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US10929441B1	System and techniques for data record merging A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium is provided to store computer-readable program code to receive an unmerged record set, comprising a first plurality of data records, to generate record-pairs from the first plurality of data records, based upon a set of transitive deterministic matching criteria, apply a set of non-transitive matching rules to the record-pairs, perform a partitioning operation on the record-pairs, using a plurality of independent grouping operations, wherein a plurality of matched record groups are generated. The computer-readable program code may determine a set of maximal connected components from the plurality of matched record groups, perform a merge operation on the set of maximal connected components to generate a set of merged records, the set of merged records comprising a second plurality of data records, less than the first plurality of data records, and send the merged records for storage in a non-transitory computer readable storage medium.
US10929436B2	System and method for news events detection and visualization Systems and methods are disclosed for news events detection and visualization. In accordance with one implementation, a method is provided for news events detection and visualization. The method includes, for example, obtaining one or more documents, the one or more documents being grouped into one or more clusters having a score, and the one or more clusters being grouped into one or more megaclusters, presenting information associated with the one or more documents on one or more timelines, wherein the one or more documents are grouped into different megaclusters being presented in a visually distinct way, and filtering the presented information based on the scores associated with the one or more clusters.
US10929423B1	System and method for efficient episodic replication of data to cloud storage In one example, a method managing data includes transmitting backup format information to a storage platform, breaking data targeted for backup into data pieces, computing a unique fingerprint for each of the data pieces, and transmitting metadata concerning the data pieces to the storage platform, where the metadata includes the fingerprints. The method further includes receiving from the storage platform a list of any new fingerprints that do not correspond to any of the data pieces, and grouping data pieces together to form a jumbo data piece, where the data pieces that form the jumbo data piece are data pieces to which the new fingerprints correspond.
US10929416B2	Surfacing live events in search results Implementations include actions of obtaining a set of entities based on one or more terms of a query, obtaining one or more entities associated with each live event of a plurality of live events, identifying a live event that is responsive to the query based on comparing at least one entity in the set of entities to one or more entities associated with each live event of a plurality of live events, determining that an event search result corresponding to the live event is to be displayed in search results, and in response: providing the event search result for display, the event search result including information associated with the live event, the information including an indicator of an occurrence of the live event.
US10929414B2	Flexible interactive data visualization enabled by dynamic attributes A method and system are provided for interactive data visualization. The method includes dynamically determining, responsive to a user request directed to at least one of default categories identified by analyzing a data source used with an initial user query, pre-set values for categorical portions and numerical portions of vocabularies for user selection using data analytics on the data source. The method also includes providing the user with a capability to specify other values for the portions. The method additionally includes dynamically generating multiple sub-queries to the data source for the pre-set values and at least one of the other values specified by the user for the portions. The method further includes generating a data visualization of combined result sets for the multiple sub-queries and displaying the data visualization.
US10929404B2	Streaming joins with synchronization via stream time estimations Two streams of data items are received. A first estimated processing time for the first stream of data items and a second estimated processing time for the second stream of data items are determined. Data items of the first stream and data items of the second stream are dynamically maintained in a first buffer and a second buffer respectively. The data items of the second stream maintained in the second buffer have associated event times that are within a first join window based on the first estimated processing time for the first stream. A selected data item of the first stream maintained in the first buffer is joined with one or more data items of the second stream maintained in the second buffer that have associated event times that are within a second join window based on an event time associated with the selected data item of the first stream.
US10929398B2	Distributed system with accelerator and catalog A distributed database system (or federated database system) where a catalogue is used to store metadata descriptive of data containers for the constituent database system(s) and/or accelerator system(s) of the federated database. In response to the generation of the trigger signal corresponding to a database definition language (DDL) statement, the accelerator system updates metadata in the catalogue.
US10929389B2	Data provenance using distributed ledgers Data provenance techniques are provided using distributed ledgers. An exemplary method comprises obtaining an indication of a data operation that operates on a data item, wherein the data operation comprises an operation type; creating an operation transaction in a first data ledger for the data operation, wherein the operation transaction comprises an identifier of the operation type, an identifier of an operator entity that performs the data operation; an identifier of the data item, and a timestamp of the data operation; and maintaining a provenance graph comprising a provenance graph transaction for a plurality of data operations in the first data ledger and/or a second data ledger, wherein a given provenance graph transaction comprises an identifier of source data items used to create the data item associated with the given provenance graph transaction and sources of the source data items, wherein the first data ledger and/or the second data ledger are used to determine an origin and/or recipients of one or more data items.
US10929387B2	Relational database management method and update reflection apparatus An update reflection apparatus includes a memory and a processor coupled to the memory. The processor is configured to accumulate first information relating to first records in a write buffer of a row-type. The first records are to update a database of an append-only type. The database is in a column-format. The processor is configured to convert a second record of the first records to a column format. The second record satisfies a specific condition. The processor is configured to append the converted second record to the database.
US10929384B2	Systems and methods for distributed data validation Embodiments of the present disclosure include systems and methods for validating a target data table based on a source data table. A distributed memory comprises a plurality of computing systems, each storing at least a portion of the source data table and the target data table in local memory. Processing engines can be efficiently executed on each of the plurality of computing systems to perform comparison functions based on in-memory data. A checksum comparison engine is configured to compare source and target checksums. A data aggregation engine is configured to produce column-based aggregation summaries. A rule generation engine is configured to generate validation rules for checking by a validation engine.
US10929365B2	Automatic generation of animated previews for presenting document differences in enterprise messaging Example implementations described herein are directed to detection of text and image differences between versions of documents (in particular, slide presentations), and generating an animation to indicate the differences between versions. Such example implementations can be implemented as an application layer on document platforms that otherwise do not have any features to indicate differences between document versions. Further, such implementations are also extendable to messaging applications for collaborative document editing.
US10929363B2	Assisted problem identification in a computing system A method, system and computer program product for providing support for identification of the problem root cause in a computing system. Knowledge base mapping monitoring programs with respective to one or more technical problem definitions and a predefined system configuration are provided. The technical problems are defined using a predefined data structure. An inquiry relating to the computing system is received from a requester. The inquiry indicates a technical problem statement of the computing system. The received inquiry is parsed for constructing a problem description in accordance with the predefined data structure. A set of monitoring programs of the knowledge base may be identified using the problem description. Using software and/or hardware configuration data of the computing system, the set of monitoring programs may be instantiated in a monitor system. The instantiated programs may be provided to the requester as support for identification of the problem root cause.
US10929356B2	Detection of hidden data co-occurrence relationships Hidden data co-occurrence relationships may be detected by a computer-implemented method, including monitoring data processing events on one or more server computers, gathering co-occurrences between a plurality of the data processing events, and generating one or more lineages between a plurality of directories associated with the plurality of the data processing events based on the gathered co-occurrences.
US10929350B2	Enhanced techniques for copying cloud stored files A system to enable a user to generate copies of files at a client device and to cause a file hosting platform to generate backups of these copies in a cloud database without transferring file content data for these files between the client device and the cloud database. When a user copies a file from a first folder on a client device to a second folder on the client device, the system may determine that the file content data for this file is already present in the cloud database. Then, rather than uploading the file content data to the cloud database from the client device, the system may cause a file hosting platform to access the file content data directly from the cloud database to perform a file copy operation.
US10929340B2	Email and identity migration based on relationship information Methods, systems, and apparatuses for creating collections of associated accounts for a migration process. An example system includes a processing device and memory that stores accounts in accordance with a first email, identity or file domain. The processing device may create a collection of related accounts stored in accordance with a first email, identity or file domain based on active directory information of the stored accounts and may migrate information included in the collection of accounts into a second email, identity or file domain. The collection includes one or more first-level accounts that are identified as having a relationship with a predefined root account based on a delegation attribute.
US10929334B2	Subscriber station for a serial bus system and method for data transmission in a serial bus system A subscriber station for a serial bus system are provided. The subscriber station includes a message creating device for creating a message to be transmitted serially via a bus of the bus system for at least one further subscriber station of the bus system, so that the message has a first time segment and a second time segment, and a transceiver device for serially sending the message to the bus in such a way that data in the first time segment are sent with a slower data rate than in the second time segment, the transceiver device having in the second time segment at least at times an exclusive, collision-free access to the bus, the message creating device to insert an identification number into the first time segment and to begin the second time segment at the latest after the final bit of the identification number and an additional bit.
US10929329B2	Low power multilevel driver for generating wire signals according to summations of a plurality of weighted analog signal components having wire-specific sub-channel weights Methods and systems are described for receiving a set of input bits at a plurality of drivers and responsively generating an ensemble of signals, each respective signal of the ensemble of signals generated by receiving a subset of input bits at a respective driver connected to a respective wire of a multi-wire bus, the received subset of bits corresponding to sub-channels associated with the respective wire, generating a plurality of weighted analog signal components, each weighted analog signal component (i) having a corresponding weight and sign selected from a set of wire-specific sub-channel weights associated with the respective wire and (ii) modulated by a corresponding bit of the received subset of bits, and generating the respective signal by forming a summation of the plurality of weighted analog signal components at a common node connected to the respective wire for transmission over the respective wire of the multi-wire bus.
US10929328B2	Bus coupling unit and bus system having a bus coupling unit The teachings of the present disclosure relate to bus systems. Various embodiments thereof may include bus coupling units, for example a bus coupler comprising: four ports comprising input/output connections to which bus cables of a two-wire bus are connectable, wherein both electrical energy and data are transmissible via both bus cables. The first port and second port are bus coupler-internally electrically conductively connectable by means of a first connection path. The third port and fourth port are bus coupler-internally electrically conductively connectable by means of a second connection path. The first connection path and second connection path are bus coupler-internally electrically conductively connectable by a bridge path.
US10929319B2	Data storage device with front end bus A data storage device can employ a front end bus to optimize data storage performance. A first controller may be connected to a first memory via a first bus and to a second memory via a second bus with the first bus and first memory housed within an internal cavity of an enclosure while the second bus is exposed to an exterior surface of the housing and the second memory is separated from the internal cavity. The first controller can be configured to substitute the second memory for the first memory in response to a front end controller identifying a type of data storage of the second memory.
US10929312B2	Zone-SDID mapping scheme for TLB purges Embodiments include techniques for using a zone-SDID mapping for translation lookaside buffer (TLB) purges, the techniques include receiving a zone purge request, including zone attribute information, and searching for matching zone attribute information in a zone register using the zone purge request. The techniques also include computing, based at least in part on the search, a state descriptor identifier (SDID) vector for each matching zone of the zone register, and reading TLB entries referenced in the zone purge request. The techniques include comparing an SDID of the TLB entry against an SDID specified in the SDID vector, and purging the TLB entries based on the comparison.
US10929305B2	Page sharing for containers This disclosure provides methods, systems and computer program products for page sharing among a plurality of containers running on a host. The method comprises in response to a first container accessing a first file not cached by the first container, checking whether a second file equivalent to the first file is shared in a memory of the host by a second container, wherein the checking is based on a record in which related information of at least one shared file is stored. The method further comprises in response to the checking indicating there is no second file, allocating in the memory at least one page for the first file, loading the first file into the at least one page, and storing related information of the first file into the record.
US10929302B2	MMIO addressing using a translation table A method for processing an instruction by a processor operationally connected to one or more buses comprises determining the instruction is to access an address of an address space. The address space maps a memory and comprises a range of MMIO addresses. The method determines the address being accessed is within the range of MMIO addresses and translates, based on determining that the address being accessed is within the range of MMIO addresses, the address being accessed using a translation table to a bus identifier identifying one of the buses and a bus address of a bus address space. The bus address space is assigned to the identified bus. The bus address resulting from the translation is assigned to a device accessible via the identified bus. Based on the instruction a request directed to the device is sent via the identified bus to the bus address resulting from the translation.
US10929301B1	Hierarchical memory systems Apparatuses, systems, and methods for hierarchical memory systems are described. An example method includes receiving a request to store data in a persistent memory device and a non-persistent memory device via an input/output (I/O) device; redirecting the request to store the data to logic circuitry in response to determining that the request corresponds to performance of a hierarchical memory operation; storing in a base address register associated with the logic circuitry, logical address information corresponding to the data responsive to receipt of the redirected request; asserting, by the logic circuitry, an interrupt signal on a hypervisor, the interrupt signal indicative of initiation of an operation to be performed by the hypervisor to control access to the data by the logic circuitry; and writing, based at least in part, on receipt of the redirected request, the data to the persistent memory device and the non-persistent memory device substantially concurrently.
US10929299B2	Storage system, method and non-transitory computer-readable storage medium A storage system includes a storage device, and a processor configured to store first data in the storage device, receive second data, specify a first data size in accordance with a second data size of the second data, divide the first data into a plurality of first blocks each having the specified first data size, divide the second data into a plurality of second blocks each having the specified first data size, and store, in the storage device, data included in a block of the plurality of second blocks, while data included in another block of the plurality of second blocks is not stored in the storage device, wherein the data of the block is not identical to data of any of the plurality of first blocks, and the data of the another block is identical to data of any of the plurality of first blocks.
US10929293B2	Atomic operations for fabric shared memories A system includes a plurality of processes, a network fabric, and a shared memory accessible by the plurality of processes over the network fabric, the shared memory to store a plurality of elements of a data structure. A first process is designated as being allowed to update a target variable stored in the shared memory, and a second process of the plurality of processes writes a request for an atomic operation to a first region in the shared memory. The first process is responsive to the request to perform the atomic operation that updates the target variable, and write a result including a value of the updated target variable to a second region in the shared memory, the second region readable by the second process, the request and the result being elements of the data structure.
US10929277B2	Detecting hard-coded strings in source code Methods and systems for detecting hard-coded strings in source code are described herein. According to an aspect of an example method, a first list of strings may be generated via a processor. The first list of strings may include strings that are embedded in source code of an application. A second list of strings may be generated. The second list of strings may include strings that are rendered via a user interface of the application. Each string of the first list of strings may be compared against the strings of the second list of strings. Based on the comparison, a filtered list of strings may be generated by removing, from the first of strings, at least one string that does not have a match in the second list of strings. By this method, the software development process, and especially updating, maintaining, and localizing code, may become more efficient and cost-effective.
US10929274B2	Facilitating debugging serverless applications via graph rewriting Techniques that facilitate re-hosting a subset of a serverless application are provided. In one example, a system includes an interface component, a rewriter component and a broker component. The interface component receives identifier data from a computing device that identifies a portion of a serverless application to be re-hosted by the computing device. The computing device is in communication with the serverless computing system via a network device. The rewriter component rewrites the serverless application to allow the first portion of the serverless application to be executed by the computing device and another portion of the serverless application to be executed by the serverless computing system. The interface component re-routes the first portion of the serverless application to the computing device to facilitate a debugging session for the first portion of the serverless application that is performed by the computing device.
US10929273B2	Application logic, and verification method and configuration method thereof A verification method for an application logic provided with one or more macro logics configured to perform a predetermined operation, a macro operation control unit configured to instruct the one or more macro logics to start the operation to cause the one or more macro logics to perform the operation, and an operation data storage area configured to store data. In the application logic, static verification by property description of a formal verification language is performed for each of the one or more macro logic, the macro operation control unit, and the operation data storage area, and dynamic verification by simulation is further performed for at least one of the one or more macro logics.
US10929258B1	Method and system for model-based event-driven anomalous behavior detection An embodiment of the present invention is directed to an optimal event-driven anomaly detection scheme. The present invention recognizes that anomaly detection based solely on rules-based (deterministic) or probabilistic analysis alone are insufficient to capture and respond to ever evolving, highly sophisticated threats that tend to persist within a system undetected for long periods of time. According to an embodiment of the present invention, a tiered detection scheme composed of behavioral analysis and machine-learned probabilistic system behaviors provides an optimal level of sensitivity to detect and respond to threats, and further limits the number of false positives identified.
US10929256B2	Proactive disk recovery of storage media for a data storage system The described technology is generally directed towards proactive disk recovery that operates when a failing disk is detected in a data-protected cloud data storage system. A proactive recovery process evaluates the chunks of a failing disk one-by-one. If a system process is scheduled to handle that chunk, the chunk is skipped, with recovery delegated to the system process. For non-delegated chunks protected by mirroring, a chunk copy is read by the proactive disk recovery process from a good disk copy, and copied to a new location. For non-delegated chunks protected by erasure coding, the chunk fragment is read and validated. If a portion is consistent, the proactive recovery process stores the portion to a new location on a good disk. If a portion is inconsistent, the process initiates recovery of the portion, e.g., via a fragment recovery task, for copying to a new location on a good disk.
US10929247B2	Automatic creation of application-centric extended metadata for a storage appliance Embodiments are directed to a system and method of providing consistent metadata to storage appliance objects in a network, by: obtaining environmental information that is available to deduplication backup program accessing the storage appliance objects, the environmental information comprising application name, client name, and client IP address; identifying file systems objects created by the deduplication backup program; and using a client-side generic network mount for the deduplication backup system to automatically create extended metadata for each of the identified DDR filesystem objects created through the deduplication backup program.
US10929243B2	Service-level rebuild Techniques are provided for service-level rebuild of one or more storage drives. Storage drives can store data of varying priority levels. In an example, when a storage drive is rebuilt, higher-priority data is written to the rebuilt storage drive before lower-priority data. In some examples where multiple storage drives are being rebuilt, a system can prioritize a use of rebuild bandwidth in rebuilding storage drives.
US10929239B2	Storage system with snapshot group merge functionality An apparatus includes at least one processing device comprising a processor coupled to a memory, with the processing device being configured to identify a first storage volume of a first snapshot group of a storage system, to identify a second storage volume that is not part of the first snapshot group of the storage system but contains at least a threshold amount of matching data relative to the first storage volume, and to merge the second storage volume into the first snapshot group. The processing device illustratively comprises a storage controller of the storage system. The storage system may be implemented as a clustered storage system comprising a plurality of storage nodes. Each storage node may comprise a set of processing modules of a distributed storage controller of the clustered storage system.
US10929235B2	Application high availability via crash-consistent asynchronous replication of persistent data Techniques for achieving application high availability via crash-consistent asynchronous replication of persistent data are provided. In one set of embodiments, an application running on a computer system can, during runtime of the application: write persistent data to a local nonvolatile data store of the computer system, write one or more log entries comprising the persistent data to a local log region of the computer system, and asynchronously copy the one or more log entries to one or more remote destinations. Then, upon detecting a failure that prevents the application from continuing execution, the computer system can copy the local log region or a remaining portion thereof to the one or more remote destinations, where the copying is performed while the computer system runs on battery power and where the application is restarted on another computer system using a persistent state derived from the copied log entries.
US10929234B2	Application fault tolerance via battery-backed replication of volatile state Techniques for implementing application fault tolerance via battery-backed replication of volatile state are provided. In one set of embodiments, a primary host system can detect a failure that causes an application of the primary host system to stop running. In response to detecting the failure, the primary host system can replicate volatile state that is used by the application to a secondary host system, where the secondary host system maintains a copy of the application, and where execution of the application is failed over to the copy on the secondary host system using the replicated volatile state.
US10929231B1	System configuration selection in a storage system Ensuring crash-safe forward progress of a system configuration update in a storage system that includes a storage array controller and a plurality of storage devices, including: determining a number of storage devices in the storage system; determining a number of unavailable storage devices in the storage system; and determining, for the one or more system configurations, whether the system configuration can be reconstructed in dependence upon the number of storage devices in the storage system and the number of unavailable storage devices in the storage system.
US10929215B2	API failure monitor and impact mitigator In response to determining that an application programming interface call made in response to a first request for the call has failed and that no fail entry has been set for the call, aspects increment a fail count value and set a fail entry for the call that includes a fail response generated by the failure of the call; in response to determining that the call has failed in response to a subsequent, second request for the call, determine whether the incremented fail count value meets a limit value, and if so, set a paused timestamp value for the fail entry; and in response to additional requests for the call occurring within a pause period of time from the paused timestamp value, pause making the call and return the fail entry set for the call in satisfaction of said additional requests.
US10929210B2	Collaboration system protocol processing A protocol processor for Internet-accessible collaboration systems. A protocol processor is coded into a user interface module that communicates with an Internet-accessible collaboration system. After downloading the user interface module to a user's device, the user interface is launched. The user interface includes an area configured to receive user-specified non-HTTP uniform resource identifiers (URIs). The protocol processor of the user interface module interprets URI-formatted input from the user, and compares the user's URI-formatted input to a set of protocols that are configured into the protocol processor. Any of a set of non-HTTP uniform resource identifiers can correspond to respective API call entry points. A portion of the non-HTTP URI is mapped an API entry point, and any parameters specified in other portions of the non-HTTP URI are mapped to corresponding API parameters. The API is invoked with the parameters to cause actions to be taken at the Internet-accessible collaboration system.
US10929202B2	Cloud service notifications Techniques are disclosed for providing notifications to a user. A user can configure the types of notifications they would like to receive. The notifications are generated according to messages that are generated in response to changes to activities in an integration flow. Types of notifications can include error notifications, system notifications and status notifications. The notification can be provided to the user via an electronic communication.
US10929200B1	Live runtime infrastructure orchestration Disclosed is a computer-implemented method of provisioning resources associated with a plurality of instances of a computer system, the resources being allocated at runtime and only for instances of the computer system which use the resources, comprising: intercepting a call for access the computer system to a resources; responsive to the intercepted call being a first call for access by the computer system to the resource: blocking further calls for access by the computer system to the resource; binding the instances of a computer system to the resource; configuring the resource; and unblocking further calls for access by the computer system to the resource.
US10929197B2	Method and apparatus for load estimation A disclosed load estimation method includes: collecting run information of a processor being executing a predetermined program; specifying execution status of the processor based on the collected run information; and estimating a load of the predetermined program based on a result of comparison between the execution status of the processor and execution characteristics of the processor. Each of the execution characteristics is stored in association with a load level of the predetermined program.
US10929185B1	Predictive workload placement Placing workloads in a multi-array system comprising a plurality of storage arrays, including: determining, for each of a plurality of storage arrays, a current system activity level trend of the storage array; receiving a performance profile of a workload to be executed on one of the storage arrays; generating, for each of the plurality of storage arrays in dependence upon the current system activity level trend of the storage array and the performance profile of the workload, a projected system activity level trend for the storage array; identifying, in dependence upon the projected system activity level trend for each of the plurality of storage arrays, an optimal storage array for receiving the workload; and placing the workload on the optimal storage array.
US10929180B2	Task scheduling method, apparatus, electronic device and storage medium Embodiments of the preset disclosure provide a task scheduling method, an apparatus, an electronic device, and a storage medium. The method comprises traversing tasks in a current queue, and obtaining current values of current state information and a frequency parameter for each task that has been traversed, wherein the frequency parameter is a preset parameter for indicating a scheduled frequency of a corresponding task; selecting a task with the minimum scheduled frequency in the tasks having the current state information indicating an executable state as a target task according to the current values of the current state information and the frequency parameter for each task; and executing the selected target task, and updating the current value of the frequency parameter corresponding to the target task after the target task is executed.
US10929166B2	Enhanced data storage of virtual nodes in a data processing environment Described herein are systems, methods, and software to enhance the management of virtual nodes in a computing environment. In one example, a method includes identifying a transition event for a first version of a virtual node executing on a first host, identifying a second host to support a second version of the virtual node, and initiating execution of the second version of the virtual node on the second host. In some implementations, the virtual node comprises a non-persistent portion on the executing host and a persistent portion on a second storage element.
US10929165B2	System and method for memory resizing in a virtual computing environment A system and method for dynamically adjusting the amount of memory allocated to a virtual machine includes generating, by a memory resizing system, a current memory usage profile for the virtual machine. The memory resizing system and the virtual machine are part of a virtual computing system and the current memory usage profile is generated by mapping, as a function of time, memory usage information from the virtual machine. The system and method also include computing an upper baseline based upon a peak memory usage in the current memory profile, updating an initial memory allocation of the virtual machine based upon the upper baseline and a predetermined threshold for obtaining an initial revised memory allocation, determining a moving average of memory usage from a historical memory usage profile, and updating the initial revised memory allocation based upon the moving average of memory usage for obtaining a final revised memory allocation.
US10929159B2	Automation tool A memory stores an environment file. A hardware processor receives a video file comprising a first frame and a second frame. The hardware processor determines a first object in the first frame and a first user action performed in the first frame. The hardware processor determines a second object in the second frame and a second user action performed in the second frame. The hardware processor determines a first keyword for the first user action and a second keyword for the second user action. The hardware processor determines, based on the first and second keywords, a first script and a second script from the environment file. The hardware processor then combines the first script and the second script to generate an automation script that, when executed, performs the first user action on the first object and the second user action on the second object.
US10929141B1	Selective use of taint protection during speculative execution A state of a first architectural register in a processing system is changed from a first state to a second state that indicates that the first architectural register is to be monitored during speculative execution. A second architectural register in the processing system is associated with a third state in response to the first architectural register being a source register for a memory load instruction that loads data from a memory into the second architectural register during speculative execution. Use of data in the second architectural register is constrained during speculative operations while the second architectural register is in the third state. In some cases, a “set taint” instruction is executed to change the state of the first architectural register from the first state to the second state.
US10929138B2	Executing memory requests out of order An on-chip cache is described which receives memory requests and in the event of a cache miss, the cache generates memory requests to a lower level in the memory hierarchy (e.g. to a lower level cache or an external memory). Data returned to the on-chip cache in response to the generated memory requests may be received out-of-order. An instruction scheduler in the on-chip cache stores pending received memory requests and effects the re-ordering by selecting a sequence of pending memory requests for execution such that pending requests relating to an identical cache line are executed in age order and pending requests relating to different cache lines are executed in an order dependent upon when data relating to the different cache lines is returned. The memory requests which are received may be received from another, lower level on-chip cache or from registers.
US10929136B2	Accurate early branch prediction using multiple predictors having different accuracy and latency in high-performance microprocessors Branch prediction techniques are described that can improve the performance of pipelined microprocessors. A microprocessor with a hierarchical branch prediction structure is presented. The hierarchy of branch predictors includes: a multi-cycle predictor that provides very accurate branch predictions, but with a latency of multiple cycles; a small and simple branch predictor that can provide branch predictions for a sub-set of instructions with zero-cycle latency; and a fast, intermediate level branch predictor that provides relatively accurate branch prediction, while still having a low, but non-zero instruction prediction latency of only one cycle, for example. To improve operation, the higher accuracy, higher latency branch direction predictor and the fast, lower latency branch direction predictor can share a common target predictor.
US10929128B2	Vectorization for parsing of complexly structured files Embodiments of the present disclosure are directed to methods and systems for processing of Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) files. More specifically, processing EDI files includes importing an EDI file into an initial data frame table. Each data segment of the EDI file can be imported into a different row of the initial data frame table and the rows and columns of the initial data frame table can comprise an array of fields. Vectorization processing can then be performed on the array of fields in the initial data frame table. A set of one or more target tables can then be populated with data from the imported EDI file based on performing the vectorization processing on the array of fields in the initial data frame table.
US10929116B2	Generation of dynamic software models using input mapping with feature definitions A system and method for facilitating construction of and/or adaptation of a dynamic software model. One embodiment provides for generating software models by mapping user selections to one or more model features as specified by feature definitions. An initial software model is used to obtain the user selections. Artifacts are associated with the business planning model according to the selections by mapping the selections to model features according to previously determined feature definitions.
US10929112B1	Conversion of remote application dialogs to native mobile controls A processing device of a remote server computing system receives an input metadata representation of an input action from a mobile device communicatively coupled to the remote server computing system. The input action comprises a selection of one of a plurality of control options associated with at least one control from a mobile user interface presented by the mobile device, wherein the mobile user interface is generated from a display metadata representation of the plurality of control options and the at least one control from a stationary user interface generated by an application running on the remote server computing system. The processing device converts the input metadata representation to a stationary format used by the application running on the remote server computing system and executes a command corresponding to the input action in the application running on the remote server computing system.
US10929111B2	Pixel perfect real-time web application framework A system and methods for a real-time web application framework including a server controlled real-time web application with synchronized server components mapped to client widgets, a method for modal execution support in a real-time web application environment, a pixel perfect designer having a designer, an image renderer, and server components, the image renderer configured to render a client widget based on the properties of a server component, and a theming system implemented by the real-time web application during run-time.
US10929109B2	Method and apparatus for converting building block programming into program code The present invention provides a method and apparatus for converting building block programming into a program code. The method comprises: setting up building blocks including input parameters, wherein the building blocks mean statement units in the building block programming; setting up a configuration file for converting the building blocks into program codes, wherein the configuration file comprises a plurality of code regions and subprogram codes respectively set up in the plurality of code regions; and converting the building blocks into corresponding program codes according to the subprogram codes and the input parameters respectively set up in the plurality of code regions. The problem in the prior art that the building block programming cannot be applied to different electronic modules is solved.
US10929108B2	Methods and systems for verifying a software program Methods and Systems for verifying a software program in an integrated-development environment are disclosed. In one embodiment, a method of verifying the software program in the integrated-development environment includes generating a source code of a software program in comprising logging statements based on a specification of the software program. Furthermore, the method includes executing the source code with the logging statements and generating one or more log files during execution of the source code based on the logging statements. Moreover, the method includes generating a representation of the source code in a modeling language based on the one or more log files. The method includes verifying compliance of the source code with the specification by comparing the representation of the source code in the modeling language with the specification in the modeling language.
US10929104B2	Systems and methods for translating data read from proxy APIs into computing code A method for automatically generating sample code for an API for payment processing in a payment network includes reading an acquirer processor-specific API for payment processing in a payment network using an acquirer processor-specific API reader, generating acquirer processor-specific API data using the acquirer processor-specific API reader, converting the acquirer processor-specific API data into a format compatible with an output generator, and generating language-specific sample code by the output generator using the converted acquirer processor-specific API data and a language-specific template.
US10929103B2	Random number generation and acquisition method and device Multiple random numbers are generated. The multiple random numbers are N different random numbers. N is a positive integer. Generating the multiple random numbers includes generating a random number array including N storage units. The multiple random numbers are shuffled. A random number obtaining instruction is received. A random number is obtained from the multiple random numbers based on the random number obtaining instruction.
US10929090B2	Wireless display screen A wireless display screen includes a display screen body, a power management module, a wireless audio/video signal receiving module used for receiving a wireless audio/video signal emitted by a host device and an audio/video signal conversion process module used for converting a video signal into a display signal which adapts to the display screen body to perform image display. A user selects a host device capable of emitting the wireless audio/video signal to perform signal pairing on the wireless display screen so as to be capable of achieving synchronous display and play of a signal outputted by the host device.
US10929085B2	Electronic apparatus for controlling display of virtual input interface in environment of a plurality of output screens and operating method thereof An electronic device and an operating method of the electronic device are provided. The method includes determining a display scheme of a virtual input interface as a first display scheme, based on context information of the electronic device, in response to a change of context of the electronic device detected while the virtual input interface is displayed based on the first display scheme, changing the display scheme of the virtual input interface from the first display scheme to a second display scheme which is different from the first display scheme, and displaying the virtual input interface based on the second display scheme.
US10929078B2	Electronic apparatus for generating screen image to be displayed by display apparatus and control method thereof An electronic apparatus includes a communicator, an image capturer configured to acquire a capture image of a display apparatus including a screen, and a processor configured to identify a screen area of the screen, within the capture image. The processor is further configured to sample a plurality of patch images, each of which having a predetermined unit size, from a background area outside the screen area within the capture image, generate a screen image to be displayed on the screen, based on the plurality of patch images, and control the communicator to transmit the screen image to the display apparatus.
US10929068B2	Pre-caching data according to a current or predicted requester location A computing device includes an interface configured to interface and communicate with a dispersed storage network (DSN), a memory that stores operational instructions, and a processing module operably coupled to the interface and memory such that the processing module, when operable within the computing device based on the operational instructions, is configured to perform various operations. The computing device processes data usage characteristics associated with a data object that is associated with a user to determine an estimated location of the user. When the estimated location of the user compares unfavorably to the home location of the user, the computing device pre-fetches less than the decode threshold number of EDSs, for each set of encoded data slices (EDSs) that respectively correspond to data segments of a data object, from first storage units (SUs) to second SUs associated with the estimated location of the user.
US10929063B1	Assisted indirect memory addressing Systems and methods for assisted indirect memory addressing are provided. Some computing systems move data between levels of a hierarchical memory system. To accommodate data movement for computing systems that do not natively support indirect addressing between levels of the memory hierarchy, a direct memory access (DMA) engine is used to fetch data. The DMA engine executes a first set of memory instructions that modify a second set of memory instructions to fetch data stored at one level of the memory hierarchy from dynamically computed indirect addresses stored in memory locations at another level of the memory hierarchy.
US10929053B2	Safe destructive actions on drives A method for reservations in a storage system, is provided. The method includes determining status of all storage devices expected to be in the storage system, receiving a request for a reservation of a storage device, and determining a type of service to be performed on the storage device. The method includes determining whether the type of service is in a first class of services or a second class of services and granting or denying the reservation based on the type of service, wherein a reservation to perform a service in the first class of services is granted as a result of determining all the storage devices expected are online and wherein a reservation to perform a service in the second class of services is granted as a result of determining a sufficient subset of all the storage devices expected are online to perform reading and writing with redundancy.
US10929051B2	Data storage across a plurality of cloud storage systems A method includes obtaining, by a computing entity of a multi-cloud dispersed storage network (DSN) system, a multi-cloud storage request to write a data object to the multi-cloud DSN system from a requester. The method further includes sending, by the computing entity, the multi-cloud storage request to a data director module. The method further includes determining a multi-cloud storage scheme to execute the multi-cloud storage request, executing the multi-cloud storage scheme to store the data object in a set of two or more cloud storage systems, generating an index regarding the storage of the data object, and notifying the requester of an estimated response time of the set of two or more cloud storage systems. The method further includes monitoring the performance information of the set of two or more cloud storage systems and data object usage information of the data object to determine a multi-cloud storage performance level.
US10929050B2	Storage system with deduplication-aware replication implemented using a standard storage command protocol An apparatus obtains a set of content-based signatures for respective data pages of at least a portion of at least one storage volume replicated from a source storage system to a target storage system, issues a write for the set of content-based signatures to the target storage system, and reads from a designated location in the target storage system information indicating for each of the content-based signatures whether or not the corresponding data page is present in the target storage system. For one or more data pages not present in the target storage system, the apparatus writes the one or more data pages to respective logical addresses of the replicated storage volume in the target storage system. The issuing of a write, the reading from the designated location, and the writing of the one or more data pages are illustratively performed utilizing respective commands of a standard storage command protocol.
US10929046B2	Identifying and relocating hot data to a cache determined with read velocity based on a threshold stored at a storage device Reads of data stored at the solid-state storage device are monitored. A set of data stored at the solid-state storage device is marked based on the monitoring of the reads of the data. A read request is received for a subset of data of the set of data stored at the storage device. In response to receiving the read request for the subset of data, the subset of data is relocated to a cache memory of the solid-state storage device.
US10929039B2	DNA digital data storage device and method, and decoding method of DNA digital data Disclosed is a storage method of DNA digital data, including: encoding a plurality of bit data to a plurality of base sequences including at least one degenerate base; and synthesizing at least two types of bases constituting the at least one degenerate base on a substrate based on a mixing ratio.
US10929035B2	Memory management via dynamic tiering pools Disclosed herein are system, method, and computer program product (computer-readable storage medium) embodiments for implementing memory management via dynamic tiering pools. An embodiment operates by initializing a first memory pool of a first tier, and invoking first and second function calls to allocate memory to the first memory pool. Responsive to these function calls, an OS may allocate differently-sized memory elements for attachment to the first memory pool, from a memory free store managed by the OS. A second memory pool, of a second tier, may be further initialized, and a third function call may be invoked, to allocate memory to the second memory pool. Here, in response to the third function call, the first memory pool may reallocate the second memory element from the first memory pool for attachment to the second memory pool.
US10929033B2	Allocating variable media types of memory devices in a memory system A method includes receiving an indication of an operational mode for a memory system including a set of memory devices. A first memory device of the set of memory devices includes a first media having a first media type and a second memory device of the et of memory devices includes a second media having a second media type that is different than the first media type. The method also includes allocating, by a processing device, a first portion and a second portion of the first memory device based on the operational mode for the memory system. The method also includes storing data at the first portion of the first memory device, the second portion of the first memory device, or the second memory device based on the operational mode for the memory system.
US10929031B2	Maximizing data reduction in a partially encrypted volume A method of data reduction in a partially encrypted volume includes receiving data to be stored on a storage array, decrypting the data using a first encryption key to generate first decrypted data, and decrypting the data using a second encryption key to generate second decrypted data. The method further includes comparing, by a storage array controller, a first compressibility value of the first decrypted data to a second compressibility value of the second decrypted data. The method further includes storing the first decrypted data if the first compressibility value is greater than or equal to the second compressibility value. The method further includes storing the second decrypted data if the second compressibility value is greater than the first compressibility value.
US10929029B2	Memory controller and method for accessing memory modules and processing sub-modules A memory controller and a method for accessing a memory module are provided. The memory controller is coupled between the memory module and a host controller to control the access of the host controller to the memory module. The memory controller comprises: a central buffer coupled to the host controller for receiving a data access command from the host controller, and coupled to the memory module for providing a modified data access command to the memory module; wherein the central buffer comprises an access command processing module, for processing the data access command to generate the modified data access command; and a data buffer coupled to the central buffer for receiving the modified data access command from the central buffer, and coupled between the host controller and the memory module for exchanging data between the host controller and the memory module under the control of the modified data access command.
US10929020B2	Information processing device having control unit that controls communication unit to transmit data generated or processed by processing unit to predetermined storage device, and information processing system including the same An information processing device includes a control unit functioning as a receiving unit, a processing unit, and a storage controller, a storage, and a communication unit. The storage controller stores data in the storage when the receiving unit receives a predetermined storage instruction, transmits the data to a predetermined storage device among a plurality of storage devices, and stores the transmitted data in the predetermined storage device.
US10929018B2	Layered clustered scale-out storage system A mega cluster storage system includes clusters of multiple storage modules. Each module is able to access a portion of the data within the mega cluster and serves as a proxy in order for another storage module to access the remaining portion of the data. A cluster is assigned to a unique cluster volume and all the data within the cluster volume is accessible by all of the modules within the cluster. Each host connection to the mega cluster is associated with a particular cluster volume. A module that receives a host I/O request determines whether the I/O request should be satisfied by a module within its own cluster or be satisfied by a module within a different cluster. The module may forward the I/O request to a module within a different cluster as indicated by a distribution data structure that is allocated and stored within each storage module.
US10929017B2	Data block migration Techniques and mechanisms are provided for migrating data blocks around a cluster during node addition and node deletion. Migration requires no downtime, as a newly added node is immediately operational while the data blocks are being moved. Blockmap files and deduplication dictionaries need not be updated.
US10929007B2	Method of displaying object on device, device for performing the same, and recording medium for performing the method The present disclosure relates to a sensor network, Machine Type Communication (MTC), Machine-to-Machine (M2M) communication, and technology for Internet of Things (IoT). The present disclosure may be applied to intelligent services based on the above technologies, such as smart home, smart building, smart city, smart car, connected car, health care, digital education, smart retail, security and safety services. Provided are methods, apparatuses and systems for controlling an object displayed on a device, based on a hovering input obtained by the device.
US10928976B2	Virtual assistant acquisitions and training Techniques and architectures for implementing a team of virtual assistants are described herein. The team may include multiple virtual assistants that are configured with different characteristics, such as different functionality, base language models, levels of training, visual appearances, personalities, and so on. The characteristics of the virtual assistants may be configured by trainers, end-users, and/or a virtual assistant service. The virtual assistants may be presented to end-users in conversation user interfaces to perform different tasks for the users in a conversational manner. The different virtual assistants may adapt to different contexts. The virtual assistants may additionally, or alternatively, interact with each other to carry out tasks for the users, which may be illustrated in conversation user interfaces.
US10928975B2	On-the-fly adjustment of orientation of virtual objects Techniques for interacting with a three-dimensional (3D) virtual environment including receiving a first user input for selecting a first virtual object; identifying, in response to the first user input, the first virtual object as a currently selected virtual object; receiving a second user input for activating an object reorientation mode; activating, in response to the second user input, an object reorientation mode; receiving a third user input indicating changes in pose of a hand; receiving, while the first virtual object has remained a currently selected virtual object the object reorientation mode has remained active, a fourth user input; identifying a first orientation of a reference virtual object; and changing, in response to receiving the fourth user input, an object space orientation of the first virtual object to having the first orientation from a different second orientation.
US10928972B2	Hierarchical, zoomable presentations of media sets Media sets may be presented as a media presentation (e.g., a slideshow or a thumbnail set), but many such presentations exhaust the attention of a user, particularly for large media sets. Instead, ratings may be identified that represents the relevance or interest of respective media objects of the media set to the user. These ratings may be identified explicitly by the user or automatically detected (e.g., by assessing image quality or monitoring user interactions with respective media objects). A zoomable media presentation of the media set may first present only media objects having a high rating, and upon zooming in near a media object, may insert, near the zoomed media object, one or more media objects associated with the zoomed media object and having a lower rating. This presentation therefore hierarchically organizes the media set, and utilizes zoom operations as a “drill-down” metaphor within the hierarchy of the media set.
US10928961B2	Pressure sensor and display device including the same A pressure sensor includes: first and second substrates; a first driving electrode and a first sensing electrode disposed on a first surface of the first substrate that faces the second substrate; a spacer disposed on the first surface of the first substrate between the first driving electrode and the first sensing electrode; and a first pressure sensing layer disposed on a first surface of the second substrate that faces the first substrate and overlapping with the first driving electrode and the first sensing electrode in a thickness direction.
US10928960B1	System and method to track movement of an interactive figurine on a touch screen interface A system and method to track movement of an interactive figurine on a touch screen interface are disclosed. The system includes a first set of conductive pads and a second set of non-conductive pads, a centre pad located at the bottom surface of the interactive figurine which is elevated relative to the first set of conductive pads and the second set of non-conductive pads at a pre-defined height, a switch housed on the interactive figurine to actuate the centre pad to enable a touch interaction of the centre pad with the touch screen interface, processors operatively coupled to the interactive figurine. Furthermore, the processors include an interactive figurine detection module to determine the pre-defined angle between the first set of conductive pads to identify the interactive figurine, an interactive figurine tracking module to track at least one movement of the interactive figurine on the touch screen interface.
US10928953B2	Capacitance to code converter with sigma-delta modulator Apparatuses and methods of converting a capacitance measured on a sense element to a digital value are described. One apparatus includes a modulator having a modulator capacitor, a sense element selectively coupled in a feedback loop of the modulator to operate as a switching capacitor. The apparatus also includes a first switch coupled between a voltage source and a first node of the switching capacitor and a second switch coupled between the first node of the switching capacitor and a first node of the modulator capacitor. The switching capacitor provides a charge current to the modulator capacitor via the second switch. The modulator measures a capacitance of the sense element and converts the measured capacitance to a digital code representing the capacitance.
US10928950B2	Pressure-sensitive touch panel A device (48) for combined capacitance and pressure measurements includes a number of first input/output terminals for a projected capacitance touch panel, wherein the projected capacitance touch panel includes a layer of piezoelectric material disposed between a plurality of first electrodes and at least one second electrode. The device also includes a plurality of second input/output terminals for a capacitive touch controller. The device also includes a plurality of separation stages, each separation stage connecting at least one first input/output terminal to a corresponding second input/output terminal, and each separation stage including a first frequency-dependent filter for filtering signals between first and second input/output terminals. The device also includes at least one amplification stage, each amplification stage having at least one input and an output configured to provide an amplified signal, wherein the number of amplification stages is less than or equal to the number of separation stages and each amplification stage input is connected to one or more of the first input/output terminals through the respective separation stage(s). Each amplification stage or each separation stage includes a second frequency-dependent filter for filtering signals between the respective first input/output terminal and an amplification stage input. Each first frequency-dependent filter is configured to pass signals to and/or from the capacitive touch controller and each second frequency-dependent filter is configured to attenuate signals from the capacitive touch controller.
US10928944B1	Device and method for proximity sensing on an input device A processing system comprises a first source amplifier and an analog front end. The first source amplifier comprises a first input electrically connectable to a first sensor electrode of a display panel and configured to generate a first drive signal based on a first grayscale voltage corresponding to a first pixel data and generate a first comparison output signal based on a first sensing signal from the first sensor electrode and a reference voltage. The analog front end is configured to generate a first digital detection data used for proximity sensing based on the first comparison output signal outputted from the first source amplifier.
US10928937B2	Touch panel and sheet of touch sensors A touch panel includes: a substrate, peripheral wires, marks, first coverings, and second coverings. The peripheral wires are disposed on the substrate, and each of the peripheral wires has a sidewall and a top surface. The marks are disposed on the substrate, and each of the marks has a sidewall and a top surface. The first coverings cover the top surfaces of the peripheral wires, and the second coverings cover the top surfaces of the marks, wherein the first coverings and the second coverings include metal nanowires. Furthermore, a sheet of touch sensors is provided.
US10928933B1	Mouse device A mouse device includes a casing, a switch, a button, a travel distance adjustment and a knob structure. The button is exposed to a top side of the casing. A first end of the travel distance adjustment assembly is contacted with the button. A second end of the travel distance adjustment assembly includes an internal thread structure. The internal thread structure of the travel distance adjustment assembly is engaged with an external thread structure of the knob structure. While an operating part of the knob structure is rotated, the knob structure is not moved and the travel distance adjustment assembly is moved upwardly relative to the knob structure to push the force-exerted part upwardly. Consequently, a triggering speed of the switch is increased.
US10928931B2	Navigation device with adjustable sample period There is provided a navigation device including an image sensor and a processing unit. The image sensor is configured to capture reflected light of a work surface with a low-speed period to generate image frames, wherein the image sensor captures a pair of image frames in each low-speed period. The processing unit is configured to calculate acceleration according to the pair of image frames to accordingly identify whether to adjust the low-speed period to a high-speed period.
US10928918B2	Raise to speak Systems and processes for operating an intelligent automated assistant are provided. An example process includes detecting input representing motion of an electronic device and sampling an audio input with a microphone of the electronic device. The example process further includes determining, based on the audio input and the input representing motion of the electronic device, whether to initiate a virtual assistant session. In accordance with a determination to initiate the virtual assistant session, the example process includes initiating the virtual assistant session. In accordance with a determination not to initiate the virtual assistant session, the example process includes forgoing initiating the virtual assistant session.
US10928914B2	Individually interactive multi-view display system for non-stationary viewing locations and methods therefor A multi-view display system that permits viewers to individually interact therewith to communicate commands or viewing preferences is disclosed. Methods in accordance with the present teachings enable a multi-view display to deliver a unique content stream to each of plural viewers, based on the viewers' interactions with the multi-view display system, wherein the viewers are not in fixed locations.
US10928899B2	Handling multiple eye-gaze tracking (EGT) sources in virtual, augmented, or mixed reality (XR) applications Embodiments of systems and methods for handling multiple Eye-Gaze Tracking (EGT) sources in virtual, augmented, or mixed reality (xR) applications are described. In some embodiments, an Information Handling System (IHS) may include a processor and a memory coupled to the processor, the memory having program instructions stored thereon that, upon execution by the processor, cause the IHS to: receive a first EGT vector from a first EGT system and a second EGT vector from a second EGT system; calculate a composite EGT vector using a first weight associated with the first EGT system and a second weight associated with the second EGT system; and render an image, in part, based upon the composite EGT vector.
US10928893B2	Content delivery A method, apparatus and computer program code are provided. The method comprises: monitoring a viewer's gaze direction towards a first display while the first display is displaying primary visual content and secondary visual content; determining that the viewer's gaze is directed towards the secondary visual content displayed by the first display; and causing the secondary visual content to be expanded by a second display, different from the first display.
US10928879B2	Architecture for improving reliability of mult-server system An architecture for improving reliability of a multi-server system is provided. The hard disk backplane is provided with at least two hard disk modules, each of which includes a power supply isolation unit and a signal isolation unit. The power connection board is connected to the power supply isolation unit in each of the at least two hard disk modules, so that power supplies of the at least two hard disk module are isolated from each other. Each of the at least two server nodes is connected to at least one of the hard disks through a corresponding signal isolation unit. The server node, the signal isolation unit and the hard disk which are connected to each other form an isolated data communication group. Signal isolation units in any two of isolated data communication groups belong to different hard disk modules.
US10928878B2	Reserve power system for data center A system for performing computing operations in a data center includes one or more sets of computer systems, one or more primary power systems, and a reserve power system. The primary power systems include at least one power distribution unit that supplies power to at least one of the sets of computer systems. The reserve power system automatically supplies power to at least one of the sets of computer systems if a condition is met (such as a failure of the primary power system).
US10928875B2	Charge control method and electronic device based on voltage of battery Disclosed is an electronic device including a battery; an interface that receives an external power; a system circuit including a processor; and a power management circuit, wherein the power management circuit is configured to detect an input of the external power through the interface; identify a voltage of the battery in response to the detection of the input of the external power; when the voltage of the battery belongs to a first designated voltage range, avoid charging the battery using the input external power and supply the input external power to the system circuit; and when the voltage of the battery belongs to a second designated voltage range, charge the battery using at least some of the input external power.
US10928874B2	Bypass switch control In one example, a system for bypass switch control includes a controller coupled to a number of backup power modules and to a number of bypass switches that correspond to each of the number of backup power modules, wherein the controller activates a bypass switch when a corresponding backup power module is deactivated.
US10928873B2	Method and system for discovery, validation and delivery of power through a universal power center A system and method of discovery, validation and delivery of power to an electronic device through a universal power center is provided. The method comprises providing a power tip for an electronic device with a unique identification and broadcasting the unique identification to a power center. The method further includes verifying the unique identification and connection location of the electronic device, determining power requirements for the connected electronic device based on the unique identification and connection location, and delivering power to the electronic device based on the determined power requirements.
US10928858B2	Display panel with pressing sensor and electronic device with pressing input function An electronic device with pressing input function has a substantially rectangular parallelepiped housing. In the housing, a pressing sensor, a display panel, a protection member, and a computation circuit module are arranged. In the display panel, a polarization plate is arranged on a first side of a liquid crystal panel. In the pressing sensor, electrodes are formed on both planar faces of a piezoelectric film having double refractivity. The pressing sensor is arranged on the operation surface (the display face) side of the housing relative to the front polarization plate.
US10928852B2	Mounting structure for rear housing of display device and display device A mounting structure for a rear housing of a display device includes a backplane including a backplane substrate and a first engaging structure disposed on one side of the backplane substrate. The mounting structure includes a rear housing including a rear housing substrate and a second engaging structure disposed on one side of the rear housing substrate. The first engaging structure and the second engaging structure are matched and engaged, causing the backplane and the rear housing to be fixed with each other.
US10928850B2	First in and first out apparatus and driving method thereof A FIFO apparatus includes write registers, a first control circuit, a multiplexer, and a second control circuit. The write registers are for receiving an input signal and the first clock signal, and outputting first outputs to a multiplexer. The first control circuit is for receiving a first clock signal, generating a first toggling pulse, and enabling the write registers according to a sequence. The second control circuit is for controlling the multiplexer according to the first toggling pulse and a second clock. The multiplexer outputs a second output according to the sequence. The first and second clock signals have a first delay time and a second delay time, respectively. Difference between the first and second delay times is equal to M cycle(s) of the first clock signal, and a number of the write registers is equal to or larger than M.
US10928847B2	Apparatuses and methods for frequency scaling a message scheduler data path of a hashing accelerator Methods and apparatuses relating to a hashing accelerator having a frequency scaled message scheduler data path circuit are described. In one embodiment, a hardware accelerator includes a message digest data path circuit comprising a first message digest circuit to output a second state vector, at a first clock rate, based on a first state vector and an output from a first switch, and a second message digest circuit to output a third state vector, at the first clock rate, based on the second state vector and an output from a second switch; a message scheduler data path circuit comprising at least one first message scheduler circuit to output an element into a second message vector, at a second clock rate that is slower than the first clock rate, based on a plurality of elements of a first message vector, and at least one second message scheduler circuit to output an element into a fourth message vector, at the second clock rate that is slower than the first clock rate, based on a plurality of elements of a third message vector; and a controller to switch the first switch at the second clock rate between sourcing a first element of the first message vector and a first element of the third message vector as the output from the first switch, and switch the second switch at the second clock rate between sourcing a second element of the first message vector and a second element of the third message vector as the output from the second switch.
US10928842B2	Systems and methods for enhancing wellness associated with habitable environments Environmental characteristics of habitable environments (e.g., hotel or motel rooms, spas, resorts, cruise boat cabins, offices, hospitals and/or homes, apartments or residences) are controlled to eliminate, reduce or ameliorate adverse or harmful aspects and introduce, increase or enhance beneficial aspects in order to improve a “wellness” or sense of “wellbeing” provided via the environments. Control of intensity and wavelength distribution of passive and active Illumination addresses various issues, symptoms or syndromes, for instance to maintain a circadian rhythm or cycle, adjust for “jet lag” or season affective disorder, etc. Air quality and attributes are controlled. Scent(s) may be dispersed. Hypoallergenic items (e.g., bedding, linens) may be used. Water quality is controlled. Noise is reduced and sounds (e.g., masking, music, natural) may be provided. Passive and active pathogen controls are employed. Controls are provided for the occupant and/or facility personnel, as is instruction, and surveys, including assessing wellness.
US10928834B2	Autonomous vehicle localization using 5G infrastructure A method for autonomous vehicle localization. The method may include receiving, by an autonomous vehicle, millimeter-wave signals from at least two 5G transmission points. Bearing measurements may be calculated relative to each of the 5G transmission points based on the signals. A vehicle velocity may be determined by observing characteristics of the signals. Sensory data, including the bearing measurements and the vehicle velocity, may then be fused to localize the autonomous vehicle. A corresponding system and computer program product are also disclosed and claimed herein.
US10928827B2	Systems and methods for generating a path for a vehicle System, methods, and other embodiments described herein relate to generating a path for a vehicle to travel. In one embodiment, a method includes receiving left and right boundary points of a corridor in which the vehicle is to travel and creating point pairs from the left and right boundary points. Respective ones of the point pairs include one of the left boundary points and one of the right boundary points that is a closest corresponding point of the right boundary points. The method further includes generating an output path according to an optimization problem that determines path points, with a respective one of the path points for each of the point pairs. The point pairs function as hard constraints for the corresponding respective ones of the path point.
US10928821B2	Unmanned aerial vehicle-based systems and methods for generating landscape models Unmanned aerial vehicle-based systems and related methods for aerial vehicle-based systems and methods for generating landscape models are disclosed herein. An example unmanned aerial vehicle includes a communicator to receive an instruction for the unmanned aerial vehicle to fly over an area of interest. The example unmanned aerial vehicle includes a camera to generate sensor data for the area of interest. The example unmanned aerial vehicle includes data generator to generate a three-dimensional model of the area of interest based on the sensor data. The communicator is to communicate the three-dimensional model to a vehicle.
US10928817B2	Predictive modelling Systems, methods, and non-transitory computer-readable media can be configured to perform receiving a notification of a maintenance event associated with a resource. The method includes retrieving historic maintenance data in relation to the resource with which the fault is associated, the maintenance information originating from a time period preceding the time of the maintenance event. The method includes identifying at least a portion of the retrieved historic maintenance data as being indicative of the maintenance event. The method also includes causing the portion of the retrieved historic maintenance data identified as being indicative of the maintenance event to be stored as a precursor signal of the maintenance event. The method also includes causing future maintenance data received from a plurality of resources related to the resource with which the maintenance event is associated to be monitored to predict a future occurrence of the maintenance event in the plurality of resources.
US10928801B2	Manufacturing statistical process control in the presence of multiple batch effects Techniques for qualifying for use in an overall manufacturing process items produced by a bulk manufacturing process that has a plurality of batch effects are presented. The techniques can include obtaining a collection of items produced by a bulk manufacturing process that has a plurality of batch effects; measuring a quantifiable property of a sample of items from the collection of items; developing a linear mixed model for the quantifiable property based on the measuring; determining a statistical process control standard deviation for the collection of items based on the linear mixed model; computing a statistical process control parameter from the statistical process control standard deviation; determining that at least a portion of the collection of items conform to the statistical process control parameter; accepting at least a portion of the collection of items; and using at least a portion of the collection of items in the overall manufacturing process.
US10928795B2	System for controlling a plurality of power-consuming devices A system for controlling a plurality of power consuming devices is disclosed including a plurality of nodes, a gateway that communicates with the plurality of nodes, and a controller configured to send command signals to the nodes via the gateway. The controller associates each node with a region, each region representing a physical area and having a target profile associated therewith. The controller includes a command signal generation unit that determines command signals for a node based on the associated target profile, each node providing control signals to a corresponding power consuming device in response to a command signal received from the controller.
US10928788B2	Systems and methods for balancing loads in an industrial automation system An industrial control system may receive processing information from at least two control systems associated with at least two components within an industrial automation system. The processing information may include a processing load value for each of the at least two control systems. The industrial control system may then distribute processing loads associated with the at least two control systems when a total processing load between the at least two control systems is unbalanced.
US10928779B2	Isochronous pivot for timepiece resonators An isochronous pivot for a resonator including two flexible strips joining attachment points of a first and a second element, defining two strip directions, and a pivot axis, at the intersection of their projections or at their intersection, each strip having a free length between its attachment points, and an axial distance between the pivot axis and the attachment point thereof farthest from the axis, the attachment point ratio X=D/L being greater than one for each strip, the strip directions defining with the axis a first apex angle whose value in degrees includes between f1(X)=108+67/(10X−6), and f2(X)=113+67/(10X−6).
US10928775B2	3D holographic display and holographic object formation A method of creating a 3D holographic display in a device having a camera, holographic projectors and display surface, the method including: tracking by the camera an interactive device over the display; determining by the camera a distance from the interactive device to the display; responsive to an action by the interactive device, visually displaying by the holographic projectors a unit holographic object proximate to the interactive device; responsive to one or more additional actions by the interactive device, visually displaying by the holographic projectors additional unit holographic objects proximate to the unit holographic object so as to be visually displaying a plurality of unit holographic objects; accumulating by the holographic projectors the plurality of unit holographic objects proximate to the display surface; and determining an amount of accumulated unit holographic objects visually displayed by the holographic projectors until a resultant shape of holographic objects is formed.
US10928771B2	Cartridge and imaging forming apparatus A cartridge mountable to and dismountable from a main assembly of an image forming apparatus includes a memory, a guide configured to guide a portion-to-be-guided provided in the main assembly and to guide a main assembly contact provided in the main assembly to a memory contact of the memory when the cartridge is mounted in the main assembly, and a grip portion. The guide is provided at a bottom of the cartridge when the cartridge is hung by gripping the grip portion and constitutes a part of a supporting portion configured to support the cartridge when the cartridge is placed on a horizontal placement surface. The guide has a chamfered surface formed by being chamfered. When the cartridge is supported at the supporting portion, the chamfered surface opposes the horizontal placement surface, and a surface of the memory contact is inclined with respect to the horizontal placement surface.
US10928768B2	Cleaning unit, cartridge, image forming apparatus Provided are a cleaning member that scrapes developer from a photosensitive drum attached to an opening of a cleaning frame, and a transport member that transports scraped developer from an opening side of the frame towards an opposing deep side. The transport member is driven such that an absolute value of maximum acceleration at the time of movement of the transport sheet in a direction from the opening side towards the deep side is smaller than an absolute value of maximum acceleration at the time of movement in a reverse direction of the former direction. In the longitudinal direction of the photosensitive drum, the width of the transport member is smaller than an abutting width of an abutting portion of the cleaning member with the photosensitive drum, and ends of the transport member in the longitudinal direction are positioned inward of ends of the abutting portion.
US10928758B2	Image forming apparatus controlling power supply path to heater The image forming apparatus includes a fixing apparatus including a heater that includes at least two heat generation members, the fixing unit configured to fix an unfixed toner image formed on a sheet by an image forming unit, a heat generation member switching device configured to switch a power supply path so that electric power can be supplied to one of the heat generation members, a CPU configured to control switching the power supply path by the heat generation member switching device based on a number of shorter width sheets in a longitudinal direction continuously printed in a case where a plurality of mixed sheets including longer width sheets and the shorter width sheets.
US10928757B1	Image forming apparatus, image forming method, and non-transitory recording medium that realize power savings during fixing According to one embodiment, an image forming apparatus includes a fixing device and a control unit. The fixing device forms an image represented by print data on an image forming medium by causing a part or all of a plurality of heat generating cells to generate heat, and by fixing a developer image corresponding to the print data on the surface of the image forming medium. The control unit corrects image data before correction so as to reduce the number of heat generating cells which are caused to generate heat among the plurality of heat generating cells based upon an arrangement of an image represented by the image data before correction and an arrangement of the plurality of heat generating cells, and uses image data after correction obtained by correcting the image data before correction as the print data.
US10928741B2	Radiation source for lithography process A method for a lithography exposure process is provided. The method includes irradiating a target droplet with a laser beam to create an extreme ultraviolet (EUV) light. The method further includes reflecting the EUV light with a collector. The method also includes discharging a cleaning gas over the collector through a gas distributor positioned next to the collector. A portion of the cleaning gas is converted to free radicals before the cleaning gas leaves the gas distributor, and the free radicals are discharged over the collector along with the cleaning gas.
US10928737B2	Method for characterizing distortions in a lithographic process, lithographic apparatus, lithographic cell and computer program A method of characterizing distortions in a lithographic process, and associated apparatuses. The method includes obtaining measurement data corresponding to a plurality of measurement locations on a substrate, the measurement data comprising measurements performed on a plurality of substrates, and comprising one or more measurements performed on one or more of the substrates for each of the measurement locations. For each of the measurement locations, a first quality value representing a quality metric and a noise value representing a noise metric is determined from the measurements performed at that measurement location. A plurality of distortion parameters is determined, each distortion parameter configured to characterize a systematic distortion in the quality metric and a statistical significance of the distortion parameters from the first quality value and from the noise value is determined. Systematic distortion is parameterized from the distortion parameters determined to be statistically significant.
US10928731B2	Method of sequential infiltration synthesis treatment of infiltrateable material and structures and devices formed using same The disclosure relates to a sequential infiltration synthesis for treatment of infiltrateable material. Examples of the disclosure provide a method of forming a structure that includes providing the substrate with a infiltrateable material in a reaction chamber and infiltrating the infiltrateable material with infiltration material during one or more infiltration cycles.
US10928730B2	Photosensitive resin composition, and polymer film made therefrom A photosensitive resin composition comprises a modified polyimide polymer having a chemical structural formula of: photosensitive monomers, a bisphenol A epoxy resin, a photo-initiator, and a pigment. The modified polyimide polymer is made by a reaction of a polyimide polymer having a chemical structural formula of: and glycidyl methacrylate. The carboxyl group of the polyimide polymer reacts with the epoxy group of glycidyl methacrylate. The polyimide polymer is made by a reaction of dianhydride monomers each having an A group, diamine monomers each having the R group, diamine monomers each having the R1 group, and diamine monomers each having the R2 group. The diamine monomer having R group is a diamine compound having R group bonding with the carboxyl group. The diamine monomer having R1 group is a soft long-chain diamine monomer. R2 group comprises at least one secondary amine group or tertiary amine group.
US10928728B2	Photoactivable nitrogen bases Compounds of the Formula (I), (II) and (III) wherein Ar is for example phenylene, biphenyleneor naphthylene, all of which are unsubstituted or substituted by C1-C4-alkyl, C2-C4-alkenyl, CN, OR11, SR11, CH 2OR11, COOR12, CONR12R13 or halogen; R1, R2, R7 and R8 independently of one another other are hydrogen or C1-C6-alkyl; R3 and R5 together and R4 and R6 together form a C2-C6-alkylene bridge which is unsubstituted or substituted by one ore more C1-C4-alkyl; R11 is hydrogen or C1-C6-alkyl; R12 and R13 independently of one another for example are hydrogen, phenyl, C1-C18-alkyl, C1-C18-alkyl which is interrupted by one or more O; n is 1-10; X is O, S or NR10; A and A1 are suitable linking groups; are suitable as photolatent bases.
US10928727B2	Actinic ray-sensitive or radiation-sensitive resin composition, actinic ray-sensitive or radiation-sensitive film, mask blank including actinic ray-sensitive or radiation-sensitive film, pattern forming method, and method for manufacturing According to the present invention, an actinic ray-sensitive or radiation-sensitive resin composition including a compound (A) whose dissolution rate in an alkali developer decreases by the action of an acid, a hydrophobic resin (B), and a resin (C) having an aromatic ring, as well as a film, a mask blank, a pattern forming method, and a method for manufacturing an electronic device, each using the composition, are provided.
US10928726B2	Dispersion liquid, composition, film, manufacturing method of film, and dispersant Provided are a dispersion liquid and a composition which have excellent particle dispersibility and make it possible to manufacture a film having a high color valency. Also provided are a film, a manufacturing method of a film, and a dispersant. The dispersion liquid contains particles, a solvent, and a dispersant. The dispersant has a particle adsorption portion and a solvophilic portion, and the solvophilic portion includes a moiety which is decomposed or denatured by an external stimulus.
US10928716B2	Projection display device A projection display device includes: a light source that emits a first laser light for displaying a projection and a second laser light for inspection; a scanning drive mirror that reflects the first laser light and the second laser light emitted from the light source, and uses the first laser light and the second laser light in scanning; a light diffusion unit that allows the first laser light used in the scanning by the scanning drive mirror to be transmitted through the light diffusion unit and diffuses the first laser light; a light selection unit that allows the first laser light to be transmitted through the light selection unit and reflects the second laser light at a position on an emission surface of the light diffusion unit; and a light detection unit that detects the second laser light reflected by the light selection unit.
US10928712B1	Self contained covert camera system A security device is configured to monitor a predetermined area of interest covertly. The security device is portable and capable of running under its own power via an integrated battery. By mounting to structures or infrastructure, the security device can be placed in areas typically reserved for lighting. To maximize storage and battery capacity, a base of the security device is configured to reside within the structure when secured thereto. The security device includes at least one camera and a lighting element. A user can wirelessly control the security device via a handheld monitoring or user interface device.
US10928707B2	Camera system, interchangeable lens, camera, and power supply method of camera system Provided are a camera system, an interchangeable lens, a camera, and a power supply method of a camera system capable of simplifying a configuration. In a camera system (1) comprising a camera (10) and an interchangeable lens (100), a plurality of pieces of lens-drive power (VL1 to VL3) having different voltages are supplied from the camera (10) to the interchangeable lens (100). The interchangeable lens (100) drives a plurality of optical member drive units such as a focus drive unit and a stop drive unit using the plurality of supplied pieces of lens-drive power (VL1 to VL3). Further, system power for operating a lens microcomputer (114) is generated using the lens-drive power (VL1) having the lowest voltage among the plurality of supplied pieces of lens-drive power (VL1 to VL3).
US10928705B2	Mobile device case having a plurality of lens covers biased in a lens covering position A mobile device case has a first lens cover and a second lens cover. The first lens cover and second lens cover are each moveable between a first position and a second position. A coupling connects the first lens cover to the second lens cover. When the first lens cover is in the first position and the second lens cover is in the first position, movement of the first lens cover from the first position to the second position, simultaneously and automatically moves the second lens cover from the first position to the second position. When the first lens cover is in the second position and unlocked, and the second lens cover is in the second position, a biasing force automatically moves the first lens cover into the first position from the second position, and the second lens cover, by way of the coupling, automatically and simultaneously moves into the first position. The first lens cover automatically locks in place by a locking construction when the first lens cover is moved into the second position from the first position.
US10928702B2	Portable electronic apparatus and camera module A camera module includes a carrier configured to move in an optical axis direction, a frame and a lens holder disposed in the carrier in the optical axis direction and configured to move together with the carrier in the optical axis direction, a first ball member disposed between the carrier and the frame, a second ball member disposed between the frame and the lens holder, and a third ball member disposed between the carrier and the lens holder. The frame and the lens holder are configured to move together in a first axis direction perpendicular to the optical axis direction. The lens holder is configured to move relatively with respect to the frame in a second axis direction perpendicular to the first axis direction, and the third ball member has more contact points with the carrier than the first ball member.
US10928701B2	Large angle image steering device An optical beam deflection device includes a dual-twist Pancharatnam phase device (DTPPD) with first and second Pancharatnam layers each with an in-plane twist and a transverse twist that is at least 60° over the thickness of each Pancharatnam layer, and more preferably at least 75°, and still more preferably at least 90°, with the twist sense of the second Pancharatnam layer being opposite the twist sense of the first Pancharatnam layer. To provide switchable beam deflection, an electro-optic polarization element inputs a circularly polarized light beam to the DTPPD with left-handed circular polarization or right-handed circular polarization controlled by an electrical input.
US10928696B2	Wiring substrate and display panel A wiring substrate includes signal input portions for inputting signals, a signal receiving portion that receives the signals input from the signal input portions, and a plurality of connection wires provides connections between the signal input portions and the signal receiving portion. The plurality of connection wires constitutes a connection wire group in which three connection wires are arranged overlapping one another with insulating layers being interposed therebetween, and the connection wire group is provided with a switching contact portion at which transmission paths of the signals respectively input to the connection wires are switched to the other connection wires.
US10928675B2	Display apparatus Disclosed is a display apparatus including a display panel; and a light source assembly including: a plurality of first light sources disposed in a first region to supply first light toward the display panel; a light guide plate including: incident surface configured to receive second light; and an exit surface facing the display panel and configured to transmit the second light received from the incident surface of the light guide plate to the display panel; and a plurality of second light sources disposed on a periphery of the first region to supply the second light to the incident surface of the light guide plate.
US10928671B2	Display device comprising a light diffusion layer exhibiting a first diffusion degree in a first direction which is higher than a second diffusion degree in a second direction and illumination device According to one embodiment, a display device includes a display panel including a first sub-display area and a second sub-display area and an illumination device which illuminates the display panel, the illumination device including a first light guide opposing the first sub-display area, a second light guide opposing the second sub-display area, and a light diffusion layer disposed between the display panel and each of the first light guide and the second light guide, the light diffusion layer exhibiting a first diffusion degree in a first direction along which the first light guide and the second light guide are arranged, which is higher than a second diffusion degree in a second direction crossing the first direction.
US10928665B2	Display device Provided is a technique allowing a screen of a display device to be harmonized with a housing of the display device or an environment surrounding the display device, while an image is not displayed. A display device (1) includes: a display section (2) which displays an image; and a background section (3) which is provided on a front surface side of the display section (2), the background section (3) having a plurality of openings (4) through which light, emitted from the display section (2) for display of the image, passes.
US10928659B2	Optoelectronic device An optoelectronic device and method of making the same. The device comprising: a substrate; an epitaxial crystalline cladding layer, on top of the substrate; and an optically active region, above the epitaxial crystalline cladding layer; wherein the epitaxial crystalline cladding layer has a refractive index which is less than a refractive index of the optically active region, such that the optical power of the optoelectronic device is confined to the optically active region.
US10928656B1	Systems and methods for actuation of asymmetric optical elements An apparatus having an asymmetric adjustable lens with a deformable optical element. The apparatus may also include one or more actuators coupled to a deformable element of the asymmetric adjustable lens in a direct-drive configuration such that (1) mechanical action of the one or more actuators applies force to the deformable optical element and (2) the force applied by the mechanical action of the one or more actuators changes an optical property of the asymmetric adjustable lens by deforming the deformable optical element. Various other devices, systems, and methods are also disclosed.
US10928643B2	Light source device including laser light sources, projector, and speckle reduction method for forming light by mixing diffused lights emitted from laser light source groups A light source device includes: a light source unit provided with a plurality of laser light sources provided in an array, the laser light sources being divided into first and second laser light source groups; a first diffusion plate that diffuses light emitted by the first laser light source group and emits first diffused light; a second diffusion plate that diffuses light emitted by the second laser light source group and emits second diffused light having a diffusion angle greater than that of the first diffused light; and optical path merging members that bend the optical path of the first diffused light to merge the optical path of the first diffused light with the optical path of the second diffused light and supply third diffused light in which the first and second diffused light are mixed.
US10928634B2	Eyepiece and head-mounted display device Provided are an eyepiece and a head-mounted display device, where the eyepiece includes: a positive lens and a negative lens arranged sequentially and coaxially; where a light incident surface of the positive lens is a planar Fresnel surface, and a light emergent surface of the positive lens is a convex surface; a light incident surface of the negative lens is a concave surface, and a light emergent surface of the negative lens is a convex surface; and the light to be observed is incident on the light incident surface of the negative lens and refracted by the negative lens to the light incident surface of the positive lens, and enters human eyes after being refracted by the positive lens. The eyepiece and head-mounted display device provided by the present disclosure realize an ultrathin eyepiece optical system and facilitate a miniaturized and lighter head-mounted display device.
US10928632B2	Display device, display control method, and storage medium A display device mounted in a vehicle includes a light projecting device configured to project light including an image, an optical mechanism provided on a path of the light, an actuator configured to drive the optical mechanism to adjust a distance from a predetermined position to a position where the light is formed as a virtual image, and a control device configured to control the light projecting device and the actuator, wherein the control device is configured to drive the actuator on the basis of a speed of the vehicle to adjust a projection position on a projection surface of the light projected from the light projecting device.
US10928622B2	Medical image processing apparatus, medical image processing method, and medical observation system A medical observation system including a medical imaging device that captures a plurality of images of a living body while changing a focus position, and circuitry that generates a composite image by compositing the plurality of images captured by the medical imaging device, and switches output between the generated composite image and one of the plurality of images based on a result of analysis performed on at least one of the plurality of images.
US10928621B2	Sample dishes for use in microscopy and methods of their use Disclosed herein are sample dishes for use with microscopes that are simple to mount on a microscope and facilitate easy manipulation of tissue samples disposed thereon during imaging as well as methods of their use. A sample dish comprises an optical interface and, optionally, a support member that holds the optical interface. The optical interface of a sample dish is suitably transparent and planar such that a focal plane of a microscope can reside uniformly at or within a surface of a sample during imaging. In certain embodiments, a support member comprises a dish for holding excess fluid. In certain embodiments, a sample dish comprises separation ribs. In certain embodiments, a sample dish comprises one or more manipulation members (e.g., tabs). In certain embodiments, a sample dish is used with an imaging artifact reducing fluid.
US10928617B1	Portable three-dimensional virtual imaging device A portable imaging system. The imaging system uses perpendicular beams, both low level laser beams at TEM00 Mode and infrared laser beams all beams at a different level, to separate multipliers to provide bodily Fourier Transformed analog signals, gain, and then separate filters to improve signal quality, and a charge-coupled Device (CCD) to convert the analog signals to digital signals. These separate signal sets are then stored, and a program converts the signals to a rotatable, section capable translucent digital image. The imaging medium for the process may be low concentration Indocyanine Green Dye.
US10928613B2	Optical system for head-mounted display A head-mounted display may include a display system and an optical system in a housing. The display system may have a pixel array that produces light associated with images. The display system may also have a linear polarizer through which light from the pixel array passes and a quarter wave plate through which the light passes after passing through the quarter wave plate. The optical system may be a catadioptric optical system having one or more lens elements. The lens elements may include a plano-convex lens and a plano-concave lens. A partially reflective mirror may be formed on a convex surface of the plano-convex lens. A reflective polarizer may be formed on the planar surface of the plano-convex lens or the concave surface of the plano-concave lens. An additional quarter wave plate may be located between the reflective polarizer and the partially reflective mirror.
US10928608B2	Imaging optical system, image capturing unit and electronic device An imaging optical system includes six lens elements which are, in order from an object side to an image side: a first lens element, a second lens element, a third lens element, a fourth lens element, a fifth lens element and a sixth lens element. Each of the six lens elements has an object-side surface facing toward the object side and an image-side surface facing toward the image side. The object-side surface of the second lens element is concave in a paraxial region thereof. The image-side surface of the second lens element is convex in a paraxial region thereof. The image-side surface of the sixth lens element is concave in a paraxial region thereof. At least one lens element of the imaging optical system has at least one aspheric surface having at least one inflection point.
US10928597B2	Light emitting module A light emitting module including a semiconductor light emitting element, a first lens, a second lens, and an optical fiber stub, is disclosed. The first lens collimates light output from the semiconductor light emitting element. The second lens is a meniscus lens and condenses the collimated light to the optical fiber stub. A light entering surface of the second lens has a cross-sectional shape in which an increase rate of a curvature radius is zero or more. A light exiting surface of the second lens includes a first region and a second region. The first region has a cross-sectional shape in which a sign of the increase rate of the curvature radius is positive. The second region surrounds the first region and has a cross-sectional shape in which a sign of the increase rate of the curvature radius is negative.
US10928591B2	Neck-hung fusion splicer operation tray having detachable flanking trays A neck-hung operation tray includes a first operation tray in which a fusion splicer is mounted, and a second operation tray which is assembled with the first operation tray. The first operation tray includes an installation surface on which the fusion splicer is installed, and a pair of projecting parts disposed around the installation surface and having through holes, and first openings respectively disposed in the vicinity of the projecting parts in the installation surface. The second operation tray includes an operation surface, a second opening formed in the operation surface, and the engaging parts projecting outward from the second opening. The engaging parts are engaged with the first openings, and the projecting parts are accommodated in the second opening such that the fusion splicer is mounted on the installation surface and the top surfaces of the engaging parts.
US10928590B2	Methods of forming photonic devices A method includes: forming a first plurality of tiers that each comprises first and second dummy layers over a substrate, wherein within each tier, the second dummy layer is disposed above the first dummy layer; forming a second plurality of recessed regions in the first plurality of tiers, wherein at least one subgroup of the second plurality of recessed regions extend through respective different numbers of the second dummy layers; and performing an etching operation to concurrently forming a third plurality of trenches with respective different depths in the substrate through the at least one subgroup of the second plurality of recessed regions.
US10928575B2	Beveled light guide plate A display couples a display panel over a light guide plate in a sharp edge housing by adapting the light guide plate side to have a beveled surface that fits along its perimeter into a reduced depth of the housing. The light guide plate beveled surface has angled sides relative to the light guide plate illumination side and reflective side to fit against parallel sides formed in the housing as the housing narrows towards its base where the light guide plate couples. A diffusive pattern formed in the light guide plate reflective surface that directs light towards the illumination surface extends onto the light guide plate side beveled surface.
US10928573B2	Pattern structure and method of manufacturing the pattern structure A method for manufacturing a pattern structure includes preparing a wafer that has a plurality of fine patterns, generating a first trench by processing the wafer from a first surface to a first depth, and generating a second trench connected to the first trench by processing the wafer from a second surface which is opposite to the first surface to a second depth, thereby cutting the wafer.
US10928570B2	Metal-dielectric optical filter, sensor device, and fabrication method An optical filter, a sensor device including the optical filter, and a method of fabricating the optical filter are provided. The optical filter includes one or more dielectric layers and one or more metal layers stacked in alternation. The metal layers are intrinsically protected by the dielectric layers. In particular, the metal layers have tapered edges that are protectively covered by one or more of the dielectric layers.
US10928543B2	Electrical log processing near casing point Apparatus and techniques are described, such as for obtaining information indicative of a formation resistivity near a casing, such as using an array laterolog apparatus. For example, raw measurements received from a well tool in a borehole near a casing may indicate a resistivity of a geologic formation through which the borehole extends. Any errors or interference in the raw measurements caused by the proximity of the well tool to the casing may be removed to eliminate the casing effect on the raw measurements. In some examples, a signal and formation libraries that include casing specific parameters may be used in conjunction with non-casing optimized signal and formation libraries to perform correction mapping of raw measurements. The corrections and their application to the raw measurements may be based on the position of a well logging tool with respect to a casing termination point.
US10928533B2	Identifying potential hydrocarbon traps in a subterranean region using recursive anisotropic erosion of seismic data Systems and methods for identifying potential hydrocarbon traps in a subterranean region can include: receiving seismic data of the subterranean region, the seismic data acquired by at least one seismic sensor, the seismic data indicating positions of physical barriers to hydrocarbon flow in the subterranean region and using anisotropic lateral and upward erosion to identify possible locations of hydrocarbons.
US10928527B2	Charge sharing correction methods for pixelated radiation detector arrays Various aspects include methods of compensating for issues caused by charge sharing between pixels in pixel radiation detectors. Various aspects may include measuring radiation energy spectra with circuitry capable of registering detection events occurring simultaneous or coincident in two or more pixels, adjusting energy measurements of simultaneous-multi-pixel detection events by a charge sharing correction factor, and determining a corrected energy spectrum by adding the adjusted energy measurements of simultaneous-multi-pixel detection events to energy spectra of detection events occurring in single pixels. Adjusting energy measurements of simultaneous-multi-pixel detection events may include multiplying measured energies of simultaneous-multi-pixel detection events by a factor of one plus the charge sharing correction factor.
US10928526B2	CsI(TI) scintillator crystal including antiomy and other multi valence cations to reduce afterglow, and a radiation detection apparatus including the scintillation crystal A scintillation crystal can include a cesium halide that is co-doped with thallium and another element. In an embodiment, the scintillation crystal can include CsX:Tl, Me, where X represents a halogen, and Me represents a Group 5A element. In a particular embodiment, the scintillation crystal may have a cesium iodide host material, a first dopant including a thallium cation, and a second dopant including an antimony cation.
US10928522B2	Method and device for determining navigation information A method for determining navigation information of a second road user using a computing unit of a first road user, wherein the first road user receives navigation information of the second road user, wherein the computing unit of the first road user corrects the received navigation information using correction information, wherein the correction information corresponding to a position of the second road user is obtained from a digital map. A corresponding device and to use thereof in a vehicle is also disclosed.
US10928520B2	Satellite positioning method and satellite positioning system The present application provides a satellite positioning method and a satellite positioning system. The system includes a satellite, a base station, an observation station. The observation station is provided with a monitoring terminal and a correction parameters information generating apparatus, the monitoring terminal receiving observation data transmitted from the satellite; the correction parameters information generating apparatus generating a correction parameters based on the observation data, the correction parameters being transmitted to the base station. The base station is provided with a switch and a message parameter superimposition-encoding-and-broadcasting apparatus, the switch receiving a basic navigation message from the satellite; the message parameter superimposition-encoding-and-broadcasting apparatus encoding the correction parameters into the basic navigation message by protocol superimposition, and setting the broadcasting of the integrated-encoded message into which the correction parameters is encoded, the integrated-encoded message being transmitted to the satellite by the switch via an uplink injection link.
US10928519B2	CW LIDAR wind velocity sensor for operation on a stratospheric vehicle A continuous wave (CW) heterodyne light detection and ranging (LIDAR) air velocity sensor system that comprises a first light emitting structure arranged to send a signal light in a first direction in space; a second light emitting structure arranged to produce a local oscillator light having a wavelength different from the wavelength of the signal light by a predetermined wavelength; a receiver arranged to receive light from said first direction in space; and a first optical mixer for mixing the received light with said local oscillator light.
US10928506B1	Preventing commercial aircraft from becoming invisible to air traffic control A system and method for controlling multiple transponders in an aircraft to prevent the aircraft from becoming invisible to air traffic control. If a first transponder is turned off when the aircraft is airborne, a second transponder will automatically switch on. In some implementations, if the second transponder is turned off, a third transponder will automatically switch on. In one implementation, the third transponder cannot be turned off while the touchdown-relay confirms the aircraft is in the air. When the aircraft has landed, whichever one of the three transponders is on may be turned off. In some implementations the multiple transponders are arranged in a circular daisy chain.
US10928500B2	Distributed clutter motion suppression through multiple moving transmit phase centers A radar system located on an antenna array mounted on a moving carrier and including plurality of antenna elements; a transmitter portion coupled to the antenna and configured to transmit a plurality of transmit beams, each including a corresponding orthogonal transmit waveform of a plurality of orthogonal transmit waveforms, each of the plurality of transmit beams having a transmit phase center spatially located at a respective point along the antenna array, the transmitter portion being configured to transmit each transmit beam during at least a portion of a pulse repetition interval, wherein the transmitter portion is configured to shift the transmit phase center of each transmit beam for each pulse repetition interval to a respective point along the antenna array in a direction opposite the movement of the carrier, such that a speed of the respective transmit phase center of each beam remains is reduced.
US10928492B2	Management of histogram memory for a single-photon avalanche diode detector A single-photon avalanche diode (SPAD) detector includes a pixel array comprising multiple pixels and a memory operably connected to the pixel array. Each pixel includes a SPAD. Various techniques for accumulating signals received from the same SPAD over multiple scans and storing the accumulated signals in the memory are disclosed.
US10928490B2	Lidar calibration A control computer includes a computer memory and a computer processor programmed to execute instructions stored in the memory to perform a lidar calibration test. The instructions include collecting texture data output by a lidar sensor, the texture data representing a detected texture of an interior surface of a first jig disposed about the lidar sensor, comparing the texture data output by the lidar sensor to a known texture of the interior surface of the first jig, determining that the lidar sensor needs to be calibrated as a result of comparing the texture data to the known texture, and calibrating the lidar sensor by uploading updated values for use with the lidar sensor.
US10928488B2	LIDAR 3D design using a polygon mirror In one embodiment, a LIDAR device of an autonomous driving vehicle (ADV) includes an array of light emitters to emit a number of light beams to sense a physical range associated with a target. The LIDAR device further includes a prism-shaped mirror assembly having a plurality of joining faces acting as reflective surfaces and a bottom base face. The rotatable platform is configured to rotate with respect to a vertical axis perpendicular to the bottom base face. The light emitters are configured to project the light beams onto the reflective surfaces of the mirror assembly, which are deflected towards the target. The mirror assembly rotates along with the rotatable platform while the array of light emitters remains steady. The LIDAR device further includes one or more light detectors to receive at least a portion of the light beams reflected from the target.
US10928482B2	Monitoring and/or recording a position of a tool in an elevator shaft A system for monitoring and/or recording a position of a tool in an elevator shaft includes a position measuring system for measuring a position of the tool relative to an elevator car; a height measuring system for measuring a height of the elevator car in the elevator shaft; and an evaluation system designed to receive measured data from the position measuring system and the elevation measuring system and to determine a position of the tool relative to the elevator shaft from the measured data.
US10928478B2	Methods for monitoring motion using multi-transmit electrical coupling in imaging of the subject Described herein are methods for monitoring and/or extracting subject motion from multi-channel electrical coupling in imaging of the subject, in particular in magnetic resonance (MR) imaging of the subject.
US10928470B2	High data rate and real time operating system wireless coupling for medical imaging systems and method of operation thereof An image acquisition system (100, 500, 600, 700). The image acquisition system may include at least one processor (110, 502-2, 610, 710) configured to control: a transmitter (112, 612) to form packets for transmission over a high-data-rate (HDR) wireless communication link (HDR-WCL) (124, 624), an image acquisition device (120, 631) to acquire image data and form HDR data, and a scheduler (114, 614) to acquire control information for controlling at least one function of the image acquisition system during the image acquisition, determine a restricted packet size for the packets of the HDR-WCL in accordance with at least deterministic timing requirements of the system, and determine a schedule for transmitting the control information in a corresponding packet of the packets in accordance with the deterministic timing requirements of the image acquisition system and the restricted packet size.
US10928469B2	Magnetic resonance imaging apparatus A magnetic resonance imaging apparatus according to an embodiment includes a transmission coil and processing circuitry. The transmission coil is configured to apply a high frequency magnetic field to an object. The processing circuitry is configured to: derive, based on at least one of an imaging region and the body shape data of the object, a specific area in a field of view (FOV); and determine, based on a signal within the specific area, an output power level of a high frequency pulse signal supplied to the transmission coil.
US10928468B2	MR surface coil At least one adjustable stiffening device is integrated into a mechanically flexible MR surface coil. The stiffening device can have, in particular, at least one stiffening volume including magnetorheological, electrorheological or thermorheological material. The stiffening device extends at least in one surface direction of the MR surface coil. The MR surface coils positioned on limbs, such as wrapping around, and are stiffened.
US10928467B2	Magnetic resonance coil apparatus having a posterior coil unit A magnetic resonance coil apparatus has a posterior coil unit. The magnetic resonance coil apparatus having a posterior coil unit includes a base unit, a tilting unit and a force transmission unit. The tilting unit, which includes at least one coupling element, is arranged on the base unit such that the tilting unit can tilt with respect to the base unit. For each coupling element of the tilting unit, the base unit includes at least one corresponding coupling element. The coupling state between the at least one coupling element of the tilting unit and the at least one corresponding coupling element of the base unit can be changed by actuating the force transmission unit.
US10928463B2	Bipolar chopping for 1/f noise and offset reduction in magnetic field sensors A chopping technique, and associated structure, is implemented to cancel the magnetic 1/f noise contribution in a Tunneling Magnetoresistance (TMR) field sensor. The TMR field sensor includes a first bridge circuit including multiple TMR elements to sense a magnetic field and a second circuit to apply a bipolar current pulse adjacent to each TMR element. The current lines are serially or sequentially connected to a current source to receive the bipolar current pulse. The field sensor has an output including a high output and a low output in response to the bipolar pulse. This asymmetric response allows a chopping technique for 1/f noise reduction in the field sensor.
US10928460B2	Method of inspecting power storage device based on discharge current and method of producing the same A circuit is formed by connecting positive terminals and negative terminals of a power storage device and an external power supply, and a resistor and a switch are arranged in series between a positive-side conductor and a negative-side conductor. An ON time for which the switch is temporarily closed before start of inspection is made longer as the capacity of the power storage device is larger. An ON voltage between the positive-side and negative-side conductors within the ON time, and an OFF voltage between these conductors at a time other than the ON time are obtained, and a parasitic resistance value of the circuit is calculated based on the ON and OFF voltages and a resistance value of the resistor. During the inspection, the voltage of the external power supply, which is applied to the power storage device, is increased according to the parasitic resistance value.
US10928459B2	Battery detection circuit and battery management system The present disclosure provides a battery detection circuit and a battery management system. The battery detection circuit includes a positive relay, a negative relay, a first positive sampling unit, a first negative sampling unit, a second positive sampling unit, a second negative sampling unit, and a reference voltage terminal, wherein: all of the first positive sampling unit, the first negative sampling unit, the second positive sampling unit, the second negative sampling unit and a power battery pack to be detected are connected to the reference voltage terminal. With the battery detection circuit and the battery management system of the present disclosure, both the cost of the battery detection circuit and the complexity of the structure of the battery detection circuit can be reduced.
US10928458B2	Secondary battery state detection device and secondary battery state detection method A secondary battery state detection device for detecting the state of a secondary battery includes at least one processor and at least one memory that is communicably connected to the at least one processor. The at least one processor reads a set of instructions stored in the at least one memory, and executes detection processing in which a charging voltage is detected, the charging voltage being generated when an alternator that generates an adjustable voltage charges the secondary battery; computation processing in which a charging resistance is computed as an internal resistance of the secondary battery when the alternator charges the secondary battery; and estimation processing in which a state of charge of the secondary battery is estimated on the basis of the charging voltage detected by the detection processing and on the charging resistance computed by the computation processing.
US10928443B2	System and methods for analyzing and estimating susceptibility of circuits to radiation-induced single-event-effects Systems and methods for semiconductor design evaluation. IC layout information of a circuit design is received, and the circuit design is decomposed into smaller circuit pieces. Each circuit piece has IC layout information and a netlist. For each circuit piece, a set of strike models is selected based on the layout information and the net-list of the circuit piece and received radiation environment information. Each strike model has circuit components with voltage values corresponding to a respective particle strike. For each selected strike model of a circuit piece: a radiation susceptibility metric is determined by comparing functional results of simulation of the of the strike model with functional results of simulation of the circuit piece. For each circuit piece, a radiation susceptibility metric is determined based on the radiation susceptibility metrics generated for each selected strike model of the circuit piece.
US10928431B2	Capacitive measurement circuit with offset compensation A measurement circuit for a capacitive measurement system includes a DC voltage source, a first switching member, a charge transfer circuit, an integration capacitor and a current sink electrically connected in parallel to the integration capacitor. The charge transfer circuit has an active semiconductor device and a direct current bias voltage source. At least one electrically conductive electrode that forms a capacitor of unknown capacitance in conjunction with a reference electrode is electrically connectable either to the DC voltage source for charging or to the charge transfer circuit for discharging into the integration capacitor. The charge transfer circuit is configured for receiving an electric input current at an input port and for giving out an electric output current at an output port that is equal to the electric input current within a predetermined range of voltages across the input port and the output port of the charge transfer circuit.
US10928427B2	Tracking energy consumption using a buck-boosting technique The invention relates to an apparatus and method for tracking energy consumption. An energy tracking system comprises at least one switching element, at least one inductor and a control block to keep the output voltage at a pre-selected level. The switching elements are configured to apply the source of energy to the inductors. The control block compares the output voltage of the energy tracking system to a reference value and controls the switching of the switched elements in order to transfer energy for the primary voltage into a secondary voltage at the output of the energy tracking system. The electronic device further comprises an ON-time and OFF-time generator and an accumulator wherein the control block is coupled to receive a signal from the ON-time and OFF-time generator and generates switching signals for the at least one switching element in the form of ON-time pulses with a constant width ON-time.
US10928425B2	High-speed AFE for current monitoring applications A current monitoring circuit includes: an output terminal configured to be coupled to a controller; an inverter having an output coupled to the output terminal; a first transconductance amplifier having first and second inputs configured to be coupled across a sense resistive element, and an output coupled to an input of the inverter; and a current generator having a second transconductance amplifier configured to generate a reference current at an output of the current generator based on a reference voltage, the output of the current generator being coupled to the input of the inverter, where the output of the inverter is configured to be in a first state when a load current flowing through the sense resistive element is higher than a predetermined threshold, and in a second state when the load current is lower than the predetermined threshold, and where the predetermined threshold is based on the reference current.
US10928424B2	Shunt resistor A shunt resistor having sufficient bonding strength includes a resistor, a pair of bases which are integrally formed with the resistor so as to sandwich the resistor, recessed holes which are respectively formed in the bases, and measurement terminals which are inserted into the recessed holes and are affixed to the bases. Each measurement terminal has a shaft part and a flange part that protrudes outwardly in the circumferential direction of the shaft part. Each recessed hole is formed to have a diameter smaller than the diameter of the flange part, and the shaft parts are respectively inserted into the recessed holes.
US10928417B2	Atomic force microscope, atomic force microscopy, and controlling method of an atomic force microscopy An atomic force microscope includes a raster scan control mechanism configured to perform a raster scan between a cantilever having a probe at a free end and a sample relative to each other across an XY plane in a fluid, an interaction control mechanism configured to vibrate the cantilever and to control an interaction generated between the probe and the sample, and a sample information acquisition circuit configured to acquire sample information including inclination information of a sample surface with respect to the XY plane based on a control result of the interaction control mechanism. The interaction control mechanism is configured to control the interaction generated between the probe and the sample in accordance with inclination of the sample surface with respect to the XY plane.
US10928411B2	Automated medical sample collection and testing An automated fluid sample collector includes: a collection receptacle; an actuator; and a piercing element coupled to the actuator. An automated sample collection device includes: a sample receptacle; a needle that is able to extend into the sample receptacle; an actuator coupled to the needle such that the actuator is able to extend and retract the needle; and a fluid chip coupled to the sample receptacle, the fluid chip able to accommodate an amount of collected fluid. An automated method of collecting a fluid sample includes: activating a pump associated with a finger retention element in order to add fluid to the finger retention element; extending an actuator associated with a piercing element; opening a pinch valve; activating a collection pump; deactivating the collection pump; closing the pinch valve; and releasing fluid from the finger retention element.
US10928410B2	Liquid test sample injection device and kits and methods of use related thereto Devices, kits, and methods related to embodiments of an improved liquid test sample injection device for use in diagnostic assays.
US10928406B2	Cartridge assembly tray for immunoassay tests This invention relates to a cartridge assembly tray for conducting automated biochemical tests, such as immunoassay tests. The tray comprises a base member, a hinged frame and a locking mechanism. The base member includes a plurality of slots within the base member. Each of the plurality of slots is to receive a test cartridge. The hinged frame is coupled to the base member. The hinged frame is capable to rotate to an opened position or a closed position. The hinged frame includes a horizontal push bar configured to apply a downward force to test cartridges received in the plurality of slots when the hinged frame is in the closed position. The locking mechanism is to lock the hinged frame in the closed position when the hinged frame rotates to the closed position.
US10928404B2	System and method for cell levitation and monitoring Magnetic cell levitation and cell monitoring systems and methods are disclosed. A method for separating a heterogeneous population of cells is performed by placing a microcapillary channel containing the heterogeneous population of cells in a magnetically-responsive medium in the disclosed levitation system and separating the cells by balancing magnetic and corrected gravitational forces on the individual cells. A levitation system is also disclosed, having a microscope on which the microcapillary channel is placed and a set of two magnets between which the microcapillary channel is placed. Additionally, a method for monitoring cellular processes in real-time using the levitation system is disclosed.
US10928399B2	Customizable instrument Methods and apparatus that mix a plurality of individual capture reagents for the diagnostic assays are described herein. In an embodiment, a system for optically analyzing a patient sample includes an automated immunochemistry analyzer storing a plurality of capture reagents and a plurality of paramagnetic particles, a user interface configured to allow a selection of a combination of two or more of the capture reagents, and a logic implementer configured to cause the automated immunochemistry analyzer to (i) mix together each capture reagent of the combination of two or more of the capture reagents; (ii) bind the mixture of the combination of two or more of the capture reagents to the paramagnetic particles; (iii) bind the patient sample to the bound mixture of the combination of two or more of the capture reagents; and (iv) optically analyze the patient sample.
US10928392B2	High throughput process for T cell receptor target identification of natively-paired T cell receptor sequences Provided herein are methods and composition for high-throughput T-cell receptor target identification of natively paired T-cell receptor sequences.
US10928388B2	Combined immunoassay and magnetic immunoassay methods for extended range of sensitivity The present invention relates to methods that utilize a combination of immunoassay and magnetic immunoassay techniques to detect an analyte within an extended range of specified concentrations. In particular, a method includes forming, in a biological sample, a first complex of signal antibodies and analyte, and a second complex of the first complex and capture antibodies immobilized on magnetic beads, and contacting a first immunosensor with the biological sample to form a third complex localized on or near a surface of the first immunosensor. The first immunosensor includes an immobilized layer of capture antibodies configured to bind to the analyte, and the third complex includes the first complex bound to the immobilized layer of capture antibodies. The method further includes contacting a magnetic field localized around a second immunosensor with the biological sample such that the second complex is localized on or near a surface of the second immunosensor.
US10928383B2	Method for predicting effect of drug A method for predicting an effect of a medication or a treatment regimen to a subject suffering from a cancer, the method comprises: (A) obtaining a tissue from the subject; (B) dissociating the tissue to obtain a multicellular cluster, wherein the multicellular cluster comprises the cancer cell; (C) culturing the multicellular cluster on a cellulose sponge; (D) exposing the cultured multicellular cluster to the medication or the treatment regimen; and (E) measuring a first survival rate of the cancer cell before exposing to the medication or the treatment regimen and a second survival rate of the cancer cell after exposing to the medication or the treatment regimen, when the second survival rate is lower than the first survival rate, the method predicts positive effect of the medication or the treatment regimen to the subject.
US10928380B2	Digestive profiling system A digestive profiling system comprises a breath analysis device comprising an inlet arranged to receive a breath sample from a user, a gas sensor arranged to generate a gas measurement of an amount of gas in the breath sample, and a first communication interface arranged to transmit a plurality of gas measurements generated by the gas sensor. The system further comprises a remote user interface device. The remote user interface device comprises a second communication interface arranged to receive the gas measurements generated by the gas sensor, a storage module arranged to store the received gas measurements, and a display arranged to display information to the user based on the stored gas measurements. The remote user interface device is remote from the breath analysis device.
US10928374B2	Non-invasive measurement of blood within the skin using array of laser diodes with Bragg reflectors and a camera system A measurement system comprises a pulsed, near-infrared array of laser diodes, the laser diode array comprising Bragg reflectors, and wherein laser diode light is configured to penetrate tissue comprising skin. A detection system comprising a camera is synchronized to the laser diodes, and the camera is configured to receive some of the laser diode light reflected from the tissue. The detection system is configured to non-invasively measure blood within the skin, the detection system is configured to measure absorption of hemoglobin in the wavelength range between 700 and 1300 nanometers, and the processor is configured to compare the absorption of hemoglobin between different spatial locations of tissue and over a period of time. Physiological parameters are measured by the system. The measurement system is configured to use artificial intelligence in making decisions, and the system is further configured to use regression signal processing, multivariate data analysis, or component analysis techniques.
US10928373B2	Method for temperature-based control of foodstuff assembly apparatus A method for handling foodstuffs according to temperature exposure within an automated foodstuff assembly apparatus includes receiving, at a topping module, a hopper carrying topping samples. The topping samples are all the same type of topping. The method includes monitoring temperatures corresponding to the topping samples. Monitoring includes making first temperature measurements corresponding to one of the topping samples and making second temperature measurements corresponding to another one of the topping samples. The method includes maintaining a set of timers associated with the first temperature measurements and the second temperature measurements. The method includes, in response to at least one timer in the set of timers expiring, selectively preventing dispensation of a topping sample of the topping samples.
US10928366B2	Compositions and methods for combining protein precipitation and solid phase extraction A composition, method and device for the preparation of biological samples for subsequent LC-MS analysis using a combined and concurrent protein precipitation and solid phase extraction (SPE) process is described. Through an integrated combination of protein precipitation, filtration, and SPE using a novel zirconia-coated chromatographic media, interfering compounds, such as proteins and phosphate-containing compounds, are eliminated from the biological samples, affording a higher degree of analyte response during LC-MS analysis.
US10928364B2	Thermal desorber for gas chromatography sample introduction with improved compound recovery and enhanced matrix management A system to thermally desorb a sample into a multi-column GC or GCMS system that can use both the desorption system and GC system for optimizing injection rates, matrix management (e.g., water elimination), optimizing recovery of a specific range of chemicals, and system cleanup is described. Reversing the flow through a first column inside the GC can facilitate the elimination of excess, condensed water as well as heavy chemicals that could otherwise affect the operation and background of the GC. The elimination of flow through both the thermal desorber and a first column in the GC during sample preheat can accommodate the pre-expansion of the sample that could otherwise result in pre-release to the active carrier gas flow in other systems. Transfer lines and rotary valves can be avoided, improving system performance and longevity, with simple maintenance achieved by replacing a desorption liner and the first GC column.
US10928356B2	Ion sensitive field effect transistor (FET) with back-gate coupled reference electrode A substrate's embedded substrate contact electrode forms a reference voltage point. A gate insulator is spaced outwardly from the substrate and has an exposed outer surface configured for contact with a fluid analyte. A device region is intermediate the substrate and the gate insulator; source and drain regions are adjacent the device region; and a field insulator is spaced outwardly of the drain region, the source region, and the substrate away from the device region. The gate insulator and the field oxide are formed of different materials having different chemical sensitivities to the fluid analyte. The field insulator is coupled to the substrate through the field insulator capacitance. The gate insulator capacitance is much smaller than the field insulator capacitance. The embedded substrate contact electrode can be connected to a separate voltage so that the electrical potential between the substrate and the source region can be controlled.
US10928348B2	Examining objects with electric fields Objects are examined with electric fields to determine properties of the objects. An active-plane (300) is defined by active electrodes (301-308) mounted on a dielectric-membrane (309). A processor energizes a first active electrode during a coupling operation and monitors a second active electrode. A cooperating plane (310) is defined by cooperating electrodes (321-329). The cooperating plane is displaced from the active plane and the processor selects electrical attributes (grounded, floating etc.) for selected cooperating electrodes during each coupling operation.
US10928345B2	In-sensor span calibration for MEMS ozone sensor A portable communication device may include a gas sensor enclosed in an enclosure, a port to allow flow of air into and out of the enclosure, and a light source disposed on an internal surface of the enclosure. The light source is operable to facilitate generation of ozone gas within the enclosure. The enclosure may contain a heating element that allows baseline calibration of the gas sensor by thermally decomposing ozone gas molecules. The gas sensor includes a miniature gas sensor such as a metal-oxide (MOX) gas sensor.
US10928318B2	Optical waveguide and optical concentration measuring apparatus Sticking of core layer is suppressed, and deterioration of sensitivity of a sensor is prevented. An optical waveguide (10) includes a substrate (15), a core layer (11), a support, and a protrusion (18). The core layer (11) can transmit light. The support connects at least a portion of the substrate (15) and a portion of the core layer (11) together. The support supports the core layer (11). The protrusion (18) is arranged at a position different from a position of the support in a space between the substrate (15) and the core layer (11). The protrusion (18) has a maximum height at a position deviated from a central position cp of the core layer (11) in a width direction. The protrusion (18) protrudes toward the core layer (11) from the substrate (15).
US10928309B2	Cross-validation based calibration of a spectroscopic model A device may receive a master data set for a first spectroscopic model; receive a target data set for a target population associated with the first spectroscopic model to update the first spectroscopic model; generate a training data set that includes the master data set and first data from the target data set; generate a validation data set that includes second data from the target data set and not the master data set; generate, using cross-validation and using the training data set and the validation data set, a second spectroscopic model that is an update of the first spectroscopic model; and provide the second spectroscopic model.
US10928307B2	Configurable retro-reflective sensor system for the improved characterization of the properties of a sample Disclosed is a retroreflector-based sensor system for optical characterization of a sample, having a transmitter for irradiating the sample, a retroflector positioned behind the sample, the transmitter, the sample, and the retroreflector being positioned such that radiation reflected back from the retroreflector is again incident on the sample and is reflected back from the latter in the direction towards the transmitter, and a receiver which is positioned in the receiving beam path such that it detects radiation reflected back from the retroreflector, incident again on the sample and reflected back from the latter, in the direction towards the transmitter.
US10928306B2	Functional surfaces for liquid crystal-based detection of chlorine gas Liquid crystal-based devices for detecting chlorine in a sample and methods of using such devices to detect chlorine are disclosed. Such devices have a substrate surface that includes either metal cations or a metal that is in contact with a composition that includes a liquid crystal. When the device is contacted with a sample that contains chlorine, an observed change in the orientational ordering of the liquid crystal signals the presence of the chlorine. In the absence of chlorine, no change in orientational ordering occurs.
US10928304B2	Method for adjusting and controlling boundary of graphene A method for adjusting and controlling a boundary of graphene, comprising: providing an insulating substrate and placing the insulating substrate in a growth chamber; and feeding first reaction gas into the growth chamber, the first reaction gas at least comprising carbon source gas, and controlling a flow rate of the first reaction gas to forming a graphene structure having a first boundary shape on a surface of the insulating substrate through controlling a flow rate of the first reaction gas. The present invention realizes the controllability of the boundary of the graphene by adjusting the ratio of the carbon source gas to catalytic gas in the growth process of graphene on the surface of the substrate; the present invention can enable graphene to sequentially continuously grow by changing growth conditions on the basis of already formed graphene, so as to change the original boundary shape of the graphene.
US10928297B2	Method for determining detection angle of optical particle sizer A method includes receiving input indicating at least two of: (a) a coefficient of first sensitivity of an optical particle sizer (OPS) to a real part of a complex refractive index (CRI); (b) a coefficient of second sensitivity of the OPS to an imaginary part of the CRI; (c) a coefficient of a degree of monotonicity between intensity and particle size; (d) a coefficient of a dynamic range of the OPS; or (e) a coefficient of a limit of detection (LOD) of the OPS; determining ratings for the OPS using the at least two of (a)-(e) and at least two of (i) the first sensitivity, (ii) the second sensitivity, (iii) the degree of monotonicity, (iv) the dynamic range, or (v) the LOD; identifying an angle that corresponds to a maximum or minimum rating; and providing an OPS having a detection angle that is within 5 degrees of the identified angle.
US10928296B2	Fluidic cartridge for cytometry and additional analysis The disclosure relates to devices and methods for analyzing particles in a sample. In various embodiments, the present disclosure provides devices and methods for cytometry and additional analysis. In various embodiments, the present disclosure provides a cartridge device and a reader instrument device, wherein the reader instrument device receives, operates, and/or actuates the cartridge device. In various embodiments, the present disclosure provides a method of using a device as disclosed herein for analyzing particles in a sample.
US10928294B2	Method for identifying and quantifying of emitting particles in systems The invention relates to a method for quantifying emitting particles and for characterizing the time-dependent behavior of the particles. The number n of emissions of the particles in the measuring period that have been detected in a time interval having a predetermined interval width within the measuring period is ascertained, wherein the evaluation is performed particularly for a plurality of time intervals having the same interval width, with a distribution function p(n) for the number n of detected emissions being determined. For the interval width different bin times τ are stipulated, and, for each bin time τ, the evaluation is performed and a distribution function pτ(n) is ascertained, wherein, for each bin time τ, moments mi,τMess for the distribution function pτ(n) are ascertained, from which bin time dependent moment functions miMess(τ) are presented. Comparison with a theoretical signal function comprising moments misig(τ) for the theoretical signal distribution ascertains constants that characterize the particles in the system.
US10928280B2	Sample encapsulation system A sample encapsulation system includes a fixture, a base, a chamber having an inlet and a chamber housing. The housing has inner and outer housings. The chamber is mounted in the inner housing. The base, chamber and housing are affixed to one another and movable in the fixture. A cap has a first ram operably mounted thereto for engaging the chamber inlet. A second ram in the chamber opposite the inlet moves toward and away from the first ram. A heating assembly is positioned in the inner housing and a cooling assembly including a cooling jacket defined in part by the inner and outer housings includes a manifold. The chamber, housing and base are movable toward and away from the cap for engaging and disengaging the first ram with the chamber during and after the encapsulation cycle, respectively. The cooling system includes a vacuum breaker to self-drain following cooling.
US10928271B2	System and method for determining the risk of failure of a structure A system and method for measuring dynamic properties of a structure, and for using the measured dynamic properties to assess the dynamic performance of the structure. The system and method measures dynamic properties of the structure such as frequencies of resonance, mode shapes, and non-linear damping, and uses them in an analysis of the structure to compare the dynamic response of the structure with the anticipated properties of a structure built according to applicable building code requirements. The system and method thus quantifies a risk of failure of the structure by determining a risk ratio that compares an as-is condition of the structure with an as-designed condition of the structure.
US10928266B2	Mobile device and method for changing centroid thereof The present disclosure provides a mobile device and a method of changing the centroid thereof. The mobile device includes a device body, having a processor disposed therein; and a centroid changing device, including a guide rail disposed on the device body, a weight assembly slidably disposed on the guide rail, and a driving device coupled to the weight assembly, wherein the processor is electrically coupled to the driving device, and controls the weight assembly to slide along the guide rail via the driving device, to change the centroid of the device body.
US10928261B2	System and method for analysing vapour pressure An apparatus for measuring the vapour pressure of a liquid hydrocarbon sample is disclosed. The apparatus comprises a sealed chamber (25) for receiving the sample. The chamber (25) is at least partially defined by a moveable element (26) such that moving the moveable element (26) alters the volume of the chamber (25). The apparatus comprises a displacement sensor (29) configured to measure a displacement of the movable element (26).
US10928254B2	Probe cover for ear thermometer A probe cover for an ear thermometer includes a conical main body, an annular elastomer, a flange and a plurality of convex rib structures. The conical main body includes a closed end and an open end. The annular elastomer is connected with the open end of the conical main body. The flange is connected with the annular elastomer. The annular elastomer is arranged between the conical main body and the flange. The flange has a first surface and a second surface. The convex rib structures are disposed on the flange and spaced apart from each other, and the concave rib structures protrude upwardly from the first surface.
US10928250B2	Projector, color correction system, and control method for projector A projector includes a measurement unit, a correction parameter generation unit, and an image processing unit. The measurement unit measures a color of an image formed on a projection surface in terms of a plurality of colors constituting an RGB color system and at least one color constituting an XYZ color system. The correction parameter generation unit generates a correction parameter based on a conversion value and a second measurement value of the color, which is measured by the measurement unit among the colors constituting the XYZ color system. The conversion value is obtained by converting a first measurement value of the color in the RGB color system, which is measured by the measurement unit, into the color in the XYZ color system. The image processing unit corrects image light with the correction parameter.
US10928240B2	Vibronic sensor with interference compensation The present disclosure relates to a method for determining a process variable of a medium by means of a vibronic sensor. In a first operating mode, an oscillatable unit is excited by a first electrical excitation signal, such that it executes mechanical oscillations, and the mechanical oscillations of the mechanically oscillatable unit are received and converted into a first electrical, received signal having a first frequency. Furthermore, the first received signal is evaluated relative to the process variable. In a second operating mode, mechanical oscillations of the oscillatable unit are received and converted into a second electrical, received signal, wherein a second frequency of the second electrical, received signal is ascertained, and wherein the second frequency is associated with a first disturbing influence for the vibronic sensor. Furthermore, the present disclosure relates to an apparatus, which is suitable for performing a method of the present disclosure.
US10928237B2	Flowmeter arrangement for a flowline or jumper An arrangement for metering the flow of fluid in a flowline or jumper for transport of hydrocarbons, wherein the flowline or jumper is subjected to internal and external loads and forces which are taken up by the wall of the flowline or jumper. A metering pipe loop is adapted for installation of a flow metering instrument, the metering pipe loop having an inlet and an outlet respectively connected in fluid flow communication with the flowline or jumper on either side of a plug effectively directing all fluid in the flowline or jumper into the metering pipe loop, whereby the flow metering instrument installed in the metering pipe loop is isolated from the path of load which is defined by the flowline or jumper.
US10928235B2	Apparatus for dispensing a flowable product An apparatus (10) is provided for dispensing a flowable product from a collapsible container (12) comprising an air-tight cavity (14) and an opening (16). The apparatus (10) includes a reservoir (18) comprising a chamber (20) for storing flowable product, the chamber (20) comprising a product inlet (22) for receiving flowable product delivered from the air-tight cavity (14) of a connected collapsible container (12) through the opening (16) thereof, and a product outlet (24) for the flowable product. A piston (46) is positioned inside the chamber (30) and is movable to vary the volume of the chamber (30), for example between a first position defining a maximum chamber volume and a second position defining a minimum chamber volume.
US10928231B2	Thermal flow meter with housing surfaces that minimize vortex formation The present invention addresses the problem of obtaining a thermal flow meter capable of reducing a pulsation error by preventing a discharge port and a main outlet from being blocked by a vortex during a transient period and reducing a difference between flow speed distributions in normal and pulsation states. This thermal flow meter is provided with a housing disposed in a main passage; and a sub passage provided in the housing. In addition, in the housing, a first outlet and a second outlet of the sub passage are disposed in a downstream end portion of the housing, and a curved surface section is provided adjacent to the first and second outlets.
US10928230B2	Acoustic flow measurement device including a plurality of chordal planes each having a plurality of axial velocity measurements using transducer pairs A self-checking ultrasonic flow meter for measuring fluid flow in a conduit which includes a plurality of transducers engaged with the conduit. The flow meter includes a signal processor in electrical communication with the transducers which produces a measurement of flow rate and an associated estimate of uncertainty due to changes that have affected the accuracy of the measured flow rate. The transducers form multiple transducer pairs positioned to form acoustic transmission paths that are co-located in two or more chordal measurement planes. A plurality of axial velocity measurements are made in each chordal plane. A method for measuring fluid flow in a conduit with an ultrasonic flow meter.
US10928224B2	Multi-turn absolute encoder, encoding method and robot A multi-turn absolute encoder, an encoding method and a robot are disclosed. The multi-turn absolute encoder includes a rotary shaft, a control circuit board, a magnet, a Hall sensor, a controller, a primary controller, a single-turn absolute encoder and a non-volatile memory. One side of the control circuit board is vertically provided with the rotary shaft. The magnet is connected to the rotary shaft and configured to synchronously rotate about the rotary shaft. The Hall sensor is configured to acquire turn count information of the rotary shaft upon power interruption. The primary controller is configured to calculate an absolute position information of the rotary shaft based on the turn count information of the rotary shaft, a relative position information of the rotary shaft and the absolute position information of the rotary shaft stored in previous power interruption.
US10928207B2	Camera based localization for autonomous vehicles Camera based localization performed to determine a current pose of an autonomous vehicle without the aid of depth sensors such as LiDAR. The vehicle comprises an imaging system configured to capture image frames depicting portions of the surrounding area. Based on an initial pose of the vehicle, edgels corresponding to three-dimensional locations are loaded and mapped to corresponding edge pixels of the captured image frame. A pose of the vehicle is optimized based upon the determined correspondences by identifying a transformation that minimizes a distance between the edgels and their corresponding edge pixels. The determined transformation can be applied to the initial pose to determine an updated pose of the vehicle.
US10928199B2	Angular rate sensors having supporting structures which comprise one passive supporting structure A vibrating structure angular rate sensor is provided which comprises a substrate; a plurality of flexible supporting structures fixed to the substrate; an annular member which is flexibly supported by the plurality of supporting structures to move elastically relative to the substrate; and an electrical drive system configured to drive the annular member to oscillate in a primary mode of oscillation with a resonant frequency f1. The plurality of supporting structures comprises at least one active supporting structure which carries an active electrical connection from the annular member to the drive system; and at least one passive supporting structure which does not carry an active electrical connection from the annular member to the drive system.
US10928192B2	Interferometric position sensor An interferometric position sensor for sensing the position of an object is disclosed. The position sensor comprises a light source arranged to emit light, a beam splitter, and a detector array. The beam splitter is arranged to split the light between first and second optical paths, which are configured such that the split light is recombined so as to form an optical interference pattern dependent on the difference between the optical path lengths of the first and second optical paths. The detector array is arranged to measure the intensity of at least a part of the optical interference pattern. At least one of the first and second optical path lengths is arranged to be dependent on the position of the object, such that changes in the optical interference pattern can be related to changes in the position of the object.
US10928191B2	Marker, and posture estimation method and position and posture estimation method using marker A marker for achieving more accurate position and posture estimation, and a posture estimation method and a position and posture estimation method using this marker are provided. In order to solve this problem, the present invention provides a marker for estimating the posture of an object, wherein the marker includes standard variable moire patterns VS1 and VS2 for estimating a visual line angle around at least one axis with respect to the object and high-sensitivity variable moire patterns VH1 and VH2 that have a resolution of visual line angle higher than the standard variable moire patterns VS1 and VS2 and that are used to estimate the visual line angle around the axis.
US10928185B2	Methods and systems for real-time, in-process measurement of coatings on metal substrates using optical systems A method for measuring the thickness of coatings on metal substrates comprises illuminating a sample comprising a substrate and a coating with light waves of varying wavelengths from a light source, receiving the light waves reflected by the sample at a light collector, diffracting the light waves into a plurality of component wavelengths with a grating, detecting the light intensities of the plurality of component wavelengths at a detector array, generating a reflectance spectral curve using the detected light intensities for each of the plurality of component wavelengths, calculating the thickness of the coating from the reflectance spectral curves of the component wavelengths.
US10928181B2	Method for relative lead offset determination A method for estimating an offset between a first group and a second group of contacts with respect to a longitudinal direction. Each group of contacts includes a plurality of electrodes arranged along a surface of a body of a lead. The method includes the steps of: (a) Selecting a number of electrode pairs, each electrode pair including an electrode of the first contact group and an electrode of the second contact group, and measuring the impedances between the electrodes of each selected electrode pair; (b) pre-conditioning the measured impedances for attenuating unwanted noise to generate pre-conditioned impedances, and (c) determining the lead offset using the pre-conditioned impedances.
US10928180B2	Flexible deformation sensor A controller for sensing deformation including a sensor structure having a deformable conductor and another conductor (which may also be deformable). The deformable conductor may be made out of a flexible non-fluid material (e.g., rubber) or a conductive fluid. The deformable conductor may be deformed by the deformation of the sensor structure or by other forces. The sensor comprises circuitry to drive and sense signals on interacting pairs of conductors (the deformable conductor or the other conductor can act as the drive side, or as the sense side). Sense signals are processed to analyze deformation of the deformable conductor, and deformation of the sensor structure. Where the sensor is deployed proximate to human skin, deformation and changes in deformation may be used to correlate or infer a body position, movement or pose.
US10928172B1	Adjustable tactical carrier An adjustable tactical carrier facilitates the carriage of a variety of differently shaped tactical items. The tactical carrier includes an internal frame defining a base and a sidewall of a carrier compartment. The internal frame is adjustable between a compressed position and an extended position. A fabric pouch is dimensioned to at least partially surround the internal frame. The fabric pouch has a plurality of slots defined in a spaced apart relation about the fabric pouch, preferably in a MOLLE configuration. A cinch cord is laced through the plurality of slots, such that the cinch cord may be tensioned to draw the fabric pouch in a close fitting relation with the internal frame in each of the compressed position and the extended position.
US10928170B2	Cartridge with improved penetration and expansion bullet A cartridge with a bullet has desirable penetration capabilities and controlled separation of components upon terminal impact. In embodiments of the invention, the bullet comprises a forward component, a lead core, and a copper jacket. The bullet having a forward nose portion with a plurality of cutaways spaced circumferentially about the nose portion. The copper jacket having a leading edge portion positioned at the cutaways.
US10928161B2	Reflective sight for a firearm A reflective sight for use with a firearm includes a rear sight; a light source in the rear sight; a front sight; and a reflector in the front sight, wherein the rear sight and the front sight are aligned using light emitted from the light source that is reflected by the reflector toward the rear sight and through a light path aperture to a user.
US10928158B2	Expandable telescopic baton The expandable telescopic baton (1) consists of the handle (2), the central tube (5) with secondary locking member, of the end tube (6) with terminal locking member, of the button (4) and of the release rod (8). The locking member comprises at least two lever segments of the first order (9, 9′), whose first tilting arms (11) bear the radial projections (10) securing the tubes (5, 6) in the extended position, the second tilting arms (12) extend inside the tubes (5, 6), and the tilting means comprising the tilting edge (15) ensures the tilting of the segments (9, 9′) against the inner wall of the tube (5, 6). The release rod (8) passing through the locking tilts over the segments (9, 9′), thus extending radial projections (10) from the internal radial grooves (7, 7′).
US10928154B1	Toy projectile launcher with hybrid manual and elastic powered launching mechanisms A projectile launcher that toy ball projectiles. The projectile launcher has a launch tube and a slide tube that interconnect in a telescoping manner. A handle is affixed to the free end of the slide tube. The handle is free to rotate relative the launch tube. In this manner, the handle can be rotated while the slide tube telescopes with the launch tube. A bow structure is affixed to the launch tube. The bow structure has opposing arms that extend away from the launch tube in the manner of an archery bow. An elastic bow string extends between the free ends of the bow structure arms and the handle. During use, a toy ball projectile is positioned in the launch tube. The slide tube is retracted relative the launch tube. The movement of the slide tube stretches the elastic bow string and biases the slide tube forward.
US10928153B2	Fixed barrel firearm configuration for reducing recoil Disclosed is a firearm configuration for a handgun. The firearm configuration is designed to reduce the recoil forces encountered by a user upon firing the weapon. It further includes a recoil plate that absorbs forces generated by the slide during firing. Recoil forces are reduced by lowering the firearm's center of mass and by aligning a recoiling mass with the user's arm and trigger finger. The firearm configuration further includes a locking block which prevents rotational and lateral movement of the barrel upon firing.
US10928150B2	Firearm grip with integrated locking mechanism A firearm grip with locking mechanism includes an elongated handgrip body having an elongated opening on the front side and a generally hollow interior space. A pair of doors are pivotally secured to the handgrip body to move between a closed position, and an open position. A firearm engagement body is pivotally secured along the top end of the handgrip body for attachment to a firearm receiver at a location adjacent to the trigger assembly. The handgrip body moves between a FIRE position where the handgrip body is positioned perpendicular to the engagement body, and a SAFE position where the handgrip body is positioned parallel to the engagement body and the firearm trigger assembly is located within the interior space of the handgrip body.
US10928148B2	Bolt carrier system A semi-automatic or automatic rifle comprising a barrel attached to and upper receiver and including a compressible bolt carrier extension system. The compressible bolt carrier extension system includes a bolt carrier, an extension spring, two pins, and a reciprocation bolt carrier extension piece. As a whole, the compressible bolt carrier extension system makes possible the use of elongated upper and lower receivers to be used for chambering long-action or other center fire cartridges for use with AR rifles such as the M-16, and M4 etc., eliminating the need for any buffer or buffer tubes other than those commercially available. A further advantage of the compressible bolt carrier extension system is the reduction of felt recoil as the system fully loads during the recoil stroke as it pushes against the buffer absorbing additional recoil energy. The system can be incorporated into firearms using a variety of cartridges.
US10928145B2	Dual zone common catch heat exchanger/chiller Methods and systems for controlling temperatures in plasma processing chamber via pulsed application of heating power and pulsed application of cooling power. In an embodiment, fluid levels in each of a hot and cold reservoir coupled to the temperature controlled component are maintained in part by a coupling each of the reservoirs to a common secondary reservoir. Heat transfer fluid is pumped from the secondary reservoir to either the hot or cold reservoir in response to a low level sensed in the reservoir. In an embodiment, both the hot and cold reservoirs are contained in a same platform as the secondary reservoir with the hot and cold reservoirs disposed above the secondary reservoir to permit the secondary reservoir to catch gravity driven overflow from either the hot or cold reservoir.
US10928138B2	Method and apparatus for producing a brazed plate heat exchanger block by sectional brazing A method and an apparatus for producing a block for a plate heat exchange is described wherein partition plates and heat-conducting structures are stacked together with brazing material in a block, and the block is subjected to a first force in the vertical direction. A first, upper section of the block is heated to a brazing-material softening temperature, and at the same time, a second section of the block is brought to a tempering temperature which is lower than the brazing-material softening temperature. Subsequently, the block is not subjected to any force from the outside or is subjected to a second force which is lower than the first force, and the second section of the block is brought to a brazing-material softening temperature. At the same time, the first section is brought to a tempering temperature which is lower than the brazing-material softening temperature.
US10928136B2	Steel scrap preheating-type electric furnace and method for improving heating cold area of side wall charging electric arc furnace The present invention discloses a scrap steel preheating type electric arc furnace and a method for improving a heating cold region of a side wall charging electric arc furnace. This invention includes an electric arc furnace body and an inclined scrap steel preheating chamber. An included angle between the inclined scrap steel preheating chamber and a horizontal plane is 30° to 65°. Flue gas enters the inclined scrap steel preheating chamber, penetrates through the material blocking tooth rake and the scrap steel and is sucked out. The preheated scrap steel slides to a center of the electric arc furnace body along a slot bottom of the inclined scrap steel preheating chamber. The present invention overcomes a problem of lateral stacking of the side wall charging electric arc furnace, reducing impact force of the scrap steel to the device and greatly enhancing reliability of the device.
US10928132B2	Food dehydrator Apparatus and related methods for adding increased functionality to a food dehydrator through the use of stackable drying trays that define a circulation plenum during operation and then nest within one another during disassembly so as to reduce an overall storage size of the food dehydrator. The food dehydrator can further include a base portion having a removable splash guard to prevent the introduction of liquids or solids into a mechanical space within the base portion.
US10928110B2	Ice maker with reversing condenser fan motor to maintain clean condenser An ice maker for forming ice having a refrigeration system, a water system, and a control system. The refrigeration system includes a compressor, a condenser, an ice formation device, and a condenser fan comprising a fan blade and a condenser fan motor for driving the fan blade. The water system supplies water to the ice formation device. The control system includes a controller adapted to operate the condenser fan motor at a first speed in a forward direction when the ice maker is making ice and adapted to operate the condenser fan motor at a second speed in a reverse direction when the ice maker is not making ice. Operating the condenser fan motor at the second speed in the reverse direction is sufficient to reduce the amount of dirt, lint, grease, dust, and/or other contaminants on or in the condenser.
US10928108B2	Compressor assembly with directed suction A compressor may include a shell assembly, a compression mechanism and a conduit. The shell assembly may include a fitting through which fluid is received from outside of the compressor. The compression mechanism may be disposed within a chamber defined by the shell assembly. The conduit may extend through the chamber between the fitting and a suction inlet of the compression mechanism and transmit at least a portion of the fluid from the fitting to the suction inlet.
US10928106B2	Device and method for cooling a liquid and use of the device as a component for a storage arrangement A device, for cooling a liquid, especially a beverage, comprising a cold accumulator and a thermal line, the cold accumulator and the liquid to be cooled being thermally connected by means of the thermal line, and the cold accumulator comprising a phase change material, the device also comprising means for dissipating heat from at least the thermal line, and the cold accumulator comprising a carrier material into which the phase change material is integrated.
US10928099B2	Boiler with gas sensing and earthquake sensing function and control method thereof The present invention relates to a boiler having a gas sensing and an earthquake sensing function and a control method thereof, in which a gas leakage and an earthquake occurrence are automatically sensed and thus the boiler is forcibly stopped by causing fuel supply thereto to be cut off. The present invention is configured to cause fuel supply to the boiler to be cut off by comprehensively determining whether gas is leaking from the boiler and whether an earthquake has occurred at the present time, thereby minimizing loss of life due to the gas leakage and the earthquake occurrence.
US10928097B2	System and method for generating heated water and distilled water Disclosed is a water system that generates heated water and distilled water. The water system has a boiler configured to boil water to produce steam. The water system also has a condensing conduit to receive the steam, wherein thermal energy is removed to condense the steam into distilled water and to cool the distilled water. A heat exchanger is thermally coupled to the condensing conduit to remove a first portion of the thermal energy. The heat exchanger has a heating conduit configured to receive water and to heat the water using the first portion of the thermal energy to produce heated water. According to an embodiment of the disclosure, the water system also has a heat remover thermally coupled to the condensing conduit to remove a second portion of the thermal energy thereby cooling the distilled water in the condensing conduit.
US10928094B2	Air register An air register includes a grating, a frame, and magnets. The frame has side and end walls and is sized to fit in a register boot. The walls extend substantially orthogonally from a rear face of the grating. The magnets are disposed substantially flush with an outside face of each of the walls for magnetically retaining the air register in register boots at least partially formed of one or more magnetic materials.
US10928091B2	Systems and methods for pumping down flammable refrigerant In one embodiment, an HVAC system includes an indoor unit having a furnace, an outdoor heat pump unit having a compressor and an outdoor coil, a refrigerant line coupled to the indoor unit and the outdoor heat pump unit, and a valve coupled to the refrigerant line. The HVAC system further includes one or more controllers operable to determine that the outdoor heat pump unit is in operation during an air conditioning cycle. The controllers are further operable to determine an outdoor temperature and compare the outdoor temperature to a predetermined temperature. The controllers are further operable to initiate a closure of the valve coupled to the refrigerant line and initiate operation of the compressor at an end of the air conditioning cycle to pump down a refrigerant to the outdoor coil in response to comparing the outdoor temperature to the predetermined temperature.
US10928082B2	Energy exchange system for conditioning air in an enclosed structure An energy exchange system that includes a supply air flow path, an exhaust air flow path, an energy recovery device disposed within the supply and exhaust air flow paths, and a supply conditioning unit disposed within the supply air flow path. The supply conditioning unit may be downstream from the energy recovery device.
US10928079B2	Heat source unit A heat source unit includes a compressor and an electrical component box both disposed inside a casing, where a bottom frame forming a bottom surface of the casing includes a first bottom frame on which the compressor is disposed and a second bottom frame that is adjacent to the first bottom frame. At least half of the electrical component box is placed above the second bottom frame.
US10928076B2	Furnace inlet water collector Described herein are embodiments of a furnace inlet water collector for an HVAC system. The inlet water collector may include a base having an air intake aperture; an inner wall having a first top end and a first bottom end, the first bottom end provided proximate to the base; an outer wall having a second top end and a second bottom end, the second bottom end provided proximate to the base, the inner wall having a diameter smaller than a diameter of the outer wall; one or more pipe stops provided proximate to the base and between the inner wall and outer wall, a height of the one or more pipe stops extending less than a height of the outer wall; and a drain coupled to the outer wall and in fluid communication with a channel displaced between the inner wall and the outer wall.
US10928066B2	System and method for the advanced control of nitrogen oxides in waste to energy systems The present embodiments provide an incinerator which includes a system for reducing NOx and CO emissions. A computational fluid dynamics module is configured to generate a plurality of models related to a plurality of incinerator parameters. A programmable logic controller dynamically maintains a plurality of set points. Further, the programmable logic controller receives a plurality of output signals from a plurality of sensors and compares the plurality of output signals with the plurality of set points. The programmable logic controller is further to affect an amount of above-fire combustion air, an amount of under-fire combustion air, and an amount of above-fire and under-fire flue gas recirculation to reduce NOx emissions produced by the incinerator.
US10928059B2	Smart candle platform and system A Smart Candle Platform may be configured to produce candle light using a natural wax candle as its fuel source or any other fuel source capable of producing light, including liquid fuels if so configured. The outer shell, inner cover, top cover and base provides a beautiful exterior shell which does not melt but emulates the look of a traditional pillar candle. The outer shell may be changeable/replaceable allowing for style and or seasonal changes. A Smart Candle Platform having multiple interactive systems and sensors for production of natural light via a safe, controllable device which may communicate with other similar configured devices or smart devices having application software embedded therein i.e. a smart phone having an app. is disclosed. The Smart Candle Platform may be configured to allow for auto-extinguishment. The Smart Candle Platform may be configured to allow for the addition of smells or scents.
US10928055B2	Heat sinks for light fixtures A heat sink assembly for a light fixture can include at least one heat sink fin disposed in thermal communication with at least one heat-generating component of the light fixture, where the at least one heat sink fin includes a thermoplastic material. The at least one heat sink fin can absorb and dissipate sufficient heat to comply with applicable industry standards for the light fixture.
US10928052B2	Hands-free headlamp system A hands-free headlamp system for an item of headwear, the hands-free headlamp system including: a housing including headwear fastener, the headwear fastener configured to attach to the item of headwear an energy storage affixed to the housing; a light source mechanically coupled to the housing and electrically coupled to the energy storage; a motion sensor mechanically coupled to the housing and electrically coupled to the energy storage, the motion sensor configured to detect hand motion of a user; a controller mechanically coupled to the housing, electrically coupled to the energy storage, and communicably coupled to the motion sensor, the controller configured to operate the light source in response to detected hand motions of the user.
US10928049B1	Headlamp assembly A medical headlamp assembly, including a headlamp subassembly and a headstrap subassembly, that has a headstrap having an interior surface that touches the user's head when the headstrap is being worn. Battery holders are supported by the headstrap away from the headstrap interior surface, so that batteries held by the battery holders have no interior surface that is closer than 2 mm away from the headstrap interior surface, and thereby, away from the user's head. Also, battery contacts are positioned to be contacted by batteries held in the battery holders. Finally, an electrical network is electrically connected to the battery contacts and a headlamp subassembly connector, physically connected to the headlamp subassembly and electrically connects the headlamp subassembly to the electrical network.
US10928048B2	LED circuit board layout for low profile lighting fixture Light emitting device (LED) circuit board layouts for low profile lighting fixtures are provided. In some embodiments, the lighting fixture can include a fixture housing. The lighting fixture can include one or more LED devices disposed on a circuit board. The lighting fixture can include one or more electronic components associated with at least one of a driver circuit or a filter circuit (e.g., as part of a flicker reducing circuit) disposed on the circuit board. The one or more LED devices are disposed on a first portion of the circuit board and the electronic components are disposed on a second portion of the circuit board. The second portion of the circuit board can be spaced radially apart from a center point of the circuit board relative to the first portion.
US10928041B2	LED lamp, and lens module thereof An LED lamp and a lens module are disclosed by the present disclosure. The lens module includes a chassis provided with a mounting slot and a lens body fixed in the mounting slot through a clamping lug and a clamping slot; after moving the lens body along the mounting slot, the clamping lug is clamped in the clamping slot.
US10928040B2	LED lamp with adjustable illuminating range An LED lamp with an adjustable illuminating range is provided, including a lamp body. The lamp body includes a base, a lamp housing arranged on the base, and a light source assembly arranged inside the lamp housing. At least one side of the lamp housing includes an open structure allowing light from the light source assembly to emit. An adjusting mechanism is configured inside the lamp housing to adjust the illuminating range of the light emitted from the light source assembly. An emergence angle of the light source assembly or a size of the opening structure can be adjusted by the adjusting mechanism, thereby adjusting the illuminating range or an illuminating area of emitted light and meeting different user demands.
US10928038B2	Light source device comprising wavelength converting member with first converting material and second converting material that emits light having a wavelength longer than the first with an after glow time of the second longer than an emission A wavelength converting member includes a first wavelength converting material and a second wavelength converting material. The emission wavelength of the second wavelength converting material is longer than the emission wavelength of the first wavelength converting material, and in the second wavelength converting material, the time from when excitation light stops to when fluorescence stops is an afterglow time, and the afterglow time is longer than the emission time of the first wavelength converting material and is 1 s or less. A light source device includes the wavelength converting member and a light source unit. A lighting device includes the wavelength converting member, a light source device, and a light guide disposed between the light source unit and the wavelength converting member.
US10928035B2	Phosphor plate and lighting device including the same Embodiments of the present invention relate to a phosphor plate and a lighting device including the phosphor plate, the phosphor plate according to an embodiment of the present invention has a light incident region on which light generated from a light source is incident and a light emitting region which converts a wavelength of the incident light and then outputs the light, wherein a ratio of a diameter of the light incident region and a diameter of the light emitting region ranges from 1:3 to 1:9.
US10928033B2	Theatre light projector incorporating a plurality of light sources and improvements to blending the light output A theatre light projector including a housing, a plurality of light sources, a first aperture device and a lens system. The lens system may include a first lens sector and a second lens sector, each of which may have a positive spherical optical power. The first lens sector may have a first radii, and the second lens sector may have a second radii, wherein the first radii and the second radii are substantially parallel to each other. The first aperture device may be comprised of a first aperture comprised of a color filter and/or a pattern. The plurality of light sources may be comprised of a first light source and a second light source and each may be comprised of a white solid state light source, which may be a light emitting diode. The white solid state light source may be a laser diode.
US10928029B1	Guide lamp for vehicle A guide lamp for a vehicle to indicate a proceeding direction of the vehicle includes a housing partitioned into a first area and a second area adjacent to each other, a substrate disposed on a rear face of the housing, and a light source unit mounted on the substrate. The light source unit includes a first light source module corresponding to the first area and including at least one light emitting element, and a second light source module corresponding to the second area and including at least one light emitting element. The guide lamp for the vehicle further includes a first lens unit disposed in front of the light source unit, and the first lens unit includes a first guide lens corresponding to the first light source module in the first area, and a first backup lens corresponding to the second light source module in the second area.
US10928020B1	Light bar for suspended ceiling An elongated lighting assembly useful in suspended baffle ceilings comprising an inverted channel having an upper web and opposed legs depending from opposite sides of the web, inturned flanges extending inwardly from lower ends of the legs, distal edges of the flanges being horizontally spaced from each other to form a gap, LED tape located over an upper surface of the flanges and carrying upwardly facing LED elements at regularly spaced intervals, surfaces inside the channel facing the LED tape being coated with a white diffuse reflecting material whereby light emitted by the LED elements emanates essentially exclusively out of the gap by diffuse reflection from the coating.
US10928001B2	Suction manifold service/transit positioning mechanism A positioning mechanism for lowering a suction manifold from an operational position with respect to pump fluid end to a transit and service position includes a linkage base plate configured to be fixedly coupled with a vehicle trailer, a linkage arm pivotally coupled with the linkage base plate and the suction manifold, a primary damper pivotally coupled with the linkage base plate and the linkage arm, a secondary damper pivotally coupled with the linkage base plate and the suction manifold, and a mechanical stop removably coupled with the secondary damper and configured to maintain the secondary damper at a fixed length while the mechanical stop is coupled with the secondary damper. The positioning mechanism permits the suction manifold to fall under the force of gravity when the suction manifold is detached from the pump fluid end, the primary damper is configured to slow the fall of the suction manifold under the force of gravity, and removal of the mechanical stop from the secondary damper permits the secondary damper to shorten from the fixed length to a shorter length under the force of gravity.
US10927990B2	Connector for connecting conduits for liquid or gaseous media A connector has a connector body, which connector body includes an annular space which lies between a sleeve-like first casing section and a sleeve-like second casing section of the connector. The first casing section of the connector body is connected to the second casing section at a first end section by a first end wall section. The casing sections are open to one another at a second end section. In the first casing section and in the second casing section at least two passages are formed which are provided for mounting a locking element. In the connector body between the first casing section and the second casing section a reinforcing element is inserted, wherein the reinforcing element is arranged at least in the area of one of the passages.
US10927987B2	Duct with shape memory material, and installation method Ducting and/or duct couplings can be formed from shape memory polymer material, with the material for example being additively manufactured. The use of shape memory polymer material for one or more of the duct portions may allow for easier installation of the ducting, for example allowing the ducting to be warped and/or bent to fit into or through places that are hard to reach or hard to maneuver through, with the ducting then heated to cause it to return to a predetermined memory shape. The coupling of duct portions together may be accomplished by the duct portions including a shape memory polymer material, with for example ends of the duct portions fitted together, and then heated to use a shape memory property of the material to effect coupling. Heating of the shape memory polymer material also softens the material, allowing it to move to a previously set shape.
US10927981B2	Pipe with an outer wrap This disclosure relates generally to corrugated pipe, and more particularly to corrugated pipe with an outer wrap. In one embodiment, a pipe includes an axially extended bore defined by a corrugated outer wall having axially adjacent, outwardly-extending corrugation crests, separated by corrugation valleys. The pipe also includes an outer wrap applied to the outer wall. The outer wrap may include fibers and plastic. The outer wrap may span the corrugation crests producing a smooth outer surface.
US10927977B2	Concealed safety fasteners for communication lines A fastener for communication lines includes a flat metallic body having an opening for a metallic mounting screw. A distal end of the body is configured to capture a line previously installed along a building surface via an adhesive or other non-metallic fastener. A cover has an open top, and a bottom wall having an opening that aligns with the opening in the fastener body when the cover is disposed over the body. The screw is inserted through the top of the cover, and the openings in the bottom wall and the fastener body, to mount the fastener body together with the cover at a position on the building surface where the fastener captures the line securely. The line is thus prevented from collapsing and interfering with responders if the adhesive fails during a building fire. The fastener is concealed by closing the cover top with an associated cap.
US10927975B2	Solenoid valve and method for producing a solenoid valve A solenoid valve includes a magnet assembly, a valve cartridge having a pole core, a valve sleeve connected to the pole core, an armature, and a valve body. The armature is guided in an axially movable manner within the valve sleeve and is coupled to a closing element. The magnet assembly generates a magnetic field via energizing a coil winding. The magnetic field moves the armature counter to a force of a spring. The valve body is positioned within the valve sleeve. A valve seat of the valve body forms a main valve with the closing element that sets a fluid flow between at least one first fluid opening and at least one second fluid opening. A positive connection between the valve sleeve and the valve body is formed to prevent movement of the valve body introduced into the valve sleeve counter to a direction of introduction.
US10927970B2	Cylinder comprising fluid pressure adjustment valve having improved storage capability A cylinder container for storing and transporting a fluid, which is configured such that the same can store and transport a fluid, and can discharge the stored fluid at a configured discharge pressure under a configured condition. More specifically, the cylinder can have a fluid pressure adjustment valve installed on the cylinder container for storing and transporting a fluid such that a stored fluid can be discharged at a configured discharge pressure under a configured condition, the fluid pressure adjustment valve being configured such that the fluid storage capability of the cylinder container for storing and transporting a fluid can be improved.
US10927967B2	Faucet with multi-directional controls A faucet that includes a housing, a first valve, a handle body, a handle, and a second valve. The first valve is disposed at least in part within the housing and controls one of a flow rate and a temperature. The handle body has an elongated base, which extends from the housing along a longitudinal axis and is operatively coupled to the first valve, such that rotation of handle body about the longitudinal axis relative to the housing controls the first valve. The handle extends from the base along a radial axis relative to the longitudinal axis. The second valve is disposed at least in part within the handle and controls the other of the flow rate and the temperature, the second valve operatively couples the handle to the base, such that rotation of the handle about the radial axis relative to the handle body controls the second valve.
US10927963B2	Direct-acting valve An anti-ice system includes a duct that extends from a hot air bleed source to an anti-ice manifold and a direct-acting valve coupled to the duct. The duct may be configured to route hot air from the hot air bleed source to the anti-ice manifold at a regulated pressure and the direct-acting valve may include an inlet portion, a reference chamber, a force-type torque motor, an outlet portion, and a modulating sleeve. The inlet portion may be configured to be in hot air receiving communication with hot air from the hot air bleed source, the reference chamber may be configured to be in hot air receiving communication with the inlet portion, the force-type torque motor may be configured to control a reference pressure of hot air in the reference chamber, and the outlet portion may be configured in hot air receiving communication with the inlet portion via the modulating sleeve.
US10927959B2	Method and appliance for making isotropically finished seal ring of seal assembly for machine A seal ring for a seal assembly includes a body and a seal flange. The body is generally cylindrical, extending along a longitudinal axis between a load end and a seal end. The seal flange is disposed adjacent the seal end of the body, projecting radially in a circumscribing manner from the body. The seal flange includes a sealing face having a sealing band for sealing contact with a mating seal ring. A layer of coating composition formulated to help increase the corrosion resistance of the seal ring is applied to at least the body. A mask is applied to the seal ring to cover at least a portion of the seal ring having the layer of coating composition applied thereto such that the sealing band remains exposed. The sealing band is polished by an isotropic finishing process. The mask is removed after the sealing band is isotropically polished.
US10927956B2	Seals A seal comprising a jacket comprising an annular body defining a central axis and a recess extending into the annular body concentric to the central axis, wherein the jacket comprises at least 30 wt % of a PTFE and at least 10 wt % of a filler material, and wherein the filler material comprises a boron-containing material, a nitrogen-containing material, a titanium-containing material, a silicon-containing material, a carbon fiber, a glass fiber, or a combination thereof; and an energizing element disposed in the recess.
US10927954B2	Gasket-mounting structure and gasket A structure allowing a gasket to be mounted on a fluid device is provided. The gasket includes an annular attaching portion that has a first slope at an axial end. The fluid device includes an annular attached portion with a second slope that contacts the first slope. The first slope at least partially includes two or more pressing areas, which are partitioned by annular steps. The second slope at least partially includes two or more pressed areas, which are partitioned by annular steps to fit the steps between the pressing areas.
US10927951B2	Shift by wire shifter device The shift by wire shifter device comprises a selector that is movable relative to a fixed part according to a first shifting movement defined by a first shifting path and according to a second shifting movement defined by a second shifting path for selecting gearshift positions. One or both shifting paths extends from different gearshift positions. The selector and the fixed part are directly joined by a joint member such that the first shifting movement is a translational movement and the second shifting movement is a rotational movement, with the first and second shifting paths lying on the same plane.
US10927940B2	Bicycle sprocket A bicycle sprocket comprises a sprocket body and sprocket teeth. The sprocket teeth include at least one first tooth. The at least one first tooth has a first maximum chain-engaging width, a first tooth center plane, a first projection, and a second projection. The first maximum chain-engaging width is defined in an axial direction parallel to a rotational center axis. The first tooth center plane is defined to bisect the first maximum chain-engaging width in the axial direction. The first projection has a first maximum axial length defined from the first tooth center plane in the axial direction. The second projection has a second maximum axial length defined from the first tooth center plane in the axial direction. The second maximum axial length is different from the first maximum axial length.
US10927937B2	Modular disconnecting drive module with torque vectoring augmentation A drive module having a housing, an input pinion, a ring gear driven by the input pinion, a ring gear bearing supporting the ring gear for rotation relative to the housing, a pair of output shafts and a clutch that selectively transmits rotary power between the ring gear and the output shafts. The clutch includes a clutch input, which is rotatably coupled to the ring gear, a clutch pack separator that is rotatably coupled to the clutch input, a pair of clutch outputs, which are each coupled to a respective one of the output shafts, a pair of clutch packs, which transmit rotary power between the clutch input and a respective one of the clutch outputs, and a pair of apply pistons. The apply pistons are housed in the clutch pack separator.
US10927934B2	Reducer, electric vehicle drive system, control method for electric vehicle drive system, and electric vehicle A reducer, an electric vehicle drive system with the reducer, and a control method for the electric vehicle drive system with the reducer comprises, in a reducer, a first countershaft is transmittingly connected to a first input shaft, a second countershaft is transmittingly connected to a second input shaft, and a centralized driving piece is transmittingly connected to a power input end of a differential apparatus. A first transmission assembly and a second transmission assembly are respectively configured to connect or disconnect power transmission between the first countershaft and the centralized driving piece and connect or disconnect transmission assembly power transmission between the second countershaft and the centralized driving piece. A first output shaft and a second output shaft are transmittingly connected to two power output ends of the differential apparatus respectively.
US10927928B2	Auxiliary machine-driving device for vehicle An auxiliary machine-driving device has a first idler roller disposed between an engine roller and a first rotating roller; a second idler roller disposed between the first rotating roller and a second rotating roller; a third idler roller disposed between the second rotating roller and the engine roller; and a linking mechanism driven by one actuator to switch the first idler roller between a state in which the first idler roller contacts the engine roller and the first rotating roller, and a state in which the first idler roller separates from the engine roller and the first rotating roller, and to switch at least one of the second and third idler rollers between a state in which the at least one roller contacts two rollers adjacent the at least one roller, and a state in which the at least one roller separates from the two rollers.
US10927920B2	Passive damping system for mass flow controller A mass flow controller includes an inlet, a flow path in which fluid passes, a mass flow sensor configured to provide a signal corresponding to mass flow of the fluid through the flow path; a control valve configured to regulate a flow of the fluid out of an outlet of the mass flow controller; and a passive damping system coupled to the control valve and configured to dissipate fluid flow induced vibrations introduced by the control valve assembly. The passive damping system includes a damping pad between a receiver section of a valve base and a diaphragm backer. The passive damping system can also include a damping washer. The passive damping system can include one or more plunger balls between the damping pad and the valve base or one or more wave springs.
US10927919B2	Rotary damper A rotary damper has a displacer device with a damper shaft and displacer components engaging into one another. A rotational movement of the damper shaft can be damped. The displacer device contains a magnetorheological fluid as a working fluid. A magnetic field of a magnetic field source having an electric coil can be controlled by way of an associated control device. An end-side axial gap is formed between the housing and the displacer device. An essential part of the magnetic field of the magnetic field source passes through the axial gap between the housing and the displacer components. The magnetorheological fluid is subjected to the magnetic field in order to adjust a damping of the rotational movement of the damper shaft. The magnetic field also effects a seal of the end-side axial gap.
US10927918B2	Damping valve, in particular for shock absorbers of vehicles, with adjustable damping force The invention relates to a damping valve, in particular for shock absorbers of vehicles, with an adjustable damping force, in which differently sized outlet openings arranged between an inflow and an outflow can more or less be closed in order to obtain a desired damping effect. To this end, the differently sized outlet openings are more or less sealed off radially by means of a valve slide. In another embodiment, sudden pressure increases in the damping valve are automatically reduced by means of a differential area function. Due to said invention, said damping valve can be produced easily, has low leakage loss, a low tolerance chain and requires little effort for setting the desired damping.
US10927916B2	Easy-to-maintain frame-type energy-absorption structure An easy-to-maintain frame-type energy-absorption structure, including: a fixing frame, anti-climder which are arranged at the front of the bottom of the fixing frame, energy absorption block which are detachably connected with the fixing frame and the anti-climder respectively, a connecting device for hinging the anti-climder and the fixing frame, and shear pins which are respectively arranged at a junction of the connecting device and the fixing frame, and a junction of the connecting device and the anti-climder. So that changing the traditional whole welded frame type energy absorbing device into an easy-to-maintain frame-type energy-absorption structure, and when a collision occurs, protecting the fixing frame from being damaged, and the energy absorption block can be replaced to achieve reuse it.
US10927913B2	Frictional material composition, frictional material, and friction member The present invention is concerned with a frictional material composition not containing copper as an element or having the content of copper of 0.5 mass % or less, the composition containing a cashew dust; (A) potassium titanate; (B) one or more selected from the group consisting of lithium potassium titanate and magnesium potassium titanate; and (C) one or more selected from the group consisting of zirconium silicate, zirconium oxide, and magnesium oxide, wherein the content of the cashew dust is 1 to 10 mass %, and the content of the component (C) is 11 to 30 mass %.
US10927910B2	Brake system and control method thereof A method that includes monitoring a motor characteristic; and determining an actuator of a brake system has reached a retracted position after the motor characteristic has reached or exceeded a predetermined threshold.
US10927903B2	Clutch unit A clutch unit that is used for a vehicle seat includes: a housing, which accommodates at least one of a input-side clutch and a output-side clutch, a first engaging portion, which is rotatable integrally with an output shaft member, and a lock member, which is able to be shifted between a locked state, in which the rotation of the output shaft member relative to the housing is suppressed by the lock member being locked to the first engaging portion, and an unlocked state, in which the rotation of the output shaft member relative to the housing is allowed by releasing the engaging with the first engaging portion, wherein when the lock member is shifted from the locked state to the unlocked state, the lock member is elastically deformed to release the engagement of the lock member and the first engaging portion.
US10927891B2	Bearing arrangement A bearing arrangement (30) comprises an inner support annulus (33), an outer support annulus (31), and a plurality of rollers (34) therebetween. At least one of the inner and the outer support annulus (33, 31) comprises one or more radially extending rigid supports (37) and one or more damping sectors (38a, 38b, 38c). The one or more rigid supports (37) are circumferentially interposed between one or more damping sectors (38a, 38b, 38c). Each damping sector (38a, 38b, 38c) comprises at least one damping member (39) comprising an elongate flexible member held rigidly at one or both ends thereof, such that vibrational movement of the inner or outer support annulus (33, 31) causes bending of the elongate flexible members (39).
US10927890B2	Preloaded bearing arrangement A method of making a preloaded bearing arrangement and a preloaded bearing arrangement are provided. The method comprises the steps of placing a bearing around a shaft and then placing a frustoconical disc spring around the shaft such that a portion of the disc spring abuts the bearing. A deformable cup is placed around the shaft, and an annular section of the deformable cup is spaced apart from the frustoconical disc spring and the cup is held at a fixed position along the shaft. A split shim is inserted between the annular section of the deformable cup and the disc spring to apply a preload to the disc spring. The deformable cup is then deformed such that a sidewall of the deformable cup extends around the split shim to hold the split shim in place relative to the shaft.
US10927888B1	Thrust bearings, rotating machinery having thrust bearings, and methods of making thrust bearings A thrust bearing arrangement includes a top plate extending about a rotation axis, a thrust plate extending about the rotation axis and axially offset from the top foil plate, and a bump plate. The thrust plate is orthogonal relative to the rotation axis. The bump foil plate extends about the rotation axis, is axially offset from the thrust plate, and has an annular portion and two or more bump plate foil portions. The annular portion of the bump plate is circumferentially interrupted by the bump plate foil portions of the bump plate. Rotating machines and methods of making thrust bearing arrangements for rotating machines are also described.
US10927884B2	Crankshaft and method of manufacturing a crankshaft A crankshaft (4) with a first central axis (A), has at least two main bearing journals (12), through which the first central axis (A) extends. At least one crankshaft web (10) is arranged between the main bearing journals (12), wherein the at least one crankshaft web (10) comprises two crank discs (14) connected with each other via a crankpin (16) with a second central axis (B). At least one crank disc (14) has a recess (26) with a planar bottom surface (28), wherein the recess (26) is adapted in the at least one crank disc (14) in such a way that the second central axis (B) of the crankpin (16) cuts the planar bottom surface (28). That planar bottom surface (28) is oriented at a right angle in relation to the direction of the second central axis (B) of the crankpin (16). A bore (30) with a third central axis (C) extend through the planar bottom surface (28) of the recess (26), through the at least one crank disc (14), and into the at least one crankpin (16). Also, a combustion engine (2), a vehicle (1) and a method for manufacture of a crankshaft (4) are disclosed.
US10927883B2	Composite joint assembly A composite tube may include a body having a longitudinal centerline axis and an end portion having a tapered section and an end rim. At least one of a radially outward edge and a radially inward edge of the end rim may be non-circular. The end rim may be circumferentially continuous. The end rim may be an undulating annulus. A joint assembly may include a support wedge that at least partially engages at least one of a radially inward surface of the end portion and a radially outward surface of the end portion of the composite tube.
US10927865B2	Pneumatic control device and process control device equipped therewith A pneumatic control device includes a functional assembly that has an interruption valve device for the selective opening or interruption of at least one main working channel used for the pneumatic control of a pneumatic actuator. The functional assembly also contains a manually actuatable valve device that is connected to the interruption valve device by means of at least one auxiliary working channel and which enables manual pneumatic control of the connected actuator, if the at least one main working channel is interrupted by the interruption valve device at the same time. A process control device can also be equipped with a control device of this type.
US10927860B2	Fluidic cylinder A fluidic cylinder has a cylinder tube having a cylinder chamber defined in an interior thereof has a pair of cover members attached to respective ends of the cylinder tube. A piston is disposed displaceably along the cylinder chamber, and a piston rod is connected to the piston. The piston and the cylinder tube are formed with rectangular shapes in cross section, the piston includes a wear ring which is in sliding contact with an inner wall surface of the cylinder tube, and a magnet is incorporated in the wear ring. At least one of the cover members includes bolt holes therein, the bolt holes extending in at least two or more directions including a direction in which the piston is displaced, and fastening bolts are selectively inserted into the bolt holes to fix the at least one of the cover members with respect to another member.
US10927859B2	Nozzle with locking nut A system is described for positioning and locking in place a nozzle within a cylindrical bore of a body, and a method for positioning and locking in place a nozzle within a cylindrical bore of a body is also described. The system has a nozzle having a tubular shape extending between a first end and a second end with an outer cylindrical surface and an inner surface, said inner surface comprising a thread. The system also has a locking member provided within said nozzle and comprising an outer circumferential surface having a thread that corresponds to the thread of the inner surface of the nozzle. The system also has means for providing torque to said locking member to screw said locking member into and within said nozzle via said threaded surfaces to thereby create a press-fit between said outer cylindrical surface and an inner surface of said cylindrical bore.
US10927858B2	Valve system for pneumatic cylinders A valve system for use with a cylinder having an extensible rod, includes first and second valve assemblies, each including an inlet/outlet port configured to selectively be coupled with a source of pressurized gas, a check valve biased toward a closed state and having a check valve body at least partially receivable within a first port of the cylinder, a flow control valve positioned in series between the inlet/outlet port and the check valve, and an inlet pilot port connected with the check valve for opening the check valve when supplied with pressurized gas. First and second pilot lines extend to the respective inlet pilot ports from respective outlet pilot ports of the opposite ones of the first and second valve assemblies. When pressurized gas is supplied to the inlet/outlet port of a valve assembly, pressurized gas is also supplied to the opposite inlet pilot port.
US10927855B2	Accumulator An accumulator includes a housing having a sealing face and a fluid inlet/outlet passage, a bellows fixed at least one end to the housing such that an inner space of the housing is hermetically partitioned by the bellows into an interior and an exterior of the bellows, the bellows including a bellows main body capable of expanding and contracting and a bellows cap including an annular seal holder, and a sealing member formed by covering a disc-shaped substrate with an elastic body that is opposed to and capable of being closely attached to the sealing face of the housing, the sealing member is held by a holding portion of the annular seal holder on an inner diameter side of the annular seal holder, the fluid inlet/outlet passage of the housing being closed upon a close attachment of the elastic body to the sealing face.
US10927852B2	Fluid energizing device Apparatus and methods for energizing well operations fluids, including a fluid energizing device directly or operatively connected between first and second conduits. The fluid energizing device includes a chamber. A first fluid enters the chamber from the first conduit, and a second fluid enters the chamber from the second conduit and energizes the first fluid within the chamber. A third conduit conducts the energized first fluid from the chamber to a wellhead.
US10927838B2	Fluid pump assembly A self contained battery operated pump assembly to be installed in fluid communication between a shower arm and a shower head includes a pump; a pump motor connected with the pump for, when energized, driving the pump; and a battery that is electrically connected with the pump motor for energizing the pump motor. An inlet fitting is in fluid communication with the pump for directing water from the shower arm to the pump, the inlet fitting being configured for connection with the shower arm. An outlet fitting is in fluid communication with the pump for directing water under pressure from the pump to the shower head, the outlet fitting being configured for connection with the shower head.
US10927832B2	Peristaltic pump with improved pipe attachment A peristaltic pump (1) comprising a pump body (2), an inlet (21), an outlet (22) and a pipe (4) attached to the inlet (21) and to the outlet (22) by a device comprising: —a flange (5) held to the pump body (2) by a bracket (6), —an insert (8), inserted against the inner wall (41) of the pipe (4) and comprising a shoulder (82), the inner wall of which bears against the outer wall (52) of the flange (5), characterised in that the pump body (2) comprises an inner circular groove (23) at the inlet (21) and at the outlet (22), and in that the securing device comprises a deformable elastic ring (10) inserted into said circular groove (23), and a pusher (11) having the shape of a ring comprising a projection matching the shape of the groove, the elastic ring (10) being compressed by the pusher (11).
US10927829B2	Pump monitoring method A system comprising: a reservoir (14) for holding a liquid; a pump (20) arranged to pump the liquid out of the reservoir (14) or into the reservoir (14); a level sensor (26) configured to detect the level of the liquid in the reservoir (14) and to generate level data; a current monitor (28) configured to monitor the current drawn by the pump (20) and to generate current data; and a controller (30) configured to: receive level data and determine the static head from the level data, and generate head data from the static head; receive first current and head data corresponding to the current drawn by the pump (20) as a function of the static head for a first period of operation of the pump (20); receive second current and head data corresponding to the current drawn by the pump (20) as a function of the static head for a second period of operation of the pump (20), wherein the second current and head data is recorded when the liquid in the reservoir (14) is between a first liquid level and a second liquid level, and wherein the first current and head data is recorded when the liquid in the reservoir (14) is between at least the first liquid level and the second liquid level; and process the first current and head data and the second current and head data to determine first difference data (PPI) representing the difference between the current drawn between the first liquid level and the second liquid level in the first period of operation and the second period of operation, the first difference data providing a pump performance indicator giving an indication of the condition of the pump.
US10927822B2	Frame for carrying a load in a wind turbine The invention is a frame for carrying a load in a wind turbine. The frame comprises a first and a second beam extending in a lengthwise direction, a third beam extending in a transverse direction between a first joint on the first beam and a second joint on the second beam. The third beam is configured for carrying the load. The frame further comprises a stress-inducing cross-shaped structure forming four legs joined at an intersection and extending therefrom towards four ends, where two of the four ends are attached on opposite sides of the joint on the first beam and the other two of the four ends are attached on opposite sides of the joint on the second beam. To prevent excessive deflection of the third beam and of the cross-shaped structure, the cross-shaped structure is decoupled from the third beam and therefore allowed to move e.g. without touching the third beam.
US10927799B2	Separating a fuel on-board a vehicle In an aspect, a system includes a mixer configured to mix a fuel stream with a solvent to form a mixed stream, the solvent having a higher affinity for a second component of the fuel stream than for a first component of the fuel stream. The system includes a first separator configured to separate the mixed stream into (i) a first fuel fraction including the first component of the fuel stream and (ii) a mixed fraction including the second component of the fuel stream based on a difference in volatility of the first fuel fraction and the mixed fraction. The system includes a second separator configured to separate the mixed fraction into a second fuel fraction including the second component of the fuel stream and a solvent fraction.
US10927797B2	Exhaust line valve with facilitated coupling between the actuator and the flap, and method of assembling such a valve An exhaust valve includes a body defining a passage and a flap that pivots about an axis relative to the body to selectively close/open the passage. An actuator moves the flap and a device couples the flap to the actuator. This coupling device comprises: a compression spring having a proximal end that rotates about the axis with a first element between the flap and an actuator output shaft and a distal end; a seat engaged with the distal end, while the seat is fixed in rotation about the axis with the first element, and a torsionally-rigid transmission member fixed in rotation about the axis with the first element and that immobilizes the distal end relative to the proximal end in a plane that is orthogonal to the axis. The transmission member has a slot that is elongated parallel to the axis and is traversed by the distal end.
US10927789B2	Stratified scavenging engine and portable work machine Provided is a stratified scavenging engine and a portable work machine that suppress THC sufficiently. A stratified scavenging engine includes: a cylinder having a cylinder bore; and a piston stored in the cylinder bore to be movable in a reciprocating manner. The cylinder has an intake port to intake leading air and a scavenging port to scavenge combustion gas, the intake port and the scavenging port being open to the cylinder bore. The piston has a peripheral surface including a piston groove to guide leading air from the intake port to the scavenging port, and the piston groove has a recess near the intake port.
US10927787B2	Piston for internal combustion engine A piston for an internal combustion engine has a plurality of recesses formed in a skirt including an upper, a lower, and a central portion. The recesses in the upper portion close to an upper boundary of the central portion have lower ends located upwardly at a given distance away from the upper boundary. The recesses in the central portion close to the upper boundary have upper ends located downwardly at the given distance away from the upper boundary. The recesses in the lower portion close to the lower boundary have upper ends located downwardly at the given distance away from the lower boundary. The recesses in the central portion closer to the lower boundary have lower ends located upwardly at the given distance away from the lower boundary. This enhances lubrication between the piston and an inner wall of a cylinder bore and reduces a friction loss of the piston.
US10927785B2	Internal combustion engine In an internal combustion engine in which a plurality of cylinders are arranged in series in a cylinder section, pressures of the cylinders can be detected by a smaller number of pressure sensors. An engine in which a plurality of cylinders are arranged in series in a cylinder section includes a communication path through which combustion chambers of the cylinders adjacent to each other communicate with each other, and a pressure sensor is disposed in the communication path.
US10927779B2	Camshaft phaser control for variable displacement engines Methods and systems are provided for controlling camshaft phasers of a variable displacement engine. In one example, the engine includes first and second cylinder banks, with the engine being configured to operate in a rolling variable displacement mode. The camshaft phasers are torque actuated camshaft phasers, and a controller of the engine may adjust operation of camshaft phasers at the first cylinder bank differently than camshaft phasers at the second cylinder bank.
US10927775B2	Engine control device An engine control device includes an air amount detector, a requested torque acquisitor, a search axis value acquisitor, a storage, and a control target value acquisitor. The air amount detector detects an actual amount of intake air. The requested torque acquisitor acquires a requested torque. In a region of a lean burn region where the actual amount of intake air increases as the requested torque increases, the search axis value acquisitor acquires a value corresponding to the actual amount of intake air. In a region of the of the lean burn region where the actual amount of intake air does not increase as the requested torque increases, the search axis value acquisitor acquires a value corresponding to the requested torque. The control target value acquisitor acquires a control target value of an engine device by searching a device control map using an acquired search axis value.
US10927760B2	Actively controlled contacting seal A contacting seal for a gas turbine engine includes a seal seat configured to rotate circumferentially about an axis of rotation and a seal element configured to contact the seal seat at an interface surface. The seal element is rotationally fixed relative to the axis of rotation. An actively-controlled actuation system is operably connected to the seal element to control a contact force between the seal element and the seal seat at the interface surface based on a level of lubricant flow to the interface surface. A method of operating a contacting seal includes positioning a rotationally fixed seal element in contact with a rotating seal seat at an interface surface between the seal seat and the seal element, and actively-controlling a contact pressure between the seal seat and the seal element at the interface surface utilizing an actuation system.
US10927759B2	Bearing structure for turbocharger and turbocharger Provided is a bearing structure for a turbocharger including a turbine and a compressor provided at both ends of a rotation shaft and supporting the rotation shaft to a housing, including: a first radial bearing of an oil lubrication type provided on the side of the turbine of the rotation shaft; a second radial bearing corresponding to an air bearing provided on the side of the compressor of the rotation shaft; a gas seal portion provided in the periphery of the rotation shaft between the first radial bearing and the turbine; and a thrust bearing corresponding to an air bearing provided on the side of the compressor of the rotation shaft.
US10927752B2	Blow-by gas device of supercharger-equipped engine A blow-by gas device of a supercharger-equipped engine includes a blow-by gas passage that introduces blow-by gas into an intake passage via a positive crankcase ventilation (PCV) valve. A supercharger has a supercharger rotor provided integrally with a rotation shaft rotatably supported on a bearing part. A space communicating with the bearing part is connected to a communication passage. The communication passage guides the blow-by gas into the space.
US10927735B2	Connector for a heatable fluid duct, in particular of an SCR system or a water injection system A connector includes a thermally conductive body defining a passage for a fluid to flow through a duct and configured with an electric heating apparatus situated around the passage. A clip is situated around a portion of the body including one or more snap-in receptacles situated peripherally with respect to the body and configured to fit an electric connection of the electric heating apparatus.
US10927724B2	Rocker arm assembly A valve train assembly includes a first exhaust valve, a second exhaust valve, and a valve bridge including a main body and a lever rotatably coupled to the main body, the main body configured to engage the first exhaust valve, and the lever configured to engage the second exhaust valve. An exhaust valve rocker arm assembly is configured to selectively open the first and second exhaust valves, the exhaust valve rocker arm assembly including an exhaust valve rocker arm with a hydraulic lash adjuster (HLA) assembly coupled thereto, the HLA assembly in contact with the valve bridge main body. An engine brake rocker arm assembly is configured to selectively open the second exhaust valve and including an engine brake rocker arm with a combined HLA and added motion capsule coupled thereto. The combined HLA and added motion capsule is configured to selectively engage and rotate the lever.
US10927720B2	Internal combustion engine A phase-shifting device, a so-called cam phaser, is arranged between a crankshaft and at least one camshaft to change the at least one camshaft's rotational position in relation to the crankshaft and thus push forward or defer at least one inlet valve's and/or at least one exhaust valve's opening and closing time. The phase-shifting device is connected to an accumulator that can be charged by an oil pump. The oil pressure may be increased with the help of a pressure medium controlled cylinder before or during a phase-shifting process.
US10927710B2	Blade outer air seal laminate T-joint A gas turbine engine includes a compressor section and a turbine section. The turbine section includes at least one rotor and at least one blade extending radially outwardly from the rotor to a radially outer tip. A blade outer air seal assembly is positioned radially outwardly of the radially outer tip of the blade. The blade outer air seal has forward and aft hooks. The forward and aft hooks support the blade outer air seal. The blade outer air seal is formed with a central web. The forward and aft hooks extending from the central web at a T-joint. There is a pair of mating inner laminate at the T-joint each having an axially extending portion and a vertically extending portion. The pair of mating inner laminates have an interwoven connection. A method is also disclosed.
US10927707B2	Diffuser case heat shields A gas turbine engine includes a high pressure compressor disposed about a central longitudinal axis, a combustor, and a diffuser case. The diffuser case includes an outer ring providing a first platform and an inner ring providing a second platform. The first platform and the second platform are axially between the high pressure compressor and the combustor with respect to the central longitudinal axis. A plurality of circumferentially spaced struts extend radially from the first platform to the second platform and each include first and second circumferential sides. A plurality of heat shields are disposed on a leading edge defined at a forward end of a respective one of the plurality of struts.
US10927705B2	Method for forming cooling holes having separate complex and simple geometry sections A gas turbine part with a cooling hole, is fabricated by first forming a model of a wall of a gas turbine part. The wall is defined by first and second surfaces, the first surface having an aperture indentation possessing a complex geometry and extending into but not all the way through the wall of the gas turbine part. A mold of the wall of the gas turbine part is formed using the model and is used to cast the wall of the gas turbine part by lost-material casting. A passage is drilled through the resulting casting. This passage extends from the aperture indentation in the first surface through to the second surface.
US10927699B2	Variable-pitch blade control ring for a turbomachine Variable-pitch blade control ring (44) for a turbine engine, including an annular body (42) configured to be mounted so as to be rotatable about an annular casing (16) of the turbine engine. The body links to levers (34) for connecting to the vanes. The ring has a mechanism for guiding in an axial and/or helical direction, supported by the body. The mechanism includes at least one substantially radial finger (60, 62) for axial abutment on at least one first surface (72, 74) of the casing and for sliding on the surface.
US10927696B2	Compressor case clearance control logic A gas turbine engine includes a compressor section having a first portion and an aft portion. A compressor case clearance (CCC) control system is configured to adjust an amount of bleed air delivered to the front portion and the aft portion based on an in-flight phase of an aircraft. In response to invoking a first mode, the CCC control system delivers air to both the front portion and the aft portion. In response to invoking a second mode, the CCC control system reduces the amount of air delivered to the aft portion prior to transitioning from the cruise phase to the descent phase. Accordingly, clearance areas within the compressor section can be selectively increased during specific portions of the flight to avoid contact between blade tips and the engine case.
US10927687B2	Gas turbine engine blade containment system A gas turbine engine blade containment system is disclosed. The blade containment system may include a generally cylindrical casing being made of a first material, and a generally cylindrical ring being made of a second material coaxially surrounding the casing, at least some portion of the ring metallurgically bonded to the casing.
US10927685B2	Coating to improve oxidation and corrosion resistance of abrasive tip system An abrasive coating for a substrate of a component in a gas path exposed to a maximum temperature of 1750 degree Fahrenheit, comprising a plurality of grit particles adapted to be placed on a top surface of the substrate; a matrix material bonded to the top surface; the matrix material partially surrounds the grit particles, wherein the grit particles extend above the matrix material relative to the top surface; and a film of oxidant resistant coating applied over the plurality of grit particles and the matrix material.
US10927683B2	Damping device The invention relates to a turbomachine assembly (1) comprising: a first rotor module (2) comprising a disk (21), a first blade (20) being mounted on the external periphery of the disk (21), the first blade (20) comprising a platform (25) and a support (27), a second rotor module (3), connected to the first rotor module (2) by means of at least two attachments (22) and comprising a second blade of smaller length than the first blade (20), and a damping device (4) attached to the attachment (22) between the first (2) and the second (3) rotor module so as to dampen their vibrational movements during operation, and comprising: a head (40) comprising a first radial external surface (42) supported with friction against the platform (25), and two attachment feet (41) extending on either side of the support (27) of the first blade (20).
US10927682B2	Engine component with non-diffusing section An apparatus and method for a component for a turbine engine, which generates a hot gas flow, and provides a cooling fluid flow, comprising a wall separating the hot gas flow from the cooling fluid flow and having a heated surface along which the hot gas flows and a cooled surface facing the cooling fluid flow and at least one cooling hole comprising a connecting passage extending between an inlet at the cooled surface and an outlet located at the heated surface, with the connecting passage comprising a diffusing section.
US10927678B2	Turbine vane having improved flexibility Disclosed is a turbine vane having an airfoil in a cross section including a leading edge, a trailing edge, and a pressure surface and a suction surface connecting the leading edge and the trailing edge, the airfoil extending radially from a platform part to an end wall, wherein the trailing edge of the airfoil is provided with a cutback cut in a direction radially perpendicular to both the pressure surface and the suction surface.
US10927677B2	Composite airfoil assembly with separate airfoil, inner band, and outer band Airfoil assemblies for gas turbine engines are provided. For example, an airfoil assembly comprises an airfoil, an inner band defining an inner opening shaped complementary to an inner end of the airfoil, and an outer band defining an outer opening shaped complementary to an outer end of the airfoil. The airfoil inner end is received with the inner opening, and the airfoil outer end is received within the outer opening. A strut extends radially through an airfoil cavity. A first pad is defined at a first radial location within the cavity. A second pad is defined within the cavity at a second, different radial location. In some embodiments, the airfoil assembly inner band includes a first inner flange, through which the inner band is secured to a support structure, and the outer band includes a first outer flange, through which the outer band is secured to a support structure.
US10927673B2	Multiphase flow meter with tuning fork A flow meter includes a cylindrical tubing configured to be positioned in a wellbore, the cylindrical tubing including a flow mixer configured to produce a turbulent fluid flow of a multiphase fluid in the wellbore. The flow meter includes a tuning fork disposed in the cylindrical tubing separate from the flow mixer, the tuning fork configured to contact the turbulent fluid flow of the multiphase fluid and vibrate at a vibration frequency in response to contact with the turbulent fluid flow, and a controller to determine a fluid density measurement of the multiphase fluid based at least in part on the vibration frequency of the tuning fork.
US10927672B2	Obtaining high-resolution spectral data of formation fluids from optical computing device measurements A system includes an optical computing device having an optical multiplexer that receives a sample light generated by an optical interaction between a sample and an illumination light is provided. The system includes sensing elements that optically interact with the sample light to generate modified lights, and a detector that measures a property of the modified lights separately. Linear and nonlinear models for processing data collected with the above system to form high-resolution spectra are also provided. Methods for designing optimal optical multiplexers for optimal reconstruction of high-resolution spectra are also provided.
US10927671B1	Method and apparatus for drill cutting analysis An automated or robotic mud-logger having a slurry sampler to collect a slurry sample online from a drilling fluid circuit contemporaneous with drilling of a borehole, the slurry sample including drilling fluid and rock cuttings. A liquid separator removes drilling fluid from the slurry sample and discharges a sample of the rock cuttings. A spectrometer performs elemental analysis of the sample of the rock cuttings substantially in real time with collection of the slurry sample.
US10927668B2	Methods and apparatus for the downhole analysis of the composition of formation gases Methods and apparatus are provided for determining down-hole the composition of natural gas from a formation. Some methods include downhole measurements of the near-infrared spectra and the Joule-Thomson coefficient of the gas, and processing the results of the downhole measurements in order to obtain a determination of the amounts of a plurality of natural gas components such as CH4, C2H6, CO2, N2, and H2S.
US10927667B2	Acoustic illumination for flow-monitoring Externally generated noise can be coupled into a fluid carrying structure such as a pipe, well, or borehole so as to artificially acoustically “illuminate” the pipe, well, or borehole, and allow fluid flow in the structure or structural integrity to be determined. In the disclosed system, externally generated noise is coupled into the structure being monitored at the same time as data logging required to undertake the monitoring is performed. This has three effects. First, the externally generated sound is coupled into the structure so as to “illuminate” acoustically the structure to allow data to be collected from which fluid flow may be determined, and secondly the amount of data that need be collected is reduced, as there is no need to log data when the structure is not being illuminated. Thirdly, there are signal processing advantages in having the data logging being undertaken only when the acoustic illumination occurs.
US10927653B2	Apparatus, system and method for flow rate harmonization in electric submersible pump gas separators An apparatus, system and method for flow rate harmonization in electric submersible pump (ESP) gas separators. A method for flow rate harmonization in ESP gas separators includes modifying flow of multi-phase well fluid through vent passages of a crossover when a flow rate of a centrifugal pump differs from a flow rate of a gas separator including the crossover, the gas separator serving as the fluid intake into the centrifugal pump. Flow of fluid through vent passages is modified by one of attaching flow sizing inserts into vent passages or production passages of the crossover, or by attaching a funnel to a crossover inlet. A gas separator system includes a series of interchangeable funnels attachable to a fluid entrance of a crossover of the gas separator, wherein interchanging the particular funnel attached to the crossover modifies flow rate output of the gas separator.
US10927646B1	Filter assembly with vibration feature A filter assembly is provided having a resilient member connected between an upper member and a lower section, wherein the resilient member enables the filter screen to vibrate relative to the upper member. A centralizing member is positioned above the filter screen having a diameter greater than the filter screen, wherein the filter screen is a cylinder having a plurality of filter apertures formed therein, and wherein the filter apertures extend substantially parallel to the central axis.
US10927636B2	Annular barrier with valve unit The present invention relates to an annular barrier to be expanded in an annulus between a well tubular metal structure and a wall of a borehole or another well tubular metal structure in a well in order to provide zone isolation between a first zone having a first pressure and a second zone having a second pressure of the borehole, the annular barrier comprising a tubular metal part adapted to be mounted as part of the well tubular metal structure, an expandable metal sleeve surrounding the tubular metal part, each end of the expandable metal sleeve being connected with the tubular metal part defining an annular space between the expandable metal sleeve and the tubular metal part. The annular barrier further comprises a valve unit having an initial position and an end position, the valve unit comprising a first aperture in fluid communication with the inside, a second aperture in fluid communication with the annular space, a third aperture in fluid communication with the annulus. The invention also relates to a downhole system comprising a well tubular metal structure and an annular barrier in which the tubular metal part of the annular barrier is mounted as part of the well tubular well tubular metal structure.
US10927634B2	Treatment apparatus with movable seat for flowback A coiled adaptive seat is held to a smaller diameter for delivery with a tool that features a locating lug for desired alignment of the seat with an intended groove in the inner wall of a tubular. The release tool retracts a cover from the seat allowing its diameter to increase as it enters a groove. Alternatively the adaptive seat is released near the groove and pushed axially in the string to the groove for fixation. Once in the groove the inside diameter of the string is a support for a blocking object so that sequential treatment of parts of a zone can be accomplished. The blocking object is removed with pressure, dissolving, milling or disintegration leaving a narrow ledge in the tubular bore from the seat that can simply be left in place or milled as well. An E4 #10 from Baker Hughes is modified for adaptive seat delivery.
US10927626B2	Load shoulder system A system including a load shoulder system, including a shoulder setting tool, including a shoulder coupling system configured to couple to a load shoulder, and a shoulder energizing system configured to couple the load shoulder to a tubular of a mineral extraction system.
US10927625B2	Downhole tractor for use in a wellbore Embodiments of the present disclosure are generally related to a method and apparatus for performing operations in subterranean wellbores. More specifically, the present disclosure provides a novel downhole tractor for use in a wellbore. The tractor includes a body and a plurality of wheels. The wheels are configured to convert rotation of the body into linear motion along the wellbore. In one embodiment, the tractor is hydraulically driven. Additionally, or alternatively, the tractor may be electrically driven. Optionally, rotation of a string of pipe interconnected to the tractor drives the tractor.
US10927621B2	Soil and mud cuttings remediation system and method A method of remediation is disclosed. The method may include combining mud cuttings with bacteria-containing soil and water to form a feed mixture. The mud cuttings include a hydrocarbon. The method further includes combining the feed mixture with a surfactant blend containing a surfactant to form a feed/surfactant mixture and shearing the feed/surfactant mixture to form a micro-emulsion. The method may also include reducing the hydrocarbon content of the mud cuttings to form disposable cuttings.
US10927618B2	Delivering materials downhole using tools with moveable arms A downhole drilling tool and methods for using the tool include a body with a wall that defines an internal volume, and at least one arm attached to the wall, the at least one arm comprising a channel within a body of each arm. The at least one arm provides fluid paths connecting the internal volume to outside the wall, and the at least one arm is displaceable relative to the wall.
US10927610B2	Downhole mobility module for logging and intervention of extended reach wells A robotic device and mobility module for navigating through a passageway whose diameter may vary comprises a central support member, a first casing coupled to the elongate support member via a first expandable and collapsible linkage, the first casing having an external surface including a first movable track, and a second casing coupled to an opposite side of the elongate support member from the first casing, the second casing coupled to the elongate support member via a second expandable and collapsible linkage and including an external surface including a second movable track.
US10927594B2	Vehicle door for railway vehicle and railway vehicle comprising the vehicle door A vehicle door for a railway vehicle and a railway vehicle includes the vehicle door include a first door skin, a second door skin and a foaming material forming a laminated structure, the foaming material being filled between the first and second door skins, wherein the first door skin has at least one folded edge portion, and the second door skin has a first bent edge portion tightly clamped in the folded edge portion in a position corresponding to each of the folded edge portions. Since during the fixing of the first and second door skins, at least part thereof is realized by a folding and clamping technique, adhesion failure risk between the door skins and a frame body is effectively lowered during use, the reliability of the fixed connection between the two door skins is improved, and the vehicle door weight and the production cost are reduced during manufacture.
US10927593B2	Doors and methods for reducing telegraphing therefor This invention relates to doors having internal blocking components that reduce or eliminate telegraphing of the outer surface of the door facings. In particular, the invention relates to steel-edge steel doors that have internal solid wood blocks that have one or more integral cantilever beams formed into the blocks to interact with the adjoined oppositely arranged door facings in order to eliminate visually apparent door telegraphing. The blocks are modified to contain notches formed therein to form the cantilever beams.
US10927590B2	Enhanced service A computing device determines that one or more users have departed a vehicle. The computing device determines whether a vehicle door is ajar. A power door subsystem is actuated to close the vehicle door when the vehicle door is ajar and the vehicle has no users. A fare is determined when the vehicle door is in a latched position. A message is sent to the at least one of the one or more users indicating the fare.
US10927589B2	Window regulator A window regulator includes a metal guide rail provided along an ascending/descending direction of a window of a vehicle, a carrier plate that slides on the guide rail and moves together with the window, a drum rotationally driven by a motor, a cable that is routed between the drum and the carrier plate via a direction changing member provided at an upper end of the guide rail and pulls the carrier plate, and a cable support that supports the cable between the drum and the direction changing member. The cable support includes a resin slide member allowing the cable to slide thereon and an attached-member receiving portion to which the slide member is attached. The attached-member receiving portion is integrated with the guide rail.
US10927582B2	Motor-vehicle seal with integrated anti-pinching system A seal for a movable part of a motor-vehicle includes at least one body formed of polymeric elastomeric material supplemented with carbon-based nanofillers. The body includes an outer surface having one or more piezo-resistive areas where the polymeric material supplemented with carbon-based nanofillers is piezo-resistive due to laser irradiation to define one or more electric deformation sensors activatable in response to a contact with a foreign body during the movement of the movable part of the motor-vehicle. The body also includes one or more conductive lines made locally electrically-conductive due to laser irradiation to define the one or more electrical connection lines connecting the electric deformation sensors to electrodes associated with the seal.
US10927578B2	Key for sliding panel A corner key assembly for a sliding panel system including a panel frame and a movable panel can include a corner key including a distal and proximal end, and a guide chamber being defined in the corner key, the guide chamber extending from the distal end towards the proximal end of the corner key; a guide slidingly movable relative to the corner key, at least a portion of the guide being configured to be positioned in the guide chamber and a portion of the guide being configured to extend from the guide chamber; and a biasing element positioned in the guide chamber between the guide and the proximal end, the biasing element configured to urge a portion of the guide from the guide chamber away from the corner key and into frictional engagement with the panel frame to hold the panel in a desired position relative to the panel frame.
US10927574B2	Motor vehicle A motor vehicle has a tailgate arranged pivotably on a body. The tailgate in a closed position closes a cargo space opening of the body at the rear and in an open position at least partially exposes the cargo space opening. A tailgate latch locks the closed position of the tailgate and has a closing element and a locking mechanism interacting with the closing element in the closed position. In order to make available a variable cargo space size, in which an open position of the tailgate can be secured, a support arm is pivotably articulated with one end between a rest position, in which the support arm is immovably secured, and a functional position, in which the support arm pivots in the direction of the locking mechanism, and is capable of being fixed with another end to the locking mechanism by an actuation of the locking mechanism.
US10927569B2	Door handle and drive support for an electromagnetic door lock A door handle for actuating a mortise lock of a door with an output shaft and a handle facing away from the door. The output shaft and the handle have a common rotation axis and are connected to one another via an electromechanical clutch. The output shaft has a recess, on the side facing the handle, dimensioned for a coupling element that is axially displaceable between open and closed positions with a motor, while the handle has a receptacle dimensioned to accommodate the coupling element opposite to the recess. The door handle is particularly reliable when the motor drives a coupling (auxiliary) shaft on which and/or in which at least one coil spring is disposed non-rotatably and coaxially with respect to the stator of the motor. The auxiliary shaft has at least one protrusion engaging in an intermediate space between two neighbored windings of the coil spring to displace the coil spring axially as a result of rotation of the auxiliary shaft. The coil spring engages with the coupling element to at least preload the coupling element, as a result of the axial displacement of the coil spring, in a direction corresponding to such displacement.
US10927564B2	Chain and lever post puller systems A chain and lever post puller system for pulling 2 inch by 4 inch stakes from the ground. The apparatus may also pull round posts or tee-posts with a minimum of effort and with no prior digging. The chain and lever post puller system is a first class lever, requires no heavy equipment or hydraulics, and is easily transportable by hand. The puller comprises a vertical column to which the pivot lever is removably connected via a hinge, which also forms the fulcrum for the pivot lever. A first end of a chain is attached opposite the handle to the end of the pivot lever, and a self-tightening post grip is attached to the second end of the chain. A downward force is applied to the proximate end of the pivot lever when the post grip is attached to a stake to remove the stake via mechanical advantage.
US10927558B2	Automatic pool cleaner with edge engagement assembly An autonomous pool cleaner includes a main body, a filter that is removably coupled to the main body, and an edge engagement assembly. The main body includes a top, a bottom, and one or more peripheral walls that extend between the top and the bottom. The filter is accessible for removal or installation via a particular peripheral wall of the one or more peripheral walls. The edge engagement assembly is configured to extend beyond the particular peripheral wall of the main body and removably secure the autonomous pool cleaner to an edge of a swimming pool so that the filter is accessible and vertically removable when the autonomous pool cleaner is secured to the edge.
US10927555B2	Method for improving the ventilation effectiveness of large conditioned air plenum environments including such environments in multilevel raised floor electro-mechanical distribution systems The present invention is intended for use in large conditioned air plenum environments and particularly in the plenum environment of multilevel raised floor electro-mechanical distribution systems. The invention comprises the step of providing at least one height change of dedicated conditioned air plenum, which alters the plenum's volume. This makes it possible to maintain the preferred static pressure and velocity for conditioned air throughout the entire plenum even as the amount of air in the plenum decreases as conditioned air discharges into the intended space outside of the plenum.
US10927554B1	Modular detectable warning surface tile, frame, and assembly The disclosed technology is generally directed to a tile-and-frame assembly installable in concrete that includes a modular frame and a top panel. The frame includes four corner supports and side supports. Each corner support includes: a side wall, a second side wall, a brace, and an anchor. Each side support includes: a side wall, a brace, and an anchor. At least four side supports are situated along a perimeter of the frame such that the four corner supports and the side supports situated along the perimeter of the frame define the perimeter of the frame, and such that the frame size is modular based on a cardinality of the side supports situated along the frame perimeter. The top panel is coupled to the frame. The top panel includes at least one tactile feature.
US10927549B1	Rebar safety cover device and methods A rebar safety cover may include a cylindrical body, a cap coupled to the cylindrical body, a locking support coupled to at least one of the cylindrical body and the cap, and a locking tab coupled to the locking support. The cylindrical body may define a hollow channel having a first central axis. The locking tab may have an opening extending from a first surface to a second surface of the locking tab and having a second central axis. The locking tab may be configured for moving relative to the cylindrical body from a first position in which a first angle is defined between the first central axis and the second central axis to a second position in which a second angle is defined between the first central axis and the second central axis, with the second angle being less than the first angle.
US10927548B1	Fiber elements for soil stabilization The fiber elements for soil stabilization include a combination of rigid and flexible fibers that are adapted to be added to soil in order to stabilize the soil to improve the geotechnical characteristics thereof. Each fiber element includes a rigid fiber having opposed first and second ends, at least the first end defining a first ring. A plurality of flexible fibers are attached to the first ring. When mixed with soil, the rigid fibers provide stiffness to the soil mass, and the flexible fibers provide deformability. For purposes of packaging, prior to addition to soil, the plurality of flexible fibers may be at least partially secured to one another by a water soluble material, such as a water soluble glue, water soluble thread or the like. A plurality of the fiber elements may be secured to one another by the water soluble material, forming a fiber module.
US10927545B2	Modular wall system A wall panel of a moveable and demountable frameless wall panel system that is secured between a floor of a room and a ceiling rail secured to a ceiling of the room. The wall panel includes a frameless panel, an upper clamp assembly, a ceiling track configured to be removably inserted into the ceiling rail, a lower clamp assembly, a first height adjustment mechanism secured to the lower clamp assembly, a second height adjustment mechanism, and a bottom floor channel receiving the first height and second height adjustment mechanisms.
US10927541B2	Metal deck attachment clip and method A one-piece clip includes a stiffener, a first connector plate extending from the stiffener at a first dihedral angle to the stiffener, the first connector plate configured for attachment to a support member extending beneath a corrugated metal deck, and a second connector plate extending from the stiffener at a second dihedral angle to the stiffener, the second connector plate configured for attachment to an underside of the corrugated metal deck. A method of retrofitting a structure to augment its resistance to uplift and seismic forces includes the steps of attaching a first connector plate of a one-piece clip to a support member extending beneath a corrugated metal deck, and attaching a second connector plate of the one-piece clip to an underside of the corrugated metal deck.
US10927535B2	Module for unpowered and automatically flushing apparatus having detachable and waterproof functions on toilet seat Provided is a module for an unpowered and automatically flushing apparatus having detachable and waterproof functions on a toilet seat. A loading lever rotates, by means of the descending movement of a toilet seat, and presses a loading member, thereby enabling enhancement of the transmission efficiency of the force and smooth operation. Also, by means of simplifying the installation work, in which a loading unit and a toilet paper time and flush control unit, or, a loading unit, a toilet paper time and flush control unit and a toilet paper time and flush control unit, or, a loading unit, a toilet paper time and flush control unit, a feces and urine distinguishing unit and a toilet paper time and flush control unit are modularized and installed on the toilet seat, the working process and working time can be reduced.
US10927534B2	Bathtub overflow assembly A bathtub overflow assembly having an overflow elbow exterior to the bathtub's overflow port with an externally threaded cylinder extending axially from the overflow elbow in the direction of the overflow port. The assembly has an overflow elbow retaining structure in the tub comprising a retainer ring having a flange sized to circumscribe the overflow port on the interior of the tub. The retainer ring has a centrally mounted sleeve which extends axially in the direction of the elbow. The sleeve is internally threaded to cooperatively engage the threads on the overflow elbow cylinder and has a length which is sufficient to enable it to overlap the overflow cylinder. An overflow test plug which threadedly mounts to the retainer ring is also disclosed.
US10927533B2	Selectively engageable variable flow rate sink strainer stopper and chemical element A selectively engageable variable flow rate sink strainer which is selectively engageable by several complimentary and individually engageable components, and is especially adapted to providing strainer stopper and chemical functions to kitchen sinks and typical kitchen sink drains. Embodiments include ones which are variable between a maximum and minimum flow rate, the minimum rate being selectively adjustable to approximately zero, comprising a relatively alignable strainer and drain body and droppably removable and sealable strainer and an independently straining drain body and providing for chemical elements outside of a liquid soak volume and at the site of engagement of strainer and drain body.
US10927531B2	Exposed hose faucet A fluid delivery device comprises a faucet. The faucet includes a hub, a sprayhead, and a hose coupling the hub to the sprayhead. Each end of the hose has a pivot coupling. One of the pivot couplings is configured to permit rotation of the hose relative to the hub. Another of the pivot couplings is configured to permit rotation of the sprayhead relative to the hose.
US10927530B2	Water saving device A water saving device is disclosed, which comprises a base having a water flow channel, a throttle ring and a support seat made of an elastic material, and a capacity space is formed in the base, and the support seat is disposed in the capacity space. An annular channel is formed between the support seat and the base. The water channel is in communication with the annular channel. The throttle ring is disposed in the annular channel. When the water pressure is increased to a certain extent, the throttle ring is deformed, and the cross-sectional area of the water flow channel is reduced. The water saving device can effectively prevent the throttle ring from shifting or falling off, and it also has good structural strength and stability that is not easily deformed or broken by external force.
US10927528B2	Shovel A shovel includes a traveling undercarriage configured to travel, an upper rotating structure swingably mounted on the traveling undercarriage, a cab mounted on the upper rotating structure, an attachment including a working part configured to perform work, and a display device provided in the cab. The display device is configured to display an image including a work guidance display part, the work guidance display part showing an attitude of the working part and a target surface, and is configured to change a content displayed in the work guidance display part in accordance with an operating condition of the attachment.
US10927525B2	Control system for work vehicle, control method, and work vehicle A work vehicle control system includes an actual topography acquisition device, a storage device, and a controller. The actual topography acquisition device acquires actual topography information, which indicates the actual topography of a work target. The storage device stores design topography information, which indicates a final design topography that is a target topography of the work target. The controller acquires the actual topography information from the actual topography acquisition device. The controller acquires the design topography information from the storage device. The controller generates a command signal to move the work implement to a position that is between the actual topography and the final design topography, and a predetermined distance above the actual topography.
US10927511B2	Self-lubricating hand tamper A hand tamper includes a handle and a tamping head. The handle has a cavity to hold a fluid. The tamping head includes apertures in the bottom. Fluid can flow from the handle through the apertures of the tamping head to coat a tamping surface on the bottom of the hand tamper. The fluid can, for example, prevent asphalt from sticking to the tamping head.
US10927509B2	Spike driver cab enclosure A cab enclosure for a railroad spike driving machine to protect the operators from the environment includes a pair of pivoting railroad spike trays which can pivot up/down and left/right.
US10927506B2	Papermaking fabrics having machine and cross-machine direction elements and paper products made therewith The present invention discloses a papermaking fabric having a both machine direction (MD) and cross-machine direction (CD) oriented protuberances for molding and structuring a nascent paper web, particularly tissue paper webs. The MD orientated protuberances are spaced apart from one another in the fabric cross-machine direction and may be continuous and parallel to one another. The CD orientated protuberances are preferably discrete and comprise less than about 15 percent of the web contacting surface of the fabric. In certain instances the MD orientated protuberances are formed from interwoven filaments and the CD orientated protuberances are nonwoven and may be applied to the woven fabric substrate by printing.
US10927505B2	Precipitated calcium carbonate The present invention relates to crystalline and stable amorphous CaCO3 precipitated on lignocellulosic fibers.
US10927494B1	Multi-functional brassiere holder A multi-functional device for holding multiple brassieres that supports washing and drying; saves closet storage space; facilitates travel organization; prevents strap tangling; maintains cup shape; and allows visibility. The brassiere holder is constructed entirely from modern, quick-drying washable materials. This design allows the entire unit and the multiple brassieres contained inside to go from: closet; to washer; to dryer; to storage; and from storage directly into a suitcase for travel. The front of the device is covered in a high performance 4-way power stretch mesh fabric. The rear of the device is covered in a quick drying mesh fabric chosen to hold the brassieres firmly and gently in place. Each brassiere is provided a separate compartment to prevent tangling of the straps during washing. Each compartment has two specially designed cup supports made entirely of quick drying mesh pouf to maintain cup shapes and to gently press the cups into the high performance 4-way stretch power mesh to stabilize them.
US10927488B2	Method for reducing vibration during dehydration, and washing machine using same Disclosed is a method for reducing vibration during dehydration of a washing machine having a ball balancer provided to a spin basket for accommodating clothes. The disclosed method for reducing vibration comprises: a test rotation step for rotating the spin basket at a measurement rotation count, which is lower than a resonance rotation count and at which the balls of the ball balancer move in a circle; a vibration period measurement step for measuring a vibration period of the spin basket, the vibration period being caused by the eccentric distribution of the clothes in the test rotation step; and an acceleration start timing acquisition step for acquiring acceleration start timing on the basis of the vibration period such that the balls and the eccentrically distributed clothes are arranged to face each other in opposite phases during resonance, when the rotation count of the spin basket passes the resonance rotation count if there is acceleration at a preset determined acceleration speed from the measurement rotation count.
US10927465B2	Brownmillerite oxides for oxygen evolution catalyst An oxygen evolution catalyst of the formula: Sr2MCoO5 where M=Al, Ga wherein M is bonded with four oxygen atoms to form a tetrahedron. The catalyst is operated at a potential of less than 1.58 volts vs. RHE at a current density of 50 μA/cm2 for a pH of 7-13. The catalyst is operated at a potential of less than 1.55 volts vs. RHE at a current density of 50 μA/cm2 and a pH of 13. The oxygen evolution catalyst of the formula: Sr2GaCoO5 wherein the catalyst is operated at a potential of less than 1.53 volts vs. RHE at a current density of 50 μA/cm2 and a pH of 7. The oxygen evolution catalyst of formula: Sr2GaCoO5 wherein the catalyst maintains a current within 94% after 300 minutes at a potential of 1.645 volts vs. RHE wherein the current is greater than 1 milliamp and a pH of 7.
US10927464B2	Carbon fiber textile reinforcing member with anodic metal line and method of repairing and reinforcing concrete structure using the same Provided are a carbon fiber textile reinforcing material with an anode metal line which can be repaired and reinforced with a high stiffness and non-corrosive carbon fiber textile by disposing a carbon fiber textile reinforcing material with an anodic metal line functioning as a conductor and a reinforcing material on a deteriorated cross-section of concrete, can maximize repair and reinforcement of a reinforced concrete structure by preventing additional corrosion of a concrete embedded reinforcing bar using a sacrificial anode arranged on the carbon fiber textile, can prevent corrosion of an existing reinforced concrete structure and can be used as a reinforcing material and a corrosion preventing material of a new concrete structure, and a method for repairing and reinforcing a reinforced concrete structure using the same.
US10927456B2	Reaction chamber for vapor deposition apparatus A reaction chamber for vapor deposition apparatus, comprises a susceptor to carry substrates, a ceiling, an upper cavity, and protrusions. The ceiling comprises a front surface faces the substrates and comprises front convex parts and front concave parts with an interlaced arrangement to form a convex-concave surface. The ceiling also comprises a rear surface opposites to the front surface and comprises rear convex parts and rear concave parts corresponded to the front concave parts and the front convex parts respectively. The upper cavity opposites to the rear surface and separated to the rear convex parts to define a first flow channel. The protrusions are disposed in the rear concave parts and separated to a side wall and a bottom wall of the rear concave parts to define a second flow channel which is connected to the first flow channel to introduce a cooling fluid.
US10927454B2	Method of forming nitride film A method of forming a nitride film wherein (a) a silane-based gas is supplied to a processing chamber through a gas supply port; (b) a nitrogen radical gas from a radical generator is supplied to the processing chamber through a radical gas pass-through port; and (c) the silane-based gas supplied in (a) is reacted with the nitrogen radical gas supplied in (b), without causing a plasma phenomenon in the processing chamber, to form a nitride film on a wafer.
US10927443B2	Vapor deposition mask, method for manufacturing vapor deposition mask, vapor deposition method, and method for manufacturing organic el display device A deposition mask, which are capable of enhancing close contact between a substrate for vapor deposition and a peripheral region of each opening in the deposition mask during vapor deposition, suppressing the occurrences of film blurs and shadows during vapor deposition, and performing high definition patterning, a method for manufacturing the same, and a vapor deposition method using the deposition mask, are provided. A deposition mask (1) comprises a resin film (11) having a pattern of openings (12) for forming a thin layer pattern by vapor deposition on a substrate for vapor deposition (2). The deposition mask (1) includes a magnetic metal layer (13a) provided on at least a peripheral portion of each opening (12) of a surface of the resin film (11) to be brought into contact with the substrate for vapor deposition (2), thereby enhancing close contact between the substrate for vapor deposition (2) and the peripheral region of each opening (12) of the deposition mask (1) during vapor deposition, and suppressing the occurrences of film blurs and shadows during vapor deposition.
US10927440B2	Zirconium-titanium-copper-nickel-aluminum glasses with high glass forming ability and high thermal stability The disclosure provides Zr—Ti—Cu—Ni—Al metallic glass-forming alloys and metallic glasses that have a high glass forming ability along with a high thermal stability of the supercooled liquid against crystallization.
US10927433B2	Method of producing titanium from titanium oxides through magnesium vapour reduction Disclosed herein is a novel approach to the chemical synthesis of titanium metal from a titanium oxide source material, such as a mineral comprising titanium. In the approach described herein, a titanium oxide source is reacted with Mg vapor to extract a pure Ti metal. The method disclosed herein is more scalable, cheaper, faster, and safer than prior art methods.
US10927431B2	Multilayer films and related uses thereof Embodiments disclosed herein include multilayer films that have at least two layers. More particularly, disclosed in embodiments herein are multilayer films that include at least a first layer and a second layer, wherein the first layer includes at least one polyethylene polymer, wherein the second layer includes at least one water-soluble polymer, wherein the second layer is insoluble in water at a temperature of less than 20° C., wherein the second layer is soluble in water at a temperature of 20° C. or greater, and wherein the first layer has one or more openings through the first layer to expose the second layer. Also disclosed herein are methods of using such multilayer films for extracting metal from metal ore.
US10927424B2	Method and system for producing high-carbon DRI using syngas Producing direct reduced iron (DRI) having chemically-combined carbon includes providing DRI at a temperature above 400° C., providing a first gas stream including hydrogen and carbon monoxide, passing the first gas stream through a methane forming process to yield a second gas stream containing a higher concentration of methane than the first gas stream; and contacting the second gas stream with the DRI. A system for producing the DRI includes a vessel for containing DRI at a temperature above 400° C., a methane forming reactor containing a catalyst bed for producing methane from a first gas stream containing hydrogen and carbon monoxide, a first conduit to feed a gas stream including hydrogen and carbon monoxide to the methane forming reactor, and a second conduit to feed the second gas stream to the vessel containing the DRI.
US10927423B2	Method for processing skins A method for processing skin, the method comprising freezing of the skin before freeze-drying this, freeze-drying of the skin and application of an impregnation material into the freeze-dried skin.
US10927422B2	Stacked continuous vacuum pan system and method A stacked continuous vacuum pan (SCVP) system and method may be provided wherein the SCVP includes at least three modules mounted on separate floors in a stacked formation. Each module includes a horizontal shell and a vertical calandria mounted along the horizontal shell. The calandria may be a honeycomb or swarm calandria. The SCVP system may operate as a single unit while allowing an individual module to be taken offline without disrupting use of the SCVP system.
US10927419B2	Massively parallel single cell analysis The disclosure provides for methods, compositions, and kits for multiplex nucleic acid analysis of single cells. The methods, compositions and systems may be used for massively parallel single cell sequencing. The methods, compositions and systems may be used to analyze thousands of cells concurrently. The thousands of cells may comprise a mixed population of cells (e.g., cells of different types or subtypes, different sizes).
US10927415B2	Methods for identifying cancer risk Provided herein are tissue-specific differential methylated regions (T-DMRs) and cancer-related differential methylated regions (C-DMRs) and methods of use thereof. In one embodiment of the invention, there are provided methods of detecting a cell proliferative disorder by detecting altered methylation in one or more DMRs identified herein. In another embodiment of the invention, there are provided methods of determining clinical outcome by detecting altered methylation in one or more DMRs identified herein.
US10927412B2	Endometriosis classifier The present disclosure provides methods and compositions that are useful for diagnosing the presence or absence of endometriosis and the severity of endometriosis in a subject. The methods and compositions are also useful for distinguishing endometriosis from other uterine or pelvic pathologies in a subject. Also described are sets of genes whose expression levels in a biological sample are diagnostic for endometriosis, and compositions useful for diagnosis, prognosis, and/or treatment of endometriosis.
US10927410B2	Compositions and methods for identification, assessment, prevention, and treatment of T-cell exhaustion using CD39 biomarkers and modulators The present invention is based on the identification, of compositions and methods for the identification, assessment, prevention, and treatment of T-cell exhaustion using CD39 biomarkers and modulators.
US10927403B2	Methods and systems for determining spatial patterns of biological targets in a sample The present disclosure provides methods and assay systems for use in spatially encoded biological assays, including assays to determine a spatial pattern of abundance, expression, and/or activity of one or more biological targets across multiple sites in a sample. In particular, the biological targets comprise proteins, and the methods and assay systems do not depend on imaging techniques for the spatial information of the targets. The present disclosure provides methods and assay systems capable of high levels of multiplexing where reagents are provided to a biological sample in order to address tag the sites to which reagents are delivered; instrumentation capable of controlled delivery of reagents; and a decoding scheme providing a readout that is digital in nature.
US10927393B2	Nucleic acid amplifications A method includes combining a polynucleotide and an amplification reagent mixture to form a reaction mixture, wherein the reaction mixture comprises reversibly bound divalent ions in solution, and adjusting the pH of the reaction mixture to release the reversibly bound divalent ions, thereby initiating amplification of the polynucleotide.
US10927390B2	Method for producing lactic acid by bacterial fermentation A method for producing lactic acid comprises the steps of culturing in a culture medium comprising concentrated whey permeate or delactosed whey permeate as a substrate a bioconversion competent Bacillus bacterial strain capable of converting delactosed whey permeate into lactic acid for a period of time sufficient to allow the bacteria convert at least some of the lactose present in DLP or concentrated whey permeate into lactic acid, and then recovering the lactic acid from the culture medium.
US10927385B2	Increased nucleic-acid guided cell editing in yeast The present disclosure provides methods to increase the percentage of edited yeast cells in a cell population using nucleic-acid guided editing, and automated multi-module instruments for performing these methods.
US10927383B2	Cas9 mRNAs In certain aspects, the disclosure relates to compositions comprising modified Cas9 polyribonucleotides and methods of use, as well as Cas9 polynucleotides and polyribonucleotides.
US10927380B2	Oligonucleotides comprising modified nucleosides Polynucleotides, such as aptamers, comprising at least first one 5-position modified pyrimidine and at least one second 5-position modified pyrimidine are provided, wherein the first and second 5-position modified pyrimidines are different. Methods of selecting and using such polynucleotides, such as aptamers, are also provided.
US10927378B2	Compound and method for treating myotonic dystrophy Provided are 9-base morpholino antisense compounds targeted to polyCUG repeats in the 3′UTR region of dystrophia myotonica protein kinase (DMPK) mRNA, and related methods for treating myotonic dystrophy DM1.
US10927374B2	Compositions and methods for controlling arthropod parasite and pest infestations This application provides and discloses anti-parasitic, anti-pest or insecticidal nucleic acid molecules and their calmodulin target genes for the control of arthropod parasites and pests. This application further provides methods and compositions for the control and treatment of parasites and pests in Apis mellifera (honey bee) hives.
US10927372B2	Compositions and methods for modulating apolipoprotein C-III expression Provided herein are oligomeric compounds with conjugate groups targeting apolipoprotein C-III (ApoCIII). In certain embodiments, the ApoCIII targeting oligomeric compounds are conjugated to N-Acetylgalactosamine. Also disclosed herein are conjugated oligomeric compounds targeting ApoCIII for use in decreasing ApoCIII to treat, prevent, or ameliorate diseases, disorders or conditions related to ApoCIII. Certain diseases, disorders or conditions related to ApoCIII include inflammatory, cardiovascular and/or metabolic diseases, disorders or conditions. The conjugated oligomeric compounds disclosed herein can be used to treat such diseases, disorders or conditions in an individual in need thereof.
US10927360B1	Compositions comprising digestive enzymes Provided herein are compositions with enhanced protein specific activity, protein combinations and methods for the preparation thereof.
US10927352B2	Catalyst and use thereof Use of a catalyst in a method of reducing a substrate, the method comprising contacting a substrate with a catalyst, optionally in the presence of a co-substrate, thereby to generate a reduced substrate. The catalyst is a polypeptide comprising an amino acid sequence having at least 70% identity to SEQ ID NO: 7. In some methods, the substrate concentration is at least 50 mM.
US10927348B2	Human adipose tissue white and ‘brown-on-white’ progenitors for reconstructive and metabolic therapies Methods for preparation of prospectively identified human adipose stem cells enriched populations thereof, e.g., for therapy.
US10927347B2	Device and method for breaking down and sizing harvested fat A fat sizing device includes a first filter element and a second filter element. The first filter element has an exterior formed from a ceramic such as titanium nitride. The second filter element is positioned in series with the first filter element and has an exterior formed from an organic polymer such as a parylene. The first filter element has a first mesh size and the second filter element has a second mesh size different than the first mesh size and may be less than the first mesh size.
US10927339B2	Mutant of Bacillus thuringiensis and application thereof The present disclosure provides a new mutant of Bacillus thuringiensis which is deposited under Accession number DSM 32419. The present disclosure also provides a method for manufacturing a growth promoter for promoting microalgal cell growth, including: (a) inoculating a mutant of Bacillus thuringiensis into a culturing medium to obtain a bacterial suspension, wherein the mutant of Bacillus thuringiensis is deposited under Accession number DSM 32419; (b) culturing the mutant of Bacillus thuringiensis in the bacterial suspension at least to a stationary phase to obtain a cultured medium of the mutant of Bacillus thuringiensis; and (c) performing a vacuum heating procedure on the cultured medium of the mutant of Bacillus thuringiensis to obtain the growth promoter for promoting microalgal cell growth, wherein the growth promoter for promoting microalgal cell growth contains active substances for promoting microalgal cell growth.
US10927331B2	Dissolvable detergent pouch and method A detergent pouch may be made from a dissolvable paper which completely dissolves upon contact with liquid water thereby releasing the detergent contained within the pouch. The dissolvable paper may be a Cellulose gum such as Carboxymethyl Cellulose. The dissolvable paper is free from any coloring, dyes, impurities and other toxins. The detergent may be laundry detergent such as Sodium Carbonate, C12-15 Pareth-2, and Sodium Metasilicate which is free from any fillers, perfumes, coloring agents, or brighteners. The paper pouch and the powder detergent may be safe for septic wastewater treatment systems, biodegradable, and hypoallergenic. The paper pouch may be non-toxic.
US10927328B2	Sustainable laundry sour compositions with iron control Linen treatment compositions and linen processes are disclosed which help to prevent iron deposition from wash water, and/or redeposition after iron containing stain (such as blood) removal by alkaline detergents. The linen treatment composition is a combination of a hydroxycarboxylic acid and an acid source, which may be organic or inorganic. The invention provides for effective iron control in a phosphorus-free formula that is also free of toxic or hazardous chemicals and includes sustainable, environmentally friendly ingredients, while still providing effective iron control.
US10927325B2	Detergent compositions The invention relates to a detergent composition comprising: —(a) from 0.0001 to 1 wt. %, preferably from 0.0001 to 0.1 wt. %, more preferably from 0.0001 to 0.01 wt. %, most preferably from 0.0005 to 0.001 wt. % of a shading dye; and, (b) from 0.0001 to 10 wt. %, preferably from 0.0005 to 8 wt. %, more preferably from 0.001 to 5 wt. %, most preferably from 0.002 to 0.2 wt. % of a cellulase selected from any sequence with a sequence identity of at least 80%, preferably at least 85%, further preferred at least 90%, GO even more preferred at least 92%, also preferred at least 95%, particularly preferred at least 98% and most preferred at least 99% to SEQ ID NO: 11, SEQ ID NO: 13, SEQ ID NO: 15 or SEQ ID NO: 17.
US10927323B2	Composition containing highly unsaturated fatty acid or alkyl ester thereof and a method for producing the same PROBLEM To provide a composition comprising highly enriched PUFA or its alkyl esters while containing fatty acid esters of 3-MCPD at adequately low concentrations and to provide an efficient method for producing the composition. MEANS FOR SOLVING A composition that contains fatty acids or fatty acid alkyl esters as its major component, the composition containing highly unsaturated fatty acid or alkyl ester thereof, wherein the proportion of the highly unsaturated fatty acid in the constituent fatty acids of the composition is 50 area % or more and wherein the concentration of 3-MCPD as found upon analyzing the composition by American Oil Chemists' Society official method Cd 29b-13 assay A is less than 1.80 ppm.
US10927322B2	Lubricant compositions and methods for using the same A lubricant composition with improved stability and tolerance for water hardness comprises a synthetic wax emulsion; an amine derivative; an emulsifier; and a sequestrant. The synthetic wax emulsion may include poly(ethyleneoxide)-based or poly(propyleneoxide)-based wax emulsions. The amine derivative may include alkyl C12-C14 oxy propyl diamine. The lubricant composition can be used for lubricating the passage of a container along a conveyor. The method includes applying the lubricant composition to at least a part of the container or the conveyor in an application cycle, where the application cycle includes a first period of time of dispensing the lubricant composition and a second period of time of not dispensing the lubricant composition.
US10927312B2	Production of upgraded petroleum by supercritical water A method for upgrading a petroleum feedstock using a supercritical water petroleum upgrading system includes introducing the petroleum feedstock, water and an auxiliary feedstock. The method includes operating the system to combine the petroleum feedstock and the water to form a mixed petroleum feedstock and introducing separately and simultaneously into a lower portion of an upflowing supercritical water reactor. The auxiliary feedstock is introduced such that a portion of a fluid contained within the upflowing reactor located proximate to the bottom does not lack fluid momentum. An embodiment of the method includes operating the supercritical water petroleum upgrading system such that the upflowing reactor product fluid is introduced into an upper portion of a downflowing supercritical water reactor. The supercritical water petroleum upgrading system includes the upflowing supercritical water reactor and optionally a downflowing supercritical water reactor.
US10927302B2	Stacked slab coke oven corbel structures Coke oven corbel structures are provided with a multiple number of stacked refractory slabs defining a corresponding multiple number of tiers of the corbel structure. The multiple number of stacked refractory slabs define a pair of substantially vertically oriented central fuel gas passageways and pairs of combustion air passageways laterally of a respective one of the central fuel gas passageways. A plurality of vertically stacked fuel gas blocks each defining a central fuel gas conduit may be positioned within each of the central fuel gas passageways.
US10927292B2	Sustained release system for reservoir treatment and monitoring Provided are compositions containing a mixture of microcapsules and a bulk polymer, where the microcapsules have an oil field chemical contained within the microcapsules. The microcapsules can be present in a variety of configurations. The microcapsules contain a core or a micro-matrix containing the oil field chemicals. The core or micro-matrix can be surrounded by one or more polymeric shells, where each shell contains at least one polymer that affects the release of the oil field chemical from the composition. The compositions provide for the sustained release of an oil field chemical into fluid in an oil field reservoir over long periods of time. Also provided are methods of making the compositions and articles containing the compositions, along with methods are of tracing the movement of fluid in a hydrocarbon reservoir using the compositions, and methods of providing for the sustained release of oil field chemicals.
US10927291B2	Compositions for treating a subterranean formation with a foamed system and corresponding methods A method for treating a subterranean formation with a foamed system is disclosed. The method includes introducing a fracturing fluid into the formation. The fracturing fluid includes a first solution and a second solution. The first solution includes an ammonium containing compound. The second solution includes a nitrite containing compound. One or both of the solutions further include a foaming agent. The solutions are mixed within the formation to generate a nitrogen gas. The method further includes, allowing the compounds to generate nitrogen in the presence of the foaming agent to form a foam and generate the foamed system within the formation. Generation of the foamed system produces sufficient pressure from volumetric expansion to generate fractures in the formation. The fractures are held open with a proppant provided with the fracturing fluid to create a conductive path for production of fluids from the formation to the wellbore.
US10927288B2	Cement activator composition for treatment of subterranean formations Various embodiments disclosed relate to cement activator compositions for treatment of subterranean formations. In various embodiments, the present invention provides a method of treating a subterranean formation including placing in the subterranean formation a liquid cement activator composition including water, an alkali sulfate salt, a polyphosphate salt, and a stabilizer polymer.
US10927268B1	Coat max The present application refers to a novel coating compound and more specifically to a novel coating compound comprising 75% of an aluminum containing compound and 25% of a carbon containing compound, where said aluminum containing compound may either be graphene or graphene oxide and said carbon containing compound may either be graphene or graphene oxide. Upon reading this specification, it should be appreciated that, under appropriate circumstances, considering such issues as user preferences, design preference, structural requirements, marketing preferences, cost, available materials, technological advances, etc., other graphene arrangements such as, for example, graphene oxide, etc., may be sufficient.
US10927265B2	Block copolymer for protecting parts made from metal The invention relates to the use of a block copolymer comprising at least one polyamide block and at least one polyolefin block to give to the metal-based material onto which it is applied adhesion and anti-corrosion properties. Another subject of the invention is a block copolymer including at least one polyamide block at least one polyolefin block and at least one alkylene block, Its preparation process, a composition containing it and a process for using said composition.
US10927260B2	Coloring composition, light absorption anisotropic film, laminate, and image display device Provided are a coloring composition with which a light absorption anisotropic film having excellent durability can be formed, a light absorption anisotropic film, a laminate, and an image display device. A coloring composition according to the invention contains a dichroic dye compound having a structure represented by Formula (1D) and a liquid crystalline compound.
US10927251B2	Phenol-containing polyester multiphase polymer blend materials A solid multiphase polymer blend material comprising: (i) a polyphenolic substance having a molecular weight of at least 500 g/mol; and (ii) a polyester having a molecular weight of at least 500 g/mol; wherein at least a portion of the polyphenolic substance is covalently bonded directly or through a linking moiety to the polyester. Methods for producing the blend material are also described, e.g., homogeneously melt blending a mixture comprising components (i) and (ii) under conditions resulting in covalent attachment of at least a portion of the polyphenolic substance directly or through a linking moiety to the polyester. Methods for producing objects made of the blend material by melt extrusion are also described.
US10927247B2	Method for inhibiting the permeation of water in an extraction well of a hydrocarbon fluid from an underground reservoir A method for inhibiting the permeation of water in an extraction well of a hydrocarbon fluid from an underground reservoir is described. The method includes the injection of at least one treatment fluid into the underground reservoir. The treatment fluid contains at least one emulsion or dispersion in an organic solvent of at least one copolymer of a first monomer of an acrylic monomer or a methacrylic monomer, and a second monomer having at least one ethylene unsaturation and at least one polyoxyethylene chain. The emulsion or dispersion of the copolymer used in the method is also described.
US10927246B2	Benzoic sulfimide binders and insulation articles comprising the same The present disclosure generally relates to an aqueous curable binder composition comprising (i) a benzoic sulfimide, (ii) a carbohydrate or alcohol, and (iii) the reaction product of (i) and (ii), at a defined ratio of carbohydrate or alcohol compound to benzoic sulfimide compound. In some embodiments, the aqueous curable binder is produced using renewable materials and is characterized by improved cure rates. In additional embodiments, the composition is disposed onto an assembly of fibers or particles for the production of an insulation product.
US10927241B2	Sulfur-crosslinkable rubber mixture, vulcanizate of the rubber mixture, and vehicle tire The invention relates to a sulfur-crosslinkable rubber mixture, to a vulcanizate thereof and to a vehicle tire. The sulfur-crosslinkable rubber mixture contains at least the following constituents: at least one diene rubber; and 10 to 300 phr of at least one silica; and 1 to 30 phf of at least one silane A having general empirical formula A-I) (R1)oSi—R2—(S—R3)q—S—X; and A-I) 0.5 to 30 phf of at least one silane B having general empirical formula B-I) (R1)oSi—R2—(S—R3)u—S—R2—Si(R1)o B-I) wherein q is 1, 2 or 3; and u is 1, 2 or 3; and X is a hydrogen atom or a —C(═O)—R8 group wherein R8 is selected from hydrogen C1-C20-alkyl groups, preferably C1-C17, C6-C20-aryl groups, preferably phenyl, C2-C20-alkenyl groups and C7-C20-aralkyl groups.
US10927229B2	Method for preparing nanoporous polysulfone-based polymers The present invention relates to a method for preparing nanoporous polysulfone-based polymers, including: a copolymer of a polysulfone polymer and a polar polymer is immersed into a compound swelling agent, and maintained for at least 1 minute above room temperature; the compound swelling agent is a “solvent pair” composed of the mixture of solvent A and solvent B; the solvent A has high affinity with the polysulfone polymer; and the solvent B has high affinity with the polar polymer; the treated copolymer is taken out from the compound swelling agent and then dried to remove the solvent to obtain the nanoporous polysulfone-based polymers.
US10927224B2	Process for modifying polymer particles of an aqueous polymer dispersion, an aqueous polymer dispersion obtainable by said process, a redispersible polymer powder, and a composition comprising the redispersible polymer powder The invention relates to a process for modifying polymer particles of an aqueous polymer dispersion in which positively or negatively charged polymer particles are provided with an inorganic salt shell. The inorganic shell leads to an improved drying ability and storage stability of the latex and improves the storage stability of the resulting polymer powder. The obtained polymer powder exhibits an improved viscosity and faster skin-forming time in the final application and is therefore particularly useful in a building material composition.
US10927221B2	Dendrimeric metallacrowns Dendrimeric metallacrowns may include a monomeric metallacrown complex or a dimeric metallacrown complex. In an example, the dendrimeric metallacrown includes the monomeric metallacrown complex and a dendron. In this example, the monomeric metallacrown complex includes a central ion, and a metallomacrocycle attached to the central ion. The central ion is selected from the group consisting of a lanthanide ion, a d-block transition metal ion or rare earth metal ion, and an s-block alkali or alkaline earth metal. The metallomacrocycle includes a repeating sub-unit consisting of a metal ion and a ring ligand selected from the group consisting of a hydroxamic acid derivative and an oxime derivative. The dendron is respectively attached to each of the ring ligands of the metallomacrocycle.
US10927220B2	Silazane-siloxane random copolymers, their production and use The present invention relates to silazane-siloxane random copolymers as well as their production and their uses, particularly in LEDs.
US10927206B2	Copolymer and application therefor Provided are a copolymer having biocompatibility sufficient for use in medical material applications, and a method of forming a crosslinked body, the method including imparting biocompatibility to a substrate surface through the use of the copolymer. More specifically, a protein adsorption-suppressing effect and a cell adhesion-suppressing effect, which are features of a phosphorylcholine group, are imparted to the substrate surface. It has been found that a copolymer containing a phosphorylcholine constitutional unit and a photoreactive constitutional unit, or a copolymer containing a phosphorylcholine constitutional unit, a photoreactive constitutional unit, and a hydrophobic constitutional unit can impart a protein adsorption-suppressing effect and a cell adhesion-suppressing effect to a substrate surface through a simple approach called photoirradiation.
US10927203B2	Polyethylene compositions and articles made therefrom Polyethylene compositions including at least 65 wt % ethylene derived units and from 0 to 35 wt % of C3-C12 olefin comonomer derived units, based upon the total weight of the polyethylene composition are provided. The polyethylene compositions have a) an RCI,m of 100 kg/mol or greater and one or both of: b) a Tw1-Tw2 value of from −16 to −38° C.; and c) an Mw1/Mw2 value of at least 0.9. The polyethylene compositions may be used to manufacture articles such as films.
US10927201B2	Ziegler-Natta—metallocene dual catalyst systems with activator-supports Catalyst systems having both a metallocene catalyst component and a Ziegler-Natta component are disclosed. Such catalyst systems can contain a metallocene compound, an activator-support, an organoaluminum compound, and a Ziegler-Natta component comprising titanium supported on magnesium chloride.
US10927200B2	Method for preparing a dry-strength agent, in particular glyoxylated polyacrylamide In a method for preparing glyoxylated polyacrylamide, in which an aqueous solution of polyacrylamide is supplemented with ethanedial (glyoxal) under stirring by means of a circulation pump, the reaction is started by the addition of a base, at a basic pH value above 8, and is allowed to react under stirring and/or circulating, whereupon the reaction is stopped by the addition of an acid under stirring and/or circulating after completion of a predetermined reaction time, wherein the method is per as a discontinuous method in which the quantitative reaction of ethanedial with an excess amount of polyacrylamide in an aqueous basic medium is controlled and/or regulated by at least one, of the following factors: a) turbidity measurement b) adaptation as a function of the temperature c) pH adaptation as a function of the reaction time d) drop of pH the value, or e) current consumption of the circulation pump.
US10927195B2	Olefin coordination polymerization catalyst and use thereof The present invention provides an olefin coordination polymerization catalyst and use thereof. The composition of the raw materials of the olefin coordination polymerization catalyst comprises: a main catalyst and a cocatalyst, wherein a molar ratio of the transition metal halide in the main catalyst to the cocatalyst is 1:10-500; and the composition of the raw materials of the main catalyst comprises a magnesium compound, a transition metal halide, an alcohol having 2 to 15 carbon atoms, and a star-shaped organosiloxane compound in a molar ratio of 1:1-40:0.01-10:0.001-10; and the cocatalyst comprises an organoaluminum compound. The above olefin coordination polymerization catalyst is used as a catalyst for ethylene polymerization, propylene polymerization, and copolymerization of ethylene or propylene with an α-olefin. The olefin polymerization catalyst of the present invention has good catalytic activity.
US10927192B2	Composition and method of making water soluble chitosan polymer and composite particles Embodiments of the present disclosure provide for water-soluble chitosan particles, methods of making water-soluble chitosan particles, and methods of using water-soluble chitosan particles. In an embodiment, the composition of water-soluble chitosan particles can be used in drug delivery, tissue engineering, bioimaging, biosensing, catalysis, and antimicrobial applications.
US10927188B2	Method for producing short-chain peptide-immobilized carrier, and short-chain peptide-immobilized carrier Provided is a method for producing a short-chain peptide-immobilized carrier that maintains a secondary structure of a short-chain peptide, the method including a step of preparing an alcohol solution containing an alcohol solvent, and a short-chain peptide having a plurality of immobilizing functional groups, the short-chain peptide having a secondary structure induced in the alcohol solvent; and a step of bringing a carrier coupled with a spacer having a reactive group that reacts with the immobilizing functional group, into contact with the alcohol solution, and thereby immobilizing the short-chain peptide to the spacer.
US10927180B2	B cell maturation antigen binding proteins Disclosed herein are B cell maturation antigen binding proteins with improved binding affinities and improved ability to mediate killing of cancer cells expressing B cell maturation antigen (BCMA). Pharmaceutical compositions comprising the binding proteins disclosed herein and methods of treatment of a cancer or a metastasis thereof using such formulations are further provided.
US10927179B2	Human follicle-stimulating hormone receptor (FSHR) extracellular domain antibodies and methods of use thereof The invention relates to anti-human follicle-stimulating hormone receptor antibodies. The invention also relates to use of the anti-human follicle-stimulating hormone receptor antibodies in the treatment of cancer. The present invention also relates to a process for detecting cancerous cells and a process for diagnosis cancer. The present invention finds an application in the therapeutic and diagnostic medical technical fields.
US10927178B2	Anti-CXCR4 antibodies and antibody-drug conjugates The present invention provides antibodies and related molecules that bind to chemokine receptor 4 (CXCR4). The invention further provides antibody-drug conjugates comprising such antibodies, antibody encoding nucleic acids, and methods of obtaining such antibodies. The invention further relates to therapeutic methods for use of these antibodies and anti-CXCR4 antibody-drug conjugates for the treatment of a disorder associated with CXCR4 function or expression (e.g., cancer), such as colon, RCC, esophageal, gastric, head and neck, lung, ovarian, pancreatic cancer or hematological cancers.
US10927174B2	Anti-ROR1 antibodies and uses thereof The present disclosure relates to anti-ROR1 binding proteins, including those that bind to a ROR1 or portion thereof such as an intracellular C terminal portion of a ROR1 protein, and the use of such binding proteins in immunohistochemical and diagnostic methods. Related kits and methods of using the binding proteins are also provided, as are methods of treatment of subjects having diseases or conditions determined to be candidates for such treatments by the binding proteins or methods of this disclosure.
US10927171B2	Antibody therapeutics that bind TIM3 There is disclosed compositions and methods relating to or derived from anti-TIM3 antibodies. More specifically, there is disclosed fully human antibodies that bind TIM3, TIM3-antibody binding fragments and derivatives of such antibodies, and TIM3-binding polypeptides comprising such fragments. Further still, there is disclosed nucleic acids encoding such antibodies, antibody fragments and derivatives and polypeptides, cells comprising such polynucleotides, methods of making such antibodies, antibody fragments and derivatives and polypeptides, and methods of using such antibodies, antibody fragments and derivatives and polypeptides, including methods of treating a disease.
US10927167B2	Anti-complement factor C1Q antibodies and uses thereof The present invention provides anti-C1q antibodies and methods of using the same.
US10927161B2	Methods for modulating an immune response The present disclosure provides methods of modulating an immune response in an individual. The present disclosure provides methods of treatment. The present disclosure provides methods comprising administering a multimeric polypeptide (synTac) and an immune checkpoint inhibitor to an individual. The present disclosure provides methods comprising administering a multimeric polypeptide (synTac) to an individual who is undergoing treatment with immune checkpoint inhibitor.
US10927160B2	Engineered invariant natural killer T (iNKT) cells and methods of making and using thereof Disclosed are invariant natural killer T (iNKT) cells engineered using hematopoietic stem and progenitor cells (HSPCs) and methods of making and using thereof. Specifically, the engineered cells iNKT are genetically modified to contain at least one exogenous invariant natural killer T cell receptor (iNKT TCR) nucleic acid molecule. Further disclosed are iNKT TCR nucleotide sequences and codon optimized sequences for expression.
US10927159B2	TIGIT- and light-based chimeric proteins The present invention relates, inter alia, to compositions and methods, including TIGIT- and/or LIGHT-based chimeric proteins that find use in the treatment of disease, such as cancer and an inflammatory disease.
US10927155B2	Dual inhibitory action peptidomimetic inhibitor for IL-33 and IL-1beta In one aspect, the invention relates to compositions comprising peptides and/or peptidomimetic compounds, methods of making same, pharmaceutical compositions comprising same, and methods of treating various diseases, including, but not limited to, arthritis, obstructive lung disease, psoriasis, asthma, a defect in hematopoiesis, a neoplasia, a fungal infection, a parasitic infection, or an autoimmune disease, such as, but not limited to, rheumatoid arthritis, atopic allergy, anaphylaxis, psoriasis, asthma, lupus erythematosis, a myeloid cell disorder, or a eosinophil cell disorder. In an aspect, the disclosed peptides and/or compounds inhibit the interaction of IL-1RAcP with the ST2 and IL33 receptor/cytokine complexes. In a further aspect, the disclosed peptides and/or compounds inhibit the interaction of IL-1RAcP with the IL-1R1 and IL-1β receptor/cytokine complexes. This abstract is intended as a scanning tool for purposes of searching in the particular art and is not intended to be limiting of the present invention.
US10927148B2	Wet adhesive peptide materials and their use Peptides that form adhesive bonds, even in aqueous and/or saline environments, are disclosed. When aggregated, the peptides may be used in methods for producing hydrogels and/or adhesive materials. Synthetic peptide analogs are provided that are designed based on protein sequences found in barnacle adhesive, and may optionally be augmented with chemistry from other organisms that secrete proteins that adhere to substrates. The peptides may be used, for example, in biomedical and aqueous applications. Methods of using the aggregated peptides as adhesives are also provided.
US10927146B2	Peptidyl ketoamides as inhibitors of rhomboid proteases Compounds useful for the treatment of malaria, cancer, Parkinson's disease, diabetes, and bacterial infection.
US10927144B2	Methods for removing a contaminant using indigenous protein displacement ion exchange membrane chromatography Methods for purifying a polypeptide from a composition comprising the polypeptide and at least one contaminant are described, which methods comprise the sequential steps of: (a) passing the composition through an ion exchange membrane, where the polypeptide and the membrane have opposite charge, at operating conditions comprised of a buffer having a pH sufficiently distinct from the pI of the polypeptide to enhance the charge of the polypeptide and a low ionic strength effective to prevent the shielding of charges by buffer ions, which cause the membrane to bind the polypeptide and the at least one contaminant, and (b) recovering the purified polypeptide from the effluent.
US10927143B2	Method for decontaminating a biological material by partitioning and inactivation The invention relates to a process for decontaminating a biological material by partitioning and inactivation techniques. The process includes the formation of a three-layer liquid system (a-b-c), where the layers are placed one onto the other and are different from each other in density and/or miscibility properties. The upper layer (a) has an aqueous solution of the biological material to decontaminate; the lower layer (c) has the solution inactivating viruses, prions or bacteria; the intermediate layer (b), interposed between the upper and lower layers, separates and protects the biological material from the inactivating solution which has an organic solvent or a mixture of more such solvents, immiscible at least with the upper layer. Moreover, the invention provides specific indications about the density difference between the layers in order to preserve system stability and, at the same time, protect the efficiency of decontamination and the biological activity of the material undergoing decontamination.
US10927134B2	Bridged phenolate transition metal complexes, production, and uses thereof The present disclosure provides transition metal catalysts and the respective bridged phenolate ligands contained on the catalyst, as well as, catalyst systems and polymerization processes for producing polyolefins. The catalysts and the catalyst systems provide catalytic activity values of greater than 100 kg/mmol-hr, such as greater than 400 kg/mmol-hr or greater than 500 kg/mmol-hr.
US10927125B2	Substituted cinnolines as inhibitors of KRAS G12C Compounds having activity as inhibitors of G12C mutant KRAS protein are provided. The compounds have the following structure (I): or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, tautomer, prodrug or stereoisomer thereof, wherein R1, R2a, R3a, R3b, R4a, R4b, G1, G2, L1, L2, m1, m2, A, B, W, X, Y, Z and E are as defined herein. Methods associated with preparation and use of such compounds, pharmaceutical compositions comprising such compounds and methods to modulate the activity of G12C mutant KRAS protein for treatment of disorders, such as cancer, are also provided.
US10927119B2	Pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyrimidine-5,7-diamine compounds as CDK inhibitors and their therapeutic use Certain pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyrimidine-5,7-diamine compounds that inhibit cycline dependent kinase (CDK) (e.g., CDK1, CDK2, CDK4, CDK5, CDK6, CDK7, CDK8, CDK9, CDK10, CDK11, CDK12, CDK13, etc.) are disclosed. Pharmaceutical compositions comprising these compounds, and the use of these compounds and compositions to inhibit CDK; to treat disorders associated with CDK such as those arising from an inappropriate activity, mutation, overexpression, or upstream pathway activation of CDK; or disorders that are ameliorated by the inhibition of CDK; proliferative disorders; cancer; viral infections; neurodegenerative disorders; ischaemia; renal diseases; and cardiovascular disorders are also disclosed. Optionally, the treatment further comprises simultaneous or sequential treatment with a further active agent, e.g., an aromatase inhibitor, an anti-estrogen, a Her2 blocker, a cytotoxic chemotherapeutic agent, etc.
US10927112B2	BRaf inhibitors and use thereof for treatment of cutaneous reactions The present invention discloses novel BRaf inhibitors of formula (I), (II) or (III), wherein R is defined as set forth in the specification, compositions comprising these BRaf inhibitors and uses thereof for the treatment, amelioration and/or prevention of cutaneous reactions.
US10927111B2	Inhibitors of RAF kinases Provided herein are heteroaryl inhibitors of receptor tyrosine kinase effector (RAF), pharmaceutical compositions comprising said compounds, and methods for using said compounds for the treatment of disease.
US10927109B2	7-substituted 1-aryl-naphthyridine-3-carboxylic acid amides and use thereof The present application relates to novel 7-substituted 1-arylnaphthyridine-3-carboxamides, to processes for their preparation, to their use, alone or in combinations, for the treatment and/or prevention of diseases, and to their use for the production of medicaments for the treatment and/or prevention of diseases, in particular for the treatment and/or prevention of cardiovascular disorders and/or renal disorders.
US10927106B2	Benzothiazole derivatives as DYRK1 inhibitors The present invention relates to compounds of Formula (I), which are DYRK1A and/or DYRK1B inhibitors, and their use in the treatment of neurodegenerative disorders such as Alzheimer's disease (AD) and Parkinson's disease (PD), metabolic disorders such as Metabolic Syndrome or diabetes mellitus, and cancer.
US10927097B2	Indole compound as inhibitor of necrosis The present application relates to an indole compound represented by formula (1): a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or isomer thereof, a composition for prevention or treatment of necrosis and necrosis-associated diseases, and a method for preparing the composition, the composition comprising the indole compound or the pharmaceutically acceptable salt or isomer thereof as an active ingredient.
US10927096B2	Ester substituted ion channel blockers and methods for use The invention provides compounds of Formula (I), or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof: The compounds, compositions, methods and kits of the invention are useful for the treatment of pain, itch, and neurogenic inflammation.
US10927086B2	Substituted sulfoximine compounds as indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase (IDO) inhibitors Compounds of Formula I, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, solvate or hydrate thereof: (I). Also disclosed herein are uses of the compounds disclosed herein in the potential treatment or prevention of an IDO-associated disease or disorder. Also disclosed herein are compositions comprising a compound disclosed herein. Further disclosed herein are uses of the compositions in the potential treatment or prevention of an IDO-associated disease or disorder.
US10927081B2	Enhanced erythropoiesis and iron metabolism The present invention relates to methods and compounds for regulating or enhancing erthropoiesis and iron metabolism, and for treating or preventing iron deficiency and anemia of chronic disease.
US10927074B2	Synthesis of methyl ethyl sulfide and related production systems The present invention discloses processes for producing methyl ethyl sulfide by contacting dimethyl sulfide and diethyl sulfide in the presence of a suitable catalyst. Methyl ethyl sulfide can be used as an odorant in natural gas. Integrated mercaptan and sulfide manufacturing systems and integrated methods for making mercaptans and sulfides also are disclosed.
US10927073B2	Compound for a curable composition The present application relates to a curable composition, a cured product and uses of the curable composition and the cured product. By comprising the curable compound having a certain structure, the present application can provide a curable composition which can increase cohesiveness of the cured product without increasing viscosity of the composition before curing, also minimize the increase of the elastic modulus, and also minimize the ratio of a nonreactive oligomer with an effect of improving the interfacial adhesion. The curable composition can be applied to a variety of optical applications and can be usefully used, for example, for bonding various optical functional members in a display device, for example, for directly bonding a touch panel and a display panel.
US10927070B2	Compositions and methods for treating cancer Provided herein are compositions and methods for treating, inhibiting and/or reducing the severity of cancer in subjects in need thereof. The methods include providing an agent that inhibits expression or activity of ONECUT2 and administering a therapeutically effective amount of the agent so as to treat, inhibit and/or reduce the severity of cancer in the subject.
US10927061B2	Dehydrohalogenation of hydrochlorofluorocarbons The present specification relates to a dehydrohalogenation process comprising contacting a halofluoroalkane of formula RCXYCZQT with a caustic agent optionally in the presence of an amine in an aqueous solvent in the absence of a catalyst while providing mixing with power input ranging from about 0.1 to about 50 HP/1000 gallons to produce a product comprising a fluoroolefin of formula RCX═CZQ, wherein R is perfluorinated alkyl group and X, Z and Q are independently H or halogen, and one of Y and T is H and the other is halogen.
US10927056B2	Reactors and systems for oxidative coupling of methane In an aspect, the present disclosure provides a method for the oxidative coupling of methane to generate hydrocarbon compounds containing at least two carbon atoms (C2+ compounds). The method can include mixing a first gas stream comprising methane with a second gas stream comprising oxygen to form a third gas stream comprising methane and oxygen and performing an oxidative coupling of methane (OCM) reaction using the third gas stream to produce a product stream comprising one or more C2+ compounds.
US10927050B2	Multi-strand plant and process for producing olefins from oxygenates The invention relates to a multi-strand plant and a corresponding process for producing olefins from oxygenates in which a plurality of reactor trains which each comprise one or more catalyst-containing oxygenate-to-olefin (OTO) reaction zones are arranged in parallel and operated in parallel, wherein at least one of the parallel reaction zones may be operated in a regeneration mode while the OTO synthesis reaction may be performed in the other reaction zones parallel thereto. The partial product streams obtained from the individual reactor trains operated in a synthesis mode are discharged via partial product conduits, combined into a complete product conduit using a connecting device, compressed using a compressor and separated into a plurality of olefin-containing hydrocarbon fractions using a multi-stage workup apparatus. The inventive configuration of the plant and of the process reduces pressure drops and thus enhances the yield for short-chain olefins, for example propylene.
US10927048B1	Gunpowder preparation system and method of making the same A method of preparing gunpowder includes selecting a known combination of chemicals used in making gunpowder; mixing the known combination of chemicals and a measurement of liquid ammonia at a predetermined temperature; stirring the chemicals and liquid ammonia with a laboratory mechanical stirrer, causing the chemicals to blend at a molecular level; raising the temperature of the mixture, causing the liquid ammonia to evaporate from the mixture, while keeping the mixture significantly below ignition temperature; allowing the remaining mixture to warm, thereby reducing the risk of ignition; and resulting in a fine gunpowder mixture, with no water content and limited recrystallization of the chemicals.
US10927033B2	Optical fiber production method An optical fiber production method includes: drawing an optical fiber from an optical fiber preform; and cooling the optical fiber. When in the cooling process, the optical fiber is passed through a plurality of annealing furnaces and Equation (1) is held. A time constant of relaxation of a structure of glass forming a core in the optical fiber is τ(Tn). A temperature of the optical fiber at a point in time when the optical fiber is delivered into an nth annealing furnace from an upstream side is Tn. A fictive temperature of glass forming the core at the point in time when the optical fiber is delivered is Tfn. A fictive temperature of glass forming the core after a lapse of time Δt from the point in time when the optical fiber is delivered is Tf. 20° C.
US10927029B2	Apparatuses and methods for continuous production of glass tubing An apparatus for producing composite glass tube with a plurality of glass layers includes a plurality of cylindrical containers of increasing inner dimensions concentrically arranged and stationary. Each cylindrical container includes a side wall, bottom wall, and a delivery ring. Adjacent cylindrical containers define an annular chamber, a flow control region, and an annular flow channel therebetween. The apparatus includes at least one flow control valve positioned in the flow control region and translatable relative to the adjacent cylindrical containers. Translation of the flow control valves relative to the cylindrical containers is operable to change an impedance to flow of molten glass through the flow control region, thereby modifying an overall flow rate or circumferential distribution of molten glass from the cylindrical containers. Systems and methods for producing composite glass tube using the apparatus are also disclosed.
US10927027B2	Electromagnetic-force-based dewatering for sewage sludge reduction For sewage sludge reduction, an apparatus includes a front-end auxiliary filter plate, a back-end auxiliary filter plate, and a plurality of filter plate modules disposed between the front-end auxiliary filter plate and the back-end auxiliary filter plate. Each filter plate module includes a middle main filter plate, a middle auxiliary filter plate, and a plurality of electromagnetic modules comprising an electromagnetic coil wound around an electromagnetic core. The middle main filter plate and the middle auxiliary filter plate are disposed at opposite sides of the electromagnetic modules. A plurality of microwave generators send microwaves through microwave acting channels to irradiate the sewage sludge. An electric current is applied to the electromagnetic coil, attracting the middle auxiliary filter plates and the main filter plates and applying pressure to the sewage sludge.
US10927023B1	Whey preacid treatment of wastewater with high calcium concentration to promote anaerobic digestion and delay calcification A method may add whey to high calcium papermaking industrial wastewater blended and pre-acidification treatment to promote anaerobic reaction and inhibit calcification. The method includes, before anaerobic treatment of papermaking wastewater, mixing whey wastewater with the papermaking wastewater. The method also includes pre-treating the papermaking wastewater by acidification to stabilize the papermaking wastewater prior to entering an anaerobic reaction system.
US10927017B2	Arrangement for a device for disinfecting a fluid and device The invention relates to an arrangement for a device for disinfecting a fluid, having a container; a reactor space which is arranged in the container and is configured to receive a fluid to be disinfected, which enters the reactor space via an inlet thereof and can leave it via an outlet of the reactor space; and a UV irradiation device having light-emitting UV diodes, with which UV light rays for disinfecting the fluid in the reactor space can be irradiated; wherein the reactor space in the container is formed having a flow path in a flow tube surrounded by a container wall and the light-emitting UV diodes are arranged distributed on the container wall in the region of the flow tube along the flow path in order to irradiate the UV light rays on the flow path. Furthermore, a device for disinfecting a fluid is provided.
US10927011B2	Method for producing zeolite having controlled aluminum content by adjusting composition of synthesis mixture Provided is a method for producing zeolite having a controlled aluminum content, wherein the sodium hydroxide molar concentration of a zeolite synthesis mixture can be adjusted to adjust the aluminum content in synthesized CHA. The structure of the low aluminum-content CHA produced by the provided method does not collapse even after high-temperature hydrothermal treatment, and thus the catalytic activity of the CHA can be maintained. Moreover, by adjusting the aluminum content in the framework, the properties of the produced CHA significantly change, and thus the CHA can be applied to various fields.
US10927009B2	Method for directly preparing expanded graphite or graphene under normal temperature and normal pressure Provided are a method for directly preparing expanded graphite or graphene under normal temperature and normal pressure, a graphene material, and a product. The method comprises the following specific steps: firstly dispersing graphite in an acidic medium containing an oxidizing agent, and then enabling obtained suspension liquid to stand under normal temperature and normal pressure, thus obtaining expanded graphite. The method does not involve any high-temperature high-pressure reaction process, is safe in operation, low in energy consumption and high in efficiency, and is environmentally-friendly. Obtained expanded graphite can realize 50-1500 times of volume expansion, and an sp2 hybridization structure of a graphene sheet layer is basically not damaged; and the obtained expanded graphite can be widely applied to the fields of energy storage, heat management, photoelectronic devices, solar cells, anti-corrosive materials, various composite materials, and the like. The prepared expanded graphite can also be used as a precursor for preparing high-quality graphene, and the high-quality graphene basically containing no defects can be obtained by peeling off the expanded graphite.
US10927008B2	Method and device for upgrading of biogas and hydrogen production from anaerobic fermentation of biological material Method and device for biogas upgrading and hydrogen production from anaerobic fermentation of biological material under production of energy rich gases selected among methane and hydrogen or a combination thereof. The method comprises addition of hydrogen gas to a fermentation step to enhance the methane: CO2 ratio in the raw biogas produced. At least part of the raw biogas is subjected to a step of sorption enhanced reforming without prior separation of CO2, using CaO as an absorbent to capture CO2 from the raw biogas as well as CO2 released in the reforming reaction. CaO is regenerated in an endothermic reaction using heat at least partially provided, directly or indirectly, by the bio-gas to be upgraded, thereby producing substantially pure hydrogen and substantially pure CO2.
US10927005B2	Method for manufacturing doubly re-entrant microstructures A method of making microstructures having re-entrant or doubly re-entrant topology includes forming a mold defining the negative surface features of the re-entrant or doubly re-entrant topology that is to be formed. In one embodiment, a soft or flowable material is formed on a first substrate and the mold is contacted with the same to form a solid, now positive surface having the re-entrant or doubly re-entrant topology. The mold is then released from the first substrate. The microstructures are secured to a second, different substrate, and the first substrate is removed. Any residual microstructure material located between adjacent microstructures may be removed to form the separate microstructures on the second substrate. The second substrate may be thin and flexible any manipulated into useful or desired shapes having the microstructures on one side thereof.
US10927002B2	Membrane components and method for forming a membrane component A membrane component comprises a membrane structure comprising an electrically conductive membrane layer. The electrically conductive membrane layer has a suspension region and a membrane region. In addition, the suspension region of the electrically conductive membrane layer is arranged on an insulation layer. Furthermore, the insulation layer is arranged on a carrier substrate. Moreover, the membrane component comprises a counterelectrode structure. A cavity is arranged vertically between the counterelectrode structure and the membrane region of the electrically conductive membrane layer. In addition, an edge of the electrically conductive membrane layer projects laterally beyond an edge of the insulation layer by more than half of a vertical distance between the electrically conductive membrane layer and the counterelectrode structure.
US10927001B2	MEMS cryocooler systems and methods Techniques are disclosed for systems and methods using microelectromechanical systems MEMS techniques to provide cryogenic and/or general cooling of a device or sensor system. In one embodiment, a system includes a compressor assembly and MEMS expander assembly in fluid communication with the compressor assembly via a gas transfer line configured to physically separate and thermally decouple the MEMS expander assembly from the compressor assembly. The MEMS expander assembly includes a plurality of expander cells each including a MEMS displacer, a cell regenerator, and an expansion volume disposed between the MEMS displacer and the cell regenerator, and the plurality of cell regenerators are configured to combine to form a contiguous shared regenerator for the MEMS expander assembly.
US10926997B2	Co-fueling nozzle with dual spouts A co-fueling nozzle incorporating dual spouts, having a nozzle housing, a pair of fuel flow paths provided through the housing, a separate poppet and automatic shut off valve operatively associated with each flow path, such that when fuel or additive flows through the various flow paths, it is dispensed out of separate nozzle spouts, when fuel dispensing is initiated. A single actuating lever operates to open or close the poppet valves of the nozzle, and the actuating lever connects with a pair of independent actuators, that engage with their respective poppet valves and automatic shut off valves, to provide for simultaneous or independent opening and closing of the poppet valves, to allow for simultaneous or separate flow of fuel or additives through the nozzle for co-fueling of a vehicle fuel tank or tanks.
US10926994B2	Point-of-sale octane/cetane-on-demand systems for automotive engines A point-of-sale fuel dispensing system, a pump assembly and a method of dispensing fuel at a point-of-sale. The system includes a market fuel storage tank, pump assembly, fuel conduit, separation unit, numerous enriched fuel product tanks and a controller. The separation unit may selectively receive at least a portion of market fuel and convert it into an octane-rich fuel component and a cetane-rich fuel component that may be subsequently dispensed to a vehicle being fueled, where a fuel grade selection and retail payment of a fuel containing the octane-rich or cetane-rich fuel components is provided to the vehicle based on user input at the customer interface.
US10926991B2	Water dispensing apparatus and method for controlling the same A water dispensing apparatus includes a dispensing hole through which hot water is dispensed, a heating passage unit communicating with the dispensing hole; a heating unit for heating water flowing through the heating passage unit, an input unit for inputting a hot water dispensing command for dispensing the hot water through the dispensing hole, a hot water valve for adjusting a flow of the hot water heated in the heating passage unit, and a controller for controlling the heating unit.
US10926989B2	Single paddle ice and water dispenser A dispensing unit is operatively associated with a refrigeration appliance for selectively dispensing water and ice at a dispensing station. The dispensing unit includes an actuator that is movable to selected positions in order to support the dispensing of the water and ice. The dispensing unit can include a passageway through which ice is dispensed, and an ice door can be provided for selectively opening and closing the passageway to the dispensing of ice. In one aspect, the ice door can be opened and closed mechanically and in another aspect, the ice door can be opened and closed electromechanically. The dispensing unit also can provide for the position of a water-dispensing nozzle to be adjusted for the purpose of dispensing water to receptacles outside a recessed area at which the nozzle is located and to provide for the activation of illuminating devices to indicate operating conditions at the refrigeration appliance.
US10926981B2	Method of motion compensation with synthetic rope A method of providing motion compensation of a subsea package with a synthetic rope comprising attaching the synthetic rope to the subsea package, supporting a first gripper with a wire rope from a winch capable of motion compensation control characteristics and gripping the synthetic rope with the first gripper, supporting a second gripper with a second wire rope, and repeating the following sequence: lowering the first gripper, the synthetic rope, and the subsea package a first distance, gripping the synthetic rope with the second gripper, releasing the first gripper from the synthetic rope, raising the first gripper the first distance, gripping the synthetic rope with the first gripper, releasing the second gripper from the synthetic rope, such that when the subsea package is lowered proximate the subsea landing location the winch capable of operating with motion compensation characteristics can operate to compensate for the vessel motion and smoothly lower the subsea package to the subsea landing location.
US10926980B2	Drive device for the spool of a winch The invention relates to a drive device (1) for the spool (6) of a winch. The drive device (1) comprises a drive motor (2) having a drive shaft (5), a transmission (3) and an output shaft (4) that drives a spool (6). The transmission has a first drive connection (10) between the drive shaft (5) of the drive motor (2) and the output shaft (4) to the spool (6). The first drive connection (10) drives the output shaft (4) over a first rotational speed range (DB1) in a first gear. According to the invention, a second drive connection (30) is provided between the drive motor (2) and the output shaft (4), wherein the second drive connection (30) drives the output shaft (4) over a second rotational speed range (DB2) in a second gear. The second drive connection (30) is designed to be separate from the first drive connection (10) as a parallel drive path, and is driven by the drive motor (2) together with the first drive connection (10). If the output shaft (4) is driven by the second drive connection (30), the power flow of the first drive connection (10) from the drive shaft (5) to the output shaft (4) is interrupted.
US10926970B2	Post-processing apparatus, image forming apparatus incorporating the same, and image forming system incorporating the same A post-processing apparatus includes a binding tool configured to bind a sheet bundle, a binding tool driver, and control circuitry. The binding tool driver is configured to apply a driving force to move the binding tool to a first binding position at which the binding tool executes a first binding process on the sheet bundle and a second binding position different from the first binding position. At the second binding position, the binding tool executes a second binding process on the sheet bundle. The control circuitry is configured to cause the binding tool driver to move the binding tool to the first binding position at a first movement speed to execute the first binding process, and move the binding tool from the first binding position to the second binding position at a second movement speed slower than the first movement speed to execute the second binding process.
US10926957B2	Process and device for replacing idler rollers of a belt conveyor A method and a device are provided for replacing individual idler rollers for conveyors, with which a web belt can be lifted and worn-out or damaged idler rollers in upper and lower runs can be individually replaced. The device includes, separately for replacing the idler rollers in the upper run and in the lower run, a subframe (1) for lifting the web belt (7) and for holding the web belt (7), such that a sufficient clearance is formed for replacing worn-out idler rollers (53) by means of a changing frame (2). A service vehicle is equipped with a lifting apparatus for moving dividing devices. The process steps include lifting the web belt (7), removing the old idler roller (53old), inserting the new idler roller (53new) and lowering the web belt (7). The drawing shows the use of two dividing devices in the replacing of idler rollers in the upper run.
US10926954B2	Picking system The present invention relates to a picking system for order-related picking of goods stockpiled in racks, with an automated picking cell including a gripper for gripping and picking the goods and a cell control unit for actuating the gripper, with a transport system for conveying the racks to a picking position near the picking cell, wherein the racks have shelves and/or containers on and/or in which goods are stored, wherein at least one shelf and/or container of a rack arranged in the picking position can be conveyed from a storage position inside the rack into a removal position in which the at least one shelf and/or container is at least partially arranged in front of the rack, wherein the gripper is actuated by the cell control unit to grip the goods stockpiled on the shelf and/or in the container while the shelf and/or container is in the removal position.
US10926953B2	Control of at least two mobile industrial trucks in a goods logistics facility A method for controlling at least two movable industrial trucks (30.1, 30.2, 30.3, 30.4, 30.5) in an area of a goods logistics facility (10). The industrial trucks each have an industrial truck drive control device for controlling the travel movements of the respective industrial truck, which is connected, preferably by wireless means, with a control apparatus (40) of the goods logistics facility, which is central and/or stationary. Individual travel movement control commands and/or individual industrial truck identifications are sent by the control apparatus to the respective industrial truck drive control devices of the industrial trucks so that in a local region (25) of the areas of the goods logistics facility, in which the industrial trucks are moved simultaneously, and preferably driven, the industrial trucks are moved or are drivable in a manner dependent on the individual travel movement control commands and/or dependent on the individual industrial truck identifications.
US10926946B2	Capsule for preparing a beverage Capsule intended for receiving a substance for preparing a beverage using a coffee machine or infusion machine, to be held by a piston during the passage of the extracting liquid after piercing of the base by the pins of the piston. The capsule made from injected plastic material has a base (1) and a side wall (3) together forming part of a frustrum of a cone, as well as a rim (4) covered by a lid (5) after the filling of the capsule with the substance. The side wall (2) is shaped as a single cone frustrum between the rim (3) and the open (12) base (1), formed as a flattened ring (11), connected to the side wall (2). The side wall (2) is covered by a label (23) and the open base (1), including the ring (11) thereof, is covered by a sealed lid (14) inside the base.
US10926940B2	Bulk material shipping container A bulk material shipping container including a pallet, a compartment configured to receive, hold, and release loose materials and connected to and supported by the pallet, a material unloading assembly positioned under a bottom portion of the compartment, configured to facilitate the release or unloading of loose materials from the compartment, and connected to and supported by the pallet, and a material loading assembly configured to facilitate the loading of loose materials into the compartment and connected to and partially supported by a top wall assembly of the compartment.
US10926937B1	Leak-resistant food package products and methods therefor A method for forming a food package product is disclosed. The food package product includes layers and patches of adhesive strategically placed on packaging stock that prevents leakage of liquid products. In an exemplary embodiment, the food package product is microwavable popcorn.
US10926923B2	Closure device with opening indicator Closure device comprising a base (100) and a lid (200) articulated by a hinge (205) comprising at least one opening indicator (207) allowing the user to know that a container has been opened at least once. Prior to the first opening, the opening indicator (207) is attached to the lid (200) by at least one separable connector (208), said separable connector (208) being broken on the opening of the container. The base (100) further comprises at least one housing (111) that receives the opening indicator (207) after its separation and shows it to the user through at least one window (112).
US10926915B2	Collapsible container A collapsible container includes a bottom and longitudinal and transverse side walls rising up from this bottom and is designed so as to be foldable in the direction of the bottom, wherein at least one of the side walls can additionally be folded outwards in such a way that its inner side wall surface, which lies at the top in this position, and the surface of the bottom form a common plane.
US10926913B2	Vented tri-fold containers A vented tri-fold container includes a base, a lid, a divider, two hinges, and at least one vent. The tri-fold container may be configured to be vertically stackable in the open configuration and also when closed. When closed, heat and/or moisture may be vented from the containers even when multiple containers are stacked together. The lid and the divider of the vented tri-fold container may cooperate to form a moisture capture area within the container when the tri-fold container is closed.
US10926912B2	Method for making a dual chamber bottle A multiple-chamber container that is extrusion blow molded with a single neck finish and a method to trim the single neck finish is provided. The physical appearance of the multiple-chamber container before the trimming process differs from the multiple-chamber container after the trimming process. The multiple-chamber container includes multiple openings that are configured to engage with a single cap after the trimming process to create a seal. The multiple-chamber container may contain different materials, such as liquids, gel-like substances, granular materials, food, etc. that are not permitted to flow from one chamber to the other chamber when the cap is engaged with the chamber openings.
US10926907B2	PTP packaging machine A PTP packaging machine includes: a filler that fills a predetermined content into pocket portions formed in a strip-shaped container film; a sealer that is provided on a downstream side of the filler and mounts a strip-shaped cover film to the container film to close the pocket portions and obtain a strip-shaped PTP film including the cover film mounted to the container film; and a puncher that is provided on a downstream side of the sealer and punches out an expected sheet portion of the PTP film that is a region of eventually forming a predetermined PTP sheet and thereby obtain the PTP sheet.
US10926897B2	Volumetric metering device for container filling machine Some embodiments relate to a metering device, including: a metering chamber; a piston separating the metering chamber into a supply compartment and a metering compartment, the piston including a passage between the two compartments; a valve for closing the passage, allowing the passage of the product when same is in the open position; and movement mechanisms of the valve. The valve includes drive mechanisms of the piston arranged on either side of the piston in such a way that the movement of the valve in a discharge direction drives the movement of the piston in the discharge direction and the movement of the valve along the length of the cylinder body in a transfer direction, and drives the movement of the piston.
US10926895B2	Methods and systems for controlling the flow rate in a pneumatic syringe A method for controlling the flow rate of a pneumatic syringe in a system that includes a disposable fluid circuit and reusable hardware configured to accept the disposable fluid circuit. The disposable fluid circuit includes one or more syringes, while the reusable hardware includes a syringe pump for each syringe of the disposable fluid circuit and a controller. The syringe pump includes a vacuum/pressure source for moving the piston within the syringe and a position detector for indicating the position of the piston within the syringe. The method controls several distinct phases of the process: break pressure targeting, glide control and vent control, and the method is the same regardless of whether a positive pressure or a vacuum is applied to the piston of the syringe. Preferably, a proportional-integral-derivative (“PID”) feedback loop is used for controlling the movement of the piston in the syringe.
US10926890B2	Delivery of electrical power to an unmanned aircraft An unmanned aircraft such as a tethered drone has an electrical power connection for receiving electrical power from a remote source, and a power delivery system for delivering electrical power to onboard applications equipment such as radio transmitters. To ensure that ground staff are not exposed to high levels of radiation from the transmitters, power is only delivered to the communications equipment after the aircraft has left the ground. A sensor associated with the aircraft's undercarriage may be used to detect when the aircraft is airborne. The applications equipment is powered from an accumulator which is only charged up from the power supply after launch. In the event of a failure of the power supply when airborne, the output of the accumulator is diverted to control propulsion and flight control systems, which are normally powered directly from the power supply, to allow a controlled descent, and thus shutting off the applications equipment before the aircraft returns to proximity to personnel on the ground.
US10926889B2	Hybrid headlight for aircraft This beam shaper for an aircraft headlight comprises a light input surface (3) and a light output surface (6), the output surface comprises prism-shaped areas so as to deflect a light beam transmitted between the light input surface and output surface by guiding the beam in two directions (D1, D2) which are oblique relative to an optical axis (A) of the beam shaper.
US10926885B2	Hybrid motion mount system A mount system provides vibration isolation and support through a hybrid hard-soft configuration. The mount system includes a frame and a body connected with the frame. A first coupling element is provided on the body and defines a first opening. A second coupling element is provided on the frame and defines a second opening. A pin extends through the first and second openings to couple the body to the frame. At least one of the first and/or second openings operates as a damping hole with a series of slits disposed about the damping hole, so that the damping hole with the slits is configured to deflect to reduce the transmission of vibrations between the body and the frame.
US10926884B2	Two mode system that provides bleed and outside air or just outside air An aircraft is provided. The aircraft includes a pressurized volume and an air conditioning system. The air conditioning system operates in a first mode or a second mode. The first mode includes when a first medium and a second medium and are mixed and provided to the pressurized volume. The second mode includes when only the first medium is provided to the pressurized volume.
US10926880B1	Timed passenger tray with infinite position A timed passenger tray with infinite position is disclosed. In embodiments, a passenger tray assembly includes a base member with a first gear/pulley coupled to the base member and a passenger tray with a second gear/pulley coupled to the passenger tray. The passenger tray assembly further includes a tray support member extending from the first gear/pulley to the second gear/pulley. The tray support member is configured to support the passenger tray and can rotate about the first gear/pulley when the passenger tray is repositioned. The passenger tray assembly further includes a timing drive at least partially disposed within the tray support member and configured to engage the first and second gears/pulleys so that the first and second gears/pulleys are simultaneously actuated when the passenger tray is repositioned in a manner that causes the tray support member to rotate about the first gear/pulley.
US10926879B2	Device for closing a passage between two seat units The invention relates mainly to a closure device, notably for closing a passage formed in a cabin of an aircraft, comprising: a support means that is able to slide along a slideway in a sliding direction, a closing wall that is able to close off the passage, and a locking system that is able to take up a locked state, in which the locking system ensures a mechanical connection between the closing wall and the support means, such that the closing wall is movable with the support means in the sliding direction, characterized in that, notably in the case of a malfunction, the locking system is able to pass into an unlocked state, in which the closing wall is disconnected from the support means, such that the closing wall is movable on its own in the sliding direction.
US10926874B2	Hybrid propulsion vertical take-off and landing aircraft A hybrid propulsion aircraft is described having a distributed electric propulsion system. The distributed electric propulsion system includes a turbo shaft engine that drives one or more generators through a gearbox. The generator provides AC power to a plurality of ducted fans (each being driven by an electric motor). The ducted fans may be integrated with the hybrid propulsion aircraft's wings. The wings can be pivotally attached to the fuselage, thereby allowing for vertical take-off and landing. The design of the hybrid propulsion aircraft mitigates undesirable transient behavior traditionally encountered during a transition from vertical flight to horizontal flight. Moreover, the hybrid propulsion aircraft offers a fast, constant-altitude transition, without requiring a climb or dive to transition. It also offers increased efficiency in both hover and forward flight versus other VTOL aircraft and a higher forward max speed than traditional rotorcraft.
US10926863B2	Deflection mechanism of the flap panels of an aircraft Describes a deflection mechanism of the flap panels of an aircraft, the aforesaid deflection mechanism being connected to a wing of an aircraft by means of a first fixed structure and to the flap panels by linkage points, in order to support and deflect the flap panels in desired positions, the deflection mechanism of the flap panels of an aircraft comprises of a set of moving hinged links pivotally connected with each other and linked to a first fixed structure, and a hinged drive link connected to the flap panel and to a second fixed structure, the set of moving hinged links being linked to the flap panel by at least one linkage point in order to pivot jointly the moving hinged links deploying the flap panels in an initially predominantly rectilinear and subsequently deflected trajectory and at the same time aligned with a longitudinal direction of the aircraft, without the use of tracks and rollers, the hinged drive link being pivoted from the movement of the flap panels by the set of moving hinged links.
US10926857B2	Pressurized bulkhead A pressure bulkhead for an aircraft includes a wall assembly. The wall assembly includes a first wall section which extends in a direction nonparallel to a length of the aircraft. The wall assembly further includes a second wall section secured to the first wall section wherein the second wall section includes a curved shape. The curved shape includes a convex portion which extends further along the length of the aircraft in a direction toward the aft end of the aircraft than the first wall section. A method for assembling a pressure bulkhead is also provided.
US10926855B2	Methods and systems for controlling low-speed propulsion of a marine vessel A method for controlling low-speed propulsion of a marine vessel powered by a marine propulsion system having a plurality of propulsion devices includes receiving a signal indicating a position of a manually operable input device movable to indicate desired vessel movement within three degrees of freedom, and associating the position of the manually operable input device with a desired inertial velocity of the marine vessel. A steering position command and an engine command are then determined for each of the plurality of propulsion devices based on the desired inertial velocity and the propulsion system is controlled accordingly. An actual velocity of the marine vessel is measured and a difference between the desired inertial velocity and the actual velocity is determined, where the difference is used as feedback in subsequent steering position command and engine command determinations.
US10926851B2	Lightweight composite propellers for outboard motor The present invention relates to a lightweight composite propeller for an outboard motor, wherein the propeller has a separate hub and blades which are easily repaired when damaged, improves fuel efficiency because a lightweight composite material is used therefor, and is easily manufactured in large quantities.
US10926849B1	Manually propelled water skis Manually propelled water skis support a person skiing on water. The water ski includes a base having a binding on an upper surface and propulsion structures on the bottom surface. The propulsion structures include a rearward facing and vertical propulsion surface and a forward facing and sloped surface such that drag is greater when the water ski is moved rearwardly. The propulsion surface may be arcuate, V-shape, U-shaped, or other shaped in a horizontal plane and may also be concave in a vertical plane. Buoyancy structures may be secured to the upper surface of the base forward and rearward of the binding. Water ski poles including elliptical floats at the bottom ends may be used to provide a synergistic increase in waterskiing speed. Straps on the base near the binding may be used to secure the water ski poles to the base in order to form an outrigger.
US10926848B1	Wakeboat draft measuring system and methods Wakeboat hull control systems and methods are provided to permit the accurate reproduction of a wake behind a wakeboat. The onboard wake control system receives data from a draft measuring system. Incorporation of the data from the draft measuring system permits accurate reproduction of a wake behind the wakeboat after a change in an onboard variable such as the number, weight or position of passengers, the weight or position of cargo and the position of trim tabs or amount/location of ballast.
US10926847B2	Watercraft fin removal tool and method A watercraft fin removal tool for facilitating the removal of a detachable fin coupled to a watercraft body. The tool comprises an elongate body having a fin engagement head at one end and a handle at an opposing end. In use, the head is configured to engage the fin such that a sufficient leverage force may be applied to the fin by the user at the head via the handle to detach the fin from the watercraft body. In the preferred embodiment, the tool is designed for the removal of detachable surfboard fins. But, it may also be configured to remove fins from other watercrafts, such as wakeboards, paddleboards and the like.
US10926840B2	Inflatable watercraft An inflatable flotation chamber comprising a seamlessly constructed flexible tube, sealed ends, and a valve for inflation and deflation. Said chamber characterized in that it can be inflated to a relatively high pressure, giving functional shape and independent structural rigidness to the chamber. A watercraft characterized by one or a multitude of such inflatable flotation chambers. A method of constructing such an inflatable flotation chamber.
US10926831B2	Bicycle disc brake caliper A bicycle disc brake caliper comprises a caliper body. The caliper body includes a first body portion, a second body portion, a mounting surface, a first receiving hole, a first cylinder bore, and a second cylinder bore. The mounting surface includes a first surface and a second surface spaced apart from the first surface. The first receiving hole is provided on the first surface. The first receiving hole is configured to be threadedly engaged with a first fastener to mount the bicycle disc brake caliper to a bicycle body. The first receiving hole includes a first threaded hole having a first center axis. The first cylinder bore is provided on the first body portion. The first cylinder bore has a first cylinder center axis non-parallel to the first center axis. The second cylinder bore is provided on the first body portion.
US10926829B2	Pivot joint and vehicles that employ a pivot joint In an aspect, a collapsing foot-deck-based vehicle is provided and includes a foot deck, at least two wheels coupled to the foot deck, and a handle structure coupled to the foot deck via a locking pivot joint. The handle structure includes at least one handle. The locking pivot joint has a pivot axis that is generally unparallel with a horizontal plane defined by the lowermost surfaces of the at least two wheels. The handle structure is selectively pivotable via the locking pivot joint between a riding configuration in which the handle is generally distal from the foot deck for gripping by a rider of the foot-deck-based vehicle, and a collapsed configuration in which the handle is generally proximal to the foot deck.
US10926820B1	Balance rod apparatus to stabilize a bicycle rider when learning to ride a bicycle An apparatus which is helpful in teaching a person how to ride a bicycle. The apparatus is connected to a bicycle and has balance rods extending from the apparatus. The apparatus increases the ability of the new rider to balance. The balance rods can be adjusted by changing the length the balance rods are extended, where the length of extension is decreased to reduce the effect of the apparatus as the new rider learning to ride the bicycle becomes more proficient.
US10926818B1	Pooling vehicle and trailer system The invention provides a new design of an intelligent pooling vehicle and trailer system equipped with an intelligent pooling vehicle and an intelligent electric powered trailer capable to improve the efficiency of the system, avoid off-tracking and make the system more user friendly. The rear powered tires train is capable to turn around a pivot, taking different positions with respect to the trailer. The independent electric motors on each tire of the trailer rear tires train provide additional power to the vehicle and steering capability of the trailer rear tires train. This allows better control of the rear of the trailer and instead to be only pull by the truck, the trailer may be driven by it self, by using different speeds on each of the two tires, avoiding accidents and helping back parking and driving. The system may work in automatic or manual mode.
US10926817B2	Protective covering for a flat spiral spring housing, flat spiral spring housing arrangement, and vehicle having a flat spiral spring housing arrangement of this type The invention relates to a protective covering (4) for sealing a flat spiral spring housing (2), to a flat spiral spring housing arrangement having a protective covering (4), and to a vehicle having a flat spiral spring housing arrangement of this type. The protective covering (4) has a first housing part (2A) and a second housing part (2B) which forms a housing cover, the first housing part (2A) forming, with the second housing part (2B), a receiving space for a flat spiral spring (3), and the two housing parts (2A, 2B) being rotatable with respect to one another. To this end, the flat spiral spring housing (2) has a gap between the first housing part (2A) and the second housing part (2B). The protective covering (4) has an annular disc (9) which extends in the radial direction, and a wall section (10) which adjoins an outer edge of the annular disc (9) and extends in the axial direction, it being possible for the protective covering (4) to be connected to the flat spiral spring housing (2) in such a way that, in a functional state in which it is connected to the flat spiral spring housing (2) to form a flat spiral spring housing arrangement, the protective covering (4) covers the gap between the first housing part (2A) and the second housing part (2B) of the flat spiral spring housing (2) from the outside.
US10926804B2	Light weight rocker reinforcement A rocker assembly for a vehicle comprising a rocker panel and a side sill that enclose an injection molded reinforcement. The reinforcement includes a plurality of intersecting walls that may be provided in horizontal and vertical planes. An intermediate wall formed by frames within four sided cells that define windows. The rocker assembly may include two different types of reinforcements, one with intersecting walls, or fins, extending laterally and one formed by a plurality of longitudinally extending tubular members.
US10926801B2	Powertrain catcher apparatus A road vehicle having a powertrain is provided with a powertrain catcher apparatus comprised of a powertrain catcher and a transverse structural member having a weakened region against which the powertrain catcher reacts when the powertrain is moved rearwardly due to a collision. The powertrain catcher has a punch portion which punches through the weakened region to form an aperture with which the punch portion remains tightly engaged to restrain vertical and transverse movement of the powertrain.

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