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US10832182B2	Method and system for managing a program relating to a product A method for managing a program relating to a product, the program including a plurality of program requirements for performing a plurality of program tasks, includes: (a) establishing a location reference system for a representation of the product in three dimensions; (b) identifying a plurality of task-loci in a display; the display presenting the representation of the product according to the location reference system; each respective task-locus of the plurality of task-loci being associated with a respective program task of the plurality of program tasks; (c) characterizing each respective task-locus associated with an accomplished respective program task as a respective completed task-locus; and (d) accounting for accomplishment of the respective program tasks by accounting for the respective completed task-loci.
US10832175B1	Method of self-contained recycling of pharmaceutical containers Disclosed herein is a system and method of recycling of a pharmaceutical container system, which can include the container and closure for the container. The disclosure teaches a self-contained recycling system wherein the pharmaceutical containers that are made for consumer use are returned for processing and remanufacturing as new unused pharmaceutical containers to facilitate the ease of recycling of the same and the future use as unused pharmaceutical containers and viable consumer products.
US10832167B2	Interest prediction for unresolved users in an online system Disclosed is an online system that infers interests of unresolved users for whom the interests are not known. The online system determines certain features about the unresolved users, but does not have certain information about the users themselves (e.g., their interests), so instead infers these attributes based on the features of the user. The online system provides the features as input to a classifier trained to predict a particular interest, and the classifier outputs a prediction of whether the user has the corresponding interest. In one embodiment, the online system trains a classifier for various interest values by forming training sets for the interests using the features for users who are logged into the online system and hence have known interests.
US10832166B2	Method and system for text classification based on learning of transferable feature representations from a source domain The disclosed embodiments illustrate a domain adaptation method for learning transferable feature representations from a source domain for a target domain. The method includes receiving real-time input data comprising labeled instances of the source domain and unlabeled instances of the target domain from a computing device. The method further includes determining source specific representation corresponding to the source domain and a common representation shared between the source domain and the target domain. Based on a positive contribution from the source specific representation and the common representation, the labeled instances of the source domain are classified. The method further includes training a generalized classifier based on a positive contribution from the common representation. The method further includes automatically performing text classification on the unlabeled instances of the target domain based on the trained generalized classifier. The result of the text classification is rendered at a user interface of the computing device.
US10832158B2	Mutual information with absolute dependency for feature selection in machine learning models Systems and techniques are provided for determining mutual information with absolute dependency for feature selection. Items may be received from a dataset. Each item may include two random variables. A first random variable may be associated with a first range of discrete values, and a second random variable may be associated with a second range of discrete values. Mutual information between the two random variables may be determined according to one of: I ⁡ ( X , Y ) = ∑ x ∈ X ⁢ ⁢ ∑ y ∈ Y ⁢ ⁢  p ⁡ ( x , y ) · log ⁡ ( p ⁡ ( x , y ) p ⁡ ( x ) · p ⁡ ( y ) )  and I ⁡ ( X , Y ) = ∑ x ∈ X ⁢ ⁢ ∑ y ∈ Y ⁢ ⁢  p ⁡ ( y ) · log ⁡ ( p ⁡ ( x , y ) p ⁡ ( x ) · p ⁡ ( y ) )  , I(X,Y) may be the mutual information between X and Y, x may be a value for X, y may be a value for Y, p(x,y) may be a joint probability distribution function of x and y, p(x) may be a marginal probability distribution function of x, and p(y) may be a marginal probability distribution function of y. The mutual information may be used in a machine learning system to predict a value for one of the random variables for an item for which the value is unknown.
US10832156B2	Coupling architectures for superconducting flux qubits A quantum computing device includes: a first array of qubits arranged along a first axis; and a second array of qubits arranged along a second axis different from the first axis so that the qubits of the second array intersect with the qubits of the first array to form a lattice structure, in which each qubit in the first array is offset along the second axis relative to a directly adjacent qubit in the first array, each qubit in the second array is offset along the first axis relative to a directly adjacent qubit in the second array, and each intersection between a qubit from the first array and a qubit from the second array in the lattice structure comprises a coupler arranged to inductively couple the qubit from the first array to the qubit from the second array.
US10832155B2	Device and method for solving computational problems using a quantum system A method of computing a solution to a computational problem using a quantum system comprising a plurality of qubits is provided. The method includes encoding the computational problem into a problem Hamiltonian of the quantum system, wherein the problem Hamiltonian is a single-body Hamiltonian including a plurality of adjustable parameters, and wherein the encoding includes determining, from the computational problem, a problem-encoding configuration for the plurality of adjustable parameters. The method further includes evolving the quantum system from an initial quantum state towards a ground state of a final Hamiltonian of the quantum system, wherein the final Hamiltonian is the sum of the problem Hamiltonian and a short-range Hamiltonian, wherein the plurality of adjustable parameters of the problem Hamiltonian are in the problem-encoding configuration and wherein the short-range Hamiltonian is a d-body Hamiltonian, wherein d is independent of the computational problem. The method further includes measuring at least a portion of the plurality of qubits to obtain a read-out of the quantum system. The method further includes determining a solution to the computational problem from the read-out.
US10832148B2	Cognitive dialog system for driving safety The system gathers a set of biometric data for a first driver of a vehicle. The system classifies the set of biometric data as belonging in one of a plurality of biometric conditions. The plurality of biometric conditions include at least one normal biometric condition representative of a normal, attentive condition and a first abnormal biometric condition representative of an inattentive condition. The system determines a personal threshold between the normal biometric condition and the first abnormal biometric condition for the first driver for a first biometric parameter. In a driving phase, the system monitors biometric data of the first driver to determine whether the first driver has passed from the normal biometric condition to the first abnormal biometric condition according to the personal threshold. If the first driver has passed to the first abnormal biometric condition, the system presents a dialog personalized for the first user designed to return the first driver to the normal biometric condition.
US10832144B2	Event sequence management A method, system, and computer program product for obtaining a candidate event sequence that includes at least one event for achieving a goal, obtaining a reference event sequence, the candidate event sequence comprising at least one event that is not comprised in the reference event sequence, comparing an effectiveness of the candidate event sequence on the goal and an effectiveness of the reference event sequence on the goal, and identifying the candidate event sequence as an effective sequence for achieving the goal in response to the effectiveness of the candidate event sequence being better than the effectiveness of the reference event sequence.
US10832143B2	Common data repository for improving transactional efficiencies across one or more communication channels Examples of the disclosure enable an information processing system to automatically implement a user interaction diagnostic engine. In some examples, the information processing system analyzes documents to identify parameters associated with profile features and performance metrics. Based on the parameters, correlation values between the profile features and one or more performance metrics are determined. Based on the correlation values, at least one profile feature is identified to improve a parameter associated with the performance metrics. A predictive model associated with the profile features and the performance metrics is generated. One or more actionable items configured to modify the at least one profile feature are determined such that, based on the predictive model, a parameter associated with the performance metrics are predicted to improve upon execution of the one or more actionable items.
US10832128B2	Transfer learning apparatus, transfer learning system, transfer learning method, and recording medium A transfer learning apparatus includes a transfer target data evaluator and an output layer adjuster. The transfer target data evaluator inputs a plurality of labeled transfer target data items each assigned a label of a corresponding evaluation item from among one or more evaluation items to a neural network apparatus having been trained by using a plurality of labeled transfer source data items and including in an output layer output units, the number of which is larger than or equal to the number of evaluation items, and obtains evaluation values output from the respective output units. The output layer adjuster preferentially assigns, to each of the one or more evaluation items, an output unit from which the evaluation value having the smallest difference from the label of the evaluation item is obtained with a higher frequency, as an output unit that outputs the evaluation value of the evaluation item.
US10832126B2	Neuron device and integrated circuit including neuron device A neuron device may include an input unit, a synapse unit, and an output unit. The synapse unit can be connected with the input unit and may include one or more synapse modules. Each of the one or more synapse modules may include multiple synapse elements connected in series and may be configured to operate in a time division multiplexing mode. Each synapse element may have specific coefficient information. In each of the one or more synapse modules, one of the multiple synapse elements connected in series may be configured to apply coefficient information to one of the multiple input signals received by the input unit. The output unit may obtain a weighted sum of the multiple input signals and may generate an output signal based on the weighted sum.
US10832123B2	Compression of deep neural networks with proper use of mask The present invention relates to artificial neural networks, for example, deep neural networks. In particular, the present invention relates to a compression method for deep neural networks with proper use of mask and the device thereof. More specifically, the present invention relates to how to compress dense neural networks into sparse neural networks while maintaining or even improving the accuracy of the neural networks after compression.
US10832122B2	Continuous decoding direct neural interface which uses a markov mixture of experts A method of continuous decoding of motion for a direct neural interface. The method of decoding estimates a motion variable from an observation variable obtained by a time-frequency transformation of the neural signals. The observation variable is modelled using a HMM model whose hidden states include at least an active state and an idle state. The motion variable is estimated using a Markov mixture of experts where each expert is associated with a state of the model. For a sequence of observation vectors, the probability that the model is in a given state is estimated, and from this a weighting coefficient is deduced for the prediction generated by the expert associated with this state. The motion variable is then estimated by combination of the estimates of the different experts with these weighting coefficients.
US10832113B2	Method of producing an electronic device A method and apparatus for producing an electronic device are disclosed. An adhesive material is jetted in a first pattern on a surface of a receiver substrate. A carrier having a metal foil disposed thereon is brought into contact with the first substrate such that a portion of the metal foil contacts the adhesive material. The adhesive material is activated using at least one of mechanical pressure and heat while the portion of the metal foil is in contact with the adhesive material. The first substrate and the second substrate are separated, whereby the portion of the metal foil is transferred to the first substrate.
US10832112B2	Tamper-evident item and item validation system and method A tamper sensing element is provided which can be applied to a product having a housing or casing with a critical area where the housing or casing can be opened or separated at or along a critical area. The tamper sensing element is operable to determine if the housing or casing has been opened or separated at or along the critical area. The tamper sensing element comprises a sensor for detecting a change in a monitored parameter indicative of the housing or casing having been opened or separated at or along the critical area, a memory for storing product data and tag data; a circuit for updating the memory upon detection of a change in the parameter monitored by the sensor; and means for transmitting information contained in the memory upon being queried by a scanning device. Also disclosed is a system and method for use at security check points for scanning/screening products provided with the tamper sensing element so that a security official/screener can readily determine if a product has potentially been tampered with.
US10832102B1	Sensor-assisted tab printing A method and system for scanning a set of tabs, sensing tab shape information for tab positions in the set of tabs, storing sensed tab shape information, and applying the sensed tab shape information to printing applications. Sensed tab shape information is used to mask areas around tabs during tab printing tasks, allowing full bleed printing at each of the tab positions. Sensed tab shape information is also used to detect and purge unused tabs and automatically format tab printing annotations.
US10832098B2	Image prediction Concepts and technologies disclosed herein are directed to image prediction. According to one aspect disclosed herein, an image prediction system can receive a training data set that includes a plurality of training images. The image prediction system can define N-dimensional feature vectors corresponding to the plurality of training images in the training data set, parameterize the N-dimensional feature vectors to obtain a plurality of parameterized curves corresponding the plurality of training images in the training data set, obtain a square root velocity representation for each parameterized curve of the plurality of parameterized curves, rescale the plurality of parameterized curves to remove scaling variability among the plurality of parameterized curves, define a pre-shape space for the plurality of parameterized curves, and obtain shape space points pertaining to each parameterized curve of the plurality of parameterized curves on a shape space that inherits a structure from the pre-shape space.
US10832095B2	Classification of 2D images according to types of 3D arrangement The disclosure notably relates to a computer-implemented method for forming a dataset configured for learning a function. The function is configured to classify 2D images according to predetermined types of 3D arrangement with respect to objects visible in the 2D images. The method comprising for each respective type of 3D arrangement, constructing 3D scenes each comprising 3D modeled objects arranged according to the respective type of 3D arrangement, generating 2D images each representing a respective 2D perspective of a respective constructed 3D scene where visible 3D modeled objects are among the 3D modeled objects of the respective constructed 3D scene which are arranged according to the respective type of 3D arrangement, and adding to the dataset training patterns each including a respective generated 2D image and information indicative of the respective type of 3D arrangement. Such a method improves 2D image classification.
US10832092B2	Method of generating a training set usable for examination of a semiconductor specimen and system thereof There is provided a method of examination of a semiconductor specimen. The method comprises: upon obtaining by a computer a Deep Neural Network (DNN) trained for a given examination-related application within a semiconductor fabrication process, processing together one or more fabrication process (FP) images using the obtained trained DNN, wherein the DNN is trained using a training set comprising synthetic images specific for the given application; and obtaining, by the computer, examination-related data specific for the given application, and characterizing at least one of the processed one or more FP images. Generating the training set can comprise: training an auxiliary DNN to generate a latent space, generating a synthetic image by applying the trained auxiliary DNN to a point selected in the generated latent space, and adding the generated synthetic image to the training set.
US10832085B2	Image binarization using mean restrain Methods and systems for image binarization using mean restrain are disclosed. A method includes: obtaining, by a computing device, a grayscale image; generating, by the computing device, a histogram from the grayscale image; determining, by the computing device, a foreground mean value and a background mean value for each pixel value in the histogram; determining, by the computing device, a binarization threshold using the foreground mean values and the background mean values; and generating, by the computing device, a binarized image using the grayscale image and the binarization threshold.
US10832078B2	Method and system for concurrent reconstruction of dynamic and static objects An imaging system for localization and mapping of a scene including static and dynamic objects. A sensor acquires a sequence of frames in motion or stationary. A memory to store a static map of static objects and an object map of each dynamic object in the scene. The static map includes a set of landmarks, and the object map includes a set of landmarks and a set of segments. A localizer registers keypoints of the frame with landmarks in the static map using frame-based registration and to register some segments in the frame with segments in the object map using a segment-based registration. A mapper to update each object map with keypoints forming each segment and keypoints registered with the corresponding object map according to the segment-based registration, and to update the static map with the remaining keypoints in the frame using the keypoints registered with the static map.
US10832077B2	Image processing apparatus, method of controlling the same, and storage medium An image processing apparatus configured to perform character recognition processing to recognize characters included in image data and acquire character information, display characters indicated by the character information acquired, accept a selection of characters displayed by a user, generate a folder path based on the selected characters, and transmit the image data to a folder indicated by the folder path. In a case where the selection of characters is accepted multiple times, generate a folder path based on a combination of selected characters and transmit the image data to a folder indicated by the folder path.
US10832075B2	Object ingestion through canonical shapes, systems and methods An object recognition ingestion system is presented. The object ingestion system captures image data of objects, possibly in an uncontrolled setting. The image data is analyzed to determine if one or more a priori know canonical shape objects match the object represented in the image data. The canonical shape object also includes one or more reference PoVs indicating perspectives from which to analyze objects having the corresponding shape. An object ingestion engine combines the canonical shape object along with the image data to create a model of the object. The engine generates a desirable set of model PoVs from the reference PoVs, and then generates recognition descriptors from each of the model PoVs. The descriptors, image data, model PoVs, or other contextually relevant information are combined into key frame bundles having sufficient information to allow other computing devices to recognize the object at a later time.
US10832074B2	Uncertainty region based image enhancement From a first image using a model, a first uncertainty map is generated. An uncertainty level of a location in the first uncertainty map corresponds to a detection of a known structure in a portion of the first image. A first weighted image corresponding to the first uncertainty map is generated, the generating including assigning a first weight to a pixel of the first image, the first weight corresponding to the uncertainty level of a location in the first uncertainty map corresponding to the pixel. From a second image using a model, a second uncertainty map is generated. A second weighted image corresponding to the second uncertainty map is generated. The first image and the second image are combined to form a composite image, each image participating in the composite image according to the corresponding weighted image.
US10832057B2	Methods, systems, and user interface navigation of video content based spatiotemporal pattern recognition A user interface for a media system supports using gestures, such as swiping gestures and taps, to navigate frame-synchronized video clips or video feeds. The detection of the gestures is interpreted as a command to navigate the frame-synchronized content. In one implementation, a tracking system and a trained machine learning system is used to generate the frame synchronized video clips or video feeds. In one implementation, video clips of an event are organized into storylines and the user interface permits navigation between different storylines and within individual storylines.
US10832053B2	Creating an iris identifier to reduce search space of a biometric system The technology described in this document can be embodied in a method for generating an iris identifier. The method includes obtaining a plurality of images of an iris, and generating a binary code for each of the plurality of images of the iris, the binary code including a sequence of bits. The method also includes identifying a first pattern of bits for which bit values and bit-locations are the same across a plurality of the binary codes, generating a first index based on the first pattern of bits, and then storing the first index on a storage device in accordance with a database management system. The first index is linked to biometric information of a different modality for a corresponding user.
US10832048B2	Systems and methods for generating and using semantic images in deep learning for classification and data extraction Disclosed is a new document processing solution that combines the powers of machine learning and deep learning and leverages the knowledge of a knowledge base. Textual information in an input image of a document can be converted to semantic information utilizing the knowledge base. A semantic image can then be generated utilizing the semantic information and geometries of the textual information. The semantic information can be coded by semantic type determined utilizing the knowledge base and positioned in the semantic image utilizing the geometries of the textual information. A region-based convolutional neural network (R-CNN) can be trained to extract regions from the semantic image utilizing the coded semantic information and the geometries. The regions can be mapped to the textual information for classification/data extraction. With semantic images, the number of samples and time needed to train the R-CNN for document processing can be significantly reduced.
US10832030B2	Method and apparatus of selecting candidate fingerprint image for fingerprint recognition A method of selecting a candidate fingerprint image for fingerprint recognition includes acquiring a target fingerprint image, generating a target frequency image based on a frequency conversion of the target fingerprint image, extracting frequency feature information associated with a representative frequency from the target frequency image, and selecting a candidate fingerprint image from enrolled fingerprint images by comparing the frequency feature information to enrolled frequency information.
US10832015B2	On-the-fly marking systems for consumer packaged goods An on-the-fly package label printing system for a variety of packages containing a variety of products printed on each package of a web of successive packages a permanent record indicative of the product weight and product ingredients in the package. The system comprises a package handling device, a clock, and a printer system.
US10832011B2	Question answering system using multilingual information sources A method of question answering from multilingual information sources is disclosed. The present invention discloses a method, a computer system and a program product for selecting an information source language of an information source, the method includes: receiving a question; analyzing the question to obtain a category information of a word included in the question; obtaining a word included in the category information as estimated topic or region related to the question; determining a candidate for an information source language using the estimated topic or region; and selecting the information source language and corresponding information sources for retrieving documents to generate an answer of the question.
US10832002B2	System and method for scoring performance of chatbots A method, apparatus, system and a computer program product are provided for scoring performance of a chatbot by capturing specified node performance metrics based on user interactions with one or more nodes in a dialog flow for the chatbot; assigning a score to each of the one or more nodes based on the specified node performance metrics; and assessing a performance measure for at least a portion of the chatbot by combining scores assigned to selected nodes in the dialog flow.
US10831994B2	Naming convention reconciler Embodiments of the present invention disclose a method, a computer program product, and a computer system for a naming convention reconciler. A computer receives and pre-processing first dictionary 114 and second dictionary 116. In addition, the computer parses the pre-processed dictionaries to extract one or more names from each of the two dictionaries. The computer then generates a hash table of the names extracted from the second dictionary and searches the hash table for names that include a word in common with a name extracted from first dictionary 114. Based on identifying a name in the hash table that includes a word in common with a name extracted from first dictionary 114, the computer determines a similarity between the names and stores an association between the names having a greatest similarity.
US10831980B2	Using unused wires on very-large-scale integration chips for power supply decoupling Using unused wires on VLSI chips for power supply decoupling including generating a VLSI chip design by: identifying floating wires in a VLSI chip; placing a via at each intersection between each floating wire and a power rail; determining a number of design rule violations for each via at each intersection; resolving the design rule violations for each via not on a major power rail; resolving the design rule violations for each via on a major power rail after resolving the design rule violations for each via not on a major power rail; after resolving the design rule violations for each via on a major power rail, identifying floating wires without a via; and for each floating wire without a via, identify an intersection with a least number of design rule violations and resolve the number of design rule violations by removing adjacent vias on adjacent wires.
US10831978B2	Method of regulating integrated circuit timing and power consumption A method of making an integrated circuit including identifying a first wire at a first location in an array of wires next to an empty location in a layout of the integrated circuit, adjusting a width of the first wire at the first location, and calculating a performance of a widened wire with regard to a first parameter. The method also includes comparing the calculated performance of the widened wire to a performance threshold of the first parameter, adjusting a degree of width adjustment of the widened wire according to a comparison result, and comparing the calculated performance of the width-adjusted widened wire to the performance threshold of the first parameter.
US10831974B2	Capacitance extraction method for semiconductor SADP metal wires A system, method and computer program product for extracting integrated circuit on-chip parasitic capacitance in semiconductor structures including structures formed according to a Self-Aligned Double Patterning (SADP) semiconductor manufacturing process. A method of calculating the capacitance of a conductive signal wire in a SADP layer whose adjacent wires or groups of wires are floating (not connected to a circuit or net and not signal carrying). Further, there is provided a system running an iterative method for accurately and efficiently eliminating a group of floating metals by eliminating one floating metal wire per iteration while extracting its corresponding on-chip parasitic coupling capacitance effect. Further, system and methods calculate parasitic capacitance calculation for an “isolated” wire(s) or a “semi-isolated wire” resulting from employing a Self-Aligned Double Patterning (SADP) processing technique. The system and method provides a capacitance calculation and circuit simulation solution without involving use of and without computing a capacitance matrix.
US10831970B2	Layout of a memory cell of an integrated circuit Techniques for generating a layout of a multi-port memory cell are provided. A specification describing at least on port within a memory cell is defined. A base memory cell including at least one extension point is modeled. A port that interfaces with the base memory cell is identified from the specification. An electrical interface between the identified port and an extension point of the base memory cell is modeled. In some embodiments, a design bucket is selected from among a predefined set of design buckets based on a count of ports within the memory cell, as described by the specification. Each design bucket corresponding to a respective layout template including the base memory cell and a respective maximum count of ports. Each electrical interface including a port described in the specification of the memory cell is modeled based on the selected design bucket and the respective layout template.
US10831969B2	Predicting routability of interconnects An integrated circuit physical design tool includes an interconnection congestion predictor that generates a congestion table for an integrated circuit design. Interconnection congestion hotspots are identified based on the congestion table. The proximity of interconnection congestion hotspots to each other is determined, and penalization values are computed based on the proximity of interconnection congestion hotspots to each other. The congestion table is then updated to reflect the penalization values due to proximity of interconnection congestion hotspots. Routability of the interconnection congestion hotspots is then predicted based on the updated congestion table. The updated congestion table may also be used by multiple physical design optimization tools, including placement, global routing, and detail routing.
US10831965B1	Placement of vectorized latches in hierarchical integrated circuit development Systems and methods to place latches during hierarchical integrated circuit development obtain an initial floor plan indicating a blocked region, two or more regions, and initial locations of components including the latches. A method includes identifying a subset of the latches that belong to a vector as a vector of latches, the subset of the latches being single-bit latches that must be placed in a same one of the two or more regions, and identifying a center of gravity (COG) of the vector of latches, the COG being a mean of geometric points corresponding with the subset of the latches. All of the subset of the latches are placed at the COG to generate an intermediate floor plan based on determining that the COG is not in the blocked region. A final design of the integrated circuit that is obtained based on the intermediate floor plan is provided for fabrication.
US10831964B2	IC physical design using a tiling engine In general, embodiments of the present invention provide systems, methods and computer readable media for generating a tiling for a physical placement of a plurality of circuits. The method includes generating a tiling including a plurality of tiles, where each tile identifies a tile geometric area, and a list of one or more of the circuits to be placed in the tile geometric area. The tiling is based on a description of one or more user constraints, where each user constraint identifies a constraint geometric area, and a characteristic of circuits to be placed in the constraint geometric area.
US10831957B2	Simulation scaling with DFT and non-DFT Electronic design automation modules for simulate the behavior of structures and materials at multiple simulation scales with different simulation modules.
US10831952B2	Data processing method for including the effect of the tortuosity on the acoustic behavior of a fluid in a porous medium Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for processing data representing the effect of tortuosity on the acoustic behavior of a fluid in a porous medium. One of the methods includes generating by a first data processing program of the data processing apparatus, a model of acoustic behavior of a fluid in a porous medium including an effect of tortuosity, with the model comprising a time variable indicative of a sound speed of the fluid. The method includes rescaling the time variable of the model based on the sound speed in a fluid in the porous medium. The method also includes simulating the acoustic behavior including the effect of tortuosity of the porous medium based on the rescaling of the time-related variables within the model.
US10831942B2	Partitioning of a network using multiple poles for each part thereof Partitioning a water distribution network comprising a set of nodes, a distance between each pair of nodes is defined based on a pre-defined metric, is provided. At least one candidate partition of the water distribution network is determined. For each candidate partition, a plurality of centrally positioned nodes for each district metered area is identified. Repeating: assigning the set of nodes to a particular district metered area and moving the plurality of centrally positioned nodes according to a local objective function based on distances of other nodes of the particular district metered area from the plurality of centrally positioned nodes, until at least one convergence condition is satisfied. A candidate partition of the water distribution network is selected according to at least one selection criterion. The selected candidate partition is configured to decrease water pressure in each district metered area of the selected candidate partition.
US10831937B2	Formation of a simplified model A method and apparatus for the formation of a simplified model. A computer system comprises a simplification system. The simplification system receives a plurality of components from a complex model, determines a number of moments of inertia for each component of the plurality of components, and creates a simplified model using the number of moments of inertia for the each component of the plurality of components, wherein the complex model is a three-dimensional computer model.
US10831933B2	Container update system A computer implemented method comprising operating a software container, the software container including a blockchain subsystem and a blockchain ledger, generating a blockchain entry by executing a hashing function on a current state of the software container and a last entry in the blockchain ledger, updating the blockchain ledger with the generated blockchain entry, and transmitting the generated blockchain entry to one or more connected software containers.
US10831930B2	Management of end user privacy controls The present disclosure relates to the management of end user privacy controls using a privacy broker system, method, computer program and electronic device for managing end user privacy controls of a plurality of end users across a plurality of end user services. The system is configured to receive from a publisher entity a privacy event relating to an end user of the plurality of end users, determine one or more target subscriber entities and communicate the privacy event to the one or more target subscriber entities.
US10831924B2	Unified control of privacy-impacting devices Systems, techniques, and apparatuses facilitate selecting, defining, controlling, verifying, and auditing privacy-impacting behaviors of devices in alignment with the privacy behavior expectations of individuals and other entities. Techniques and systems, including apparatuses, are presented to facilitate controlling and verifying the privacy behaviors of privacy-impacting devices. “Privacy enunciator” apparatuses announce the presence of entities in a device's range of action or influence. Techniques and systems for defining and sharing individualized privacy behavior preferences are described. Techniques and systems are disclosed for privacy preference resolution protocols that allow for the automated or interactive resolution of conflicts that arise between individuals in multi-actor environments or ambiguous contexts. Accountability and audit mechanisms verify the control state of devices with respect to their privacy behavior preference inputs. A trust-enhancing and technically transparent system architecture includes a distributed application network, distributed ledger technology, smart contracts, and/or blockchain technology.
US10831918B2	Multi-party secure information integration system A method of the present disclosure includes a host system authenticating a user of the user device to access secure host information associated with the user in a database. A request may be transmitted to a third-party system to access secure third-party information stored by the third party based on third-party authentication information. The host system may receive the secure third-party information and store the secure third-party information in a memory location of the database that is associated with a different memory location including the secure host information. The memory location and the different memory location may be associated in the database based on a common information type. The host system may generate a graphical user interface that positions the secure host information and the secure third-party information in the graphical user interface based on their respective location in the database.
US10831917B2	Database system consensus-based access control A processing system may obtain an operations set associated with database sources of a database system from a client entity, the operations set including a statement, the statement including a query, identify data sets from the operations set, transmit, a request to a first owner to permit access to a first data set, and a request to a second owner to permit access to a second data set, and receive approvals from the first and second owners. The processing system may retrieve a first portion of data stored in the first data set and a second portion of data stored in the second data set in accordance with the approvals, execute the operations set in accordance with the first portion of data and the second portion of data to generate a result set, and provide the client entity access to the result set.
US10831909B2	Verification techniques for enhanced security In an example, an apparatus includes a biological analysis component and a control component. The biological analysis component is configured to obtain an expected biological sample value. The expected biological sample value indicates an expected concentration of a material biologically processed by a courier. The biological analysis component is further configured to determine whether a measured biological sample value is associated with the courier based on a comparison of the expected biological sample value to the measured biological sample value. The control component is configured to perform a first set of operations based on the result of the comparison indicating that the measured biological sample value is associated with the courier. The control component is configured to perform a second set of operations based on the result of the comparison indicating that the measured biological sample value is outside an acceptable range of the biological sample value.
US10831908B1	Selectively obscuring and/or revealing sensitive information in a display of a computing device A computer-implemented method may include (1) generating or receiving, at a computing device, display data defining a display layout and one or more fields; (2) providing, on a display screen of the computing device and by processing the display data, a display that initially obscures an item of information in a secure field without obscuring an entirety of the display; (3) detecting, using at least a camera of the computing device, a change in orientation of a user relative to the computing device; and (4) in response to the change in orientation, causing the display to show the item of information in the secure field, and after causing the display to show the item, (i) detecting an expiration of a predetermined time limit, and (ii) in response to detecting the expiration, causing the display to again obscure the item in the secure field without obscuring the entirety of the display.
US10831906B1	Techniques for automatic bucket access policy generation Various embodiments are generally directed to techniques for generating updating, and/or validating one or more aspects of an access policy for a data bucket, such as based on usage data corresponding to the data bucket, for instance. Some embodiments are particularly directed to automatically generating, updating, and/or validating an access policy for a data bucket based on analysis of log data corresponding to the data bucket. In some embodiments, log data comprising access records to a data bucket may be analyzed to determine access requirements for a set of entities. In some such embodiments, the access requirements for the set of entities may then be used to generate an access policy for the data bucket.
US10831904B2	Automatically discovering attribute permissions Automatically discovering attribute permissions is provided. A profile indicating a set of attributes that can be converted into permissions for a new target instance is provided. In response to detecting that the new target instance is being added, a convertible set of attributes for the new target instance is searched for based on the profile. Search results for the convertible set of attributes are displayed. Ones of the convertible set of attributes are selected as a set of attribute permissions for the new target instance for access control to the new target instance.
US10831888B2	Data recovery enhancement system A method for detecting ransomware. A set of control files in a set of locations in a file system is checked, by a computer system, in response to an event, wherein the set of control files has a set of extensions targeted by the ransomware. In response to detecting a change in any of the set of control files, a file copying process for the file system is disabled by the computer system.
US10831883B1	Preventing application installation using system-level messages Methods and systems are provided for preventing the installation of malicious applications using system-level messages. One example method generally includes intercepting a request sent via an operating system of the computing device; determining the request is to access an application in a remote application repository; obtaining information associated with the application from the request; transmitting, over a network, the information to a security server; and receiving, over the network, a security recommendation for the application from the security server.
US10831882B2	Device, program and method for calculating a number of days a password is used An information processing device includes a display. A password input screen for a user to input a password is displayed on the display. When the password is input on the password input screen, the useful number-of-days of the input password is calculated according to a predetermined calculation condition. When the useful number-of-days of the password is calculated, a confirmation screen for allowing the user to confirm the useful number-of-days of the calculated password is displayed on the display.
US10831881B2	Method and terminal for enhancing information security A method and a terminal for enhancing information security, where the method includes receiving, by a terminal, an open instruction of a sensitive application, starting a security policy of the sensitive application, displaying prompt information that a notification message arrives when the notification message related to the sensitive application is received, and displaying a prompt for entering a password when an instruction for opening the notification message is received. Hence, a preset security policy is automatically started when the sensitive application is used. When the notification message related to the sensitive application is received, a corresponding password needs to be entered. This enhances information security, facilitates use by a user, and improves user experience.
US10831878B2	Preventing unauthorized access to secure information systems using dynamic, multi-device authentication Systems for dynamically authenticating users are provided. A system may receive a request to access functionality. In response to the received request, an authentication grid may be dynamically generated. The authentication grid may include a plurality of fields, each identifiable by a field identifier, and including one or more characters that may be used to authenticate a user. The authentication grid may be transmitted to a computing device of a user. A character for authentication may be identified by the system. In some arrangements, the system may generate a request for user input including a character appearing in the authentication grid. The user may identify the field and input the character appearing in the field. The system may receive the requested character and may compare it to the identified character for authentication. If the received character and the identified character match, functionality may be enabled. If a match does not exist, functionality may be disabled.
US10831877B1	Systems and methods for implementing multiple personas in a computing system Disclosed herein are embodiments of systems, methods, and products comprise a computing device, which allows a device to be used in different classification levels by powering the device down and booting to a different classified level without the need to switch hard drives. The disclosed software shield and persona switcher (Shielder) module provides independent application environments (personas) for separate security domains while allowing fast transition between personas. Shielder module supports multiple security classification via a minimal system storage partitioning. Shielder module allows efficient collection and reallocation of memory and persistent storage according to need and priority. Shielder module provides secure management of communication media by directing the system communication according to the security profile of the active persona.
US10831875B2	System and apparatus for secure password recovery and identity verification A secure method for resetting the password for an account is disclosed. During the setup of the account, the user can provide the service provider with a media file, and when the user asks the service provider to reset the password for the account, the user will be prompted with several media files. The user can be asked to identify the media file that the user provided to the service provider at the time of the setup of the account. If the user properly identifies the media file, the password will be reset.
US10831874B2	Information processing apparatus, information processing method and program The invention aims to enable, with respect to an application for which user authentication is necessary, to perform an operation for selecting the application and an operation for the user authentication as easily as possible. A swipe of an icon as an example of the operation for selecting the application to be activated and subsequent acceptance of a touching operation of a finger to a sensor detection area of a fingerprint authenticating device as an example of the operation for the user authentication are performed based on a series of operations.
US10831865B2	Medication management device and method The present invention relates to a medication management device and a corresponding medication management method. The proposed device comprises an imaging unit (12) for capturing images of a medication (1), a medication identification unit (14) for identifying said medication (1) by use of one or more captured images including said medication (16) based on a medication database, and a display (16) for displaying in real time captured images of said medication and overlaid medication information about said medication including medication identification information obtained by said medication identification unit (14).
US10831860B2	Alignment techniques to match symmetry point as zero-weight point in analog crosspoint arrays Zero-shifting techniques in analog crosspoint arrays are provided. In one aspect, an analog array-based vector-matrix multiplication includes: a weight array connected to a reference array, each including a crossbar array having a set of conductive row wires and a set of conductive column wires intersecting the set of conductive row wires, and optimizable crosspoint devices at intersections of the set of conductive column wires and the set of conductive row wires. A method for analog array-based vector-matrix computing is also provided that includes: applying repeated voltage pulses to the crosspoint devices in the weight array until all of the crosspoint devices in the weight array converge to their own symmetry point; and copying conductance values for each crosspoint device from the weight array to the reference array.
US10831858B2	Mobile enablement of existing web sites Mobile enablement of a web site, in one aspect, may comprise separating the web application into a static content and a dynamic content, the dynamic content comprising one or more data sources from which to retrieve data at runtime of the web application; rendering the static content as one or more hypertext markup language pages with one or more links between the hypertext markup language pages converted to local links; changing one or more references to the dynamic content to representational state transfer requests; enabling the representational state transfer requests from said one or more hypertext markup language pages; and packaging said one or more hypertext markup language pages as the mobile application.
US10831857B2	Secure and scalable data ingestion pipeline A system and method for a secure and scalable data collection and ingestion data pipeline is discussed. The data pipeline provides secure ingestion of data into internet-of-things (IoT) platform, while providing high throughput, replication, and fault-tolerance, which makes it suitable for large scale systems where data can be received from millions or billions of devices, sensors, or clients. In addition, the data pipeline provides a platform for real time event generation and data analysis. Further the data pipeline reduces operational costs and platform-as-a-service (PAAS) vendor dependencies.
US10831830B2	Normative process of interaction with a registry of virtual spaces Described are systems, methods, and computer program products for facilitating user access to virtual reality (VR) containers. A VR container registry may identify any type of container and optionally list requirements for accessing the container, constraints relating to when access is permitted, characteristics describing container features, lists of other containers accessible from within the container, container output formats, accepted input formats, etc. The registry may be organized in a hierarchical structure, make use of or be comparable to a domain name system, and include one or more top-level items each having one or more second-level items organized beneath. A service provider may host a VR container to facilitate user access to other VR containers, allow users to transfer between unconnected remote VR containers while staying within a VR session or without having to exit all VR sessions, and provide transformation services to ensure container and VR system compatibility.
US10831815B2	System for managing display of media items on an electronic display device An electronic library of media items stored in an electronic database, including collections of media items saved as groups or channels of pluralities of media items, is accessed by a user. One or more groups or channels of media items are selected and arranged in a playlist for sequential display of a media item from each selected group or channel and any selected individual media items in the playlist. Playlists are arranged in a player program on an electronic database, and a media player driving an electronic display device screen is configured by the saved player program. Each channel and/or group in each playlist is programmed such that the media player is configured to play a different media item from the channel and/or group relative to the media item played the previous time the channel and/or group is played as a player program loop repeats.
US10831807B2	Generation and presentation of an overview of an electronic magazine issue As may be implemented in accordance with one or more embodiments herein, content in each of a plurality of electronic magazine issues is communicated as follows. One of the plurality of electronic magazine issues is identified for communication with a magazine reader, such as a user reading magazine issues on an end device (e.g., tablet or other computer). At a user display device, and via a user-communication interface medium, an issue cover having an issue name and a cover image is caused to be displayed for the identified magazine issue, as is a summary or overview of articles for the identified magazine issue. For the latter, the display of the issue cover is autonomously caused to be replaced by a set of successive screen pages respectively corresponding to the articles, with each of the successive screen pages including a feature image and article-characterization text associated with one of the articles.
US10831803B2	System and method for true product word recognition A method and system for true product word recognition using a computing device. The method includes: obtaining title words from titles of products; determining word vectors based on a word matrix, where the word matrix is constructed based on a number of cooccurrence of each of the title words and all the other title words; determining title vectors based on a title matrix, where the title matrix is constructed based on the number of cooccurrence of each of the title words and all the other title words, and the title words in each of the titles; calculating scores for the title words in corresponding one of the titles based on the corresponding word vector and title vector; and recognizing true product words of the corresponding one of the titles based on the scores.
US10831802B2	Techniques to respond to user requests using natural-language machine learning based on example conversations Techniques to response to user requests using natural-language machine learning based on example conversations are described. In one embodiment, an apparatus may comprise a bot application interface component operative to receive an example-interaction repository, the example-interaction repository comprising a plurality of example user-to-bot interactions; and an interaction processing component operative to submit the example-interaction repository to a natural-language machine learning component; receive a sequence model from the natural-language machine learning component in response to submitting the example-interaction repository; and perform a user-to-bot conversation based on the sequence model. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
US10831798B2	System for extracting header labels for header cells in tables having complex header structures A method, system and computer-usable medium are disclosed for associating data cells with headers and header labels. In certain embodiments, a table having rows and columns is received, wherein the table includes a plurality of cells, wherein each cell is populated with at least one of a header name, data value, or no information. A determination is made as to whether a cell is a header cell or data cell. If the cell is a header cell, current list of column and current list of row headers are dynamically updated. The current list of column and row headers are assigned to the cell regardless of whether the cell is a header cell or data cell. Headers associated with header cells are used to identify label candidates for the header name of the header cell. The labels may be used to provide additional context for headers within a data cell.
US10831791B1	Using location aliases Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for using location aliases. In some implementations, a query is received, and a user that submitted the query is identified. It can be determined that one or more terms of the query represent an alias for a user-specific geographical location that has not been designated for the identified user. In response, a prompt can be provided to the user to specify a geographical location corresponding to the one or more query terms, data indicating a geographical location is received, and data is stored that indicates that, for the identified user, the one or more terms are an alias for the geographical location. One or more search results responsive to the query are provided, where the alias corresponds to the geographical location input in response to the prompt.
US10831777B2	Distributed database configuration Replicas are selected in a large distributed network, and the roles for these replicas are identified. In one example, a leader is selected from among candidate computing clusters. To make this selection, an activity monitor predicts or monitors the workload of one or more clients. Different activities of the workload are given corresponding weights. The delay in performing requested activities, modified by these weights is found, and the candidate leader with the lowest weighted delay is selected as the leader.
US10831765B1	System and method for providing information about users who performed internet-based activities A system and method provides information to a user about other users who have shown an interest in the user or in whom the user shows an interest, or other users in whom the user has shown disinterest or other users who have shown disinterest in the user, as indicated by actions performed with respect to a website or other Internet-accessible repository of data.
US10831760B2	Data stream monitoring A first device for determining measurement information for a network may include one or more processors. The first device may identify one or more data streams of frames for monitoring. The first device may modify the frames of the one or more identified streams to identify the frames as one or more of count frames to be used to identify a quantity of dropped frames, or to identify the frames as measurement frames to be used to determine latency or jitter. The first device may transmit the one or more data streams toward a second device to permit the second device to collect measurement information based on identifying the count frames or the measurement frames.
US10831759B2	Efficient determination of join paths via cardinality estimation A probabilistic counting structure such as a hyperloglog may be formed during a table scan for each of a selected set of columns. The columns may be selected based on an initial estimate of relatedness, which may be based on data types of the respective columns. An estimated cardinality of an intersection or union of columns may be formed based on an intersection of the probabilistic data structures. A join path may be determined based on the estimated cardinality of an intersection or union of the columns.
US10831754B2	Using metadata to take action on an SMS message on a proprietary system Apparatuses, systems, and processes are discussed for using metadata to take action on an SMS message on a proprietary system. In some embodiments, a wearable electronic device has a wearable device application that can present an SMS notification from an SMS application of a mobile computing device. The wearable device application can provide SMS notification data to a partner application of the mobile computing device. The partner application can perform a reverse look-up in a contacts application of the mobile computing device and construct a first contacts list with potential SMS-message senders. The wearable device application can present one or more SMS-message actions to a user of the wearable electronic device for a user selection thereof. The partner application can communicate with a partner server, which, in turn, can communicate with an SMS provider to effect the user selection of the one or more SMS-message actions.
US10831753B2	Query plan generation and execution in a relational database management system with a temporal-relational database According to one aspect, a query plan is generated for a newly submitted structured query language (SQL) query received by a relational database management system by reusing at least part of an existing query plan that is being kept in memory after execution.
US10831752B2	Semantic relational database operations A method, computer program product and/or system is disclosed. According to an aspect of this invention, one or more processors receive a query of a first database, where the query includes: (i) an operand, and (ii) an operator indicating a distance-based similarity measure. One or more processors further determine a result set based on the query, wherein the result set includes a plurality of records, and wherein a record is included in the result set based on a vector nearest-neighbor computation between: (i) a first vector corresponding to the operand, and (ii) a second vector corresponding to the record, wherein the second vector is included in a vector space model that is based on a textual representation of the first database.
US10831751B2	Query parallelism method A system optimizes performance of parallel queries by dividing a query into a plurality of sub queries. The query is divided according to a plurality of data ranges associated with the query. The system creates an available queue, and a defer queue. The system assigns the plurality of sub queries into the available queue. The system then processes, in parallel, the plurality of sub queries in the available queue. During the processing, if the system determines that a data range associated with a sub query comprises unavailable data, the system assigns the sub query to the defer queue as a defer range sub query. After completing the processing of the plurality of sub queries in the available queue, the system processes a plurality of defer range sub queries in the defer queue.
US10831749B2	Expert discovery using user query navigation paths A computing device determines that a user submits a query. The computing device tracks proximate web activities to the query by the user, determines a topic of the query, and determines a navigation path of the user from the proximate web activities. The computing device calculates a semantic score for the navigation path and associates the semantic score with the user, the topic, and the navigation path. The computing device calculates a threshold score for the topic using a sampling of semantic scores associated with matching topics in an expertise dataset and determines whether the semantic score meets the threshold score. When the semantic score does not meet the threshold score, the computing device performs one or more predetermined actions. An efficient manner of automatically discovering navigation paths used by experts in specific topics is provided, thus requiring less computing time and resources.
US10831747B2	Multi stage aggregation using digest order after a first stage of aggregation According to embodiments of the present invention, methods, systems and computer-readable media are presented for processing a database query. The query may specify an arrangement for resulting data. A digest is generated for each of a plurality of database object elements. The plurality of database object elements are grouped or mapped into one or more groups based on the digest to arrange the database object elements in digest order. The database object elements from the one or more groups are extracted and/or processed in order of the digest, in accordance with the specified arrangement.
US10831745B2	Database protocols and retrieval techniques A system includes 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: receiving, from a user computer, a destructive read request including header information indicating that a record stored in a persistent database is to be deleted after the record is successfully read from the persistent database; in response to receiving the destructive read request, retrieving the record, which was identified by the destructive read request, from the persistent database; after retrieving the record, receiving a success signal that confirms that the record was successfully read from the persistent database; and in response to receiving the success signal, automatically deleting the record, which was identified by the destructive read request, from the persistent database without receiving another instruction to delete the record. Other embodiments are disclosed herein.
US10831740B2	Parallel processing of service data corresponding to multiple target objects Implementations of the present disclosure include methods, apparatuses, and client devices for processing service data. Target data and target objects associated with a service item are determined. Service data associated with the target data is received from the plurality of target objects. For service data that was received within a predetermined time period, labeled data including the service data and a confirmation label is generated. An option to process the labeled data associated with the plurality of target objects in parallel is provided by a confirmation interface. In response to receiving a user input confirming parallel processing of the labeled data, completing service processing for the target objects.
US10831706B2	Database maintenance using backup and restore technology A method, apparatus and computer program product for performing database maintenance. A database running in a computer includes a first data file and a first log file. A snapshot copy of the first data file is created. Database maintenance is performed on the first snapshot copy of the first data file to produce a maintained snapshot copy of the first data file. A snapshot restore operation is performed on the database by replacing the first data file with the maintained snapshot copy of the first data file. The maintained snapshot copy of the first data file is updated according to logged transactions in the first log file which occurred after the snapshot copy of the first data file was created. In this way, a new data file is created which is both a product of the database maintenance as well as the database transactions which occurred while the database maintenance occurred.
US10831701B2	Configuring compute nodes in a parallel computer using remote direct memory access (‘RDMA’) Configuring compute nodes in a parallel computer using remote direct memory access (‘RDMA’), the parallel computer comprising a plurality of compute nodes coupled for data communications via one or more data communications networks, including: initiating, by a source compute node of the parallel computer, an RDMA broadcast operation to broadcast binary configuration information to one or more target compute nodes in the parallel computer; preparing, by each target compute node, the target compute node for receipt of the binary configuration information from the source compute node; transmitting, by each target compute node, a ready message to the target compute node, the ready message indicating that the target compute node is ready to receive the binary configuration information from the source compute node; and performing, by the source compute node, an RDMA broadcast operation to write the binary configuration information into memory of each target compute node.
US10831700B2	Methods and apparatus for reducing power consumption within embedded systems Methods and apparatus for managing connections between multiple internal integrated circuits (ICs) of, for example, a high-speed internal device interface. Improved schemes for coordination of connection and disconnection events, and/or suspension and resumption of operation for a High-Speed Inter-Chip™ (HSIC) interface are disclosed. In one exemplary embodiment, a “device”-initiated and “host”-initiated connect/disconnect procedure is disclosed, that provides improved timing, synchronization, and power consumption.
US10831691B1	Method for implementing processing elements in a chip card The present disclosure relates to a method for implementing processing elements in a chip card such that the processing elements can communicate data between each other in order to perform a computation task, wherein the data communication requires each processing element to have a respective number of connections to other processing elements. The method comprises: providing a complete graph with an even number of nodes that is higher than the maximum of the numbers of connections by one or two. If the number of processing elements is higher that the number of nodes of the graph, the graph may be duplicated and the duplicated graphs may be combined into a combined graph. A methodology for placing and connecting the processing elements may be determined in accordance with the structure of nodes of a resulting graph, the resulting graph being the complete graph or the combined graph.
US10831688B2	Reconfigurable network infrastructure A method, a system and a computer program product for supporting a reconfigurable hardware network topology including graphics processor units (GPU) and central processing unit (CPU) interconnectivity. The re-configurability of the network is based on data bandwidth and latency requirements of running workloads obtained by running training workload sequences upon the configured topology. For network re-configurability, a user enabled to directly connect high-speed cable links between CPU/GPU connectors and between GPU/GPU connectors. Further included in a configured network topology are switches configurable to provide one or more PCIe high-speed side-band links, as well as a high speed multiplexor, that can switch the network topology. The method prepares a system map of the hardware network topology, and generates a GPU weightage pattern based on data bandwidth and latencies of the configured GPUs such that GPUs are assigned to workloads based on its weightage to optimize workload performance.
US10831684B1	Kernal driver extension system and method A method, computer program product, and computing system for deploying a kernel driver extension in a kernel of a storage processor communicatively coupled to one or more non-volatile memory express (NVMe) devices. The kernel driver extension may be communicatively coupled with a standard NVMe kernel driver deployed in the kernel of the storage processor. One or more input/output (I/O) operations may be performed on the one or more NVMe devices via the standard NVMe kernel driver and the kernel driver extension.
US10831678B2	Multi-tier cache placement mechanism Storage of data in a cache system is controlled by a cache monitor. A cache line is filled in response to a memory instruction from a cache client. The cache monitor includes a predictor table and update logic. An entry in the predictor table comprises an instruction identifier that associates the entry with a memory instruction and, for each cache in the system, a reuse counter. The update logic is configured to update a reuse counter table dependent upon cache behavior in response to memory instructions. Storage of data a first data address in cache in response to a memory instruction having a first instruction identifier, is dependent upon reuse counter values in an entry of the predictor table associated with first instruction identifier. Reuse counters are updated dependent upon cache behavior. A Bloom filter or other data structure may be used to associate data addresses with a memory instruction.
US10831672B2	Memory management for a hierarchical memory system Disclosed are systems and methods for managing memory. A memory management system may include a table having multiple virtual memory addresses. Each virtual memory address may correspond to a physical memory address and data that identifies a type of memory device corresponding to the physical memory address. The physical memory device can be used to access the memory device when a table hit occurs.
US10831671B2	Controller for managing sequence for map data, operating method thereof and memory system A controller includes an address manager suitable for mapping a first information indicating a start map data of a continuous map data, and a second information indicating a number of the continuous map data, and suitable for storing the first and second information; and a processor suitable for controlling, when a read request for a target map data is received, a memory device to read out the target map data from a meta region of the memory device based on the first information and the second information.
US10831666B2	Secondary storage server caching Techniques related to failover to the secondary storage server from a primary storage server of a database server without degrading the performance of servicing storage requests for client applications are provided. In an embodiment, the secondary storage server receives, from the database server, an eviction notification indicating that a set of data blocks has been evicted from a cache. The secondary storage server's memory hierarchy includes a secondary cache and a secondary persistent storage that stores a second copy of the set of data blocks. The secondary storage server persistently stores a copy of data, which is also persistently stored on the primary storage server, which includes a first copy of the set of data blocks. In an embodiment, upon receiving the eviction notification, the secondary storage server retrieves the second copy of the set of data blocks from the secondary persistent storage of the secondary storage server and loads the second copy of the set of data blocks into the secondary cache. After an interruption event, the secondary storage receives a request for a subset of the set of data blocks based on a request for data, at the database server. Upon receiving the request for the subset of the set of data blocks, the second storage server retrieves the subset of the set of data blocks from the second copy of the set of data blocks stored on the secondary cache of the secondary storage server without retrieving any of such data blocks from the second copy of the set of data blocks stored on the persistent storage of the secondary storage server. The second storage server sends the subset of the set of data blocks to the database server.
US10831659B2	Scope resolution tag buffer to reduce cache miss latency A method handles cache misses using a Scope Resolution Tag Buffer (SRTB). A cache controller assigns each data block in L2 cache with an n-bit value, where the n-bit value describes a quantity of occurrences in which the data block has been accessed, and where the cache controller increments the n-bit value in one or more data blocks in the first level memory cache each time the one or more data blocks are accessed. The cache controller evicts a particular data block from the L2 cache, and stores a particular data block address where the particular data block is now stored in a Scope Resolution Tag Buffer (SRTB). The information in the SRTB is used to locate which cache or memory contains the particular data block in the event of a subsequent cache miss in the L2 cache.
US10831656B2	System and method to improve input output command latency by dynamic size logical to physical caching A method and apparatus are provided to divide a logical to physical table into multiple parts, one part in a first fast memory and a second part in a second non-volatile memory, wherein an algorithm may be used in the division.
US10831655B2	Methods, devices and systems for compressing and decompressing data Methods, devices and systems for a compressor and a decompressor for encoding and decoding data in the cache/memory/data transferring subsystem in a computer system or in a communication network are described herein. Example variable-length compressors and decompressors are able to: compress more densely when specific values occur in specific positions in a data block; to improve compression and decompression latency when specific values that appear frequently occur in a data block; to also improve decompression latency by recording the lengths of variable-length encoded values of a compressed data block. The compressor and decompressor are able to support compression and decompression of common compression scenarios that are used in combination with variable-length compression to improve compressibility in the cache/memory/data transferring subsystem in a computer system or in a communication network.
US10831654B2	Cache management using multiple cache history lists Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a method and device for cache management. The method includes: receiving an I/O request associated with a processor kernel; in response to first data that the I/O request is targeted for being missed in a cache, determining whether a first target address of the first data is recorded in one of a plurality of cache history lists; in response to the first target address not being recorded in the plurality of cache history lists, storing, in a first node of a first free cache history list, the first target address and an initial access count of the first target address, the first free cache history list being determined in association with the processor kernel in advance; and adding the first node to a first cache history list associated with the I/O request of the plurality of cache history lists.
US10831650B2	Systems and methods for accessing non-volatile memory and write acceleration cache Embodiment of a storage stack are disclosed whereby increased performance and other technical improvements are achieved by an application requesting access (e.g., asynchronously) to an address, returning a buffer, and the application issuing a buffer release when the operation is complete.
US10831644B2	Automation of enterprise software inventory and testing Disclosed herein are system, method, and computer program product embodiments for automating component management in enterprise applications. An embodiment operates by receiving metadata associated with the enterprise application implementation and storing an inventory including at least a portion of the metadata. The system then determines one or more component dependencies of the enterprise application implementation based on the inventory and providing one or more recommendations for component installation or deletion based on the inventory and one or more component dependencies. The system also generates one or more testcases based on the inventory and the one or more component dependencies.
US10831642B2	Detecting potential class loader problems using the class search path sequence for each class loader A method, system and computer program product for identifying potential class loader problems prior to or during the deployment of the classes to the production environment. A set of class loaders is loaded into memory. The set of class loaders is arranged hierarchically into parent-child relationships. The class search path sequence for each class loader in the hierarchy is generated to detect and identify potential class loader problems. Those class loaders with a duplicate class in its class search path sequence are identified as those class loaders that may pose a potential problem. A message may then be displayed to the user identifying these class loaders as posing a potential problem. By identifying these class loaders prior to or during the deployment of the classes to the production environment, class loader problems may be prevented from occurring.
US10831635B2	Preemption of false positives in code scanning Embodiments for reducing false matches in a code analysis by one or more processors. Source code is scanned against a stored formatting profile. If a match between at least a portion of the source code and the formatting profile is found, restriction is made from incorporating the at least the portion of the source code in source code development.
US10831620B2	Core pairing in multicore systems A method, executed by a computer, includes pairing a first core with a second core to form a first core group, wherein each core of the group has a plurality of functional units, transferring instructions received by the first core to the second core for execution via a first inter-core communication bus, and executing the instructions on the second core. A computer system and computer program product corresponding to the above method are also disclosed herein.
US10831615B2	Automated regulation compliance for backup and restore in a storage environment Methods and systems for automated regulation compliance for backing up and restoring in a storage environment are provided. A system for providing automated regulation compliance for backing up and restoring in a storage environment includes an analyzer module that determines if a storage system complies with regulations. The system includes a converter module that converts the storage system to comply with the regulations in response to determining that the storage system does not comply with the regulations. The system includes a validator module that validates that the converted storage system complies with the regulations.
US10831614B2	Visualizing restoration operation granularity for a database A database may provide a visualization of restoration operation granularity. Information may be obtained describing possible restoration points within a given period of time for a database. The information may include a respective state of the database associated with a point in time and a respective restoration operation type for the possible restoration points. A graphical representation may be generated illustrating the possible restoration points ordered within the given time period according to the points in time associated with the respective states of the database. The graphical representation may be provided via network-based interface to a client of the database. The graphical representation of the possible restoration points may be updated in response to changes to the given time period or database volume events that modify the possible restoration points.
US10831607B2	Dynamic transaction throttling in a data processing system supporting transactional memory In a processing unit, a processor core executes instructions in a plurality of simultaneous hardware threads, where multiple of the plurality of hardware threads concurrently execute memory transactions. A transactional memory circuit in the processing unit tracks transaction footprints of the memory transactions of the multiple hardware thread. In response to detecting failure of a given memory transaction of one of the plurality of multiple threads due to an overflow condition, the transactional memory circuit transitions to a throttled operating mode and reduces a number of hardware threads permitted to concurrently execute memory transactions.
US10831603B2	Rebuild assist using failed storage device Methods, systems, and other aspects for reconstructing data and rebuilding a failed storage device in a storage system using one or more functioning compute resources and/or storage resources of the failed storage device. For example, a method may include, responsive to a detection of a failed storage device in a storage system, locating data and redundancy information in functioning storage device(s) in the storage system for reconstructing data of the failed storage device; issuing peer-to-peer commands to the functioning storage device(s) to obtain the data and the redundancy information from the functioning storage device(s); and reconstructing the data of the failed storage device based on the data and the redundancy information obtained from the functioning storage device(s), wherein a functioning compute resource of the failed computing device at least partially performs one or more of the locating, issuing, and reconstructing.
US10831602B2	Dynamically merging parity data for multiple data stripes Methods that can dynamically merge parity data for multiple data stripes are provided. One method includes detecting, by a processor, a disk failure in a redundant array of independent disks (RAID) configuration and, in response to detecting the disk failure, merging parity data stored in a plurality of sets of segments in a stripe of the RAID configuration to free space in a set of parity segments of the plurality of sets of segments. Systems and computer program products for performing the method are also provided.
US10831597B2	Receiving, at a secondary storage controller, information on modified data from a primary storage controller to use to calculate parity data Provided are a computer program product, system, and method for receiving, at a secondary storage controller, information on modified data from a primary storage controller to use to calculate parity data. The secondary storage controller receives from the primary storage controller difference data calculated from modified data and a pre-modified version of the modified data for a primary group of tracks at the primary storage and one of the modified data and new primary parity data calculated at the primary storage controller from the modified data and the difference data. The secondary storage controller uses the difference data and one of the modified data and the new primary parity data to write new secondary parity data and the modified data to a secondary group of tracks at the secondary storage.
US10831578B2	Fault detection circuit with progress register and status register A processing system, such as for an automobile, includes multiple processor cores, including an application core and a safety core, and a fault detection circuit in communication with the processor cores. The fault detection circuit includes a progress register for storing progress data of an application executed on the application core. The safety core, which executes a fault detection program, reads the progress data from the progress register, and generates an output based on the progress data and an expected behavior of the application. The safety core writes the output to a status register of the fault detection circuit. The fault detection circuit includes a controller that reads the status register and generates a fault signal when the output indicates there is a fault in the execution of the application. In response, the application core either recovers from the fault or runs in a safe mode.
US10831573B2	Message processing Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to methods, systems, and computer program products for processing a message including a content and operations performed on the content. According to the method, in response to a message including both a content and a description of operations performed on the content being requested to access, an application may be made to access the content; and the application may be made to execute the operations performed on the content.
US10831571B2	Communicating between systems using a coupling facility list structure Communication between one system and another system using one communication mechanism has failed. The one communication mechanism includes an operating system service to transfer a message between the one system and the other system. Based on determining that the communication between the one system and the other system has failed, automatically switching from the one communication mechanism to another communication mechanism to communicate the message between the one system and the other system. The other communication mechanism is different from the operating system service and uses a coupling facility list structure.
US10831567B2	Application processing method and apparatus A application-program processing method is provided. The method includes obtaining a sub-application identifier by using a parent application running in an operating system, obtaining a corresponding sub-application page configuration file according to the sub-application identifier, and obtaining a common-component identifier from the sub-application page configuration file. The method also includes selecting a common-component corresponding to the common-component identifier from a common-component library provided by the parent application, and generating a sub-application page according to the selected common-component.
US10831563B2	Deadlock resolution between distributed processes using process and aggregated information A system for resolving a resource deadlock between processes. A shared data structure is maintained that includes process records of the processes. Process states and process priorities are defined for each of the processes. Values of the process states and process priorities are indicated in the process records. One or more aggregated states of the processes are defined. A respective state of the process is determined, by each process, based on at least one of the process states and process priorities of the process records, and the aggregated states of the processes. The respective state is used to allocate or deallocate resources to the process to mitigate and resolve the resource deadlock between the processes.
US10831555B2	Methods and apparatus to improve workload domain management in virtualized server systems Methods, apparatus, systems, and articles of manufacture are disclosed to improve workload domain management of virtualized server systems. An example apparatus includes a resource status analyzer to determine a health status of a first virtualized server of a workload domain, compare the health status to a decomposition threshold based on a policy, and transfer a workload of the first virtualized server to a second virtualized server of the workload domain when the health status satisfies the decomposition threshold. The example apparatus further includes a resource deallocator to deallocate the first virtualized server from the workload domain to a pool of virtualized servers to execute the workload using the second virtualized server.
US10831549B1	Multi-region request-driven code execution system An on-demand code execution environment present in points of presence (POPs) and in regions serviced by the POPs is provided herein. For example, a POP may receive a request to execute a task associated with user-defined code. If the POP determines that the computing resources necessary to execute a received task are not available or that the POP should not execute the received task for another reason (e.g., the task is not commonly received and the computing resources needed to execute the task are therefore best allocated for other requests), the POP can forward the task to a region that the POP services for execution by an on-demand code execution environment present in the region. The on-demand code execution environment present in the region can execute the task and forward the results of the execution to the POP for distribution back to a user device that requested the task execution.
US10831546B2	Computing task management using tree structures A method, in a data processing system comprising a processor and a memory, for managing computing tasks, the method comprising retrieving, by the data processing system, data files from a corpus data server, identifying, by the data processing system, task features from the data files, creating, by the data processing system, a plurality of tasks for loading to a memory device and execution by one or more processors based on the task features, associating, by the data processing system, the plurality of tasks based on similarities of the task features, and generating, by the data processing system, mappings of the plurality of tasks based on the association, wherein the mappings include instructions for logically merging execution of the plurality of tasks.
US10831543B2	Contention-aware resource provisioning in heterogeneous processors Applications on different processing elements have different characteristics such as latency versus bandwidth sensitivity, memory level parallelism, different memory access patterns and the like. Interference between applications due to contention at different sources leads to different effects on performance and is quantified. A method for contention-aware resource provisioning in heterogeneous processors includes receiving stand-alone performance statistics for each processing element for a given application. Multi-core performance slowdown can be computed from the received stand-alone performance statistics. When a request to provision an application on the heterogeneous processors is received, application performance requirements of the application can be determined and a bandwidth for the application can be provisioned based on the application performance requirements and the computed multi-core performance slowdown parameter.
US10831537B2	Dynamic update of the number of architected registers assigned to software threads using spill counts A computer system includes a processor, main memory, and controller. The processor includes a plurality of hardware threads configured to execute a plurality of software threads. The main memory includes a first register table configured to contain a current set of architected registers for the currently running software threads. The controller is configured to change a first number of the architected registers assigned to a given one of the software threads to a second number of architected registers when a result of monitoring current usage of the registers by the software threads indicates that the change will improve performance of the computer system. The processor includes a second register table configured to contain a subset of the architected registers and a mapping table for each software thread indicating whether the architected registers referenced by the corresponding software thread are located in the first register table or the second register table.
US10831536B2	Task scheduling using improved weighted round robin techniques Mechanisms are provided for distributing work requests to worker devices. The mechanisms generate a cycle table data structure which segments a set of work request allocations into a plurality of cycles in which, for each cycle, a subset of worker devices, from a set of worker devices, are eligible to receive allocations of work requests. The mechanisms receive a work request from a computing device and select a worker device to receive the work request, from a first subset of worker devices that are eligible to receive allocations of work requests for a current cycle in the cycle table data structure, based on both of entries in the cycle table data structure corresponding to a current cycle, and execution of weighted round robin scheduling logic. The mechanisms distribute the work request to the selected worker device which performs an operation on the work request.
US10831527B2	Providing link aggregation and high availability through network virtualization layer Implementations of the disclosure describe provide link aggregation and high availability services via a network virtualization layer. A method of the disclosure relates to receiving, by a processing device of a host computer system executing a hypervisor, a network packet from a virtual machine managed by the hypervisor, generating a metadata item associated with the network packet, the metadata item comprising an identifier of a transmission mode for the network packet, and determining, by the processing device executing the hypervisor, in view of the identifier of the transmission mode of the metadata item, whether the transmission mode is one of a link aggregation (LA) mode, a high availability (HA) mode, or a combined LA and HA mode.
US10831524B2	Virtual host migration system and method, computer apparatus and computer readable storage medium The present disclosure provides a virtual host migration system, a virtual host migration method, a computer apparatus and a readable storage medium. The system at least includes: a first operation environment device and a second operation environment device, the first operation environment device is loaded with a virtual host of a first virtual structure; the second operation environment device is configured to acquire a file container acceptable by the second operation environment device, and load a virtual host of a second virtual structure according to the file container. In the present disclosure, the first operation environment device is loaded with the virtual host of the first virtual structure, and the second operation environment device acquires the file container acceptable by the second operation environment device and loads the virtual host of the second virtual structure according to the file container, thereby realizing virtual host migration across platforms.
US10831520B2	Object to object communication between hypervisor and virtual machines A system and method of communicating between a hypervisor and virtual machines using object agents within the hypervisor and the virtual machines. Further, the hypervisor and virtual machines include similar datastore mappings that allow the hypervisor and virtual machines to communicate with each other. The object agent of a virtual machine communicates information corresponding to a first object to the object agent of the hypervisor, and the object agent of the hypervisor updates a datastore mapping of the hypervisor. The hypervisor then communicates the information corresponding to the first object to an object agent of another virtual machine.
US10831519B2	Packaging and deploying algorithms for flexible machine learning Techniques for packaging and deploying algorithms utilizing containers for flexible machine learning are described. In some embodiments, users can create or utilize simple containers adhering to a specification of a machine learning service in a provider network, where the containers include code for how a machine learning model is to be trained and/or executed. The machine learning service can automatically train a model and/or host a model using the containers. The containers can use a wide variety of algorithms and use a variety of types of languages, libraries, data types, etc. Users can thus implement machine learning training and/or hosting with extremely minimal knowledge of how the overall training and/or hosting is actually performed.
US10831517B2	Deploying a virtual machine in a computing environment A method and associated system. In response to a request to deploy a virtual machine, a virtual machine resource usage pattern having attributes matching a subset of attributes in than ordered sequence of attributes is selected from at least one virtual machine resource usage pattern stored in a virtual machine resource usage pattern library, based on an ordering of the attributes in the ordered sequence of attributes, wherein the virtual machine resource usage pattern library stores usage patterns for virtual machines previously deployed. A node on which the virtual machine is to be deployed is selected, based on the selected virtual machine resource usage pattern, and additionally based on either available resources of the plurality of nodes or predicted runtime resource requirements of the virtual machine to be deployed. The virtual machine is configured for being deployed on the selected node. The virtual machine is deployed on the selected node.
US10831502B2	Migration of partially completed instructions Migration of partially completed instructions. A determination is made that processing of an operation of an instruction executing on a processor has been interrupted prior to completion. The instruction is re-executed on a selected processor to resume forward processing of the instruction. The re-executing includes determining whether model-dependent metadata is to be used by the selected processor in re-executing the instruction. Based on determining the model-dependent metadata is to be used, the model-dependent metadata is used in re-executing the instruction. Based on determining the model-dependent metadata is not to be used, proceeding with re-executing the instruction without using the model-dependent metadata.
US10831501B2	Managing an issue queue for fused instructions and paired instructions in a microprocessor Disclosed is a method for managing an issue queue for fused instructions and paired instructions in a microprocessor. The method includes dispatching a fused instruction to a first entry in a double issue queue; dispatching two paired instructions to a second entry in the double issue queue; issuing the fused instruction during a single cycle to an execution unit in response to determining, by the issue queue logic, that the fused instruction is ready to issue; and issuing, by the issue queue logic, the first instruction of the two paired instructions to the execution unit in response to determining, by the issue queue logic, that the first instruction of the two paired instructions is ready to issue.
US10831498B2	Managing an issue queue for fused instructions and paired instructions in a microprocessor Managing an issue queue for fused instructions and paired instructions in a microprocessor including dispatching a fused instruction to a first entry in a double issue queue; dispatching two paired instructions to a second entry in the double issue queue; issuing the fused instruction during a single cycle to an execution unit in response to determining, by the issue queue logic, that the fused instruction is ready to issue; and issuing, by the issue queue logic, the first instruction of the two paired instructions to the execution unit in response to determining, by the issue queue logic, that the first instruction of the two paired instructions is ready to issue.
US10831497B2	Compression/decompression instruction specifying a history buffer to be used in the compression/decompression of data An instruction to perform a function of a plurality of functions is obtained. The instruction is a single architected instruction of an instruction set architecture that complies to an industry standard for compression. The instruction is executed, and the executing includes performing the function specified by the instruction. The performing includes, based on the function being a compression function or a decompression function, transforming state of input data between an uncompressed form of the input data and a compressed form of the input data to provide a transformed state of data accessing. During performing the function, history relating to the function is accessed. The history is to be used in transforming the state of input data between the uncompressed form and the compressed form.
US10831495B2	Parallelization of numeric optimizers A method for parallelization of a numeric optimizer includes detecting an initialization of a numeric optimization process of a given function. The method computes a vector-distance between an input vector and a first neighbor vector of a set of neighbor vectors. The method predicts, using the computed vector-distance, a subset of the set of neighbor vectors. The method pre-computes, in a parallel processing system, a set of evaluation values in parallel, each evaluation value corresponding to one of the subset of the set of neighbor vectors. The method detects a computation request from the numeric optimization process, the computation request involving at least one of the set of evaluation values. The method supplies, in response to receiving the computation request, and without performing a computation of the computation request, a parallelly pre-computed evaluation value from the set of evaluation values to the numeric optimization process.
US10831488B1	Computation engine with extract instructions to minimize memory access In an embodiment, a computation engine may offload work from a processor (e.g. a CPU) and efficiently perform computations such as those used in LSTM and other workloads at high performance. In an embodiment, the computation engine may perform computations on input vectors from input memories in the computation engine, and may accumulate results in an output memory within the computation engine. The input memories may be loaded with initial vector data from memory, incurring the memory latency that may be associated with reading the operands. Compute instructions may be performed on the operands, generating results in an output memory. One or more extract instructions may be supported to move data from the output memory to the input memory, permitting additional computation on the data in the output memory without moving the results to main memory.
US10831487B2	Lookup-table hardware search engine A lookup-table type TL-TCAM hardware search engine includes a SL decoder, a TL-TCAM array, and the data stored in the TL-TCAM hardware search engine is obtained by performing lookup table operation in the corresponding TCAM hardware search engine, the SL decoder is used to decode the search word and send it to the TL-TCAM hardware search engine array, and the decoding is to convert a search word SL corresponding to data in a TCAM hardware search engine table into a search word LSL corresponding to TL-TCAM hardware search engine table data, the effect is that TCAM adds a decoder, cooperates with the decoder and by lookup table method converts the TCAM table data to a new circuit unit that can be adapted to the added search line.
US10831479B2	Instruction to move data in a right-to-left direction A single architected instruction to move data is executed. The executing includes moving data of a specified length from a source location to a destination location in a right-to-left sequence to provide a predictable result. A predictable result is provided, even though a portion of the destination location is contained within the source location from which the data is being moved.
US10831472B2	Vehicle control system and vehicle control method A vehicle control system includes a plurality of devices, a first device included in the devices including: a storage configured to store consistency information including a permitted combination of versions of software installed on each of one or more devices in association with each of the control functions; a determination unit configured to determine whether the consistency information consistent with versions of software installed on a part of the devices exists when consistency does not exist in the versions of all software installed on each of the devices; and a performance control unit configured to permit performance of a part of control functions associated with the consistency information consistent with the versions of software installed on the part of the devices when the consistency information consistent with the versions of software installed on the part of the devices exists.
US10831469B2	Dynamically installing a device driver by a network element A method and apparatus of a network element that installs a device driver used to manage hardware of the network element is described. In an exemplary embodiment, the network element detects, with a functionality of a network element operating system, the hardware of a data plane of the network element, where at least one component of the network element operating system is executing in a first container as a first set of processes. The network element further determines a device driver for the hardware and installs the device driver in a kernel of the host operating system. The network element additionally manages the data, with the network element operating system, using the device driver.
US10831464B2	Installation of operating system Provided are a method and terminal device for installing an operating system. The method includes: copying an installation boot file in a mirror file of a to-be-installed-operating system into a root directory of a removable storage device attached to the terminal device, the mirror file being stored in the removable storage device; creating an installation script file where a pre-installation script indicates the mirror file is to be mounted to a first folder of the terminal device; designating in the installation script file that a storage address of software installation packages is that of the first folder; adding the installation script file to the mirror file and copying the updated mirror file into a hard disk, where the operating system is to be installed, in the terminal device to obtain a startup disk; and installing the operating system in the hard disk with the startup disk and installation boot file.
US10831448B2	Automated process analysis and automation implementation A device may obtain process data relating to a set of processes. The device may process the process data to generate a process analysis model. The device may classify, using the process analysis model, a particular process into a particular class of a set of classes of the process analysis model. The device may automatically assess the particular process based on the particular class, wherein a set of assessment parameters for assessing the particular process is selected based on the particular class, and wherein an assessment score is assigned to the particular process based on values for the set of assessment parameters. The device may determine, based on the assessment score and the particular class, an automation recommendation for the particular process. The device may automatically complete the particular process using a particular tool based on determining the automation recommendation.
US10831447B2	Multiply-accumulate operation device Electric charges depending on values of N+ electric signals and values of corresponding positive loads are held in first capture-and-storage circuitry. Electric charges having a size depending on values of (N−N+) electric signals and corresponding absolute values of negative loads are held in second capture-and-storage circuitry. A sum of N+ multiplied values obtained by multiplying each of the positive loads by each of the values of the N+ electric signals is calculated when a voltage held in the first capture-and-storage circuitry reaches a first threshold. A sum of (N−N+) multiplied values obtained by multiplying each of the absolute values by each of the values of the (N−N+) electric signals is calculated when a voltage held in the second capture-and-storage circuitry reaches a second threshold A sum of N multiplied values is obtained by subtracting the sum of (N−N+) multiplied values from the sum of N+ multiplied values.
US10831444B2	Quantized neural network training and inference Training neural networks by constructing a neural network model having neurons each associated with a quantized activation function adapted to output a quantized activation value. The neurons are arranged in layers and connected by connections associated quantized connection weight functions adapted to output quantized connection weight values. During a training process a plurality of weight gradients are calculated during backpropagation sub-processes by computing neuron gradients, each of an output of a respective the quantized activation function in one layer with respect to an input of the respective quantized activation function. Each neuron gradient is calculated such that when an absolute value of the input is smaller than a positive constant threshold value, the respective neuron gradient is set as a positive constant output value and when the absolute value of the input is smaller than the positive constant threshold value the neuron gradient is set to zero.
US10831436B2	Object display system, user communication device, and object display method and program A beacon device is a mobile object having an AR marker provided on its surface which indicates an existing position of the beacon device in actual space and transmits a beacon signal including a beacon ID. A user communication device, which is a mobile object equipped with an imaging function, identifies the position of the beacon device by recognizing the AR marker in a live view image, receives the beacon signal transmitted from the beacon device, transmits the beacon ID to a server device and controls to display an object corresponding to the beacon ID transmitted from the server device at the identified position of the beacon device in the live view image. The server device reads out the object corresponding to the beacon ID transmitted from the user communication device from a character data file group and transmits that data to the user communication device.
US10831420B2	Distributed printing Aspects of the present disclosure relate to a method of performing a pull printing operation. In one example, the method comprises receiving at a source printer, from a client device, data defining a print job, wherein the source printer comprises a node of a decentralized distributed network of printers. The method then comprises storing the data in a plurality of printers, wherein the plurality of printers comprise nodes of the distributed network. The data is retrievable by a destination printer, wherein the destination printer comprises a node of the distributed network, to print the print job.
US10831419B1	Firmware upgrade system for printing devices having a component A system of printing devices installs an upgrade version of firmware for the devices on a limited number of devices before doing a total installation. The number of the limited devices for analyzing the upgrade firmware is determined based on the failure rate of the devices. A ratio of failure is determined that is scaled by a factor to obtain the number of test devices. An analytical time interval also is determined to test the upgrade firmware on the limited number of devices. The failure rate within the limited number of devices is monitored to determine whether to upgrade all of the applicable devices.
US10831414B2	Image forming apparatus, image forming system, and image forming method for printing a data file determined to be printed An image forming apparatus including: an object-to-be-printed determiner that, when the number of data files stored in a storage is smaller than a set predetermined number, determines the data files as files to be printed: and an image forming portion that prints the determined files to be printed.
US10831411B2	Storage controller with OCS for managing active-passive backend storage arrays A storage controller is provided with an optical circuit switch (OCS) for managing active-passive backend storage arrays. For this purpose a system includes a host computer system, a backend storage array having a first controller and a second controller, an optical circuit switch (OCS) connected between the host computer system and the first and second controllers, and a storage system controller comprising a failover detector to detect a failover of the first controller when the first controller is in an active state and the second controller is in a passive state, and an OCS controller to control the OCS to switch connection of the host computer system from the first controller to the second controller based on the failover detector detecting a failover of the first controller to place the second controller in an active state.
US10831403B2	Probabalistic command aging and selection Embodiments described herein are operable in a computing system. The computing system receives first and second commands (e.g., I/O commands). The computing system determines that the first command has a higher priority than the second I/O command, and queues the second command for servicing at a later time. The computing system services the first command, and services the second command after a timeout period based on performance degradation limit that decreases command processing performance of the computing system, overrides the timeout period, and increases a probability of executing the second command.
US10831399B2	Method and system for enabling agentless backup and restore operations on a container orchestration platform A method and system for enabling agentless backup and restore operations on a container orchestration platform. Specifically, the method and system disclosed herein may entail facilitating the implementation of backup (or restore) workloads in a containerized environment without the co-execution of secondary storage agents therein, which traditionally manage these backup (or restore) operations.
US10831398B2	Storage device efficiency during data replication Improving storage device efficiency during data replication. An asynchronous data replication process is initiated between a source computer and a target computer over a network. Performance of the target computer and a storage device of the target computer is monitored. At least one portion of data stored on the source computer is identified for the data replication, wherein the at least one portion of the data is organized in a data block. Whether to modify a size of the data block is determined, based on the monitored performance of the target computer. Responsive to determining to modify the size of the data block, based on the monitored performance of the target computer, the size of the data block is modified.
US10831391B2	Method to serve restores from remote high-latency tiers by reading available data from a local low-latency tier in a deduplication appliance Embodiments are described for performing file restores from remote high-latency storage tiers by reading available data from a local low-latency tier in a deduplication appliance. A request to restore a previously segmented and deduplicated file can be received by a storage appliance from an application, each segment having a fingerprint. The name of the file can be looked up in an index on the storage appliance, and a first batch of fingerprints of segments of the file can be retrieved from the index. Each fingerprint can be looked up in metadata in the index to determine whether the segment corresponding to the fingerprint is available locally and therefore need not be retrieved locally. A list of local and remote prefetch segments is generated, and a prefetch request is generated for each list, if non-empty. Use of the prefetch scheme can be dynamically turned on or off.
US10831390B2	Application-controlled sub-lun level data migration A source code-based specification is implemented for use as an interface between a storage controller and an owning application to migrate a specified size of data from physical storage behind the LUN to a new physical location.
US10831388B2	Selective data destruction via a sanitizing wipe command A method and a system for permanently deleting data from storage. The method includes receiving a wipe command to permanently delete a data segment stored in a storage system. The data segment includes an address to blocks where the data of the data segment is stored. The method also includes sanitizing the data segment, marking the address as sanitized, locating a last journal entry in a journal. The last journal entry includes metadata regarding the data segment. The method also includes sanitizing the last journal entry, traversing the journal, and sanitizing each journal entry of the data segment.
US10831387B1	Snapshot reservations in a distributed storage system A new snapshot of a storage volume is created by suppressing write requests. Once pending write requests from the computing nodes are completed, storage nodes create a new snapshot for the storage volume by allocating a new segment to the new snapshot. Subsequent write requests to the storage volume are then performed on the segments allocated to the new snapshot. An orchestration layer implements a bundled application that is provisioned with storage volumes and containers. A snapshot of the application may be created and used to rollback or clone the application. The amount of processing cores, memory, and containers may be increased or decreased based on usage. Amount of storage allocated to a storage volume may be augmented by a snapshot reservation ratio. The snapshot reservation ratio is adjusted over time according to usage.
US10831379B2	Method for enhancing SSD endurance by utilizing host DRAM The present disclosure generally relates to methods for enhancing solid state drive endurance by utilizing host memory capabilities. Such use of host memory capabilities increases solid state drive service life and limits errors that may develop over time. Example embodiments are disclosed that should not be considered limiting.
US10831377B2	Extended line width memory-side cache systems and methods The present disclosure provides techniques for implementing an apparatus, which includes processing circuitry that performs an operation based on target data block, a processor-side cache that implements a first cache line, memory-side cache that implements a second cache line having line width greater than the first cache line, and a memory array. The apparatus includes one or more memory controllers that, when the target data block results in a cache miss, determine a row address that identifies a memory cell row as storing the target data block, instruct the memory array to successively output multiple data blocks from the memory cell row to enable the memory-side cache to store each of the multiple data blocks in the second cache line, and instruct the memory-side cache to output the target data block to a coherency bus to enable the processing circuitry to perform the operation based on the target data block.
US10831376B2	Flash-based accelerator and computing device including the same A flash-based accelerator configured to be connected to a host including a CPU and a system memory is provided. A plurality of processors execute a plurality of kernels offloaded from the host. A memory system includes a first memory that is used to map a data section of each kernel to the flash memory. A supervisor processor maps a region of the first memory pointed by a data section of a first kernel to a region of the flash memory to allow first data to move between the region of the first memory and the region of the flash memory, based on a first message which is transferred in accordance with execution of the first kernel by a first processor among the plurality of processors. A network integrates the flash backbone, the memory system, the plurality of processors, and the supervisor processor.
US10831375B2	Hierarchical pre-fetch pipelining in a hybrid memory server A method, hybrid server system, and computer program product, prefetch data. A set of prefetch requests associated with one or more given datasets residing on the server system are received from a set of accelerator systems. A set of data is prefetched from a memory system residing at the server system for at least one prefetch request in the set of prefetch requests. The set of data satisfies the at least one prefetch request. The set of data that has been prefetched is sent to at least one accelerator system, in the set of accelerator systems, associated with the at least one prefetch request.
US10831369B2	System and method for synchronizing caches after reboot A method and system for synchronizing caches after reboot are described. In a cached environment, a host server stores a cache counter associated with the cache, which can be stored in the cache itself or in another permanent storage device. When data blocks are written to the cache, metadata for each data block is also written to the cache. This metadata includes a block counter based on a value of the cache counter. After a number of data operations are performed in the cache, the value of the cache counter is updated. Then, each data block is selectively updated based on a comparison of the value of the cache counter with a value of the block counter in the metadata for the corresponding data block.
US10831361B2	Control panel for machine tools and management system for machine tools To provide a control panel for machine tools that improves operability and enables even an unskilled person to easily grasp a procedure for moving a screen to a target screen. A plurality of screen data are classified into a plurality of groups and classified into main screen data and sub-screen data associated with the main screen data in each of the groups. A control section displays the main screen data and displays the sub-screen data on a display section according to a type of an input to a plurality of main screen corresponding buttons.
US10831359B2	Scroll bar control A user interface control for scrolling a display of computer program data during retrieval of computer program data includes a scrollable data retrieval progress indicator. The scrollable data retrieval progress indicator includes a track with a length that indicates the total amount of the computer program data being retrieved, an extendable scrollbar overlying the track with a variable length that extends within the track as the computer program data is received and indicates, in combination with the length of the track, a ratio of available scrollable received computer program data to a total amount of the computer program data being retrieved, and a thumb button overlying the extendable scrollbar and movable within the variable length of the extendable scrollbar to scroll the available scrollable received computer program data.
US10831355B2	Systems and methods for changing orientation of visual information displayed between adjacent users Systems and methods for changing the orientation of information displayed on a display device mounted on a control pedestal at a position between two seats. One method involves changing the orientation of information displayed on a display device located on a control pedestal of an aircraft so that, instead of sub-optimal joint viewing of the displayed information by two pilots, an individual pilot may be able to read the displayed information more easily. The system enables either pilot to select a respective more optimal orientation for the displayed information for individual viewing. Each pilot may separately then quickly switch the display mode back to the “up is forward” orientation for joint viewing. Returning to the “up is forward” orientation may also be set to occur as a function of time.
US10831343B2	User terminal device and displaying method thereof A user terminal device and a displaying method thereof are provided. The user terminal device includes a display configured to display a first screen on a display which is divided by a folding line into a first area and a second area, the second area being larger than the first area with reference to a folding line and including an exposure area that is exposed while the display is folded along the folding line such that the first area faces the second area, a detector configured to detect, while the first screen is displayed, a first folding interaction of folding the display such that the first area faces the second area and a second folding interaction of folding the display such that a first cover corresponding to the first area faces a second cover corresponding to the second area, and a controller configured to, in response to detecting the first folding interaction, display a second screen related to the first screen on the exposure area, and in response to the second folding interaction being detected, display a third screen related to the first screen on the first area or the second area.
US10831336B2	Method, device, and system for providing indicia on a display A display of an icon includes creating and displaying an icon that provides indicia regarding information relevant to an application to which the icon is assigned. The indicia provides information to a user and is always in the foreground of a display when the application is running regardless of whether the application is currently actively in use and being interacted with by a user or not. At least one expandable indicia is included within the icon. Input provided by clicking the expandable indicia actuates an expanded window for displaying more detailed information. Indicia is also presentable on the icon to provide real time information to a user who is actively using another application such as whether a connection to a server hosting services for the application is lost. A presence state of the user is displayable via presence indicia located on the icon as well.
US10831328B2	Polymer foam adhesive tape and pressure-sensitive type touch panel comprising the same A polymer foam adhesive tape including: a substrate film; a polymer foam layer provided on one surface of the substrate film; a first adhesive layer provided on the polymer foam layer; and a second adhesive layer provided on the other surface of the substrate film, in which the polymer foam adhesive tape has a dielectric constant of 2.5 to 4.5 at a frequency of 105 Hz.
US10831318B2	Adaptive enclosure for a mobile computing device A device includes an enclosure and logic. The enclosure includes a plurality of capacitive touch sensor arrays disposed at least on two of a top side, a bottom side, a left side, a right side, a front side, and a back side of the device. The enclosure also includes a first display on the front side of the device. The logic receives touch interaction information from the plurality of capacitive touch sensor arrays and initiates an action based at least in part on the touch interaction information.
US10831317B2	Electronic ink touch sensitive display An electronic ink display incorporating a touch sensitive screen which does not significantly increase the thickness of the electronic ink display as compared to conventional touch screen displays. The touch screen has a first and second electrode layers each having electrodes arranged to form nodes where the electrodes overlap. The electronic ink display contains microcapsules having different positively and negatively charged inks of different colors which are attracted the oppositely charged electrode to form an image.
US10831304B2	Control chip for capacitive touch device with high sensitivity and low power consumption There is provided a capacitive touch device including a touch panel and a control chip. The touch panel includes detection electrodes configured to form self-capacitance and mutual-capacitance. The control chip includes an emulation circuit and a subtraction circuit. The emulation circuit is configured to output a reference signal. The subtraction circuit is coupled to the emulation circuit and the detection electrode, subtracts the reference signal outputted by the emulation circuit from a detected signal outputted by the detection electrodes to output a differential detected signal, and identifies a touch event according to the differential detected signal to reduce the power consumption for touch detection.
US10831301B2	Pressure detecting and information input device to amplify an output A pressure detection device includes a pressure sensitive sensor and a pressure calculating unit. The pressure sensitive sensor includes an upper base substrate, a lower base substrate, and a pressure sensitive layer formed on a surface of one of the base substrates. The pressure sensitive layer includes a pair of pressure sensitive portions located symmetrically with respect to a plane center. A first elastic body and a second elastic body are disposed at a position to which a pressing force is applied. A first electrode and a second electrode are disposed with the pressure sensitive layer. The pressure calculating unit is configured to cause the pressure sensitive sensor to detect a pressure change for each of the pair of pressure sensitive portions and to add a sign-reversed pressure change in a pressure sensitive portion to a pressure change in the other pressure sensitive portion to amplify an output.
US10831291B2	Display panel, data processor, and method for manufacturing display panel Provided is a novel display panel that is highly convenient or reliable, a novel data processor that is highly convenient or reliable, or a method for manufacturing a novel display panel that is highly convenient or reliable. The display panel includes a pixel and a terminal electrically connected to the pixel. The pixel includes a first insulating film, a first contact portion in a first opening provided in the first insulating film, a pixel circuit electrically connected to the first contact portion, a second contact portion electrically connected to the pixel circuit, a first display element electrically connected to the first contact portion, and a second display element electrically connected to the second contact portion. The first insulating film includes a region lying between the first display element and the second display element. The terminal includes a surface at which contact with other component can be made.
US10831288B2	Projector, projection system, and detection light radiator A projector including an exterior enclosure, a light source apparatus, a light modulator, a projection optical apparatus, a plurality of detection light radiators that radiate detection light used to detect a pointing element onto a projection area, an imager that receives light that belongs to a wavelength region including the wavelength of the detection light to capture an image of the projection area, and a position detector that detects the position of the pointing element in the projection area based on the image captured by the imager, wherein the plurality of detection light radiators are arranged in different positions on the exterior enclosure, the plurality of detection light radiators include a first detection light radiator, and the first detection light radiator is so configured that a distance therefrom to another detection light radiator out of the plurality of detection light radiators is changeable.
US10831284B2	Character input error correction Character input error correction is provided by receiving from a keyboard character input by a user. The character input includes character input errors by the user, the character input errors being input of incorrect characters by the user via the keyboard. The character input errors of the character input are automatically identified and classified into character error classification(s). Each character error classification corresponds to a respective visual transformation of input characters. It is determined that a frequency of the identified and classified character input errors exceeds a predefined threshold confidence level for triggering application of keyboard corrections for user input. Based on the determining, keyboard corrections are applied for user input. The applying keyboard corrections includes applying a correction to character(s) displayed for or input by the user. The applied correction is based on at least one of the classification(s) into which the character input errors are classified.
US10831283B2	Method and electronic device for predicting a response from context with a language model An electronic device and a method for predicting a response are provided. The electronic device includes a display and a processor configured to receive at least one message, identify at least one contextual category of the at least one message, predict at least one response for the at least one message from a language model based on the at least one contextual category, and control the display to display the at least one predicted response.
US10831277B2	Region of interest classification There is provided mechanisms for region of interest classifying a region. The region is represented by haptic data and visual data. The method is performed by a controller. The method comprises obtaining the haptic data and the visual data of the region. The method comprises quality rating the haptic data in at least part of the region based on at least one property of the haptic data and with respect to the visual data in the at least part of the region. The method comprises defining at least one region of interest in the region by modifying at least one of the haptic data and the visual data of the at least part of the region according to the quality rating of the haptic data, thereby region of interest classifying the region.
US10831276B2	Tungsten frame of a haptic feedback module for a portable electronic device According to some embodiments, a haptic feedback module for generating a haptic feedback event is described. The haptic feedback module includes an enclosure having walls that define a cavity. The enclosure is capable of carrying operational components within the cavity that include a frame that includes tungsten, a magnetic coil element that is capable of generating a magnetic field, a magnetic element that is carried within an aperture of the frame, linear-actuation end stops that are welded to a first end of the frame and a second end of the frame that opposes the first end, and springs that couple together the walls of the enclosure to the linear-actuation end stops.
US10831270B2	Tracking gaze with respect to a moving plane with a camera A gaze tracking system, method, and computer product for tracking an eye gaze on a screen of a device including a single monocular camera, the system including measuring a rotation of a hinged plane of a display screen with respect to the eye gaze, combining the rotation with a three-dimensional movement of the camera, a position of the camera being constant with respect to the display screen, and estimating a point of gaze localization on the display screen using the single monocular camera as the input, in absence of a sensor, and without performing a display screen calibration.
US10831269B2	Brightness control for an augmented reality eye-mounted display A system controls a brightness of an augmented reality (AR) eye-mounted device. The system includes an eye-mounted display, a photodetector system, and a controller. The eye-mounted display includes a contact lens and a femtoprojector. The femtoprojector is contained in the contact lens and is configured to project an AR image to a user's retina. The AR image is overlaid on an external scene viewed by the user through the contact lens. The photodetector system detects a brightness level of the external scene. Based on the brightness level of the external scene, the controller adjusts a brightness level of the AR image projected to the user's retina. In some embodiments, the eye-mounted display receives image data defining the AR image and the controller adjusts a bit depth of the image data based on the brightness level of the AR image.
US10831266B2	Personalized adaptation of virtual reality content based on eye strain context Provided are techniques for personalized adaptation of Virtual Reality (VR) content based on eye strain context. An initial eye strain context for a user while wearing a VR headset to view VR content in a User Interface (UI) is determined. A UI adaptation and an intensity of the UI adaptation is identified, where the UI adaptation is any one of an object velocity back and forth adaptation, a rotation movement calibration adaptation, and an object position adaptation. Modified VR content is rendered in the UI by applying the UI adaptation based on the intensity of the UI adaptation. An updated eye strain context is determined. In response to determining that the updated eye strain context indicates that eye strain has decreased, a priority weight for the UI adaptation is increased and the UI adaptation, the intensity of the UI adaptation, and the priority weight are saved in a user profile.
US10831265B2	Systems and methods for gaze-informed target manipulation A method for improving user interaction with a virtual environment includes measuring a first position of the user's gaze relative to a virtual element, selecting the virtual element in the virtual environment at an origin when the user's gaze overlaps the virtual element, measuring a second position of a user's gaze relative to the virtual element, presenting a visual placeholder at a second position of the user's gaze when the second position of the user's gaze is beyond a threshold distance from the origin, and moving the visual placeholder relative to a destination using a secondary input device.
US10831259B2	Photoelectric sensor Provided is a photoelectric sensor capable of enhancing display flexibility of a display section mounted on the photoelectric sensor and making this display flexibility contribute to improvement in user's operability. In a Run mode, a current value is displayed in large-sized numerals on a display section. When switching is made from the Run mode to a setting mode and letter information is to be displayed in the setting mode, a current value is displayed in relatively small-sized numerals at the corner (e.g., lower left) of the display section.
US10831256B2	Facilitating power conservation for devices based on likelihood of power usage level Power conservation for devices is facilitated based on likelihood of power usage level. An example method can comprise determining, by a first device comprising a processor, that a second device is within a defined proximity of a third device, wherein the third device is determined to be operating in a mode according to a first power consumption operation that satisfies a defined condition, and wherein the operating in the mode according to the first power consumption operation is based on the third device being located at a defined location. The method can also comprise facilitating, by the first device, modification of the mode of the third device based on a determination of a likelihood of usage of a second power consumption operation by the third device. In various embodiments, the third device is configured to operate according to the power save mode or the extended discontinuous reception mode.
US10831243B2	Flexible display device A flexible display device is provided. The flexible display device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure may include a first body, a second body, a first link, and a second link. According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, in an unfolding state, the first link and the second link may not protrude out of the first body and the second body, and the first link and the second link may be changed in a form that may protect the flexible display during folding.
US10831237B2	Dual-screen electronic apparatus and display control method thereof A dual-screen electronic apparatus is provided. The apparatus includes: a first display screen with a first physical border; a second display screen with a second physical border; and a processor, configured to control display of the first display screen and the second display screen. In response to a first mode of use, a first portion of the second physical border and a second portion of the first physical border are hidden from view; and in response to a second mode of use, the first display screen is arranged on a first surface of the dual-screen electronic apparatus, and the second display screen is arranged on a second surface of the dual-screen electronic apparatus, the first surface being opposite to the second surface.
US10831236B2	Maintaining privacy with mobile computing devices The present disclosure generally relates to systems for maintaining a user's privacy in relation to mobile computing devices. In one general aspect a system includes an acoustically insulated housing, a speaker system, a touchscreen, and a control system. The housing has an interior sized to contain a mobile computing device. The speaker system includes a speaker arranged to direct sound into the interior volume. The control system is configured to perform operations that include causing the speaker system to emit voice obscuring noise into the interior volume of the housing, receiving display data indicating content displayed on a touchscreen of the mobile computing device, causing the touchscreen display to present the display data in a manner that substantially mirrors the content as displayed on the touchscreen of the mobile computing device, and providing control signals indicating user inputs received on the touchscreen to control functions of the mobile computing device.
US10831233B2	Method of making transparent conductors on a substrate A method of patterning a conductive layer to form transparent electrical conductors that does not require etching is disclosed. The method includes peeling a strippable polymer layer from a substrate coated with the conductive layer to pattern the conductive layer. In some embodiments, a resist matrix material is patterned over the conductive layer to prevent removal of the conductive layer beneath the resist matrix material. In other embodiments, a liner having a pressure sensitive adhesive surface is brought into contact with the patterned strippable polymer material to remove both the patterned strippable polymer material and the conductive layer beneath it.
US10831231B1	Circuit for and method of implementing a polar decoder A circuit for implementing a polar decoder is described. The circuit includes a log-likelihood ratio processing circuit. A path metric update circuit is coupled to receive log-likelihood values for decoded bits from the log-likelihood ratio processing circuit, wherein the path metric circuit generates path metric values for the decoded bits. A partial sum calculation circuit is coupled to receive the path metrics; and a sort and cull circuit is coupled to receive a list of child path, wherein the sort and cull circuit eliminates invalid paths from the list of child paths. A method of implementing a polar decoder is also described.
US10831228B2	Apparatus and method for high voltage bandgap type reference circuit with flexible output setting An apparatus and method for a voltage reference circuit with flexible and adjustable voltage settings. A voltage reference circuit, comprising a PTAT Current Generator configured to provide current through a first resistor, a CTAT Current Generator configured to provide a CTAT current through a second resistor, a PTAT-CTAT Adder circuit configured to sum the PTAT current, and the CTAT current, wherein said sum of the PTAT and CTAT current through a third resistor is configured to provide an output voltage greater than a silicon bandgap voltage.
US10831226B2	Low voltage drive circuit with variable oscillating frequencies and methods for use therewith A low voltage drive circuit includes a transmit digital to analog circuit that converts transmit digital data into analog outbound data by: generating a DC component; generating a first oscillation at a first frequency; generating a second oscillation at the first frequency; and outputting the first oscillation or the second oscillation on a bit-by-bit basis in accordance with the transmit digital data to produce an oscillating component, wherein the DC component is combined with the oscillating component to produce the analog outbound data, and wherein the oscillating component and the DC component are combined to produce the analog outbound data. A drive sense circuit drives an analog transmit signal onto a bus, wherein the analog outbound data is represented within the analog transmit signal as variances in loading of the bus in a first frequency range and wherein analog inbound data is represented within an analog receive signal as variances in loading of the bus in a second frequency range.
US10831225B2	Drive circuit for switch In a drive circuit, a reference voltage generator generates a reference voltage that monotonically increases in a direction to pass through the threshold voltage during a voltage at the control terminal being lower than the Miller voltage. A buffer unit supplies the reference voltage output from the reference voltage generator to the control terminal of the switch, and adjusts a first transfer rate of electrical charge to or from the control terminal of the switch during at least part of a Miller period to be higher than a second transfer rate of electrical charge to or from the control terminal of the switch during the voltage at the control terminal of the switch passing through the threshold voltage. The Miller period is a period during which the voltage at the control terminal of the switch is maintained at the Miller voltage.
US10831222B2	Semiconductor apparatus for power supply control and output voltage variable power supply apparatus A semiconductor apparatus for power supply control includes the following. A voltage control transistor is connected between a voltage input terminal and an output terminal. A control circuit controls the voltage control transistor according to an output feedback voltage. A first external terminal is supplied with an output control signal to control output voltage is input. The control circuit further includes the following. A first error amplifier outputs a voltage according to an electric potential difference between a voltage divided by a first voltage dividing circuit which divides the output voltage of the output terminal and a predetermined reference voltage. An output changing circuit displaces the reference voltage input in the first error amplifier or the voltage divided by the first voltage dividing circuit according to a voltage input in the first external terminal to change the output voltage to a voltage according to the output control signal.
US10831219B2	Voltage regulator A voltage regulator includes an error amplifier circuit which controls a gate voltage of an output transistor, an overcurrent protection circuit which prevents an overcurrent of the output transistor, and a protection circuit which detects a negative voltage of an output terminal and controls a gate voltage of the output transistor to suppress an overcurrent. The protection circuit includes a MOS transistor which controls the gate voltage of the output transistor, a clamp circuit connected to a gate of the MOS transistor, a semiconductor element having an N-type region connected to the clamp circuit, and a parasitic bipolar transistor constructed from an N-type region connected to the output terminal as an emitter, a P-type substrate as a base, and the N-type region of the semiconductor element as a collector.
US10831218B2	Changing set points in a resonant system A method for changing a set point of a system where period of a dominant resonance of the system is determined, a change profile for the set point change is processed; a time period for the set point change based on the period of the dominant resonance in order to minimize excitation of the dominant resonance is also processed; and the set point change is actioned according to the processed change profile and the time period.
US10831207B1	System and method for evaluating the performance of a vehicle operated by a driving automation system Methods and systems for assessing driving autonomous system (DAS) performance based on the telematics data, vehicle type, and/or driving environment. The methods and/or systems may receive driving data indicative of vehicle performance based on DAS operation of the vehicle during a time period; select a portion of the driving data related to at least one performance metric of the DAS operated vehicle during the time period; receive historical DAS performance data that includes at least one performance metric of a vehicle-type of DAS operated vehicle that includes the vehicle; analyze the selected portion of the driving data during the time period with the historical DAS performance data; calculate a DAS score for the vehicle based on the analysis of the selected portion of the driving data during the time period with the historical DAS performance data of the vehicle type; and adjust DAS operation of the vehicle based on the calculated DAS score for the vehicle.
US10831200B2	Flight control device and profile measurement device A flight control device which controls an air vehicle flying around a structure, the flight control device including: a detection-position movement controller which causes the air vehicle to move to a detection position for detecting the designated sign, the detection position being given for the designated sign; a sign detector which, when the air vehicle arrives at the detection position, detects the identification code of the sign and measures a flight relative position which is a position of the air vehicle relative to the sign; and a designated-position adjustment unit which, when the sign detector detects the identification code of the designated sign, controls a flying position of the air vehicle, based on the flight relative position and a position of the via point relative to the designated sign, so that the flying position matches the via point.
US10831199B2	Using unmanned aerial vehicles to provide ground control points for aerial survey An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) flies to a location of a ground control point, and provides a mark for imaging by an aerial vehicle. The UAV remains at the ground control point and collects GNSS data to localize the point. The ground control point may be marked on the ground by the UAV, or it may be on an upper surface of the UAV that is visible to the aerial vehicle.
US10831185B2	Assessment of industrial machines The systems and methods disclosed herein include an assessment system and process for assessing an industrial machine and its various sections, sub-sections, and parts. In embodiments, the assessment system includes an assessment device that includes an assessment overviewer and a part assessor. The assessment overviewer provides an assessor with a selectable industrial machine schematic that illustrates the assessment status of each section of the industrial machine, such as by changing the appearance of each section based its assessment status. The part assessor provides a part assessment interface with engineering instructions and a part grading user interface that provides for a comparison of digital images to complete the part grading.
US10831184B2	Data processing apparatus, data processing system, data processing method, and non-transitory storage medium A data processing apparatus including a waveform data acquisition unit which acquires waveform data of a consumption current and/or a voltage of a target device, a feature value extraction unit which extracts a waveform feature value from the waveform data, an environment data acquisition unit which acquires environment data indicating an environment of the target device at the time when the waveform data is acquired, an operation state data acquisition unit which acquires operation state data indicating an operation state of the target device at the time the waveform data is acquired, a distance calculation unit which calculates a distance between each of members including the waveform feature value, the environment data, and the operation state data, and each of a plurality of reference members, a grouping unit which groups the members, and a registration unit which registers a group satisfying a predetermined condition as training data.
US10831177B2	Systems and methods for automated welding An automated welding system includes a mounting platform configured to receive an object, a welding tool, an imaging device configured to acquire at least one image associated with the object, and a controller. The controller is configured to receive the at least one acquired image, analyze at least one pixel in the at least one acquired image, identify, based upon the analyzing, an area to be welded in the at least one acquired image, wherein the area to be welded includes a defect, and generate, based upon the identifying, control instructions for controlling at least one of the mounting platform and the welding tool to weld the area to be welded.
US10831170B2	Control system, control device, coupling method, and computer program An item for designating a time stamp accuracy is added to an inquiry syntax of a query. At the time of table coupling, a query designating the desired accuracy in the item is transmitted. This query is analyzed by a query parser, and individual queries are created for each database targeted for inquiry and transmitted. At the time of coupling acquired tables, the number of digits of the time stamps is adjusted to be the same in accordance with the designated accuracy, and the tables are coupled in chronological order of the time stamps.
US10831168B2	Portable device and method for production control and quality control A system and method is for production control, and comprises an electronic device, and one or more network connectors associated with the electronic device configured to connect to a server computer. The server computer contains a database of one or more work instructions that are downloadable to the electronic device through the network connector. The one or more work instructions are configured to provide operation instructions for one or more tools and the one or more network connectors are further configured to provide work instructions to the one or more tools.
US10831166B2	Hybrid network monitoring system There is provided a packet monitoring apparatus for monitoring packets copied from an industrial control system (ICS) network, the apparatus being configured to perform an analysis of a plurality of packets copied from the ICS network and generate a digital command signal responsive to the analysis for transmission via a digital input/output channel. There is also provided an active prove that is configured to generate and transmit at least one query packet into the ICS network responsive to a digital command signal, optionally received from the packet monitoring apparatus.
US10831161B2	Method and device for sending communication message The present disclosure relates to the field of computer technologies, and discloses a method and a device for sending a communication message. The method includes: receiving, by a wearable device, a communication message sent by a transfer device, where the communication message is sent to the transfer device by a target device, and is forwarded to the wearable device by the transfer device when the transfer device meets a predetermined condition; receiving, by the wearable device, a reply message input for the communication message; and sending, by the wearable device, the reply message to the transfer device, where the reply message is forwarded to the target device by the transfer device. The present disclosure resolves a problem that a user cannot send or reply to a communication message in time when it is inconvenient to operate an electronic device, and achieves an effect of improving communication efficiency.
US10831156B2	Device and method for acquiring a particle present in a sample A device for acquisition of particles present in a sample includes a spatially coherent light source, an optical system, and an image sensor placed in the focal plane of the optical system. The image sensor is configured to capture an intensity image. A computational unit of the device is configured to construct a series of electromagnetic propagation matrices obtained for a plurality of defocusing offsets relative to a plane of focus of the optics. The computational unit is also configured to determine a first average focused electromagnetic matrix for the particles from the series of electromagnetic matrices, identifying at least one of the particles in the first electromagnetic matrix and storing the coordinates of said particle, and determining a second electromagnetic matrix at a distance of focus on a particle identified from the components of the series of electromagnetic matrices having the stored coordinates.
US10831153B2	Image forming apparatus An image forming apparatus includes a heat receiving part that absorbs heat from an object to be cooled, a heat radiating part that radiates the heat absorbed in the heat receiving part, a circulation pipe through which coolant is circulated; a storage tank that stores the coolant, and a pump that circulates the coolant between the heat receiving part and the heat radiating part through the circulation pipe. The pump is placed on an upper surface of the storage tank.
US10831142B2	Image forming apparatus that controls charge unit The pixels counting unit divides an area in a main-scanning direction of a recording material on which image formation is performed into a plurality of areas 1 to n based on a width that is a length in the main-scanning direction of the recording material, and measures a pixels count with respect to each area among the plurality of areas 1 to n defined by dividing the area in the main-scanning direction of the recording material.
US10831141B2	Image forming apparatus Provided is an image forming apparatus capable of forming a desired image with high accuracy. The image forming apparatus includes: an endless belt configured to convey a sheet; a conveying roller configured to convey the endless belt while being driven by a drive source; a first sensor configured to detect a specific position on the endless belt; a second detecting sensor configured to detect the specific position on the endless belt; a tension roller, which is provided between those sensors, and is configured to support the endless belt in a tensioned state while applying a tensile force to the endless belt; and a control unit.
US10831139B1	Image forming apparatus including a fixing belt for fixing toner including toner particles and silica particles An image forming apparatus includes an image holding member; a charging unit; an electrostatic image forming unit; a developing unit that includes an electrostatic image developer that includes a toner; a transfer unit; and a fixing unit that fixes the toner image transferred on the surface of the recording medium to the recording medium. The fixing unit includes a fixing belt arranged to contact with the toner image transferred on the surface of the recording medium, a rotatable body arranged to be in contact with an outer peripheral surface of the fixing belt so as to form a contact region between the rotatable body and the fixing belt, the rotatable body transporting the recording medium in the contact region by rotating together with the fixing belt, and a heat source that heats the contact region formed between the fixing belt and the rotatable body. The toner includes toner particles, and silica particles having a number average particle size of 110 nm to 130 nm, a large-diameter-side number particle size distribution index (upper GSDp) of less than 1.080, and an average circularity of 0.94 to 0.98, wherein 80 number % or more of the silica particles have a circularity of 0.92 or more.
US10831136B1	Fixing device and image forming apparatus According to an embodiment, a fixing device includes rotating body that is rotatably supported, a heater that heats the rotating body, a pressing body that is pressed against the rotating body to form a nip through which print media passes to a media conveyance path, and a water vapor discharge passage downstream of the nip from rotating body. The water vapor discharge passage is separate and distinct from the media conveyance path. The fixing device may be used in image forming apparatuses and the like.
US10831131B1	Developer unit assembly for restricting movement of a developer roll end seal in an electrophotographic image forming device A developer unit for an electrophotographic image forming device includes a developer roll rotatably mounted on a housing. The developer roll includes a shaft defining a rotational axis and a roll body cylindrically disposed around the shaft to form an outer circumferential surface of the developer roll. An end seal includes a curved rotary seal portion sandwiched between a pocket portion of the housing and the outer circumferential surface of the developer roll, such that an outer circumferential surface of the curved rotary seal portion contacts the pocket portion of the housing and an inner circumferential surface of the curved rotary seal portion contacts the outer circumferential surface of the developer roll. The pocket portion of the housing includes protrusions that contact the outer circumferential surface of the curved rotary seal portion to restrict movement of the end seal along an operative rotational direction of the developer roll.
US10831122B2	Optical scanning device and image forming apparatus An optical scanning device includes a first light source, a second light source, a first aperture, a second aperture, a third aperture, and a deflector. The first light source emits a first light flux. The second light source emits a second light flux. The second light flux is separated from the first light flux by an opening angle in a main scanning direction. The first aperture shapes a beam shape of the first light flux in a sub-scanning direction. The second aperture shapes a beam shape of the second light flux in the sub-scanning direction. The third aperture shapes the beam shape of the first light flux and the beam shape of the second light flux. The deflector deflects the first light flux and the second light flux at positions separated in the sub-scanning direction on a surface.
US10831118B2	Electrophotographic photosensitive member and method for producing electrophotographic photosensitive member A method for producing an electrophotographic photosensitive member having a photosensitive layer and a protective layer above a support in this order includes: forming a coating film for a protective layer by coating a coating liquid for the protective layer for forming the protective layer on the photosensitive layer and curing the coating film for the protective layer, in which the coating liquid for the protective layer contains a solvent, a compound represented by a general formula (1), a compound represented by a general formula (2), and a compound represented by a general formula (3) at a specific ratio. In addition, in an electrophotographic photosensitive member having a photosensitive layer and a protective layer above a support in this order, the protective layer is obtained by curing a coating liquid for the protective layer.
US10831115B1	Reticle management method and semiconductor device fabrication method including the same Disclosed are reticle management methods and semiconductor device fabrication methods. The reticle management method includes inspecting a reticle using a first inspection method, inspecting a reticle pod storing the reticle using a second inspection method different from the first inspection method, and cleaning the reticle pod when a particle is present on the reticle pod.
US10831106B2	Light source apparatus, optical apparatus, exposure apparatus, device manufacturing method, illuminating method, exposure method, and method for manufacturing optical apparatus An optical apparatus, which illuminates a first area with light from a light source while the first area is longer in a second direction intersecting a first direction than in the first direction, includes a collector optical member which is arranged in an optical path between the light source and the first area, and condenses the light from the light source to form a second area in a predetermined plane, the second area being longer in a fourth direction intersecting a third direction than in the third direction; and a first fly's eye optical member which is provided within the predetermined plane including the second area, and has a plurality of first optical elements guiding the light of the collector optical member to the first area.
US10831103B2	Apparatus for treating substrate An apparatus for treating a substrate includes a developing chamber that performs a developing process on the substrate by supplying a developing solution, a supercritical chamber that treats the substrate by supplying a supercritical fluid, and a transfer chamber having a transfer unit that transfers the substrate W between the developing chamber and the supercritical chamber.
US10831102B2	Photoactive polymer brush materials and EUV patterning using the same Photoactive polymer brush materials and methods for EUV photoresist patterning using the photoactive polymer brush materials are described. The photoactive polymer brush material incorporates a grafting moiety that can be immobilized at the substrate surface, a dry developable or ashable moiety, and a photoacid generator moiety, which are bound to a polymeric backbone. The photoacid generator moiety generates an acid upon exposure to EUV radiation acid at the interface, which overcomes the acid depletion problem to reduce photoresist scumming. The photoacid generator moiety can also facilitate cleavage of the photoactive polymer brush material from the substrate via an optional acid cleavable grafting functionality for the grafting moiety. The dry developable or ashable moiety facilitates complete removal of the photoactive brush material from the substrate in the event there is residue present subsequent to development of the chemically amplified EUV photoresist.
US10831090B2	Wavelength conversion element, illumination device, and projector A wavelength conversion element according to the present disclosure includes a base member having a reflecting surface, a wavelength conversion section having a first surface which excitation light in a first wavelength band enters, and a second surface opposed to the base member, and configured to perform a wavelength conversion on the excitation light into fluorescence in a second wavelength band, a holding section configured to hold the wavelength conversion section to the base member, and an air layer disposed in one of a space surrounded by a first recessed part provided to the base member so as to be opposed to the second surface of the wavelength conversion section and the second surface of the wavelength conversion section, and a space surrounded by a second recessed part provided to the wavelength conversion section so as to be opposed to the reflecting surface of the base member and the reflecting surface of the base member, wherein in the first surface, at least a part of a portion opposed to the reflecting surface and the air layer is set as an incident area of the excitation light.
US10831089B2	Light source device and electronic apparatus A light source device according to the present disclosure includes a light-emitting body configured to emit first wavelength range light, a dichroic film configured to be able to selectively transmit the first wavelength range light, a wavelength converter that includes an incident surface on which the first wavelength range light is incident, and an emission surface configured to convert the first wavelength range light to second wavelength range light and subsequently emit, and for which the incident surface is set to be larger than the emission surface, and a light collector including a light collecting part configured to collect the second wavelength range light, wherein the light-emitting body, the dichroic film, and the wavelength converter are subjected to direct bonding, in a state of being stacked in this order, in an emission direction of the first wavelength range light from the light-emitting body.
US10831087B2	Illumination system and projection apparatus An illumination system includes a blue light source, an excitation light source, a first light splitting element and a wavelength conversion element. The blue light source provides a blue light beam. The excitation light source provides an excitation light beam. The first light splitting element and the wavelength conversion element are disposed on transmission paths of the blue light beam and the excitation light beam. The wavelength conversion element includes a diffusion region and a wavelength conversion region. In a first timing period, the excitation light beam passing through the first light splitting element is transmitted to the wavelength conversion region to be converted into an excited light beam. In a second timing period, the blue light beam passing through the diffusion region is transmitted to the first light splitting element. The excited light beam includes a first red light beam and a green light beam.
US10831086B2	Light source apparatus and image projection apparatus The light source apparatus includes a light source and a wavelength conversion element containing quantum rods capable of converting a first linearly polarized light from the light source into a second linearly polarized light whose wavelength is different from that of the first linearly polarized light3. The apparatus further includes a changer configured to change a polarization direction of the first linearly polarized light entering the quantum rods.
US10831080B2	Modulator assembly An electro-optic modulator. The modulator is made as a plurality of discrete elements, and adjacent elements abut such that there are no free space optics between adjacent discrete elements. The modulator comprises a radio frequency, RF, element configured to modulate light passing through the element based on an electrical RF input. The plurality of discrete elements comprises a first set of discrete elements fabricated from thin film lithium niobate, TFLN, and a second set of discrete elements fabricated from silicon photonics, SiPh. The first set of discrete elements comprises the RF element.
US10831078B2	Electrochemical optical device A high-quality electrochemical optical device includes: first and second substrates having electrodes so that the electrodes of the second substrates are arranged to correspondingly face the electrodes of the first substrate; reaction/ion conduction layers each disposed between one electrode of the first substrate and a corresponding one electrode of the second substrate; and conduction materials disposed between the first and second substrates and between the reaction/ion conduction layers. Electrochemical optical element regions are defined in a tiling fashion at respective positions of the reaction/ion conduction layers to correspondingly include the electrodes of the first and second substrates, and the reaction/ion conduction layer. The conduction materials electrically connect the electrochemical optical element regions in series in the same direction by connecting the electrode of the first substrate in one of the mutually adjacent electrochemical optical element regions and the electrode of the second substrate in the other electrochemical optical element region.
US10831066B2	Liquid crystal display device and alignment film The present invention provides a liquid crystal display device capable of maintaining a favorable voltage holding ratio for a long period of time and thereby reducing generation of image sticking not only at room temperature but also at high temperatures. The liquid crystal display device includes: paired substrates; a liquid crystal layer that is held between the paired substrates and contains liquid crystal molecules; and an alignment film disposed between at least one of the paired substrates and the liquid crystal layer, the alignment film containing quantum dots.
US10831055B2	Liquid crystal display apparatus One of pixel electrodes and a common electrode of the liquid crystal display apparatus is a first electrode, and the other one of the pixel electrodes and the common electrode is a second electrode which is disposed between the first electrode and a liquid crystal layer. The second electrode includes linear portions which are formed on each subpixel. Each linear portion includes a bent portion which changes an extension direction of the linear portion. A light shielding layer overlaps a gate wire, a source wire and the bent portion formed on a first subpixel included in a plurality of subpixels in a plan view, and makes an aperture ratio of the first subpixel lower than an aperture ratio of a second subpixel included in a plurality of subpixels and belonging to a pixel identical to a pixel to which the first subpixel belongs.
US10831051B2	Display, electronic device and teach pendant for robot The present disclosure relates to a display, an electronic device and a teach pendant for a robot. The display comprises a top cover, a bottom cover and a display module. The display module comprises a glass plate and a base. The glass plate is provided with a display screen component at one side. The base is provided with a bracket thereon. The glass plate is bonded to the bracket, such that the display screen component is received in an opening enclosed by the bracket. The base comprises a bonding portion disposed outside the bracket for bonding the top cover and the bottom cover. The glass plate is positioned in an opening of the top cover, and a top surface of the glass plate is flush with a top surface of the top cover. Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a flat display.
US10831047B2	Display device A liquid crystal display device includes a thin film transistor substrate, a counter substrate that faces the thin film transistor substrate, a liquid crystal composition that is arranged between the thin film transistor substrate and the counter substrate, an oriented film that arranges orientation of the liquid crystal composition contacting with the thin film transistor substrate, a seal material that seals the liquid crystal composition between the two substrates, and a driver circuit. The driver circuit has a light transmission area that is formed inside of the driver circuit, and is higher in light transmittance than an area in which a non-transparent conductive film forming the driver circuit is formed, and a high sealing property area in which the seal material and an insulating film come into direct contact with each other between the light transmission area and an outer edge of the thin film transistor substrate.
US10831041B2	Method for creating a design of a prescription surface of a multifocal lens and multifocal lens comprising such a prescription surface In a method for creating a design of a prescription surface of a multifocal lens, in particular for a progressive spectacle lens, at first data and second data for describing at least one aberration of an eye of a proband for a first situation of use and a second situation of use, respectively, are obtained, and then a first set of parameters and a second set of parameters of a predetermined prescription surface equation are determined from the first and second data, wherein the prescription surface equation is assigned to a first reference point of the prescription surface for the first set of parameters, and is assigned to a second reference point of the prescription surface for the second set of parameters.
US10831037B2	Zoom lens with blur correction and image pickup apparatus using the same A zoom lens includes in order from an object side, a first lens unit having a positive refractive power, a second lens unit having a negative refractive power, a third lens unit having a positive refractive power, and a first lens component in the predetermined lens unit moves perpendicularly with respect to an optical axis and is fixed at the time of zooming, and a second lens component is disposed, leaving an air space on an image side of the first lens component, and a sign of a refractive power of the second lens component differs from a sign of a refractive power of the first lens component, and the following conditional expression (1) is satisfied. 3.4≤\|f1/f3\|≤9 (1)
US10831035B2	Optical encoder An optical encoder 10 comprising: a light source 11; a splitter 12 splits a light from the light source 11, a light receiving unit 16; a scale 13 is arranged on a light path and movable in a measurement direction, a grating being arranged on a main surface of the scale; and an offset diffraction grating 14 includes a plurality of diffraction gratings arranged in the optical path from the splitter 12 to the light receiving unit 16, the plurality of diffraction gratings diffracting the split lights with different phases, wherein, the plurality of diffraction gratings 13 in the offset diffraction grating 14 are arranged in one plane parallel to the main surface of the scale and are offset each other in an offset direction orthogonal to the measurement direction, the light receiving unit 16 includes a plurality of light-receiving elements 16-11 to 16-23 arranged in the offset direction.
US10831025B2	Dimming device, image display device, and display device An image display device includes: an image forming device; an optical device having a virtual image forming region where a virtual image is formed on the basis of light emitted from the image forming device; and a dimming device for adjusting the amount of external light incident from the outside, disposed so as to face the virtual image forming region and to be away from the optical device. The dimming device includes: a transparent protective substrate on which external light is incident; a dimming layer formed on a surface of the protective substrate facing the optical device; and a moisture-retaining layer formed on the dimming layer.
US10831020B2	Optical system for an endoscope An optical system for an endoscope includes an objective and a reversal system arranged after the objective. The reversal system includes at least one reversal stage for projecting the distal intermediate image as a proximal intermediate image into a proximal intermediate image plane. The reversal system imprints on the proximal intermediate image a first longitudinal chromatic aberration referred to a predetermined wavelength from the visible spectrum and a predetermined wavelength from the near infrared range. The objective imprints on the distal intermediate image a second longitudinal chromatic aberration referred to the predetermined wavelength from the visible spectrum and the predetermined wavelength from the near infrared range. The second longitudinal chromatic aberration has the opposite sign relative to the first longitudinal chromatic aberration, which reduces the longitudinal chromatic aberration caused by the reversal system in the proximal intermediate image.
US10831019B2	Angular velocity correction of a scanning light beam by optical methods An angular velocity correcting optical device receives a sinusoidally swept input light beam and outputs a non-sinusoidally swept output beam. The output beam may have a constant angular velocity. The output beam may have a constant pitch on a target surface for a constant periodicity pulsed light beam. Optical surfaces may be freeform surfaces specified by polynomials.
US10831016B2	Eyepiece optical system and observation apparatus The present invention provides an eyepiece optical system for observing an image displayed on an image display surface. The eyepiece optical system includes a first lens having a positive refractive power, a second lens having a negative refractive power, and a third lens having a positive refractive power, which are arranged in this order from an image display surface side to an observation side. A focal length of the first lens, a focal length of the third lens, a curvature radius of a lens surface on the observation side of the first lens, and a curvature radius of a lens surface on the image display surface side of the second lens are appropriately set.
US10831014B2	Systems and methods for three dimensional imaging Methods, devices and systems for up to three-dimensional scanning of target regions at high magnification are disclosed.
US10831011B2	Sample holder for image based analysis of samples A sample holder 100 for use in a device for image-based analysis of multiple samples, the sample holder comprising: an optically flat surface 10; multiple locations of interest 16, 18 dispersed across the optically flat surface 10 that each, in use, correspond to locations of a sample of the multiple samples; and multiple focal structures 12 associated with the multiple locations of interest 16, 18; wherein the focal structures 12 each comprise at least one pyramid shaped indentation 30 in the optically flat surface 10.
US10831009B2	Phase contrast microscope and imaging method A phase contrast microscope includes: an illumination light emission unit that emits illumination light for phase difference measurement to a container in which a liquid and an observation target are contained; an imaging unit that images the observation target irradiated with the illumination light; an adjustment optical system that adjusts refraction of the illumination light due to a liquid surface shape of the liquid in the container; a liquid surface shape estimation unit that estimates the liquid surface shape of the liquid in the container based on a brightness distribution of a phase difference image of the observation target captured by the imaging unit; and an adjustment information acquisition unit that acquires adjustment information for adjusting optical characteristics of the adjustment optical system based on the liquid surface shape estimated by the liquid surface shape estimation unit.
US10831005B2	Variable magnification optical system, optical apparatus, and variable magnification optical system manufacturing method A variable magnification optical system includes: a positive first lens group; a negative lens group closer to an image than the first lens group; a positive lens group closer to the image than the negative lens group and including at least one lens closer to the image than an aperture stop; and a focusing group between the negative lens group and the positive lens group. When varying magnification, the first lens group moves with respect to an image plane, and distances between the first lens group and the negative lens group and between the negative lens group and the positive lens group are changed. When focusing, a distance between the focusing group and a lens facing an object-side of the focusing group is changed, and a distance between the focusing group and a lens facing an image-side of the focusing group is changed. Predetermined conditional expressions are satisfied.
US10831003B2	Imaging optical system, microscope apparatus including the imaging optical system, and stereoscopic microscope apparatus A variable power optical system 3 used in a parallel stereoscopic microscope apparatus 100 and the like includes a plurality of optical paths in which optical axes are arranged substantially parallel, includes a plurality of lens groups that change the magnification of a diameter of a luminous flux entering substantially parallel to each of the optical paths to eject the luminous flux as substantially parallel luminous fluxes, and at least two lens groups move along the optical axis in each optical path according to the change in the magnification. At least two lens groups of at least one optical path among the plurality of optical paths move in a direction including a component perpendicular to the optical axis according to the change in the magnification at at least part of a section where the magnification is changed from a high-power end state to a low-power end.
US10830994B2	Imaging lens and imaging device An imaging lens according to the present invention includes a negative first lens, a meniscus-shaped negative second lens having a concave surface facing to an object side, a positive third lens, a positive fourth lens having a convex surface on the object side, a positive fifth lens, a negative sixth lens, and a positive seventh lens arranged in order from the object side. Furthermore, an imaging device according to the present invention includes the imaging lens.
US10830989B2	Observation device and focus detection method comprising a controller to execute an imaging operation and to detect focus position based on an evaluation value An observation device, comprising an AF detection circuit that calculates an evaluation value showing a larger value as degree of focus increases, based on an image signal, and a controller that detects focus position where focus is achieved based on the evaluation value, wherein the controller, when peaks of the evaluation value have been detected for different focus positions, detects a minimum of the evaluation value between focus positions of the plurality of peaks, and in the event that a first difference between a first peak, among the plurality of peaks, and a focus position of the minimum, and a second difference between the minimum and a focus position of a second peak, among the plurality of peaks, are within respective specified ranges, detects a focus position where focus is achieved based on the focus position of the minimum.
US10830988B2	Laterally unconstrained magnetic joint for tip tilt and piston-tip-tilt mounts The subject of this invention is a laterally unconstrained magnetic joint and application of said joint in tip-tilt and piston-tip-tilt optical mounts. The laterally unconstrained magnetic joint in its basic embodiment comprises two interfacing parts: one having a flat surface interfacing a convex surface of the other, wherein one or both parts are made from permanent magnets that are magnetized along the axis of the joint, and the other of the said parts is made from a ferromagnetic material thus creating magnetic force attraction between the two parts. The resulting lack of lateral mechanical constraint between the two parts of the joint is utilized in tip-tilt mounts by decoupling an adjustor and/or actuator from the payload resulting in a simple, uniform design, while magnetic force provides retention sufficient for a wide variety of applications.
US10830986B2	Accessory An accessory includes: a detection terminal; a first power supply terminal through which a first power supply voltage is supplied; a first ground terminal used as a ground potential; a second power supply terminal through which a second power supply voltage is supplied; a second ground terminal used as a ground potential; a ready terminal used to indicate whether or not communication is allowed; a first data terminal that receives a first data signal; a second data terminal that outputs a second data signal; a clock terminal that outputs a clock signal; and a third data terminal that outputs a third data signal, wherein: the first ground terminal, the second power supply terminal, and the second ground terminal are positioned between the first power supply terminal and the ready terminal; and the first data terminal and the second data terminal are positioned between the ready terminal and the clock terminal.
US10830985B2	Lens driving apparatus One embodiment of a lens driving apparatus may comprise: a bobbin having a first coil disposed on the outer circumferential surface thereof; a position detection sensor which is disposed on the outer circumferential surface of the bobbin and which moves together with the bobbin; a first magnet disposed opposite to the first coil; a housing for supporting the first magnet; upper and lower elastic members which are coupled to the bobbin and the housing; and a plurality of wirings which are disposed on the outer circumferential surface of the bobbin so as to electrically connect at least one of the upper or lower elastic members with the position detection sensor.
US10830972B2	Optical connector, electronic apparatus and optical interconnection system An optical connector includes a core block, a flexible wiring board, an optical device array, a drive circuit, and a housing. The core block has a plurality of faces. The flexible wiring board has an external connection terminal, a first area arranged on a first face of the core block, and a second area arranged on a second face of the core block. The optical device array is mounted on the first area of the flexible wiring board and includes at least one group of a plurality of optical devices for transmission and a plurality of optical devices for reception arranged. The drive circuit is mounted on the second area of the flexible wiring board and drives the optical device array. The housing stores the core block, the optical device array, and the drive circuit such that the external connection terminal of the flexible wiring board is arranged outside the housing.
US10830968B2	Photodetector structure A photodetector structure includes a substrate including a semiconductor film, a light absorption layer which is in contact with the semiconductor film and includes germanium (Ge), on the substrate, a first coating layer which wraps at least a part of a side surface of the light absorption layer, on the substrate, and an optical waveguide which is in contact with the light absorption layer and includes silicon nitride (SiN), on the first coating layer, wherein a lower surface of the optical waveguide is higher than a lower surface of the light absorption layer.
US10830965B2	Architecture for a fiber optic network The present disclosure relates to a fiber optic network architecture that uses outside plant fan-out devices to distribute optical signals between fiber distribution hubs and multi-service terminals. The network architecture can also include collector boxes positioned at selected locations of the network architecture. Additionally, patching systems can be used in facilitating upgrading the capacity of the fiber optic network.
US10830963B2	Fiber optic connector locking feature A connector assembly that includes a connector that has a ferrule and a latch. The latch is movable about a connection point. The connector assembly also includes a boot that is removably mounted to the connector. The boot is axially slidable to move the latch. The connector assembly also includes a locking assembly to selectively lock the boot from sliding axially relative to the connector.
US10830957B2	Optical fiber connector with gimballed sub-assembly An optical fiber connector sub-assembly optical fiber connector sub-assembly for an optical fiber connector includes a gimbal configured to hold a ferrule at a front portion of the connector. The gimbal is configured to provide articulated relative movement between the front portion of the connector and a rear portion of the connector such that the ferrule is isolated from movement of the rear portion of the connector.
US10830956B2	Optical fiber array and optical measurement device An optical fiber array includes a support, a single-mode optical fiber and a plurality of multimode optical fibers, the single-mode optical fiber and the multimode optical fibers being arranged on the support, and a polarizing plate provided on an end face of the support, wherein the single-mode optical fiber has polarization maintaining characteristics, an end face of the single-mode optical fiber and end faces of the multimode optical fibers face the end face of the support, and the polarizing plate covers the end faces of the multimode optical fibers.
US10830949B2	Optoelectronic circuit having one or more double-sided substrates An optoelectronic circuit having a substantially planar double-sided substrate, each side of which has a respective plurality of electrically conducting tracks and a respective plurality of planar optical waveguides. The substrate also has at least one via crossing the substrate in a manner that can be used to establish an optical path across the substrate, e.g., between optical waveguides located on different sides thereof. In an example embodiment, the electrically conducting tracks and planar optical waveguides are configured to operatively connect various optoelectronic devices and auxiliary electrical circuits attached to the two sides of the substrate using hybrid-integration technologies. In some embodiments, two or more of such double-sided substrates can be stacked and optically and electrically interconnected to create an integrated three-dimensional assembly.
US10830948B2	Optical device and method for manufacturing optical device An embodiment of the invention relates to an optical device which is capable of realizing a secondary nonlinear optical phenomenon. The optical device is a fiber-type optical device which is comprised of glass containing SiO2, and includes a core region, a first cladding region, and a second cladding region. At least a part of a glass region configured by the core region and the first cladding region has such a repetition structure that a first section serving as a poled crystal region and a second section serving as an amorphous region are alternately disposed along a longitudinal direction of the optical device.
US10830944B2	Opening and closing detection sensor An opening and closing detection sensor of the present invention includes a fixed base, a moving base, an optical fiber, and a moving member. The moving base is disposed so as to be movable relative to the fixed base. The optical fiber includes an FBG part where a Bragg wavelength varies responding to an interval between the fixed base and the moving base. The moving member moves between a first position corresponding to either one of an opened state or a closed state of an object and a second position corresponding to the other state. The moving member includes a locking part. The locking part abuts on the moving base between a third position located between the first position and the second position, and the second position, thereby moving the moving base together with the moving member, and moving the moving base in a direction separated from the fixed base.
US10830943B2	Optical fibers and optical systems comprising the same An optical fiber for converting a Gaussian laser beam into a Bessel laser beam may include a first segment optically coupled to a second segment with a transition region, the first segment having a first outer diameter greater than a second outer diameter of the second segment. The first segment may include a first core portion with a first cladding portion extending around the first core portion. The second segment may include a second core portion with a second cladding portion extending around the second core portion. The optical fiber may have a non-axisymmetric refractive index profile or may be coupled to an end cap with a non-axisymmetric refractive index profile.
US10830942B2	Optical fiber with reducing light bias for lighting and manufacturing method of the same Disclosed is an optical fiber with reducing light bias for lighting including: a core extending in a length direction and formed of a material containing a phosphorus (P) based stabilizer; and a clad formed to surround the core, wherein the phosphorus (P) based stabilizer contains cyclic phosphite.
US10830937B2	Molded light guide for optically coupling light from LEDs A thin plastic light guide is formed to have cavities on one surface and TIR (total internal reflection) structures directly above the cavities. LEDs mounted on a printed circuit board are positioned in the cavities. The cavity walls are shaped to refract the LED light and direct the LED light toward the TIR structures to most efficiently make use of the TIR structures. The TIR structures may have a cusp or cone shape. The top ceiling of the cavities may be shaped to direct light at the TIR structure so as to leak through the TIR structure and blend the light with light leaking through surrounding portions of the light guide. The LEDs may be distributed only near the edges of the light guide or over the entire back surface of the light guide. A diffuser sheet may be laminated over the light guide to further mix the light.
US10830933B2	Matrix-embedded metamaterial coating, coated article having matrix-embedded metamaterial coating, and/or method of making the same Certain example embodiments of this invention relate to coated articles having a metamaterial-inclusive layer, coatings having a metamaterial-inclusive layer, and/or methods of making the same. Metamaterial-inclusive coatings may be used, for example, in low-emissivity applications, providing for more true color rendering, low angular color dependence, and/or high light-to-solar gain. The metamaterial material may be a noble metal or other material, and the layer may be made to self-assemble by virtue of surface tensions associated with the noble metal or other material, and the material selected for use as a matrix. An Ag-based metamaterial layer may be provided below a plurality (e.g., 2, 3, or more) continuous and uninterrupted layers comprising Ag in certain example embodiments. In certain example embodiments, barrier layers comprising TiZrOx may be provided between adjacent layers comprising Ag, as a lower-most layer in a low-E coating, and/or as an upper-most layer in a low-E coating.
US10830923B2	Method for producing MPS-compatible water gradient contact lenses The invention is related to a process for producing contact lenses that not only comprise a water gradient structural configurations, but also have a minimized uptakes of polyquaternium-1 and a long-lasting surface hydrophilicity and wettability even after being undergone a simulated 30-days lens care regime.
US10830920B2	Distributed analysis X-ray inspection methods and systems The present specification discloses systems and methods for integrating manifest data for cargo and light vehicles with their X-ray images generated during scanning. Manifest data is automatically imported into the system for each shipment, and helps the security personnel to quickly determine the contents of cargo. In case of a mismatch between cargo contents shown by manifest data and the X-ray images, the cargo may be withheld for further inspection. In one embodiment, the process of analyzing the X-ray image of the cargo in conjunction with the manifest data is automated.
US10830919B1	Real-time mapping of induced fracture geometry by RFID networks A method of mapping subsurface fracture geometry below a surface of the ground includes two independently powered systems, namely a plurality of sensors distributed through a hole in the subsurface and a downhole tool to facilitate reception and transmission of signal data from the plurality of sensors. The sensors are distributed into fissures within formations that have been hydraulically fractured. The sensors send signal data to the downhole tool for transmission to a unit on the surface. The signal data permits for the mapping of the fissures within the fractured formations.
US10830918B2	Magneto-inductive transmitter with electrically modulated reluctance A magneto-inductive transmit antenna is provided that includes a shield formed of a magnetic material, a magnetic field source mounted on a first side of the shield, and a coil wrapped around the shield to define a number of turns. The coil is configured to conduct a current therethrough. The magnetic material is configured to exhibit a change in permeability based on the current conducted through the coil when the current is conducted through the coil. The change in permeability is configured to modulate a magnetic field of the magnetic field source. The magnetic field is modulated relative to a second side of the shield opposite the first side when the permeability is changed.
US10830916B2	Geophone with magnetic self-damping system A self-damping geophone, in some embodiments, comprises a housing containing a conductive coil and one or more springs; a first magnet suspended within said housing by the one or more springs, said conductive coil located within a magnetic field of the first magnet; and damping magnets disposed outside of said housing, each of the damping magnets oriented to repel a pole of the first magnet closest to that damping magnet.
US10830914B2	Passive sound source classification and localization A method for processing audible sounds using ultrasonic sensors. The method includes passively monitoring, via ultrasonic sensors, an external environment for a audible sounds. An audible sound may be detected and used to produce a sound signal. The sound signal may be filtered to determine one or more features corresponding thereto, including a class, a position, and a velocity. A priority may be assigned to the sound signal based on the sound signal to determine an appropriate response. A corresponding system and computer program product are also disclosed and claimed herein.
US10830893B2	Obstacle detection device, traveling apparatus, obstacle detection system, and obstacle detection method A traveling apparatus has a mounted obstacle detection device including a plurality of obstacle detection units configured to detect an obstacle and a control unit configured to control detection by the obstacle detection units. The obstacle detection device includes, as the obstacle detection units, an ultrasonic sensor and a LIDAR sensor. The LIDAR sensor is configured to be capable of detecting an obstacle within a detection range for the ultrasonic sensor and detecting an obstacle within a range which extends farther than the detection range for the ultrasonic sensor. The control unit controls detection such that, if a detection range for either one of the ultrasonic sensor and the LIDAR sensor becomes undetectable, the other sensor complements the undetectable range.
US10830886B2	Route search system and non-transitory computer readable medium that stores route search program A route search system includes an electronic control unit configured to perform: acquiring estimated weather information, the estimated weather information being information about weather that is estimated in a region where a candidate of a first route from a departure place to a destination place exists; acquiring experienced weather information, the experienced weather information being information about weather that a user has experienced in past; an searching the first route by preferentially selecting a first road over a second road, and outputting information about the first route, the first road being a road in a first region where the estimated weather information coincides with the experienced weather information, the second road being a road in a second region where the estimated weather information does not coincide with the experienced weather information.
US10830878B2	LIDAR system A LIDAR system emits laser bursts, wherein each burst has at least a pair of pulses. The pulses of each pair are spaced by a time interval having a variable duration to reduce effects of cross-talk. For example, certain embodiments may have multiple emitter/sensor channels that are used sequentially, and each channel may use a different duration for inter-pulse spacing to reduce the effects of cross-talk between channels. The durations may also be varied over time. The emitters and sensors are physically arranged in a two-dimensional array to achieve a relatively fine vertical pitch. The array has staggered rows that are packed using a hexagonal packing arrangement. The channels are used in a sequential order that is selected to maximize spacing between consecutively used channels, further reducing possibilities for inter-channel cross-talk.
US10830872B2	Vehicle multi-radar relative phase interferometry alignment systems and methods An alignment system and method for a vehicle having a plurality of radar devices utilize a plurality of alignment devices configured to transmit or reflect radar waves towards the vehicle for receipt by the plurality of radar devices and a controller configured to command one of the plurality of alignment devices to perform a base alignment routine of one of the plurality of radar devices to obtain a base alignment, receive, via the plurality of radar devices, reflected radar waves, determine actual phase differences between the reflected radar waves, and based on the determined actual phase differences between the reflected radar waves, the base alignment, and predetermined alignments of a remainder of the plurality of radar devices, generate and output instructions for adjusting the alignment of at least some of the remainder of the plurality of radar devices.
US10830871B2	Sensor calibration This disclosure is directed to calibrating sensors for an autonomous vehicle. First sensor data and second sensor data can be captured by one or more sensors representing an environment. The first sensor data and the second sensor data can be associated with a grid in a plurality of combinations to generate a plurality of projected data. A number of data points of the projected data occupying a cell of the grid can be summed to determine a spatial histogram. An amount of error (such as an entropy value) can be determined for each of the projected data, and the projected data corresponding to the lowest entropy value can be selected as representing a calibrated configuration of the one or more sensors. Calibration data associated with the lowest entropy value can be determined and used to calibrate the one or more sensors, respectively.
US10830868B2	Systems and methods for cascading radar chips having a low leakage buffer A cascaded radar sensor arrangement is disclosed. The arrangement includes a first buffer and a second buffer. The first buffer is within a first radar chip and includes a switch and is configured to mitigate a first leakage signal in the disabled mode. The second buffer is within a second radar chip and has a disabled mode. The second radar chip is cascaded with the first radar chip. A control unit is coupled to the first radar chip and the second radar chip and is configured to set the disabled mode for the first buffer.
US10830865B1	Multi-ship coherent geolocation system for airborne emitters Techniques are provided for geolocation of an airborne radar emitting source. A methodology implementing the techniques according to an embodiment includes initializing a search grid with hypothesized emitter geolocations boxes of the grid. The method further includes refining geolocations based on calculated pulse repetition intervals of de-Dopplerized times of arrival (TOAs) of emitter pulses received at multiple collection platforms within a dwell period. A residue metric is employed to qualify candidate target geolocations based on differences between the measured TOAs and hypothesized TOAs associated with the refined geolocations. A candidate history tracks the geolocations of the candidates with the smallest residue over subsequent dwells, identifying such candidates that match locations in the history and updating counts of times the candidate has been matched. Candidates with lagging match counts are dropped from the history. The search grid size is reduced to encompass regions surrounding the viable candidates by a selected margin.
US10830863B1	Methods for dynamic computer network fingerprint matching and devices thereof Methods, non-transitory computer readable media, network traffic management apparatuses, and network traffic management systems that receives a client access request to access content at one or more server devices. Fingerprint attributes associated with the client device are collected and utilized to identify potential fingerprints. Potential fingerprints are identified based on the collected fingerprint attributes. Previously validated fingerprints stored in a database are utilized to determine when the one of the potential fingerprints matches with one of a previously validated fingerprints stored in the database. The client device is authorized to access content requested in the client access request when the determination indicates that the one of the potential fingerprints matches with one of the plurality of previously validated fingerprints stored in the database.
US10830856B2	Gradient impulse response function mapping A magnetic resonance imaging system includes a gradient system and a processor for controlling the magnetic resonance imaging system. Execution of machine executable instructions causes the magnetic resonance imaging system to: acquire by coil elements first magnetic resonance data simultaneously from a group of passive local probes, wherein the first group of passive local probes includes a plurality of passive local probes located spaced apart from each other; disentangle contributions to the first magnetic resonance data from the individual local probes, calculate for the magnetic resonance imaging system a gradient impulse response function of the gradient system using the first magnetic resonance data from the local probes; and determine correction factors using the gradient impulse response function
US10830849B2	Magnetic resonance imaging system capable of rapid field ramping Systems and methods for rapidly ramping the magnetic field of a superconducting magnet, such as a superconducting magnet adapted for use in a magnetic resonance imaging system, are provided. The magnetic field can be rapidly ramped up or down by changing the current density in the superconducting magnet while monitoring and controlling the superconducting magnet's temperature to remain below a transition temperature. A superconducting switch is used to connect the superconducting magnet and a power supply in a connected circuit. The current generated by the power supply is then adjusted to increase or decrease the current density in the superconducting magnet to respectively ramp up or ramp down the magnetic field strength in a controlled manner. The ramp rate at which the magnetic field strength is changed is determined and optimized based on the operating parameters of the superconducting magnet and the current being generated by the power supply.
US10830846B2	Transmitting antenna for a magnetic resonance device A transmitting antenna for a magnetic resonance device includes a plurality of antenna conductors arranged spaced from one another circumferentially around a center line and extending parallel to the center line, and a screening element extending parallel to the center line and circumferentially encompassing the antenna conductors. For at least one pair of the antenna conductors, a radial distance between a first antenna conductor of the pair and the screening element is smaller than a radial distance between a second antenna conductor of the pair and the screening element, a width of the first antenna conductor is smaller in the circumferential direction than a width of the second antenna conductor in the circumferential direction, axial ends of the first antenna conductor are coupled together via a higher capacitance capacitor than axial ends of the second antenna conductor.
US10830840B2	Magnetic sensor, sensor unit, magnetic detection device, and magnetic measurement device There are provided: an element array 10a including a plurality of tunnel magnetoresistive elements 20 respectively having a fixed magnetic layer 21, a free magnetic layer 22, and an insulation layer 23 provided between the fixed magnetic layer 21 and the free magnetic layer 22, the elements respectively for varying the tunnel resistance of the insulation layer 23 by influence of an external magnetic field; and an electric circuit 30 that applies a voltage to a plurality of the tunnel magnetoresistive elements 20 forming the element array 10a, with the voltage to be applied to each tunnel magnetoresistive element being equal to or higher than 0.1 mV and equal to or lower than 50 mV.
US10830839B2	HEV robust algorithms for magnetic speed sensor for engine applications Magnetic field sensors and sensing methods are provided. A magnetic sensor module is configured to measure a magnetic field whose magnitude oscillates between a first extrema and a second extrema. The magnetic sensor module includes a magnetic sensor configured to generate measurement values in response to sensing the magnetic field, and a sensor circuit. The sensor circuit is configured to generate a measurement signal based on the measurement values, compare the measurement signal to a switching threshold, generate a pulsed output signal having pulses that are generated based on the measurement signal crossing the switching threshold, measure a first characteristic of the measurement signal, update an offset of the switching threshold according to an offset update algorithm based on the measured first characteristic of the measurement signal, and selectively enable and disable the offset update algorithm based on at least a second characteristic of the measurement signal.
US10830828B2	Electronic device and battery safety monitoring method and monitoring system thereof The present disclosure provides an electronic device and a battery safety monitoring method and monitoring system. The battery safety monitoring method includes: obtaining a battery voltage of a battery of the electronic device in real time; determining whether a voltage jump occurs in the battery of the electronic device according to the battery voltage obtained in real time; and determining that the battery is abnormal currently, when the voltage jump occurs in the battery.
US10830825B2	Battery sensor device A battery sensor device includes; a bus bar having a resistor and disposed in a power supply path from a battery; a sensor substrate configured to detect current flowing through the resistor; an output end configured to externally output a signal based on current detected by the sensor substrate; and a battery terminal unit configured to electrically couple the bus bar and the battery. A sensor unit including the bus bar and the output end is separate from the battery terminal unit. The sensor unit has a structure capable of being fixed onto the battery terminal unit in two modes in a reverse relation in a plane.
US10830812B2	Low inductance electrical contact assembly manufacturing process A manufacturing process for an electrical contact assembly that uses an assembly jig with a middle horizontal lip adapted to fit into a plurality of C-shaped inner contact pins, as well as top and bottom guide teeth that guide top and bottom parts of the inner pins as they are being assembled. An inner holder then covers the inner pins, at which point epoxy is applied, which when cured, secures the inner holder to the plurality of inner pins. Outer contact pins in turn cover the outside of the inner holder, and an outer holder covers the outer contact pins. Epoxy is also applied between the outer holder and outer pins, which when cured, secures the outer holder to the plurality of outer pins. A heat curing process is also employed to assist with the curing of the epoxy, during which a clamp temporarily holds the assembly in place.
US10830810B2	Method and system for detecting resolver/synchro faults Embodiments herein relate to a sensor fault measurement system. The system includes a sensor having a primary winding, a first secondary winding and a second secondary winding and a wiring harness operably connected to the primary winding, first secondary winding and second secondary winding of the sensor. The system also includes a controller operably connected to the wiring harness. The controller includes a bias network configured to apply a common mode DC voltage bias of opposite sign to the first sensor output and the second sensor output respectively, and a fault sense circuit configured to monitor the DC voltage bias on first sensor output and the DC voltage bias on second sensor output, and identify a sensor fault if at least one of the DC voltage bias on first sensor output and the DC voltage bias second sensor output is impacted beyond a selected threshold.
US10830806B2	Airplane power monitoring system A method for managing power in an airplane. Power quality data and load management data are collected from airplane systems in the airplane at a variable sampling rate using data collectors assigned to the airplane systems in which the variable sampling rate increases in response to a selected trigger event. The power quality data and the load management data are received by a power monitor from the data collectors during phases of flight for the airplane. A group of load management operations for the airplane systems are performed by a load manager in the airplane during operation of the airplane. The group of load management operations is performed using the power quality data and the load management data received from the data collectors during the phases of flight for the airplane.
US10830800B1	Subcircuit physical level power monitoring technology for real-time hardware systems and simulators In at least one aspect, a system is configured to use a mapping to determine per-component dynamic power consumed by components in a SoC during execution of instructions, the mapping translating consumed power per one or more instructions into consumed power per component based on a set of determined components (an adjusted set of proposed components) and derived weights, the set of proposed components having been generated to represent the components of the SoC and including a respective proposed component corresponding to each instruction, and the set of proposed components having been adjusted based on the derived weights being produced for the set of proposed components by at least combining two or more proposed components associated with two or more of the derived weights that converged to a shared value, and perform power and temperature management for the SoC in accordance with the determined per-component dynamic power consumption.
US10830797B2	Apparatus for measure of quantity and associated method of manufacturing An integrated device provides a measure of a quantity dependent on current through an electrical conductor, having: a sensing and processing sub-system; an electrical conductor conducting current; an insulating material encapsulates the sensing and processing sub-system and maintains the electrical conductor in a fixed and spaced relationship to the sensing and processing sub-system. The insulating material insulates the electrical conductor from the sensing and processing sub-system. Sensing and processing sub-system sensing circuitry includes magnetic field sensing elements adjacent the electrical conductor. The sensing circuitry provides a measure of the quantity as a weighted sum and/or difference of magnetic field sensing elements outputs caused by current through the electrical conductor adjacent the magnetic field sensing elements. A voltage sensing input senses a measure of voltage associated with the current conductor. Sensing and processing sub-system output circuitry provides an output measure of the quantity from the sensed measure of current and voltage.
US10830794B2	Active wafer prober preheat-precool system and method for testing wafers An active wafer prober preheat-precool system comprises a wafer loading unit used to load at least one wafer; a probe card disposed corresponding to the wafer loading unit and used to test the wafer; a carrying mechanism including a central connector corresponding to the wafer loading unit and having a first opening, wherein the probe card is connected with the central connector and faces the wafer loading unit through the first opening; a peripheral connector having a second opening, wherein the central connector is detachably disposed inside the second opening; and a first temperature regulation unit disposed in the peripheral connector; and a control unit electrically connected with the first temperature regulation unit and controlling the first temperature regulation unit to adjust the temperature of the peripheral connector. The present invention also discloses a method for testing wafers.
US10830792B2	Scanning tunneling thermometer Various examples are provided related to scanning tunneling thermometers and scanning tunneling microscopy (STM) techniques. In one example, a method includes simultaneously measuring conductance and thermopower of a nanostructure by toggling between: applying a time modulated voltage to a nanostructure disposed on an interconnect structure, the time modulated voltage applied at a probe tip positioned over the nanostructure, while measuring a resulting current at a contact of the interconnect structure; and applying a time modulated temperature signal to the nanostructure at the probe tip, while measuring current through a calibrated thermoresistor in series with the probe tip. In another example, a device includes an interconnect structure with connections to a first reservoir and a second reservoir; and a scanning tunneling probe in contact with a probe reservoir. Electrical measurements are simultaneously obtained for temperature and voltage applied to a nanostructure between the reservoirs.
US10830779B2	Lateral flow immunoassays for the detection of antibodies against biological drugs A lateral flow immunoassay for the detection of anti-drug antibodies against a biological drug includes a membrane having a capture area, a sample application area, a flow path from the sample application area to the capture area, and a conjugate area located in the flow path. The conjugate area has said biological drug detectably labeled and the capture area has said biological drug immobilized thereto.
US10830777B2	Biochemical predictors of red blood cell quality Compositions and methods for determining post-transfusion survival or toxicity of red blood cells and the suitability of red blood cell units for transfusion by measuring the levels of one or more compounds in a red blood cell sample are provided.
US10830766B2	Fibrous substrate and method for making Natural and/or synthetic antibodies for specific proteins are adhered to nanoparticles. The nanoparticles are adhered to a substrate and the substrate is exposed to a sample that may contain the specific proteins. The substrates are then tested with surface enhanced Raman scattering techniques and/or localized surface plasmon resonance techniques to quantify the amount of the specific protein in the sample.
US10830765B1	Point-of-care device for the colorimetric determination of L-phenylalanine in biological samples Methods and devices for testing and monitoring L-phenylalanine in biological samples are provided.
US10830762B2	Compositions and methods for inducing conformational changes in cereblon and other E3 ubiquitin ligases Provided herein are compositions, therapeutic methods, screening methods, computational methods and biomarkers based upon the elucidation of the interaction among cereblon, its substrates and certain compounds or agents, including small molecules, peptides, and proteins.
US10830760B2	Device for rapid detection of tuberculosis-lipoarabinomannan (TB-LAM) with enhanced sensitivity A device for rapid detection of a tuberculosis lipoarabinomannan (TB-LAM) is provided. The device includes a pre-concentrator unit for concentrating the TB-LAM comprising: an ion-exchange medium comprising one or more ligands configured to capture the TB-LAM from the source biological sample, wherein the captured-TB-LAM is eluted from the ion-exchange medium as an eluate comprising a concentrated form of TB-LAM; a cassette; a lateral flow assay unit disposed in the cassette; and an integration unit attached to the pre-concentrator unit and the cassette. The integration unit is configured to operatively couple and de-couple the pre-concentrator unit and the cassette. The pre-concentrator unit and the lateral flow assay unit disposed in the cassette are in a fluidic communication in a coupled form. The device for rapid detection of TB-LAM further comprises a dilutor unit.
US10830755B2	Board lumber grading using deep learning semantic segmentation techniques A method of board lumber grading is performed in an industrial environment on a machine learning framework configured as an interface to a machine learning-based deep convolutional network that is trained end-to-end, pixels-to-pixels on semantic segmentation. The method uses deep learning techniques that are applied to semantic segmentation to delineate board lumber characteristics, including their sizes and boundaries.
US10830753B2	Composite material with failure detection properties A multiple layer composite material having fluid breach detection features provides indication of a failure in a fluid barrier. The indication of breach of fluid is provided before failure of a final layer of the composite material. The multiple layer composite material includes more than one fluid impermeable layer with an intermediate layer sealed between the fluid impermeable layers. Failure of one of the fluid impermeable layers is detected by fluid contact in the intermediate layer. The intermediate layer includes a reagent and/or detection device to indicate that the fluid has reached the intermediate layer.
US10830750B2	Functional soil maps Embodiments of the present disclosure relate generally to system and methods for generating functional soil maps. The systems and methods are configured to determine soil information for an area of interest; determine an elevation model for the area of interest; determine terrain attributes for the area of interest based on the elevation model; determine a relationship between the soil information and the terrain attributes for the area of interest; and generate a functional soil map based at least in part on the relationship between the soil information and the terrain attributes for the area of interest. In an embodiment, the systems and methods can be used to improve management strategies for crops and other land management regions.
US10830745B2	Miniaturized precision agriculture A growth chamber chip includes a base surrounding a growth chamber; a growth medium within the growth chamber; a sensor package within the growth chamber; a sensor feedthrough extending from the sensor package through a portion of the base to an outer surface of the base; and a transparent seal covering the growth chamber. In one or more embodiments, the base includes a nutrient channel connected in fluid communication with the growth medium and exposed to an outer surface of the base. One or more embodiments provide an array of growth chamber chips, with a movable arm that is movable across the array to individually scan each of the growth chamber chips.
US10830741B1	Combined structure of UHV characterization instrument-interconnected in-situ reaction cell and built-in mass spectrometer electric quadrupole A coupling structure of a UHV characterization instrument-interconnected in-situ reaction cell and a built-in mass spectrometer electro quadrupole is provided. One end of a stainless steel capillary is connected to a segregated in-situ reaction cell gas output pipeline, and the other end of the stainless steel capillary is a sampling port. A sampling gas flowing out of the sampling port is divided into two gas paths, wherein, one gas path enters a vacuum buffer chamber through a valve with a low flow control ratio, and the other gas path enters a mass spectrometer electro quadrupole through a valve with a high flow control ratio. When the mass spectrometer electro quadrupole performs sampling gas composition analysis on the interconnected in-situ reaction cell, its sampling time delay is negligible and the sampling analysis requirements for in-situ analysis of continuity, real-time and high time resolution are met.
US10830740B2	Parallel separation system A method in a separation system including parallel fluid paths each having a separation module, includes providing a sensor of the same type in at least each of the parallel fluid paths except one: measuring a characteristic fluid property with at least one of the sensors in the parallel fluid paths; possibly measuring the same characteristic fluid property with a system sensor positioned in the outlet of the separation system; and comparing measured characteristic fluid properties to evaluate and/or qualify the performance of the separation system.
US10830738B2	Ultrasensitive high Q-factor AT-cut-quartz crystal microbalance femtogram mass sensor A device for detecting environmental contaminants, diseases, and acute medical conditions related to heart failure identifies pathogens or troponins before infection or damage to heart muscles using an ultrasensitive high Q-factor AT-cut quartz crystal microbalance (QCM) that can measure from a single pg to a single fg. The device has a set of five disks of a QCM with a 10 mm diameter and a full coated bottom electrode, with an upper electrode with a center dot with different diameters labelled as 1 mm, 2 mm, 3 mm, 4 mm, and 5 mm. The full coating denoting an electrically continuous thickness of at last one monolayer. Measured parameters from the five disks include Q-factors, impedance, dissipation factors (D) and frequency shift (Δf). Q-factors are used to calculate the Allman deviation σ(τ) and measured frequencies are converted to mass sensitivity using the Sauerbrey mass sensitivity coefficient (K).
US10830737B2	Detecting device for detecting photoacoustic elastic waves A detecting device 100 detects an elastic wave propagating through the air. The detecting device 100 includes: a first electrode 12 that is a plate having a cantilever structure with a fixed end FX and a free end FR and that vibrates by being bent by the elastic wave; and a second electrode 32 that is a plate, that is opposed to the first electrode, and that has a predetermined distance from the first electrode. The detecting device 100 detects the elastic wave on the basis of a change in capacitance between the first electrode and the second electrode 32. An end of the second electrode 32 in a direction from the fixed end FX to the free end FR is closer to the fixed end than the free end.
US10830735B2	Simultaneous real-time measurement of composition, flow, attenuation, density, and pipe-wallthickness in multiphase fluids Apparatus (10) and methods for making simultaneous measurements of composition (water-cut), fluid flow, and sound attenuation in a multiphase fluid flowing (15) through a pipe (12) in real-time, using the same apparatus (10) are described. Additionally, the apparatus (10) provides real-time pipe wall thickness monitoring for observing pipe corrosion or internal deposition. Knowledge of wall thickness is necessary to correct for water-cut (oil-water composition) automatically by adjusting the liquid path length internal to the pipe (spool). The use of short duration frequency chirp excitation signals (24) enables the apparatus to provide information that can be used to extract multiple levels of information from the same measurement in multiphase fluids including the presence of a significant quantity of gas (˜60% gas volume fraction) in different flow regimes. Besides measuring steady flow, this device is useful for measurements during fast changing flows, such as for a rod-pumped well. Measurements up to about 1000 times a second can reliably be made.
US10830733B2	Method for scanning multilayer material using magnetism and apparatus using the same Disclosed herein are a method and apparatus for scanning a multilayer material using magnetism. The apparatus for scanning a multilayer material includes at least one measurement head for exciting a mixed magnetic field on a multilayer specimen using at least one excitation solenoid coil and detecting detection signals from the multilayer specimen using a detection solenoid coil, a movement controller for moving any one of the at least one measurement head and a stage on which the multilayer specimen is placed in order to detect detection signals for all parts of the multilayer specimen, and a signal controller for generating two excitation signals having different frequencies in order to generate the mixed magnetic field and for generating a scanning result for the multilayer specimen by collecting the detection signals.
US10830732B2	Control of chemical reactions using isotachophoresis Isotachophoresis (ITP) is exploited to control various aspects of chemical reactions. In a first aspect, at least one of the reactants of a chemical reaction is confined to an ITP zone, but the resulting product of the chemical reaction is separated from this ITP zone by the ITP process. In a second aspect, one or more reactants of a chemical reaction are confined to an ITP zone, and one or more other reactants of the chemical reaction are not confined to this ITP zone. In a third aspect, ITP is employed to confine at least one reactant of a chemical reaction to an ITP zone, and at least one reactant of the chemical reaction is delivered to the ITP zone in two or more discrete doses. These aspects are especially relevant to performing polymerase chain reactions using chemical denaturants as opposed to thermal cycling.
US10830729B2	Sensor control device and gas detection system In a sensor control device which controls a sensor, a first filter unit extracts a first filtered signal obtained by attenuating a frequency component higher than a first cutoff frequency from a digital signal indicating a current-application control value for a pump current, and a second filter unit extracts a second filtered signal obtained by attenuating a frequency component higher than a second cutoff frequency from the first filtered signal. A cutoff frequency setting unit sets at least one of the first cutoff frequency and the second cutoff frequency such that the sensor control device can control at least two types of sensors.
US10830728B2	Ferrocene labels for electrochemical assay and their use in analytical methods Compounds of general formula I are used as labels in an electrochemical assay: (I) in which: Fc and Fc′ are substituted or unsubstituted ferrocenyl moieties, X is a C1 to C6 alkylene chain which is optionally interrupted by —O— or —NH—; Y is a C1 to C6 alkylene chain which is optionally interrupted by —O— or —NH—; Z is a C1 to C12 alkylene chain which may optionally be substituted and/or may optionally be interrupted by —O—, —S—, cycloalkyl, —CO—, —CON R1—, —NR1CO— or —NR1— in which R1 represents hydrogen or C1 to C4 alkyl; and R is a linker group. Compounds I are used to make labelled substrates, as well as functionalised compounds for making the labelled substrates.
US10830726B2	Electrochemical pH sensor comprising a phenolic compound using hydrogen bonding of the hydroxyl group to sulphur atoms of the phenolic compound An electrochemical pH sensor for measuring pH in a low buffer and/or low ionic strength analyte where the electrochemical pH sensor comprises an electrode coupled with a phenolic redox species and the chemistry of the redox species provides for hydrogen bonding to one or more sulphur atoms of the redox species.
US10830725B2	Electronic chemical sensor Devices, systems, methods and products for measuring concentrations of analytes in-situ, including concentrations of ions, proteins, DNA, and, RNA in a variety of mediums including solutions, suspensions, soils, slurries, biological fluids and living organic material such as agricultural crops. Embodiments of the disclosed inventions measure analyte concentration in-situ without clogging reference electrodes, leaking reference solution or having to dilute a medium prior to taking the analyte measurements. In-situ analyte measurements are made without clogging reference electrodes using a combination of solid-state sensors connected to a transducer, a reference electrode enclosed by a non-porous enclosure and a metallic plug extending from the interior cavity of the non-porous enclosure outwardly exterior to the non-porous enclosure, contacting the medium being measured. Automation of analyte measurements are implemented by combining computer systems, computer networks to remotely measure and monitor the analyte present in multiple mediums using sensors placed in a variable number of locations.
US10830723B2	Gas sensor and gas sensor array A gas sensor containing counter electrodes and a semiconductor nanowire 4 disposed between the counter electrodes 2, 3, wherein the semiconductor nanowire 4 is in a state where light can be irradiated, which sensor measures changes in the electric current associated with adsorption of a gas to the semiconductor nanowire 4, wherein the electric current is generated by irradiation of light on the semiconductor nanowire with a voltage applied to the counter electrodes 2, 3.
US10830719B2	Devices and related methods for estimating accumulated thermal damage of downhole components A thermal aging estimator for use in a borehole having an ambient temperature of at least 200° F. The estimator may include a thermal aging element positioned adjacent to a heat-sensitive component while in the ambient temperature of at least 200° F. The thermal aging element has a permanent change in an electrical property in response to a thermal exposure, which correlates to cumulative thermal damage from the thermal exposure. The change estimating circuit applies an electrical signal to the thermal aging element.
US10830711B2	X-ray inspection apparatus An X-ray inspection apparatus includes: an X-ray emitter configured to emit an X-ray; an X-ray detector configured to detect the X-ray; a first flow passage configured to guide air to at least part of the X-ray detector; and a second flow passage configured to guide air to at least part of the X-ray detector.
US10830707B2	Inspection method, inspection and reporting method, manufacturing method including the inspection method, inspection apparatus, and manufacturing apparatus An inspection method for inspecting a board-shaped inspection object with a pattern includes an imaging step of capturing an original image of an inspection surface of the inspection object, a digitization step of generating an image with two or three gradation levels by digitizing the original image captured by the imaging step using a threshold, and a determination step of inspecting the inspection object using the image generated by the digitization step.
US10830702B2	Method of detecting amplified nucleic acid molecules The present disclosure provides methods and hardware for real-time amplification and detection of nucleic acid molecules.
US10830700B2	Solid inspection apparatus and method of use An inspection apparatus is provided that comprises an optical target including a solid host material and a fluorescing material embedded in the solid host material. The solid host material has a predetermined phonon energy HOSTPE. The fluorescing material exhibits a select ground energy level and a target excitation (TE) energy level separated from the ground energy level by a first energy gap corresponding to a fluorescence emission wavelength of interest. The fluorescing material has a next lower lying (NLL) energy level relative to the TE energy level. The NLL energy level is spaced a second energy gap FMEG2 below the TE energy level, wherein a ratio of the FMEG2/HOSTPE is three or more.
US10830694B2	Laser absorption spectroscopy isotopic gas analyzer The present invention provides systems and methods for measuring the isotope ratios of one or more trace gases based on optical absorption spectroscopy methods. The system includes an optical cavity containing a gas. The system also includes a laser optically coupled with the optical cavity, and a detector system for measuring absorption of laser light by the gas in the cavity.
US10830693B2	Compact optical gas detection system and apparatus System and apparatus for portable gas detection. Specifically, this disclosure describes apparatuses and systems for optical gas detection in a compact package. There is a need for a very compact, low-power, gas detection system for gases such as CO2, NOx, water vapor, methane etc. This disclosure provides an ultra-compact and highly efficient optical measurement system based on principals of optical absorption spectroscopy. It reduces the size of the instrument as well its power consumption by more than an order of magnitude making it possible to deploy it widely. There is an identified need for large number of distributed gas sensors to improve human health, environment, and save energy usage.
US10830692B2	System and method to measure dissolved gases in liquid A high-resolution in situ sensing system and method for providing continuous measurements of at least one dissolved analyte including a sample processing cell having at least a first conduit defining a first passage with at least one selectively-permeable wall capable of passing a portion of the sample liquid into a processing, fluid. The at least one selectively-permeable wall substantially resists flow of another portion of the sample liquid therethrough. Processing fluid is directed through the first conduit while moving the sample liquid and the reagent fluid relative to each other in one of a stationary, concurrent or a countercurrent flow relationship to achieve either partial or full equilibration between the sample liquid and processing fluid to generate at least partially equilibrated reagent fluid and a processed sample in a substantially continuous manner.
US10830680B2	Tension applying device A tension applying device is configured to fix a test substance between a lower fixing part and an upper fixing part, and apply tension between the lower fixing part and the upper fixing part while the test substance is immersed in liquid, wherein the tension applying device includes: a container storing the liquid; a lifter fixed to the lower fixing part and configured to immerse the test substance into the liquid; and a float coupled to the upper fixing part and configured to float in the liquid so as to apply tension to the test substances.
US10830667B1	Optical and functional metrology of microstructured optical fibers Described are systems and techniques for characterizing optical fibers. Disclosed systems and techniques employ optical metrology, functional metrology, or both to characterize microstructured optical fibers and determine fiber characteristics, errors, and quality control metrics. The characteristics, errors, and quality control metrics are useful for improving the manufacturing of optical fibers.
US10830666B2	Contact lens inspection method and system A method for determining the inversion state of a soft contact lens (1), comprising imaging a soft contact lens having a convex surface (2, 3) and a concave surface (3, 2), a lens center and a lens edge (5) surrounding said soft contact lens (1), the method comprising using an optical coherence tomography system to obtain at least one sectional image of at least a part of the contact lens (1) comprising the lens edge (5), determining a cross-sectional edge geometry of the contact lens (1) extending from the lens edge (5) towards the lens center of the contact lens in the sectional image, the cross-sectional edge geometry corresponding to the convex and concave surface boundaries of the contact lens (1) in the sectional image, selecting a parameter defining the cross-sectional edge geometry of the contact lens (1) imaged and comparing the parameter defining the cross-sectional edge geometry of the contact lens (1) with a predetermined parameter defining a cross-sectional edge geometry of a non-inverted contact lens to determine whether said contact lens (1) is inverted.
US10830665B2	Damage detection with self-powered wireless smart coating sensor A low cost and efficient damage detection method is developed by introducing a new piezoelectric composite coating combined with a self-powered wireless signal transmission module. The new piezoelectric composite coating composed with a piezoelectric layer, an electrical conductive layer and an insulator, is designed as the sensor and to be easily applied on rough surfaces of engineering structures, such as concrete and the welded joint area. An energy harvesting circuit and an automatic electronic switch controlled by the piezoelectric coating sensor are designed to power and control the wireless signal transmitter sending warning signals of the damage occurrence. Methodology is explained in detail, and successful detection of the occurrence of crack propagation on a beam structure has been realized through experimental testing.
US10830661B2	Systems and methods for scour monitoring with fiber optic sensors A scour monitoring system may provide a housing that is separated into multiple segments that are fluidically isolated from each other. The scour monitoring system may be position adjacent to a structure to be monitored for bridge scouring. Each of the segments may provide a water-swellable material positioned near or in contact with a fiber Bragg grating (FBG) cable. If water penetrates a segment, the water-swellable material may expand to deform the FBG cable. The wavelength of the FBG cable may be monitored periodically for changes, thereby providing moisture detection when a change in wavelength is detected.
US10830660B2	Leak detection of gas containers using an optical detector A leak detection system comprising a substantially sealed accumulation chamber adapted to accommodate a single gas container, the accumulation chamber being sealed so that when a gas container is in the accumulation chamber gas leaked from that container accumulates. An optical detector is provided for detecting leaked gas, the detector including an optical cell. A controller directs a reference sample to the optical cell and subsequently directs a sample from the from the accumulation chamber to the optical cell. The optical detector is operable use both the reference sample and the accumulation chamber sample to detect leaked gas.
US10830657B2	Low profile pressure sensor on the body of a vehicle A sensor is configured to attach to a main body and includes a sensor body, a transducer, a transmitter, and a power source. The sensor body is configured to provide a smooth transition with a surface of the main body. The transducer is positioned within the sensor body and is configured to provide a sensed output. The transmitter is positioned within the sensor body and is configured to transmit the sensed output. The power source is positioned within the sensor body and is configured to provide electrical power to the transducer and the transmitter.
US10830655B2	Method and apparatus for performing field elongation measurements An improved method and apparatus for evaluating post-tensioning tendons, where the apparatus uses a positioning head placed directly into the pocket and against the anchor without making contact with the wedges as the apparatus seats on the tendon. From this position the apparatus evaluates the tendon by marking, measuring the tendon, and/or determining its location with increased reliability and precision.
US10830654B2	Robust torque sensor with moderate compliance A torque sensor is provided that includes a deformable plate that includes an inner part and an outer part. The torque sensor may also include one or more elastic elements that connect the inner part and the outer part. The torque sensor may also include a transducer mounting plate that is rigidly connected to the inner part of the deformable plate. In certain embodiments, the elastic elements include at least one serpentine-shaped elastic element. In other embodiments, the elastic elements may include a beam structure. In some embodiments, the torque sensor includes a plurality of zeroing pins and zeroing pin slots which, when engaged, constrain the rotation of the torque sensor to a smaller zeroing range. In certain embodiments, the torque sensor may also include a plurality of hard stop pins that engage a stopping when an applied torque exceeds a predetermined threshold.
US10830652B2	Stress measurement device, stress measurement system, and stress measurement method A stress measurement device includes a first obtaining unit obtaining thermal data including information indicating a temperature of a measuring region, a second obtaining unit obtaining data related to stress occurring in one part of the measuring region, and a controller finding stress occurring in the measuring region from the thermal data and the data related to the stress. The controller finds, first waveform data respectively on the one part and a part other than the one part based on a change with time of the thermal data, and second waveform data based on a change with time of the data related to the stress. The controller finds, disturbance data through a deduction of the second waveform data from the first waveform data on the one part, and stress data indicating stress occurring in the part through a deduction the disturbance data from the first waveform data on the part.
US10830644B2	Method for determination of a matching colour variant The invention relates to a method of determination of a matching variant of a standard colour of a repair paint matching the effect colour of an object to be repaired, the method comprising the steps of a) determination of the standard colour of the colour of the object to be repaired, and b) determination of the best matching variant of the standard colour from a given number of variant colours, wherein ⋅ a swatch coated with the colour of the standard colour is visually compared under at least two different angles of illumination and/or observation with the colour to be matched, ⋅ the visual deviation from the standard colour and the colour of the object to be matched being evaluated on the basis of predetermined deviations for the visual properties, wherein the predetermined visual properties comprise at least one colour property and at least one texture property, ⋅ based on the predetermined deviations for the visual properties of the standard colour and the colour of the object to be matched, the best matching variant of the standard colour is determined.
US10830631B2	Device and method for measuring the level of liquid in a container The invention relates to a filling level measuring device (10) for measuring the filling level in a container (2) through the wall (9) thereof by means of ultrasound, having an ultrasonic measuring head (12), a controller (20), and a fastening device (24) by means of which the filling level measuring device (10) can be fastened to the container (2) such that the ultrasonic measuring head (12) is pressed against the wall (9) of the container (2). The invention further relates to a method of operating such a filling level measuring device (10), wherein a sampling rate is used which is situation-dependent. The invention finally relates to an assembly made up of such a filling level measuring device and at least one spacer (50) which can be attached to the lower edge of a container (2) to be provided with the filling level measuring device (10).
US10830627B2	Method and system for fluid level determination from pressure measurement An assembly includes at least one container, an injection medium supply, at least one flow line extending from the injection medium supply to an interior portion of the at least one container; and a pressure transducer coupled to each of the at least one flow line.
US10830625B2	Water meter platform The invention relates to a water meter platform and a housing component for a water meter platform. The housing component providing a flow tube, a sealable main compartment adapted to house a meter unit for measuring a flow of a fluid flowing through the flow tube and a flow channel interface in fluid communication with the flow tube adapted for mounting additional functional units.
US10830622B2	Method for determining a flow rate and/or a flow velocity of a medium A method for determining a flow rate and/or a flow velocity of a medium interacting with at least a first and a second temperature sensor element and a heating element, wherein the method comprises the following method steps: heating the medium by means of the heating element for a predetermined heating duration, wherein the medium before the heating is largely in thermal equilibrium with at least the first and second temperature sensor elements; registering at least a first and a second measured value with the assistance of the first temperature sensor element and at least a third and a fourth measured value with the assistance of the second temperature sensor element for characterizing first and second temperature rises of the medium; and ascertaining the flow rate and/or flow velocity of the medium based on the at least two temperature rises.
US10830617B2	Control device and error correction methods A control device capable of accurately detecting a rotor rotation angle is provided. The control device includes variable resistors R1 to R4 for converting the currents flowing in the four-phase coils of the current detection resolver into voltages, two differential amplifiers for a first phase signal of the voltage difference between the detection voltages of the variable resistors R1 and R3, and a second phase signal of the voltage difference between the detection voltages of the variable resistors R2 and R4 respectively, two phase shifters for shifting the phase of the first phase signal and the second phase signal respectively, a synthesizer for a phase modulation signal by synthesizing the phase shifted first phase signal and the phase shifted second phase signal, and an adjuster for adjusting the resistance values of the variable resistors R1 to R4 based on the width of the envelope of the phase modulation signal.
US10830615B2	Bend angle sensing systems and related methods Systems and methods for sensing angular displacement between body segments of users include disposing an electromagnetic transmitting sensor about a first body segment and an electromagnetic receiving sensor about a second body segment. Data related to the magnetic field coupling between the transmitting and receiving sensors can be captured for determining the angular displacement between the first and second body segments.
US10830610B2	Method and apparatus for motor rotor position determination This application discusses techniques for providing sensorless rotor position information of a multiple phase motor without using predetermined motor parameters or models, other than the number of phases of the motor. In certain examples, motor rotor position information can be provided using samples of current from zero-voltage vectors of the motor windings.
US10830606B2	System and method for detecting non-meaningful motion This disclosure relates to detecting non-meaningful motion with a portable device. In one aspect, a suitable method includes detecting motion with a portable device by obtaining inertial sensor data representing motion of the portable device, wherein the inertial sensor data includes accelerometer data and gyroscope data, processing the accelerometer data, processing the gyroscope data and identifying non-meaningful motion of the portable device based, at least in part, on the processed accelerometer data and the processed gyroscope data.
US10830595B2	Method and device for providing data for a geometric map for autonomous or automated driving of a vehicle A method for providing data for a geometric map for autonomous or automated driving of a vehicle includes collecting and/or determining odometry data of the vehicle when driving along a respective specified route section of a plurality of route sections using specified vehicle sensors. The respective specified route section has a maximum driving length that is dependent on at least one of a detection precision of odometry data using a specified vehicle sensor system, and on a reproducibility of provided odometry data using specified vehicle actuators and/or vehicle actuating drives. The method also includes providing the collected and/or determined odometry data to a specified vehicle interface, and transmitting the collected and/or determined odometry data by the specified vehicle interface to an evaluation device.
US10830590B2	Micromechanical sensor A micromechanical sensor includes a base substrate, a cap substrate, and a MEMS substrate that is connected to each of the base and cap substrates by respective metallic bond connections and that includes a mechanical functional layer including movable MEMS elements, an electrode device for acquiring an indication of a movement of the MEMS elements and fashioned by layer deposition, and a sacrificial layer that is lower than the mechanical function layer, is fashioned by layer deposition, and is omitted in a region underneath the movable MEMS elements.
US10830587B2	Inclination measuring device Provided is an inclination measuring device with excellent convenience.An inclination measuring device includes: an optical system (sensor head) configured to irradiate a measurement object with an irradiated light ray from a light source and receive a reflected light ray from a measurement surface; a light receiving unit including at least one spectroscope configured to separate the reflected light ray into wavelength components, and a detector in which a plurality of light receiving elements are disposed; a light guide including a plurality of cores; and a processor configured to calculate an inclination angle of the measurement surface based on reflected light rays with respect to a plurality of irradiated light rays with which a plurality of positions on the measurement surface are irradiated.
US10830585B2	Non-contact type displacement sensor A non-contact type displacement sensor includes a light source that emits measurement light; a liquid lens apparatus in which a refractive index periodically changes in response to an input drive signal; an objective lens emitting, at a measurable object, the measurement light that is emitted from the light source and has passed through the liquid lens apparatus; a photodetector receiving the measurement light that is reflected by the measurable object and outputs a photodetection signal; and a signal processor (controller) that calculates focus timing with which the measurement light is in focus on a surface of the measurable object based on the photodetection signal output from the photodetector, and that obtains a position of the measurable object based on a phase of the focus timing with respect to a cycle of the drive signal.
US10830583B2	Method for creating a measurement protocol and computer for performing the same A method for creating a measurement protocol in a computer, such as the measurement computer of a coordinate-measuring machine or a computer remote therefrom, includes: providing data necessary for creating a measurement protocol generated on the basis of a measurement sequence by the coordinate-measuring machine; providing specification data specifying predefined conditions under which a measurement sequence should be performed and/or specifying predefined conditions under which examination features should be evaluated; checking the data necessary for creating a measurement protocol as to whether the predefined conditions under which the entire measurement sequence should be performed were met and/or as to whether the predefined conditions under which individual examination features to be examined should be evaluated were met, and; creating a measurement protocol in the form of an electronic document, in which compliance and/or non-compliance with the conditions in accordance with the specification data is documented in the measurement protocol.
US10830570B2	Steering knuckle deformation gauge The present invention includes a steering knuckle deformation gauge. A center hole of a workpiece cooperates with a center column to realize initial positioning of the workpiece. Two tapered holes of the workpiece cooperate with the spherical top ends of a first guide pillar and a second guide pillar respectively, and three support points on the workpiece are respectively in contact with three support columns. The workpiece is completely positioned, and the workpiece is clamped by three toggle clamps. Steps of a measuring sleeve are in close fit with the end face of a sliding sleeve, and the small end of a measuring column is in contact with a measured point of the workpiece.
US10830565B2	Method of making a colored projectile A method of making a colored projectile is disclosed, as well as the projectile made thereby. In an embodiment, the method comprises mechanically plating a colored metal, typically in powdered form, onto the surface of a projectile, such as a frangible, copper-based bullet, a full metal jacket bullet or a total metal jacket bullet. The disclosed plating process imparts a uniform, desired color to the surface of the plated projectile.
US10830553B2	Crossbow with detachable limb assembly A crossbow includes a rail assembly and a limb assembly that can be assembled together and disassembled from one another. A release member is rigidly attached to one assembly and a retention member is attached to the other assembly. When the crossbow is assembled the release member is in a retained position; when the crossbow is disassembled the release member is removed from its retained position. In a release position the retention member permits movement of the release member into or out of the retained position; in a retention position the retention member prevents movement of the release member out of the retained position. The release and/or retention members can be adjusted to alter the force urging together the rail and limb assemblies. The retention member can be moved between the release and retention positions without using any tool.
US10830552B1	Cleaning device for barrel of paintball gun A swab device for cleaning the barrel of a paintball gun has a first shaft, a second shaft and a flexible connector overmolded over ends of the first and second shafts to fixedly couple the flexible connector to the first and second shafts. Absorbent material can be disposed over the first and second rods. The flexible connector can be made of rubber or silicone. The flexible connector is configured to flex and to automatically return to an original linear orientation after the flexible connector has been flexed. The flexible connector can have one or more openings on a surface thereof that facilitate flexion of the flexible connector.
US10830548B2	Firearm identification tag for accessory mounting rail A firearm includes a firearm identification tag carried in a space between lugs of an accessory mounting rail. A firearm accessory mounting rail assembly includes a firearm identification tag carried in a recoil groove of a Picatinny rail, and including a housing having geometry complementary to a lug of the Picatinny rail, and a transmitter carried in the housing. A firearm identification tag for a firearm accessory mounting rail includes a trapezoidal housing having geometry complementary to Picatinny rail geometry and configured to be press fit between Picatinny lugs, and including sides, a major base, a minor base, and legs between the bases disposed at acute angles to the major base.
US10830547B2	Firearm magazine loader having adjustable magazine well A loader for loading ammunition into a magazine for a firearm. The loader may be universal in that it is capable of loading various types of ammunition cartridges into various types of magazines. A magazine well of the loader can accept magazines of various sizes for loading the magazines with cartridges. A cartridge driver of the loader drives the cartridges into the magazine.
US10830540B2	Additively manufactured heat exchanger A heat exchanger and a method for additively manufacturing the heat exchanger are provided. The heat exchanger includes a plurality of fluid passageways that are formed by additive manufacturing methods which enable the formation of fluid passageways that are smaller in size, that have thinner walls, and that have complex and intricate heat exchanger features that were not possible using prior manufacturing methods. For example, the fluid passageways may be curvilinear and may include heat exchanging fins that are less than 0.01 inches thick and formed at a fin density of more than four heat exchanging fins per centimeter. In addition, the heat exchanging fins may be angled with respect to the walls of the fluid passageways and adjacent fins may be offset relative to each other.
US10830532B2	Micro booster supermarket refrigeration architecture A refrigeration system includes first and second compressors, a condenser, first and second evaporators, and a valve. The first compressor is fluidly connected to first suction and discharge lines. The second compressor is fluidly connected to second suction and discharge lines. The second suction line is fluidly connected to the first discharge line. The condenser receives refrigerant from the second compressor. The first evaporator receives refrigerant from the condenser and discharges refrigerant to the first suction line. The second evaporator receives refrigerant from the condenser and discharges refrigerant to the second suction line. The valve is disposed between the first evaporator and the first suction line. The first suction line receives refrigerant when the valve is in a first position. The second suction line receives refrigerant when the valve is in a second position. The first compressor is bypassed when the valve is in the second position.
US10830531B2	Refrigerator There is disclosed a refrigerator; a lighting device provided in the storage chamber, a first door rotatably coupled to the case to open and close the storage chamber, an auxiliary storage chamber provided in the first door, a second door, a front panel formed of a transparent material, an evaporation treatment unit evaporated on an overall back surface of the front panel to transmit lights partially, a variable transparency film attached to a back surface of the evaporation treatment unit provided in the front panel to get transparent when the power is supplied, a frame unit with an opening having a corresponding size to an opening provided in the first door, an insulation panel distant from the front panel, a power supply unit for supplying an electric power to the variable transparency film and the lighting device, a proximity sensor provided in the second door to sense a user's approaching.
US10830528B2	Traveling harness system A traveling harness system is provided for an appliance to maintain electrical connections between the appliance and a drawer, while allowing the drawer to move. Wiring harness guides formed in the drawer force the wiring harness to maintain a predictable and desirable loop radius to reduce stress on the wiring harness, which prevents the wiring harness from prematurely wearing.
US10830505B2	Thermochemical boosted refrigeration system A transport refrigeration system (20) has a compartment (22) and a vapor compression refrigeration system (30). The vapor compression refrigeration system (30) has: a compressor (32); a first heat exchanger (34) downstream of the compressor along a refrigerant flowpath in a cooling mode; an expansion device (36); a second heat exchanger (38) downstream of the expansion device along the refrigerant flowpath; and a fan (42) for driving air along an air flowpath across the second heat exchanger for cooling the compartment in the cooling mode. A thermochemical refrigeration system (100) is coupled to the vapor compression refrigeration system downstream of the first heat exchanger and upstream of the second heat exchanger along the refrigerant flowpath in the cooling mode.
US10830501B2	Systems for detecting and positioning of reversing valve A heating and cooling system includes a reversing valve configured to adjust a flow of refrigerant through the heating and cooling system, where the reversing valve includes a first configuration to flow the refrigerant through a first circuit of the heating and cooling system and a second configuration to flow the refrigerant through a second circuit of the heating and cooling system. The heating and cooling system also includes a controller configured to determine an operating parameter of a compressor of the heating and cooling system, where the controller is configured to adjust operation of the compressor based on the operating parameter to adjust a position of the reversing valve.
US10830500B2	Heat pump system having CO2 as the first heat pump medium and water as the second heat pump medium A heat pump system includes a first heat pump arrangement configured to operate with a first heat pump medium including CO2; a second heat pump arrangement configured to operate with a second heat pump medium including water; and a coupler for thermally coupling the first heat pump arrangement to the second heat pump arrangement.
US10830499B2	Transcritical system with enhanced subcooling for high ambient temperature In certain embodiments, a transcritical refrigeration system provides refrigeration by circulating refrigerant through the system. The system includes a gas cooler, a heat exchanger, a high pressure expansion valve, a flash tank, refrigeration cases, and compressors. The gas cooler cools the refrigerant to a first temperature. The heat exchanger cools the refrigerant flowing from the gas cooler to the high pressure expansion valve to a second temperature. The high pressure expansion valve is coupled to the flash tank, which is coupled to the refrigeration cases. The refrigeration cases are coupled to the compressors, which are coupled to the gas cooler. An expansion valve between the gas cooler and the heat exchanger may cool the refrigerant flowing to the heat exchanger. A high pressure vapor compressor between the heat exchanger and the gas cooler may compress the refrigerant flowing from the heat exchanger to the gas cooler.
US10830496B2	Solar air heater A method, system, apparatus, and/or device for preheating air for a rooftop air handling unit (RTU). The method, system, apparatus, and/or device may include a barrier system configured to surround the RTU. The barrier system may include a structure to provide a frame for the barrier system, a first barrier configured to connect to a first side of the structure, and a collector configured to connect to a second side of the structure. The method, system, apparatus, and/or device may include a duct configured to connect between the collector and a chamber. The method, system, apparatus, and/or device may include a chamber configured to connect to an air intake hood of the RTU. The chamber may include a first opening to receive air stored in the cavity, a second opening to receive external air, and a diverter configured to switch between a first position and a second position.
US10830493B2	Induction heating module and water purifier having the same A water purifier includes a hot water tank for receiving and heating received water by induction heating, a water outlet portion that is at least partially exposed to an outside of the water purifier for discharging hot water, a hot water line that is connected to the water outlet portion to communicate the hot water from the hot water tank to the water outlet portion, a hot water outlet valve that is located at the hot water line and that opens or closes the hot water line based on a control command, a connector that includes a hot water inlet connected to a water outlet pipe of the hot water tank and a hot water outlet connected to the hot water line, and a temperature sensor that is connected to the connector and that is configured to measure a temperature of the hot water that passes through the connector.
US10830491B2	Noise suppression system for air conditioning compressor A noise suppression system for an air conditioning compressor includes an AC line, an AC line fitting and a muffler. At least a portion of the muffler is integrally formed with the AC line fitting.
US10830490B2	Liquid drainage systems and methods The present disclosure relates to a liquid drainage system for a heating, ventilation, and/or air conditioning (HVAC) system, where the liquid drainage system includes a drain pan configured to collect and drain condensate within a housing. The drain pan is configured to be mounted within the housing separate from an evaporator assembly and is removable from the housing independent of the evaporator assembly. The liquid drainage system also includes a drain pan extension plate configured to collect and drain condensate to the drain pan, where the drain pan extension plate is configured be removably mounted within the housing. The drain pan extension plate and the drain pan are configured to overlap with one another, in an assembled configuration, along a direction of airflow across the evaporator assembly.
US10830485B2	Air-conditioning diffuser for air distribution Air-conditioning diffuser for distributing air, comprising a chamber (10) provided with an inlet orifice (30) for feeding air and with an outlet wall (20) made of a woven or non-woven fabric or foil, the outlet wall (20) comprising at least one array of through-holes (22) for distributing air into the surrounding environment. The air-conditioning diffuser further comprises a plurality of air deflecting pockets (23) for redirecting the air flowing through the through-holes (22) out of the air-conditioning diffuser, each air deflecting pocket (23) being attached to the outlet wall (20) on the outer side of the same, overlapping at least one through-hole (22) spaced apart from the through-hole and being open towards the space adjoining the outlet wall (20).
US10830482B2	HVAC cable grounding systems and methods The present disclosure relates to a communication cable for a heating, ventilation, and/or air conditioning (HVAC) system having a set of conductors extending between a first end of the communication cable and a second end of the communication cable, and a cable shield surrounding the plurality of conductors. The cable shield has a first shield connector at the first end of the communication cable and a second shield connector at the second end of the communication cable. The first end is configured to couple to a first controller of the HVAC system, the second end is configured to couple to a second controller of the HVAC system, and the cable shield is configured to electrically couple to a single electrical ground point via one or both of the first and second shield connectors.
US10830478B2	Apparatus and methods to synchronize edge device communications with a cloud broker Example apparatus, systems and methods to communicate between a control agent and an edge device via a cloud broker are disclosed and described herein. An example apparatus includes a processor configured to receive a first instruction from a first control agent for an edge device, the first instruction associated with a first schedule of settings for a target, the target accessible via an edge device. The example processor is configured to analyze the first instruction to identify a conflict between the first instruction and a second instruction, the second instruction associated with a second control agent. When no conflict is identified, the example processor is configured to provide the first instruction to the edge device for relay to the target. When a conflict is identified between the first instruction and the second instruction, the example processor is configured to mediate the conflict and provide an outcome to the edge device.
US10830469B2	Humidifier measurement and control Humidifiers can include a liquid tank removably attachable to a base portion. The liquid tank can include an upper connector configured to engage a lower connector of the base portion when the liquid tank and the base portion are attached. The liquid tank can include a touch interface configured to receive a touch input from outside of the liquid tank and a liquid level sensor configured to output a signal representative of a level of liquid in the liquid tank. The base portion can include a controller that is in electrical communication with the liquid level sensor and the touch interface when the upper connector engages the lower connector. The controller can be configured to adjust operation of the humidifier based on signals received from the touch interface and can receive signals from the liquid level sensor representative of the amount of liquid in the liquid tank.
US10830467B2	HVAC scrubber unit operational control systems and methods Systems and methods for improving operation of a heating, ventilation, and air conditioning system, which includes a scrubber unit coupled to an air handling unit via a return air conduit. The scrubber unit includes a contaminant filter, which sorbs air contaminants from a surrounding environment when at a target pressure differential and releases previously sorbed air contaminants into the surrounding environment when at target temperature, a return inlet actuator coupled to a return inlet damper, and scrubber control circuitry programmed to determine parameters of outside air and instruct the return inlet actuator to ramp the return inlet damper from a closed position to an open position during a bleed phase of a regeneration cycle to enable venting of the previously sorbed air contaminants using return air when the parameters of the outside air are not within corresponding target parameter ranges.
US10830457B2	Fuel-fired appliance with thermoelectric-powered secondary electric heating A fuel-fired appliance with thermoelectric-powered secondary electric heating has a burner providing hot combustion gasses into a first housing. A second housing containing a fluid receives heat from the combustion gasses in the first housing. A thermoelectric device attaches to a surface of the appliance heated by the combustion gasses and generates a voltage. An electric heating element is in thermal communication with the second housing, and the electric heating element is electrically connected to the thermoelectric device.
US10830455B2	Method for manufacturing a household cooking appliance, and corresponding household cooking appliance A method for manufacturing an oven includes a) providing the muffle defining a cooking chamber (5); b) providing a channelling (10) for conveying air; c) associating to a rear wall (5c) of the muffle (5) a first fan (30) for ventilation of the cooking chamber; d) associating to the channelling (10) a second fan (20) for forcing air into the channelling (10); e) associating the channelling (10) to an upper wall (5a) of the muffle (5). Step b) comprises shearing from a semi-finished product of a metal component (10a) of the channelling (10) a corresponding portion (40), so as to define an opening (23) for installation of the second fan (20). Step c) comprises using the portion (40) sheared from the semi-finished product of the metal component (10a) of the channelling (10) as a bracket for fixing the first fan (30) to the rear wall (5c) of the muffle (5).
US10830453B2	Cooking exhaust systems having one or more airflow features An exhaust system for a cooking or cooktop appliance is provided herein. The exhaust system may include a casing, an image monitor, an air handler, and a diverter plate. The casing may define an air inlet and an air outlet above a cooktop appliance. The image monitor may be supported on the casing rearward from the air outlet. The image monitor may include an imagining surface extending in a vertical direction between a top edge and a bottom edge. The air handler may be mounted within the casing in fluid communication between the air inlet and outlet. The diverter plate may be attached to the casing below the imaging surface. The air outlet may be defined proximal to the top edge and may define a coolant airflow path. The diverter plate may define an airflow curtain path extending outward from the coolant airflow path.
US10830452B2	Appliance and methods for operating same in a safety-critical operation using a touchscreen An appliance and methods for operating the appliance in a safety-critical operation are provided. The appliance and methods for operating the appliance include features that provide safe and intuitive ways to initiate and cancel safety-critical operations performed by the appliance.
US10830448B2	Combustor liner panel with a multiple of heat transfer augmentors for a gas turbine engine combustor A liner panel for use in a combustor of a gas turbine engine, including a multiple of heat transfer augmentors located in at least one discrete area of the liner panel. A wall assembly within a gas turbine engine including a support shell, a liner panel mounted to the support shell via a multiple of studs and a multiple of heat transfer augmentors located in at least one discrete area on a cold side of the liner panel, each of the multiple of heat transfer augmentors define a height that extends about half the distance between a cold surface of the liner panel and the support shell.
US10830445B2	Liquid fuel nozzles for dual fuel combustors A nozzle for a combustor is disclosed. The nozzle may include a main fuel passage (202), a number of radial fuel ports (206) in communication with the main fuel passage, a prefilmer surface (212) in communication with the radial fuel ports, and a main purge air passage (218) in communication with the radial fuel ports and the prefilmer surface.
US10830440B2	Combustion systems having bayonet features A combustor for a gas turbine engine includes an inner combustor wall and an outer combustor wall radially outboard of the inner combustor wall. The inner and outer combustor walls define a combustion space therebetween with an upstream inlet and a downstream outlet. A combustor dome connects between inner and outer combustor walls at the upstream inlet of the combustion space. The combustor dome includes a plurality of circumferentially spaced apart nozzles and a plurality of tiles mounted to the combustor dome to fluidly separate a downstream side of the combustor dome from an upstream side of the combustor dome.
US10830433B2	Axial non-linear interface for combustor liner panels in a gas turbine combustor A combustor for a gas turbine engine including a non-linear axial edge between the forward edge and the aft edge. A combustor for a gas turbine engine including a multiple of forward liner panels circumferentially mounted within the support shell via a multiple of studs, each of the multiple of forward liner panels having a non-linear axial edge therebetween to define a forward non-linear interface between each adjacent pair of the multiple of forward liner panels and a multiple of aft liner panels circumferentially mounted within the support shell via a multiple of studs aft of the multiple of forward liner panels, each of the multiple of aft liner panels having an aft non-linear axial edge therebetween to define a non-linear interface between each adjacent pair of the multiple of aft liner panels.
US10830427B2	LED lamp with heat sink having heat dissipating area 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 an axis of the LED lamp 360 degrees to turn around to form an contour of the LED lamp, any point on the outline meets a formula as follows: y=−ax3+bx2−cx+K; where K is a constant, and range of the constant of K is 360˜450; range of value of a is 0.001˜0.01, range of value of b is 0.05˜0.3, and range of value of c is 5˜20.
US10830421B2	Retractable and curved-shape electronic displays Electronic displays having curved or retractable configurations and having a layered monolithic sheet-form structure including a bottom heat conductive layer, a top optically transmissive layer coextending with the bottom layer, and a two-dimensional array of individually digitally addressable solid-state illumination devices such as LEDs or OLEDs. The top and bottom layers hermetically encapsulate the array of individually digitally addressable solid-state illumination devices.
US10830412B2	Light emitting device and image display system A first light emitter of a light emitting device includes a first lens for making first light wide-angle from a first diffusion center as a starting point, and a second light emitter includes a second lens for making second light wide-angle from a second diffusion center as a starting point. A cover lens disposed downstream of the first lens and the second lens includes a first curved surface and a second curved surface. A first curvature center as a curvature center of the first curved surface overlaps the first diffusion center of the first lens when viewed from a front-back direction, and a second curvature center as a curvature center of the second curved surface overlaps the second diffusion center of the second lens when viewed from the front-back direction.
US10830403B2	Self-powered squeezed-light temperature regulation device Concepts and technologies for a self-powered squeezed-light temperature regulation device are disclosed according various embodiments. The device can include an elastic anchor sheet, a thermostat regulator, a motion power transducer, and a squeezed-light cooling unit. The motion power transducer can be in electrical communication with the thermostat regulator. The squeezed-light cooling unit can be powered by the motion power transducer. The motion power transducer can include a flexible ionic diode that can be located between a first borophene sheet and a second borophene sheet, and a capacitor charge system that can be electrically connected to a collection wire that can direct an electric charge generated by the flexible ionic diode to the capacitor charge system. The squeezed-light cooling unit can include a microwave photon circuit that can create squeezed-light microwave photons and a squeezed-light cooling drum that can be in photonic communication with the microwave photon circuit.
US10830387B2	Composite article A composite article is formed by disposing a poly(meth)acrylate layer, formed as the reaction product of at least one acrylate that is polymerized in the presence of an organoborane initiator, on and in direct contact with a low surface energy polymer layer, disposing an epoxide layer on and in direct contact with said poly(meth)acrylate layer, and disposing a hydrolytically resistant layer on and in direct contact with said epoxide layer. The hydrolytically resistant layer is a hydrolytically resistant polyurethane elastomer that is the reaction product of an aliphatic isocyanate component and an isocyanate-reactive component that retains at least 90% of its initial tensile strength after submersion in standardized seawater for 24 weeks. The isocyanate-reactive component is a hydroxyl-functional polymer having an average hydroxy functionality ranging from 2 to 3, wherein the hydroxyl-functional polymer is a dimer diol, a trimer triol, or a combination thereof.
US10830381B2	Hose rubber composition and hose This disclosure aims to provide a hose rubber composition capable of ensuring the flame retardance and simultaneously achieving both the tear resistance and the flexibility after vulcanization. The hose rubber composition of this disclosure comprises a rubber component and a carbon black, wherein: a chloroprene rubber is contained at an amount of 60 parts by mass or more in 100 parts by mass of the rubber component; the carbon black is compounded at an amount of more than 30 parts by mass and less than 80 parts by mass per 100 parts by mass of the rubber component; and the carbon black contains 13 mass % or more of a specific carbon black having an iodine adsorption of 100 to 160 mg/g and a DBP oil absorption of 70 to 180 mL/100 g.
US10830380B2	Composite fluid transfer conduit A fluid transfer conduit comprising: an electrically conductive tube of fibre reinforced polymer composite material which has an electrically conductive outer surface and an electrically conductive inner surface; and on at least one axial end of said conduit, a non-electrically-conductive band formed on either the outer surface or the inner surface of the electrically conductive tube. Forming a non-electrically conductive band on the end of the conduit electrically isolates the electrically conductive outer surface of the conduit from the electrically conductive metal socket into which it is to be inserted.
US10830374B2	Biasing cryogenic feedline installations to eliminate braided hose distortions and extend useful life of braided hoses The present disclosure relates to the construction and use of feedlines in temperature-biased systems that include counter-biased hoses. The alignment and installation/uninstallation of the counter-biased hoses is enabled by a biasing tool with at least a first yoke having a first rotation point and a second rotation point, a second yoke having a third rotation point and a fourth rotation point, a first rod assembly connected to the first yoke at the first rotation point and connected to the second yoke at the fourth rotation point, and a second rod assembly connected to the first yoke at the second rotation point and connected to the second yoke at the third rotation point.
US10830373B1	Dump handle locking device for securing a sanitation dump lock A dump handle locking device inhibits tampering with a dump handle of a tank dump valve assembly. A handle portion and a barrier portion interface with respective ends of the tank dump valve assembly. The handle portion and the barrier portion are releasably locked together through a lock mechanism, which restricts displacement of the dump handle that controls movement of a barrier covering the pipe opening. A key regulates fastening and unfastening of the lock mechanism. Consequently, the dump handle is restricted from axial displacement, remaining in a closed position. In some embodiments, handle portion is a valve handle box that encapsulates the dump handle, and barrier portion is a lock plate interfacing with pipe section in tank dump valve assembly. In other embodiments, handle portion is a valve handle cable that attaches to the dump handle, and barrier portion is a barrier cable that attaches to the pipe section.
US10830370B2	Variable-capacity compressor control valve Provided is a variable-capacity compressor control valve that can secure the attraction force of an electromagnetic actuator and can improve the actuation property without increasing the body size. A sub valve element or a cylindrical upper end portion thereof, which is a magnetic body made of the same magnetic material as or a different magnetic material from that of a plunger, is fixed to the inner periphery of the upper end portion of the plunger that is opposite an attractor.
US10830361B1	Spreading control switch structure of a spreader A spreading control switch structure of a spreader has a spreading tube, a positioning member, a main tube and a switch unit. With the positioning member and the switch unit, the opening and closing state and the spreading amount of the present invention can be adjusted by the circular plate of the valve in the spreading tube. The size of the pipe in the spreading tube is opened to control the blanking amount. On the other hand, the circular plate of the valve can be kept opened in the spreading tube all time without the switching handle being pressed. Therefore, it is easier and less laborious to execute the spreading process.
US10830357B2	Single crystal grain structure seals and method of forming The present disclosure relates to advanced materials, particularly single crystal grain structures including the formation of single crystal grain structures. Single crystal grain structures offer improved mechanical properties when used with individual components. Improving mechanical properties is favorable for components that are used in applications with high temperature, pressure, and stress. In these applications, mechanical failure is extremely undesirable. Individual components, such as seals, can be designed with a single crystal grain structure in a preferred direction. By selecting a preferred direction, and orienting the single crystal grain structure accordingly, the single crystal grain structure can improve the component's mechanical properties. Single crystal grain structure seals and the method of forming the seals, therefore, offer various improvements to individual components, specifically when the components are designed for high temperature, pressure, and stress applications.
US10830356B2	Static gasket and method of construction thereof A metal static gasket and method of construction thereof is provided. The gasket includes at least one metal layer. The at least one metal layer has opposite sides with at least one through opening extending through the opposite sides configured to register with an opening to be sealed and at least one raised annular seal bead extending at least in part about the at least one through opening. At least one protrusion extends outwardly from at least one of the sides, wherein the at least one protrusion prevents complete flattening of the at least one seal bead. The at least one protrusion has a plurality of discrete layers of metal deposited on one another via an additive manufacture process, wherein the protrusion is formed having a hollow region extending therein.
US10830349B2	Variable pitch stator structure with all blades free to rotate and torque converter with variable pitch stator A torque converter stator includes a hub, an outer ring, a plurality of blades, and a plurality of spokes. The hub is disposed about an axis. The blades are disposed radially between the outer ring and the hub. All of the blades are pivotable relative to the hub and outer ring. The spokes are spaced apart from the blades and fixed to the hub and the outer ring to support the outer ring relative to the hub.
US10830347B2	Hydraulic driveline with a secondary module A hydraulic driveline for a vehicle may have a main hydraulic circuit with a first hydraulic displacement unit and a second hydraulic displacement unit. The driveline may have a hydraulic accumulator assembly which is selectively fluidly connected to the main hydraulic circuit by one or more controllable valves of a first group of valves. The driveline may also have a first secondary module that has a first fluid communication of the hydraulic accumulator assembly with a first secondary hydraulic load of the hydraulic driveline. The first fluid communication may be one or more controllable valves that allow connecting the hydraulic accumulator assembly with the first secondary load or separating the hydraulic accumulator assembly from the first secondary load and that belong to a second group of valves. The controllable valves of the second group of valves are controllable independently of the controllable valves of the first group of valves.
US10830337B2	Multifunctional electronic gear shift lever for simultaneous manipulation and method of controlling the same A multifunctional electronic gear shift lever for simultaneous manipulation includes a cylindrical lever rotatably inserted into a support which is disposed in a center fascia surface or a console surface of a vehicle and having an entrance opening that penetrates the cylindrical lever in a longitudinal direction. A start button is disposed at a lower side of the entrance opening, connected with a controller via a spring, and moving in a vertical direction. A display is disposed on the center fascia surface or the console surface, and displays a gear shift stage of the vehicle and a state of the vehicle. The gear shift stage is changeable by rotating the cylindrical lever while simultaneously starting an engine of the vehicle by operating the start button.
US10830329B2	Bicycle sprocket A bicycle sprocket includes a sprocket body, a tooth ring, and at least one non-threaded fastener. The sprocket body is made of a first material and has a rotational center axis. A central portion of the sprocket body has a central opening through which the rotational center axis passes. The sprocket body further includes a plurality of arm portions that extend radially outward from the central portion with respect to the rotational center axis. Each arm portion includes a sprocket body attachment portion. The tooth ring is made of a second material different from the first material and includes an annular portion. The annular portion includes a plurality of tooth ring attachment portions and a plurality of chain-driving teeth extending radially outward from the annular portion. The non-threaded fastener fixedly connects a sprocket body attachment portion and to a corresponding tooth ring attachment portion.
US10830328B2	Coaxial gear mechanism with positive transmission ratio Gear mechanism (1), in particular coaxial gear mechanism, having an internal gear (3) with an inwardly directed toothing (5), a tooth carrier (11) which is arranged coaxially with respect to the internal gear and in which a multiplicity of teeth (7) for engaging with the toothing (5) are accommodated, wherein the teeth (7) are mounted radially displaceably in the tooth carrier (11), a drive element with a profiling (22) for radially driving the radially displaceably mounted teeth (7), wherein the profiling (22) has, over its circumference, at least two elevations, wherein the gear mechanism is constructed such that there is a positive transmission ratio between a drive via the drive element and an output via the tooth carrier (11).
US10830321B2	Actuator ball screw for improved load sharing The present disclosure provides an actuator assembly having a ball nut comprising a helical track and a ball screw. The ball screw of the actuator assembly includes a first translation bearing track having a first diameter, wherein the helical track and the first translation bearing track form a first translation bearing raceway in which a first translation bearing ball is disposed. The ball screw further includes a second translation bearing track having a second diameter, wherein the helical track and the second translation bearing track form a second translation bearing raceway in which a second translation bearing ball is disposed. The first diameter and the second diameter are not equal.
US10830319B2	Transmission structure of ozone testing machine A transmission structure of an ozone testing machine has: a transmission frame, a rotation unit, a connecting unit, and a lifting unit. The transmission structure is connected to the lifting shaft and the lifting device via the connecting unit, the bottom of the sleeve of the connecting unit is provided with threaded member screwed to the threaded rod of the lifting device, and the sleeve is fixed onto the sliding member to achieve the linear displacement along the guiding track. During the clockwise and reverse rotations of the servo motor of the lifting device, the lifting shaft can achieve the synchronous operation of the rotation and lifting due to the limited connection with the connecting unit, thereby greatly improving the smoothness of the test process, while maintaining the static and dynamic tests.
US10830301B2	Short carbon fiber-reinforced composite material and method for producing same The present invention relates to a short carbon fiber-reinforced composite material, including a base material part and at least one sliding part contacting the base material part, in which each of the base material part and the sliding part has a plurality of short carbon fiber bundles in which at least a part thereof has been converted into SiC and a SiC matrix present among the plurality of short carbon fiber bundles, as constituent components, and the short carbon fiber bundles of the sliding part have a SiC conversion higher than that of the short carbon fiber bundles of the base material part.
US10830296B2	Ceramic preform and method The present application discloses a ceramic preform, a method of making a ceramic preform, a MMC comprising a ceramic preform, and a method of making a MMC. The method of making a ceramic preform generally comprises preparing reinforcing fibers, preparing a ceramic compound, and forming the compound into a desired shape to create the ceramic preform. In certain embodiments, the ceramic compound is formed as either a disc or a ring for use in a brake disc metal matrix composite. The metal matrix composite generally comprises the ceramic preform infiltrated with a molten metal to form the brake disc metal matrix composite. The method of making the metal matrix composite generally comprises heating the ceramic preform, placing the ceramic preform in a mold cavity of a die cast mold, and introducing molten metal into the mold cavity to infiltrate the ceramic preform to form the brake disc metal matrix composite.
US10830292B2	Torque limiter A torque limiter includes a first meshing portion provided at a surface of an input shaft which transmits a drive force of a drive motor, the surface intersecting with an axial direction of the input shaft, and a disc spring portion including a second meshing portion arranged facing the first meshing portion in the axial direction and which is configured to mesh with the first meshing portion. The disc spring portion is integrally rotatable with an output shaft which is provided coaxially with the input shaft and which is rotatable relative to the input shaft, and is deflected to displace the second meshing portion in a direction opposite to the first meshing portion in a case where a load equal to or greater than a set value is applied to the disc spring portion while the second meshing portion is being biased towards the first meshing portion.
US10830287B2	Drive train for driving a working unit of a self-propelled harvester A drive train for driving a working unit of a self-propelled harvester is disclosed. The drive train includes a selectable belt drive with a drive belt, which operationally combines a drive belt pulley and an output belt pulley. The output belt pulley of the belt drive is operationally connected to the working unit via a drive shaft. The drive train comprises a clutch system, combining the functions of a belt clutch and an overload clutch into a single construction unit, with the response characteristic of the overload clutch system being hydraulically adjustable.
US10830282B2	Sliding shaft and steering device In a sliding shaft, an outer circumferential surface of a male shaft is coated with a resin coating layer formed by a fluidized bed powder coating method using a powder coating material containing a base resin and at least either a carbon black or a metal oxide as an antistatic agent. A steering device includes this sliding shaft as an intermediate shaft transmitting steering force.
US10830280B2	Bearing device for vehicle wheel A bearing device for vehicle wheel includes a sealing ring (71) that includes: a core bar (72) and sealing rubber (73). The sealing rubber (73) includes: a first sealing lip (73b) that is formed to the radial-direction outside of the fitting part (72a) and has a tip end part that is in sliding contact with a sealing plane part (3h); and a second sealing lip (73c) that is formed to the radial-direction inside of the fitting part (72a) and has a tip end part that is in sliding contact with the sealing plane part (3h). A flat surface (73e) that can be contacted by a press-fitting tool (P) and by the tip end part of the fitting part (72a) of another bearing device for vehicle wheel is formed between the first sealing lip (73b) and the second sealing lip (73c).
US10830279B2	Tapered roller bearing In a tapered roller bearing, a cage includes a plurality of trapezoidal pockets and the pockets accommodate and hold a plurality of rollers. A notch having a width is provided in a post on a smaller width side of the pocket of the cage from a boundary between a smaller annular portion and a post toward a larger annular portion. Lubricating oil which flows from an inner diameter side of the cage toward an inner ring is quickly discharged through the notch toward an outer ring on an outer diameter side. A distance from an outermost surface of at least any one of the outer ring and the inner ring of the roller and a plurality of rollers to a bottom of a nitrogen enriched layer is equal to or longer than 0.2 mm. A rolling surface of the roller is provided with a logarithmic crowning profile.
US10830275B2	Boom segment and breakaway mechanism A breakaway joint for a boom arm assembly includes a first boom segment defining a pivot axis at a first end, a second boom segment pivotally coupled to the first boom segment at the pivot axis, a bracket coupled to the first boom segment, a leaf spring coupled to the bracket between the first boom segment and the second boom segment, and a cam coupled to the second boom segment and positioned adjacent to the leaf spring. The first boom segment and the second boom segment are pivotally aligned in a neutral position. In the neutral position, the leaf spring contacts the cam at a first contact force, and in any position other than the neutral position, the leaf spring contacts the cam at a contact force greater than the first contact force.
US10830273B2	Cable coupling mechanism A cable coupling mechanism 1 including a slider 2, and a slider housing member 3, wherein the slider 2 has cable connecting portions 22a, 22b to which cables C1, C2 are connected at both end in a sliding direction D1, the slider housing member 3 includes a main opening 36 opened in a direction D2 perpendicular to a sliding direction axis and a cable insertion opening 37a, 37b, the cable coupling mechanism 1 includes a movement-restricting mechanism R capable of restricting the slider 2 from moving in the direction D2, the movement-restricting mechanism R includes a housing member-side contact portion R1 and a slider-side contact portion R2 being contactable with the housing member-side contact portion R1 when a force in the direction D2 is applied to the slider.
US10830270B2	Fastening clip assemblies A fastening clip assembly configured to secure one or more components is provided. The fastening clip assembly includes a collar having a lower surface, a stem extending from the lower surface of the collar to a lead-in nose, a first leg having a first knuckle, and a second leg having a second knuckle. Further, the first leg and the second leg extend from the lead-in nose. The first knuckle is located a first distance from the lower surface of the collar, the second knuckle is located a second distance from the lower surface of the collar, and the first distance is different than the second distance.
US10830264B2	Arrangement for fastening a panel in a slot using two opposite wedges An arrangement for fastening a vertical panel in a longitudinal receiving slot by transverse gripping between two wedges includes a first wedge inserted between a vertical face of the slot and a first face of the panel; a second opposite wedge inserted between a vertical face opposite the slot and a face opposite the panel; a screw-nut assembly intended to produce a vertical translational force from the second wedge in a gripping direction; wherein the screw-nut assembly is arranged on the same side of the panel as the first wedge, the translational force being transmitted to the second wedge via a movable transmission member.
US10830262B2	Phononic materials used to control turbulent flow A phononic material and a method of using a phononic material for use in interacting with a fluid or solid flow are provided. The phononic material includes an interface surface and a subsurface feature. The interface surface is adapted to move in response to a pressure, and/or velocity gradients, associated with complex motion of a turbulent flow exhibiting a polarity of frequencies exerted on the interface surface. The subsurface feature extends from the interface surface. The subsurface feature comprises a phononic crystal or locally resonant metamaterial adapted to receive the pressure, and/or velocity gradients, from the turbulent flow via the interface surface and alter the phase and amplitude of a polarity of frequency components of the turbulent flow in order to reduce or increase the kinetic energy of the turbulent flow. The interface surface is adapted to vibrate at a polarity of frequencies, phases and amplitudes in response to the frequency, phase and amplitude of at least one component of the turbulent flow.
US10830254B2	Blower and air conditioning apparatus having the same A blower having high efficiency and low noise by actively controlling airflow in the blower, and an air conditioner having the blower is provided. The air conditioner has a blower. The blower includes a fan having a hub and at least one blade provided on an outer circumferential surface of the hub, a motor to rotatably drive the hub, a shroud configured to surround the periphery of the fan and at least one actuator installed in the shroud and configured to form an airflow along an inner circumferential surface of the shroud.
US10830249B2	Shrouded impeller made by additive manufacturing and including voids in the hub and in the shroud A method for manufacturing closed impellers with internal cavities. Impellers that are manufactured according to the method have a smaller mass and enable a higher operating efficiency to be attained.
US10830233B2	Reduced torque lock assembly A valve cover lock assembly for a pump having a fluid end module can include a ring adapted to couple to the module, an insert comprising a plurality of segments, and a cone adapted to couple with the insert, wherein the ring comprises a first coupler and the insert comprises a second coupler configured to couple with the first coupler, wherein the cone is configured to move one or more of the plurality of segments when the cone is moved, and wherein the first and second couplers are adapted to at least partially resist movement of the insert. A method of locking a valve cover can include coupling a ring to a valve cover opening, disposing an insert comprising a plurality of segments at least partially within the ring, coupling an actuator to the insert, and coupling the insert to the ring.
US10830227B2	Peristaltic pump A peristaltic pump includes a rotating member operably coupled to a drive. The rotating member includes a plurality of rollers arranged in a circular configuration. A guide member defines a channel configured to direct a peristaltic tube around the rotating member so that the peristaltic tube interfaces with the plurality of rollers. The peristaltic tube is pressed against the plurality of rollers by a retaining shoe. The retaining shoe contains surface irregularities configured to restrict movement of the peristaltic tube. A keeper braces the restraining shoe against the peristaltic tube. The rotating rollers compressing the peristaltic tube against the retaining shoe as the rotating member rotates results in a peristaltic action that produces a nearly pulse free linear flow.
US10830223B2	Pump system A pump system includes a pump, a mounting bracket, and three fastener assemblies. The pump includes a housing having three pump attachment features. The mounting bracket includes three bracket attachment features. The three fastener assemblies are each coupled to one of the pump attachment features and to one of the bracket attachment features to form an attachment. Each of three extend through the pump attachment feature, the bracket attachment feature, and the fastener assembly at each attachment. The three attachment axes are perpendicular to each other.
US10830218B2	Acupressure device The invention provides a health device for automatically administering skin pressure-based therapies to a user. The device comprises one or more actuator members, each comprising a smart shape-changing material of a class which is disposed to change shape in response to a change in temperature or to the application of an electrical stimulus. The actuator members are controlled by a controller to apply pressure to one or more points on a user's skin.
US10830209B2	Rotor lock system for a wind turbine A locking unit (24) for a rotor lock system (20) of a wind turbine (1), the locking unit (24) comprising: a locking shaft (34) that is slidably movable within a barrel (30) under the influence of an actuator (32); and an angular drive arrangement (48, 50) which is configured to enable angular movement of the locking shaft (34) about a longitudinal axis as the locking shaft (34) is moved linearly within the barrel (30) by the actuator (32).
US10830200B2	Control device for internal combustion engine A control device for an internal combustion engine is configured to: execute a first decompression operating processing such that a decompression operating state is selected in a first engine speed region that passes in the course of engine stop; execute a decompression stop processing such that a switching from the decompression operating state to a decompression stop state is performed in the course of the engine stop after passage of the first engine speed region; when a temperature correlation value is greater than or equal to a threshold value upon an engine start-up request, execute a second decompression operating processing such that the decompression operating state is selected in a second engine speed region that passes in the course of engine start-up before the start of fuel injection. When the temperature correlation value is smaller than the threshold value, the second decompression operating processing is not executed.
US10830199B2	Method for slow starting a reciprocating engine A method for slow starting a reciprocating engine having a crankshaft, piston, and piston chamber is disclosed. The method includes applying a force to the crankshaft, sensing an engine characteristic, and determining if an error or fault is present in the engine.
US10830192B2	System for recirculating blow-by gases into an intake duct of an internal combustion engine, the system having an anti-icing device A system for recirculating blow-by gases into an air intake duct of an internal combustion engine, includes a separating device to separate oil, in a flow of blow-by gases of the engine. The separator device has an inlet for receiving blow-by gases, at least one discharge for returning the oil separated to the engine, and an outlet for clean blow-by gases. A recirculation duct connects the outlet to an air intake duct of the engine. The recirculation duct has an end connected to the intake duct by a T-connector member, with a main duct portion arranged along the intake duct and a tubular element protruding inside the main duct portion. The tubular element protruding inside the main duct portion has an annular end surface that has an irregular profile, preferably in the form of a saw-like toothed profile.
US10830184B2	Control diaphragm for diaphragm carburetor A control diaphragm for controlling fuel supply in a carburetor of an internal combustion engine includes a functional region enclosing a sensing region concentrically and a peripheral fastening border for fastening the control diaphragm in the diaphragm carburetor. The control diaphragm closes a control chamber of the diaphragm carburetor and is operatively connected via the central sensing region to a control lever in the control chamber and senses the axial deflection of the sensing region in a manner dependent on operation-induced pressure change in the control chamber. The control diaphragm consists in one piece of temperature-resistant and fuel-resistant, non-elastomeric plastic and the functional region is configured by way of a multiplicity of concentric corrugations. The outermost corrugation directly adjoins the fastening border, and the radius of the outermost corrugation corresponds substantially to the radius of the control chamber. The sensing region directly adjoins the innermost corrugation and the radius of the sensing region corresponds to from 5 to 25% of the outer radius of the functional region.
US10830181B2	Thermally initiated variable venting system for rocket motor A thermally initiated variable venting system may comprise a first linear shape charge (LSC) coupled to a first sensor and a second LSC coupled to a second sensor. An upper apex of the second LSC may be disposed within a lower apex of the first LSC. The output of the system may vary depending on whether the event is fast cook-off (FCO) or slow cook-off (SCO).
US10830180B2	Engine aft section structure An aft section structure of a jet engine with an axis is comprised of a casing defining a duct around the axis and opened axially fore and aft; a cone tapering aftward at a first angle with the axis and having a pointed end; guide vanes, each of the vanes radially extending from the cone to the casing and comprising a pressure side at a second angle with a plane containing the axis; spray bars, each of the spray bars extending radially within the duct and comprising trailing sides, each of the trailing sides being directed aftward at a third angle with a plane containing the axis; and flame holders, each of the flame holders extending radially within the duct and comprising one or more interior sides, each of the interior sides being directed aftward at a fourth angle with a plane containing the axis.
US10830172B2	Method to determine an opening time of an electromagnetic fuel injector Method to determine an opening time of an electromagnetic fuel injector; the electromagnetic fuel injector is controlled using a series of progressively increasing energization times of the electromagnetic actuator; for each control of the electromagnetic injector, the presence or the absence of a closing of the injection valve is detected; the opening time is identified, which is equal to an intermediate value between the last energization time of the electromagnetic actuator for which the absence of a closing of the injection valve was determined and the first energization time of the electromagnetic actuator for which the presence of a closing of the injection valve was determined.
US10830169B1	Methods and systems for engine control Methods and systems are provided for improving fuel efficiency and tailpipe emissions of a variable displacement engine. Fueling is initially disabled in cylinders selected to be deactivated while pumping air through the cylinders to an exhaust after-treatment catalyst, and then valve operation is disabled. On reactivation, if manifold vacuum is dissipated, one bank of cylinders are reactivated while the other bank is operated in DFSO with valves pumping air until manifold vacuum is reestablished.
US10830162B2	System and process for improving emission performance in engines A system for reducing polluting emissions of diesel engines includes a hydrogen gas generator that mixes the hydrogen gas with diesel fuel during certain operations phases of the engine. A default program mixes no hydrogen gas with the diesel fuel. A first operational program, during a cold start, mixes the hydrogen gas and diesel fuel in a 1:1 ratio. A second operational program, during a stabilization phase, mixes the hydrogen gas and diesel fuel in a 1:3 ratio. A third operational program, during a hot start phase, mixes the hydrogen gas and diesel fuel in a 1:2 ratio.
US10830152B2	Gas turbine engine compressor arrangement A gas turbine engine includes, among other things, a fan section, a core engine, a bypass passage, and a bypass ratio defined as the volume of air passing into the bypass passage compared to the volume of air passing into the core engine, the bypass ratio being greater than or equal to about 8 at cruise power. A gear arrangement is configured to drive the fan section. A compressor section includes both a first compressor section and a second compressor section. A turbine section is configured to drive the gear arrangement, and may have a low pressure turbine with four stages and a low pressure turbine pressure ratio greater than about 5:1, and a high pressure turbine with two stages. An overall pressure ratio is provided by the combination of a pressure ratio across the first compressor section and a pressure ratio across the second compressor section, and greater than about 40, measured at sea level and at a static, full-rated takeoff power. The pressure ratio across the second compressor section is greater than about 7.
US10830143B2	Cooling path structure for concentrated cooling of seal area and gas turbine combustor having the same A cooling path structure for concentrated cooling of a seal area in a duct assembly and a gas turbine combustor having the same are provided. The cooling path structure includes a concentrated cooling guide plate facing the seal area to introduce compressed cooling air into the seal area through a plurality of first cooling holes and a plurality of second cooling holes respectively formed in the guide plate. The first cooling holes are formed along a first inlet axis such that the introduced cooling air approaches a central axis of the seal area in a forward direction, and the second cooling holes are formed along a second inlet axis such that the introduced cooling air approaches the central axis of the seal area in a backward direction. The first and second inlet axes each are inclined at an acute angle relative to the central axis of the seal area.
US10830139B2	Fitting for multiwall tube A mid-turbine frame for a gas turbine engine may comprise a bearing system including a bearing housing. A first tube may define a first fluid passage configured to carry a first fluid to the bearing system. An outer sleeve may be disposed around the first tube and may define a chamber between the first tube and the outer sleeve. A first fitting may be coupled to the first tube and to the outer sleeve. The first fitting may comprise an inner portion having an inner surface further defining the first fluid passage. An outer portion may be disposed around the inner portion and may further define the chamber therebetween. The chamber may be configured to contain a fluid. An outer surface may have a first mating surface comprising a frustoconical shape. A flange may extend radially outward from the outer surface.
US10830131B2	Turbofan engine bearing and gearbox arrangement A turbofan engine comprising a fan shaft configured to rotate about an axis of the engine. A fan drive gear system is configured to drive the fan shaft. A first spool comprises a high pressure turbine and a high pressure compressor. A second spool comprises a lower pressure turbine, a lower pressure compressor, and a shaft coupling the lower pressure turbine to the intermediate pressure compressor. The engine has a plurality of main bearings. The lower pressure compressor has a plurality of disks and a forward hub mounted to a forwardmost disk.
US10830127B2	Crank drive device for an internal combustion engine, drive train and vehicle A crank drive device for an internal combustion engine which comprises a crankshaft configured to be eccentrically connected to a connecting rod of a piston and to drive the drive shaft. The crankshaft is eccentrically connected to the camshaft and is rotatably supported with respect to the camshaft. An auxiliary motor which is configured to rotate the rotatable eccentric system.
US10830122B2	Intake and charge air cooling system An air cooling system for a vehicle engine includes an air intake configured to receive intake air for delivery to the engine, a first coolant loop thermally coupled to the air intake to provide cooling to the intake air, and a second coolant loop thermally coupled to the air intake to provide further cooling to the intake air. The first and second coolant loops are separate loops using a common condenser
US10830121B2	Cooling system for a combustion engine and a WHR system A cooling system for a combustion engine and a WHR-system in a vehicle (1) includes a first line (23) directing coolant at a first temperature (T1) to a condenser (18) of the WHR system, a second line (24) directing coolant at a second temperature (T2) to the condenser (18), a valve arrangement (25, 26, 29) by which the flow rate of the coolant in at least one of the lines (23, 24) is adjustable and a control unit (20) configured to control the valve arrangement (25, 26, 29) such that the coolant directed to the condenser (18) from the lines (23, 24) has a temperature and a flow rate which results in a cooling of the working medium in the condenser (18) to a predetermined condensation temperature/pressure at the actual operating condition.
US10830115B2	Exhaust gas treatment system and method A method and apparatus for heating an exhaust gas treatment system comprising a catalytic converter and a heat source, the catalytic converter having a first temperature above which the catalytic reaction is of high efficiency, whereby the heat source is controlled so as to generate a heated sub-volume of the catalyst which is in excess of the first temperature and propagates along the length of the catalytic converter such that at any one time the total conversion efficiency of catalytic converter is sufficient to remove a target amount of pollutants from the exhaust gas stream.
US10830109B2	Variable valve mechanism of internal combustion engine A variable valve mechanism includes a first member and a second member which are disposed between a cam and a valve, a switch pin that is displaced to connect and disconnect the first member to and from the second member, and a displacement device. The displacement device includes a ring-shaped plate that is fitted on a camshaft of the cam so as to be co-rotatable with the camshaft and slidable in a longitudinal direction of the camshaft and that has one side surface configured to contact the switch pin and has the other side surface including a tapered surface formed so that a plate thickness increases toward a rotational direction, and a support device formed by a support pin and a moving device that moves the support pin to a position where the support pin contacts the tapered surface and a position not contacting the tapered surface.
US10830102B2	Casing with tunable lattice structure Casings and methods for manufacturing casings are provided. For example, a casing defining radial, axial, and circumferential directions is provided. The casing comprises an annular inner wall and an annular outer wall, each extending along the axial direction, with the outer wall radially spaced apart from the inner wall. The casing also comprises an auxetic structure extending from the inner wall to the outer wall and including a plurality of lattice elements. Each lattice element extends circumferentially and radially from the inner to the outer wall, and the lattice elements are axially spaced apart from one another. The auxetic structure may define at least one aperture for fluid flow from one portion to another of the auxetic structure and/or may be configured to vary the thermal characteristics of the casing along the axial direction. The casing may be integrally formed as a single monolithic component, e.g., by additive manufacturing.
US10830080B2	Halo seal separate scallop support A seal arrangement may comprise a seal comprising an outer ring, a shoe, and an arm extending between the shoe and the outer ring, wherein the shoe moves relative to the outer ring via the arm, a seal ring adjacent the seal, and a support plate disposed between the seal and the seal ring, wherein the support plate moves together with the shoe in a radial direction relative to the seal ring.
US10830078B2	Shaft seal assembly for a turbine engine An assembly is provided for a turbine engine. This turbine engine assembly includes a tower shaft rotatable about an axis, an engine component rotatable with the tower shaft about the axis, and a seal assembly. The engine component extends axially along the axis to an end surface. The seal assembly includes a carbon seal element, where the carbon seal element circumscribes the tower shaft and axially engages the end surface.
US10830077B2	Sealing configuration to reduce air leakage A seal assembly for a fluid transfer tube in a gas turbine engine is disclosed. In various embodiments, the seal assembly includes a base member having a first side configured to mate with a casing and a second side opposite the first side, an annular ring configured to mate with the second side of the base member and to surround a portion of the fluid transfer tube, a first O-ring disposed between the annular ring and the fluid transfer tube, a second O-ring disposed between the base member and the annular ring, and an attachment ring configured to secure the annular ring and the base member to the casing.
US10830075B2	Wick structures for heat pipe-based cooling A guide vane for a turbomachine is disclosed. The guide vane includes a heat pipe wall that is interpenetrated by a capillary system, which has a continuous material transition from a first surface, which delimits the guide vane toward the outside, to a second surface, which lies opposite to the first surface and delimits an evaporation cavity in the interior of the guide vane. Further disclosed is a method for producing a guide vane having a heat pipe wall, wherein at least the heat pipe wall is formed by additive manufacture.
US10830074B2	Potted stator vane with metal fillet A vane for use with a stator assembly is disclosed herein. The vane having: an upper mounting portion; a lower mounting portion; an airfoil body extending between the upper mounting portion and the lower mounting portion; a first integrally formed metal fillet located between the upper mounting portion and the airfoil body, the first integrally formed metal fillet defining a first mounting surface located between the upper mounting portion and first integrally formed metal fillet; and a second integrally formed metal fillet located between the lower mounting portion and the airfoil body, the second integrally formed metal fillet defining a second mounting surface located between the lower mounting portion and second integrally formed metal fillet.
US10830069B2	Pressure-loaded seals A sealing arrangement for sealing between a stage-one nozzle and an aft frame includes a seal comprising a flexible sealing element. The flexible sealing element includes an intermediate portion, a first outer portion on one side of the intermediate portion, and a second outer portion on the other side of the intermediate portion. The intermediate portion is mechanically loaded against the first stage nozzle and the aft frame, and the first outer portion and the second outer portion are pressure-loaded against the aft frame and the stage-one nozzle.
US10830067B2	Mechanical airfoil morphing with internal mechanical structures An airfoil for a turbomachinery rotor includes: a body having a first density, the body defining a pressure side and a suction side, the pressure side and suction side intersecting at a leading edge and a trailing edge; and a mass positioned within the body and having a second density, wherein the second density is greater than the first density, wherein the mass is offset from a center of gravity of the body in at least one axis.
US10830066B2	Low-pitch variable-setting fan of a turbine engine A fan of a turbine engine includes a disc provided with blades at the periphery thereof, the blades being mounted so as to pivot on the disc about a pivot axis, and a mechanism for changing the pitch of the blades. The mechanism is configured to adjust an angular position of each blade around the pivot axis. The angular position is in an angular setting range no greater than 20°.
US10830065B2	Attachment system for a turbine airfoil usable in a gas turbine engine An attachment system (10) for a turbine airfoil (12) including one or more roots (14) to attach the turbine airfoil (12) to a rotor, whereby the roots (14) have one or more curved teeth (18) that substantially limit, if not completely eliminate, circumferential rocking motion of the turbine airfoil (12) relative to a disc (20) supporting the turbine airfoil (12) during turning gear operation. The curved configuration of the teeth (18) extending laterally from the root (14) prevent rotation of the turbine airfoil (12) relative to the disc (20) supporting the turbine airfoil (12), thereby preventing premature failure of the turbine airfoil (12) or disc (20) due to wear from turbine airfoil (12) rocking during turning gear operation. In at least one embodiment, a laterally extending outer edge (22) of an axially extending tooth (18) may be curved about an axis (30) orthogonal to a centerline (26) of a turbine engine (28) in which the turbine airfoil (12) is positioned.
US10830055B2	Integrated squealer pocket tip and tip shelf with hybrid and tip flag core An airfoil includes an airfoil body having a first wall, a second wall, a third wall, a tip shelf, a pocket surface, and a tip surface. The tip shelf circumferentially extends between the first wall and the second wall. The pocket surface circumferentially extends between the second wall and the third wall. The first wall, the second wall, the third wall, and the pocket surface at least partially define a squealer pocket. The tip surface is spaced apart from the pocket surface and circumferentially extends between the second wall and the third wall.
US10830031B2	Mobile distribution station having satellite dish A distribution station includes a mobile trailer, a pump on the mobile trailer, at least one manifold on the mobile trailer and fluidly connected with the pump, and a plurality of reels on the mobile trailer. A plurality of hoses are connected with different ones of the reels. A plurality of valves on the mobile trailer are situated between the manifold and respective different ones of the reels. A plurality of fluid level sensors are associated with different ones of the hoses. A controller is configured to individually open and close the valves responsive to the fluid level sensors, and a satellite dish is mounted on the mobile trailer. The satellite dish is moveable between a stowed position and a deployed position.
US10830030B2	System and method for stimulating a well A system for stimulating a well with an annulus formed by a string and a wellbore. The system includes an injection assembly with at least two zone isolation packers configured to set upstream and downstream of a target zone at pressures above a predetermined activation pressure, and unset at pressures below the activation pressure.
US10830026B2	Method for developing a hydrocarbon reservoir by injecting a gas in the form of foam A method for developing a hydrocarbon reservoir by injecting a gas in the form of foam, comprising a step of determining a foam displacement model, which is a function of an optimal gas mobility reduction factor and of at least one water saturation-dependent interpolation function. The optimal gas mobility reduction factor is determined and constants of the water saturation-related interpolation function are calibrated from a plurality of apparent viscosity measurements for various foam quality values, and by use of a lamella model allowing which relates the lamella density as a function of the water saturation. The invention has an application to petroleum exploration and development.
US10830025B2	Ultrasonic weld between components of an electrical submersible pump assembly A downhole well pump assembly includes a pump and a motor. The motor has a motor housing with a motor head adapter on one end, the motor head adapter having a threaded connector. A seal section seals around a shaft of the motor, the seal section having a seal section adapter connected to the motor head adapter with the threaded connector. The motor head adapter and the motor housing have cylindrical exterior surfaces and end faces that face each other, defining a joint between the end faces. A first strip of metal foil is welded around the exterior surfaces of the motor head adapter and the motor housing at the joint, sealing the entry of well fluids into the joint.
US10830014B2	Compact electrically actuated chemical energy heat source for downhole devices A downhole tool includes a compact heat source including an inner housing having thermal insulation. The compact heat source includes an electrically activated heat source disposed in the inner housing and configured to receive electrical energy to generate first thermal energy. Additionally, the compact heat source includes active metal exothermic materials disposed in the inner housing and configured to receive the first thermal energy from the electrically activated heat source to initiate a first exothermic reaction in the active metal exothermic materials that generates second thermal energy. Further, the compact heat source includes a thermite material disposed in the inner housing. The thermite material is configured to receive the second thermal energy from the first exothermic reaction and ignite a second exothermic reaction of the thermite material to generate third thermal energy. Additionally, the compact heat source is configured to output the third thermal energy out of the inner housing.
US10830012B2	Intelligent well system A tubular system includes a side pocket mandrel having at least one side pocket defining a device storage zone. A conductor extends along the tubular system to the side pocket. A stored device is arranged in the device storage zone.
US10830011B2	Selective downhole actuator A selective downhole actuator comprising at least a first actuator position, a second actuator position and a third actuator position. The selective downhole actuator is reconfigurable between the first actuator position and the second actuator position. The selective actuator is selectively reconfigurable to the third actuator position by varying an operating parameter during a transition of the selective downhole actuator between the first and second actuator positions.
US10830010B2	Ball activated treatment and production system including injection system A method of treating and producing formation fluids includes introducing a first drop ball into a string of tubulars, pumping the first drop ball to a first ball seat, applying pressure to the first drop ball to shift a first sleeve exposing an outlet port, introducing a second drop ball into the string of tubulars, pumping the second drop ball to a second ball seat, applying pressure to the second drop ball to shift a second sleeve closing the outlet port and opening an inlet port, and introducing a fluid through at least one of a first injection port directly onto the first drop ball and a second injection port directly onto the second drop ball. The first injection port is arranged upwardly of the first sleeve and the second injection port is arranged upwardly of the second sleeve.
US10830008B2	Tubular handling tool An elevator for use in handling a tubular includes a first body part coupled to a second body part; and at least two slips coupled to each of the first and second body parts, wherein one or more of the slips includes an engagement member for coupling with a mating member of the first body part or the second body part, wherein at least 25% of the engagement member is coupled with the mating member when the slip is in an open position. In another embodiment, a swivel includes an upper housing rotatably coupled to a lower housing; and a rotary union having a rotating body attached to the lower housing and a non-rotating body attached to the upper housing, wherein the swivel is configured to transfer load from the lower housing to the upper housing.
US10830003B2	Side pocket mandrel for plunger lift A side pocket mandrel, including defining a tubular body having opposing ends and a bore formed within the tubular body. The tubular body comprises an eccentric portion such that a first inner diameter (ID1) is formed at the opposing upper and lower ends, and a second larger inner diameter (ID2) is formed along an eccentric portion. The mandrel includes a movable curtain disposed along the eccentric portion, wherein in a first position the movable curtain covers a portion of the eccentric portion above the pocket to provide a reduced inner diameter that approximates (ID1), and in a second position the curtain is movable to a larger inner diameter (ID2) that enables access by a kick-over tool to install a gas lift valve in or to retrieve the gas lift from the pocket. A method of producing hydrocarbon fluids is also provided.
US10829999B2	Polycrystalline diamond compacts having interstitial diamond grains and methods of making the same Polycrystalline diamond compacts having interstitial diamonds and methods of forming polycrystalline diamond compact shaving interstitial diamonds with a quench cycle are described herein. In one embodiment, a polycrystalline diamond compact includes a substrate and a polycrystalline diamond body attached to the substrate. The polycrystalline diamond body includes a plurality of inter-bonded diamond grains that are attached to one another in an interconnected network of diamond grains and interstitial pockets between the inter-bonded diamond grains, and a plurality of interstitial diamond grains that are positioned in the interstitial pockets. Each of the plurality of interstitial diamond grains are attached to a single diamond grain of the interconnected network of diamond grains or other interstitial diamond grains.
US10829985B2	Insulated attic hatch An attic access assembly includes an outer frame and a panel subassembly. The outer frame attaches to a ceiling and frames an attic opening. The panel subassembly includes a central panel that fits within the outer frame, and a flexible barrier that defines an insulation pocket extending upwardly from the central panel. The central panel may include an insulating foam material. The insulation pocket is used to contain an insulating material. Weatherstripping seals the panel subassembly to the outer frame. The panel subassembly may include a panel frame that fits within the outer frame, frames the central panel, and defines a groove to retain a weatherstripping seal.
US10829980B2	Astragal and sealing for the same An astragal is described having a housing and a weather-strip extending along a length of the housing. An end cap is mounted to the housing. The end cap has a bottom wall positioned substantially horizontally along the bottom end of the housing. The bottom wall has an interior edge, an exterior edge opposite the interior edge, an upper surface, and a lower surface opposite the upper surface. At least one projection extends upwardly from the upper surface at a location along the upper surface closer to the interior edge than the exterior edge. The projection sized and positioned to project into the weather-strip and at least partially seal with a cavity opening at a lower end of the weather-strip.
US10829973B2	Apparatus and method for pulley reinforcement in a window regulator A bracket for securing a pulley or deflection ramp to a guide rail of a window regulator. The bracket having: a main body portion; a pulley or ramp support extending away from the main body portion and forming a rotational pulley axis or a ramp attachment; and a flange for transferring loads applied to the pulley or the deflection ramp, wherein the main body portion extends over a top portion of the pulley or deflection ramp and the flange extends away from a distal end of the main body portion.
US10829969B2	Device for locking a moving element such as an aircraft door and aircraft equipped with said locking device A locking device which includes a hook and a dual control for locking the hook. The dual control includes a first shaft and a second shaft. The first shaft incorporates a section and is rotationally mobile between a hooked position, in which the section is accommodated in a housing of the hook and an unhooked position, in which the section is outside the housing of the hook. The second shaft incorporates a section and is rotationally mobile between a locked position, in which the section of the second shaft is accommodated in a notch in a flange of the first shaft and an unlocked position, in which the section of the second shaft is outside the notch in the flange of the first shaft.
US10829968B2	Motor vehicle lock comprising integrated servo closing function The invention relates to a motor-vehicle lock, in particular a motor-vehicle door lock. In order to provide a reliable assembly and a reliable operation for said lock, the drive housing 6 of the servo closing function 2 is designed to function simultaneously as a Bowden cable bearing 8 and as a receiving chamber or shaft 14 for the micro-switch 15. The drive housing 6 has a robust, compact design and allows the micro-switch 15 to be sited securely in the drive housing 6 always in the same place. This also remains the case as the securing cover 10 is fixed in the drive housing 6 by means of a clip 11.
US10829964B2	Vehicular door latch device A vehicular door latch device includes a latch, a ratchet, a locking and unlocking mechanism, and a rotation member. The latch rotates in accordance with closing of a door while a striker provided in a vehicle body is engaged. When the door is in a fully-closed state, the ratchet holds the latch in a first posture. When the door is in a half-closed state, the ratchet holds the latch in a second posture. The mechanism is switched between an unlocked posture that can cancel interlock, and a locked posture that cannot cancel the interlock. When the latch is in the second posture, the rotation member overlaps the switching route and prohibits the posture change. When coming into contact with the rotation member overlapping the switching route, the mechanism in the unlocked posture is switched to the unlocked posture by rotation of a portion thereof in contact with the rotation member.
US10829961B2	Security anchor A security anchor comprises a first (or base) plate and a second (or clamping) plate that is adapted to fit over and engage the first plate. In use, fasteners pass through one or more holes defined through a central portion of the first plate to secure the first plate to a fixed object, such as a wall or floor. The second plate fit overs and engages the first plate, with a tab of the second plate received in a slot defined by a first upstanding wall portion of the first plate One or more holes defined in an upstanding wall portion of the second plate are in registry with one or more holes defined through a second upstanding wall portion of the first plate, such that a locking device can be passed through a selected pair of registered holes and connected to an item that is to be secured.
US10829953B2	Damped closure assembly for a microwave oven A damped closure assembly for a microwave oven includes a catch element mounted to a cabinet of the microwave oven. A striker defined on a door of the microwave oven engages the catch element which is rotatable between an open position and a closed position. A spring mechanism and a damping element are operably coupled to the catch element to slowly urge the catch element and the door toward the closed position to prevent slamming, loud noises, and potential wear on one or more components of the microwave oven when the door is closed.
US10829949B2	Drywall repair apparatus and methods A backing plate for drywall repair has a body having an outer periphery, and a thickness substantially less than any dimension at right angles to the thickness, made from a semi-rigid material, the body exhibiting two opposite, parallel planar surfaces, a plurality of guiding indentions arranged in a closely-spaced pattern on a first one of the parallel planar surfaces of the body, each guiding indention extending into the body for a first dimension less than the thickness of the body, having an intersection of a first area in the planar surface, and a parallel area diminishing with depth of the guiding indention, and, at the full depth of each guiding indention, a through hole of a diameter centered on the guiding indention and passing through the body and out the opposite planar surface.
US10829948B1	Support bracket for railing system A support bracket may include a base portion having an upper surface and a lower surface for resting on a surface, and a mount portion securely mounted on the base portion. The mount portion may include a perimeter wall having a lower end mounted on the base portion such that the mount portion extends away from the upper surface, and an upper end with an upper opening. The bracket may form a socket for receiving a lower end portion of an upright post. The socket may have a cross section size with a width and a depth, and a length substantially equal to the maximum extent to which the lower end portion of the upright post is insertable into the socket. The length of the socket may be greater than approximately two times the width of the socket.
US10829947B2	Device for mitigating debris travel and method A device for mitigating debris travel including a debris barrier, a support-frame, and a ceiling-attachment. The debris barrier includes a ceiling-opening-interface, a closeable-user-opening, an inside-surface, and an outside surface. The support-frame is fixed to the ceiling-opening-interface of the debris barrier. The support-frame is configured to hold open the ceiling-opening-interface, and further configured to hangingly support the debris barrier. The ceiling-attachment is fixed to the support-frame. The ceiling-attachment is configured to couple with a drop-ceiling, and the support-frame is shaped to seal against the support-frame.
US10829946B2	Mobile operating machine for delivering concrete A mobile operating machine comprising a motor vehicle provided with at least one internal combustion motor which cooperates with a movement unit to move said motor vehicle, an articulated arm able to deliver concrete and a pumping unit configured to pump the concrete from said drum to said articulated arm. At least one of either the articulated arm or the pumping unit is connected to a respective hydraulic pump configured to pump a working fluid and determine the drive of said articulated arm and/or respectively said pumping unit. The mobile operating machine also comprises at least one electromechanical machine connected to said internal combustion motor, to said hydraulic pump, and to an electric accumulator.
US10829945B2	Construction assembly A construction article 12 usable in the construction of a building made of concrete. The article 12 has base and side members 32, 34 in the form of plates extending perpendicularly from each other in an L-shape configuration. Three spaced upstanding elongate members 42 are provided upstanding from the base member 32. An appropriately shaped closure member 14 is provided which closes the open ends of the elongate members 42 such that when concrete is poured thereover the members 42 leave three openings extending through the set concrete to permit fixings to extend therethrough.
US10829944B2	Adhesive baseboard The present disclosure generally relates to baseboards and methods of making and using baseboards. Some baseboards described herein include a foam body having a first major surface opposite and separated from a second major surface and a top surface opposite and separated from a bottom surface; the foam body including a foam having a density of between about 20 kg/m3 and about 100 kg/m3; a rigid coating on one of the first or second major surfaces of the foam body; the rigid coating having a modulus of elasticity of between about 1000 MPa and about 10,000 MPa and a thickness of between about 200 to about 1000 micrometers; and optionally an adhesive layer on the other of the first or second major surfaces of the foam body. In some embodiments, the baseboards have a modulus of elasticity of at least 100 MPa. This ensures that they are sufficiently rigid while remaining hand-cuttable.
US10829935B2	Roofing material with a non-asphalt backing A roofing material including a substrate having a top face and a bottom face. The roofing material further includes a non-asphalt coating applied to the substrate and an asphalt layer covering at least a portion of the top face. The bottom face is asphalt-free, or substantially asphalt-free.
US10829931B2	Systems, methods, and appratuses for insulating adjacent to a top of an attic An insulation system and method comprising an insulation layer, an atmospheric regulation layer, a structural support, and an external surface; wherein the atmospheric regulation layer is supported by the structural support, wherein the insulation layer is located between the atmospheric regulation layer and the external surface, wherein the atmospheric regulation layer has a water vapor permeability of not greater than 3 perms at a relative humidity of 25% as measured by ASTM E96 Procedure A Dry Cup, and a water vapor permeability of at least 6 perms at a relative humidity of 75% as measured by ASTM E96 Procedure B Wet Cup, wherein the atmospheric regulation layer has a fire class A rating as measured by ASTM E84, and wherein the continuous atmospheric regulation layer has a ACH50 value of not greater than 10, wherein ACH50 represents an air exchange at 50 Pascals.
US10829929B1	System and method for assembling structural insulated panels A system for assembling structural insulated panels (SIPs) includes a set of splines that snugly insert into channels along the top, bottom and side edges of each SIP. Vertical alignment splines are used to align and connect adjacent SIPs and horizontal plate splines are used to cap edge channels of a SIP such that the edges of the SIP can securely rest on, support or be affixed to a foundation or other structural member. The system components facilitate fast and precise alignment, interconnection and installation of SIPs in order to form walls, floors, roofs or foundation systems.
US10829925B2	Module for realizing modular building structures A module for realizing modular building structures comprises a bearing block having pairs of flat faces with complementary shaped joints for coupling with further similar modules arranged in side by side position, means for anchoring the bearing block to bearing blocks of side-by-side modules for realizing the building structure. The anchoring means comprise one pair of passages mutually perpendicular and staggered along a first transverse direction, the passages extending in the block from respective flat faces. The anchoring means also comprise reinforcing bars adapted to be inserted in a pair of consecutive passages belonging to two mutually side-by-side modules to define a reinforcement meshed armor. Each bar has ends associated with male and female connecting elements for coupling with facing ends of contiguous bars belonging to a side-by-side module.
US10829918B2	Aircraft lavatory touchless manifold system A system and related method for touchless control of an aircraft lavatory water supply is disclosed. An aircraft lavatory touchless manifold includes dual solenoid powered water valves opening and closing to regulate water flow through each of a cold conduit and a hot conduit as commanded by user touchless input to a manifold microcontroller commanding the valves. An aircraft input commands a temperature range while a thermal sensor in a mixed water conduit provides output temperature feedback to the manifold microcontroller for positive control of the output temperature. The manifold microcontroller commands opening and closing of the dual solenoid powered valves to create a ratio of opening time between the valves. The solenoid powered valves provide a cost effective and reliable solution offering efficient linear valve operation and effective temperature and flow control.
US10829909B2	Work vehicle and control method for work vehicle A controller determines a target rotation speed of an engine from an operation amount of an accelerator operating member. The controller determines whether a vehicle is in coasting deceleration. The controller decreases a differential pressure between a first circuit and a second circuit of a hydraulic circuit according to a deviation between an actual rotation speed of the engine and the target rotation speed, or the operation amount of the accelerator operating member when the vehicle is in the coasting deceleration.
US10829894B2	Foldable paper-based substrates coated with water-based coatings and process for coating foldable paper-based substrates A foldable paper-based substrate coated with primer coat and top coat. Primer coat comprises a wax-free aqueous dispersion characterized in that a dry film thereof has a flexibility of at least 1 100% for a film thickness from about 1.0 to about 2.5 mm. Top coat is blocking resistant and comprises an aqueous dispersion of a polymer providing water resistance, grease or oil resistance, heat resistance, odor barrier, moisture barrier and/or heat sealability to the paper-based product. The top coat aqueous dispersion is characterized in that a dry film thereof has a flexibility of at least 570% for a film thickness from about 1.5 to about 2.5 mm. A process for preparing the coated foldable paper-based substrate comprises applying the primer coat to the surface of the paper-based substrate, applying the top coat and drying the coats. The primer coat may be dried before application of the top coat.
US10829890B2	System and method for in-line treatment of thread for use with a thread consumption device A system for in-line treatment of thread for use with a thread consuming device is provided. The system includes a treatment unit having a plurality of nozzles arranged at different positions relative the thread, said thread being in motion in use, each nozzle being configured to dispense one or more coating substances onto the thread when activated; and a control unit configured to activate at least two of the nozzles to dispense the coating substance at different circumferential positions of the thread when the thread twists along its longitudinal axis.
US10829887B2	Apparatus for receiving, spreading/extending and flattening The invention relates to an apparatus (100) for receiving and spreading out/extending cloth (3), such as pieces of laundry, comprising a set of spreader clamps (120) for releasably receiving a pair of corners of said cloth (3) and for spreading out of said cloth (3), a suction box system (S) including: a suction chute (170) connected with a front portion of a suction chamber (200) and having a mouth for receiving said cloth (3), and a suction fan (119) communicating with a rear portion of said suction chamber (200) via a number of air flow passages (185), the suction fan (119) establishing suction in said suction chamber (200) and said suction chute (170), whereby said suction box system (S) additionally includes a discharge conveyor (C) for the discharge of cloth (3) collected in said suction chamber (200), a discharge gate (320) selectively openable for said discharge, and an air access gate (430) operable for temporarily reducing suction applied by said fan (119) through said air flow passages (185).
US10829876B2	Shapewear garment with mesh regions The subject matter of this specification can be embodied in, among other things, an undergarment that includes a pant body having an anterior knit region having a first knitting pattern, a posterior knit region having the first knitting pattern, a first lateral knit region having a second knitting pattern different from the first knitting pattern, extending between the anterior knit region and the posterior knit region, and a second lateral knit region having the second knitting pattern, extending between the anterior knit region and the posterior knit region, and a gusset panel having the second knitting pattern, extending between an entirety of the anterior knit region and the posterior knit region.
US10829874B2	Partial float weave fabric An innerduct for a cable containing one or more strip-shaped lengths of woven textile fabric configured to create a flexible, longitudinal compartment for enveloping a cable. The woven fabric comprises a plurality warp yarns and a plurality of picks of weft yarns and contains an alternating pattern containing first weave zones and partial float weave zones. The warp yarns in the first weave zone pass successively over and under each adjacent weft yarn and at least a portion of the warp yarns in the partial float zone float over some adjacent weft yarns.
US10829862B2	Tin-plated product and method for producing same In a tin-plated product wherein a surface of a substrate 10 of copper or a copper alloy is plated with tin, an underlying layer 12 of at least one of nickel and a copper-nickel alloy is formed on the surface of the substrate 10, and an outermost layer formed on the surface of the underlying layer 12 is composed of a copper-tin alloy layer 14 and tin layers 16, the copper-tin alloy 14 being formed of a large number of crystal grains of a copper-tin alloy, each of the tin layers 16 being arranged in a corresponding one of recessed portions, each of which is formed between adjacent crystal grains of the large number of crystal grains of the copper-tin alloy, the adjacent crystal grains being adjacent to each other on the outermost surface of the outer most layer, the area ratio occupied by the tin layers 16 on the outermost surface being 20 to 80%, and the maximum thickness of the tin layers 16 being smaller than the average particle diameter of the crystal grains of the copper-tin alloy.
US10829854B2	Film forming method There is provided a film forming method of forming a metal film, which includes: alternately supplying a metal chloride gas and a reducing gas for reducing the metal chloride gas to a substrate arranged inside a processing vessel a plurality of times, wherein the alternately supplying the metal chloride gas and the reducing gas includes a period of time during which a flow rate of the metal chloride gas gradually increases.
US10829852B2	Gas distribution device for a wafer processing apparatus A reaction system is disclosed that may be used to prevent formation of contaminants. The reaction system includes a showerhead that may be configured with a gated nanochannel grid to prevent particular gaseous precursors from passing through depending on whether a voltage is applied. The gated nanochannel grid may allow for both polar and non-polar molecules to pass, or may be configured to allow just non-polar or just polar molecules to pass.
US10829844B2	Metal sheet for a motor vehicle body having high mechanical strength The subject matter of the invention is a sheet for stamped lining or structural parts for an auto body stilled referred to as a body-in-white, made of aluminum alloy having the following composition (% by weight): Si: 0.85-1.20, Fe: <0.30, Cu: 0.10-0.30, Mg: 0.70-0.90, Mn: <0.3; Zn: 0.9-1.60, V: 0.02-0.30, Ti: 0.05-0.20, other elements <0.05 each and <0.15 total, balance aluminum, having, after solution heat treatment, quenching, pre-aging or reversion, possible aging at ambient temperature for 72 hours to 6 months, 2% controlled tensile pre-deformation, and paint baking treatment for 20 minutes at 185° C., an elastic limit Rpo.2 of at least 300 MPa. The sheets according to the invention make it possible to reduce the thickness of the parts while still meeting all the other required properties.
US10829843B2	Method for producing aluminum wire A method for producing an aluminum wire that has high strength and high conductivity even when reduced in diameter while having excellent elongation and improved in productivity. A method for producing an aluminum wire includes a solution step of subjecting a heat-treatable aluminum alloy material to a solution treatment, a wire-drawing step of subjecting the solution-treated aluminum alloy material to wire-drawing processing, a softening step of subjecting the wire-drawing processed aluminum alloy material to a softening treatment in a short time within 10 seconds, and an aging step of subjecting the softening-treated aluminum alloy material to an aging treatment.
US10829837B2	Method using plasma-coupled solar thermal energy and related device A microwave thermosolar method and device used in a tubular reactor (110) includes a conveyor for substrates defined as materials thus conveyed. According to this method, a step is provided for circulating an electric current in the conveyor in order to produce heat in this conveyor by Joule effect and optionally to cause, in the substrates, at least some of the following: curing, pyrolyses, gasifications, fusions and chemical reactions including oxidation-reduction reactions, under the action of the electric current.
US10829835B2	Method for the treatment of an object contaminated with metallic particles Methods for the treatment of metallic particles such as heavy metal particles and objects contaminated with the metallic particles. For the treatment of objects contaminated with the metallic particles, a stabilizing composition may be applied to the object with or without a fixation agent. For the treatment of free-flowing metallic particles, an agglomeration agent may be used with or without a stabilizing agent.
US10829829B2	Apparatuses and methods for stretching a pelt on a pelt board A stretching apparatus for stretching a pelt on a pelt board and a method of stretching a pelt on a pelt board, where the pelt has a substantially tubular shape defining an inwardly oriented leather side, an outwardly oriented fur side, a nose end and a rear end. The pelt board defines a top end for accommodating and fixating the nose end of the pelt, a circumferential wall for facing the inwardly oriented leather side of the pelt and a base end located opposite the top end. The method comprises the steps of providing a stretching apparatus comprising a holding device, a fastening device comprising a gripping mechanism, and a drive mechanism connected between the holding device and the fastening device. The method further comprises holding the base end of a pelt board by the holding device so that the pelt board extends outwardly along a longitudinal direction from the holding device. Furthermore, the method comprises the fastening of the rear end of the pelt by using the gripping mechanism of the fastening device. The method also comprises moving the holding device and the fastening device relative to each other in the longitudinal direction by using the drive mechanism for applying a stretching force onto the pelt by the drive mechanism corresponding to an estimated maximum stretching force value or more during a total time period.
US10829821B2	Leukemia methylation markers and uses thereof Disclosed herein are methods and kits for identifying a subject as having leukemia. Also provided herein are methods and kits for determining a leukemia subtype in subject. Further provided herein are methods and kits for determining the prognosis of a subject having leukemia and for determining the progression of leukemia in a subject.
US10829815B2	Methods and systems for associating physical and genetic properties of biological particles Provided herein are methods and systems for processing a nucleic acid molecule from a biological particle (e.g., cell). A plurality of partitions (e.g., droplets) may be generated such that partitions of the plurality of partitions each include a biological particle (e.g., cell) comprising the nucleic acid molecule and a particle (e.g., bead). The partitions can be processed (e.g., imaged) to obtain one or more physical and/or optical properties of their respective biological particles. The nucleic acid molecules included in the partitions can be barcoded and sequenced (e.g., using nucleic acid barcode molecules coupled to the particles of the partitions) to generate nucleic acid sequences of the nucleic acid molecules. The nucleic acid sequences can be electronically associated with the one or more optical properties of the biological particles.
US10829799B2	Cysteine labelling The present invention relates to the production of activated biological molecules for use in profiling biological molecule interactions. The activated biological molecule may be a ubiquitin (Ub) and ubiquitin-like conjugation enzyme as well as other proteins with internal reactive cysteine residues.
US10829789B2	Methods and organism with increased xylose uptake Provided herein are novel xylose transporters and their variants, as well as nucleic acid encoding the novel xylose transporters and their variants. Provided herein are also non-naturally occurring microbial organisms having increased xylose uptake and increased production of bioderived compounds using xylose as a substrate, as well as methods to make and use these microbial organisms.
US10829788B2	Multiple tank high solids anaerobic digester A multi-stage anaerobic digester is designed to treat a high solids, stackable feedstock. The system may also receive a pumpable feedstock such as a slurry or sludge. In a first stage, the digestate circulates in one direction around a raceway such that the digestate may pass a feed inlet multiple times before leaving the first tank. An optional side stream loop withdraws fibrous material from near the top of the raceway and return digestate with chopped fibers, preferably lower and further along the raceway. An outlet from the raceway located near, but upstream of, the feed inlet discharges partially digested substrate to a second stage, which is operated as a stirred tank reactor. The two stages may be provided in a single tank with an internal wall separating a ring shaped outer portion from a cylindrical inner portion. The digester may be operated in a thermophilic temperature range.
US10829775B2	Materials and methods for increasing the tocopherol content in seed oil The present invention relates generally to the field of molecular biology and concerns increasing the tocopherol content of a plant relative to a control plant, comprising expressing in a plant at least one polynucleotide encoding a delta-12-desaturase, at least one polynucleotide encoding a delta-6-desaturase, at least one polynucleotide encoding a delta-6-elongase, and at least one polynucleotide encoding a delta-5-desaturase. The present invention also relates to methods for the manufacture of oil, fatty acid- or lipids-containing compositions, and to such oils and lipids as such.
US10829750B2	Polypeptides having lysozyme activity and polynucleotides encoding same The present invention relates to isolated polypeptides having lysozyme activity and polynucleotides encoding the polypeptides. The invention also relates to nucleic acid constructs, vectors, and host cells comprising the polynucleotides as well as methods of producing and using the polypeptides.
US10829742B2	Production of xylitol from glucose by a recombinant strain The present invention relates to a recombinant microbial host for the production of xylitol, the recombinant microbial host containing a nucleic acid sequence encoding a NAD+-specific D-arabitol 4-oxidoreductase (EC 1.1.1.11) using D-arabitol as substrate and producing D-xylulose as product, and a nucleic acid sequence encoding a NADPH-specific xylitol dehydrogenase using D-xylulose as substrate and producing xylitol as product.
US10829739B2	Progenitor cells of mesodermal lineage The invention relates to progenitor cells of mesodermal lineage and their use in therapy.
US10829738B2	Methods and products for transfecting cells The present invention relates in part to nucleic acids encoding proteins, nucleic acids containing non-canonical nucleotides, therapeutics comprising nucleic acids, methods, kits, and devices for inducing cells to express proteins, methods, kits, and devices for transfecting, gene editing, and reprogramming cells, and cells, organisms, and therapeutics produced using these methods, kits, and devices. Methods for inducing cells to express proteins and for reprogramming and gene-editing cells using RNA are disclosed. Methods for producing cells from patient samples, cells produced using these methods, and therapeutics comprising cells produced using these methods are also disclosed.
US10829724B2	Container assembly for aging a liquid A container assembly (10) for retaining a liquid (16) during aging of the liquid (16) comprises a container (12) and an oxygenator (230). The container (12) includes a container body (14) that defines a chamber (14A) that receives and retains the liquid (16). The oxygenator (230) is positioned substantially within the chamber (14A). The oxygenator (230) includes a fluid source (662), one or more diffusers (672), and a valve (670). The one or more diffusers (672) are in fluid communication with the fluid source (662). The valve (670) selectively controls the introduction of a fluid from the fluid source (662) into the liquid (16) through the one or more diffusers (672). The container assembly (10) further comprises an insert retainer assembly (338) and one or more flavor inserts (440) that are received and retained by the insert retainer assembly (338). The container (12) further includes a container aperture (20) that extends through the container body (14). The container aperture (20) can have a size that is less than approximately twenty-five percent of the total surface area of a top of the container body (14). Additionally, the container aperture (20) can extend outward radially from the center of the top of the container body (14).
US10829723B2	Devices for removing oxidizable stains and methods for the same A device for removing oxidizable stains includes a device body having an opening and an internal space disposed therein. The device body includes a wall that at least partially surrounds the internal space. At least part of the wall is a flexible wall. A frangible wall separates the internal space into a first chamber and a second chamber. One or more solid components are disposed in the first chamber and include an active oxygen component. Water is disposed in the second chamber. A bleach activator component forms part of the one or more solid components or is included with water. The device is configured such that when a force is applied to strain the flexible wall, the frangible wall breaks to allow contact between water and the one or more solid components to form a peracid solution.
US10829717B2	Finishing agent composition for textile products The present invention provides a fiber modifier composed of an internal olefin sulfonate having 17 or more and 24 or less carbons.
US10829715B2	High-efficiency supercritical oil extraction method A high-efficiency supercritical oil extraction method is provided. According to the method, in an early extraction stage, extraction is performed using an extractant along an extraction kettle from top to bottom; in a middle extraction stage, the extraction kettle is longitudinally flipped by 180 degrees, extraction is still performed using an extractant along the extraction kettle from top to bottom; in a later extraction stage, extraction is performed using a conventional extractant along the extraction kettle from bottom to top. Thus, the pressure effect and the critical extraction effect of the critical extractant are simultaneously exerted, thereby greatly improving the extraction efficiency of supercritical oil extraction, shortening the extraction time, and reducing the dosage of extractant, so as to achieve high-efficiency and low-cost oil extraction.
US10829710B2	Slipperiness-imparting agent and slipperiness-imparting method Provided is a lubricity-imparting agent that can impart durable lubricity (in particular, lubricity at the time of wetting) to a substrate. It has been found that a lubricity-imparting agent including a copolymer containing a constitutional unit (A) based on 2-methacryloyloxyethyl phosphorylcholine and a constitutional unit (B) based on a photoreactive functional group-containing monomer, or a copolymer containing a constitutional unit (A) based on 2-methacryloyloxyethyl phosphorylcholine, a constitutional unit (B) based on a photoreactive functional group-containing monomer, and a constitutional unit (C) based on a hydrophobic group-containing monomer can impart durable lubricity to a substrate surface through a simple approach called photoirradiation.
US10829709B2	Viscosity index improver concentrates for lubricating oil compositions Concentrates of linear, block copolymers having a polymer block derived from a monoalkenyl arene, covalently linked to one or more blocks of a hydrogenated derivative of a conjugated diene copolymer, dissolved in highly saturated diluent oil, wherein the size of the monoalkenyl arene block is controlled to provide an optimized level of incompatibility of the block copolymer in the selected diluent.
US10829706B2	Cetane-boosting fuel additives, method of manufacture, and uses thereof A method of manufacturing a cetane-boosting fuel additive includes reacting formaldehyde and 2-ethylhexanol at a mole ratio of 10:1 to 1:1, or 5:1 to 1.5:1, or 4:1 to 2:1, or 3.5:1 to 2.5:1 in the presence of a heterogeneous acid catalyst at a temperature of 300 to 375° K to obtain a cetane-boosting product mixture comprising H3C(CH2)3CH(CH2CH3)CH2(OCH2)nOH, H3C(CH2)3CH(CH2CH3)CH2(OCH2)nOCH2CH(CH2CH3)(CH2)3CH3, or a combination thereof, wherein n has an average value of 2.8 to 3.2, preferably an average value of 3.
US10829705B2	Process and apparatus for hydrocracking with stripping gas sponge absorber A process and apparatus for hydrocracking a hydrocarbon stream strips a liquid hydrocracked stream in a reboiled stripping column to provide a stripping overhead stream and a stripped stream and a vaporized stripping overhead stream has LPG hydrocarbons absorbed from it with an absorbent stream comprising the stripped stream. No equipment is needed to remove water from the absorbent stream due to the lack of steam added during stripping with a reboil column.
US10829703B2	Process for producing a naphtha stream Process and apparatus for producing a naphtha stream is provided. The process comprises providing a kerosene stream to a hydrocracking reactor. The kerosene stream is hydrocracked in the presence of a hydrogen stream and a hydrocracking catalyst in the hydrocracking reactor at hydrocracking conditions comprising a hydrocracking pressure, a hydrocracking temperature, and a liquid hourly space velocity at a net conversion of at least about 90%, to provide a hydrocracked effluent stream comprising liquefied petroleum gas, heavy naphtha fraction and light naphtha fraction. One or more of the hydrocracking conditions are adjusted to maintain a ratio of the light naphtha fraction to the heavy naphtha fraction of at least about 2 by weight, suitably at least about 2.2 and preferably at least about 2.5 in the hydrocracked effluent stream while maintaining the net conversion of at least about 90%.
US10829702B1	Dehydrogenation process for gasoline production A process for production of gasoline comprising separating a naphtha feed in a naphtha splitter into a stream comprising i-C5, a stream comprising C6 and lighter boiling hydrocarbons, a C7 stream comprising C7 hydrocarbons, and a heavy stream comprising C8 and heavier hydrocarbons; isomerizing at least a portion of the stream comprising C6 and lighter boiling hydrocarbons in a C5-C6 isomerization zone at isomerization conditions to form a C5-C6 isomerization effluent; dehydrogenating at least a portion of the stream comprising C7 hydrocarbons to form a C7 dehydrogenation effluent comprising C7 olefins; reforming the heavy stream in a reforming zone under reforming conditions forming a reformate stream; and blending one or more of the stream comprising i-C5, the C5-C6 isomerization effluent, the C7 dehydrogenation effluent and the reformate stream to form a gasoline blend.
US10829701B2	Nanocatalysts for hydrocracking and methods of their use Novel catalysts comprising nickel oxide nanoparticles supported on alumina nanoparticles, methods of their manufacture, heavy oil compositions contacted by these nanocatalysts and methods of their use are disclosed. The novel nanocatalysts are useful, inter alia, in the upgrading of heavy oil fractions or as aids in oil recovery from well reservoirs or downstream processing.
US10829696B2	Dechlorination of mixed plastics pyrolysis oils using devolatilization extrusion and chloride scavengers A process for dechlorination of a hydrocarbon stream and/or a hydrocarbon stream precursor comprising introducing the hydrocarbon stream and/or hydrocarbon stream precursor, a first zeolitic catalyst, and a stripping gas to a devolatilization extruder (DE) to produce an extruder effluent, wherein the hydrocarbon stream and/or hydrocarbon stream precursor comprises one or more chloride compounds in an amount of equal to or greater than about 10 ppm chloride, based on the total weight of the hydrocarbon stream and/or hydrocarbon stream precursor, and wherein the extruder effluent comprises one or more chloride compounds in an amount of less than the chloride amount in the hydrocarbon stream and/or hydrocarbon stream precursor.
US10829695B2	Conversion of biomass into a liquid hydrocarbon material A process for producing liquid hydrocarbon products from a biomass-containing feedstock and/or a biomass-derived feedstock is provided. The process comprises: a) contacting the feedstock with a hydropyrolysis catalyst composition and molecular hydrogen in a hydropyrolysis reactor vessel to produce a product stream comprising a deoxygenated hydrocarbon product, H2O, H2, CO2, CO, C1-C3 gases, char and catalyst fines; b) removing char and catalyst fines from said product stream; c) cooling the remaining product stream to a temperature of no more than 300° C.; and d) hydroconverting all or a portion of said deoxygenated hydrocarbon product in a hydroconversion reactor in the presence of one or more catalyst compositions suitable for the aromatic saturation of the deoxygenated hydrocarbon product and of the H2O, CO2, CO, H2, and C1-C3 gas generated in step a), to produce a product comprising C4+ hydrocarbon product, H2O, CO, CO2, and C1-C3 gases.

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