described herein relate to conditionally generating custom images by sampling latent space of a generator. In one embodiment, a method includes, in response to receiving a request to generate a custom image, generating a component instruction by translating a description about requested characteristics for the object instance into a vector that identifies a portion of a latent space within a respective generator. The method includes computing the object instance by controlling the respective one of the generators according to the component instruction to produce the object instance. The respective one of the generators being configured to generate objects within a semantic object class. The method includes generating the custom image from at least the object instance to produce the custom image from the description as a photorealistic image approximating a real image corresponding to the description.
US10824903B2	Deep multi-scale video prediction In one embodiment, a method includes receiving a plurality of input frames of a video sequence associated with a time t, predicting, using a convolutional network, one or more future frames of the video sequence from the plurality of input frames, wherein the convolutional network is trained with randomly selected temporal sequences of a n×m grid of pixels from the plurality of input frames exhibiting a threshold of optical flow. In addition, the training may comprise randomly selecting temporal sequences of a n×m grid of pixels from the plurality of input frames exhibiting a threshold of optical flow.
US10824902B2	Mislabeled product detection Aspects of this disclosure include technologies for detecting mislabeled products. In one embodiment, the disclosed system will capture an image of a product when the MRL of the product is scanned or being scanned. After recognizing the product in the image, the size of the area containing the product may be calculated. Subsequently, the disclosed system can determine whether the MRL mismatches the product in the image if this size of the area containing the product does not match the standard size associated with the MRL.
US10824899B2	Structural clustering and alignment of OCR results Representative embodiments disclose mechanisms to create a text stream from raw OCR outputs. The raw OCR output comprises a plurality of bounding boxes, each bounding box defining a region containing text which has been recognized by the OCR system. A weight matrix is calculated that comprises a weight for each pair of bounding boxes. The weight representing the probability that a pair of bounding boxes belongs to the same cluster. The bounding boxes are then clustered along the weights. The resulting clusters are first ordered using an ordering criteria. The bounding boxes within each cluster are then ordered according to a second ordering criteria. The ordered clusters and bounding boxes are then arranged into a text stream.
US10824894B2	Document content identification utilizing the font Information determination and decisioning systems that allow for the classification, identification, and decisioning of personally identifiable information (hereinafter “PII”) that is located within documents. Text within a document may be identified as PII text and/or non-PII text, and PII indicators may be associated with the font of the text in order to define and be able to track the PII text within the document. The PII indicators may provide different information about the PII text, such as indicating that the text includes PII, the PII type associated with the text, the locations in which the text constitutes PII. The PII indicators may be stored within the font information of the font, such as through data stored by the font and/or the data used to create the font (e.g., vector images that define the font curves, the dot matrices that define the font, the stroke paths that define the font, etc.).
US10824890B2	Living body detecting method and apparatus, device and storage medium The present disclosure provides a living body detecting method and apparatus, a device and a storage medium. The method comprises: obtaining user pictures collected by a fixed-focal-length camera at a fixed position, the user pictures being full-length or half-length pictures; determining whether the user is a living body according to a clarity degree of collected user pictures and whether there is a rim. The solution of the present disclosure can be applied to simplify user's operations and improve accuracy of detection results.
US10824888B1	Imaging analysis technology to assess movements of vehicle occupants Systems and methods for assessing the movements of a driver while operating the vehicle are provided. According to certain aspects, an electronic device may receive and analyze image data from a 2-D image sensor and a 3-D image sensor, where the image data depicts an individual located within a vehicle. The electronic device may also access a library of baseline movements to which to compare the image data. Based on the comparing, the electronic device may identify and record a set of movements made by the driver.
US10824886B2	Occupant monitoring device for vehicle An occupant monitoring device for a vehicle in which an occupant sits on a seat provided in an occupant compartment includes an imaging device and a plurality of light projectors. The imaging device is configured to capture an image of a plurality of occupants sitting side-by-side in a vehicle width direction. The plurality of light projectors are provided in correspondence with a plurality of seat positions of the seat and are configured to project light toward the seated occupants.
US10824881B2	Device and method for object recognition of an input image for a vehicle A device for object recognition of an input image includes: a patch selector configured to subdivide the input image into a plurality of zones and to define a plurality of patches for the zones; a voting maps generator configured to generate a set of voting maps for each zone and for each patch, and to binarize the generated set of voting maps; a voting maps combinator configured to combine the binarized set of voting maps; and a supposition generator configured to generate and refine a supposition out of or from the combined, binarized set of voting maps.
US10824857B2	Method and system for the classification of materials by means of machine learning A method is for creating a classification unit for the automatic classification of materials. An embodiment of the method includes provision of a learning computing device; provision of a start classification unit; provision of a reference image set including spectral reference recordings with annotated materials; and training of the classification unit with the reference recording set. Furthermore, a classification method is for the automatic classification of materials in an image recording. An embodiment of the classification method includes provision of a trained classification unit; provision of a spectral image recording; examination of the image recording for materials via the classification unit; and identification of the determined materials. Furthermore, a classification unit, a learning computing device, a control device and a medical imaging system are disclosed.
US10824847B2	Generating virtually stained images of unstained samples Systems and methods for generating virtually stained images of unstained samples are provided. According to an aspect of the invention, a method includes accessing an image training dataset including a plurality of image pairs. Each image pair includes a first image of an unstained first tissue sample, and a second image acquired when the first tissue sample is stained. The method also includes accessing a set of parameters for an artificial neural network, wherein the set of parameters includes weights associated with artificial neurons within the artificial neural network; training the artificial neural network by using the image training dataset and the set of parameters to adjust the weights; accessing a third image of a second tissue sample that is unstained; using the trained artificial neural network to generate a virtually stained image of the second tissue sample from the third image; and outputting the virtually stained image.
US10824837B2	Shortwave infrared optical imaging through an electronic device display Systems and methods for through-display imaging. An optical imaging sensor is positioned at least partially behind a display and is configured to emit shortwave infrared light at least partially through the display to illuminate an object, such as a fingerprint, in contact with an outer surface of the display. Surface reflections from the object are received and an image of the object can be assembled.
US10824836B2	Fingerprint sensing module A fingerprint sensing module includes a fingerprint sensing pixel array, a plurality of column circuitries and a constant current circuit. The fingerprint sensing pixel array includes a plurality of sensing pixels in an array arrangement. Each column circuitry is electrically coupled to a row of the sensing pixels via a corresponding row signal line. The constant current circuit generates a bias voltage to the column circuitries according to a reference current. In response to the bias voltage level, a row output current provided by each column circuitry and flowing through each row of the sensing pixels is equal to or close to the reference current. Since the row output current coincides with the reference current, the row output current is not adversely affected by the external factors.
US10824833B2	Optical polling platform detection system A method and system for an optical polling platform is provided. An optical polling server system receives an image of one or more augmented reality (AR) tag markers associated with a poll. Each AR tag marker is encoded with data, which includes at least a user identifier and a polling option. The system processes the image to identify the one or more AR tag markers in the captured image and detects edges in the image by traversing vertically along image columns. The system identifies potential AR tag markers from final edges based on contrast in pixels of the detected first set of edges and associated neighboring pixels. The AR tag markers are identified from the identified potential AR tag markers by sampling bit areas. Further, the system decodes the one or more AR tag markers to determine user identifier and polling option selected by the user identifier.
US10824832B2	Barcode tag detection in side view sample tube images for laboratory automation Barcode tag conditions on sample tubes are detected utilizing side view images of sample tubes for streamlining handling in clinical laboratory automation systems. The condition of the tags may be classified into classes, each divided into a list of additional subcategories that cover individual characteristics of the tag quality. According to an embodiment, a tube characterization station (TCS) is utilized to obtain the side view images. The TCS enables the simultaneous or near-simultaneous collection of three images for each tube, resulting in a 360 degree side view for each tube. The method is based on a supervised scene understanding concept, resulting in an explanation of each pixel into its semantic meaning. Two parallel low-level cues for condition recognition, in combination with a tube model extraction cue, may be utilized. The semantic scene information is then integrated into a mid-level representation for final decision making into one of the condition classes.
US10824829B2	Systems and methods to determine kinematical parameters Systems and methods to determine kinematical parameters of physical objects using radio frequency identification (RFID) tags attached to the objects. In one embodiment, one of a population of RFID tags is selectively instructed by an RFID reader to backscatter the interrogating electromagnetic wave and thus allow the RFID reader to measure the position, speed, acceleration, and/or jerk of the object to which the tag is attached. The RFID reader combines the signal representing the backscattered interrogating electromagnetic wave and the signal representing the interrogating electromagnetic wave transmitted by the RFID reader to determine or monitor one or more of the kinematical parameters of the object.
US10824827B2	Card reader and control method thereof A card reader which reads information recorded on a card may include a plurality of units having overlapping operation periods; and a control unit structured to operate each of the plurality of units by a plurality of drive powers. The control unit may be configured to control the plurality of units so that periods in which the drive powers of each of the plurality of units are maximum do not overlap.
US10824823B1	Multiple RFID transponders on a single inlay A Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) inlay, the inlay comprising: a first RFID transponder with a first antenna, based on a first RFID protocol; a second RFID transponder with a second antenna, based on a second RFID protocol; and a conductive isolation structure; wherein the conductive isolation structure is arranged and configured such that the conductive isolation structure reduces a mutual coupling between the two closely spaced antennas, first antenna and the second antenna, and therefore enhancing the read range performance of both RFID transponders.
US10824822B2	Magnetic tracking for medicine management A method, system, and mobile terminal configured for medication management are provided. A read operation is performed by a magnetic reader to detect whether a pattern of bio-compatible nano-magnetic particles on a pill is present within a body of a patient. Information from the read operation is transmitted to a mobile terminal by the wireless transceiver.
US10824812B2	Method and apparatus for informative training repository building in sentiment analysis model learning and customization The methods, systems, and computer program products described herein provide ways to generate an informative training corpus of samples for use in machine training a high-quality sentiment analysis computer model. In some aspects, a method is disclosed including receiving a plurality of training samples, extracting semantic and sentiment elements of one or more of the training samples, generalizing the semantic and sentiment elements of the one or more of the training samples, generating an informative ranking score for one or more of the training samples based on the generalized semantic and sentiment elements, selecting informative training samples from the plurality of training samples based at least in part on the generated informative ranking scores, and adding the selected informative training samples to an informative training corpus.
US10824805B2	Systems and methods for automated review and editing of presentations An automated presentation review system includes a controller in communication with a user device, the user device comprising an input mechanism and a display mechanism, a memory coupled to the controller. The controller displays a graphical user interface through which a presentation review window is displayed. The presentation review window simultaneously provides a presentation display frame displaying a presentation comprising plurality of presentation slides, a review criteria tool displaying a plurality of review criteria options, and a results display frame. The controller then receives a selection one or more review criteria options from the plurality of review criteria options, and, in response to the receipt of the selected review criteria options, display results of an analysis of the presentation based on the selected review criteria options, wherein the display of the analysis includes one or more icons signifying an inconsistency identified in the presentation across the plurality of presentation slides.
US10824801B2	Interactively predicting fields in a form Methods, apparatuses, and embodiments related to interactively predicting fields in a form. A computer system received an image of a form. A user moves a cursor to a first field of the form, and the computer system automatically displays a predicted location of the field, including a bounding box that represents a boundary of the field. The computer system further predicts the field name/label based on text in the document. The user clicks on the field to indicate that he wants to digitize the field. When needed, the user interactively modifies the size of the bounding box that represents the extent of the field, changes the name/label of the field. Once finalized, the user can cause the field information (e.g., the bounding box coordinate, the bounding box location, the name/label of the field, etc.) to be written to a database.
US10824792B2	Systems and methods for providing call context to content providers The present disclosure is directed to providing call context to content providers. A tracker receives a selection of a content item associated with a keyword. The tracker stores, in an impression data structure, tracking data including the keyword. The tracker maps the selected content item to a first virtual number and generates a link there between. The tracker receives a call from a client device to initiate a first communication channel via the first virtual number. The tracker performs a lookup in a database using the first virtual number to identify a second virtual number corresponding to the content provider and to identify the tracking data. The tracker establishes, via the second virtual number, a second communication channel between the client device and a content provider device. The tracker provides the tracking data to the content provider via the second communication channel.
US10824790B1	System and method of extracting information in an image containing file for enhanced utilization and presentation A system and method for extracting text information in an image being displayed on the display screen of a mobile device and presenting the extracted information in a readily useable form. The system and method operates on a mobile device and, following the provision of a target digital image which includes a plurality of alpha numeric characters visibly disposed thereon, identifies the spatial location of the characters and converts them into machine-encoded text. A clickable overlay is then positioned over the characters which were converted and the clickable overlay is linked to the machine-encoded text corresponding to the characters it was placed over. The machine-encoded text may be converted into an auditory expression that is also linked to the relevant clickable overlay.
US10824778B2	Computer-implemented method for simulating behavior of a screw connection between metal components of engineering structures A simulation of real behaviour of a screw connection of metal components uses a finite elements method to determine suitable elements for building construction joints and their arrangement, and to determine their parameters, wherein the method uses models for simulation of contact between plates as well as shear load of a screw connection and axial load of the screw connection.
US10824772B2	Dynamically adjusting grip panel Aspects determine optimal physical attribute values for defining a grip form factor on a microfluidic grip panel of a digital pen as a function of a correlation of the optimal physical attribute values to an intended use of the digital pen, wherein the optimal physical attribute values include a width dimension, a surface texture attribute, and shape pattern attribute that is defined as a function of the width dimension; and drive the microfluidic grip panel into a grip form corresponding to the determined optimal physical attribute values during use of the digital pen by a user.
US10824765B2	Electronic control units for vehicles An electronic control unit for a vehicle, the electronic control unit comprising a processor comprising: a processor core; storage, the storage storing data comprising instructions for the processor core; a tamper-resistant hardware security module which is coupled to the storage for reading and writing; and an external interface; the electronic control unit further comprising further storage connected to the processor through the external interface and containing further data; in which the hardware security module is arranged to cause a determination whether the data in the storage has been tampered with and, on a determination that the data has been tampered with, to cause the further data to be loaded into the storage from the further storage over the external interface. Other apparatus and methods for improving the security of electronic control circuits are disclosed.
US10824764B2	Apparatus for autonomous security and functional safety of clock and voltages An apparatus is provided for autonomous security and functional safety (FUSA) of clock and voltages. The apparatus may include: a multiplexer having a first input communicatively coupled to a pin to receive a first clock external to a die, and a second input coupled to an output of a divider; an oscillator to provide a second clock; and a counter coupled to an output of the multiplexer and the oscillator, wherein the counter is to operate with the second clock and is to determine a frequency of the first clock. The apparatus may further include a voltage monitor circuitry for monitoring voltage(s) for FUSA, a reference generator for FUSA, a duty cycle monitor for FUSA, a frequency degradation monitor for FUSA, and a phase error degradation monitor for FUSA.
US10824756B2	Hosted application gateway architecture with multi-level security policy and rule promulgations A hosted application gateway server node may be communicatively coupled to backend systems, client devices, and database shards associated with database servers. Through the gateway server node, various services may be provided to managed containers running on client devices such that enterprise applications can be centrally managed. A sharding manager may manage relationships of database items across database shards. Each shard stores a copy of a table representing a split of a relationship. A shard ID mask is included in each item's ID. At query time, the shard ID can be extracted and used to query the correct database. This query routing mechanism allows navigation from one shard to another when multiple items are in a relationship (e.g., share the same resource such as a document). As such, embodiments can eliminate the need for APIs to join in data that span multiple shards.
US10824752B2	Utilizing heuristic and machine learning models to generate a mandatory access control policy for an application A device processes, with a model, an application to identify a set of file paths with process identifiers. The device identifies patterns associated with the set of file paths with process identifiers, and determines positions of random elements in each file path of the set of file paths with process identifiers. The device processes the patterns and the positions of the random elements to train a machine learning model, and utilizes the machine learning model to generate a first set of rules to identify files required for execution of the application, and a second set of rules to identify files not required for execution of the application. The device generates a mandatory access control policy based on the first set of rules and the second set of rules, and provides the mandatory access control policy to be implemented by an operating system of a client device.
US10824748B2	Method and system for low overhead control/status handshake for remote shared file server A method and system for providing a plurality of host systems shared access to data files from a file server. The method includes monitoring a control file for updates, the control file located within a corresponding host directory located within the file server; receiving a request for access to a data file stored on the file server, the access request being written to the control file, the access request including a requested data file operation; performing the requested data file operation in response to the control file being updated with the access request; creating a status file in the host directory in which the requested data file operation was performed upon completion of the requested data file operation; writing status data in the status file, the status data including a result of the performance of the requested data file operation; and allowing access to the host directory in which the requested data file operation was performed in response to the status data being written to the status file.
US10824739B2	Secure data aggregation in databases using static shifting and shifted bucketization Disclosed herein are system, method, and computer program product embodiments for secure data aggregation in databases. An embodiment operates by identifying a value column and a group column of a plurality of columns of a dataset. Two distinct group values of the group column are identified. An offset value corresponding to the first group value is determined. One or more of the plurality of records including the first group value are identified. A value of the value column of each of the identified one or more plurality of records is encoded with the offset value. Values of the encoded value column are encrypted. The encrypted values are uploaded to a server.
US10824730B2	Continuous database security and compliance A method implemented by a security system for selectively triggering different ones of a plurality of database assessment scans for a database The method includes monitoring for occurrences of a first class of database operations that have been determined to require only rerunning subsets of the plurality of database assessment scans to determine whether results of the plurality of database assessment scan shave changed, responsive to detecting an occurrence of one or more database operations of the first class, selecting one or more of the subsets to be rerun based on which of the database operations of the first class occurred, and triggering performance of only the selected one or more of the subsets to determine whether the results of the plurality of database assessment scans have changed.
US10824720B2	Security system and methods for identification of in-vehicle attack originator The present invention provides a security system, and methods useful for vehicle CAN bus communication mapping and attack originator identification, comprising: a CAN Bus Monitor, (CBM), configured to monitor the CAN bus communication comprising one or more frames, to and/or from at least one Electronic Control Unit, (ECU); a characterization module in communication with the CBM, configured to generate at least one characteristic for the monitored communication from each the ECU and at least one characteristic for each communication frame; (c) a comparator unit in communication with the characterization module, configured to compare one or more the characteristics of at least one frame against characteristics of each the ECU communication in order to detect at least one anomaly; and, (d) one or more Identification module in communication with the comparator, configured to identify at least one ECU originating an attack on the CAN bus.
US10824718B2	Shuffling mechanism for shuffling an order of data blocks in a data processing system A method is provided for shuffling an order of a plurality of data blocks. In the method, a random number is generated, the random number corresponding to an index for a data block of the plurality of data blocks, where each data block of the plurality of data blocks has an index that uniquely identifies each data block of the plurality of data blocks. The increment function with a parameter is applied to the random number to generate a new index, the new index corresponds to a data block of the plurality of data blocks. The data block corresponding to the new index is selected as the next data block of a reordering of the plurality of data blocks. The method is iterated until the reordering of the plurality of data blocks is complete.
US10824715B2	Systems and methods involving aspects of hardware virtualization such as separation kernel hypervisors, hypervisors, hypervisor guest context, hypervisor context, anti-fingerprinting, and/or other features Systems, methods, computer readable media and articles of manufacture consistent with innovations herein are directed to computer virtualization, computer security and/or hypervisor fingerprinting. According to some illustrative implementations, innovations herein may utilize and/or involve a separation kernel hypervisor which may include the use of a guest operating system virtual machine protection domain, a virtualization assistance layer, and/or a CPU ID instruction handler (which may be proximate in temporal and/or spatial locality to malicious code, but isolated from it). The CPU ID instruction handler may perform processing, inter alia, to return configurable values different from the actual values for the physical hardware. The virtualization assistance layer may further contain virtual devices, which when probed by guest operating system code, return the same values as their physical counterparts. In addition, the virtualization assistance layer may vary its internal I/O and memory addresses in a configurable manner.
US10824709B2	Autofill for application login credentials Described is a system (and method) for automatically populating login credentials for an application such as a third-party application (or app) installed on a device. These applications are often associated with an entity that may operate or control a website, service, or another application. For example, browsers often store login credentials (e.g. username and password) of previously visited websites. Accordingly, the system may retrieve applicable login credentials for the application in response to verifying the application is authorized to be associated with the website associated with the retrieved password. Accordingly, the system may provide a convenient and safe mechanism to retrieve applicable login credentials even in instances where a developer of the application has not provided an explicit capability of such a feature.
US10824702B1	System and method for continuous passwordless authentication across trusted devices Aspects of the disclosure provide techniques for using egocentric and allocentric information for providing and restricting access to a secure network and its assets to a user entity. The system may include capturing user habits and fingerprinting with ability to detect abnormalities through artificial intelligence/machine learning (AIML) using mobile and wearable device applications.
US10824698B2	Multimode smart card system with embedded USB connectivity Techniques are disclosed for systems and methods to conduct transactions using a Multi-mode Card. A Multi-mode Card may include various components of a Smart Card and be configured to interface directly with a personal electronic device (e.g., a smart phone, a tablet computer, a personal computer, and/or other personal electronic devices) to confirm presence of the Multi-mode Card in an unattended digital transaction, such as for e-commerce and Internet purchases. A transaction system may include a logic device and an interface embedded in or on the Card, a client device such as a personal electronic device, and a server configured to provide a sales interface to a user through the client device. The logic device in the Card may be configured to authorize, encrypt, and/or otherwise facilitate a transaction involving a sale and/or other type of communication between the client device and the server.
US10824692B2	Low-power adder circuit Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for a circuit configured to add multiple inputs. The circuit includes a first adder section that receives a first input and a second input and adds the inputs to generate a first sum. The circuit also includes a second adder section that receives the first and second inputs and adds the inputs to generate a second sum. An input processor of the circuit receives the first and second inputs, determines whether a relationship between the first and second inputs satisfies a set of conditions, and selects a high-power mode of the adder circuit or a low-power mode of the adder circuit using the determined relationship between the first and second inputs. The high-power mode is selected and the first and second inputs are routed to the second adder section when the relationship satisfies the set of conditions.
US10824685B2	Range programming using a search query Systems and methods for range programming using a search query are disclosed. A method for range programming using a search query includes determining whether the search query comprises a range operation and identifying a target application to launch using a search application which is separate from the target application and based on the search query. A range of results to process with the target application can be identified using the search application and based on the search query. The results can be separately within the range in the context of the target application.
US10824679B2	Intelligent customer services based on a vector propagation on a click graph model A query is received from a user at a data service engine. The query includes a string of characters. A number of candidate topics are identified by the data service engine based on the query. A similarity score is determined between the query and each of the plurality of candidate topics based on a Vector Propagation On a Click Graph (VPCG) model trained based on user click data. A number of candidate topics are ranked based on the similarity scores. One or more topics are selected from the ranked candidate topics. The selected topics are outputted via a user interface (UI).
US10824672B2	Field mapping for data replication system Some embodiments provide a non-transitory machine-readable medium that stores a program. The program receives a selection of a type of data to replicate from the first computing system to a second computing system. The program further receives a selection of a form in a set of forms. Each form in the set of forms is associated with a set of fields for data having the selected type of data and managed the second computing system. The program also sends the second computing system a request for the set of fields associated with the selected form. The program further generates a mapping between the set of fields associated with the selected form and a set of fields of data managed by the first computing system.
US10824664B2	Method and apparatus for providing text push information responsive to a voice query request Embodiments of the present disclosure disclose a method and apparatus for processing information. A specific implementation of the method includes: parsing a received voice query request sent by a user to obtain text query information corresponding to the voice query request; obtaining text push information obtained by searching using the text query information; processing the text push information to obtain to-be-pushed information corresponding to the text push information; and playing the to-be-pushed information. The implementation can play information when the user is not convenient to browse the information, so that the user can obtain the information in time.
US10824656B2	Method and system for providing adaptive keyboard interface, and method for inputting reply using adaptive keyboard based on content of conversation A method for providing an adaptive keyboard interface is provided, which includes searching for at least one candidate message that is expected to be prepared by a user with reference to context information about a situation in which the user prepares a message; and if a first text object of text objects that are included in the at least one searched candidate message is selected by the user, providing at least one replacement text object having a degree of association with the first text object, which is equal to or higher than a predetermined level, based on the first text object.
US10824634B2	Systems, methods, and devices for an enterprise AI and internet-of-things platform Systems, methods, and devices for a cyberphysical (IoT) software application development platform based upon a model driven architecture and derivative IoT SaaS applications are disclosed herein. The system may include concentrators to receive and forward time-series data from sensors or smart devices. The system may include message decoders to receive messages comprising the time-series data and storing the messages on message queues. The system may include a persistence component to store the time-series data in a key-value store and store the relational data in a relational database. The system may include a data services component to implement a type layer over data stores. The system may also include a processing component to access and process data in the data stores via the type layer, the processing component comprising a batch processing component and an iterative processing component.
US10824632B2	System and method for generating event visualizations An event matrix may comprise labels and indicators corresponding to objects and links of an ontology. The objects and links may be determined from a plurality of data sources by a data integration system. Some of the labels may correspond to event objects, and may be arranged in a first spatial dimension at least in part on the basis of dates associated with said event objects. Other labels may correspond to non-event objects, and may be arranged in a second spatial dimension. Indicators may correspond to links between the event and non-event objects. An indicator for a particular link may be positioned with respect to the first and second spatial dimensions in accordance with the locations of the labels that correspond to the objects connected by the link.
US10824625B1	Computing domain cardinality estimates for optimizing database query execution A method implements optimization of database queries by computing domain cardinality estimates. A client sends a database query to a server. The method parses the query to identify data columns. For each of the data columns, the method computes a lower bound and an upper bound of distinct data values using a pre-computed table size. The method also computes a patch factor by applying a pre-computed function to a ratio between a number of distinct data values that appear exactly once in a data sample and a number of distinct data values in the sample. Based on the patch factor, the lower bound, and the upper bound, the method computes an estimate of distinct values for each of the data columns. The method subsequently generates an execution plan for the query according to the computed estimates, executes the execution plan, and returns a result set to the client.
US10824622B2	Data statistics in data management systems A system, computer-implemented method, and a computer-readable storage medium for determining estimations to statistical questions. Data statistics used in evaluating estimations to statistical questions are gathered from multiple sources in a database management system. A statistical question comprising, for example, cardinality estimations is received, wherein the question is posed by different database components, such as query optimizer, or execution engine. Estimation for the statistical question is computed, where the estimation is based on multiple data statistics and without using the data referred to in the question.
US10824615B2	Methods and systems for updating information in a timeline of a public safety incident One example method includes receiving, at an electronic computing device, a user query and identifying a time window in the past associated with the user query. The method further includes determining that the user query relates to a public safety incident. The method further includes generating a response to the user query. The response is generated as a function of the time window and information relating to the public safety incident. The method further includes storing the response such that information included in the response is added to one of (i) timeline information associated with a user of a communication device at a time commensurate with the time window and (ii) timeline information associated with the public safety incident at a time commensurate with the time window.
US10824613B2	Preconfiguring measures and dimensions in a database analytics application The embodiments described in this disclosure comprise improved systems, methods and computer readable media for preconfiguring measures and dimensions in a database analytics application. In one embodiment, the solution described herein can be configured to activate only a subset of the measures from a catalog of measures supported by the database analytics application based on the data the user currently has stored in their database systems. Certain embodiments may be configured to determine (1) when a measure is selectable (i.e., activated) by users based on relevant base information contained in the user data, and (2) when to automatically activate inputs to a measure that has been previously selected.
US10824604B1	Systems and methods for data entry Systems and methods for entering and storing data. User input defining a data set is received. A data collection construct including a data entry user interface for inputting data in the data set is defined using the user input. A data storage construct including queries for retrieving the data is automatically defined based on the user input. Additional user input indicating modifications to the data set is received. The data collection construct, the data storage construct, and the queries are automatically updated based on the additional user input indicating modifications to the data set.
US10824597B2	Cache folder identification method and device A cache folder identification method and device, the method comprising: in the process of running target software, acquiring a plurality of sample values x1, x2, . . . xn of the number of files in the target folder according to a preset rule, the target folder being a folder used in the process of running the target software, n≥2; according to a preset algorithm, calculating the statistical value of the plurality of sample values, the statistical value being used to represent the degree of dispersion of the sample values; determining whether the statistical value is greater than a preset first threshold; if so, identifying the target folder as a cache folder. The method has high identification efficiency, and can continuously monitor specific software without missing a cache folder.
US10824595B1	Personalized user interface systems and methods A tangible, non-transitory machine-readable medium includes machine-readable instructions that, when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to access user information, generate a cloud representation having a plurality of word clouds with varying levels of emphasis based at least in part on the user information, and output the cloud representation on a display of a computing device. The plurality of word clouds include one or more word clouds, one or more image clouds, or both.
US10824594B2	Associating a captured screenshot with application-specific metadata that defines a session state of an application contributing image data to the captured screenshot In an embodiment, a UE detects a request to capture a screenshot of image data being output on a display screen, obtains application-specific metadata that is configured to facilitate recreation of characteristics of a session state of an application that is contributing at least a portion of the image data being output on the display screen when the request is detected. The UE selectively captures the screenshot of the image data being output on the display screen in response to the request, and stores the obtained application-specific metadata. The same or different UE may obtain some or all of the application-specific metadata (and optionally the screenshot, if captured), and recreates some or all of the characteristics using the same or different application.
US10824591B2	Automatic transformation of single-tenant software applications to multi-tenant SAAS systems An automated transformation system uses a tenant-aware interface module to transform one or more single-tenant systems to a multi-tenant SaaS System. The interface module gleans tenant IDs by querying a third party source (not the non-tenant-aware application), and uses those tenant IDs to translate non-tenant-aware data repository commands from known tenants into tenant-aware data repository commands. A specialized data collection module can then execute the tenant-aware data repository commands via a database connector.
US10824590B2	Failure tolerant data storage access unit, failure tolerant data storage access system and method for accessing a data storage A failure tolerant data storage access unit with real time capability comprising at least two data volumes and a file requesting handler that handles a file operation request from an application. The file requesting handler is configured to multiply the file operation request at least twice and to forward the multiplied file operation requests to the at least two data volumes ensuring simultaneous and independent processing of the multiplied file operation requests. Further, a failure tolerant data storage access system with real time capability and a method for accessing a data storage are described.
US10824586B2	Vector processor configured to operate on variable length vectors using one or more complex arithmetic instructions A computer processor is disclosed. The computer processor may comprise a vector unit comprising a vector register file comprising at least one register to hold a varying number of elements. The computer processor may further comprise processing logic configured to operate on the varying number of elements in the vector register file using one or more complex arithmetic instructions. The computer processor may be implemented as a monolithic integrated circuit.
US10824584B1	Device with data processing engine array that enables partial reconfiguration A device may include a processor system and an array of data processing engines (DPEs) communicatively coupled to the processor system. Each of the DPEs includes a core and a DPE interconnect. The processor system is configured to transmit configuration data to the array of DPEs, and each of the DPEs is independently configurable based on the configuration data received at the respective DPE via the DPE interconnect of the respective DPE. The array of DPEs enable, without modifying operation of a first kernel of a first subset of the DPEs of the array of DPEs, reconfiguration of a second subset of the DPEs of the array of DPEs.
US10824580B2	Semiconductor device A semiconductor device includes a plurality of memory chips arranged in a line on a substrate, and a bus connected to the plurality of memory chips and configured to sequentially supply an electrical signal to the plurality of memory chips in accordance with a fly-by topology. An order in which the electrical signal is supplied to the plurality of memory chips is different from an order in which the plurality of memory chips is arranged in the line on the substrate.
US10824579B2	Network-on-chip for neurological data The embodiments disclosed herein relate to chips used to receive and process neurological events in brain matter as captured by electrodes. Such chips may include an array of amplifiers and electrodes to receive neurological voltage signals, the chip including a config circuitry in communication with the array of amplifiers and a controller, the config circuitry configured to receive program instructions and instruct the amplifiers of a voltage threshold and instruct the controller to pass on signals from only specific rows and columns of amplifiers, the controller in communication with the array of amplifiers, the controller configured to packetize the neurological voltage signals into data packets.
US10824576B2	Smart I/O stream detection based on multiple attributes A multi-streaming memory system includes a memory, and a processor coupled to the memory, the processor executing a software component that is configured to identify multiple attributes that are each related to logical block addresses (LBAs), and that each correspond to each of a plurality of streams of data writes, evaluate an importance factor for each of the attributes for each of the streams, and clustering two or more of the LBAs by assigning a stream ID to each of the LBAs based on all of the importance factors for each of the LBAs and the assigned stream.
US10824570B2	Memory system A first memory stores a translation table indicating a first correspondence between a logical address and a physical address at first timing. A second memory stores a difference table that is configured to record, in each of entries, a correspondence between a logical address range and a physical address range, the correspondence representing a difference between the first correspondence and a second correspondence. The second correspondence is between the logical address and the physical address at second timing. In non-volatilizing data in a first logical address range to a first physical address range, in a case where the entries includes a first entry containing a correspondence between a second logical address range and a second physical address range, the controller updates the first entry. The first logical address range follows the second logical address range, and the first physical address range follows the second physical address range.
US10824569B2	Data processing systems A cache is disclosed in which a dedicated cache portion comprising one or more extra lines dedicated for data of a particular data type is provided alongside a shared cache portion. So long as there is a cache line available in the shared cache portion, data can be written into the shared cache portion. However, when the shared cache portion is fully locked such that no new data can be written into the shared cache portion, data can instead be written to its respective dedicated cache portion, effectively bypassing the fully locked shared cache portion.
US10824567B2	Selectively preventing pre-coherence point reads in a cache hierarchy to reduce barrier overhead A data processing system includes a processor core having a shared store-through upper level cache and a store-in lower level cache. The processor core executes a plurality of simultaneous hardware threads of execution including at least a first thread and a second thread, and the shared store-through upper level cache stores a first cache line accessible to both the first thread and the second thread. The processor core executes in the first thread a store instruction that generates a store request specifying a target address of a storage location corresponding to the first cache line. Based on the target address hitting in the shared store-through upper level cache, the first cache line is temporarily marked, in the shared store-through upper level cache, as private to the first thread, such that any memory access request by the second thread targeting the storage location will miss in the shared store-through upper level cache.
US10824557B2	Memory system performing variable read reclaim operation A memory system may include a plurality of nonvolatile memory devices each including a plurality of memory blocks; and a controller configured to configure at least one memory block selected from the plurality of memory blocks as a super block, and to perform a read reclaim operation for the super block based on memory-block-read-counts of the super block, wherein the controller divides the super block into a plurality of page groups, selects at least one page group from the plurality of page groups based on the memory-block-read-counts, and performs the read reclaim operation.
US10824549B1	System and method for regression testing of an application programming interface A system for testing of an application programming interface (API) is disclosed. The system includes a usage data collection source to track a trace identity associated with at least one message exchange pattern of the API using an end to end tracing (E2E) technique, captures usage data of an application in one or more modes, wherein the usage data corresponds to the trace identity. A usage data selection subsystem selects a predefined strata of usage data. A test case generation learning subsystem generates multiple test cases. A mocking subsystem use the trace identity to simulate the at least one message pattern associated with the usage data from a current version of the application against an updated version of the application. A comparison subsystem records an actual result, compares the actual result with an expected result and generates a test result upon comparison of the actual result with the expected result.
US10824548B1	System and method for performance regression detection A method and system for detecting performance regression in a software application is disclosed. The software application comprises a feature flag having at least two states, wherein in a first state a first version of a feature is provided and in a second state a second version of the feature is provided when the software application is executed. The feature flag is further wrapped in a timer for recording the time taken for the corresponding first and second versions of the feature to be provided.
US10824547B2	Automated certification testing for application deployment An example system includes a first computational instance configured to provide a version of a computational environment for test execution for a software application and a second computational instance storing representations of a plurality of available certification tests adapted to test software applications executing in a plurality of different versions of the computational environment. The second computational instance is configured to receive a request for certification tests for the software application; determine a subset of certification tests, selected from the plurality of available certification tests, to evaluate the software application within the version of the computational environment provided by the first computational instance; and transmit representations of the subset of certification tests. After reception of the representations, the first computational instance is configured to: execute the subset of certification tests against the software application and, based on outcomes of executing the subset, generate a report of certification test results.
US10824546B2	Test method and non-transitory computer readable medium storing program for testing modules A test method for a first module that is performed by an information processing device includes integrating a second module or a test module that performs the same response as the second module to the first module, performing an integration test on a module group including at least the first module, and outputting any one of a result of an integration test for the first module and the second module and a result of an integration test for the first module based on determination data indicating which one of the second module and the test module is integrated to the first module.
US10824536B1	Clustering techniques for third party application data Embodiments of the present disclosure present devices, methods, and computer readable medium for techniques for measuring operational performance metrics, and presenting these metrics through an application programming interface (API) for developers to access for optimizing their applications. Exemplary metrics can include central processing unit or graphics processing unit time, foreground/background time, networking bytes (per application), location activity, display average picture luminance, cellular networking condition, peak memory, number of logical writes, launch and resume time, frame rates, and hang time. Regional markers can also be used to measure specific metrics for in application tasks. The techniques provide multiple user interfaces to help developers recognize the important metrics to optimize the performance of their applications. The data can be normalized over various different devices having different battery size, screen size, and processing requirements. The user interfaces can provide an intelligent method for visualizing performance changes for significant changes in application versions.
US10824533B2	Optimization of power and computational density of a data center Techniques for optimizing power and computational density of data centers are described. According to various embodiments, a benchmark test is performed by a computer data center system. Thereafter, transaction information and power consumption information associated with the performance of the benchmark test are accessed. A service efficiency metric value is then generated based on the transaction information and the power consumption information, the service efficiency metric value indicating a number of transactions executed via the computer data center system during a specific time period per unit of power consumed in executing the transactions during the specific time period. The generated service efficiency metric value is then compared to a target threshold value. Thereafter, a performance summary report indicating the generated service efficiency metric value, and indicating a result of the comparison of the generated service efficiency metric value to the target value, is generated.
US10824528B2	Techniques and system for optimization driven by dynamic resilience Disclosed are hardware and techniques for testing computer processes in a network system by simulating computer process faults and identifying risk associated with correcting the simulated fault and identifying computer processes that may depend on the corrected computer process. The interdependent computer processes in a network may be determined by evaluating a risk matrix having a risk score and non-functional requirement score. An analysis of the risk score and non-functional requirement score accounts for interdependencies between computer processes and identified corrective actions that may be used to determine an optimal network environment. The optimal network environment may be updated dynamically based on changing computer process interdependencies and the determined risk and robustness scores.
US10824523B2	Data storage device and operating method thereof A data storage device includes a nonvolatile memory device and a controller which controls the nonvolatile memory device. When the data storage device is powered on after a sudden power off (SPO), the controller detects an erased page by scanning, without decoding, a first system data block of a nonvolatile memory device, performs simple decoding for first system data of first system pages before the erased page, and, if the simple decoding is a fail, recovers the first system data for which the simple decoding failed, by reading out second system data from corresponding second system pages of a second system data block as a duplicate block of the first system data block.
US10824515B2	Automation of data storage activities A system receives data storage workflow activities that include computer-executable instructions for carrying out data storage workflow in a network data storage system. Once the workflow is received, the system deploys the workflow to one or more workflow engines that can execute the various data storage activities related to the workflow. Prior to executing a data storage activity, the system can determine which workflow engine to use based on an allocation scheme.
US10824511B2	Data migration for a shared database Methods and systems for coordinating migration for a database of a service are described herein. Multiple releases of the service may be simultaneously implemented, and these multiple releases may access a shared database. As new releases of the service are activated, the database may be incrementally migrated to a new data schema version. The new data schema version may be compatible with each release of the service that is in use. After a migration has begun, instances of the service may be instructed to perform database operations using methods compatible with the new data schema version. Continuation tokens may be returned during the migration, which indicate portions of the shared database that have not yet been migrated. If an error occurs during the migration, the continuation tokens may be discarded, and the migration may be restarted.
US10824508B2	High efficiency redundant array of independent memory A memory system includes memory modules having a number of sets of memory devices including data memory devices for data and error correction code (ECC). The ECC memory devices carry ECC symbols for the memory modules. A host receives and decodes the ECC symbols and executes error correction operations. The host and the memory modules are coupled by a number of channels.
US10824500B1	Systems and methods for verifying vehicle identification number (VIN) A VIN verification system allow an accurate detection of incorrectly entered VIN in an electronic file followed by correction of the incorrectly entered VIN. A server of the VIN verification system verify characters and letters of the VIN in the electronic file to detect data entry and/or transmission errors. The server upon determining that the characters and entered in the VIN are incorrect will then replace the characters and letters with alternate or substitute characters and letters and generate a new VIN in the electronic file. The server will reexamine the new VIN to validate the new VIN, and then transmit the electronic file to another web application for further processing.
US10824499B2	Memory system architectures using a separate system control path or channel for processing error information An embodiment includes a memory module, comprising: a module error interface; and a plurality of memory devices, each memory device coupled to the module error interface, including a data interface and an device error interface, and configured to communicate error information through the device error interface and the module error interface.
US10824495B2	Cryptographic key storage in a dispersed storage network Methods for use in a storage unit of a dispersed storage network (DSN) to securely store cryptographic key information. In various examples, the storage unit receives a slice access request relating to a key slice generated by performing a dispersed storage error encoding function on an encryption key. When the slice access request includes a request to store the key slice, the storage unit encrypts the key slice using a local key and stores the encrypted key slice (e.g., in a key region of a storage vault). When the slice access request includes a request to recover a key slice stored in the storage unit, the encrypted key slice is recovered from memory and decrypted using the local key to produce a decrypted key slice for provision to the requesting entity. For rebuilding operations, the storage unit may instead return a zero information gain (ZIG) representation of the key slice.
US10824491B2	System information transmitting method and apparatus, and computer-readable storage medium A system information transmitting method and apparatus, and a computer-readable storage medium are provided. The method includes receiving, at a terminal, a system call instruction sent by a browser, acquiring, at the terminal, target system information according to the system call instruction, dividing, at the terminal, the target system information into at least one data set, obtaining, at the terminal, encoded pseudo-touch event information by encoding the at least one data segment in the target system information according to a positional relationship of respective touch points in a simulated pseudo-touch event in a touch plane, and transmitting, from the terminal, as an input parameter of the target script, the encoded pseudo-touch event information to the target script through the browser.
US10824489B2	Dynamic node rebalancing between container platforms A method may include deploying a plurality of container pods to a plurality of container nodes in a container environment. Each of the plurality of container pods may include one or more services. Each of the plurality of container nodes may include one or more container pods. The plurality of container pods may be deployed to the plurality of container nodes based on initial characterizations of usage factors for each of the plurality of container pods. The method may also include monitoring actual usage factors for each of the plurality of container pods after deployment to the plurality of container nodes; identifying one or more container pods in the plurality of container pods that deviate from their initial characterizations of usage factors; and redistributing the one or more container pods throughout the plurality of container nodes based on the actual usage factors.
US10824487B2	Real-time data processing pipeline and pacing control systems and methods A data processing system includes a transaction bus, a console application in communication with the transaction bus, and a view predictor subsystem in communication with the transaction bus. The transaction bus receives, from a user application executing on a client device, a call for visual information to be provided to the user application. The view predictor subsystem determines a likelihood that the visual information will be viewable within a viewport of the user application, and a plurality of respective values for a plurality of sources of the visual information are computed based on the likelihood and a respective priority for each source. The console application provides to the transaction bus the set of potential sources of the visual information, and the transaction bus selects, based on the computed values, one of the potential sources of the visual information to be the result, which is provided to the user application.
US10824484B2	Event-driven computing A service manages a plurality of virtual machine instances for low latency execution of user codes. The service can provide the capability to execute user code in response to events triggered on various event sources and initiate execution of other control functions to improve the code execution environment in response to detecting errors or unexpected execution results. The service may maintain or communicate with a separate storage area for storing code execution requests that were not successfully processed by the service. Requests stored in such a storage area may subsequently be re-processed by the service.
US10824483B2	Application programming interface scoring, ranking and selection A method for ranking a set of APIs for multiple software applications executing on respective servers, including initializing, by a first computer, respective ranking scores for the APIs, and receiving, from a plurality of second computers, multiple API calls to the APIs in the set. For each given API call to a given API in the set received from a given second computer, a given server executing a given software application including the given API is identified, the given API call is forwarded to the identified server, a response to the given API call is received from the identified server, performance metrics with respect to the given API call and response are computed, and the ranking score for the given API are updated based on the computed performance metrics. The APIs can be provided to the second computers responsively to the ranking scores, as updated in response to the requests.
US10824482B1	Remote operations application programming interface A remote applications application programming interface (API) system disclosed herein is implemented using various computer process instructions including accumulating one or more cross-process calls from a client process to a provider process into a remote operations object, evaluating the one or more cross-process calls from the client process to determine one or more conditional operations, generating a remote operations graph based on the conditional operations, wherein the graph including a plurality of remote operations graph nodes encoding logic of the one or more conditional operations, and communicating the remote operations graph in a single cross-process call across the process boundary to the provider process.
US10824481B2	Partial synchronization between compute tasks based on threshold specification in a computing system Embodiments for implementing partial synchronization between compute processes based on threshold specification in a computing environment. One or more compute processes may be synchronized in one of a plurality of types of computing platforms using a barrier having a barrier release condition based on a threshold of one or more measures. The barrier is defined according to one or more parameters. The one or more compute processes may be released via the barrier upon exceeding the threshold of the one or more measures.
US10824479B2	Cross-cloud orchestration of data analytics for a plurality of research domains A system, apparatus, article of manufacture, method, and/or computer program product are disclosed for a cross-cloud orchestration of data analytics for a plurality of research domains. A system operates by receiving one or more command and control (C&C) requests to execute one or more analytic applications of a workflow. The workflow includes the analytic applications for execution. The system further operates by generating one or more native access requests to execute the analytic applications at one or more analytics computing environments, and transmitting one or more native access requests to the analytics computing environments, wherein at least two native access requests are configured for different access protocol.
US10824476B1	Multi-homed computing instance processes Techniques for operating a multi-homed computing instance process are described herein. First credentials associated with a first attribute of a first account may be obtained. A process executing on a computing instance may communicate with the first account over a first communication channel based at least in part on the first credentials. Instructions may be received for the process to communicate with both the first account and a second account. Second credentials associated with a second attribute of the second account may be obtained. The second credentials may be obtained based, at least in part, on the first attribute acquiring the second attribute. The process may communicate with the second account over a second communication channel based at least in part on the second credentials. Additionally, the process may communicate with multiple different representations of a particular account, such as different representations that are hosted in different respective regions.
US10824475B2	Systems and methods for estimating computation times a-priori in fog computing robotics In order to make use of computational resources available at runtime through fog networked robotics paradigm, it is critical to estimate average performance capacities of deployment hardware that is generally heterogeneous. It is also not feasible to replicate runtime deployment framework, collected sensor data and realistic offloading conditions for robotic environments. In accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure, computational algorithms are dynamically profiled on a development testbed, combined with benchmarking techniques to estimate compute times over the deployment hardware. Estimation in accordance with the present disclosure is based both on Gustafson's law as well as embedded processor benchmarks. Systems and methods of the present disclosure realistically capture parallel processing, cache capacities and differing processing times across hardware.
US10824473B1	Cloud platform services in integrated system environment The present disclosure relates to computer-implemented methods, software, and systems for determining an acceptable amount for allocation to a requestor. A request from a requestor is received at a cloud platform service. The cloud platform service is integrated with a plurality of systems storing data for employees of an enterprise. A real time estimation of an acceptable amount to be allocated to the requestor is provided by the cloud platform service. Providing the real time estimate comprises identifying the requestor at an employee record stored at the plurality of systems. Data from at least one of the plurality of systems is acquired in relation to the requestor. The data defines performed work tasks, compensation and eligible benefits that are to be monetized. An acceptable amount is determined by evaluating the acquired data according to a predictive model at the cloud platform service and according to processing rules.
US10824472B2	Coalescing multiple accelerators into a single accelerator An accelerator manager monitors run-time performance of multiple accelerators in one or more programmable devices, and when first and second accelerators satisfy at least one coalescence criterion, the accelerator manager generates a new accelerator image corresponding to a third accelerator that coalesces the first accelerator and the second accelerator. In a first embodiment, the accelerator manager generates the new accelerator image from the accelerator images for the first and second accelerators. In a second embodiment, the accelerator manager generates the new accelerator image from hardware description language representations of the first and second accelerators. The new accelerator image is deployed to a programmable device to provide a new accelerator, and calls to the first and second accelerators are replaced with calls to the new accelerator.
US10824461B2	Distributed persistent virtual machine pooling service A first message from a first state transition queue is obtained by a first task executor of a virtual machine (VM) pooling service node. The operation to be performed on the VM is triggered. Whether the operation to be performed on the VM is successfully performed is determined. If it is determined that the operation to be performed on the VM is successfully performed, a second message is placed into a second state transition queue, and the second message represents the VM that is in a transitional state, the second message is obtained by a second task executor of the VM pooling service node, and whether the VM reaches a target state is determined by performing a check on the VM. Otherwise, the first message is returned to the first state transitional queue.
US10824459B2	Targeted snapshot based on virtual machine location A data storage environment can include one or more virtual machines instantiated on a host computing device. Based on physical location data of the one or more virtual machines received from the host computing device, a storage manager can control the performance of a secondary copy operation on one or more storage units that store virtual machine data associated with the one or more virtual machines and/or the performance of a secondary copy operation on the one or more virtual machines.
US10824457B2	High availability for virtual machines Systems, methods, apparatus, and a computer-readable medium are described for generating and receiving information regarding the current state of the active virtual machine in the host and switching the standby virtual machine from standby to active in response to determining that the current active virtual machine may no longer be able to service network packets.
US10824454B2	5G dynamic slice and network identity instantiation, termination, and access management system and method Systems and methods provide for management of virtual instances in networks which are at least partially software defined networks. Virtual instances can include network slices, virtual network functions, virtual machines, network resources, and others. Management can include use of a virtualization management registry in conjunction with controllers and gateways.
US10824449B2	Application running method and device Methods and devices for remote hosting of applications across operating system are disclosed. In particular, a second application may be launched and run remotely on a remote server running a first operating system, and the screen images of the second application may be rendered in a first application on a terminal device running a second operating system. In one implementation, a launching instruction may be sent by the terminal device through the first application to the remote server. The second application may then be launched in the remote server. Rendering parameters comprising API functions and API parameters may then be obtained in real-time during the running process of the second application. A rendering instruction containing the rendering parameters may then be sent to the first application in the terminal device for instructing the first application to render the screen images on the terminal device.
US10824445B2	Dynamic presentation of function portals Dynamically presenting function portals is described, including: determining a user action with respect to a current page of an application; determining a context with respect to the application; determining a function portal based at least in part on the user action with respect to the current page of the application and the context with respect to the application; presenting the function portal at the current page of the application; and in response to a selection of the function portal, performing an operation corresponding to the function portal at the current page of the application.
US10824444B2	Methods and systems for analyzing and presenting event information Methods, systems, graphical user interfaces (GUIs), and computer-readable media for presenting GUI elements generated based on information associated with an event are generally described. An event information presentation system may be configured to present GUI elements generated based on substantially real-time event information associated with a live event, such as a sporting event. Illustrative event information may include object movement and location information for objects such as event participants (for instance, players) and articles (for instance, a football for a football game event). The event information may be interpreted based on activity categories to automatically differentiate, organize, highlight, or the like the event information in order to generate relevant and meaningful GUI elements.
US10824441B2	Application program management method for multiple hardware platforms An application program management method for multiple hardware platforms includes steps of: pre-compiling a target application program into versions for supporting different hardware platforms; establishing a mapping relation between hardware platform types and corresponding application program versions, and specifying a generic application program version; when a client computer requires the target application program, requiring a client computer hardware platform type and then searching a mapping relation between the client computer hardware platform type and a corresponding application program version thereof; if found, requiring the corresponding application program version; if not, requiring the generic application program version. With the present invention, the application program can better adapt to a hardware platform of each client computer, the application program runs with a high efficiency, the method is easy to implement, a cost is low, and compatibility with existing operating systems is sufficient.
US10824440B2	Deriving personalized experiences of smart environments A method for obtaining a representation of an environment includes requesting device context information from a user device. The request is sent to the user device from a virtual machine environment established by a database processor. The virtual machine environment is established by the database processor in response to a request received from the user device over a network for a representation of an environment. User preference information is requested and the device context information and the user preference information are received in the virtual machine environment. Based on the device context information, an environmental data set (EDS) is identified that includes information reflective of the environment. The EDS is received in the virtual machine environment and the EDS is modified based at least in part on the user preference information. Executable computer code is constructed for generating a representation from the modified EDS and sent to the user device.
US10824436B2	Hybrid configuration management using bootloader translation A hybrid co-processing system including both complex instruction set computer (CISC) architecture-based processing clusters and reduced instruction set computer (RISC) architecture-based processing clusters includes a parser to derive from a hardware configuration specific to the CISC architecture, such as an ACPI table, a device tree specific to the RISC architecture for booting. The hardware configuration information indicated by the device tree is specific to the RISC architecture, and in different cases includes more, less, or revised information than a corresponding ACPI table for the same hybrid co-processing system.
US10824427B2	Method and system for power supply control A system and apparatus comprise at least one power supply connected to a terminal bloc, an I/O system configured to receive instructions provided to the control system, a control block connected to the I/O system wherein the instructions provided to the I/O system are converted to a serial output; and a puck connected to the serial output and configured to receive power from the terminal block, to process the serial output, and to output a current.
US10824418B2	Resource processing using an intermediary for context-based customization of interaction deliverables A software application includes work order resources, each of which defines an atomic operation for the software application, and a construction service resource, which processes the work order resources in response to all interaction requests for the software application. Each interaction request is received from a client and identifies a corresponding work order, which the construction service processes to dynamically construct a set of deliverables, which can include a custom representation of the work order. While processing the interaction request, the construction service, as directed by the work order, can make one or more requests to context resources for context information corresponding to an activity for which the interaction was requested to construct the set of deliverables. The work order resource can comprise a reflective program that enables the construction service to dynamically determine and construct the set of deliverables, including the next appropriate interaction(s) using the context information, thereby directing a set of atomic operations as part of an activity being performed and enabling the dynamic context-based construction of interaction deliverables.
US10824417B2	Real-time update method for a differential memory, differential memory and electronic system A method for management of a differential memory includes storing first logic data associated with a first informative content in an auxiliary memory module of the differential memory; storing third logic data associated with a second informative content in a second submodule of a main memory module by overwriting second logic data associated with the first informative content while maintaining the first logic data contained in a first submodule of the main memory module unaltered; when the third logic data is being stored, reading the first logic data from the auxiliary memory module in a single-ended mode in response to a request for reading the first informative content; otherwise, reading the first logic data from the first submodule; and reading the third logic data in single-ended mode.
US10824415B1	Autonomous vehicle software version assessment Methods and systems for monitoring use, determining risk, and pricing insurance policies for a vehicle having autonomous or semi-autonomous operation features are provided. In certain aspects, with the customer's permission, a computer-implemented method for updating an autonomous operation feature may be provided. An indication of a software update associated with the autonomous operation feature may be received, and several autonomous or semi-autonomous vehicles having the feature may be identified. The update may be installed within the several vehicles, such as via wireless communication. Also, a change in a risk level associated with the update to the autonomous operation feature may be determined, and an insurance discount may be determined or adjusted. As a result, an insurance discount may be provided to risk averse customers that affirmatively share their vehicle data with an insurance provider, and promptly and remotely receive new versions of software that operate autonomous vehicle safety features.
US10824411B2	Install file size optimization and installation verification system The disclosure describes a tool that decreases the size of a software installation file by segregating and/or allowing customization of the original software installation file. The resulting install file permits multiple configurations to be created using the same install file by using custom configuration settings. The optimized software installation file permits the automated (or semi-automated) installation of software and/or software updates/upgrades on a remotely located electronic device. Moreover, aspects of the tool may also regulate compliance with possible reboot/restart requirements of the software/upgrade installation that may be useful for electronic devices which are remotely located.
US10824407B2	Program conversion device, program conversion method, and non-transitory recording medium having program conversion program recorded therein A program conversion device includes converting a program including second loop processing that repeats first processing and determination processing a plurality of times to a program including third loop processing and fourth loop processing; converting the converted program to a first-number-of-times repeating processing that includes second-number-of-times repeating processing of the first loop processing and the second-number-of-times repeating processing of the determination processing; converting the first processing and the determination processing to processing that accesses to memory areas that are different for fourth loop processing and that are continuous in a processing order in the fourth loop processing; and exchanging a processing order of the fourth loop processing and the first loop processing, wherein the third loop processing is the-first-number-of-times repeating processing related to the second loop processing, and the fourth loop processing is the-second-number-of-times repeating processing related to the second loop processing in the third loop processing.
US10824390B1	Methods and system for adjusting level of tactile content when presenting audio content An audio system presented herein includes a transducer array, a sensor array, and a controller. The transducer array presents audio content to a user. The controller controls the transducer array to adjust a level of tactile content imparted to the user via actuation of at least one transducer in the transducer array while presenting the audio content to the user. The audio system can be part of a headset.
US10824385B2	Automated audio volume stabilizer The specification and drawings present a new method, apparatus and software related product (e.g., a computer readable memory or a storage device) for automatically stabilizing a volume of different audio streams/contents to predefined boundary levels which may be requested by a user. According to an embodiment, an automated volume control feature may allow a user to set the highest level of volume for any audio stream played on a user's device for automatically adjusting the incoming audio content volume of audio streams not to exceed at least the highest level of volume set as the maximum threshold volume.
US10824382B2	Image forming apparatus and control method of image forming apparatus An image forming apparatus and a control method of an image forming apparatus having high convenience are provided. The image forming apparatus includes an image transfer system and a processor. The image transfer system is configured to be switchable between a first position, where printing is performed in a first mode, and a second position, where printing is performed in a second mode. The processor, when executing a print job by switching a position of the image transfer system to a position set in advance as a home position at a waiting time for printing, switches the position of the image transfer system to a position corresponding to the print job and sets the home position based on a result of comparison between a print history in a first mode and a print history in a second mode.
US10824372B2	Data recovery method and device, and cloud storage system The embodiments of the present application disclose a data recovery method, device, and cloud storage system. A management node constructs a blank metadata database and sets the metadata database to an inaccessible state; reads backup data of configuration data and adds the backup data to the metadata database; obtains index data of data stored in the storage node and adds the index data to the metadata database; and sets the metadata database to an accessible state so as to cause the metadata database to resume service. It can be seen that, after applying the solution, when a metadata database is damaged, a metadata database is reconstructed, and the configuration data and the index data are obtained and added to the reconstructed database, realizing the recovery of the metadata.
US10824367B2	Adaptive intrusion detection based on monitored data transfer commands Apparatus and method for data security using adaptive selection of intrusion traps in relation to workload. In some embodiments, a data storage device has a non-volatile memory (NVM). A device controller circuit services data transfer commands received from a host device to transfer data between the host device and the NVM. A security controller circuit monitors the received data transfer commands and enacts a change in security policy to implement one or more intrusion traps associated with the NVM in response to the received data transfer commands. The intrusion traps constitute memory locations that are configured to normally store user data, but are not normally accessed during the servicing of the currently received data transfer commands.
US10824365B2	Magnetoresistive memory module and computing device including the same A magnetoresistive memory module used as a main memory of a computing device is provided. A plurality of memory chips are mounted on a printed circuit board, and a memory controller performs data scrubbing. Each memory chip includes a plurality of magnetoresistive memory cells. Each magnetoresistive memory cell includes a magnetoresistive element and an access transistor that transfers a current to the magnetoresistive element, and has a size of a cell area that is substantially similar to a size of a DRAM cell area.
US10824359B2	Optimizing inline deduplication during copies A technique for storing data in a data storage system detects that a read is being performed pursuant to a data copy request. In response, the data storage system stores a digest of the data being read in an entry of a digest cache. Later, when a write pursuant to the same copy request arrives, the storage system obtains the entry from the digest cache and completes the write request without creating a duplicate copy of the data.
US10824357B2	Updating data stored in a memory A process of updating data for a block of an array of data elements stored in an allocated memory region for the block comprises reading in data for a first group of the data elements, updating the data for the first group, and then writing back the updated data to memory. The process can avoid overwriting data for a second group of the data elements that is yet to be read in from the memory region by writing back the updated data for the first group starting at a selected memory address, for example other than the start address of the memory region. The data for the second group of data elements can then be read in and updated, and the updated data can be written back to memory. The process can reduce the amount of memory bandwidth and local cache that needs to be used.
US10824355B2	Hierarchical management of storage capacity and data volumes in a converged system A computer-implemented method according to one embodiment includes identifying a plurality of storage resources. Additionally, the method includes creating a storage capacity, where the storage capacity has a first plurality of associated attributes. Further, the method includes defining one or more data volumes for the storage capacity, where each of the one or more data volumes has a second plurality of associated attributes and inherits the first plurality of associated attributes. Further still, the method includes configuring one or more volume shares for each data volume, where each of the volume shares has a third plurality of associated attributes and inherits the first plurality of associated attributes as well as the second plurality of associated attributes.
US10824353B2	Memory system According to one embodiment, a memory system includes a nonvolatile memory and a controller electrically connected to the nonvolatile memory. The controller selects a write mode from a first mode in which data having N bits is written per one memory cell and a second mode in which data having M bits is written per one memory cell. N is equal to or larger than one. M is larger than N. The controller writes data into the nonvolatile memory in the selected write mode. The controller selects either the first mode or the second mode at least based on a total number of logical addresses mapped in a physical address space of the nonvolatile memory.
US10824346B2	Logical format utilizing lateral encoding of data for storage on magnetic tape In one general embodiment, a method includes receiving data logically organized into a predetermined number of two-dimensional arrays, each two-dimensional array including a plurality of NS codewords positioned orthogonally to a plurality of WS codewords. The method also includes successively writing each of the NS codewords to a data storage medium. A first NS codeword from a first two-dimensional array is written to the data storage medium prior to starting to write a second NS codeword from the first two-dimensional array. Also, the plurality of NS codewords are protected with a stronger encoding than the plurality of WS codewords.
US10824337B2	Administering a shared, on-line pool of data storage resources for performing data storage operations A data storage system according to certain aspects manages and administers the sharing of storage resources among clients in the shared storage pool. The shared storage pool according to certain aspects can provide readily available remote storage to clients in the pool. A share list for each client may be used to determine where data is stored within the storage pool. The share list may include clients that are known to each client, and therefore, a user may feel more at ease storing the data on the clients in the storage pool. Management and administration of the storage pool and backup and restore jobs can be performed by an entity other than the client, making backup and restore more streamlined and simple for the clients in the pool.
US10824336B2	Sequential memory access operations Methods of operating a memory include performing a memory access operation, obtaining an address corresponding to a subsequent memory access operation prior to stopping the memory access operation, stopping the memory access operation, sharing charge between access lines used for the memory access operation and access lines to be used for the subsequent memory access operation, and performing the subsequent memory access operation.
US10824333B2	Keyboard display method and device, terminal and storage medium based on a split-screen window state A method of displaying a keyboard includes: determining a window state of a current window when an input operation is detected based on the current window; and displaying a floating keyboard at an upper layer of a screen in a floating manner based upon the determined window state being a split-screen state.
US10824332B2	Controlling touchscreen inputs to a device A method, a computer program product, and a device that includes one or more processors, a touchscreen, and an operating system. A first dialogue interface is displayed on the touchscreen for receiving user commands by a user touching the dialogue interface. Received user commands are ignored for a defined first period of time in response to the operating system causing a generation of a second dialogue interface on the touchscreen, wherein the defined first period of time is a function of a user interaction with the touch screen by the user.
US10824327B2	Screen capturing method and system for electronic device, and electronic device A screen capturing method for an electronic device is provided and includes: acquiring and parsing interface information currently displayed in an electronic device to obtain information about all view controls for a specified window; parsing the information about view controls, constructing all view controls for the specified window into a view control tree, and building a presentation interface including image views corresponding to all view controls; receiving a click instruction from a user for clicking one of the image views, removing the image view clicked by the user from the presentation interface, and saving the current presentation interface when a save instruction is received; and capturing an image of the presentation interface in the current screen and saving the captured image.
US10824321B2	Method and apparatus for automatically locking and unlocking screen during chat, mobile client, and computer client A method for automatically locking and unlocking a screen during a chat includes: determining a current scrolling direction of message in a chat window; and setting the chat window as a screen locked state when the current scrolling direction of message in the chat window is opposite to a scrolling direction of loading new message, wherein, in the screen locked state, the chat window is not automatically scrolled to a position of a new message upon receiving the new message. According to the present disclosure, compared with related art, intentions of a player for screen locking and unlocking are predicted by determining a scrolling situation of a chat window, such that the player can be facilitated in screen locking or unlocking before a manual operation of the player, thereby greatly improving the user experience of chat.
US10824316B2	Dynamic input control creation An element representing an existing filter can be dragged and dropped into a canvas area. In response to the detection of the dropping of the filter, an input control can be automatically created. The selection of an input control may be based on the type (or dimension) of the filter. Alternatively, an option to create an input control can be presented to the user, wherein only valid input control types for the type of the filter are presented. If a data type of a filter changes such that the type of a corresponding input control is no longer valid, the input control may automatically be modified to a type that is valid for the new data type of the filter.
US10824315B2	Medical image processing apparatus, magnetic resonance imaging apparatus and medical image processing method A medical image processing apparatus according to a present embodiment includes processing circuitry. The processing circuitry is configured to accept an operation for a region of interest (ROI) GUI and a guide GUI on a screen on which a medical image is displayed, the ROI GUI being for setting a ROI on the medical image, the guide GUI being for guiding a setting of the ROI on the medical image. The processing circuitry is configured to decide whether to move the ROI GUI and the guide GUI in a manner interlocked with each other or not according to a preset condition, when a turning operation or a sliding operation for any one of the ROI GUI and the guide GUI is accepted.
US10824308B2	System and method of controlling a cursor display in a co-browsing communication session A first communication endpoint determines that a co-browsing session has been established. The first communication endpoint sends contents of a displayed web page in a first browser to a second browser, which has a different display size and/or layout. The first communication endpoint detects a movement of a first cursor in the displayed web page and identifies a first user interface element that the first cursor is currently over. The first communication endpoint determines a ratio of coordinates of the first cursor in relation to a size of the first user interface element. The first communication endpoint sends an identifier for the first user interface element and the determined ratio of coordinates to the second browser. The second browser uses the determined ratio of coordinates to calculate a position of a second cursor over the first user interface element displayed in the second browser.
US10824306B2	Presenting captured data For presenting data captured from a first user interface while the user is looking at a second user interface, methods, apparatus, and systems are disclosed. One apparatus includes a processor and a memory that stores code executable by the processor. Here, the processor detects a switch from a first user interface to a second user interface and captures data from the first user interface. Additionally, the processor presents the captured data in the second user interface.
US10824305B1	Graphical user interfaces for software asset management A computational instance of a remote network management platform may be associated with a managed network and include a database containing: (i) indications of software applications installed on computing devices of the managed network, and (ii) indications of software models that respectively define publisher, product, and licensing information related to the software applications. The computational instance may include a server device configured to (i) generate a representation of a first graphical user interface, (ii) transmit, to a client device associated with the managed network, the representation of the first graphical user interface, (iii) receive, from the client device, a selection, (iv) based on the particular set of the software applications and the particular set of the software models, generate a representation of a second graphical user interface, and (v) transmit, to the client device, the representation of the second graphical user interface.
US10824298B2	Linking allocable region of graphical user interface An item sharing machine is configured to receive share requests in the example form of allocation requests submitted by requesters for an allocable region of a graphical user interface. The allocation requests specify numerical values accorded to the allocable region by the requesters. The item sharing machine determines a distribution of the numerical values and, based on the distribution, generates an allocation plan defined by configuration parameters for the allocable region. The item sharing machine is configured to repeatedly update the allocable region based on the allocation plan by cyclically and selectively linking the allocable region to different computers of different requesters based on the allocation plan. The allocable region accordingly becomes linked to computers of different requesters at different times, and the item sharing machine is configured to cause one or more user devices to present the allocable region linked to such computers at different times.
US10824294B2	Three-dimensional resource integration system Various methods and systems, for implementing three-dimensional resource integration, are provided. 3D resource integration includes integration of 3D resources into different types of functionality, such as, operating system, file explorer, application and augmented reality functionality. In operation, an indication to perform an operation with a 3D object is received. One or more 3D resource controls, associated with the operation, are accessed. The 3D resource control is a defined set of instructions on how to integrate 3D resources with 3D objects for generating 3D-based graphical interfaces associated with application features and operating system features. An input based on one or more control elements of the one or more 3D resource controls is received. The input includes the one or more control elements that operate to generate a 3D-based graphical interface for the operation. Based on receiving the input, the operation is executed with the 3D object and the 3D-based graphical interface.
US10824283B2	Fingerprint recognizable touch screen apparatus and method of operating the same A fingerprint recognizable touch screen apparatus, an operating method thereof, and an electronic apparatus including the touch screen apparatus are provided. The fingerprint recognizable touch screen apparatus may include a touch sensor for sensing a touch of a user and a fingerprint sensor for recognizing a fingerprint of the user. The fingerprint sensor may include a fingerprint sensing region, a trace region extending from the fingerprint sensing region, and at least one shield-touch sensing multiple-use region provided in the trace region. The shield-touch sensing multiple-use region may be configured to serve as an electric shield in a fingerprint recognition mode and as a touch sensing region in a touch sense mode. The fingerprint sensor may further include at least one shield region provided in the trace region.
US10824279B2	Remote feedback tapping for a touch sensor panel driving circuit A system is disclosed. The system can comprise drive circuitry included in a first component of the system, the drive circuitry configured to drive a first touch electrode on a touch sensor panel. The system can also comprise a driving line configured to couple an output of the drive circuitry to the first touch electrode. The system can also comprise a feedback line configured to couple the output of the drive circuitry to an input of the drive circuitry, wherein a first end of the feedback line is coupled to the input of the drive circuitry at the first component, and a second end of the feedback line is configured to be coupled to the output of the drive circuitry at a second component, different from the first component, of the system.
US10824278B2	Electronic device with bent display and method for controlling thereof A electronic device and a display method thereof are provided. A control method of the electronic device includes: detecting a touch input on an auxiliary display area; in response to a touch input being detected on a first area of the auxiliary display area in a and the electronic being in a state in which the electronic is gripped by a user, processing the touch input as a user input; and, in response to the touch input being detected on a second area of the auxiliary display area different from the first area and the electronic being in the state in which the electronic is gripped by the user, disregarding the touch input.
US10824276B2	Display device with integrated fingerprint sensor A fingerprint sensing device integrated within a display device. The display device comprises source lines, monitor lines, gate lines, select lines, and subpixels. A first subpixel comprises first subpixel circuitry coupled to a first source electrode, a first monitor line, and a first gate line, and a first photodiode circuitry coupled to a first select line. The display device further comprises measurement circuitry coupled to the first subpixel via the first monitor line. The measurement circuitry is configured to receive a first current signal from the first subpixel circuitry during a first period via the first monitor line, receive a second current signal from the first photodiode circuitry during a second period via the first monitor line, and determine fingerprint data from the second current signal.
US10824275B2	Waveguide-based interferometric multi-point/distributed force and touch sensors Disclosed herein are structures, devices, and systems for detecting touch and force inputs at multiple sensing locations on a surface of an electronic device using waveguide-based interferometry. A laser light source, such as a VCSEL, inserts light into a waveguide positioned adjacent to the sensing locations, and an input at a sensing location alters the inserted light in the waveguide allowing for determination of the input's touch or force at the sensing location. Wavelength modulation of the inserted light allows isolation in frequency of the signals from each sensing location. Optical phase locking can be used to lock an absolute distance beat frequency corresponding to a stationary reference point in the waveguide.
US10824272B2	Touch circuit, touch driving circuit, touch display device, and method for driving touch circuit for reducing initialization speed and minimizing loss of touch sensing data during malfunction A touch display device includes a touch panel on which a plurality of touch electrodes is disposed; and a touch circuit configured to output a touch driving signal of a pulse type to the touch panel and to sense occurrence of touch or a touch position according to a touch synchronization signal for defining a touch period, wherein the touch circuit is configured to receive the sensing data to sense occurrence of touch or a touch position and to determine whether the touch driver malfunctions, and to output a simplified initialization command to the touch driver when it is determined that the touch driver malfunctions, and the touch driver is initialized with a pre-stored set value maintained not changed upon receiving the simplified initialization command.
US10824268B2	Method and apparatus for providing user keypad in a portable terminal A method of providing a user defined user keypad and a mobile terminal supporting the same are provided. The method includes displaying guide information when entering a user keypad setting mode, determining a designation range for the user keypad according to a user interaction inputted based on the guide information, computing a key arrangement of the user keypad in response to the determined range, and configuring the user keypad according to the computed key arrangement.
US10824262B2	Touch control device, vehicle having the same, and method for manufacturing the touch control device A touch control device includes a base including a metal complex; a sensing pattern formed in a pattern groove formed in a touch area of the base and including a conductive material; and a wire arranged in a wire groove outside of the touch area of the base and connecting the sensing pattern and an integrated circuit, the wire including a conductive material.
US10824261B1	Display module, detecting method for display module, and display device Provided is a display module, including: a display panel having a first binding area and a flexible circuit board having a second binding area. First binding pins provided in the first binding area are correspondingly bound to second binding pins provided in the second binding area. First and second test boards are provided in the first and second binding areas, respectively, and the first and second test boards overlap while being insulated from each other. A driving chip fixed to the flexible circuit board includes a touch sensing pin and a touch driving pin. The touch driving pin is configured to output a touch driving signal and the touch sensing pin is configured to receive a touch sensing signal. One of the first test board and the second test board is electrically connected to the touch sensing pin, and the other one is electrically connected to the touch driving pin.
US10824251B2	Devices and methods for sharing user interaction A method, such as a computer implemented method, of data management, wherein content utilized by a first user can be identified and information about such content can be shared to at least one additional user such that the at least one additional user can pull the identified content from the content source.
US10824247B1	Head-coupled kinematic template matching for predicting 3D ray cursors An electronic device with a display selects a subset of templates from a library of templates. Each of the templates comprises logged movements of one or more predefined input device types in a 3D space and each template includes one or more movement parameters. The electronic device tracks, for a user, movement parameters of at least one input device of the user. The at least one input device corresponds to one of the predefined input device types. The electronic device compares the tracked movement parameters of the at least one input device of the user to the movement parameters for the subset of the templates selected from the library of templates. The electronic device predicts, based on the comparison, a goal target ray, within the 3D space. In some embodiments, the goal target ray is highlighted or visually emphasized according to the prediction.
US10824242B2	Method for operating electronic device, electronic device and computer-readable recording medium thereof The disclosure provided an operating method and an electronic device thereof. The electronic device is configured to predict user's next action and automatically launching or starting an application program without user's input. The electronic device detects an occurrence of a clamping action based on sensor data obtained from at least one sensor on one side of the electronic device. Upon detection of a constant pressure through the sensor data, the electronic device executes a first triggering operation (clamping action) and not execute a second triggering operation (squeeze action). Further, a clamping pattern corresponding to the clamping action is identified based on the sensor data outputted by the at least one sensor. Then, the electronic device automatically launches or starts an application program associated to the identified clamping pattern without user's input through a touch display.
US10824230B1	Wearable graphene textile-based electro-ocular monitoring and object interaction system The system proposes an electrooculogram based human computer interaction/human machine interface (HCI/HMI) system comprising wearable graphene textiles, a signal acquisition system for obtaining biopotentials from the human body, and a processor for the processing of said biopotentials acquired through said signal acquisition system for enabling and facilitating human machine interactions in various settings.
US10824223B2	Determination apparatus and determination method A determination apparatus includes one or more memories, and one or more processors configured to perform, on the basis of data detected by a sensor that measures a first user who operates a first avatar, detection of a first behavior of the first user, determine a first type of behavior corresponding to the detected first behavior by referring to information indicating correspondence between a plurality of behaviors and a plurality of types of behavior, and perform, on the basis of a behavior tendency of the first user determined in accordance with the first type of behavior, control of an output to an environment where the first avatar exists.
US10824215B2	Managing power budget of multiple computing node clusters in a computing rack system Managing power consumption of multiple computing node clusters of a computing rack system is described. An example system may include a plurality of computing node clusters each comprising a respective plurality of computing nodes, and a power management system. The power management system is configured to determine respective power budget rules associated with each of the plurality of computing node clusters based on a maximum power consumption limit, and to provide the respective power budget rules to an associated one of the plurality of computing node clusters. The power management system is further configured to receive respective power consumption data from each of the plurality of computing node clusters and to adjust the respective power budget rules associated with at least one of the plurality of computing node clusters based on the respective power consumption data associated with each of the plurality of computing node clusters.
US10824214B2	Systems and methods for maximizing multi-phase voltage regulator efficiency using operational modes in which phases operate in fully-enabled mode and light-load mode A method may include operating a power system coupled to at least one information handling resource, configured to provide electrical energy to the at least one information handling resource, and comprising a plurality of voltage regulator phases, in a plurality of operational modes, each mode defining a number of the plurality of voltage regulator phases operating in a fully-enabled mode and whether or not one of the plurality of voltage regulator phases operates in a light-load mode, selecting a selected operational mode from the plurality of operational modes based on a load requirement of the at least one information handling resource, and controlling the plurality of voltage regulator phases to deliver an aggregate current in accordance with the load requirement and the selected operational mode.
US10824210B2	External heat dissipation device and temperature adjusting device An external heat dissipation device includes an airflow-guiding base and a refrigerating device. The airflow-guiding base has a supporting surface and a perforation located thereon. The refrigerating device includes a casing, a thermoelectric cooler, a cold air transferring assembly and a hot air transferring assembly. The casing has a storage space. The thermoelectric cooler is located in the storage space and has a cooling surface and a heat releasing surface opposite to each other. The cold air transferring assembly includes a cooling plate and a cooling radiator, and the cooling plate is in thermal contact with the cooling surface. The hot air transferring assembly includes a cooling plate and a cooling radiator, and the cooling plate is in thermal contact with the heat releasing surface. The storage space is divided into a cold chamber and a hot chamber by the thermoelectric cooler and the cooling plates.
US10824207B2	Information access device and data transfer A server computer determines, based on interaction data, that the first device and the second device are to be paired with each other. After pairing the first device and the second device, communications may be initiated between the devices. Communications may include customer-provided information (e.g., shopping lists) and merchant-provided information (e.g., items in stock or on sale from the consumer's shopping list).
US10824206B2	Electronic device with external image-capturing module An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes an external image-capturing module, a receiving recess and a restriction unit. The external image-capturing module is adapted to be received in the receiving recess. The restriction unit is moveable between a first position and a second position, and when the restriction unit is in the first position, the restriction unit abuts the external image-capturing module and restricts the movement of the external image-capturing module, and when the restriction unit is in the second position, the external image-capturing module is released by the restriction unit.
US10824203B2	Routing of flex circuit for touch panel A device includes: a sensor component; and a touch panel comprising: touch-registration circuitry; a mesh comprising conductors, wherein at least some of the conductors are routed to a junction; and a flex circuit coupled between the junction and the touch-registration circuitry, wherein the flex circuit is longer than a distance between the junction and the touch-registration circuitry to accommodate routing of the flex circuit past the sensor component.
US10824202B2	Hybrid frame power sleeve case Disclosed is a battery sleeve case for a portable electronic device (e.g., laptop computer or electronic tablet device) that includes an elastic polymer frame structure that extends around a perimeter of the sleeve to provide cushioning or padding to the sides of the device. Front and back face side panels are attached to opposing sides of the frame structure, via stitching or some other suitable means. The frame structure may be formed of injected molded ethylene vinyl acetate (EVA) or other suitable material. The side panels may be laminated with fabric, with a front face side panel being flexible and cushioned and including one or more access flaps. The back face side panel includes a rechargeable battery housed within a battery compartment defined by a semi rigid outer panel, which may be formed of compression molded EVA or other suitable material. The rechargeable battery is electrically coupled to external and internal electrical interfaces. One or more inductive charging components are provided to enable wireless charging of the portable electronic device when the device is in the protective case and wireless charging of the rechargeable battery. A user accessible activation control enables power flow to and from the rechargeable battery. The case allows the portable electronic device to be charged both in and outside of the case.
US10824200B2	Bendable glass stack assemblies, articles and methods of making the same A glass element having a thickness from 25 μm to 125 μm, a first primary surface, a second primary surface, and a compressive stress region extending from the first primary surface to a first depth, the region defined by a compressive stress σI of at least about 100 MPa at the first primary surface. Further, the glass element has a stress profile such that it does not fail when it is subject to 200,000 cycles of bending to a target bend radius of from 1 mm to 20 mm, by the parallel plate method. Still further, the glass element has a puncture resistance of greater than about 1.5 kgf when the first primary surface of the glass element is loaded with a tungsten carbide ball having a diameter of 1.5 mm.
US10824187B2	Digital signal processing circuit, audio device, and electronic device A signal processing circuit includes: a clock input terminal configured to receive a master clock from outside: a signal processing part configured to perform a signal processing based on the master clock; an interface circuit configured to communicate with an external circuit; and a clock detection circuit configured to determine, using a serial clock received by the interface circuit, whether the master clock is input.
US10824175B2	Air flow measurement using pressure sensors Devices, systems, and methods are provided for monitoring air flow through a server using differential pressure measurements. The device includes an external pressure sensor, an internal pressure sensor, and a controller that receives the pressures from the external and internal pressure sensors. The external pressure sensor detects air pressure of the ambient air around a server enclosure, the internal pressure sensor detects air pressure through a server enclosure, and the controller calculates a pressure differential between the pressure from the external pressure sensor and the internal pressure sensor. The controller can then generate a signal based on the pressure differential, the signal optionally controlling a cooling fan, generating an interrupt for the server circuitry, or performing some other action.
US10824173B2	Method for operating at least one pump assembly of a multitude of pump assemblies The method serves for operating at least one pump assembly (1, 1a, 5) of a multitude of pump assemblies (1, 1a, 5) which each comprise a programmable electronic motor (4, 4a, 6) control for individual pumps or groups or pumps, and which are at least temporarily data-connected to a server (8) via a network, with which data, in particular parameters and/or operating data of the multitude of pump assemblies (1, 1a, 5) is transferred via the network to a server (8) and is stored there in a data base. The stored data is processed according to defined typically statistical computation rules, whereupon the at least one pump assembly is then adapted in its programming via the network, on the basis of the processed data.
US10824169B1	Event-based vehicle operation and event remediation Embodiments of a method and/or system for facilitating event-based vehicle operation can include determining a vehicle route; determining geographic regions for the vehicle route; monitoring the determined geographic regions for events; determining an event of interest from the detected events; and/or dynamically facilitating modification of vehicular operation of the vehicle based on the event of interest, such as in response to determination of the event of interest. In one aspect, a vehicle is routed towards an event of interest and assists in remediating the event (or an impact thereof).
US10824167B2	System and method for automated aerial system operation An aerial system, preferably including one or more proximity sensors, such as sensors arranged in opposing directions. A method for aerial system operation, preferably including: determining a set of sensors; sampling measurements at the set of sensors; localizing the aerial system based on the measurements, such as to determine one or more obstacle clearances; and controlling system flight, such as based on the clearances.
US10824165B2	Robot confinement A method of confining a robot in a work space includes providing a portable barrier signal transmitting device including a primary emitter emitting a confinement beam primarily along an axis defining a directed barrier. A mobile robot including a detector, a drive motor and a control unit controlling the drive motor is caused to avoid the directed barrier upon detection by the detector on the robot. The detector on the robot has an omnidirectional field of view parallel to the plane of movement of the robot. The detector receives confinement light beams substantially in a plane at the height of the field of view while blocking or rejecting confinement light beams substantially above or substantially below the plane at the height of the field of view.
US10824152B2	Automatic guidance system for vehicles by means of dielectric changes in a prerecorded rail-guide System of automatic guidance of vehicles by means of the detection of changes of the dielectric properties in a pre-recorded rail-guide, wherein the dielectric changes are detected by a high resolution radar device and wherein there is a control system of the vehicle that has the ancillary means required to convert it to an auto guidance system characterized in that the system is composed by a pre-recorded rail-guide (1) an information reading device (11) and auxiliary means of vehicle control (12).
US10824147B2	Autonomous driving vehicle and control method for autonomous driving vehicle An autonomous driving vehicle includes a user detection monitoring device and a start control device. The user detection monitoring device detects a user who got out of the autonomous driving vehicle after the autonomous driving vehicle stopped at a destination as an alighted user and monitors the alighted user. The start control device maintains a stopped state of the autonomous driving vehicle after the alighted user was detected until a start condition is satisfied and, if the start condition is satisfied, permits a start of the autonomous driving vehicle. The start condition is one of a condition indicating that the alighted user at least moves out of a movement determination area around the autonomous driving vehicle and a condition indicating that the alighted user is present in the movement determination area but remains at the same position for a certain period of time or longer.
US10824145B1	Autonomous vehicle component maintenance and repair Methods and systems for autonomous and semi-autonomous vehicle control relating to malfunctions are disclosed. Malfunctioning sensors or software of autonomous vehicles may be identified from operating data of the vehicle, and a component maintenance requirement status associated with such malfunctioning component may be generated. Based upon such status, usage restrictions may be enacted to limit operation of the vehicle while the component is malfunctioning. This may include disabling or restricting use of certain autonomous or semi-autonomous features of the vehicle until the component is repaired or replaced. Repair may be accomplished by automatically scheduling repair of the vehicle or installing an updated or uncorrupted version of a software program, in various embodiments.
US10824122B2	Method and device for improving the robustness with respect to “adversarial examples” A method for generating a manipulated data signal for misleading a first machine learning system, which is designed to ascertain a semantic segmentation of a received one-dimensional or multi-dimensional data signal, the method having the following steps: a) ascertaining a desired semantic segmentation of the manipulated data signal; and b) generating the manipulated signal as a function of the received data signal and the ascertained desired semantic segmentation as well as an estimated semantic segmentation of the manipulated data signal.
US10824118B2	Athletic watch A device for monitoring athletic performance of a user has a wristband configured to be worn by the user. The electronic module may include a controller and a screen and a plurality of user inputs operably associated with the controller. The user inputs may include a user input configured to be applied by the user against the screen and in a direction generally normal to the screen. The controller may further be configured to generate one or more user interfaces in response to various user inputs and conditions. For example, the controller may generate workout mode interfaces and non-workout mode interfaces including various goal information, workout data, reminders and the like. In one or more arrangements, multiple types of information may be displayed simultaneously.
US10824113B2	Method for processing a holographic image A method for processing a sequence of holographic images with a view to playing the images back on a holographic display device to at least one viewer. A subset of wavelet coefficients relevant for the reconstruction of a sub-hologram visible for the at least one viewer from at least one viewing point is selected from a decomposition of at least one holographic image on a wavelet basis and information representative of a location of the at least one viewer in a repository of the display device. In the method, decomposition of the at least one holographic image is carried out on a Shannon wavelet basis.
US10824111B2	Heating device and image processing apparatus A heating device includes a rotator, a fan, an introduction duct, a cooling duct, and a movement mechanism. The rotator has a heater inside thereof. The fan is configured to generate an airflow towards a surface of the rotator. The introduction duct is positioned with respect to the fan and shaped such that the airflow is directed towards and is incident on a first end portion of the rotator in an axial direction of the rotator. The cooling duct extends between the introduction duct and a first end of the rotator in the axial direction, and faces the first end portion of the rotator. The cooling duct includes a plurality of duct portions extending along the rotational axis. The movement mechanism is configured to move the fan, the introduction duct, and at least one of the duct portions of the cooling duct along the rotational axis.
US10824110B2	Process cartridge and image forming apparatus Control to drive and stop developing roller is effected. A cartridge includes a drive transmission member movable between a transmitting position capable of transmitting the driving force toward a developing roller and a blocking position capable of blocking the transmission of the driving force to the developing roller.
US10824105B2	Image forming apparatus having a control of transfer voltage The image forming apparatus includes an image bearing member, a charge member, a transfer unit, an application unit, a cleaning member, a detection unit that detects an index value, and a control unit that, in a case where one or a plurality of consecutive toner images for which the index value is equal to or greater than a first threshold value is formed, performs control which increases an absolute value of the transfer voltage for a toner image to be formed next, and in a case where one or a plurality of consecutive toner images for which the index value is less than a second threshold value equal to or greater than the first threshold value is formed, performs control which decreases an absolute value of the transfer voltage for a toner image to be formed next.
US10824101B2	Heating device, fixing device, and image forming apparatus A heating device includes a heater that heats an object to be heated. A holder supports the heater and includes an engaged portion. The heater includes a contact face that contacts the object to be heated. The heater further includes a separation restrictor that engages the engaged portion of the holder to restrict motion of the heater in a separating direction in which the heater separates from the holder. The separating direction is perpendicular to the contact face.
US10824092B1	Image forming apparatus and method for estimating discarded recording material An image forming apparatus includes an image forming unit, a sensor, and a controller. The image forming unit is configured to form a toner image on an image carrier based on image data and transfer the toner image on the image carrier onto a sheet. The sensor is positioned to measure an amount of toner on the image carrier before or after transfer of the toner image onto the sheet. The controller is configured to determine a remaining amount of toner that is discarded or wasted based on the measured amount.
US10824088B2	Image forming apparatus The present invention provides an image forming apparatus including: a first moving member pressed and moved by an openable/closable member when the openable/closable member is opened, and switching a cartridge from a state where the cartridge is positioned in an image forming position to a state where the positioning is released; and a second moving member pressed and moved by the openable/closable member when the openable/closable member is opened, and moving the exposure member from an exposure position to a retracted position, wherein when the positioning of the cartridge is released, a reaction force applied from the first moving member to the openable/closable member reaches a first peak, when the exposure member is moved to the retracted position, a reaction force applied from the second moving member to the openable/closable member reaches a second peak, and timing of the first peak is different from timing of the second peak.
US10824084B2	Print agent transfer assemblies A print agent transfer assembly including a print agent transfer member to receive a first layer and a second layer of print agent, and an energy source to provide energy at a first predetermined intensity level to the first layer and to provide energy at a second, different predetermined intensity level to the second layer.
US10824081B2	Metrology method for a semiconductor manufacturing process A method and apparatus is disclosed for monitoring critical dimensions in a pattern of 1-dimensional and/or 2-dimensional features, produced on a substrate in a process step that is part of or related to a manufacturing process for producing a semiconductor device, the process step being performed in accordance with a predefined pattern design, wherein one or more metrology targets (1) are added to the pattern design. The targets comprise one or more versions of an asymmetric metrology mark, each version of the mark comprising a uniform portion (2) and a periodic portion (3), the latter comprising a regular array of parallel line-shaped features or an array of 2-dimensional features. The design width of the features is situated in a range situated around a nominal design width w0. A position-related parameter S is defined that is essentially proportional to the design widths in the range. Determination of the shift δS of the S parameter with respect to a pre-defined process operating point, allows to assess the critical dimension of the features produced by the process step.
US10824080B2	Method to reduce native defect printability A method includes reducing refractive index of an environment at or adjacent an extreme ultraviolet (EUV) mask to below 1.0. The EUV mask is in an EUV lithography system that forms a projection beam of EUV radiation using EUV radiation emitted from a radiation source. The method further includes exposing the EUV mask to the projection beam of EUV radiation.
US10824079B2	Diffraction based overlay scatterometry A method of monitoring overlay is used in a manufacturing process in which successive layers are deposited one over another to form a stack. Each layer may include a periodic structure such as a diffraction grating to be aligned with a periodic structure in another layer. The stacked periodic structures may be illuminated to form + and − first order diffraction patterns from the periodic structures. An image of the stacked periodic structures may be captured including + and − diffraction patterns. The + and − diffraction patterns may be compared to calculate the overlay between successive layers.
US10824078B2	Lithographic mask layer An example embodiment relates to a method for making a mask layer. The method may include providing a patterned layer on a substrate, the patterned layer including at least a first set of lines of an organic material of a first nature, the lines having a line height, a first line width roughness, and being separated either by voids or by a material of a second nature. The method may further include infiltrating at least a top portion of the first set of lines with a metal or ceramic material. The method may further include removing the organic material by oxidative plasma etching, thereby forming a second set of lines of metal or ceramic material on the substrate, the second set of lines having a second line width roughness, smaller than the first line width roughness.
US10824067B2	Illumination system and projection apparatus An illumination system including an excitation light source, a first light splitting element, a wavelength conversion element, a second light splitting element, a third light splitting element and a fourth light splitting element is provided. The excitation light source provides a light beam. The first light splitting element allows the light beam to pass through to generate a first light beam or reflects it to generate a second light beam. The wavelength conversion element is located on a light path of the first light beam. The second light splitting element allows the first light beam to pass through to be transmitted to the wavelength conversion element to generate a third light beam and reflects the third light beam. The third light splitting element reflects the second light beam. The fourth light splitting element allows the second light beam to pass through and reflects the third light beam.
US10824063B2	Image projection device and planetarium In an image projection device including a laser beam source and a diffractive optical element provided on an optical path of a laser beam L from the laser beam source, a transparent member having a refractive index higher than that of an area ahead of an emission surface on the optical path of the laser beam L and a diffractive optical element is formed on an emission surface of the transparent member. The laser beam L is obliquely incident on the diffractive optical element. The diffractive optical element generates a diffraction image in an area which is not overlapped with zeroth order light LR of the laser beam L and an area occupied by a conjugate image, and is arranged in a direction to irradiate a screen with diffracted light forming the diffraction image while substantially eliminating the zeroth order light and the diffracted light forming the conjugate image.
US10824055B1	Modular imaging system An example modular imaging system may include at least a modular imaging enclosure and a power supply. The modular imaging enclosure may include multiple panels coupled together to define an interior space of the modular imaging enclosure where an object may be placed in order to obtain image data relating to the object. Individual ones of the panels may include imaging panels having one or more light emitting elements, an array of cameras, and a panel computer. The power supply can supply power to these electronic components so they can operate to capture images of an object in appropriate lighting. The modular nature of the imaging system allows for easy packaging and shipment, as well as easy setup and teardown to use the imaging system, making it an easily transportable device that can be easily transported to the location of an object(s) to be imaged.
US10824047B2	Optical comb carrier envelope-offset frequency control using intensity modulation A system for optical comb carrier envelope offset frequency control includes a mode-locked oscillator. The mode-locked oscillator produces an output beam using an input beam and one or more control signals. The output beam includes a controlled carrier envelope offset frequency. A beat note generator produces a beat note signal using a portion of the output beam. A control signal generator produces the one or more control signals to set the beat note signal by modulating the intensity of the input beam within the mode locked oscillator. Modulating the intensity comprises using a Mach-Zehnder intensity modulator or using an intensity modulated external laser to affect a gain medium within the mode-locked laser.
US10824041B2	Display device According to one embodiment, a display device includes a switching element including a source electrode and a drain electrode, an inorganic insulating film in contact with the source electrode and the drain electrode, a metal film in contact with the inorganic insulating film and including an opening in a position superimposed on the drain electrode, a capacitor insulating film covering the metal film, an pixel electrode located on the capacitor insulating film and electrically connected to the drain electrode, an electrophoretic element located on the pixel electrode and a common electrode located on the electrophoretic element, and the metal film includes a forward tapered end portion in the opening.
US10824040B2	Insulated glass unit utilizing electrochromic elements Methods and materials to fabricate electrochromic including electrochemical devices are disclosed. In particular, emphasis is placed on the composition, fabrication and incorporation of electrolytic sheets in these devices. Composition, fabrication and incorporation of redox layers and sealants suitable for these devices are also disclosed. Incorporation of EC devices in insulated glass system (IGU) windows is also disclosed.
US10824037B2	Array substrate for liquid crystal display device An array substrate for a liquid crystal display device can include a plurality of gate lines arranged in one direction to correspond to an active area on a substrate; a plurality of data lines configured to cross the plurality of gate lines in a perpendicular direction; a plurality of pixel electrodes respectively positioned at intersections between the plurality of gate lines and the plurality of data lines; and a plurality of data link lines respectively connected to a (4n−2)th data line in the active area and a (4n−2)th data pad in the non-active area, and a (4n−1)th data line in the active area and a (4n−1)th data pad in the non-active area, where n is a natural number, in which at least some of the plurality of data link lines are located at a different layer level than the plurality of data lines.
US10824035B2	Liquid crystal display panel having photo spacer and manufacturing method thereof The present disclosure provides a liquid crystal display panel and a manufacturing method thereof. The manufacturing method includes providing a first substrate and a second substrate; forming a color filter layer on the second substrate; forming a protective layer on the color filter layer; removing a portion of the protective layer; installing a first photo spacer and a second photo spacer on the protective layer, where the first photo spacer is disposed on a partial region of removing the protective layer; forming a liquid crystal layer between the first substrate and the second substrate; and a first distance between a top of the first photo spacer and the first substrate is less than a second distance between a to of the second photo spacer and the first substrate.
US10824027B2	Display panel A display panel includes a first substrate; a second substrate disposed opposite to the first substrate; a display medium disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate; and a first engaging structure including a first protruding portion and a first receiving portion. The first protruding portion is disposed on a first surface of the first substrate, and the first receiving portion is disposed on a second surface of the second substrate. The first receiving portion has a first opening to expose a portion of the second surface of the second substrate. At least a portion of the first protruding portion is disposed within the first opening of the first receiving portion. The first protruding portion and the portion of the second surface of the second substrate exposed from the first opening are spaced apart by a distance.
US10824022B2	Liquid crystal lens and manufacturing method thereof A liquid crystal cell including a first substrate, a second substrate, a liquid crystal layer and a plurality of first support pillars is provided. The first substrate has a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface. The second substrate is disposed beside the first substrate and has a third surface and a fourth surface opposite to the third surface. The first surface of the first substrate and the third surface of the second substrate face each other. The liquid crystal layer is disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate. The plurality of first support pillars are configured to form a cell gap of the liquid crystal cell and disposed on the first surface of the first substrate, wherein the first substrate and the plurality of first support pillars are integrally formed and made of a same material.
US10824018B2	Thermal crosslink material, manufacture method of liquid crystal display panel and liquid crystal display panel Disclosed are a thermal crosslink material, a manufacture method of a liquid crystal display panel, and a liquid crystal display panel. A structural formula of the thermal crosslink material is wherein A is B is and R is a linear or chain branched alkyl having 5-20 C atoms, wherein one or more CH2 in the alkyl is substituted with phenyl, cycloalkyl, —O—, —CONH—, —COO—, —O—CO—, —CO—, or —CH═CH— group, or one or more H atoms in the first group are substituted with F atom or Cl atom; a specific crosslink material may be one of Molecules of the thermal crosslink material crosslink together to form a polymer having a crosslinked network, and groups A and B can be anchored on a substrate surface. The branch R provides an effect of vertical alignment and can form alignment films.
US10824012B2	Display device and method of manufacturing the same A display device and a method of manufacturing a display device are provided. The display device includes: a base substrate; a color conversion pattern disposed on the base substrate; and a low refractive layer disposed on the base substrate, stacked with the color conversion pattern, and having a lower refractive index than the color conversion pattern. The low refractive layer includes a first base resin and particle clusters dispersed in the first base resin, and the particle clusters include a plurality of particles and bridges that combine the particles.
US10824011B2	Photoluminescent polarizers having metal film with surface plasmon coupling and electronic devices including the same A photoluminescent polarizer including: a base having a first surface, a second surface opposite to the first surface, and a plurality of grid elements disposed on the first surface; wherein a grid element includes a first lateral face, a second lateral face, and at least one photoluminescent unit stack disposed on at least one of the first lateral face and the second lateral face, wherein the first lateral face is angled away from a line perpendicular to the first surface of the base and the second lateral face angled toward the first lateral face and away from the line, wherein the photoluminescent unit stack is disposed on at least one of the first lateral face and/or to the second lateral face, wherein the photoluminescent unit stack comprises a light emitting film and a metal film, the metal film disposed on a surface of the light emitting film.
US10824005B2	Display device with display presenting image based on externally provided image data and doubling as see-through display Provided is a display device enhancing an image contrast ratio and thereby enhancing display quality without being affected by ambient brightness. The luminance of an image displayed on a first liquid crystal panel in a display gradually increases in slope as a gradation value increases from 0 to 255. Accordingly, luminance A for the gradation value 0 is the same as conventional luminance a for the gradation value 0. However, luminance B for the gradation value 255 is higher than conventional luminance 2b for that gradation value, resulting in a high contrast ratio as expressed by the following equation: B:A=B/A:1>2b/a:1.
US10824002B2	Display apparatus A display apparatus includes a display device configured to display an original image at an original image display position, a second array of a lens array or a pinhole array, and a first array of a lens array or a pinhole array disposed distant from the display device and the second array between the display device and the second array. The first array is configured to form a plurality of elemental images generated from the original image at positions between the first array and the second array. The pitch of the plurality of elemental images is different from lens pitch or pinhole pitch of the second array. The second array is configured to integrate the plurality of elemental images to generate a single reproduced image of the original image.
US10823999B2	Display apparatus and related manufacturing method A display apparatus may include a display panel, a touch electrode, a connecting pad, a first inorganic insulation layer, and a second inorganic insulation layer. The display panel may display an image according to image data. The touch electrode and the connecting pad may be formed of the same conductive material and may be spaced from each other. The first inorganic insulation layer may be positioned between the display panel and the touch electrode and may directly contact each of the touch electrode and the connecting pad. The second inorganic insulation layer may directly contact each of the first inorganic insulation layer and the touch electrode. The touch electrode may be covered by the second inorganic insulation layer. The connecting pad may be positioned between two portions of the second inorganic insulation layer and have a side not covered by the second inorganic insulation layer.
US10823991B2	Method for electrically driving a switchable optical element A method for electrically driving a switchable optical element is provided wherein the state of a liquid-crystalline medium is controlled by an applied electric field. The provided method comprises at least one of a) switching from a scattering state to a clear state, b) switching from a clear state to a scattering state, c) holding a scattering state.
US10823986B2	Photonic devices and methods of fabrication thereof A photonic device includes a first region having a first doping type, and a second region having a second doping type, where the first region and the second region contact to form a vertical PN junction. The first region includes a silicon germanium (SiGe) region having a gradual germanium concentration.
US10823983B2	UV-absorbing vinylic monomers and uses thereof Described herein are water-soluble UV-absorbing vinylic monomers and their uses in preparing UV-absorbing contact lenses capable of blocking ultra-violet (“UV”) radiation and optionally (but preferably) violet radiation with wavelengths from 380 nm to 440 nm, thereby protecting eyes to some extent from damages caused by UV radiation and potentially from violet radiation. This invention also provides a UV-absorbing contact lens.
US10823979B2	Smart contact lens for displaying images and light-transmitting body thereof The present disclosure provides a smart contact lens for displaying images and a light-transmitting body thereof. The smart contact lens includes a light-transmitting body, an image-sensing module and an image display module. The light-transmitting body has a first view window and a second view window. The image-sensing module diverges from the second view window by a predetermined horizontal distance. The image display module diverges from the first view window by a predetermined horizontal distance. The light-transmitting body has a second transmission path formed between the first view window and the image display module. An internal image source generated by the image display module is transmitted to an eyeball through the second transmission path.
US10823976B2	Optical structure Provided is an optical structure 100 that includes: a polarizing beam splitter A which splits input light input from an incoming plane thereof into first polarized light and second polarized light and in which split angles, which are angles formed by traveling directions of rays of the first polarized light and traveling directions of rays of the second polarized light, are acute angles; and a diffractive optical element B which is disposed at a stage subsequent to the polarizing beam splitter A and has a plurality of light transmission regions separated at a prescribed pitch. Since the diffractive optical element B having a prescribed pitch is used, the diffractive optical element B can perform deflection while having a smaller size than a Wollaston prism, and application to various fields is expected.
US10823975B2	Methods and apparatus for a polarizing image sensor Various embodiments of the present technology may comprise a method and apparatus for a polarizing filter. The polarizing filter may be formed such that the filter has varying polarization axes for blocking reflected light emitted from various directions. The method and apparatus may utilize metal wires or molecular chains to form curved lines across the filter, where the curved lines define the polarization axes.
US10823970B2	Head-mounted electronic display device with lens position sensing A head-mounted device may have a display with first and second pixel arrays that display content for a user. A head-mounted support structure in the device supports the pixel arrays on the head of the user. A left positioner may be used to position a left lens module that includes a left lens and the first pixel array. A right positioner may be used to position a right lens module that includes a right lens and the second pixel array. Sensing circuitry such as proximity sensing circuitry may be used to detect relative positions between the left and right lens modules and facing surfaces of a user's nose while the user is wearing the head-mounted support structure. Control circuitry may adjust the positions of the left and right lens modules using interpupillary distance information for the user and using information from the sensing circuitry.
US10823966B2	Light weight display glasses Architecture and designs of wearable display devices are described. According to one aspect of the present invention, at least one optical conduit is embedded in or integrated with a temple of the wearable display device. The optical conduit is used to transport an optical image from one end to another end, where the optical image is generated in an image source (e.g., microdisplay) in accordance with image data. The microdisplay is powered and receives the image data and control signals via an active optical cable.
US10823961B2	On-vehicle display system The disclosure discloses an on-vehicle display system including an instrument panel and a display device, where the instrument panel is provided with a protection housing, which is a curved structure recessed toward the instrument panel; the display device is configured to emit light rays of a displayed image; and the protection housing is configured to transmit light exiting from the instrument panel, and to receive and reflect the light rays exiting from the display device to eyes of a driver.
US10823948B2	Microscope for imaging an object A microscope for imaging an object, comprising a lens for imaging the object through an imaging beam path, a light source for generating illumination radiation, at least one optical element for coupling the illumination radiation into the imaging beam path such that a common beam path is formed between the optical element and the lens, wherein the imaging radiation path runs through the common beam path, and the illumination radiation is guided through the common beam path. The microscope also comprises a monitoring device for measuring an energy parameter of the illumination radiation, said monitoring device determining an energy parameter of radiation which is incident on the monitoring device, and a beam splitter device which is arranged in the common beam path upstream of the lens in the illuminating direction and couples measurement radiation out of the illumination radiation onto the monitoring device.
US10823942B2	Zoom lens and optical instrument A zoom lens according to the disclosure includes a first lens group having positive refractive power, a second lens group, a third lens group, a fourth lens group, a fifth lens group, and a sixth lens group. The first lens group includes a front side first lens group fixed with respect to an image plane upon zooming from a wide end to a telephoto end and focusing from an infinite object to a short-distance object, and a rear side first lens group having positive refractive power. The second, third, and fifth lens groups travel along an optical axis upon zooming. The fourth and sixth lens groups are fixed with respect to the image plane in an optical axis direction upon zooming. At least two lens groups including the rear side first lens group travel along the optical axis upon focusing.
US10823921B2	Photonics package integration An interconnect package integrates a photonic die, an electronic die, and a switch ASIC into one package. At least some of the components in the electronic die, such as, for example, the serializer/deserializer circuits, transceivers, clocking circuitry, and/or control circuitry are integrated into the switch ASIC to produce an integrated switch ASIC. The photonic die is attached and electrically connected to the integrated switch ASIC.
US10823916B2	LC-type simplified optical connector An LC-type simplified optical connector can reduce total length and internal volume of an optical connector, and a space of the optical connector. The LC-type simplified optical connector includes a sleeve with locked piece attached to the other end opening portion of an adapter housing passing through a plug insertion hole inserting an optical plug thereinto from one end opening portion. The sleeve with locked piece includes a locked piece locking a male hook portion of a locking piece protruded from the other end opening portion of the adapter housing. A rear end of a depression portion is provided in a rear end thereof with a female hook portion and in both upper and lower end sides with a pair of stepped stopper portions. A male hook portion locked to the female hook portion is formed in mutually facing inner surfaces in the leading end of the locking piece.
US10823913B1	Optical switch controllable by vertical motion MEMS structure MEMS-actuated optical switches can be implemented on photonic chips. These switches are compact, essentially planar, simple to implement and include only one moving MEMS component per switch. The switches exhibit low optical loss, require low power to operate, and are simple to control and easy to integrate with other optical devices. Each switch has two optical waveguides that are optically coupled in an ON switch state and not coupled in an OFF switch state. An end or a medial section of one of the two waveguides may translate between the ON and OFF states to affect the coupling. Alternatively, a coupling frustrator may translate between the ON and OFF states to affect the coupling.
US10823903B2	Lighting member using light-guiding film Disclosed is a lighting member that can be mounted to a structure having a complicated three-dimensional structure such as an automobile, so as to be used for the purpose of illumination, signaling, decoration, etc., the lighting member including a light-emitting diode and a light-guiding film. A lighting member using a light-guiding film according to an aspect of the present invention is morphologically defined by multiple cut surfaces which are formed by separated from a flexible light-permeable resin film by cutting. The lighting member includes a light-guiding film having a light incident part which is at least one of the multiple cut surfaces and a light-exiting part which faces the light incident part and is at least one of the multiple cut surfaces, the light-exiting part releasing at least a part of the light incident on the light incident part; a plurality of light-emitting diodes arranged at predetermined intervals of distance in proximity to the light incident part so as to make the incidence of light; a mounting substrate having the plurality of light-emitting diodes arranged on a surface thereof and connected to the light-guiding film; and a driving module connected to the mounting substrate so as to electrically drive the plurality of light-emitting diodes.
US10823899B2	Liquid crystal light-adjusting film, backlight module and manufacturing method of liquid crystal light-adjusting film A liquid crystal light-adjusting film includes a polymer material substrate and a plurality of elliptical crystal cells. The polymer material substrate has a light incident surface and a light exiting surface opposite to each other. A direction from the light incident surface to the light exiting surface is a thickness direction of the polymer material substrate. The elliptical crystal cells are disposed in the polymer material substrate. A long axis direction of each of the elliptical crystal cells is arranged along a first direction perpendicular to the thickness direction, and each of the elliptical crystal cells comprises a plurality of liquid crystal molecules. A manufacturing method of the liquid crystal light-adjusting film and a backlight module using the liquid crystal light-adjusting film are also provided.
US10823897B2	Light guide plate and manufacturing method thereof, backlight module and display device Provided are a light guide plate and a manufacturing method thereof, a backlight module and a display device, in the field of display technology. The light guide plate includes: a light guide plate body, and a quantum dot film layer on a light exiting surface of the light guide plate body. The quantum dot film layer is prepared from a transparent material mixed with a quantum dot material by nano imprinting. According to the present disclosure, the quantum dot material is mixed into the transparent material, and the quantum dot film layer is formed on the light exiting surface of the light guide plate body by nano imprinting.
US10823891B2	Infrared-absorbing material, liquid dispersion of infrared-absorbing material, object including dispersed infrared-absorbing material, transparent base laminated with object including dispersed infrared-absorbing material, and infrared-absorbing transparent base An infrared-absorbing material is provided, the infrared-absorbing material including at least one kind of transition metal; and at least one kind of element selected from B, C, N, O, etc., as a ligand of the transition metal, wherein at a bottom part of a conduction band, a bottom band of the conduction band is formed, the bottom band of the conduction band being a band occupied by d orbitals of the transition metal or a band in which the d orbitals of the transition metal and p orbitals of the ligand are hybridized, at a top part of a valence band, a top band of the valence band is formed, the top band of the valence band being a band occupied by the p orbitals of the ligand or a band in which the p orbitals of the ligand and the d orbitals of the transition metal are hybridized, in two wavenumber directions or less, which are highly symmetric points in a Brillouin zone, the bottom band of the conduction band and the top band of the valence band are close to each other by less than 3.0 eV, in another wavenumber direction excluding the wavenumber direction in which the bottom band of the conduction band and the top band of the valence band are close to each other by less than 3.0 eV, a wide band gap structure, in which a band gap is 3.0 eV or more, is formed, and a plasma frequency is 2.5 eV or more and 10.0 eV or less.
US10823889B2	Partially etched phase-transforming optical element An optical element (transmissive or reflective) includes a transmissive layer comprising two different optical media arranged among discrete volumes arranged along the layer. The discrete volumes are arranged to approximate a desired phase function (typically modulo 2π) and are smaller than an operational wavelength in order to provide a range of phase delays needed to adequately approximate the desired phase function.
US10823888B1	Methods of producing slanted gratings with variable etch depths Methods of producing gratings with trenches having variable height are provided. In one example, a method of forming a diffracted optical element may include providing an optical grating layer over a substrate, patterning a hardmask over the optical grating layer, and forming a sacrificial layer over the hardmask, the sacrificial layer having a non-uniform height measured from a top surface of the optical grating layer. The method may further include etching a plurality of angled trenches into the optical grating layer to form an optical grating, wherein a first depth of a first trench of the plurality of trenches is different than a second depth of a second trench of the plurality of trenches.
US10823883B2	Antireflection film The present invention relates to an antireflection film being capable of realizing high scratch resistance and antifouling property while simultaneously having low reflectivity and high light transmittance, and further being capable of enhancing screen sharpness of a display device.
US10823877B2	Devices, systems, and methods for under vehicle surveillance A device includes: a board; a camera coupled to the board, wherein the camera is configured to image an undercarriage based on the undercarriage moving over camera; a light source coupled to the board, wherein the light source is configured to illuminate the undercarriage based on the undercarriage moving over the light source.
US10823857B2	Radiation detector, tomography imaging apparatus thereof, and radiation detecting apparatus thereof A radiation detector includes a plurality of pixels configured to detect radiation, and at least one of the plurality of pixels includes a radiation absorbing layer configured to convert photons incident on the radiation absorbing layer into a first electrical signal, and a photon processor including a plurality of storages configured to count and store the number of the photons based on the first electrical signal. At least one of the plurality of storages is configured to compare the first electrical signal with a first reference value to obtain a second electrical signal, and count and store the number of the photons based on a third electrical signal that is obtained based on a comparison of the second electrical signal with a second reference value.
US10823855B2	Traffic recognition and adaptive ground removal based on LIDAR point cloud statistics An advanced driver assistance system (ADAS) and method for a vehicle utilize a light detection and ranging (LIDAR) system configured to emit laser light pulses and capture reflected laser light pulses collectively forming three-dimensional (3D) LIDAR point cloud data and a controller configured to receive the 3D LIDAR point cloud data divide the 3D LIDAR point cloud data into a plurality of cells corresponding to distinct regions surrounding the vehicle, generate a histogram comprising a calculated height difference between a maximum height and a minimum height in the 3D LIDAR point cloud data for each cell of the plurality of cells, and using the histogram, perform at least one of adaptive ground removal from the 3D LIDAR point cloud data and traffic level recognition.
US10823853B2	Range-finding system and method for data communication within the same The present disclosure provides a range-finding system capable of data communication. The range-finding system includes a rangefinder for acquiring ranging data, a magnetic ring unit having at least two communication channels, and a data processing and control unit. Each communication channel includes a magnetic ring. The magnetic ring unit transmits the ranging data as downlink data from the rangefinder to the data processing and control unit via one or more of the communication channels.
US10823851B2	Device and method for estimating degree of freedom for movement A device for estimating a degree of freedom for movement includes a memory, and a processor coupled to the memory and the processor configured to acquire first three-dimensional information of a target object at a first time and second three-dimensional information of the target object at a second time, specify a movable portion of the target object according to a difference between the first three-dimensional information and the second three-dimensional information, estimate the degree of freedom for movement of the movable portion included in the target object according to displacement of the movable portion between the first three-dimensional information and the second three-dimensional information, and assign degree of freedom information for indicating the degree of freedom for movement to a three-dimensional model for representing the target object, based on the estimated degree of freedom for movement of the movable portion.
US10823850B2	Measuring device A measuring device that includes in various embodiments a self supporting object attacher and an electronic measuring system supported by the self supporting object attacher. The electronic measuring system is configured to determine or enable the determination of a distance of a space between a first object on which the object attacher is positioned and a second object spaced apart from the first object.
US10823843B1	Motion extended array synthesis for use in high resolution imaging applications A process and systems for constructing arbitrarily large virtual arrays using two or more collection platforms (e.g. AUX and MOV systems) having differing velocity vectors. Referred to as Motion Extended Array Synthesis (MXAS), the resultant imaging system is comprised of the collection of baselines that are created between the two collection systems as a function of time. Because of the unequal velocity vectors, the process yields a continuum of baselines over some range, which constitutes an offset imaging system (OIS) in that the baselines engendered are similar to those for a real aperture of the same size as that swept out by the relative motion, but which are offset by some (potentially very large) distance.
US10823842B2	System and method for generating a temporal map of radio frequency (RF) signals A system and method for generating a temporal map of radio frequency (RF) signals detected from a vehicle. The method includes: detecting a plurality of RF signals over a predetermined spectrum of frequencies at a first longitude, a first latitude and a first altitude; analyzing the plurality of RF signals to determine at least a first parameter associated with at least a first RF signal of the plurality of RF signals; and adding to the temporal map the first RF signal frequency, the at least a first parameter associated with the first RF signal, the first longitude, the first latitude and the first altitude.
US10823835B2	Electromagnetic reflection profiles Methods, systems, and products determine electromagnetic reflective characteristics of ambient environments. A wireless communications device sends a cellular impulse and receives reflections of the cellular impulse. The cellular impulse and the reflections of the cellular impulse may be compared to determine the electromagnetic reflective characteristics of an ambient environment.
US10823832B2	Remote sensing by periodically inhibited pulse signals In an emission process for remote sensing, pulse signals (630) are periodically produced in elementary time windows spaced one pulse period (T) apart, and waves corresponding to those signals are emitted towards remote objects, so as to enable to monitor waves transmitted by those objects upon receiving the emitted waves. The emission of those waves is periodically prevented, according to at least one inhibition period (3T, 5T) proportional to the pulse period and equal to at least three times that pulse period. Parameters are set, suited to producing measurement information on the objects from the wave monitoring, based on at least part of a frequency content of the transmitted waves to which the pulse and inhibition periods contribute. Applications to lidars, radars, active sonars and ultrasound monitoring.
US10823825B2	System and method for wide-area surveillance A system for generating a 3D image of a scene includes a transmitter, a receiver, a scanning system and a data processing computer. The transmitter includes a pulsed laser generating optical pulses for illuminating the scene, and the optical pulses have a pulse width of less than 20 nanoseconds and a pulse repetition frequency in the range of 20 kHz to 200 kHz. The receiver includes a sensor to detect light scattered and reflected from the scene, and the sensor comprises one or more arrays of Geiger-mode avalanche photodiodes. The scanning system allows the transmitter and receiver subsystem field-of-view (FOV) to interrogate a field-of-regard (FOR) of at least 30 degrees, with update rates faster than once per 5 seconds, resolution higher than 1 million resolution elements per second, and FOR aspect ratios of 1:10 to 1:1. The data processing computer continuously generates 3D point clouds with latency less than 5 seconds, and generates alarms indicating anomalous activity within the scene.
US10823824B2	Sensor assembly A sensor assembly includes a sensor window, a heatsink including a plurality of fins, and a duct. The heatsink is fixed relative to the sensor window. The duct is positioned to direct airflow between the fins and across the sensor window. The sensor assembly may include a motor and/or a circuit board fixed relative to the sensor window. The heatsink may be directly connected by a thermal conductor to the motor and/or the circuit board.
US10823822B2	System and method for deploying self-coordinated devices in an environment with incumbent receivers A system in accordance with one aspect mitigates interference with PtPRs (Point to Point Receivers) that may be caused by a Wi-Fi base station or terminal devices associated with the Wi-Fi base station.
US10823821B2	Method and device for determining the range of a sensor for a motor vehicle A device for determining the detection range of a sensor unit for a motor vehicle includes: a memory unit configured to provide a map having map data regarding a landmark and a target detection range, a reflectivity property and/or a radiant intensity respectively associated with the landmark; a sensor unit configured to detect the landmark in surroundings with an actual detection range and/or to measure a received signal intensity for the landmark; and a computing unit configured to determine a detection range of the sensor unit based on the target detection range and the actual detection range and/or based on a comparison of the received signal intensity with a calculated signal intensity derived from the reflectivity property and/or the radiant intensity associated with the landmark.
US10823817B2	Demultiplexing method and device A method is disclosed for demultiplexing a signal. The method comprises receiving the signal being a sum of at least two sub-signals, whereby each sub-signal comprises a different repetitive pattern. The method also comprises sampling the signal during a time period, whereby the time period is such that the different repetitive patterns of each sub-signal occur at least once and whereby at least sub-signals are periodic during with a different specific frequency. The method further comprises periodically expanding the signal in a Fourier series and obtaining the different complex spectral components of the periodically expanded signal.
US10823815B2	Hybrid position locating system in a manufacturing environment A tool within a manufacturing environment is located using a macro position locator to form an approximate location. A refined location is identified using the approximate location, a retro reflective target attached to the tool, and a laser tracking system.
US10823810B2	Phase deviation acquisition method and system, and phase calibration method and system A digital mode matrix phase calibration includes acquiring an actual phase deviation θ′mn forming an actual phase deviation matrix θ′ of a factory system; calculating an ideal phase deviation forming an ideal phase deviation matrix; calculating a phase deviation of the actual phase deviation and the ideal phase deviation; acquiring a maximum value of the phase deviation; when the maximum value Δθmax is less than a preset threshold δ, calculating a field system phase deviation θ″mn, and a field system phase deviation matrix θ″ formed by the field system phase deviation θ″mn subjecting a field system to phase calibration. By acquiring only one row and one column in the phase deviation matrix, the technical solution in embodiments of the present invention can fit phase deviations of other rows and columns, and the method subjects the system to phase calibration quickly.
US10823809B2	Determining a phase difference caused by eddy currents for a magnetic resonance system A phase difference caused by eddy currents is determined for an MR system. First MR data is acquired with a first sequence by irradiating at least one RF pulse having an RF excitation pulse, importing a first test gradient during or after the RF excitation pulse, applying a read-out gradient, and acquiring the first MR data while the read-out gradient is switched, so the first MR data is acquired for at least one K-space line. Second MR data is acquired with a second sequence by importing a second test gradient during or after the RF excitation pulse, and applying the read-out gradient. The second MR data is acquired while the read-out gradient is switched, so the second MR data is acquired for the at least one K-space line. The phase difference per voxel is determined using the first MR data and the second MR data.
US10823801B2	Method and magnetic resonance apparatus for providing operating parameters to the magnetic resonance apparatus In a method and an imaging apparatus for creating an aggregation file on an MR scanner, operating parameters on the MR scanner are acquired by a computer, and are aggregated and structured in the computer into a predefined uniform format for creating an aggregation file.
US10823789B2	Fast-switching driver circuit for an inductive load A driver circuit includes a power terminal, a reference terminal, and a bridge circuit. The bridge circuit comprises a first switch coupled to the power terminal, a second switch coupled in series between the first switch and the reference terminal to form a first output terminal between the first and second switches, a third switch coupled to the power terminal, and a fourth switch coupled in series between the third switch and the reference terminal to form a second output terminal between the third and fourth switches. The second and fourth switches are PNP BJT devices.
US10823781B1	Internally clocked logic built-in self-test apparatuses and methods Embodiments are directed to apparatuses and methods for providing a logic built-in self-test (LBIST) using an LBIST logic circuit and an auxiliary logic circuit. An example method includes using switch circuitry in an integrated circuit (IC) to change modes of operation associated with functional logic circuit, the modes of operation including an LBIST mode and an application mode, and to provide an internally generated digital clock signal to the functional logic circuitry and an LBIST logic circuit in response to the LBIST mode. The method further includes performing an LBIST using the internally generated digital clock signal, the LBIST logic circuit to test select nodes in the IC via control of the functional logic circuitry and via application of digital logic sequences provided as inputs to the I/O pad cells of the IC.
US10823780B1	Testing an integrated circuit receiver in a package using a varying analog voltage Examples herein describe techniques for testing a receiver interface on a die. In one embodiment, the die includes tester circuitry which includes a digital to analog convertor (DAC) which outputs an analog test signal to a selector circuit (e.g., a multiplexer) which forwards the analog test signal to a receiver. By varying the analog test signal, the tester circuitry can identify one or more trip points corresponding to the receiver. That is, by monitoring the output of the receiver, a testing application can determine when the output of the receiver switches states thereby indicating that the analog test signal at the input of the receiver corresponds to the trip point of the receiver. In this manner, internal circuitry (e.g., the tester circuitry) can be used to test a receiver interface that may otherwise be inaccessible.
US10823775B2	Atom-based electromagnetic field sensing element and measurement system Methods and apparatus for sensing or measuring an electromagnetic field. The method entails excitation into a distribution of Rydberg states of atoms of a gas occupying a test volume coextensive with the electromagnetic field. Transmission along a path traversing the test volume of at least one probe beam of electromagnetic radiation is measured at one or more frequencies overlapping a spectral feature, and a physical characteristic of the electromagnetic field is derived on the basis of variation of the spectral feature. In various embodiments, the electromagnetic field may be place in interferometric relation with another electromagnetic field. Time-varying electric field amplitude, frequency, phase and noise spectral distribution may be measured, and thus AM and FM modulated fields, as well as magnetic fields of about 1 Tesla. The apparatus for measuring the electromagnetic field may be unilaterally coupled to a probe field and detector or array of detectors.
US10823769B2	Method of determining power consumption of an electrical heating system The invention relates to a method of determining power consumption of an electrical heating system, where the power consumption is defined by a reading of information from a conductor (4, 6) within a thermostat (1). The invention further relates to a thermostat comprising an element for determining the power consumption of an electrical heating system, where the thermostat (1) is provided with a reading element (5) for reading current from a conductor (4, 6) and a reading element (28) reading voltage from a transformer output.
US10823766B2	Detector and a voltage converter A detector for detecting an occurrence of a current strength of interest (e.g. zero current) of a current of a signal to be sensed includes a magnetoresistive structure and a detection unit. The magnetoresistive structure varies a resistance depending on a magnetic field caused by the current of the signal to be sensed. Further, the detection unit generates and provides a current detection signal indicating an occurrence of the current strength of interest based on a detected magnitude of the varying resistance of the magnetoresistive structure.
US10823763B2	Device for measuring electric currents A device for measuring electric currents includes Rogowski-type current sensors, each configured to measure an AC electric current in an electrical conductor, each sensor including coils that are electrically connected in series to form a measurement circuit and being joined to one another to delimit a central zone of this sensor to receive the corresponding electrical conductor. One of the coils is common to the first and second sensors, this common coil being electrically connected to the first and second measurement circuits.
US10823762B2	Method and apparatus for automatically adjusting the hold-off time of a DSO The present invention provides a method and apparatus for automatically adjusting the hold-off time of a DSO based on real-time cycle measurements of the system trigger signal: obtaining a cycle sequence by measuring the system trigger signal, the maximum cycle and minimum cycle, then judging the difference of the maximum cycle and minimum cycle: if the difference is greater than a threshold set by user, setting the hold-off time to the maximum cycle, the minimum cycle or the median cycle, then returning; otherwise terminating the adjustment of the hold-off time. At this point, the hold-off time is correctly set. Therefore, the present invention reduces the complexity and time consumption of the hold-off adjustment, and allows the test signal to be quickly and stably displayed on screen of DSO, meanwhile, which makes the trigger adjustment of DSO more convenient.
US10823754B2	Accelerometer with strain compensation In some examples, a device comprises a proof mass and a support base configured to support the proof mass, wherein the proof mass is configured to displace in response to an acceleration of the device. The device also comprises a flexure configured to flexibly connect the proof mass to the support base. The device also comprises a strain-monitoring device configured to measure an amount of strain on the support base.
US10823747B2	Inertial sensor element control device, inertial sensor, electronic apparatus, vehicle and method of updating temperature compensation information of inertial sensor element control device A control device connected to an inertial sensor having temperature characteristics, the control device including a memory for storing temperature compensation information, and update history information, an update determination circuit for determining the necessity of a temperature compensation information update based on a signal that is based on an output signal of a temperature sensor and the update history information, a rest determination circuit for determining whether the inertial sensor is at rest, and an updating circuit for updating the temperature compensation information based on the determination of the update determination circuit, the determination of the rest determination circuit, a signal based on an output signal of the inertial sensor, and the signal based on the output signal of the temperature sensor.
US10823739B2	Immunoassay standards and measurement of tau using intra-assay calibration standards The present invention provides novel peptides, compositions, and methods for creating quantitative novel compositions, as well as methods for creating quantitative standards to calibrate analytes. These peptides, compositions, and methods enable the creation of standards and calibrators for analyzing analytes and measuring clinical biomarkers (e.g., Tau). Also provided are kits comprising the peptides or compositions described herein, for use in assays (e.g., sandwich immunoassays).
US10823734B2	Anti-indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase 1 antibodies and diagnostic uses thereof The invention provides antibodies that bind specifically to human indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase 1 (IDO1), nucleic acids encoding the same, and methods of using the same. The antibodies are capable of binding to a sequence comprising SEQ ID NO: 1 and specifically bind to human IDO1 in formalin fixed paraffin embedded tissues. The antibodies are useful in a number of different analytical techniques, including immunohistochemistry (IHC) and immunocytochemistry (ICC).
US10823724B2	System and method for trailing a wounded animal A system and method of trailing a wounded animal includes sensing a chemical component of mammalian blood and other bodily fluids in the air using a sensing device. The sensing device comprises a housing configured to be held in a hand of a person trailing the wounded animal. An audible and/or visual indication is provided based on the sensed chemical component.
US10823720B2	Deep soil water percolation monitor and monitoring method therefor The present invention discloses a deep soil water percolation monitor and a monitoring method therefor. The monitor includes a soil water balance portion, a flow collection portion, a measurement portion, a water collection portion, a rainfall collecting portion and a control device, wherein the control device includes a central controller, a water inlet pipe, a plugging trough, a drive mechanism, a water level sensor and a humidity sensor. The monitor and monitoring method provided by the present invention can increase the measurement sensitivity of the percolation monitor and increase the measurement accuracy.
US10823713B2	Systems, methods, and devices for providing pressurized solvent flow The present disclosure generally relates to systems, methods and devices for providing pressurized solvent flow in chromatography systems.
US10823701B2	Methods and systems for nondestructive material inspection A method for determining one or more material conditions of a hysteretic ferromagnetic material and/or a nonhysteretic material can include interrogating the hysteretic ferromagnetic material and/or the nonhysteretic material with an input time varying magnetic field and detecting a magnetic response and/or acoustic response over time from the hysteretic ferromagnetic material and/or the nonhysteretic material. The method can also include determining a time dependent nonlinear characteristic of the received magnetic response and/or acoustic response and correlating the time dependent nonlinear characteristic of the received magnetic response or acoustic response to one or more material conditions of the material.
US10823699B2	Gel electrophoresis diagnostic kit and methods of using the same An electrophoretic device for detecting biomarkers in collected bodily fluid and methods of using the same.
US10823693B2	System, apparatus and method for accurate measurement of off-chip temperature In an embodiment, an integrated circuit includes: a switched capacitor coupled between a supply voltage node and a divider node, where a thermistor external to the integrated circuit is to couple to the divider node; an analog-to-digital converter (ADC) coupled to the divider node to receive a voltage at the divider node and generate a digital value based thereon; and a controller coupled to the ADC to determine a temperature associated with the thermistor based at least in part on the digital value.
US10823690B2	Nanocrystalline indium tin oxide sensors and associated method of use A sensor for sensing gaseous chemicals includes a substrate, a variable resistance nanocrystalline ITO thin film formed on the substrate, and electrodes electrically coupled to the thin film. A sensor array assembly includes a sensor slide and a perforated interface circuit. The interface circuit abuts and electrically couples the sensor slide. The sensor slide includes several spaced apart ITO film strips formed on a slide substrate. A common electrode is electrically coupled to a common portion of each ITO film strip providing an electrically conductive path across the common portions of each of the plurality of spaced apart ITO film strips. A discrete electrode is electrically coupled to a discrete portion of each ITO film strip. The interface circuit is configured to abut and electrically couple to the sensor slide. A conductive discrete electrode pad electrically couples each of the plurality of discrete electrodes of the sensor slide to discrete terminals on the interface circuit. A conductive common electrode pad is associated with and electrically couples the common electrode of the sensor slide to a common electrode on the interface circuit. Apertures in the interface circuit expose the thin film to the environment. Resistance changes in a detectible manner upon exposure to sensible chemicals at ambient temperature, such as 1,2,2-Trimethylpropyl methylphosphonofluoridate (soman, GD), 0-Ethyl S-(2-isopropylaminoethyl) methylphosphonothiolate (VX), distilled bis(2-chloroethyl) sulfide (mustard, HD), carbonyl chloride, Phosgene (CG) and cyanogen chloride (CK), ozone, carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide, acetylene, propane, ammonia, sulfur dioxide, ethanol, methanol, volatile organic compounds and industrial toxic chemicals.
US10823683B1	Method for detecting defects in deep features with laser enhanced electron tunneling effect A method for detecting defects in deep features like channel holes, via holes or trenches based on laser-enhanced electron tunneling effect. A substrate having thereon a film stack is provided. First and second deep features are formed in the film stack. The first deep feature has a sacrificial oxide layer disposed at its bottom. The second deep feature comprises an under-etch defect. The sacrificial oxide layer has a thickness of less than 50 angstroms. The substrate is subjected to a laser-enhanced electron beam inspection process. The substrate is scanned by an electron beam and illuminated by a laser beam. The laser beam induces electron tunneling across the sacrificial protection layer, thereby capturing a bright voltage contrast (BVC) signal corresponding to the first deep feature, and detecting a dark voltage contrast (DVC) signal corresponding to the second deep feature.
US10823680B2	Device for identifying a diamond A diamond identification apparatus relates to the field of examining natural and synthetic diamonds. The claimed apparatus for identifying a cut diamond comprises a measurement location with a measuring aperture at which the cut diamond to be examined is fixedly positioned; a movable optical system including a spectrometer, two sources of radiation at wavelengths of 250-280 nm and 350-380 nm, respectively, said two sources of radiation and the spectrometer being connected to the measurement location by optical fibres for inputting radiation into the cut diamond and by an optical fibre for outputting radiation from the cut diamond; and also a source of laser radiation at a wavelength of 532 nm and a microcontroller, wherein the cut diamond is positioned at the measurement location in such a way that the table of the diamond faces the measuring aperture of the measurement location, and the culet of the diamond is situated directly above the measuring aperture to which the optical fibres for inputting radiation and the optical fibre for outputting radiation are connected, and wherein the microcontroller is configured to control the alternate operation of the sources of radiation in a set time sequence, the movement of the optical system to allow the input of radiation into the cut diamond, and the processing of the spectrometer data.
US10823667B1	Engineered optical fibers and uses thereof A system comprises an electromagnetic radiation source, a polarizing element, a mode converter, an optical fiber, and a measurement device. The polarizing element receives electromagnetic radiation produced by the electromagnetic radiation source and outputs linearly-polarized electromagnetic radiation having a linear polarization angle θ1. The mode converter converts the linearly-polarized electromagnetic radiation to an orbital angular momentum (OAM) mode of linearly-polarized electromagnetic radiation with topological charge Li. The OAM mode of linearly-polarized electromagnetic radiation is a superposition of first and second OAM modes with topological charges Li and opposite circular polarizations. The optical fiber supports propagation of the first and second OAM modes with an absolute effective index difference Δneff greater than or equal to 5×10−5, such that linearly-polarized electromagnetic radiation with linear polarization angle θ2 is emitted by the optical fiber. The measurement device is configured to determine a property of the electromagnetic radiation based on the polarization angle θ2.
US10823651B2	Supercritical carbon dioxide fracturing core holder under the influence of pore pressure saturation The present invention provides a supercritical carbon dioxide core fracturing holder under pore pressure saturation, including a holding sleeve; a left end sleeve and a right end sleeve are correspondingly embedded at the two end ports of the holding sleeve, and a fixed plug is docked to the left end sleeve; a moving plug movably passes through the right end sleeve, and a piston ring is formed on the outer side face of the moving plug; a sealing rubber sleeve for holding a test sample is disposed; two axial fluid injection pipelines are correspondingly disposed within the fixed plug and the moving plug; and an axial displacement measuring device is disposed between the outer end of the right end sleeve and the moving plug, and a fluid injection chamber is formed between the inner wall of the holding sleeve and the outer side face of the sealing rubber sleeve.
US10823645B2	Sample collection and handling for delayed analysis The present invention provides, among other things, devices, methods and applications of collecting, preserving, transporting, and analyzing tiny body fluids which have targeted biomarkers.
US10823630B1	High sensitivity MEMS pressure sensor We present a microelectromechanical system (MEMS) graphene-based pressure sensor realized by transferring a large area, few-layered graphene on a suspended silicon nitride thin membrane perforated by a periodic array of micro-through-holes. Each through-hole is covered by a circular drum-like graphene layer, namely a graphene “microdrum”. The uniqueness of the sensor design is the fact that introducing the through-hole arrays into the supporting nitride membrane allows generating an increased strain in the graphene membrane over the through-hole array by local deformations of the holes under an applied differential pressure. Further reasons contributing to the increased strain in the devised sensitive membrane include larger deflection of the membrane than that of its imperforated counterpart membrane, and direct bulging of the graphene microdrum under an applied pressure. Electromechanical measurements show a gauge factor of 4.4 for the graphene membrane and a sensitivity of 2.8×10-5 mbar-1 for the pressure sensor specific example described, with a good linearity over a wide pressure range. The present sensor outperforms most existing MEMS-based small footprint pressure sensors using graphene, silicon, and carbon nanotubes as sensitive materials, due to the high sensitivity.
US10823626B2	Strain sensor printing A method for printing a strain sensor on a component using an aerosol ink includes depositing the aerosol ink on the component using a print head, the aerosol ink including chromium containing alloy particles; and monitoring a printing environment parameter to confirm the printing environment parameter is within a predetermined environmental range of a printing environment parameter baseline value while depositing the aerosol ink on the component using the print head.
US10823623B2	System and method for modeling and correcting frequency of quartz crystal oscillator A method and system for generating a crystal model for a test product including a crystal oscillator are herein disclosed. The method includes measuring a first temperature of the test product and measuring a first frequency error of the crystal oscillator at a first calibration point during a product testing process, measuring a second temperature of the test product and measuring a second frequency error of the crystal oscillator at a second calibration point during the product testing process, estimating two parameters from the first temperature, first frequency error, second temperature, and second frequency error, and determining a 3rd order polynomial for the crystal model based on the two parameters.
US10823608B2	Device and system for personal UV exposure measurements A system is provided for determining personal ultra-violet (UV) radiation measurements. The system may include a measurement device configured to measure UV irradiation; and a terminal device configured to receive an output of the measured UV irradiation from the measurement device and to display a specific user's personal UV exposure risk level based on at least the measured sun irradiation.
US10823595B2	Method for evaluating a frequency spectrum A method evaluates a frequency spectrum representative of at least one time-dependent signal, the at least one time dependent signal being derived from an output from a measuring device under predetermined measuring device operating conditions. The time-dependent signal, includes a portion being representative of a wanted signal, and a portion being representative of noise. The method includes the steps of determining, based on the frequency spectrum of the signal, a value representative of the noise floor, identifying, based on the frequency spectrum of the signal derived under the predetermined operating condition, a peak component, and if the peak component satisfies a relative peak criterion determined on the basis of the determined value representative of the noise floor, determining the wanted signal by applying a predetermined algorithm. The invention further relates to a method for determining flow of a measuring device, and a sensor.
US10823591B2	Control system for application of liquid or solid material A control system is disclosed for a material application system. A sensor may be disposed and configured to monitor one or more of a material level and a material flow for the material application system. A signal may be received from the sensor corresponding to the material level or flow. A reference quantity of material contained by the material application system, an expected application rate for the material, and an indicator of current application duration may be determined. An estimated application rate may be determined based upon one or more of the indicator of current application duration, the reference quantity of material, and the signal. The estimated and expected application rates may be compared and the expected application rate updated based upon the comparison. A remaining interval for application without a replenishment of the container may be determined and indicated to an operator.
US10823586B2	Magnetic field sensor having unequally spaced magnetic field sensing elements A magnetic field sensor for sensing a movement of a target object an include a substrate having a major planar surface and three or more magnetic field sensing elements disposed upon the major planar surface of the substrate. The three or more magnetic field sensing elements can have respective major response axes, each major response axis parallel to the major planar surface of the substrate. The three or more magnetic field sensing elements comprise first and third magnetic field sensing elements and a second magnetic field sensing element disposed between the first and third magnetic field sensing elements. A first spacing between the first and second magnetic field sensing elements is less than a second spacing between the second and third magnetic field sensing elements. No other magnetic field sensing elements are disposed between the first and third magnetoresistance elements.
US10823584B2	Intelligent device having detachable bodies An intelligent device having detachable bodies, where a Hall effect sensor and a magnet are respectively disposed on two detachable bodies, and the Hall effect sensor detects a magnetic field of the magnet to determine whether the two bodies are in an attracted state. In addition, an attraction magnet pair is disposed on each of the two bodies to implement attraction of the two bodies. Each attraction magnet pair includes two magnets having opposite polarities and disposed side by side. Such an attraction magnet combination reduces strength of a magnetic field in a direction of a non-magnetic pole, thereby reducing impact on detection on the magnetic field by the Hall effect sensor.
US10823580B2	Inspection of a navigation aid A method of inspecting a navigation aid, the method comprising: receiving navigation data relating to the navigation aid from a plurality of vehicles; statistically analyzing the received navigation data; determining the accuracy of the navigation aid based on the statistically analyzed navigation data; and calibrating the navigational aid based on the determined accuracy of the navigation aid.
US10823576B2	Systems and methods for robotic mapping Systems and methods for robotic mapping are disclosed. In some exemplary implementations, a robot can travel in an environment. From travelling in the environment, the robot can create a graph comprising a plurality of nodes, wherein each node corresponds to a scan taken by a sensor of the robot at a location in the environment. In some exemplary implementations, the robot can generate a map of the environment from the graph. In some cases, to facilitate map generation, the robot can constrain the graph to start and end at a substantially similar location. The robot can also perform scan matching on extended scan groups, determined from identifying overlap between scans, to further determine the location of features in a map.
US10823575B2	Reference line smoothing method using piecewise spiral curves with weighted geometry costs A first reference line representing a routing line from a first location to a second location associated with an autonomous driving vehicle (ADV) is received. The first reference line is segmented into a number of reference line segments. For each of the reference line segments, a quintic polynomial function is defined to represent the reference line segment. An objective function is determined based on the quintic polynomial functions of the reference line segments. An optimization is performed on coefficients of the quintic polynomial functions in view of a set of constraints associated with the reference line segments, such that an output of the objective function reaches minimum while the constraints are satisfied. A second reference line is then generated based on the optimized parameters or coefficients of the quintic polynomial functions of the objective function. The second reference line is then utilized to plan and control the ADV.
US10823574B2	Communication method, roadside unit, and communication system A communication method in a roadside unit that acquires first dynamic information indicative of a dynamic object around the roadside unit and second dynamic information indicative of a dynamic object around in-vehicle units includes: selecting at least one in-vehicle unit from among the plurality of in-vehicle units on a basis of a list in which the second dynamic information and the in-vehicle units having the second dynamic information are associated with each other; acquiring the first dynamic information indicative of a state around the roadside unit acquired by a sensor mounted in the roadside unit; configurating a dynamic map on a basis of the acquired first dynamic information, the second dynamic information acquired from the selected in-vehicle unit, and a static map indicative of a static object; and transmitting the dynamic map to one or more of the in-vehicle units that communicate with the roadside unit.
US10823573B1	Method and system for lightweight calibration of magnetic fingerprint dataset A method and system of instantiating a recalibration of a magnetic fingerprint dataset of indoor facilities or infrastructure for mobile device navigation. The method comprises, based on magnetic parameters acquired from a plurality of mobile devices acquired at a set of positions within an indoor area, accumulating the magnetic parameters in accordance with a trained neural network-based magnetic fingerprint dataset in a fingerprint database of the indoor area, identifying respective positions of a subset of the set of positions having a variance that exceeds a threshold variance between observed magnetic parameters and magnetic parameters determined in accordance with the trained neural network, and when contiguous positions of the subset are encompassed by a boundary representing a portion of the indoor area, instantiating a re-calibration of the magnetic fingerprint dataset for mobile device navigation within the portion of the indoor area.
US10823572B2	Method, system and apparatus for generating navigational data A computing device for generating a navigational path for a mobile automation apparatus includes: a memory storing, for each of a plurality of pairs of poses having predetermined orientations, a group of pre-computed path segments, each path segment traversing the pair of poses and corresponding to one of a set of entry poses and one of a set of exit poses; a navigational controller configured to: obtain a coarse path defined by a sequence of guide poses each having one of the predetermined orientations, the coarse path having a start location and an end location; for each successive pair of the guide poses, retrieve a selected one of the path segments from memory based on orientations of (i) the pair of guide poses, (ii) a preceding guide pose, and (iii) a following guide pose; and generate a final path for navigation by the apparatus by combining the selected path segments.
US10823568B2	Capacitive microelectromechanical accelerometer This disclosure describes a capacitive micromechanical accelerometer with at least a first sensor which comprises a rotor which is a two-sided seesaw frame. The rotor comprises one or more first damping plates on the first side of its rotation axis and one or more first damping plates on the second side of its rotation axis. One or more second damping plates are fixed to the inner package plane above or below at least some of the one or more first damping plates, so that at least one first damping plate overlaps with the projection of a second damping plate on each side of the axis. The frame-shaped rotor may surround second and third acceleration sensors located in the substrate plane.
US10823558B2	Surveying instrument The invention provides a surveying instrument, which comprises a protractor table installed via an installation base and capable of detecting a lateral rotation angle and a surveying instrument main unit mounted on the protractor table via supporting mechanisms capable of rotating longitudinally, wherein the supporting mechanisms enables the surveying instrument main unit to set in a predetermined angle condition with respect to the protractor table, wherein the surveying instrument main unit comprises a distance measuring unit which has a light emitting element for emitting a distance measuring light, a distance measuring light projecting unit for projecting the distance measuring light, a light receiving unit for receiving a reflected distance measuring light and a photodetector for receiving the reflected distance measuring light and for producing a light receiving signal, and the distance measuring unit performs a distance measurement of an object to be measured based on the light receiving signal from the photodetector, a control unit for controlling a distance measuring operation, an optical axis deflecting unit, which is provided on an optical axis of the distance measuring light projecting unit and on an optical axis of the light receiving unit, for controlling a deflection of the both optical axes and an attitude detecting unit which has a tilt detecting unit for detecting a horizontal and mechanisms for tilting the tilt detecting unit so that the tilt detecting unit is maintained horizontally, and is configured to detect a tilting amount of the surveying instrument main unit.
US10823554B2	Wheel clamp alignment apparatus An optical sensor calibration apparatus in the form of a wheel clamp. The wheel clamp apparatus is configured to determine a center point of a wheel of a vehicle, and to provide a measurement reference with respect to the center point. The measurement reference may be used to position other apparatuses in an optical sensor calibration system configured to calibrate an optical sensor of the vehicle.
US10823550B2	Optical position measuring device In an optical position measuring device for the interferential determination of the relative distance of two objects which are movable relative to each other in at least one measuring direction, a bundle of rays emitted by a light source is split up into at least two partial bundles of rays, which fall on a grating or a plurality of gratings on separate optical paths and undergo distance-dependent phase shifts as a result. The partial bundles of rays are superpositioned at a mixing grating, whereupon at least three pairs of interfering partial bundles of rays propagate in different directions in space. Via the mixing grating, each pair of interfering partial bundles of rays is focused on a detector element so that at least three position-dependent, phase-shifted incremental signals are detectable via the detector elements.
US10823547B2	Method for determining a phase of an input beam bundle A method is presented for determining a phase of an input beam (110, Ein) without a reference ray. In the method, an input beam (110, Ein) having a plurality of input rays is split into a main beam (112, E1) and a reference beam (114, E2) in such a way that each input ray is split into a main ray of the main beam (112, E1) and a comparative ray of the reference beam (114, E2). The main beam (112, E1) is propagated along a first interferometer arm, and the reference beam (114, E2) is propagated along the second interferometer arm. The propagated main beam (112, E1) and the propagated reference beam (114, E2) are superposed to form an interference beam having a plurality of interference rays. The propagation along the first and second interferometer arms is carried out such that at least one interference ray of the interference beam is a superposition of a main ray of the propagated main beam (112, E1) assigned to a first input ray of the input beam (110, Ein), and of a comparative ray of the propagated reference beam (114, E2) assigned to a second input ray of the input beam (110, Ein) different from the first input ray.
US10823543B2	Sample gauge length and length after fracture measuring device A sample gauge length and length after fracture measuring device includes a worktable, a first sliding table support and a second sliding table support, a control and length display, a spiral micrometer head, a scriber, a sample, etc. The reading device using the spiral micrometer head to directly measure the gauge length and the length after fracture has a detection accuracy of ±0.01 mm, which is superior to the requirement of ±0.05 mm in GB/T228 Metallic Materials Tensile Testing at Ambient Temperature.
US10823542B2	Lightweight ammunition box An ammunition box with a rectangular molded thermoplastic material box body defining a rectangular storage space for ammunition. The box body opens to one side that can be closed with a flat rectangular molded thermoplastic material lid. The box body and the lid are provided with means for reinforcing and stabilizing the box body and the connection between the box body and the lid.
US10823538B2	Explosive system An explosive system and corresponding method employ a number of explosive portions, each of sub-critical dimensions so that initiation of the portion would result in incomplete detonation. A selectively-deployable spacer arrangement or deployment mechanism is deployed between a storage state in which gaps or misalignments are maintained between the explosive portions so that the explosive system remains undetonatable, and a detonable state in which the portions are brought together sufficiently to function as a combined explosive charge having effective dimensions larger than critical dimensions, rendering the explosive system detonatable.
US10823532B2	Reticles, methods of use and manufacture The present invention relates to target acquisition and related devices, and more particularly to telescopic gunsights and associated equipment used to achieve shooting accuracy at, for example, close ranges, medium ranges and long ranges at stationary and moving targets.
US10823529B1	Forearm brace plug assembly A forearm brace plug assembly for protecting a forearm brace during storage includes a plug that is insertable into a forearm space in a forearm brace of a firearm. The plug inhibits the forearm brace from being deformed during storage. Moreover, the plug is comprised of a resiliently compressible material to conform to the shape of the forearm space. The plug has a storage chamber therein for storing objects. A door is removably attachable to the plug and the door is positioned over the storage chamber to retain the objects within the storage chamber.
US10823524B2	Systems and methods for realistic practice firing of a firearm Embodiments disclosed herein describe systems and methods for simulating realistically practicing firing of a firearm. More particularly, embodiments disclose coupling a moving cylinder with a thrust rod into the barrel of a firearm, wherein responsive to a user pressing the trigger, the thrust rod moves a slide of the firearm.
US10823522B2	Firearm suppressor adapter A fast-attaching, self-aligning, easily adaptable and preferably tool-less suppressor adapter. The novel adapter attaches to the barrel of a firearm while precisely aligning the barrel and adapter using a set of compression feet equidistantly spaced around the perimeter of the adapter. The device is adapted to attach to a wide range of barrel diameters via an easy to fit and inexpensive to manufacture fitment sleeve. Thus, the adapter can be manufactured in a single size and work with most firearms. In addition, the device attaches to the smooth section of barrel thereby eliminating the need for permanently modifying a firearm by threading the barrel.
US10823518B1	Gatling gun with magazine feed mechanism A Gatling gun with a magazine feed mechanism for use with a spring-loaded magazine. The magazine feed mechanism is configured to transfer spring-loaded rounds from the magazine into successive chambers of the plurality of chambers in the Gatling gun. The magazine feed mechanism chambers rounds from the spring-loaded magazine as the gun's bolt carrier rotates during firing.
US10823516B2	Ground-detecting descaler The current document discloses a ground-detecting direct-wire descaler that detects and indicates whether or not a descaling signal with sufficient current and voltage is produced or, in other words, detects and indicates whether the pipe or other equipment to which the ground-detecting direct-wire descaler is coupled is isolated from AC ground. AC-ground detection occurs both on initial power on and at regular monitoring intervals. In certain implementations, ground-detecting direct-wire descaler additionally detects and indicates whether or not the three-pronged outlet, into which the power-cord plug of the ground-detecting direct-wire descaler is inserted, conforms to UBC standards and therefore has safety ground available for use as signal ground. The ground-detecting direct-wire descaler only attempts to produce a descaling signal when safety ground is detected.
US10823511B2	Manufacturing a heat exchanger using a material buildup process A method is provided for manufacturing at least a portion of a heat exchanger. During this method, a first heat exchanger section is formed that includes a base and a plurality of protrusions. The forming of the first heat exchanger section includes building up at least one protrusion material on the base to form the protrusions. The first heat exchanger section is attached to a second heat exchanger section. A plurality of flow channels are defined between the first heat exchanger section and the second heat exchanger section.
US10823509B2	Heat exchanger and manufacturing method thereof A heat exchanger includes a duct, a core accommodated in the duct and exchanging heat between a first fluid and a second fluid, a tank having a protrusion protruding outward from an edge portion, and a crimping plate. The crimping plate includes an opposing wall facing an edge of the tank adjacent to the duct, and an outer wall extending from an outer circumference of the opposing wall. The opposing wall or an inner circumference of the opposing wall is joined to the duct and fixes the tank. The protrusion includes a surface facing in a direction angled toward the inner space from a direction in which the outer wall extends from the opposing wall.
US10823503B2	System and method for passively drying electronic devices A kit for drying an electronic device includes a sealed storage container having a vacuum chamber that has been depressurized to a partial vacuum, and a drying container operably coupled to the storage container. The drying container includes a desiccant chamber containing a desiccant and a main chamber in fluid communication with the desiccant chamber. The main chamber is configured for housing an electronic device. According to one method, the drying container is loaded with an electronic device inside the main chamber and the container is sealed. Then, the storage container is fluidly coupled to the drying container. The fluid coupling between the storage container and the drying container causes the pressure in the main chamber to be at a partial vacuum, which promotes water removal from the electronic device and transfer of removed water into the desiccant.
US10823502B2	Appliance for drying articles An RF laundry dryer includes, amongst other things, an RF generator, an RF applicator having a perforated body and anode and cathode elements, a fan arranged relative to the perforated body to flow or draw air through the perforated body and an electromagnetic shield protecting the fan from the e-field. Both anode and cathode elements are operably coupled to the RF generator to generate an e-field between the anode and cathode upon the energizing of the RF generator.
US10823501B2	Drying method and drying device of instant noodles An object of the present invention is to provide a method for drying non-fried instant noodles for obtaining non-fried noodles that are easily loosened without sticking of noodle strings and excellent in restorability. The present invention includes, as a step of drying non-fried instant noodles, a step of putting gelatinized noodle strings into a drying retainer, and blowing a high-speed air flow from above the retainer toward a noodle mass of the noodle strings to perform drying. In the drying step, the retainer employed has a shape such that a transition portion from a bottom surface to a side surface (side wall portion) is formed to be a curved surface with a radius of curvature of 5 to 15 mm, and preferably the high-speed air flow is blown at a wind speed of 50 m/s or higher in terms of the speed to which the noodle strings are exposed.
US10823497B2	Insulation-time determining device for a thermally insulated container An insulation-time determining device for a thermally insulated container with a latent heat accumulator includes energy-calculating equipment for calculating the amount of thermal energy stored in the latent heat accumulator from at least one status parameter of the thermally insulated container or the interior thereof as well as display equipment for displaying the calculated amount of stored thermal energy or a value correlated therewith. The insulation-time determining device also includes insulation-time calculating equipment to calculate a maximum insulation time provided with a safety correction factor of the thermally insulated container from the calculated amount of stored thermal energy or a value correlated therewith and a specified external temperature progression outside the thermally insulated container, during which maximum insulation time a specified temperature range is neither fallen below nor exceeded in the interior of the thermally insulated container.
US10823492B2	Refrigerator A refrigerator includes a cabinet having an inner case and a drawer assembly installed on both side walls of the inner case. The pantry assembly includes a basket capable of being inserted and withdrawn from the storage chamber; a supporter assembly connected to the basket and guiding insertion and withdrawal of the basket; and a cover connected to the supporter assembly that moves in a direction opposite to the basket when the basket is inserted or withdrawn. The basket includes a first roller rotatably installed on both side walls thereof, and the supporter assembly includes a supporter having a guide rail that receives the first roller and a transmission unit for transmitting the moving force of the basket to the cover.
US10823489B2	Waste heat recovery system A waste heat recovery system is provided. The system comprises: an appliance, a tank, a pump and a pipeline switch. The appliance comprises: a housing, a refrigeration module, a heat exchanger, and a circulating water pipe. The tank is for storing heat energy generated from the refrigeration module with water therein and/or pumping water having the saved heat energy to the circulating water pipe to heat a space provided in the appliance. The pipeline switch controls water flow between the tank, the heat exchanger and the circulating water pipe. The system allows the appliance therein to refrigerate, thaw, and/or cook food, and it reduces electric energy consumption.
US10823484B2	Intelligent voltage control for electric heat and defrost in transport refrigeration system A method of operating a transport refrigeration system comprises: controlling, using a controller (30), a plurality of components of the refrigeration system and monitoring, using the controller, a plurality of operating parameters of the refrigeration system. The controlling comprises operating at least one of a prime mover (26), heater (48), and electric generation device (24). The operating parameters comprise at least one of a speed of the prime mover and a voltage of the electric generation device. The method comprises detecting, using the controller, when at least one of a heating mode and a defrost mode is required; activating, using the controller, the heater when at least one of the heating mode and the defrost mode is required; comparing, using the controller, the voltage of the electric generation device to a selected voltage; and controlling, using the controller, the speed of the prime mover in response to the voltage of the electric generation device.
US10823475B2	Clear barrel ice maker An ice maker includes a mold body. A plurality of mold cavities are defined in the mold body. Each mold cavity extends between a floor and an opening along a longitudinal axis. Each mold cavity is enclosed by at least one sidewall between the floor and the opening. The longitudinal axis of each mold cavity is oriented generally along the vertical direction. The ice maker also includes a heater in thermal communication with the floor of each mold cavity of the plurality of mold cavities. The heater is configured to maintain water within a lower portion of each mold cavity in a liquid state. The ice maker further includes a drain conduit in fluid communication with the mold body and configured to receive a flow of liquid water from the mold cavities. A related refrigerator appliance and related methods are also provided.
US10823470B2	Liquid accumulator for heat exchange system, refrigeration system having the same, cascade refrigeration system and control method thereof A liquid accumulator for a heat exchange system, includes a liquid accumulator housing provided with an air inlet, an air outlet, and a liquid inlet; and a cooling heat exchanger disposed in the liquid accumulator housing, wherein the cooling heat exchanger comprises an inlet end, a main body part, and an outlet end in sequence; the inlet end of the cooling heat exchanger is connected to the air inlet on the liquid accumulator housing; and the outlet end of the cooling heat exchanger is arranged to be higher than a working liquid level of a refrigerant in the liquid accumulator.
US10823467B2	Low-oil refrigerants and vapor compression systems A vapor compression system (20) has: a centrifugal compressor (22) having an inlet (40) and an outlet (42); and an electric motor (28) having a stator (30) and a rotor (32). A plurality of bearings (36) support the rotor. A refrigerant charge comprises a base refrigerant and one or more oils. The one or more oils are present at a total concentration of 80-5000 parts per million (ppm) by weight.
US10823461B2	Ejector refrigeration circuit An ejector refrigeration circuit comprises: a high pressure ejector circuit comprising in the direction of flow of a circulating refrigerant: a heat rejecting heat exchanger/gas cooler having an inlet side and an outlet side; at least one ejector comprising a primary high pressure input port, a secondary low pressure input port, and an output port, the primary high pressure input port being fluidly connected to the outlet side of the heat rejecting heat exchanger/gas cooler; a receiver, having a liquid outlet, a gas outlet and an inlet, which is fluidly connected to the output port of the at least one ejector; at least one compressor having an inlet side and an outlet side, the inlet side of the at least one compressor being fluidly connected to gas outlet of the receiver.
US10823452B2	Heat source machine Provided is a heat source machine with high thermal efficiency. A heat exchanger (3) is provided with a resistance imparting member (8) that imparts resistance to combustion exhaust passing through fins (11). The resistance imparting member (8) is provided with exhaust passage sections (17) which are positioned opposing water pipes (10), and belt-like closing sections (16) that close the gap between the fins (11) of the water pipes (10) that are adjoining to each other.
US10823447B2	System and method for controlling a blower of an energy recovery ventilator in response to internal air pressure An energy recovery ventilator includes first and second blowers, a pressure transducer and a controller. The first blower is configured to direct a first air stream into a first zone of an enclosure. A second blower configured to direct a second air stream into a second zone of the enclosure. A pressure transducer is configured to determine internal air pressure within the enclosure. A controller is configured to control the first blower and/or the second blower in response to the internal air pressure.A method includes fabricating a rooftop unit and an ERV housing, the rooftop unit comprising an economizer, the ERV housing comprising first and second blowers and a pressure transducer. The method further includes coupling the ERV housing to the economizer and coupling a controller to the pressure transducer, the controller configured to control the first and/or second blowers in response to the internal air pressure.
US10823446B2	System of adjusting load of air conditioning and method of adjusting the same A system is disclosed and includes an air-conditioning load prediction unit for predicting a load of an air-conditioning unit in a future time period based on past data; an indoor temperature and humidity sensing module for sensing temperature and humidity of a building at a first time; a fan-speed sensing module for sensing a fan-speed of the air-conditioning unit at the first time; and a comfort-degree prediction module for calculating a comfort-degree that the air-conditioning unit is required to reach at a second time based on the sensed temperature, sensed humidity and sensed fan-speed; an energy management unit for controlling a central monitoring computer to set a temperature and an fan-speed of the air conditioning unit, and compare the predicted load and an actual load of the air conditioning unit for adjusting the set temperature and the set fan-speed in real time. A method of adjusting is also provided.
US10823444B2	Pressure control device A pressure control device for controlling a compressor includes a pressure sensor configured to measure pressure of a pressure line and a processing circuit. The processing circuit is configured to receive the measured pressure of the pressure line from the pressure sensor and control the compressor based on a set-point and the measured pressure. The pressure control device includes a mechanical switch sensitive to the pressure of the pressure line and configured to move between an open position and a closed position responsive to the pressure of the pressure line. Movement of the mechanical switch into one of the open position or the closed position causes the compressor to turn off and overrides the control of the compressor by the processing circuit.
US10823439B2	Systems and methods for reliability control of information handling system In accordance with embodiments of the present disclosure, a controller may include one or more environmental sensor inputs configured to receive data from one or more environmental sensors integral to an information handling system and a microcontroller unit communicatively coupled to the one or more environmental sensor inputs. The microcontroller unit may be configured to monitor the one or more environmental sensor inputs for one or more reliability-impacting events affecting or likely to affect operability of the information handling system and in response to an occurrence of a reliability-impacting event, apply an event-based policy affecting operation of one or more components of the information handling system.
US10823435B2	Air conditioner The present disclosure is directed to provide an air conditioner using an evaporative cooler to cool a condenser and improve cooling efficiency, and configured to supply air, which passes through a dry channel of the evaporative cooler, to a humid channel to improve efficiency of the evaporative cooler. In order to implement above, the air conditioner according to the present disclosure includes an indoor unit including an evaporator of a heat pump configured to cool indoor air; and an outdoor unit including the evaporative cooler using evaporation latent heat of water generated from the humid channel to cool air which passes through the dry channel, a condenser of the heat pump cooled by air cooled while passing through the dry channel during a cooling mode, a condenser communication part provided so that some of the air which passes through the dry channel flows to the condenser, and a humid channel communication part provided so that the remaining air which passes through the dry channel flows to the humid channel.
US10823434B2	Dehumidifier A dehumidifier according to an aspect of the present disclosure includes: a body; and a water container mounted at an upper side of the body, wherein the body includes a seating part arranged at an upper side thereof and on which the water container is seated and a hollow connection port protruding upward from the seating part, and the water container includes a connection hole into which the connection port is inserted and a valve which opens the connection hole as the water container is mounted on the body. The dehumidifier prevents condensed water in the water container from leaking through the connection hole in a state in which the water container is separated from the body.
US10823424B2	Wood burning stove assembly A high efficiency wood burning furnace assembly includes an internal firebox having a door positioned therein to access an interior of the internal firebox. An exhaust throat extends through an upper wall and a grate is mounted in the internal firebox and is spaced vertically above a lower wall. A primary diffuser is mounted within the internal firebox and is positioned adjacent the front wall and the grate. A primary air supply is in fluid communication with the primary diffuser to supply air to the primary diffuser such that the air is released along an upper surface of the grate. An air conduit is mounted in the internal firebox and extends upwardly from the primary diffuser. The air conduit releases air vertically above the grate and the primary diffuser. A front wall of the internal firebox has inlets extending therethrough that are fluidly coupled to the air conduit.
US10823418B2	Gas turbine engine combustor comprising air inlet tubes arranged around the combustor A combustor for a turbine engine includes an inner combustion liner and an outer combustion liner together defining at least in part an interior. The interior includes a combustion chamber and a main portion. The combustor also includes an inlet combustion liner at least partially defining the combustion chamber of the interior and including an inlet assembly. The inlet assembly includes at least two cavity air tubes arranged along the axial direction, each cavity air tube extending between an inlet and an outlet, the outlet of each cavity air tube in airflow communication with the combustion chamber for providing the combustion chamber with a flow of air.
US10823406B2	Attachment of ceramic matrix composite panel to liner A combined liner and panel for use in a gas turbine engine comprise a ceramic matrix composite panel having a plurality of extending members extending away from a face of ceramic matrix composite panel which will face hot products of combustion. A liner includes a plurality of spring members that apply a bias force biasing the extending members. The spring members bias the extending members on the panel in a direction away from the face of the panel which will face the hot products of combustion. A gas turbine engine, and a method of attaching a ceramic matrix composite panel to a liner are also disclosed.
US10823399B2	Burner, gas water heater and processing method of fire row The present invention discloses a burner, a gas water heater and a processing method of fire row, wherein the burner comprising: a plurality of fire rows; an air channel is formed between at least two fire rows; the fire row has a burning substrate; the burning substrate is provided with main burning holes; the burning substrate is further provided with auxiliary burning holes downstream of the main burning holes; at least one the auxiliary burning hole is disposed on at least one side of the main burning hole in a length direction of the burning substrate; flame of the auxiliary burning hole intersect with flame of the main burning hole; and a frame for mounting the fire rows. The burner, the gas water heater and the processing method of the fire rows disclosed in the present invention can help to decrease flame height, facilitate manufacturing and reduce costs.
US10823394B1	Movable sound wall lamp assembly A wall lamp assembly includes a wall seat, and a wall lamp removably mounted on the wall seat. The wall lamp includes a housing, an acoustics device, a protective covering, a cover module, a primary lighting, a secondary lighting, and a charging battery. The charging battery is electrically connected with the acoustics device, the primary lighting, and the secondary lighting. The wall seat includes a wall washer, a drive power supply electrically connected with the wall washer, and a photosensitive device electrically connected with the wall washer. The drive power supply is electrically connected with the charging battery when the wall lamp is placed on the wall seat. Thus, when the wall lamp is removed from the wall seat, the wall lamp is used individually, thereby enhancing the versatility of the wall lamp assembly.
US10823387B2	LED lamp including power source having first portion and second portion An LED lamp includes: a lamp shell including a lamp head, a lamp neck and a sleeve; a passive heat dissipating element having a heat sink connected to the lamp shell; a power source having a first portion and a second portion; a light emitting surface connected to the heat sink of the passive heat dissipating element and comprising LED chips electrically connected to the power source; a first heat dissipating channel formed in a first chamber of the lamp shell for dissipating heat generated from the power source while the LED lamp is working, and the first chamber is located between bottom of the LED lamp and an upper portion of the lamp neck; and a second heat dissipating channel formed in the heat sink and between the fins and the base of the heat sink for dissipating the heat generated from the LED chips and transferred to the heat sink; wherein a lateral outline of the LED lamp detours around the axis of the LED lamp 360 degrees to turn around to form a contour of the LED lamp, the outline includes an outline of the lamp neck and an outline of the heat sink, the outline of the lamp neck is a concave curve, the outline of the heat sink is a convex curve, the radius of curvature of the outline of the lamp neck is greater than the radius of curvature of the outline of the heat sink.
US10823374B2	Support of flexible component and light-emitting device To provide a support for supporting a flexible component and a light-emitting device. A first substrate, a second substrate, a rack, a pinion, and a hinge are provided. When the second substrate is moved, the rotational force of the pinion is transmitted to the rack of the first substrate and thus the first substrate is moved in the horizontal direction while being overlapped with one of hinge pieces of the hinge; accordingly, the flexible component can be bent while the flexible component is fixed to the first substrate and the second substrate and the allowable curvature radius is maintained in the vicinity of the hinge.
US10823368B2	Light directing structures Light directing film structure employing at least two layers having different refractive indices and forming a continuous corrugated boundary between major surfaces of the film. The corrugated boundary forms a plurality of alternating facets forming different dihedral angles with a prevalent plane of the film structure. The facets may longitudinally extend along a straight, arcuate, circular, or curvilinear path. Light received by a major surface of the film structure is internally redirected by interacting with the facets of the corrugated inter-layer boundary and may be emitted from the opposing major surface towards a new propagation direction which is different from the original propagation direction.
US10823365B2	Optical apparatus for wide-angle illumination Input optical signals propagate toward first optical diffuser, resulting in first-forward-directed optical signals that propagate toward a second optical diffuser, in turn resulting in second forward-directed optical signals. The second forward-directed optical signals collectively form the optical output of an illumination source that appears to emanate from an enlarged extended source and exhibits reduced speckle. The illumination source can include multiple laser sources formed on or attached to the first optical diffuser.
US10823361B2	Headlight apparatus A vehicle headlight apparatus, on a vehicle applies illumination light to a road surface, comprises: a light source device to generate the illumination light; and a lens on a light axis of the light source device and projects the illumination light from the light source device to form a desired light distribution, wherein the light source device includes: one or more semiconductor light source elements to emit light; a collimator unit having one or more collimators disposed on a light emission axis of each of the semiconductor light source elements and converts light emitted from a solid light source into substantially parallel light; and a polarization conversion element provided on an emission surface side of the collimator unit and converts incident light into predetermined polarized light, and the illumination light emitted from the polarization conversion element of the light source device is applied in a predetermined direction through the lens.
US10823356B1	Device and method of focusing a light A light system comprising: (a) a vehicle connector configured to connect to a vehicle; (b) a light connector in communication with the vehicle connector, the light connector being movable relative to the vehicle connector; and (c) a bias member connected to the light connector and extending into contact with the vehicle connector so that as the light connector is adjusted the bias member creates a bias force to move the light connector away from the vehicle connector or the bias member is compressed to store energy.
US10823341B2	Mode switching circuit for changing a signal path in an LED tube lamp A mode switching circuit is configured to change a signal path in a light-emitting diode (LED) tube lamp and comprises: at least one switch, configured to receive a filtered signal as a driving signal to drive an LED module in the LED tube lamp to emit light, and when a frequency of an external driving signal received by the LED tube lamp is higher than a mode switching frequency, output the driving signal to the LED module. The LED tube lamp comprises an auxiliary power module coupled to provide auxiliary power for the LED module to emit light; and the mode switching circuit is on a printed circuit board and is electrically connected to the LED module on a bendable circuit sheet in the LED tube lamp, wherein the bendable circuit sheet is disposed below the printed circuit board to be electrically connected to the printed circuit board by soldering.
US10823339B2	Illuminant for an LED lamp, and LED lamp A light fixture for an LED lamp having a glass bulb and at least one light-emitting diode. The glass bulb is filled with a heat-conducting gas and the at least one light-emitting diode is arranged inside the glass bulb. The heat-conducting gas in the glass bulb has a pressure of at least 2.2 bar at room temperature.
US10823338B2	Glass lamps containing COBs with integrated electronics An LED light fixture, includes a bulb, a light module with at least one light emitting diode chip which is mounted on a circuit board by means of chip-on-board assembly, and a driver of the light module, wherein the light module and the driver electronics are received in the bulb. The LED light fixture may be arranged within an enclosure to form an LED lamp.
US10823319B2	Connector for multiple sized connections A connector is used to connect a gases supply to a user. The user can be fitted with an interface, such as a cannula, while the gases supply can include a conduit. The connector interfaces between the conduit and the interface. The connector has a female assembly and a male assembly that connect together, such as by push fit. The male assembly includes an inner portion sized and configured to mate with a first female connector and an outer portion sized and configured to alternatively mate with a second female connector.
US10823313B2	Smoke and sound barrier for a building penetration Described herein is a smoke and sound barrier for construction assemblies comprising a penetration wherein, optionally a packing material, and a non-porous adhesive article are used.
US10823302B2	Globe butterfly valve An aspect includes a globe butterfly valve that includes a valve inlet, a valve outlet, a globe housing with a spherical body between the valve inlet and the valve outlet, and a globe butterfly valve disc operably disposed within the globe housing. The globe housing has a larger interior diameter than an inlet diameter of the valve inlet and an outlet diameter of the valve outlet. The globe butterfly valve disc is configured to block a flow path between the valve inlet and the valve outlet responsive to an outer edge of the globe butterfly valve disc being positioned proximate to an interior surface of the globe housing between the valve inlet and the valve outlet.
US10823295B2	Device for controlling fluid flow A device (1) for controlling the flow of a fluid through a conduit (3) from an upstream side (8) to a downstream side (10). The device includes a housing (4) having one or more valve apertures (6) through which the flow of fluid is selectively controlled. A valve member (12) is mounted on the housing and arranged to move reciprocally to selectively open and close the one or more valve apertures. A seal (20) is arranged at or beyond a position the valve member reaches when the one or more valve apertures are all closed. The device also includes a resilient member (26) that acts to bias the seal towards the valve member.
US10823292B2	Valve A valve includes a valve body, a valve rod, a valve seat, and a valve core assembly. The valve core assembly is mounted inside the valve body and includes a valve core. The valve core is articulated to the valve body, and the valve core assembly further includes a drive member, a positioning member, and a flexible member. The positioning member is mounted on the valve core such that it may move relative to same. The flexible member is mounted between the positioning member and the valve core; thus the drive member has a separable fitting relationship with the positioning member.
US10823291B2	Mechanical seal A mechanical seal includes a rotating ring on a rotary shaft, a stationary ring facing the rotating ring in an axial direction, and an elastic means configured to press the rotating ring or the stationary ring toward each other to contact opposed sealing surfaces of the rotating ring and the stationary ring. The mechanical seal partitions a first space and a second space. The first space and the second space are located in the axial direction with the sealing surface interposed therebetween. The stationary ring is made of a sintered compact of SiC. A diamond film is formed on a sealing surface of the stationary ring facing the rotating ring. A diamond film continuous with the diamond film of the sealing surface is formed on an outer circumferential surface or an inner circumferential surface of the stationary ring. Volume resistivity of the stationary ring is 101 to 104 Ω·cm.
US10823287B2	System and method for determining and controlling engine speeds during gear shifting A method for determining and controlling engine speeds of a work vehicle during gear shifts may include controlling an operation of an engine and/or a transmission of a work vehicle so as to maintain the work vehicle operating at a requested speed, and determining a measured gear ratio for the transmission as a gear shift is occurring from a first gear ratio to a second gear ratio. The method may also include calculating a desired engine speed during the gear shift as a function of the requested speed and either the measured gear ratio or the second gear ratio. In addition, when the measured gear ratio differs from the first gear ratio by a predetermined threshold amount, the method may include controlling the engine speed based on the desired engine speed for a remainder of the gear shift from the first gear ratio to the second gear ratio.
US10823282B2	Method and device for improving the gear-changing quality of a motor vehicle having an automatic transmission Gear-changing quality of a motor vehicle having an automatic transmission in which filling pressure adaptation processes are carried out by an electronic control device by predefined activation of an oil pump and selected hydraulic switching elements is improved by inclusion of a minimum time margin between the individual adaptation processes predefined by the control device such that parallel adaptation processes are prevented.
US10823279B2	Spur gear transmission A spur gear transmission has at least two toothed spur gears with toothings that are in meshing engagement with one another and which are each rotatable about an axis of rotation. An enveloping wall at least partially encloses the two spur gears in a circumferential direction and in the direction of the axis of rotation. The enveloping wall has an inner contour adapted to the outer diameters of the spur gears such that, between the enveloping wall and the spur gears, there are formed two ring-shaped gaps which transition into one another, wherein in each case one ring-shaped gap is arranged concentrically with in each case one axis of rotation. A lubricating device conducts a lubricant flow into the toothings of the spur gears. A cooling device is additionally provided, which conducts a coolant flow through one or more cooling ducts within and/or along the outside of the enveloping wall.
US10823277B2	Sliding component and bicycle component A sliding component comprises a base member, a plated layer, and a lubricant agent. The plated layer includes a metallic material and is disposed on the base member. The lubricant agent includes a fatty acid containing a carboxyl group. The lubricant agent contacts the plated layer.
US10823272B2	Gearbox assembly for an electric power steering apparatus A gearbox assembly for an electric power assisted steering system. The gearbox assembly includes a housing, a worm shaft, and a gear wheel, the worm shaft being supported relative to the housing by a main bearing assembly and a tail bearing assembly. The tail bearing assembly at least is free to move relative to the housing, allowing the worm shaft to move radially away from the axis of the gear wheel. The worm shaft is enables to move normal to the worm shaft axis such that it can move in and out of meshing contact with the gear wheel. The assembly further includes a gripping means that acts between the tail bearing assembly and the housing such that torque transmitted through the gear wheel generates a friction force that locks the tail bearing assembly to prevent movement of the worm shaft normal to the worm shaft axis that would otherwise occur.
US10823269B2	Bicycle rotor A bicycle rotor comprises a base portion and at least one chain engagement portion. The base portion is configured to rotate around a rotational center axis of the bicycle rotor. The base portion is at least partly made of a first resin material. The first resin material has a first Young's modulus. The at least one chain engagement portion is provided on the base portion. The at least one chain engagement portion is at least partly made of a second resin material. The second resin material has a second Young's modulus. The first Young's modulus is higher than the second Young's modulus.
US10823264B2	Actuator An actuator comprises a ball nut and a lock housing arranged radially outwardly of the ball nut and overlapping a proximal end of the ball nut when the ball nut is in a stowed position. The lock housing comprises a sleeve in which is located an aperture, and a locking element is retained within the aperture and can move in a radial direction through the aperture. When the ball nut is in the stowed position, the locking element engages with a locking projection on the ball nut, to retain the ball nut in the stowed position.
US10823263B1	Rotary-to-linear transmission system In one embodiment, a rotor is coupled to the support such that the rotor can rotate about an axis of rotation relative to the support. The rotor has a first surface for supporting a piece of flexible material at a diameter D about the axis of rotation. The carriage is coupled to the support such that the carriage is constrained to slide parallel to the axis of rotation of the rotor. A second plurality of pulleys comprises a third pulley, a fourth pulley, and a fifth pulley. The piece of flexible material is coupled to the rotor, then helically wound around the first surface of the rotor with a lead l, then wrapped around the third pulley, then wrapped around the first pulley, then wrapped around the fourth pulley, then wrapped around the second pulley, then wrapped around the fifth pulley, then coupled to the support.
US10823251B2	Seat-damping devices, systems, and methods Seat-damping devices, systems, and methods for damping vibrations are disclosed. A fail-safe permanent magnet is used with an electromagnet to create damping of induced vibrations in a seat-damping device using magnetorheological, electrorheological, magnetically responsive powders and other magnetically responsive materials.
US10823250B2	Shock strut fluid adjustment assisting system A shock strut servicing assistance system may comprise a controller including a display, and a tangible, non-transitory memory configured to communicate with the controller. The tangible, non-transitory memory may have instructions stored thereon that, in response to execution by the controller, cause the controller to perform operations comprising calculating, by the controller, a first fluid level, generating, by the controller, a first datum corresponding to the first fluid level, receiving, by the shock strut, a fluid in response to the first datum, calculating, by the controller, a second fluid level, generating, by the controller, a second datum, and storing, by the controller, a final fluid level.
US10823247B2	Rotary damper Provided is a rotary damper that makes it possible to easily adjust braking torque. A rotary damper that has a partitioning part and first and second adjustment bolts. The partitioning part has: first and second flow paths that connect regions of a partitioned cylindrical chamber; a first insertion hole that connects to the first flow path and to a first adjustment bolt screw hole of a case; and a second insertion hole that connects to the second flow path and to a second adjustment bolt screw hole of the case. The first adjustment bolt is screwed into the first adjustment bolt screw hole and is thereby inserted into the first insertion hole, and the length to which it protrudes into the first flow path can be adjusted. The second adjustment bolt is screwed into the second adjustment bolt screw hole and is thereby inserted into the second insertion hole, and the length to which it protrudes into the second flow path can be adjusted.
US10823245B2	Method for the pretreatment of a friction lining A method for the pretreatment of a friction lining, in particular a dry clutch friction lining, comprising carbon compounds, includes modifying an effective surface of the friction lining by laser radiation in such a way that an oxidation layer containing carbon compounds is created. The pretreatment may be effected by means of laser radiation after hardening of the friction lining. The effective surface may be partially conditioned by means of laser radiation.
US10823244B2	Spring based brake wear sensor A brake wear sensor is disclosed. In various embodiments, the brake wear sensor includes a bias member configured for connection between a stationary portion of a brake mechanism and a heat sink; and a load cell configured to measure a load in the bias member representative of a length of the heat sink.
US10823243B2	Actuator for brake device The actuator includes a housing configured to have not only a motor accommodation part, but also a gear mounting part to which a deceleration gear unit is mounted. The gear mounting part includes not only a shaft hole formed to be penetrated at a center part of a top surface of the gear mounting part, but also a ring gear part formed along in an inner circumference of the gear mounting part. The deceleration gear unit includes a worm wheel configured to have a sun gear that is rotatably supported by an outer surface of the gear mounting part and is inserted into the gear mounting part through the shaft hole, a plurality of planetary gears engaged with the sun gear and the ring gear part within the gear mounting part, and a carrier coupled to the plurality of planetary gears to be rotatable, and provided with an output shaft.
US10823238B2	Transmission control A method (200) for the open-loop control of a gearbox (100) that includes a first and a second proportionally controllable shift element (A-F) is provided. The method includes disengaging (215) the first shift element (A-F) according to a first control profile and engaging (220) the second shift element (A-F) of the gearbox (100) according to a second control profile. The first control profile includes a first variable portion which is determined as a function of a temperature of the gearbox (100).
US10823231B2	Damping member support and powertrain assembly for a work vehicle A damping member support for non-torsional force bypass around a torsional damping member includes a damping member engagement portion configured to be coupled to the torsional damping member and an intermediate portion configured to transmit a non-torsional force between a shaft and the torsional damping member.
US10823227B2	System to provide reliable flow of low temperature cooling air to an antifriction bearing buried inside a rotating machine A rotating machine includes a housing and a first bearing received in the housing. The rotating machine also includes a shaft supported by the first bearing. The shaft defines a central axis that extends in a longitudinal direction. The rotating machine also includes at least one duct radially interior to the outer diameter of the shaft. The duct includes an inlet port and a radial outlet port that are in fluid communication with one another. The inlet port is configured to receive air and the radial outlet port is configured to discharge the air. The rotating machine also includes an air mover longitudinally disposed between the first bearing and the inlet port of the duct. The air mover creates an area of air pressure at the radial outlet port that is less than an air pressure at the inlet port.
US10823226B2	Arrangement for a bearing of an input shaft build as planet carrier of a planetary gear set An arrangement for mounting an output shaft (1) designed as a spider shaft of the planetary gear set of a transmission includes an axial needle bearing (6) arranged between an output-side spider plate (4) of the output shaft (1) and a housing (5) of the transmission, a radial needle bearing (7) for the radial mounting of the output shaft (1) in the housing (5), a thrust washer (8) attached to the output shaft (1) with the aid of a snap ring (9), and a shaft sealing ring (10) arranged on the side of the thrust washer (8) facing the output, into the interior space of which the thrust washer (8) and the snap ring (9) for attaching the thrust washer (8) extend.
US10823220B2	Threaded fastener A threaded fastener is provided. The threaded fastener includes a shank having a non-threaded portion and a threaded portion. A tip extends from the threaded portion and a head extends from the non-threaded portion. A plurality of wings extend from the shank and are configured to form a passage as the threaded fastener advances. An enlarged portion is configured to seat in the passage formed by the plurality of wings with the threaded fastener in an installed arrangement.
US10823216B2	Expansion anchor with clipped-open expansion part An expansion anchor includes a bolt as a first element and an expansion part as a second element. One of the two elements has a first rib running longitudinally along the bolt and the other of the two elements has a first groove running longitudinally along the bolt, where the first rib engages in the first groove. The one of the two elements has a second rib running longitudinally along the bolt and the other of the two elements has a second groove running longitudinally along the bolt, where the second rib engages in the second groove. A first catch of a snap connection is formed between the first rib and the first groove and a second catch of the snap connection is formed between the second rib and the second groove, where the first catch and the second catch hold the expansion part radially to the bolt.
US10823215B2	Connecting assembly for connecting boards A connecting assembly for connecting boards includes a rod member and a buckle member. The rod member includes a head portion, a rod body and a tip portion which are integrally formed and connected in sequence. By using an engaging hole to engage with an annular engaging groove, the connection of the boards is more firm due to a circumferential joint. Besides, the buckle member is provided with a cross-shaped groove, which makes it easier for the user to adjust the direction when in use. The structure design is reasonable and more convenient for use.
US10823212B2	Component connection A component connection is provided, having a first component in which a first hole is provided, a second component in which a second hole is provided, and a connecting element which has two interconnected spheres or two interconnected spherical elements. Centers of the two spheres or spherical elements are located on a straight line which extends perpendicular to a first equatorial plane of the first sphere or of the first spherical element. Perpendicular to a second equatorial plane of the second sphere or the second spherical element, an edge of the first hole and an edge of the second hole both extend into an undercut area situated between the two equatorial planes such that an interlocking and/or frictional connection is produced in the undercut area. The connection resists pulling-apart forces acting on the two components.
US10823210B2	Self-locking front panel A self-locking front panel is provided that includes a base plate and first and second retaining members. The first retaining member extends from a back side of the base plate and terminates in a first retaining portion. The first retaining portion has a first rounded portion that bulges out in a direction of a first end edge of the base plate. The second retaining member also extends from the back side of the base plate a select distance from the first retaining member. The second retaining member terminates in a second retaining portion. The second retaining portion has a second rounded portion that bulges out in a direction of a second end edge of the base plate. The first and second retaining members are made of a resilient material that flexes under a load and returns to an original position when the load is removed. Other embodiments are disclosed.
US10823208B2	Band clamp A lug used to construct a band clamp. The lug includes a rod receiving portion connected to a band receiving portion. The rod receiving portion has a distal portion opposite a proximal portion and a through-channel that allows a threaded rod to pass therethrough. The band receiving portion has head and tail portions and a passageway that allows the band to travel over the head and tail portions. The band receiving portion allows the band to be wrapped partway around the head portion after traveling over the head portion and thereafter to travel under both the head and tail portions. The proximal portion is closer to the passageway than the distal portion. The rod applies a tightening force directly to the band receiving portion and/or the proximal portion of the rod receiving portion. The rod does not apply the tightening force directly to the distal portion.
US10823207B2	Method and cavity for suppression of cavity flow oscillations and acoustic loads using curved rear face Pressure oscillations or acoustic loads over an open type cavity having a front face an upper edge of which constitutes a leading edge and having a rear face an upper edge of which constitutes a trailing edge are reduced by applying curvature to the rear face so as to present a convex curved surface internal to the cavity. In one embodiment, a cross-section through a longitudinal axis of the convex curved surface describes part of an ellipse.
US10823204B2	Pumping system and method A pump equipped with a plurality of systems includes a first system and a plurality of second systems, each of the plurality of systems containing an enclosed gas placed in contact with an internal liquid, it being possible for the enclosed gas to be placed at a depressed pressure or at a raised pressure in relation to the pressure of surroundings external to the system by variations in level of the liquid. The respective liquid environments of the plurality of systems are connected continuously so that compression or depression of the gas enclosed in the first system leads to successive variations in the levels of liquid in the second systems following successive applications of raised pressure or depressed pressure to the gases contained in the plurality of systems so as to allow the pumping of an external liquid in contact with the internal liquid of one of the systems.
US10823190B2	Fan blade with variable thickness composite cover A fan blade having an opening on one side exposing one or more cavities, and a composite cover that fits over the opening, is provided. The composite cover has a variable thickness resulting from the layering of cover plies having different shapes, and is designed to achieve a lightweight fan blade having an optimal level of stiffness.
US10823188B2	Electric centrifugal pump with containment shell grooves An electric centrifugal pump having a motor housing, a pump head, a containment shell, and a rotor assembly consisting of a pump impeller and a permanent magnet rotor, wherein the pump head with the containment shell defines a wet chamber, in which the rotor assembly is arranged rotationally around a longitudinal motor axis, the containment shell with the motor housing defines a dry chamber, in which a wound stator is arranged, and the permanent magnet rotor is arranged within the stator and a hollow-cylindrical region of the containment shell. Particle accumulations in the region between the containment shell and the permanent magnet rotor cannot occur or can only occur to a very minor extent and that the consequences of impurities in the wet chamber are reduced in order to prevent premature wear or a blockage of the centrifugal pump.
US10823185B2	Motor interface assembly and a method of using the same A motor interface assembly configured to be operably coupled to a blower assembly, wherein the motor interface assembly is configured to measure a discharge air temperature, determine a difference between the discharge air temperature and a predetermined temperature, and operate the blower assembly based in part on the difference between the discharge air temperature and a predetermined temperature.
US10823174B2	Planetary gear device with an oil supply appliance, gas turbine engine with a planetary gear device and method for manufacturing a vane pump A planetary gearbox device, a gas turbine engine with a planetary gearbox device, and a method for producing a scoop pump. The planetary gearbox device includes an oil supply appliance, wherein the oil supply appliance has a ring-shaped scoop pump that is connected to the rotatable shaft of the planetary gearbox device and an oil supply fixedly arranged at the housing and by which oil is supplied to the scoop pump. The scoop pump has multiple blades that extend in a circumferentially arranged manner and extend from a radially outer area in the direction of a radially inner area. The blades delimit grooves extending in the circumferential direction in the radial direction and respectively form a groove base of the grooves. The oil is conducted from the oil supply to outlets via which oil is conducted out of the scoop pump in the radial direction outwards.
US10823162B2	Variable-capacity compressor control valve Provided is a variable-capacity compressor control valve with a simple configuration that can increase the attraction force of an electromagnetic actuator and thus can reduce the size of the control valve. A sub valve element that is a magnetic body made of the same magnetic material as or a different magnetic material from that of a plunger, which is adapted to move a main valve element in the direction to open or close the valve orifice, is fitted in and fixed to the plunger.
US10823153B2	Wind turbine blade having a cover plate masking hot-air exhaust for de-icing and/or anti-icing A rotor blade uses hot-air, for example exhaust from a generator positioned inside a nacelle of a wind turbine, for de-icing and/or anti-icing. The rotor blade has an airfoil section and a cavity enclosed therein. A flow path inside the cavity, for flow of the hot-air, extends from a root section towards a tip section. Exhaust holes, fluidly connected with the flow path, at an outer surface of the airfoil section emit the hot-air from the airfoil section. The rotor blade includes a cover plate positioned at the outer surface of the airfoil section and masking the exhaust holes, thereby creating an external flow space between the exhaust holes and the cover plate's inner surface. The cover plate guides the hot-air over the outer surface of the airfoil section after the hot-air exits, via the exhaust holes, the airfoil section and before the hot-air escapes the rotor blade.
US10823147B2	Wind farm topology and method of operating the same A wind farm is presented. The wind farm includes a plurality of wind turbine stations, where each wind turbine station includes a wind turbine and a generator sub-system. The generator sub-system includes a doubly-fed induction generator configured to generate an alternating current voltage and a wind turbine station power converter. The wind farm further includes a power collection sub-system that includes a power bus and a sub-station power converter. The wind farm also includes a control system configured to determine a wind speed metric, estimate a corresponding frequency metric, calculate a desirable frequency based on the wind speed metric and frequency compensation ranges of the wind turbine station power converters, and generate and communicate control commands to the sub-station power converter based on the desirable frequency to allow the sub-station power converter to update a line frequency of a power bus voltage based on the desirable frequency.
US10823143B2	Disk brake for a brake disk ring of an azimuth drive of a wind turbine A disk brake for a brake disk ring of an azimuth drive of a wind turbine includes a brake housing which has two housing halves that, on opposite sides, flank receiving jaws for the brake disk ring. At least two brake pistons which hydraulically act upon friction lining carriers assigned to the receiving jaws are mounted in each housing half. At least one housing half has a cleaning channel, extending from a rear side of the housing and towards a front housing area, in which the receiving jaws and the friction lining carriers are provided.
US10823141B2	System and method for reducing loads during an idling or parked state of a wind turbine with a stuck rotor blade A method for reducing loads of a wind turbine includes determining an angular pitch speed parameter of the rotor blade of the wind turbine. The method also includes determining an operational state of the wind turbine. Further, the method includes comparing the angular pitch speed parameter to a predetermined parameter threshold during turbine shutdown and/or a commanded pitch event. If the operational state corresponds to a predetermined operational state, the method includes yawing a nacelle of the wind turbine away from an incoming wind direction when the angular pitch speed parameter is below the predetermined parameter threshold during the turbine shutdown and/or the commanded pitch event.
US10823132B2	Hydraulic-pneumatic energy storage and recovery system A hydraulic-pneumatic energy storage and recovery system, which comprises first and second sealed containers within each of which a volume of liquid is introducible and from which the introduced liquid is pneumatically propellable; a turbine interposed between the first and second containers and coupled with a generator, to produce power when caused to be rotated by the pneumatically propelled liquid; and collection-delivery apparatus located externally to the first and second containers, for collecting energy-depleted liquid gravitating from the turbine and for delivering the collected liquid to one of the first and second containers, to be used in subsequent energy recovery cycles.
US10823128B1	Automatic engine restart system Systems and methods for managing or controlling an automatic engine restart system of a vehicle are provided herein. The method is operative to disable automatic engine restarts during specified restart inhibit periods to improve the comfort of the operator of the vehicle and others near the vehicle (e.g., during hoteling) or to satisfy regulations (e.g. silent area or green zone). During times outside of the specified restart inhibit periods, the method may control the automatic restarts to provide a determined level of charge for a rechargeable electrical energy source (e.g., battery) of the vehicle at a time just prior to the restart inhibit period so that the electrical energy source will be able to power various loads for an extended time during the restart inhibit period. The system includes a local or remote user interface that allows various parameters to be programmed. The system may also include an energy management system that optimizes the automatic restarts to achieve various goals.
US10823123B2	Quick connector A quick connector is provided. The quick connector is configured to be coupled to a locking ring provided around an outer peripheral surface of a tube, through which fluid flows in or out. The quick connector includes a main body, which accommodates the tube therein and includes locking members, formed to be locked by the locking ring and being bent toward the locking ring, and a mounting guide coupled to the outer peripheral surface of the main body and accommodating the locking members therein. The mounting guide is configured to slide along the longitudinal axis of the main body so as to enable the locking members to be locked around the locking ring or to be released from the locked state.
US10823113B2	Method and system for limiting power of an engine Systems and methods for limiting power of a gas turbine engine for an aircraft are described herein. A blade angle of a propeller blade of the engine and a commanded power for the engine are obtained. A thrust transition direction is determined. The commanded power is compared to a selected threshold based on the blade angle and the thrust transition direction. Power to the engine is limited when the commanded power exceeds the selected threshold.
US10823105B2	Methods and systems for high pressure fuel pump cooling Methods and systems are provided for temperature control of a high pressure pump (HPP) of a direct injection system. When direct injection is disabled, the HPP and the associated direct injectors are intermittently operated when the HPP temperature rises above a modeled threshold temperature. The HPP and injectors are operated until the HPP temperature falls below the modeled threshold temperature.
US10823100B2	Method and apparatus for diagnosing engine system with continuous variable valve duration apparatus A method for diagnosing an engine system including a continuous variable valve duration (CVVD) apparatus, a driving unit of the CVVD apparatus including a first driving unit and a second driving unit, a CVVD position detector configured to detect a position of the CVVD apparatus, a camshaft position detector configured to detect a position of a camshaft, a front lambda detector configured to detect a lambda value at front of intake valve, and a controller may include the steps of starting the engine, detecting measured values of the front lambda detector during combustion of first to fourth cylinders (first to fourth lambda values), determining whether CVVD driving unit is misaligned according to the detected first to fourth lambda values, and generating a warning notification when the CVVD driving unit is determined to be misaligned.
US10823099B1	Engine monitoring system A controller associated with an engine monitoring system may determine a voltage value concerning at least one supercapacitor associated with the engine monitoring system. The controller may selectively cause, based on determining whether the voltage value satisfies a voltage value threshold, the at least one supercapacitor, or a battery associated with the engine monitoring system, to provide electrical power to a sensor system associated with the engine monitoring system. The controller may obtain, from the sensor system, vibration information relating to an engine associated with the engine monitoring system and pressure information relating to a crankcase of the engine. The controller may determine, based on the vibration information and the pressure information, engine speed information related to the engine and may send the engine speed information to a monitoring device.
US10823092B2	System and method for waste-gate valve diagnostics Methods and systems are provided for diagnosing an exhaust waste-gate valve via an electric boost assist motor of an electric turbocharger. Degradation of the waste-gate valve is inferred based on the motor torque profile of the motor after commanding the waste-gate valve to an open or closed position on a torque transient. Deviation of the motor torque profile from the expected profile is used to infer if the valve is stuck open or closed, and actions are taken accordingly.
US10823091B2	Method for controlling low-pressure fuel pump and fuel supply system therefor A method of controlling a low-pressure fuel pump may include: identifying a fuel consumption amount of the low-pressure fuel pump in response to a feedforward fuel control; determining a motor driving base duty based on the fuel consumption amount; and identifying a target fuel pressure based on the pressure of fuel.
US10823088B2	Exhaust gas flap An exhaust gas flap includes a flap tube (12), a flap diaphragm (16) carried in the interior of the flap tube (12) on a pivot shaft (14) rotatable about a pivot axis (A), a pivot drive (30) and a coupling device (36) coupling the pivot shaft (14) to a drive shaft (34) of the pivot drive (30). The coupling device (36) includes a first coupling area (42) that positive-lockingly meshes with the drive shaft (34) and a second coupling area (44) that positive-lockingly meshes with the pivot shaft (14). A biasing element (78) is supported in relation to the coupling device (36) and is supported in relation to one shaft of the drive shaft (34) and the pivot shaft (14). The coupling device (36) is axially biased by the biasing element (78) towards the other shaft and is prestressed about the pivot axis in relation to the one shaft.
US10823085B2	High temperature disk conditioning system A gas-circulation system for conditioning a disk of an aircraft may comprise a first takeoff port configured to extract a combusted gas and a second takeoff port configured to extract an uncombusted gas. A first valve may comprise an inlet in fluid communication with the first and second takeoff ports and an outlet of the first valve in fluid communication with the disk.
US10823082B2	Gas turbine engine with a geared turbofan arrangement A gas turbine engine with a geared turbofan arrangement with a gearbox in a drive train driven by a turbine, a driving side of the gearbox being driveably connected with a propulsive fan, with at least one torque transmission device positioned in the drive train, the torque transmission device having an asymmetric torque transmission characteristic, so that torque is transmittable by the torque transmission device under a nominal rotational direction and no torque is transmittable by the torque transmission device in a non-nominal rotational direction.
US10823078B2	Systems and methods for starting a turbine engine Systems and methods for starting a powerplant are provided. In one exemplary aspect, a starting system of a powerplant includes one or more features that allow for the powerplant to be started electrically with a burst of electrical power and without deriving electrical power from an offboard power source or a relatively heavy onboard energy storage device.
US10823075B2	Oil coking mitigation in a gas turbine engine According to an aspect, a method includes predicting, by a processor, a projected oil-wetted metal temperature in a lubrication system of a gas turbine engine at shutdown based on one or more thermal models prior to shutdown of the gas turbine engine. The processor determines a coking index based on the projected oil-wetted metal temperature and a coking limit threshold associated with one or more engine components. An oil coking mitigation action is triggered as a shutdown management event of the gas turbine engine based on the coking index.
US10823072B2	Passive fuel additives dosing system A passive fuel additives dosing system includes a membrane-based contactor within a cartridge, an additive within the membrane-based contactor, a fuel inlet to the cartridge and a fuel outlet from the cartridge. The membrane-based contactor is arranged within the cartridge such that, with fuel in the cartridge, a fuel contact area with the membrane-based contactor is dependent on a fuel flow rate to passively dispense a proportional amount of the additive into the fuel.
US10823070B2	Intercooled cooling air system with bypass An intercooled cooling system for a gas turbine engine includes a heat exchanger in fluid communication with a cooling airflow source directed through the heat exchanger and an auxiliary compressor fluidly coupled to the heat exchanger via a discharge duct to compress the cooling airflow exiting the heat exchanger. A compressor discharge pathway directs a first portion of the cooling airflow from the auxiliary compressor to a first cooling location of the gas turbine engine, and a bypass pathway is fluidly coupled to the discharge duct between the heat exchanger and the auxiliary compressor to direct a second portion of the cooling airflow to a second cooling location of the gas turbine without passing through the auxiliary compressor.
US10823068B2	Heat exchanger device for an aircraft engine A heat-exchanger device for an aircraft engine, having a fuel-oil heat exchanger for exchanging heat between fuel and oil, and a housing with an air inlet and an air outlet, wherein the fuel-oil heat exchanger is arranged at least partially within the housing such that air flowing from the air inlet to the air outlet can flow over or around the fuel-oil heat exchanger. The invention further relates to a method for operating an aircraft engine.
US10823059B2	Acoustic core assemblies with mechanically joined acoustic core segments, and methods of mechanically joining acoustic core segments Acoustic core segments include splicing resonant cells that resemble a first segment of a whole resonant cell configured to overlap and align with counterpart splicing resonant cells of another acoustic core segment so as to define a splice joint. The splicing resonant cells include one or more fastening elements configured to couple with corresponding counterpart splicing resonant cells thereby together defining coupled resonant cells. Acoustic liners have an acoustic core assembly that includes a first acoustic core segment mechanically joined with a second acoustic core segment by a combination of splicing resonant cells of the first acoustic core segment overlapping and aligning with splicing resonant cells of the second acoustic core segment so as to define a splice joint, and a plurality of fastening elements coupling splicing resonant cells of the first acoustic core segment with splicing resonant cells of the second acoustic core segment.
US10823056B2	Boundary layer excitation aft fan gas turbine engine A boundary layer ingestion engine includes a gas generator and a turbine fluidly connected to the gas generator. A fan is mechanically linked to the turbine via a shaft such that rotation of the turbine is translated to the fan. A boundary layer ingestion inlet is aligned with an expected boundary layer, such that the boundary layer ingestion inlet is configured to ingest fluid from a boundary layer during operation of the boundary layer ingestion engine.
US10823036B1	Method and apparatus to accommodate sensors on an exhaust component An exhaust component assembly includes a component housing defined by an outer dimension and having at least one sensor opening. A sensor boss surrounds the at least one sensor opening and at least one exhaust component is positioned radially outwardly of the component housing and includes an opening that surrounds the at least one sensor opening. A first flange extends about an outer periphery of the sensor boss and a second flange is associated with the opening of the at least one exhaust component to accommodate variations in the outer dimension such that the first and the second flanges can be attached to each other.
US10823033B2	Exhaust gas treatment device An internal combustion engine, exhaust system, exhaust gas treatment device includes an housing (18) including a housing inlet (34) and a housing outlet (60). An exhaust gas treatment unit (28), in the housing, includes an inlet (32) following the housing inlet and an outlet (38). An SCR catalytic converter device (30), in the housing, includes an SCR catalytic converter device inlet (54) following the exhaust gas treatment unit outlet and an SCR catalytic converter device outlet (56). A reactant releasing device (52) releases reactant upstream of the SCR catalytic converter device inlet. An exhaust gas duct (42), formed in an exhaust gas pipe (44), leads in the housing from the exhaust gas treatment unit outlet to the SCR catalytic converter device inlet, whereby exhaust gas leaving the SCR catalytic converter device at the SCR catalytic converter device outlet flows around the exhaust gas pipe in at least some areas.
US10823025B2	Apparatus for purifying exhaust gas An apparatus for purifying exhaust gas includes: an engine; an exhaust gas air-fuel ratio adjustor for adjusting an air-fuel ratio of the exhaust gas; a lean NOx trap (LNT) mounted on the exhaust pipe and generating ammonia or reducing nitrogen oxides or desorbed nitrogen oxides contained in the exhaust gas using a reducing agent including carbon monoxide, hydrocarbon, or hydrogen contained in the exhaust gas; a three way catalyst (TWC) mounted on the exhaust pipe at a rear end of the LNT, and converting noxious gas in the exhaust gas into harmless components through a redox reaction; and a controller controlling the air-fuel ratio of the exhaust gas to a stoichiometric air-fuel ratio when the nitrogen oxide storage or purification performance of the LNT is in the operating period of the engine less than a predetermined level.
US10823020B2	Inertial gas-liquid impactor separator with flow director An inertial gas-liquid impactor separator includes flow director guidance structure directing and guiding flow through the housing from the inlet to the outlet along a flow path from upstream to downstream. The flow director guidance structure may include a flow controller controlling and directing flow.
US10823017B2	Dual cam phaser A dual cam phaser for an internal combustion engine, the dual cam phaser including a stator which is drivable by a crankshaft; a rotor which rotatable relative to the stator; a first camshaft; a second camshaft; and a mechanical switching element which is connected to the first camshaft and the second camshaft, wherein the first camshaft and the second camshaft are arranged coaxial with one another, wherein the first camshaft or the second camshaft is connected with the rotor to rotate together with the rotor, and wherein a phase difference between the first camshaft and the second is adjustable by the mechanical switching element.
US10823003B2	System and method for mitigating undesired vibrations at a turbo machine A system for operating a turbo machine to maintain bearing engagement, the system including a bearing assembly; a first displacement device adjacent a bearing race; a second displacement device disposed adjacent the bearing race opposite of the first displacement device; an effort supply system disposed adjacent to the first and/or second displacement devices; and one or more controllers configured to perform operations. The operations include generating a first effort input at the first and/or second displacement devices; adjusting a thrust loading at the bearing assembly; generating a second effort input at the first displacement device greater than the first effort input; and displacing the bearing race opposite of the thrust loading at the bearing assembly via the generated second effort input at the first displacement device.
US10823001B2	Turbomachine with alternatingly spaced turbine rotor blades A turbomachine includes a spool and a turbine section including a turbine and a turbine center frame. The turbine includes a first plurality of turbine rotor blades and a second plurality of turbine rotor blades alternatingly spaced along the axial direction and rotatable with one another. The turbomachine also includes a bearing assembly substantially completely supporting rotation of the turbine, the bearing assembly including a total of four bearings, each of the four bearings aligned with, or positioned aft of, the turbine center frame.
US10822998B2	High temperature tolerant ceramic matrix composites and environmental barrier coatings High-temperature machine components, more particularly, articles capable of operating in high-temperature environments, including for example turbines of gas engines, may be formed of a high temperature ceramic matrix composite that includes a ceramic substrate including silicon; an environmental harrier coating system including a silicon containing bond coat; and a diffusion barrier layer of a carbide or a nitride between the substrate of the article and the silicon bond coat of the environmental barrier coating system. The diffusion harrier layer selectively prevents or reduces the diffusion of boron and impurities from the substrate to the bond coat of the environmental barrier coating system.
US10822997B2	Inspection tool and method An engine assembly includes an engine including a component and defining an opening and an interior, the component including a first side and an opposite second side, the second side positioned within the interior of the engine. The engine assembly also includes an inspection tool having a first member including at least one of a receiver or a transmitter and directed at the first side of the component. The inspection tool also includes a second member including the other of the receiver or the transmitter and positioned at least partially within the interior of the engine and directed at the second side of the component to communicate a signal with the first member through the component, the second member being a robotic arm extending through the opening of the engine.
US10822991B2	Method and apparatus for active clearance control on gas turbine engines The rotatable machine includes a compressor and an inner annular casing circumscribing at least a portion of the compressor. The inner annular casing includes an outer surface in a radial direction, an upper portion in a vertical direction, and a lower portion in a vertical direction. The clearance control system includes a manifold system including at least one conduit extending circumferentially around the lower portion of the inner annular casing. The clearance control system includes a header system including at least one header extending circumferentially around only the lower portion of the inner annular casing. The at least one header configured to receive a flow of cooling fluid from the at least one conduit. The at least one header configured to channel the flow of cooling fluid to the lower portion of the outer surface of the inner annular casing.
US10822985B2	Internal cooling circuit for blade outer air seal formed of laminate A method of forming a gas turbine engine component includes the steps of (a) forming an intermediate portion, (b) forming cooling circuit structure into at least an outer layer of the intermediate portion, (c) providing an outer layer over the formed cooling circuits to close off the cooling circuits, such that there are laminate on both a radially inner and a radially outer side of the cooling circuits, and (d) forming an inlet and an outlet to the cooling circuits through the outer layer. A gas turbine engine is also disclosed.
US10822979B2	Curvic seal for gas turbine engine A curvic seal for a gas turbine engine includes a cylindrical seal with a retention feature.
US10822978B2	Revolving part for a turbine test bench for a turbomachine, turbine test bench comprising said part, and method for the use of these The invention relates to a part of revolution (60) intended to be rotated, comprising a hub (62) intended to be tightly adjusted on a rotary shaft (24), and a body (14) extending radially outwards from an axial end of the hub. In order to increase the critical speed up to which the tightening can be retained, the hub (62) comprises three relatively thick annular regions (68, 66, 70) separated from one another by two relatively thin annular regions (64a, 64b), in such a way that when the part of revolution is subject to a centrifugal force (F), the two relatively thin annular regions (64a, 64b) form privileged deformation zones acting as a double pivot. Such a part can advantageously be used as a piston for balancing in a turbine test bench or in a turbomachine.
US10822975B2	Vane system with connectors of different length A vane system includes vane segments that each have a platform, a connector box, and at least one airfoil extending between the platform and the connector box. The connector box has a first circumferential side in the form of a male connector and a second circumferential side in the form of a female socket. The vane segments are connected together in a circumferential row with the male connector of each said vane segment being received in the female socket of the next vane segment in the circumferential row. A majority of the male connectors are of a first, common connector length, and at least one of the male connectors is of a second connector length that is different than the common connector length.
US10822960B2	Turbine blade cooling A blade has a root portion and elongate portion extending from the root portion to a tip. The elongate portion has an aerofoil-shaped cross section having leading and trailing edges and suction and pressure sides. The tip may include a gutter defining squealer. The squealer has a wall extending from the trailing edge and along a substantial portion of the tip perimeter. A main trailing edge cooling channel extends within the elongate portion in a direction from root to tip adjacent the trailing edge and exiting into the gutter. A gallery channel is arranged just behind the gutter and extends from an open end intersecting the main trailing edge cooling channel to a closed end located just behind a trailing edge apogee. Cooling channels extend from the gallery channel and through the squealer wall. The gallery channel diameter is greater at the open end than the closed end.
US10822956B2	Components with cooling channels and methods of manufacture A component is provided and includes a substrate comprising an outer and an inner surface, where the inner surface defines at least one hollow, interior space. The component defines one or more grooves, where each groove extends at least partially along the outer surface of the substrate and has a base and a top. The base is wider than the top, such that each groove comprises a re-entrant shaped groove. One or more access holes are formed through the base of a respective groove, to connect the groove in fluid communication with the respective hollow interior space. Each access hole has an exit diameter D that exceeds the opening width d of the top of the respective groove. The diameter D is an effective diameter based on the area enclosed. The component further includes at least one coating disposed over at least a portion of the surface of the substrate, wherein the groove(s) and the coating together define one or more re-entrant shaped channels for cooling the component. A method for manufacturing the component is also provided. A method for manufacturing a component is also provided, where the groove and the access hole(s) are machined as a single continuous process, such that the groove and the access hole(s) form a continuous cooling passage.
US10822951B2	Suspension plasma spray abradable coating for cantilever stator Disclosed herein is a method comprising mixing a carrier liquid with particles and/or with a particle precursor to form a suspension or solution respectively; where the particles comprise a metal oxide; and where the particle precursor comprises a metal salt; injecting the suspension or solution through a plasma flame; and depositing the particles and/or the particle precursor onto a substrate to form an first abradable coating; where the first abradable coating comprises a plurality of cracks or voids that are substantially perpendicular to the substrate surface, where the substrate is a hub surface of a gas turbine engine or where the substrate is a cantilever stator.
US10822950B2	System and method for performing an in situ repair of an internal component of a gas turbine engine In one aspect, a method for performing in situ repairs of internal components of a gas turbine engine may generally include inserting a repair tool within an interior of the gas turbine engine such that a tip end of the repair tool is positioned within the gas turbine engine and an exterior end is positioned outside the gas turbine engine. The method may also include positioning the tip end of the repair tool adjacent to a defect of an internal component, wherein the defect defines a fillable volume along a portion of the internal component. In addition, the method may include intermixing two or more constituents of a repair agent within the repair tool at a mixing location defined within the gas turbine engine, and expelling the repair agent from the tip end such that the fillable volume is at least partially filled with the repair agent.
US10822947B1	Material-removal systems, cutting tools therefor, and related methods Embodiments described herein relate to material-removal systems as well as cutting tools and cutting tool assemblies that may be used in the material-removal systems. More specifically, for example, the material-removal systems, and particularly the cutting tools, may engage and fail target material. In some instances, the material-removal systems may be used in mining operations.
US10822945B1	Storing data based on a value associated with an ambient condition downhole in a borehole of a geologic formation Data is stored in a first storage device or second storage device, where the first storage device and second storage device are located in a borehole of a geologic formation, and where a value of a storage attribute associated with the first storage device is different than a value of a storage attribute associated with the second storage device. A value based on an ambient condition downhole in the borehole is determined. The data is stored in the first storage device, if the value based on the ambient condition is less than or equal to a threshold or the data is stored in the second storage device, if the value based on the ambient condition is greater than the threshold.
US10822944B1	Active drilling mud pressure pulsation dampening Apparatus and method for reducing pressure pulsations within drilling mud being pumped downhole by a plurality of pumps to thereby improve quality of mud-pulse telemetry. The apparatus may include a position sensor disposed in association with each pump and operable to generate a position signal indicative of operational timing of a corresponding one of the pumps, a surface telemetry device fluidly connected with the drilling mud and operable to output a telemetry quality signal indicative of the quality of mud-pulse telemetry, and a controller communicatively connected with the pumps, the position sensors, and the surface telemetry device. The controller may be operable to receive the position signal and the telemetry quality signal, and cause the pumps to change relative operational timing of the pumps based on the position signal and the telemetry quality signal to improve the quality of mud-pulse telemetry.
US10822941B2	Underground guidance using above-ground mesh network A tracking system for communicating a location of a beacon in order to drill a bore path. The beacon is carried by a drill string in a drilling operation. Above-ground trackers are arranged in a path to define an intended underground bore path. The trackers form a multi-node mesh network in communication with a display unit at a drilling rig. A drilling operator guides the drill string in response to tracking data sent from the tracking system.
US10822933B2	Electric submersible pumping unit An electric submersible pump assembly with integral heat exchanger, high-speed self-aligning bearings, and dual bearing thrust chamber is described. The described pump assembly, modules, and components may be used for operating an electric submersible pump at high speeds as well as over a wide range of speeds and flowrates without replacing downhole equipment. The described pump assembly may be shorter than comparable pump assemblies and may be assembled offsite, thereby leading to faster and easier installation with less down time. By operating over a wide range of speeds, the disclosed pump assembly allows the operator to reduce overall inventory, reduce down time for the well, and avoid other complications associated with replacing a pump assembly or other downhole components.
US10822930B2	Apparatus and method for puncturing a pipe An apparatus and method for puncturing a pipe in-situ is presently disclosed. The apparatus has an actuator in communication with a remote controller. A firing assembly has a firing chamber and a firing pin, wherein the firing pin is in communication with the actuator. The firing chamber is configured to hold and fire a bullet radially toward the pipe, upon the firing pin being actuated with the actuator. The method includes the steps of inserting a pipe puncturing apparatus into a pipe, activating an actuator, communicating the activation of the actuator to a hammer and moving a firing pin in the hammer to impinge a cartridge and fire a bullet.
US10822929B2	Electrohydraulic movement of downhole components and method A downhole electrohydraulic movement arrangement including a spark gap device positioned and configured to move a separate component, and an energy source electrically connected to the spark gap device. A method for moving a component in a downhole environment including disposing an electrohydraulic arrangement having a spark gap device and an energy source electrically connected to the spark gap device operably proximate a component, actuating the spark gap device, generating a pressure wave with the spark gap device, and moving the component with the pressure wave. A downhole system including a borehole, a component moved within the borehole by an electrohydraulic arrangement.
US10822927B2	Device and method for solid-state fluidized mining of natural gas hydrates in shallow seabed Disclosed is a device for solid-state fluidized mining of natural gas hydrates in a shallow seabed, including: a sea surface support system, a pipeline delivery system, and an undersea drilling system. The sea surface support system includes a hydrate drilling vessel floating on seawater. The pipeline delivery system includes a continuous double-layer oil pipe, a recyclable conduit installed in a sediment cover, an open-hole steering packer installed outside the recyclable conduit. The undersea drilling system includes a hydrate slurry separator, a single screw pump, a hydraulic motor, a jet head and a differential pressure sliding sleeve close to the hydrate drill bit. The present invention has the following beneficial effects. The device achieves a multi-directionally horizontal drilling and production in the hydrate reservoir with a single well head, improving the drilling efficiency and single well production.
US10822923B2	Resource identification using historic well data A method for identifying a resource in a field using historic well data including vertical well logs for the resource and historic horizontal well production data for the resource, the method including extracting a plurality of features from the vertical well logs, performing a spatial interpolation of the plurality of features extracted from the vertical well logs onto coordinates of the horizontal well production data to determine a plurality of interpolated features, and building a model predicting production of the resource in the field by regressing the horizontal well production data onto the interpolated features, wherein the model is displayed as a visualization of the resource production predicted in the field.
US10822911B2	Straddle packer with fluid pressure packer set and velocity bypass A straddle packer has a multicomponent mandrel with an active mandrel component. A modular pressure cylinder reciprocates within a limited range over the active mandrel component. Pistons the modular pressure cylinder are respectively interconnected and cylinder walls of modular pressure cylinder are respectively interconnected. When fluid is pumped through a tubing string into the straddle packer, the pistons are urged in one direction along an axis of the active mandrel component while the cylinder walls are urged in an opposite direction along the axis to simultaneously compress spaced-apart packers of the straddle packer to a packer set condition.
US10822905B2	Milling apparatus with stabilization feature An apparatus for removing at least a section of a tubular includes an axially elongated body configured to be advanced through an inner tubular in a borehole to a selected location, the inner tubular disposed within an outer tubular in the borehole and having a diameter that is less than a diameter of the outer tubular. The apparatus also includes a cutter configured to be actuated between a closed position in which the cutter is disposed within the body and an open position in which the cutter extends radially, the cutter having a length sufficient to engage and cut the outer tubular, the cutter configured to be advanced in an axial cutting direction as the outer tubular is cut. The apparatus further includes an automatic stabilization member disposed on the cutter, the stabilization member configured to restrict lateral movement of the cutter by contacting the outer tubular during cutting.
US10822903B2	Natural gas hydrate rotary pressure-retaining corer The present invention relates to a natural gas hydrate rotary pressure-retaining corer, including an outer tube assembly and an inner tube assembly installed inside the outer tube assembly. The inner tube assembly includes an inner tube assembly a and an inner tube assembly b. The inner tube assembly a includes a spearhead, a latch mechanism, a long tube, a middle tube sub, a short joint, a sealing sub, a connecting tube, a middle tube and a pressure-retaining ball valve closing sealing mechanism connected sequentially from top to bottom. The inner tube assembly b includes a lifting device, a latch suspension mechanism, an spirol pin sub, a single-action mechanism, a dapter, an adjustment joint, a connecting tube, a sealing mechanism, a connecting long tube, a connecting long tube sub and a core barrel connected sequentially from top to bottom.
US10822900B2	Positioning tool with extendable landing dogs A positioning tool can include a mandrel and an engagement device reciprocably disposed on the mandrel. The engagement device can include at least one engagement member and at least one landing dog. The mandrel can displace relative to the engagement device in response to engagement between the engagement member and at least one internal profile in an outer tubular string, and the landing dog can extend outward in response to displacement of the mandrel in a selected longitudinal direction relative to the engagement device. A system for use in a well can include a tubular string and a positioning tool reciprocably disposed in the tubular string. The positioning tool can include a landing dog that extends outward from a retracted position to engage one or more internal profiles of the tubular string, in response to a pattern of reciprocation of the positioning tool in the tubular string.
US10822898B2	Settable and unsettable device and method A settable device including a radially enlargeable portion, a force retention pathway operably connected to the radially enlargeable portion to maintain a setting force to the radially enlargeable portion, a material disposed within the force retention pathway of the device, the material retaining force when in solid form and disengaging force retention when in fluid form.
US10822893B2	Apparatus and methods for tong operation A tong includes a frame having jaws configured to engage a tubular and a tong control assembly disposed on the frame. The tong control assembly includes a housing connected to the frame, a shutoff switch, and a toggle lever located at a suitable position on the housing, whereby the toggle lever is configured to be operated while the shutoff switch is depressed, and wherein the toggle lever is configured to control at least one of: a rotational speed of the jaws and a rotational direction of the jaws. A method of operating a tong includes clamping a first tubular using first jaws of a tong, clamping a second tubular using second jaws of the tong, rotating the first tubular relative to the second tubular, and controlling a rotational speed of the first tubular using a toggle lever disposed on a frame of the tong.
US10822876B1	Systems and methods of use of hanger assemblies for a ladder Ladder hanger systems and methods are disclosed, including a hanger assembly engaged with a ladder, the hanger assembly comprising: a plate having a longitudinal axis, a front having a textured surface, and a back; a first track and a second track connected to the back of the plate, the first track substantially aligned with the second track along the longitudinal axis, the first track spaced longitudinally from the second track; a first clamp moveably engaged with the first track, a second clamp moveably engaged with the second track; and mounting hooks connected to the plate between the first track and the second track, the mounting hooks forming a receiving space for a rung of a ladder, engaged with the first rung, and positioned between a pair of spaced apart rails of a side rail assembly.
US10822871B2	Double-layer cord rolling device for non-pull cord window blind A double-layer cord rolling device includes a driving unit, and a cord rolling unit disposed under the driving unit. The driving unit has an upper base, two torsion spring gears rotatably disposed in the upper base and engaged with each other, and a torsion spring connecting the two torsion spring gears. The cord rolling unit has a lower base connected with the upper base, two cord rolling wheels disposed in the lower base in a way that they are capable of rotating synchronously and coaxial with the torsion spring gears respectively, and two lift transmission cords connected to the two cord rolling wheels respectively. A transmission shaft is employed to connect a torsion spring gear and a corresponding one of the cord rolling wheels, enabling them to rotate synchronously.
US10822853B2	Cam type door closer A cam type door closer includes a housing, a first piston set mounted in one side of the housing, a second piston set mounted in the other side of the housing, which includes a second piston movably mounted in a shaft hole of a first piston of the first piston set, a gap compensation device mounted in the second piston, a second spring having one end thereof stopped against the second piston and a security and sealing cap mounted in the housing to stop the other end of the second spring, and a drive shaft assembly rotatably mounted in a longitudinal passage of housing, which includes a shaft and an eccentric cam mounted on the shaft with one side thereof stopped against a roller of the first piston set and an opposite side thereof stopped against the second piston.
US10822852B1	Linear hinge assembly for an appliance An appliance includes a linear hinge assembly that couples a door to a cabinet. The linear hinge assembly includes a bearing assembly mounted to the cabinet and an elongated shaft received within the bearing assembly for sliding along a translation axis. A cam is mounted to the door and is rotatably coupled to a distal end portion of the elongated shaft such that such that the door is rotatable about a pivot axis that extends through the distal end portion of the elongated shaft. A timing cable extends from a fixed location on the cabinet to a fixed location on a cam profile such that the timing cable wraps around the cam when the door is moved toward a closed position and unwraps when the door is moved toward an open position.
US10822851B2	Cover assembly with lid assist assembly and friction bearing A friction bearing for rotatably connecting a first component to a second component, including a spacer arranged to be non-rotatably connected to the first component, a first friction cone non-rotatably connected to the spacer, a housing arranged to engage the first friction cone and be non-rotatably connected to the second component, and a disc spring arranged to provide an axial force on the friction bearing.
US10822849B1	Door locking system A door locking system is disclosed for integrating into an entry door having a door hardware extension therein and a door sill. The door locking system includes a continuous cane rod that transitions from an open configuration to a locked configuration by radial displacement of a handle of the continuous cane rod away from an upper retention member, vertical displacement of a shaft of the continuous cane rod such that a heel penetrates a receiving member, and radial displacement of the handle of the continuous cane rod to a lower retention member such that the handle is releasably retained by the lower retention member. The continuous cane rod transitions from the locked to the open configuration in the opposite manner. The door locking system provides a reinforced entry door in the locked configuration.
US10822845B2	Gesture access system for a motor vehicle A gesture access system for a motor vehicle, includes a radiation transmitter to emit radiation signals and a radiation receiver, an illumination device and/or an audio device, and a processor programmed to activate the illumination and/or audio device according to a first activation scheme in response to determining an object is within a sensing region of the radiation receiver, and in response to the object within the sensing region exhibiting a predefined gesture, to activate the illumination and/or audio according to a second activation scheme and control an actuator to unlock, lock, open or close an access closure of the motor vehicle.
US10822842B2	Adaptive door sealing using power cinching latch The invention controls a power cinching function of a motor vehicle door latch in order to improve door seal performance under conditions wherein vibrations could otherwise reduce seal effectiveness. With the door latched closed in a flush condition, the vehicle speed is compared to a slow-speed threshold. When the vehicle speed is greater than the slow-speed threshold, then a vehicle vibration parameter is compared to a vibration threshold. When the vibration parameter is greater than the vibration threshold, then the power cinching function is activated to move the door to to a subflush condition which increases a compression of the seal between the door and a vehicle door frame. When the door is in the subflush condition, the vehicle speed continues to be compared to the slow-speed threshold, and when the vehicle speed is less than the slow-speed threshold then the door is released back to the flush condition.
US10822837B2	Obliquely-engaging locking mechanism An apparatus includes a panel swingably mounted relative to a frame, and a locking element supported by a support arrangement. The support arrangement supports the locking element relative to the frame so as to be displaceable between a locked position in which at least part of the locking element is interposed between a pressure surface of the panel and a contact surface of the frame, thereby locking the panel to the frame, and an unlocked position. The support arrangement defines a path of motion of the locking element from an unlocked position to the locked position in which at least a terminal part of the path of motion is in a direction obliquely angled relative to a plane of closure of the panel within the frame.
US10822825B2	Operating protean water installation devices Methods and devices for operating protean water installation devices connected to water installation controlling apparatuses and comprising two or more water installation device profiles, wherein only one of the water installation device profiles is enabled at any given time are disclosed. Family descriptor files are associated with the protean water installation devices and with two or more virtual descriptor files. Each virtual descriptor file is associated with one water installation device profile of the water installation device; a registry location indicating the enabled water installation device profile is read at the protean water installation device and a virtual descriptor file, associated with the identified water installation device profile, is executed to operate the water installation device.
US10822820B1	Floor panel seating assembly Disclosed herein are embodiments of a floor panel seating assembly. The floor panel seating assembly can include adjustable, removable brackets or guides for guiding cross-members and joists of floor panels into their desired positions on a support structure. Also disclosed herein are embodiments of a method of seating a floor panel. The method can include providing one or more adjustable, removable bracket or guide, adjusting the guide(s) to accommodate the width of a wall of the support structure and/or the sizes of the cross-members or joists of the floor panel, mounting the guide(s) to the support structure, and lowering a floor panel into position on the support structure using the guide(s).
US10822812B2	Veneer underlayment An underlayment for use between a veneer material and a foundation surface. The underlayment includes a base layer and a series of individual supports extending upwardly from the base layer and being configured to create voids in a layer of bonding material used to adhere the veneer material to the underlayment. Each of the individual supports includes at least one outer wall extending upwardly from the base layer, the outer wall extending at least partially around a perimeter of each of the supports. An internal wall is spaced from the outer wall and extends downwardly toward the base layer. A protrusion forms an overhang beneath which a heating element can be fitted. A liner material is bonded to an undersurface of the base layer and extends beneath the internal wall. A space is defined between the at least one outer wall, the internal wall and the liner material.
US10822791B2	Drainage and ventilation mat for building exterior wall, roof and basement assemblies A drainage and ventilation mat for use in building exterior walls, roofs and basement assemblies that addresses all three of the following major concerns: drainage, cross ventilation/air flow, and compressive strength. The drainage and ventilation mat includes two layers of parallel, square strands that are overlaid at angles to create a diamond-shaped netting of two layers which provides an air space for horizontal and vertical air movement and protects the drainage plane behind it. The mat features a high compressive strength that creates an air space that can withstand extreme construction and environmental forces. The netting is configured with or without a scrim to accommodate a variety of exterior wall, roof and basement assemblies drainage and ventilation needs.
US10822785B1	Filtering drain cover A two-stage filtering drain cover that can be retrofitted to an existing, original construction, areaway drain cover. The filtering drain cover of the invention inhibits the accumulation of debris on the existing drain cover, and passage of debris into the drain, and helps to prevent clogs and flooding. The outer cover member of the device is configured with passages that permit liquid flow through the outer cover while filtering larger size debris particles that may be entrained in the passing liquid. A perimeter wall on the outer cover and with similar liquid flow passages stops larger debris from passing the outer cover. An inner filter member fits within the outer cover and is configured with relatively smaller passages to obstruct smaller sized debris that may have penetrated the outer cover from passing into the drain.
US10822782B2	Device for adapting a flapper of a flush valve of a toilet tank to a valve base with a lateral overflow pipe A device for adapting a flapper of a flush valve of a toilet tank to a valve base with a lateral overflow pipe, includes a fastening element for fastening to the lateral overflow pipe, which has a ring or cylinder shape with a low height and which includes a pair of recesses able to house lugs arranged in the lateral overflow pipe, and which further includes a pair of lugs arranged in opposite positions in a section of the fastening element; and a flapper made up of a flapper body and a pair of arms arranged in the upper portion of the flapper body, the end of each arm including a housing adapted to house the lugs of the fastening part.
US10822780B2	Plumbing assembly The present invention relates to a plumbing assembly for connecting a discharge connection of a fixture to a waste outlet, the assembly comprising a substantially rigid conduit trap portion (whether the trap portion forms a part of an S, P, U or J shaped conduit bend). The rigid conduit trap portion including an inlet and an outlet, and a substantially conformable or flexible conduit portion connectable to the rigid conduit trap portion at either of i) the rigid conduit trap inlet, or ii) the rigid conduit trap outlet. The rigid conduit trap portion and conformable or flexible conduit portion when assembled providing for a complete trap assembly.
US10822761B1	Laterally and vertically adjustable foundation structure A foundation structure is made up of a screw that is vertically adjustable into a pile to a desired height, a ball joint connected to the screw, and load bearing components that can be adjusted on the ball joint in 3-dimensional space with respect to the position of the pile. The load bearing components include at least two plates that, between them, define a hollow slot into which an anchor bolt can be held in place vertically while still having allowance for lateral motion. A load bearing plate at the top of the structure can be laterally translated based on movement of the anchor bolt. The load bearing plate is removably couplable to the floor of a building. The structure allows for vertical, lateral, and angular adjustment, providing tolerance for foundation misalignments due to inconsistencies inherent to topography and/or offset between an intended and an actual point of installation.
US10822760B2	Maritime structure for laying the foundations of buildings, installations and wind turbines by means of gravity in a marine environment The invention relates to a maritime structure for laying the foundations of buildings, installations or wind turbines by means of gravity in a marine environment, which has significant advantages for constructing, transporting, positioning and operating same, owing to the novel features introduced into the design thereof in comparison with existing types. The structure comprises a base in the shape of a chamfered equilateral triangle, having a sufficient height to optimise navigability, the base being formed by a frame of vertical walls that form hexagonal or triangular cells closed at the ends by a lower slab and an upper slab, and three closed towers having a regular hexagonal or circular cross section which are located in the corners of the base. The structure can be towed, completely installed, with a wind turbine or superstructure that same supports, and has low initial draft, high naval stability and low resistance to movement. The lowering process is performed by using gravity to ballast the cells with seawater, without needing any additional means, auxiliary large-capacity vessels or floating elements external to the structure itself. The structure can be positioned as a gravity foundation at a depth of 20 to 50 meters and can be re-floated to be transferred whole again to a port for dismantling.
US10822754B2	Earth working machine having an operating console with improved vandalism protection An earth working machine (10), having a propelling unit (22) and a machine frame (12) carried by the propelling unit (22), comprises a working apparatus (32) for earth working; an operator's platform (24), having an operating console (26) comprising a console body (52) and an operating panel (54, 66) that is movable relative to the console body (52) and has at least one operating element (58) associated or associatable with a functional device (32, 39) for control thereof. The operating panel (54, 66) is displaceable into a stowed position in which the at least one operating element (58) is covered by a portion (56a, 72a) of the console body (52.
US10822746B2	Wallpaper Disclosed herein is a wallpaper, including: (a) a paper substrate including a paper layer and an ink decorative layer attached to an upper surface of the paper layer that faces away from the wall during use; (b) a fluorine-containing coating attached to a surface of the ink decorative layer; and (c) a supporting layer attached to a lower surface of the paper substrate, in which the supporting layer comprises 25 to 45 wt % of polyacrylate, 25 to 40 wt % of a styrene-acrylic acid copolymer and 10 to 50 wt % of inorganic particles based on the total weight of the supporting layer, wherein the inorganic particles are selected from the group consisting of silicon dioxide, titanium dioxide, calcium carbonate, kaolin clay, diatomite and talc powder, and a combination of two or more thereof.
US10822740B2	Portable curtain cutter assembly and method for using thereof The present application discloses a portable curtain cutter assembly comprising a base and a portable cutter. The base comprises a supporting plate; a side wall; and a slider. The side all is coupled to the supporting plate and comprises a first groove. The slider is slidably coupled to the side wall through the first groove, wherein the slider comprises a slot. The portable cutter comprises a blade, wherein the blade is capable of being inserted partially into the slot. A method or using the aforementioned portable curtain cutter assembly is also disclosed.
US10822739B2	Induction dryer appliance with a bearing system An induction dryer appliance includes a cabinet. A drum is positioned within the cabinet. The drum is rotatable about an axis within the cabinet. The induction dryer appliance also includes an induction heating element and a support assembly. The support assembly is positioned within the cabinet adjacent the drum. The support assembly includes a plate. The induction heating element is positioned on the plate. A bearing is mounted to the plate. The bearing contacts the drum as the drum rotates about the axis such that the bearing spaces the plate from the drum along a radial direction that is perpendicular to the axis.
US10822734B2	Washing machine and washing water supply device Provided is a washing machine including a main body having an opening and a door assembly disposed at the opening, wherein the door assembly includes a door that opens and closes the opening and an auxiliary washing unit having an auxiliary washing space in which hand-washing can be performed, and provided to pivot about one side of the door in an inside of the door. Through this configuration, separated washing spaces can be provided and separate hand-washing can be performed. Also, pressure of washing water supplied into the washing machine can be regulated so that water supply efficiency can be improved and a flow rate of the washing water can be adjusted.
US10822731B2	Arrangement comprising a visible seam and a lighting apparatus, use thereof, and method for producing the arrangement The invention relates to an arrangement comprising a visible seam, which is arranged in a sheet material part. The arrangement also includes a lighting apparatus, which is arranged beneath an underside of the sheet material part. The visible seam has an upper thread and a lower thread. The lower thread extends along the underside of the sheet material part in a direction (R). The upper thread has first thread portions along the upper side of the sheet material part and is guided, at stitch holes formed during the sewing process, through said stitch holes via second thread portions. By means of the lighting apparatus, emitted light passes into the second thread portions, into the stitch holes, and from there into the first thread portions. Some of the light propagates along the first thread portions, starting from an adjacent second thread portion, whereas another portion of the light exits from the first thread portion. In this way, the upper thread of the visible seam is illuminated.
US10822716B2	Quartz glass crucible and manufacturing method thereof In an exemplary embodiment, a quartz glass crucible 1 includes: a high-aluminum-content layer 14B which is made of quartz glass having a relatively high average aluminum concentration and is provided to form an outer surface 10b of the quartz glass crucible 1; and a low-aluminum-content layer 14A which is made of quartz glass having a lower average aluminum concentration than that of the high-aluminum-content layer 14B and is provided on an inner side of the high-aluminum-content layer 14B, wherein the low-aluminum-content layer 14A includes an opaque layer 11 made of quartz glass containing a large number of minute bubbles, and the high-aluminum-content layer 14B is made of transparent or translucent quartz glass having a lower bubble content than that of the opaque layer 11. The quartz glass crucible is capable of withstanding a single crystal pull-up step undertaken for a very long period of time.
US10822711B2	Selective chroming A final injection molded assembly and process for making same that eliminates paint and reduces areas of wasted chrome material. The final injection molded assembly has at least one first injection molded part of a non-plateable first material, at least one overmolded part of plateable second material, at least one pathway through the assembly and integrated features operable for selectively applying an electric current. The pathway creates a predetermined surface path arrangement for applying chrome to desired predetermined plateable areas. A shot of each material is delivered to an injection molding rotary device to produce the injection molded assembly which is then affixed to a chroming process line where electric current is applied. As the electric current is applied and chrome is delivered only the plateable second material will accept the chrome.

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