US10803657B2
A mapping system, computer program product and method provide visualization of the dynamic range of an aircraft. A method may include: receiving map data, where the map data includes a three-dimensional terrain map of a geographic region; determining a location of an aerial vehicle; calculating a plurality of points in a plurality of different direction that can be reached by the aerial vehicle within at least two predetermined increments of energy consumption; and providing for display of a map of the geographic region including an isoline through the plurality of points for each of the at least two predetermined increments of energy consumption representing a dynamic range of the aerial vehicle for the at least two predetermined increments of energy consumption.
US10803652B2
There are provided an image generating apparatus, an image generating method, and a program for generating an image that allows each of the users sharing a virtual space to see what the ether users are looking at. A virtual space managing section (126) arranges a fixation point object indicative of a fixation point at a position away from a first viewpoint in a first visual line direction passing through the first viewpoint arranged in a virtual space, the first visual line direction corresponding to the attitude of a first head-mounted display. A frame image generating section (128) generates an image indicating how things look from a second viewpoint in a second visual line direction corresponding to the attitude of a second head-mounted display, the second viewpoint being arranged in the virtual space in which the fixation point object is arranged.
US10803648B1
An online system presents a content item to users and receives selections of reaction icons from the users. The online system generates a background animation with the selected reaction icons and a foreground animation to be layered on top of the background animation. The online system sends the background and foreground animations to a client device to be cached. Further, the online system presents the content item to a viewing user associated with the client device and receives a selection of a reaction icon from the viewing user. The online system selects a subset of the users based on the viewing user's affinity to the users, retrieves images of the selected users, and send the images to the client device. The client device customizes the background and foreground animations based on the images and the viewing user's reaction icon to generate a compound animation for display to the viewing user.
US10803644B2
A safety system having at least one safety module, which is associated with a system controlled by a controller. A portable augmented reality unit is provided. The augmented reality unit has a camera and a projection unit. The safety module has a connection module. The connection module is designed to provide a data connection with the augmented reality unit, and further, a data connection with the controller. By means of the augmented reality unit, a code identifying the system is captured and transmitted to the connection module. Depending on the code captured by the augmented reality unit, parameters of operating elements are supplied. Based on the parameters, the operating elements are made visible by means of the projection unit of the augmented reality unit.
US10803639B2
Systems and methods are provided for presenting multiple dimensions of an entity for visual comparison. Multiple sets of data representing multiple dimensions of a first entity may be accessed. The multiple sets of data may be converted for plotting within a first multidimensional arc chart. The first multidimensional arc chart may be defined by a rounded outer shape. The rounded outer shape may be characterized by an arc length. The first multidimensional arc chart may be divided into multiple sections. Individual sections may include a plot of a dimension of the first entity. Values of the plot may be determined based on corresponding positions along the arc length. An interface that includes the first multidimensional arc chart may be provided.
US10803634B2
Techniques for creating a three dimensional model of an object and eliminate artifacts due to changes in orientation of the object between successive scans. Such techniques may be applied to line scans and slice scans of an object.
US10803622B2
The present disclosure provides a high resolution structured light system that is also capable of maintaining high throughput. The high resolution structured light system includes one or more image capture devices, such as a camera and/or an image sensor, a projector, and a blurring element. The projector is configured to project a binary pattern so that the projector can operate at high throughput. The binary projection pattern is subsequently filtered by the blurring element to remove high frequency components of the binary projection pattern. This filtering smoothes out sharp edges of the binary projection pattern, thereby creating a blurred projection pattern that changes gradually from the low value to the high value. This gradual change can be used by the structured light system to resolve spatial changes in the 3D profile that could not otherwise be resolved using a binary pattern.
US10803619B2
A method for identifying a feature in a first image comprises establishing an initial database of image triplets, and in a pose estimation processor, training a deep learning neural network using the initial database of image triplets, calculating a pose for the first image using the deep learning neural network, comparing the calculated pose to a validation database populated with images data to identify an error case in the deep learning neural network, creating a new set of training data including a plurality of error cases identified in a plurality of input images and retraining the deep learning neural network using the new set of training data. The deep learning neural network may be iteratively retrained with a series of new training data sets. Statistical analysis is performed on a plurality of error cases to select a subset of the error cases included in the new set of training data.
US10803607B2
An apparatus, system and method for tracking objects within a venue. A plurality of detector stations are disposed throughout the venue. Each detector station includes an imaging assembly, a transceiver, and a symbology accelerator having least one processor. The processor is configured to obtain image data captured by the imaging assembly and analyze the image data to detect one or more objects. Each of the one or more objects includes a symbol indicative of an object identifier. The processor is configured to decode each of the symbols to obtain the respective identifier and associate the detected objects or respective symbols with a respective physical location within the venue. For each of the one or more objects, the processor is configured to transmit, via the transceiver to a remote server, at least one data packet including the respective physical location and the identifier for the object.
US10803605B2
A vehicle exterior environment recognition apparatus includes a first road surface identifier and a second road surface identifier. The first road surface identifier identifies a first road surface region of a road surface in an image and generates a first road surface model by plotting, at respective vertical positions, representative distances of horizontal arrays of blocks in the first road surface region. The second road surface identifier identifies a second road surface region in the image and generates a second road surface model by plotting, at respective vertical positions, representative distances of horizontal arrays of blocks in the second road surface region. The second road surface region is a region of the road surface that is farther from a vehicle than the first road surface region is, and has a horizontal length greater than a horizontal length of the first road surface region in a three-dimensional space.
US10803603B2
Disclosures of the present invention describe a moving object detection system and method, wherein a pre-processer module, a feature extraction module, an image optical flow estimation module, a feature points grouping module, and a moving object determination module are provided in a controlling and processing module of the system by a form of library, variables, or operands. Moreover, a feature difference calculation unit, a matrix establishing unit and a corner feature point acquiring unit are provided in the feature extraction module, and that is helpful for enhancing computing speed of the controlling and processing device in verifying corner feature points from image frames. Therefore, after the corner feature points are applied with a cluster labeling process, the moving object determination module can achieve motion detection of at least one object locating in a monitoring area by determining whether corner feature point groups move or not.
US10803598B2
A ball detection and tracking system including one or more visual sensors and a detection and tracking agent that ranks a plurality of blob detection algorithms based on a detection metric and uses a selected base detection algorithm to identify one or more candidate blobs. Based on this, the agent is able to generate a track for the candidate blobs and assign one or more subsequent candidate blobs to a best ranked one of the tracks if the assignment satisfies a cost threshold.
US10803597B2
A circuitry of an image processing device divides a first image into a plurality of regions, extracts a feature point from each of the regions, tracks the feature point among a plurality of images to detect a motion vector, estimates a notable target of the first image, calculates the priority level of setting of a tracking feature point for each of the regions for tracking motion of the notable target, and sets the tracking feature point to any of the regions based on the priority level.
US10803595B2
An infrared (IR) imaging module may capture a background image in response to receiving IR radiation from a background of a scene and determine background calibration terms using the background image. The determined background calibration terms may be scale factors and/or offsets that equalize the pixel values of the background image to a baseline, value. IR imaging device may use the background calibration terms to capture images that have the baseline value for pixels corresponding to IR radiation received from the background and higher values (or lower values) for pixels corresponding to IR radiation received from a foreground. Such images may be used to count people and generate a heat map. The background calibration terms may be updated periodically, with the update period being increased at least for some pixels or a pixel area when a person is detected.
US10803580B2
A system for detecting motion in one or more images of a video feed captured by an image capture device. The system collects the multiple images of the video feed and segments each image into multiple portions or cells. Multiple cell groups are determined based on the images, with each cell group including information relating to contents of set of a common portion of the multiple images. A difference metric is calculated for each of the cell groups and at least one level of change of values of the difference metric is determined. The at least one level of change is data representing the video feed that is compared with a still-scene data model associated with the image capture device to determine a respective probability that each of the cell groups includes motion. Motion is identified for those cell groups that have a probability greater than or equal to a threshold value. The system generates a transformed video feed including the video feed and a visual indication of the motion.
US10803572B2
An appearance inspection apparatus radiates light from a light source to a flat inspection surface of an object to be inspected as diffused light with an illumination device, and photographs the inspection surface with a camera. The camera and the light source are arranged in a positional relationship that satisfies θ≠α at any positions on the inspection surface, where θ represents an angle formed between a straight line connecting an arbitrary position on the inspection surface to the camera and a line perpendicular to the inspection surface at that position, and α represents an incident angle of the diffused light.
US10803571B2
After analyzing images or videos, a computer system may display or present visual performance feedback with an interactive visual representation of a data-analysis pipeline, where the visual representation includes separate and coupled data-analysis operations in a set of data-analysis operations that includes the one or more machine-learning models. Moreover, in response to a user-interface command the specifies a given data-analysis operation, the computer system may display or present a group of images or videos and associated performance information for the given data-analysis operation, where a given image or video corresponds to an instance of the given data-analysis operation. Furthermore, when the computer system receives user feedback about one at least one of the images or videos in the group of images or videos, the computer system performs a remedial action based at least in part on the user feedback. For example, the computer system may dynamically modify the data-analysis pipeline.
US10803566B2
The disclosure provides a method for dynamically adjusting image clarity and an image processing device using the same method. The method includes: retrieving an image frame and searching for a predetermined object therein; evaluating a first sharpness of the predetermined object; if the first sharpness of the predetermined object is lower than a sharpness threshold, calculating a difference value between the first sharpness and the sharpness threshold; dividing the image frame into blocks and evaluating a risk value and an effect value of increasing a second sharpness of each block; inputting the difference value, the risk value, and the effect value to a classifying model to generate a clarity setting value; and adjusting a clarity of a display on showing the image frame based on the clarity setting value.
US10803564B2
Provided is an image processing apparatus capable of assuredly finding a lung field that appears in an image even if a subject image appears in a radiation image in a rotated manner and assuredly performing a contrast adjustment with excellent visibility for the lung field. The image processing apparatus is provided with a sideways determination means 13 configured to determine that the subject image is turned sideways in the original image P0 when a minimum point P of a profile generated by summing or averaging pixel values belonging to each pixel column of the original image P0 for each pixel column is away from the center position of the subject image. The original image P0 determined as being turned sideways by the sideways determination portion 13 is rotated by the image rotation portion 16 and used for searching of the lung field.
US10803558B2
This invention relates to a hyperspectral imaging system for denoising and/or color unmixing multiple overlapping spectra in a low signal-to-noise regime with a fast analysis time. This system may be configured to carry out Hyper-Spectral Phasors (HySP) calculations to effectively analyze hyper-spectral time-lapse data. For example, this system may be configured to carry out Hyper-Spectral Phasors (HySP) calculations to effectively analyze five-dimensional (5D) hyper-spectral time-lapse data. Advantages of this imaging system may include: (a) fast computational speed, (b) the ease of phasor analysis, and (c) a denoising algorithm to obtain the minimally-acceptable signal-to-noise ratio (SNR). An unmixed color image of a target may be generated. These images may be used in diagnosis of a health condition, which may enhance a patient's clinical outcome and evolution of the patient's health.
US10803555B2
A method for generating a trained neural network model for scanning correction corresponding to one or more imaging parameters is provided. The trained neural network model may be trained using training data. The training data may include at least one first set of training data. The first set of training data may be generated according to a process for generating the first set of training data. The process may include obtaining a first image and a second image corresponding to the one or more imaging parameters. The second image may include less scattering noises than the first image. The process may further include determine the first set of training data based on the first image and the second image.
US10803553B2
Various techniques are disclosed for systems and methods to provide image resolution enhancement. For example, a method includes: receiving a reference image (e.g., a visible light image) of a scene comprising image pixels identified by pixel coordinates; receiving a lower-resolution target image (e.g., an infrared image) of the scene; resizing the target image to a larger size; determining an adaptive-shape neighborhood for each pixel coordinate, wherein the adaptive-shape neighborhood extends from the each pixel coordinate such that those reference image pixels that are within the shape-adaptive neighborhood meet a regularity condition; determining, for each adaptive-shape neighborhood, a local estimate based on those target image pixels that are within the adaptive-shape neighborhood; and aggregating the local estimates associated with the adaptive-shape neighborhoods to provide a global estimate that corresponds to the target image with an improved resolution. A system configured to perform such a method is also disclosed.
US10803551B2
This disclosure relates generally to a method and a system for frame stitching based image construction for an indoor environment. The method enables constructing an image of a scene by stitching a plurality of key frames identified from a plurality of image frames captured by a mobile imaging device. The method overcomes multiple challenges posed by the indoor environment, effectively providing clean stitching of the key frames to construct the image of the scene. The method provides image stitching approach that combines visual data from the mobile imaging device and an inertial sensor from an Inertial Measurement Unit (IMU) mounted on the mobile imaging device, with a feedback for error correction to generate robust stitching outputs in indoor scenario.
US10803549B1
Systems and methods for avoiding additional processing during generation of a procedural texture are disclosed. In one embodiment, a graphics processor includes memory to store graphics data and control data of a procedural texture. A texel shader dispatch circuitry is coupled to the memory. The texel shader dispatch circuitry is configured to maintain coherency between local memory of the texel shader dispatch circuitry during generation of the procedural texture via communication with the procedural texture to avoid overshading.
US10803542B2
One or more processors receives one or more first database records indicating a plurality of candidate identifiers are received by one or more processors. The one or more processors obtains one or more electronic images of the physical asset. At least one electronic image includes a graphical representation of data printed on the physical asset. The one or more processors identifies a plurality of regions of the data based on the one or more electronic images. The one or more processors determines a context of the physical asset based on the plurality of regions, selects the identifier from the plurality of candidate identifiers based on the plurality of regions, and generates a second database record including an indication of the context of the physical asset, and an indication of the identifier.
US10803541B2
A method for configuring a task process of a work flow engine includes (a) providing a plurality of tasks selectable via a user interface of a task configurator, each task being an execution type or an action type task and (b) receiving a first selection of a first one or more tasks of the plurality of tasks corresponding to the execution type. The method further includes (c) receiving a second selection of a second one or more tasks corresponding to the action type, (d) receiving a selection of one or more paths between the first one or more tasks and the second one or more tasks, and (e) assembling the first one or more tasks and the second one or more tasks into a task process comprising an execution sequence of the first one or more tasks and the second one or more tasks.
US10803540B2
System for validating and appending incident-related data records in a distributed electronic ledger
A computer apparatus, such as a validator node, for validating incident-related data records in a distributed electronic ledger is configured to receive a request from an agent to add a proposed incident-related data record associated with an incident to the distributed electronic ledger. In response to the proposed incident-related data record, the computer apparatus determines, from the distributed electronic ledger, one or more attributes of the agent or incident. The computer apparatus determines whether the proposed incident-related data record satisfies validation criteria based at least partially on the one or more attributes of the agent or incident. Once validated, the computer apparatus may then append the proposed incident-related data record to the distributed electronic ledger. Alternatively, the proposed incident-related data record may be appended regardless of validity, but an indication of validity may be appended if the proposed incident-related data record is validated.
US10803536B1
A method implemented in an autonomous vehicle (AV) for facilitating property hunting includes receiving a first command to direct the AV to a geolocation of an individual. An itinerary is received for a property hunting trip for the individual in a geographical area. The itinerary includes a plurality of properties. After the individual enters the AV, a second command is received from the individual to direct the AV to a geolocation of a first property on the itinerary. Feedback is received from the individual regarding the first property. An adjustment to the itinerary based on the feedback is received.
US10803534B2
Method for mapping a 3D grid or mesh from a faulted subsurface domain to a continuous design domain, wherein the grid may be used to represent a discrete model of a subsurface material property (such as permeability) to use, for example, in a reservoir simulator. The mapping is geometry-based, not physics-based. The mapping is determined by an iterative optimization procedure designed to penalize deformation of tessellated mesh cells (703) in the design domain compared to their geometric quality in the faulted domain (701), but subject to stitching constraints (702) appearing as a penalty term or Lagrange multiplier term in the optimization objective function to influence the final mesh to co-locate pairs of points identified on opposite sides of a fault as having been located together before the fault occurred.
US10803528B2
Systems and methods are provided for insurance risk analysis, insurance policy comparisons, benchmarking, and purchasing. A consumer-focused interview may be used. Conversation-style user interviews may be used, and interviews may be augmented with cognitive techniques. Interview topics may include consumer lifestyle, activities, possessions, and objectives, and other information pertinent to insurable risks. A data import-export engine may be provided to import data from various insurance companies, departments of insurance or data warehouses. Entered, imported, and/or previously stored data may be used to produce one or more of a risk profile report, a risk analysis, a recommended coverage report, a policy download, a gap analysis report, a comparison report of multiple proposals from multiple insurance companies, a policy forms analysis, a policy forms analysis comparison, and/or a benchmark report. Apparatuses and method may include modules for accounting, marketing, communication, consumer and prospect tracking and documentation, and/or insurance and risk management education.
US10803525B1
Systems and methods are disclosed for generating vehicle insurance rates based on driver-independent variables and/or driver-dependent variables. Vehicle insurance rates may additionally or alternatively be based on changes in the level of autonomy of vehicles. In some embodiments, a density of vehicles near a target vehicle may be tracked. Vehicle insurance rates may be determined based on the vehicle density. Furthermore, systems and methods are disclosed for analyzing a driver's use of autonomous vehicle features and/or the driver's maintenance of the autonomous vehicle. The driver may also be taught certain driving skills by enabling vehicle teaching features. The driver's response to these teaching features may be monitored, and a reward or recommendation may be generated and provided to the driver based on the driver's response.
US10803518B2
A network system for providing one or more services to one or more end-user devices communicatively coupled to the network system over a wireless access network, the network system comprising: a policy enforcement function, a first policy element, a second policy element, and a network element, wherein the network element is communicatively coupled to the policy enforcement function, the first policy element, and the second policy element, and wherein the network element is configured to communicate first policy information between the policy enforcement function and the first policy element, and communicate second policy information between the first policy enforcement function and the second policy element.
US10803515B2
Embodiments of the invention may relate to systems, methods, and apparatus for using a contactless transaction device reader with a computing system. According to one embodiment, a system for conducting a transaction on a personal computing system using a contactless transaction device may include a communications interface operable to connect with a network, a memory, a contactless transaction device reader operable to communicate wirelessly with a contactless transaction device, and a processor in communication with the memory, the communications interface, and the contactless transaction device reader. The processor may be operable to cause the contactless transaction device reader to read information from the contactless transaction device, to verify that the user's authority, to provide transaction information, based at least in part on the information read from the contactless transaction device, when conducting a transaction, and to transmit at least a portion of the transaction information to an entity.
US10803513B1
A network device accesses a server via a network to collect information from a user and to verify identification of the user. Financial information of the user is accessed from one or more sources other than the user. An indicator of financial responsibility is assigned to the user based on the collected information and the accessed financial information of the user. The indicator of financial responsibility is disclosed to other persons under conditions selected by the user by communicating the indicator of financial responsibility via the network to one or more network devices.
US10803510B2
An information processing apparatus includes a communication interface, a storage, and a controller. The controller is configured to acquire consumable item information including remaining amount information about a remaining amount of a consumable item, determine whether an order condition for ordering a new consumable item is met on the basis of the remaining amount information, determine whether the consumable item has been used in rapid pace on the basis of the remaining amount information, receive a user instruction whether an order of the new consumable item is placed when determining that the consumable item currently in use has been used in rapid pace, and transmit order information including information about the order of the new consumable item to a server when determining that the order condition is met or in response to receipt of the user instruction to place the order of the new consumable item.
US10803499B1
A method may include obtaining first sensor data from first sensors of first workspace devices and a first timestamp corresponding to the first sensor data. The first sensors of each workspace device may include a geolocation sensor. The first workspace devices may include an employee device corresponding to an employee. The method may further include obtaining task categories. Each task category may include a sensor data pattern. The method may further include calculating, for each task category, a first task distance between the sensor data pattern and the first sensor data. The method may further include determining a first task category based on the first task category having the first task distance that is shortest. The method may further include creating, based on the first task category, a first task instance with a start time equal to the first timestamp. The first task instance is assigned to the employee.
US10803487B2
Methods, apparatus, and computer program products are disclosed for providing an impression to a consumer based on consumer preferences for future promotions. The methods include accessing consumer preferences for future promotions that specify at least one promotion request relating to a provider or a promotion category, and one or more promotion qualities, analyzing a plurality of promotions to identify those that satisfy the consumer preferences, and providing an impression to the consumer indicating the availability of the identified promotions. In embodiments, the methods can be used to identify promotions that are combinable with additional promotions offered by the same provider. Corresponding apparatus and computer program products are also provided.
US10803485B2
A favorable merging or grouping of simply connected regions into which the array of information samples is sub-divided, is coded with a reduced amount of data. To this end, a predetermined relative locational relationship is defined enabling an identifying, for a predetermined simply connected region, of simply connected regions within the plurality of simply connected regions which have the predetermined relative locational relationship to the predetermined simply connected region. Namely, if the number is zero, a merge indicator for the predetermined simply connected region may be absent within the data stream. In other embodiments, spatial sub-division is performed depending on a first subset of syntax elements, followed by combining spatially neighboring simply connected regions depending on a second subset of syntax elements, to obtain an intermediate sub-division.
US10803480B2
A method for maximizing the number of users who receive an optimal number of ad impressions. The method may be implemented for a bidding agent or in connection with a system for augmenting ad placement data across bidding platforms that bid on ad opportunities in a real-time bidding ad exchange. The system is able to use tracking pixels in order to optimize bid placements. The system is intended to manage user ad placement so as to increase the number of placements received by individual users so that the campaign has an increased impact on eligible users and reduces the diluted exposures to users who receive less than optimal exposure.
US10803476B2
There are provided systems and methods for monitoring device application usage for completion of checkout data processing. A computing device may be utilized to perform one or more actions while utilizing an application executable by the device, including a browser application or merchant application that allows a user to view an online marketplace and purchase items in a transaction. Prior to checkout and transaction processing, the device may be used to browse items, and items may be added to a shopping cart. However, the device may not finish electronic transaction processing for the items, for example, where the device does not enter transaction processing details and/or navigates away from the items or cart. A service provider may utilize past actions to determine whether the action indicates that the device is abandoning use of the application, including electronic transaction processing. If so, an incentive may be provided to continue use.
US10803455B2
The present disclosure belongs to the field of network technologies, and discloses a resource deduction method and apparatus, an intelligent terminal, and a deduction server. The method includes: sending a rule obtaining request for a deduction rule of a user-specified deduction item to the deduction server; receiving the deduction rule returned by the deduction server; calculating a second resource value that is obtained after applying the deduction rule to a first resource value associated with the user-specified deduction item; and sending a resource transfer request carrying the second resource value to the deduction server. The present disclosure resolves a problem that a merchant needs to manually calculate expense that is obtained after applying the deduction rule to the first resource, and payment efficiency is relatively low. Expense that is obtained after applying the deduction rule to the first resource is automatically calculated by using an intelligent terminal, and payment efficiency is improved.
US10803453B1
An exemplary system, method and computer accessible medium can include receiving an authorization token related to a customer(s), determining a client identification (ID) associated with the customer(s) based on the authorization token, and determining access to a microservices(s) based on the client ID. An application for a loan(s) from the customer (s) can be received based on the client ID and the loan(s) can be associated with an application ID(s). A further authorization token related to a further customer(s) can be received, a further client ID can be determined based on the further authorization token, a determination can be made as to whether the further client ID has access to the application, and access to the application can be granted to the further customer(s) if the further client ID is determined to have access to the application.
US10803447B2
A mobile terminal including a wireless communication unit configured to provide wireless communication; a display; and a back cover mounted to a rear surface of a body of the mobile terminal. Further, the back cover includes an accommodation unit formed on one surface of the back cover, and configured to accommodate a card inserted into the accommodation unit; a coil configured to convert an electric signal from the card into a magnetic signal to be transmitted to a payment machine; and a data terminal electrically connected to the coil, disposed at a position contacting a corresponding data terminal of the card inserted into the accommodation unit and configured to transfer the electrical signal from the card to the coil.
US10803426B2
An inspection specifying unit acquires structure information of a building that is an inspection target. Use environment history information of the building that is an inspection target is acquired. The inspection specifying unit specifies a member position that is an inspection target and a type of damage that is an inspection target at the member position on the basis of the structure information of the building and the use environment history information. An inspection data acquisition unit acquires inspection data including image data obtained by imaging a subject image of each member and position information of each member. An inspection data analysis unit acquires the image data corresponding to the member position from the inspection data acquisition unit, analyzes the image data, and determines whether there is damage of the damage type specified as the inspection target, and a degree of damage in a case where there is the damage.
US10803422B2
A system for tracking an employee's time comprises a geographic location aware device able to detect a presence within a geo-fence area in real time, create a time and location message when the real time geographic location detector enters into or departs from the geo-fence area; and transmit those messages to a remote tracker which may be at one or a plurality of remote locations. The remote tracker comprises software that calculates a time differential between the arrival time and the departure time and uses the calculated time differential to calculate a gross pay for the employee at a predetermined rate of pay.
US10803421B1
A method and system relating to determine a match between a candidate and a job position for an enterprise, the method and system including receiving an enriched talent profile associated with the candidate, the enriched talent profile comprising a talent profile of the candidate derived from a first data source of the enterprise, and one or more supplemental data items obtained from a second data source independent from the first data source, generating a calibrated job profile for the job position, the calibrated job profile comprising information, and executing a machine learning module using the enriched talent profile and the calibrated job profile as inputs to determine a match score between the candidate and the job position.
US10803419B2
Stock management for electronic transactions includes receiving an indication that an item of stock has been selected to be purchased by a purchaser. Stock management for electronic transactions also includes obtaining information relating to the purchaser, and determining whether to remove the item from stock based on the obtained information.
US10803414B2
Computer systems and methods that identify and assess risk in a supply chain network. The systems and methods create a visual model of a supply chain network, which includes: (i) logical stations graphically representing the physical sites in the supply chain network, and (ii) logical transits graphically representing the transportation of materials between the represented physical sites. For each given logical station, the systems and methods identify risk values for risk categories associated with the physical site. The systems and methods identify the risk values based on physical conditions related to: (a) the physical site represented by the given logical station, (b) each physical site represented by a logical station positioned in a downstream supply chain path to the given logical station, and (c) each transportation represented by a logical transit positioned in the downstream supply chain path. The systems and methods generate dynamic graphical indications comparing the identified risk values for the risk categories and total risk values for the represented physical sites and transportations.
US10803405B1
Methods for power management are disclosed comprising a process of predefining one or more power mode for a user application, providing a processor based device and user interface configured to operate with the device to support the user with tasks using the user application, the user application communicating an intent message to a transformative power management (TPM) application and the TPM configured to define and output a power mode instruction for the application given the intention and the predefined power modes. In some embodiments, the methods are implemented on a processor based device. In some embodiments, the systems and methods apply pattern recognition algorithms and pattern learning algorithms to manage the power allocation to power consuming devices.
US10803402B2
Resource-action pairs are tracked for a user during network sessions with a network service. A predicted path for a future network session is learned. When the user logs into the network service for a subsequent network session with the network service, the predicted path can be executed automatically for the user with the network service during that subsequent network session.
US10803400B2
A self-adaptive security framework for a device is disclosed. A first security level for a device is set wherein the first security level comprises procedures that authenticate a user and allow the user to access the device. Input from sensors associated with the device may be received at a contextual sensing engine, wherein the input at least includes location data, and wherein at least a portion of the input is related to a physical setting where the device is located. A threat level for the device is determined in the physical setting via the contextual sensing engine based on analyzing the input. The first security level is altered to a second security level to provide an altered threat response for the device based on the threat level wherein the second security level has different procedures to authenticate the user compared to the first security level.
US10803398B2
Provided is an information processing apparatus including a sorting unit configured to sort a second data set as evaluation data with a classifier generated by learning through supervised learning that uses a first data set as a supervision signal, an input unit configured to receive label correction for the second data set in accordance with a sorting result from the sorting unit, and an update unit configured to update the second data set to reflect the correction received by the input unit.
US10803396B2
Disclosed herein are superconducting qubit devices with Josephson Junctions utilizing resistive switching materials, i.e., resistive Josephson Junctions (RJJs), as well as related methods and quantum circuit assemblies. In some embodiments, an RJJ may include a bottom electrode, a top electrode, and a resistive switching layer (RSL) disposed between the bottom electrode and the top electrode. Using the RSLs in Josephson Junctions of superconducting qubits may allow fine tuning of junction resistance, which is particularly advantageous for optimizing performance of superconducting qubit devices. In addition, RJJs may be fabricated using methods that could be efficiently used in large-scale manufacturing, providing a substantial improvement with respect to approaches for forming conventional Josephson Junctions, such as e.g. double-angle shadow evaporation approach.
US10803388B2
According to an embodiment, a network training device includes a first training unit that trains a first network that converts an input signal to a first signal, a second training unit that trains a second network that converts the first signal to a second signal, and a third training unit that trains a third network that converts the second signal to an output signal. The first training unit trains the first network as an encoder of a first autoencoder. The second training unit trains the second network by backpropagation by using a second signal for training corresponding to the first signal for training as supervised data. The second signal for training is generated by an encoder of a second autoencoder that encodes a third signal for training into the second signal for training, and decodes the second signal for training into the third signal for training.
US10803384B2
According to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure, disclosed is a computer program stored in a computer readable storage medium. When the computer program is executed in one or more processors, the computer program performs the following method for anomaly detection of data using a network function, and the method includes: generating an anomaly detection model including a plurality of anomaly detection sub models including a trained network function using a plurality of training data sub sets included in the training data set; calculating input data using at least one of the plurality of generated anomaly detection sub models; and determining whether there is an anomaly in the input data based on output data for input data of at least one of the plurality of generated anomaly detection sub models and the input data.
US10803382B2
Embodiments herein relate to gas identification with a gas identification apparatus having a plurality of metal oxide semiconductor (MOS) sensors. In various embodiments, a gas identification apparatus may include a set of heterogeneous MOS sensors to provide different response patterns for the presence of different gases and an identification engine coupled with the sensors, and having a plurality of regression models and one or more artificial neural networks, to analyze a response pattern to identify presence of a gas, based at least in part on a plurality of property measurements of the MOS sensors when exhibiting the response pattern, and using one or more of the plurality of regression models and the one or more artificial neural networks. Other embodiments may be described and/or claimed.
US10803375B2
A method of confirming the identity of a person issued a token and to track that person Possession of the token by the same person is confirmed by using sensors in the token which track the movements of the person. A machine learning system is trained to evaluate the sensor data detecting transfer of possession of the token. The state of continuous possession since the token was issued or set to an enabled state is confirmed and the token is tracked. The method of identity confirmation is used in various contexts such as for to control entry to a location, use of a facility or service. It is also useful to determine continuous possession of a weapon to prevent misuse after the weapon is stolen, dropped or lost. Servers, beacons and outside sources of data or inputs to be measured by the sensor can also be used.
US10803370B2
An electronic transaction card communicates with an add-on slot of an intelligent electronic device. The add-on slot may be a memory card slot. The intelligent electronic device may be a mobile phone or other device with or without network connectivity. The electronic transaction card may have magnetic field producing circuitry compatible with magnetic card readers, smartcard circuitry, other point-of-sale interfaces, or any combination thereof.
US10803368B2
A decompressing apparatus comprises a first decompressing unit, a second decompressing unit which can decompresses encoded data that the first decompressing unit does not support, an identifying unit which identifies a type of each encoded block, a generating unit which, if encoded block of interest is a type that can be decompressed by the first decompressing unit, stores the encoded data in a memory, and, if not, stores predetermined encoded data that can be decompressed by the first decompressing unit in the memory, and control unit which controls the first decompressing unit to decompress the encoded data in the memory to generate tentative image data, then controls the second decompressing unit to decompress the encoded data that cannot be decompressed by the first decompressing unit, and updates the tentative image data with the decompression result.
US10803362B1
A system and method of automated classification of rock types includes: partitioning, by a processing device, an image into partitions; extracting, by the processing device, sub-images from each of the partitions; first-level classifying, by an automated classifier, the sub-images into corresponding first classes; and second-level classifying, by the processing device, the partitions into corresponding second classes by, for each partition of the partitions, selecting a most numerous one of the corresponding first classes of the sub-images extracted from the partition. A method of displaying automated classification results on a display device is provided. The method includes: receiving, by a processing device, an image partitioned into partitions and classified into corresponding classes; and manipulating, by the processing device, the display device to display the image together with visual identification of the partitions and their corresponding classes. The method may include generating a depth-aligned log file of the classifications.
US10803361B2
Systems, methods, and non-transitory computer-readable media can determine training data describing respective relationships between a set of map tiles, the map tiles collectively representing a given geographic region. A model can be trained to predict a likelihood of a pair of map tiles corresponding to one or more geographic classifications based at least in part on the training data. Polygons that correspond to respective sub-regions within the geographic region can be determined based at least in part on the model.
US10803359B2
In some examples, processing circuitry obtains a shallow hash neural network (SHNN) model that has been trained from a HNN model and based on a set of SHNN training images that aggregates image recognition results from at least two reference hash neural network (HNN) models. Further, the processing circuitry performs an image recognition on the image according to the SHNN model, to obtain an image class vector in an image class space. The image class vector includes probability values of respective image classes in the image class space. A probability value of an image class in the image class space is a combination of intermediate probability values of the image class that are resulted from the at least two reference HNN models. Further, the processing circuitry determines one of the image classes for the image according to the probability values of the respective image classes in the image class space.
US10803346B2
A cascaded finite-state-transducer array includes a plurality of finite-state-transducers, the finite-state-transducers being distributed in space. The finite-state-transducer array is configured with dedicated data transfer channels between the finite-state-transducers to transfer specific data types. Each data stream on a dedicated data transfer channel may transmit a particular data type, which may be sorted in increasing order of start offsets or token IDs.
US10803338B2
A method and apparatus for recognizing a character area in an image are provided. A specific embodiment of the method comprises: acquiring color values and position information of pixel points in a to-be-recognized image; clustering the pixel points based on the color values of the pixel points, the color values of the pixel points in each pixel point category being identical or similar; determining, for each category of clustered pixel points, outlines of connected regions including the pixel points in each category of pixel points, to obtain an outline set; and merging, based on the color values and the position information of the outlines in the outline set, the outlines, to obtain character areas in the image. The embodiment has improved the accuracy of recognizing character lines in recognizing characters in an image.
US10803336B2
Methods, systems, and apparatus for controlling smart devices are described. In one aspect a method includes capturing, by a camera on a user device, a plurality of successive images for display in an application environment of an application executing on the user device, performing an object recognition process on the images, the object recognition process including determining that a plurality of images, each depicting a particular object, are required to perform object recognition on the particular object, and in response to the determination, generating a user interface element that indicates a camera operation to be performed, the camera option capturing two or more images, determining that a user, in response to the user interface element, has caused the indicated camera operation to be performed to capture the two or more images, and in response, determining whether a particular object is positively identified from the plurality of images.
US10803325B2
Systems and methods for facilitating communication with autonomous vehicles are provided. In one example embodiment, a computing system can obtain rasterized LIDAR data associated with a surrounding environment of an autonomous vehicle. The rasterized LIDAR data can include LIDAR image data that is rasterized from a LIDAR point cloud. The computing system can access data indicative of a machine-learned lane boundary detection model. The computing system can input the rasterized LIDAR data associated with the surrounding environment of the autonomous vehicle into the machine-learned lane boundary detection model. The computing system can obtain an output from the machine-learned lane boundary detection model. The output can be indicative of one or more lane boundaries within the surrounding environment of the autonomous vehicle.
US10803324B1
Computer systems and methods for training and/or testing a self-driving vehicle. The systems and methods, via in-car cameras and sensors, capture video of conditions surrounding the vehicle, driving data related to control of the vehicle, and driver behavior data representing actions by a human controlling the vehicle. The systems and methods analyze the captured video data and driving data to derive decisions a computer would make to control the vehicle. The systems and methods analyze the captured driver behavior data to determine decisions made by the human to control the vehicle. The systems and methods evaluate the derived computer decisions in comparison to the determined human decisions to detect data indicating discrepancies between the derived computer decisions and the determined human decisions for controlling the vehicle. The systems and methods provide the detected data as input to a model for training and/or testing a self-driving vehicle.
US10803322B2
Multiple sensors are automatically recruited and coordinated to chronicle a fleeting event in a collaborative manner across time and space. An event of interest is captured and recognized by a first data capturing device. An outcome is automatically predicted, and a second data capturing device likely to have visibility of the location during occurrence of the predicted outcome is recruited to provide surveillance data of the event of interest. Surveillance data from both the first and second and subsequent data capturing devices are automatically sent to an investigation facility.
US10803321B1
A video production device is deployed to produce a video production stream of an event occurring within an environment that includes a plurality of different video capture devices capturing respective video input streams of the event. The video production device is programmed and operated to: receive a plurality of video input streams from the video capture devices; automatically select one of the video input streams as a current video output stream, in accordance with a visual activity based switching technique that identifies which of the plurality of video input streams is associated with a detected speaker; and provide the selected video input stream as the current video output stream.
US10803317B2
A method comprising:rendering a first media scene based upon media content provided by a content-rendering application via one or more rendering devices worn by the user;determining a priority for an event that occurs near the user, the event being independent of the content-rendering application; andautomatically modifying the rendered first media scene, to render a modified second media scene based at least in part upon media content provided by the content-rendering application and at least in part upon other media content associated with the event.
US10803313B2
This disclosure describes a system and a method for determining statistics of plant populations based on overhead optical measurements. The system may include one or more hardware processors configured by machine-readable instructions to receive output signals provided by one or more remote sensing devices mounted to an overhead platform. The output signals may convey information related to one or more images of a land area where crops are grown. The one or more hardware processors may be configured by machine-readable instructions to distinguish vegetation from background clutter; segregate image regions corresponding to the vegetation from image regions corresponding to the background clutter; and determine a plant count per unit area.
US10803308B2
The present invention comprises: creating imaged document data, whose entire page is made up of one image object, based on document data including text objects within a page; determining whether each of the text objects is a text object that is displayed in a state where a user can visually recognize it; and embedding, based on results of the determination, data of a character string corresponding to the text object, that is displayed in a state where a user can visually recognize it, in the imaged document data.
US10803304B2
The present application provides a gesture recognition method, a device, an apparatus and a storage medium. The gesture recognition method includes: acquiring coordinates of a center point of a gesture in an ith frame of image; determining whether the center point of the gesture in the ith frame of image is within a preset region; if yes, determining that coordinates of an actual center point of the gesture in the ith frame of image are coordinates of an actual center point of the gesture in the (i−1)th frame of image; wherein i is an integer greater than or equal to 2, and the preset region is a region taking the actual center point of the gesture in the (i−1)th frame of image as a center; and performing a dynamic-gesture recognition according to coordinates of an actual center point of the gesture in each frame of image.
US10803301B1
In one aspect, the present disclosure relates to a method for detecting fraud in image recognition systems, the method including receiving one or more input images from a device associated with a user, the one or more input images comprising a face associated with the user; identifying the face in the one or more input images with a computer vision technique; analyzing the one or more input images using a first neural network trained to recognize the user's face; analyzing the one or more input images using a second neural network trained to detect fraudulent images; determining whether the image is fraudulent or non-fraudulent; granting access to the user if the first neural network recognizes the user's face and the image is determined to be non-fraudulent; and preventing access to the user if the first neural network cannot recognize the user's face or the image is determined to be fraudulent.
US10803295B2
Methods, systems, and devices, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for selecting a target face are provided. One of the methods includes: obtaining at least one facial area including one or more faces in an image taken by a camera; determining, based on the image, a spatial distance between each of the one or more faces and the camera; and selecting, based on the spatial distance, the target face from the one or more faces.
US10803293B2
An augmented reality (AR) environment synchronization method, includes, for each of a plurality of devices associated with respective users in the AR environment, receiving plane information, and generating object/unique identifier information; across the devices, coordinating the plane information; performing context-aware matching of the object/unique identifier information across the devices to generate a match between respective objects sensed by the devices; and providing synchronization control to the devices, to permit an annotation of the matched object to be locked to a landmark and the plane of one of the devices with respect to others of the devices.
US10803285B2
A display device includes a base substrate, a pixel defining layer, a spacer layer and a photosensitive circuit. The pixel defining layer is on the substrate and includes a pixel region and a pixel gap region; the spacer layer is on the pixel gap region of the pixel defining layer and at a side of the pixel defining layer away from the base substrate; and the photosensitive circuit is at a side of the pixel defining layer away from the spacer layer. The spacer layer is lightproof, a first opening is in the spacer layer, the first opening and the photosensitive circuit are overlapped with each other in a direction perpendicular to the base substrate, and the photosensitive circuit is configured to detect light passing through the first opening.
US10803283B2
There is provided a display device. The display device includes a substrate including a display area that includes a first area, a plurality of pixels provided in the display area, each of the plurality of pixels provided in the display area including a first sub-pixel, a second sub-pixel and a third sub-pixel that include light emitting areas, light emitting elements disposed in the light emitting areas of the first sub-pixel, the second sub-pixel and the third sub-pixel, a touch sensor disposed on the light emitting elements to sense a touch position of a user, and a fingerprint sensor disposed in the first area to sense light emitted from the light emitting element in accordance with the touch of the user and reflected by the user. At least one of the light emitting elements is electrically connected to an adjacent light emitting element that emits light of the same color.
US10803276B2
According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, an electronic device may comprise a housing including a first surface facing in a first direction and a second surface facing in a second direction opposite the first direction, the housing including a transparent cover that comprises at least part of the first surface, a display disposed between the first surface and the second surface of the housing and configured to display information through the transparent cover to an outside, an illumination part comprising light emitting circuitry disposed at an inner side of an end of the first surface of the housing and configured to emit light to the transparent cover, an optical coupler disposed between the illumination part and the transparent cover and configured to reflect light from the illumination part to the transparent cover, and a biometric sensor disposed under the transparent cover and the display. In an electronic device including a biometric sensor according to an embodiment of the present disclosure, a light source is put to use in sensing the user's fingerprint information using a biometric sensor positioned in a display activation area, thereby providing better performance and an improved outer appearance.
US10803275B2
A method for deconvolution of digital images includes obtaining a degraded image from a digital sensor, a processor accepting output from the digital sensor and recognizing a distorted element within the image. The distorted element is compared with a true shape of the element to produce a degrading function. The degrading function is deconvolved from at least a portion of the image to improve image quality of the image. A method of indirectly decoding a barcode includes obtaining an image of a barcode using an optical sensor in a mobile computing device, the image comprising barcode marks and a textual character. The textual character is optically recognized and an image degrading characteristic is identified from the textual character. Compensating for the image degrading characteristic renders previously undecodable barcode marks decodable. A system for deconvolution of digital images is also included.
US10803272B1
The present disclosure relates to signal decoding and icon (e.g., a logo, shape, icon, etc.) detection. One aspect includes a method comprising: obtaining an image frame depicting a physical object, the physical object comprising an graphical icon printed thereon, the graphical icon comprising first signal encoding, the physical object comprising second signal encoding that does not overlap the first signal encoding, in which the first signal encoding comprises a first identifier and the second signal encoding comprising a second identifier, in which the first identifier comprises a different identifier relative to the second identifier; analyzing image data associated with the image frame to detect presence of the graphical icon, in which said analyzing determines orientation information associated with the graphical icon; providing the orientation information to an encoded signal detector, the encoded signal detector utilizing the orientation information as a geometric reference to detect the first signal encoding to obtain the first identifier; and using the first identifier, initiating a response for display on a display screen. Other aspects, combinations and implementations are described as well.
US10803268B2
A method and arrangement for wirelessly charging a barcode reader in a base station is disclosed. The barcode reader and base station each have an induction coil. The induction coil in the base station is electrically coupled to an electric power source, and generates an electromagnetic field. The induction coil in the barcode reader is electrically coupled to a power storage component. The barcode reader is configured to rest on the base station. When the barcode reader is resting on the base station, the induction coil in the barcode reader is exposed to the electromagnetic field, and a current is induced in the induction coil in the barcode reader. A positioning feature of the base station constrains movement of the barcode reader along a first plane, and permits rotation of the barcode reader about a vertical axis that is substantially normal to the first plane.
US10803266B2
An identification device for identifying identifiers on and/or features of laboratory objects and/or of samples located therein in conjunction with automated laboratory systems or facilities, for example, medical, chemical, or pharmaceutical analysis devices. Barcodes on sample containers, for example, sample tubes, reagent tubs, or microplates are used, for example, as identifiers. An optical recording unit and a mirror are used, the spacing is variable for the detection of laboratory objects, each at different distances, from a recording distance by the optical recording unit is within a depth of field of the optical recording unit. The mirror is used for imaging the laboratory object to be detected on the optical axis. The identification device is substantially simplified, more reliable, and more cost-effective in comparison to known devices that use a zoom lens together with an autofocus unit.
US10803249B2
In one aspect, a computerized method useful for, with an ensemble of Natural Language Understanding and Processing methods converting a set of user actions into machine queries, includes the step of providing a knowledge model. The method includes the step of receiving a natural language user query; preprocesses the natural language user query for further processing as a preprocessed user query. The preprocessing includes the step of chunking a set of sentences of the natural language query into a set of smaller sentences and retaining the reference between chunks of the set of sentences. The method includes the step of, with the preprocessed user query. For each chunk of the chunked preprocessed user query the method implements the following steps.
US10803241B2
Systems and methods for text normalization in a plurality of noisy channels receive a text entry and channel origin data of the text entry; determine whether the text entry matches an in-vocabulary (IV) entry or whether the text entry is an out-of-vocabulary (OOV) entry; if the text entry is determined to have a matching IV entry, output the matching IV entry, and if the text entry is determined to be an OOV entry, implement a channel-specific error-type adapter framework based on the channel origin data, wherein the channel-specific error-type adapter framework is optimized for a specific channel from which the text entry originated; normalize the text entry using the channel-specific error-type adapter framework; and output one or more candidate normalized forms of the text entry.
US10803234B2
A method and system including a data storage device to store document files, entity graph data structures, and data graph data structures; a processor to receive input values for parameters of a plurality of entities related to a document being authored; generate an entity graph data structure linking, directly or indirectly, the plurality of entities based on shared property commonalities between the plurality of entities; generate a data graph data structure based on the entity graph data structure and at least one of at least one existing document file, curated document terms, and relevant terms acceptable to the plurality of entities; and automatically generate, based on the data graph data structure, a self-awareness notification for the document being authored, the self-awareness notification indicating an action related to a continued authoring of the document being authored; and an output to output a user interface to display the generated notification in a notification interface area of a user interface.
US10803231B1
The present disclosure describes a font retrieval system that utilizes a multi-learning framework to develop and improve tag-based font recognition using deep learning neural networks. In particular, the font retrieval system jointly utilizes a combined recognition/retrieval model to generate font affinity scores corresponding to a list of font tags. Further, based on the font affinity scores, the font retrieval system identifies one or more fonts to recommend in response to the list of font tags such that the one or more provided fonts fairly reflect each of the font tags. Indeed, the font retrieval system utilizes a trained font retrieval neural network to efficiently and accurately identify and retrieve fonts in response to a text font tag query.
US10803217B2
An integrated circuit capable of being automatically programmed, having an oscillator, a reference voltage module, a voltage comparator, a signal filter, an address and data identifier, a logic controller, a shift register, an output register, a clamp voltage module, an address register, an address comparator, an address memory, an address programming controller, a programming signal detector, and an LED driver circuit module etc.
US10803215B2
A method includes detecting submission of a first quantum circuit for compilation, the first quantum circuit comprising a first set of quantum logic gates; generating a first gate index, the first gate index comprising an ordered table of a subset of the set of quantum logic gates, each quantum logic gate of the subset of quantum logic gates including a corresponding set of qubits acted on by the quantum logic gate; comparing the first gate index with a second gate index to determine a structural equality of the first quantum circuit and the second quantum circuit; and parameterizing, in response to determining a structural equality of the first quantum circuit and the second quantum circuit, a first set of parameters of a second set of quantum logic gates of the second quantum circuit with a second set of parameters of the first set of quantum logic gates.
US10803214B1
A computing device receives a request for a design of an experiment. The design comprises test cases with test conditions for testing factors for the experiment. The device receives a value for a parameter of multiple parameters for the design. The multiple parameters indicate a total number of test cases for the design, a total number of factors for the design, and a total number of groups for grouping factors. The device generates a value for each of one or more other parameters of the multiple parameters such that the design is a supersaturated design. The device generates, based on the first value for the first parameter and the value for each of the one or more other parameters, the supersaturated design for the experiment that is a design that distributes each of the factors into one of the groups. The device outputs an indication of the supersaturated design.
US10803203B2
A computer-implemented method includes detecting initiation of submission of content on a forum. Using a computer processor, an expertise associated with the content is determined. Using the computer processor, challenge data is determined based at least in part on the expertise. Using the computer processor, expected response data corresponding to the challenge data is determined. The challenge data is presented. An entered response is received in reply to the challenge data. The content is allowed to be posted on the forum based at least in part on comparing the entered response data to the expected response data.
US10803202B2
In particular embodiments, an Orphaned Data Action System is configured to analyze one or more data systems (e.g., data assets), identify one or more pieces of personal data that are one or more pieces of personal data that are not associated with one or more privacy campaigns of the particular organization, and notify one or more individuals of the particular organization of the one or more pieces of personal data that are one or more pieces of personal data that are not associated with one or more privacy campaigns of the particular organization.
US10803200B2
Data processing systems for processing and managing data subject access in a distributed environment
In particular embodiments, a data subject request processing system may be configured to utilize one or more local storage nodes in order to process a data subject access request on behalf of a data subject. In particular embodiments, the one or more local storage nodes may be local to the data subject making the request (e.g., in the same country as the data subject, in the same jurisdiction, in the same geographic area, etc.). The system may, for example, be configured to: (1) receive a data subject access request from a data subject (e.g., via a web form); (2) identify a suitable local storage node based at least in part on the request and/or the data subject; (3) route the data subject access request to the identified local storage node; and (4) process the data subject access request at the identified local storage node.
US10803196B2
Computing devices for on-demand de-identification of data in computer storage systems are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, a server can include a process and a memory containing instructions configured to receive an electronic message via a computer network. The electronic message contains data representing a user identifier and a demand to delete any data records in a database that correspond to the user identifier. The server can then extract records corresponding to the user identifier from the database, replacing the user identifier in the extracted records with a random number and/or suppressing or generalizing quasi-identifiers from the extracted records, and then store the new records in a separate table. Copies of the extracted records can then be deleted from the original tables, and thus achieving on-demand anonymization of the one or more data records in the database corresponding to the user identifier.
US10803191B2
Embodiments of systems and methods for implementing data sovereignty safeguards in a distributed services network architecture are disclosed. Embodiments of a distributed services system may have a number of distributed nodes that each implements a set of services. When a user requests a service at a particular node of a distributed services system, the node is configured to determine if that node is not (or is) data sovereign for a region associated with the user. If the node is not data sovereign for the user's region, the user may be directed to a corresponding service at a node of the distributed service system that is data sovereign for the user's region.
US10803190B2
Systems, computer program products and methods implementing access control on a distributed file system are described. A file system enforcement point protects an HDFS from unauthorized access by authenticating a declared identity of a task submitting a request from a client. Upon receiving the request, the file system enforcement point submits a challenge to the client, requesting the task to provide credentials of the declared identity. The task submits credentials. On the client, each task has access to credentials of a true identity of the task. Accordingly, in case a task submits a claimed identity that is different from the true identity of the task, the task cannot submit correct credentials in response to the challenge. The file system enforcement point authenticates the declared identity using the submitted credentials. The file system enforcement point allows the client to access the HDFS only upon successful authentication.
US10803189B2
Techniques described herein provide location-based access control to secured resources. Generally described, configurations disclosed herein enable a system to dynamically modify access to secured resources based on one or more location-related actions. For example, techniques disclosed herein can enable a computing system to control access to resources such as computing devices, display devices, secured locations, and secured data. In some configurations, the techniques disclosed herein can enable controlled access to secured resources based, at least in part, on an invitation associated with a location and positioning data indicating a location of a user.
US10803187B2
Systems, methods, and other embodiments associated with implementing access control to time series data are described. In one embodiment, a method includes associating streams of time series data to a group and assigning the group to an access control container. The example method may also include defining an access policy specifying access control rules for authorizing access to the time series data. The example method may also include receiving a request from a requestor to access the time series data of the group through the access control container. The example method may also include executing the access control rules within the access policy to either deny the request or allow implementation of the request.
US10803185B2
Private data to be communicated to a recipient is encrypted with the public key of a public and private key pair associated with the recipient. An optically readable format of the encrypted private data is generated. The optically readable format may be provided to the recipient.
US10803184B2
Implementations of the present specification provide method for determining a new model parameter for a data processing model. The method includes determining and receiving, from one or more other data parties, one or more other shares of a new model parameter. The one or more other shares of the new model parameter can be combined with a first share of the new model parameter determined by a first data party to produce a new model parameter. The new model parameter is used to train the data processing model.
US10803182B2
Embodiments of the invention are directed to systems, methods, and computer program products for a security vulnerability analysis and management platform utilizing deep learning technology and knowledge graph database structures. The system is configured to receive software code and metadata corresponding to existing issues and defects present in the software code or associated with the implementation of the software code. By applying a deep learning technique to extract data from the open source software code, wherein the data corresponds to potential issues and defects in the open source software code, the system is configured to populate a knowledge graph database and build a unified cybersecurity ontology that can later be organized and queried based on user input.
US10803179B2
A method and a system for detection of the vulnerability of an onboard device called the evaluation target, including a challenge generator to generate a current challenge message adapted to test the vulnerability of the evaluation target, a challenge injector to inject the current challenge message into the evaluation target, a measurement module to measure a leakage signal related to a reaction of the evaluation target to the injection of the current challenge message, through an auxiliary channel, a signal analyser to analyse the leakage signal and to produce a current profile representative of the current challenge message, and a score calculator to assign a current score to the current challenge message as a function of the current profile and to send the current score to the challenge generator that is adapted to regenerate a new challenge message based on the current score.
US10803166B1
Disclosed are various embodiments for automated determination of application privileges. An application testing service executes an application in a testing computing environment that replicates a production computing environment. The application is given a set of permissions in the testing computing environment. A set of use cases for the application is performed while the application is executing in the testing computing environment. A set of operations invoked by the application to perform the set of use cases is determined. A subset of the set of permissions is generated that corresponds to a minimal set of permissions necessary to invoke the set of operations.
US10803157B2
A mechanism is described to facilitate gesture matching according to one embodiment. A method of embodiments, as described herein, includes selecting a gesture from a database during an authentication phase, translating the selected gesture into an animated avatar, displaying the avatar, prompting a user to perform the selected gesture, capturing a real-time image of the user and comparing the gesture performed by the user in the captured image to the selected gesture to determine whether there is a match.
US10803155B2
The invention relates to a system and method for preventing a protected computing device from executing unauthorized processor commands. A data entry database of the system stores encoded data entered by a human user as data entry events. A command verification module of the system implements an authentication algorithm for determining whether a processor command to be executed by the computing device originates from a trusted source. The command verification module determines the trustworthiness of a processor command as a function of parameters of the processor command, which include an association of the command with one or more of the data entry events. Determination can also be made based on other processor command parameters, such as the type of processor command and/or contextual parameters of the processor command. Upon making the determination, the command verification module allows authenticated processor commands to be executed and prevents non-authenticated processor commands from being executed by the computing device.
US10803149B2
The present invention relates to a system and method for dispensing medication through a time controlled device linked to a web platform. The system includes a dispensing device in wireless communication with a computing device. A web platform on the computing device can be used to program the dispensing device with parameters such as the dosage number, minimum time period between dosages, and the like. Based on the programmed parameters, a solenoid in the dispensing device will lock or unlock based on dosages administered and the time between dosages.
US10803146B2
Systems and methods for communicating orthodontic treatment information are disclosed herein. The methods may include methods of delivering an informational resource corresponding to an orthodontic treatment instruction to a patient of an orthodontist, and optionally to a caretaker of the patient and a dentist of the patient. The methods may further include delivering receipt information to the orthodontist and/or the caretaker, wherein the receipt information is indicative of an interaction between the patient and the informational resource. The systems may include electronic devices and interfaces associated with the orthodontist, the patient, the caretaker, and the dentist that may facilitate the communication methods.
US10803142B2
A system and method for personalized dosing of a pharmacologic agent include: executing, using a processing device, a plurality of dosing regimen program modules to determine a respective plurality of dose sets in response to receiving, from an input device, a target response value for a patient; and executing, using the processing device, a dosing selection algorithm module, following executing the plurality of dosing regimen program modules and in response to receiving from the input device a response profile and a monitoring frequency of the patient, to determine a recommended dose set computed as a combination of the plurality of dose sets weighted by degrees of matching computed using fuzzy sets and the response profile.
US10803141B2
An associative processor includes a memory array and a controller. The memory array stores a multiplicity of N bit stochastic numbers in separate rows of a stochastic section of the memory array and each stochastic number has a same probability distribution P. The controller includes a probability calculator which receives a desired probability distribution Pdesired, determines a Boolean function of a set of the N bit stochastic numbers which produces the probability distribution Pdesired and activates associated rows of the stochastic numbers to implement the function on the rows to produce a resultant stochastic number having the probability distribution Pdesired.
US10803139B2
Embodiments presented herein provide systems and methods for disambiguating the identity of a record to which information imported from a third-party data source pertains. For example, in one embodiment, a record-storage service creates a record of a transaction between a first entity and a second entity. Upon receiving an indication that an instrument will be used to transfer a value for the transaction, the record-storage service associates a code to be printed on the instrument with the record and sends the code to an application that will be used to generate the instrument. Subsequently, the record-storage service receives information imported from electronic records provided by a third-party institution. The information also includes a code provided on the instrument and a status. Upon determining that the code provided on the instrument matches the code associated with the record, the record-storage service updates the record to reflect the status.
US10803135B2
Embodiments of the present disclosure present devices, methods, and computer readable medium for disambiguating clustered occurrence identifiers. Digital assets contain a plurality of metadata that can be used to identify the occurrence or event during which the digital asset was captured. Techniques can use various types contextual information based on a category of the digital asset for disambiguation. Events can occur at various locations, over a dispersed area and it can be challenging to automatically identify and label the digital assets with the identification of the event. Automatically labelling the digital assets assists user in organizing and sharing the digital assets with friends and family. Users can search for events by event name, performer name, and category.
US10803132B2
A server includes a processing device executing computer-readable instructions stored by a memory. A storage device includes a query log that stores search queries indicating a device identifier of the sender and a time that the search query was received by the server. The instructions include receiving a search request and recording a first time when the search request was received. The instructions include determining a second search query that the search server previously received from the same sender at a second time. The instructions include, in response to a time difference between the first time and the second time being less than a threshold time period, selecting an application based on the first search query and selecting an application state corresponding to the application based on the second search query. The instructions include generating a search result object based on the selected state record and the determined time difference.
US10803130B2
Systems, methods, and non-transitory computer-readable media can determine a profile model for a page that is accessible through the social networking system, the profile model describing one or more modal characteristics of users of the social networking system that have fanned the page. A determination can be made that the page should be recommended to a first user of the social networking system based at least in part on the profile model. At least one page recommendation that references the page can be provided to the first user.
US10803128B2
System, methods, and computer program products providing an information asset management system including an information asset registry that stores metadata of information assets and having a logical structure that lineally links information assets. The logical structure includes data structures having a logical element comprising an identifier identifying an information asset, logical elements including metadata of the information asset, and logical elements including lineage information that relates the information asset to other information assets. The program instructions cause the information asset management to perform operations including receiving a query for information describing a first information asset. The operations also include determining lineal links between the first information asset and other information assets. The operations further include retrieving the metadata of the first in formation asset and the information assets. The operations further include providing a result based on the metadata of on the first information asset and the other information asset.
US10803125B2
A map application is provided that allows a user to view and query the location data associated with the contacts of the user. The location data of a contact may include locations of where the contact has been, along with a time when the contact was at each location. The user can use the map application to view the location data of selected users or groups of users. The user can further generate a query, and the map application can determine locations from the location data of the contacts that are related to the generated query. In this way, the user can search for locations such as businesses and landmarks that were visited by their contacts, and can view the locations on a map.
US10803122B2
A method is provided for determining graph isomorphism. The method includes initializing a hash value for each of a plurality of vertexes in a first labelled graph and a second labelled graph by assigning an integer value as the hash value, to form a first set of hash values for the vertexes in the first graph and a second set of hash values for the vertexes in the second graph. The integer value for a given vertex is assigned based on a label of the given vertex in the graphs. The method includes performing a determination of whether the first and second labelled graphs are isomorphic, by comparing the first and second sets of hash values. The method includes initiating a performance of an action that changes a state of a controlled object to another state, responsive to the determination. Each graph includes a mixture of hard and soft labels.
US10803121B2
Systems and methods for generating real-time, personalized recommendations are disclosed. In one embodiment, a method operates upon an electronic data collection organized as a network of vertices and edge connections between the vertices. The method provides the recommendations includes iteratively traversing across edges that satisfy search criteria to a new set of vertices and filtering each new set of vertices to satisfy the search criteria. At the conclusion of the traversing and filtering, a final set of vertices represents the recommended entities. In some embodiments, a control vector describes a sequence of relationships between a requester and the items to be recommended. The method can assign scores to candidate recommendations and select the recommendations having the highest scores. Advantageously, the method provides flexibility and rapid execution of recommendation queries without the need to precompute intermediate results.
US10803118B2
A system of playing media content items determines transitions between pairs of media content items by determining desirable locations in which transitions across the pairs of media content items occur. The system uses a plurality of track features of media content items and determines such track features of each media content item associated with each of transition point candidates, such as beat positions, of that media content item. The system determines similarity in the plurality of track features between the transition point candidates of a first media content item and the transition point candidates for a second media content item being played subsequent to the first media content item. The transition points or portions of the first and second media content items are selected from the transition point candidates for the first and second media content items based on the similarity results.
US10803114B2
Systems and methods for creating and distributing presentations and determining on an individual or aggregate basis the extent to which the presentations are viewed by the intended recipients. Speech recognition software may be used to provide a detailed analysis of presentation playback.
US10803110B2
A computer device for providing recommendations to a user device associated with a user, the computer device comprising: a controller for maintaining an asset list, configured to receive notification of a new asset, and in dependence thereon to: determine if the asset is perishable; and in dependence on the asset being perishable: update the asset list to include the perishable asset; allocate a weighting to the perishable asset; and adjust the weighting of the perishable asset based on its perishability over time.
US10803107B2
Computer-implemented systems and methods for synthesis of concept definitions and concept relationships from a domain of data, utilizing different semantic processing protocols such as formal concept analysis and faceted classification synthesis from existing domain concepts that have a confidence gradient built into them. A cognitive or an input agent provides an input of an active concept which is matched against existing domain concepts. The resultant pool of relevant domain concepts is then used to derive virtual concept definitions using a semantic processing protocol. The derivation is then overlaid with a concept of relative proximity of an attribute from another within an attribute set. An additional layer of coherence is given by the relative proximity measure. The end result is a pool of related virtual concept definitions in a tree structure.
US10803103B2
[Object] To provide a system for automatically and reliably collecting information belonging to a given category, and matching the information appropriately in a timely manner.[Solution] A text classifying device 30 analyzes dependency of collected texts by a morpheme analyzing unit 52 and a dependency analyzing unit 54. A problem report collecting unit 64 specifies a core consisting of noun+predicate in a text based on dependency relation of the text, and using a combination of noun classification (trouble/non-trouble) and predicate classification (excitatory/inhibitory), classifies the text to a problem report or the rest, by a method referred to as core-based matrix. Support information collecting device 66 and request message collecting device 68 collect support information and request messages in the similar manner. A matching device 76 matches problem reports and support information collected by problem report collecting unit 64 and support information collecting device 66 by a method referred to as co-occurrence core matrix, and thus associates problem information (support information) with appropriate support information (problem information).
US10803102B1
Techniques for comparing customer records to identify linked customer records are provided. The techniques may include a computer system identifying a pair of customer records and comparing the customer records to determine if the customer records are linked records. The computer system may analyze a first set of data values from first corresponding data fields from the pair of records to determine a first distance between the first set of data values, analyze a second set of data values from second corresponding data fields from the pair of records to determine a second distance between the second set of data values, and combine the first distance and the second distance into a combined distance value which is representative of a distance between the pair of customer records by using a combination function which provides a maximum value cap for the first distance and a weight for the first distance.
US10803100B2
A computer-implemented method, a computer program product, and a computer processing system are provided. The method includes identifying, by a processor using a topic identification system, topic information for a source topic-domain in a corpus. The method further includes extracting, by the processor, an entity from the source topic-domain. The method also includes tagging, by the processor, the entity with the topic information to obtain a tagged entity that includes a tag specifying the topic information. The method additionally includes storing the tagged entity in a memory device. The method further includes performing, by the processor, downstream processing of the tagged entity in a natural language processing pipeline using the tag of the tagged entity as an additional data point.
US10803091B2
Current disclosure discloses a method and device for determining a category directory, and an automatic classification method and device. A user change category message is received. A target change category item is generated based on the user change category message. Previous change category items are analyzed with respect to the target change category item to determine whether an existing category directory needs to be updated.
US10803089B1
Technologies are disclosed herein for providing a pathfinding service for distributed processing of path data for a grid. The pathfinding service is configured to initiate computing instances to process the path data, and to determine if an acceptable path exists through the grid. Upon determination of the acceptable path, the pathfinding service may terminate any remaining computing instances.
US10803076B2
An encoding system for encoding an event time series, the system including an inter-arrival time computing device configured to transform inter-arrival times between a plurality of input events into discrete time symbols and map the input events and the discrete time symbols using a dictionary to output a time gram representing a temporal dimension between a sequences of events.
US10803074B2
The present disclosure provides a method, system and non-transient computer readable medium for evaluating system behaviour by deriving a statistical distance between each entity in a multi-entity system, and summing the statistical distance to each other entity to create a ranked abnormality score for each entity in the system.
US10803063B2
In a distributed database, an inner join of very large data sets is performed by distributing smaller jobs to a plurality of computing devices. For each key, values in a first input are partitioned into a first set block set, and values in a second input are partitioned into a second block set. For each key, the first block set is replicated by a number of blocks in the second block set, and the second block set is replicated by a number of blocks in the first block set. Each replicated block is assigned a block-key including the key and additional information to identify the replicated block. Each pair of replicated blocks having matching block-keys are distributed to one of a plurality of computing devices. Results for the inner join are received from the plurality of computing devices.
US10803059B2
A device can receive a search query. The search query can relate to a geographic location. The device can process the search query to parse the search query into a plurality of strings. The plurality of strings can include text. The device can determine that one or more strings, of the plurality of strings, satisfy a condition. The device can generate, using the plurality of strings, a query graph that includes a plurality of paths relating to the condition. The query graph can further include a plurality of nodes leading to and/or included in the plurality of paths, and a plurality of transitions between the plurality of nodes. The device can perform one or more actions relating to the query graph to obtain, from a data structure, one or more search results that correspond to the search query.
US10803056B2
Methods, systems, and computer-readable media are disclosed to generate an interface for a web service and to query the web service. A method includes generating a user interface associated with a web service. The user interface includes one or more input parameter options associated with the web service. The user interface is generated based on a service specification and one or more series specifications associated with the service specification. User input is received via the user interface, where the user input includes a selection of at least one of the one or more input parameter options. A query of the web service is generated based on the user input, and the query reflects at least one selected input parameter option.
US10803049B2
Method for creating signals for time-stamping of documents and method for time-stamping of documents
Method for creating a signal for time-stamping of documents (A), comprising the following steps: a) selecting a digitally stored reference document (D1-D3), which is a digital sample of the current state of a certain reference source at a certain first point in time, where the truthfulness of each reference document can be verified by consulting one or several publically available information sources concerning the historic state of said reference source; b) using the reference document as an input values to a one-way function, and calculating the corresponding output value; c) updating the signal based upon the said output value, so that the said output value (P1-P3) is constituted by or can be determined based upon the value of the signal; and d) repeating from a) using another digitally stored reference document which is a sample of the current state of the same or another reference source at a subsequent point in time.
US10803048B2
The present disclosure relates generally to electronic data, and more particularly, to techniques for capturing change data of a database by a remote system. In various embodiments, a technique includes executing, on a first computing system, an application that is configured to obtain information including data records change data of the data records from a database of a second computing system. The database stores one or more transaction logs and the change data is obtainable from the one or more transaction logs. The technique further includes sending, by the first computing system, a request to obtain the information from the database. The request includes a function to execute a stored procedure or a user-defined function on the second computing system that performs a read of the change data. The technique further includes receiving, by the first computing system, the information obtained from the database.
US10803043B2
Various examples are directed to systems and methods for managing hash indexing in a database management system. A database management system may receive first index usage data for a first index describing a database. The database management system may determine a first hash index effectiveness for the first index based at least in part on the first index usage data. The database management system may compare the first hash index effectiveness to a threshold hash index effectiveness. The database management system may modify a hash index status of the first index based at least in part on the comparing.
US10803032B2
Data stream quality management for analytic environments includes deploying, into a runtime environment upstream from an analytic module, an ingress quality specification (IQS) module. The IQS module receives a data stream and analyzes a subset of data of the data stream to determine if the subset of data meets a quality expectation of the analytic module. The subset of data is annotated to indicate a quality status based on whether the subset of data meets the quality expectation of the analytic module. The data stream is output with the annotated subset of data to the analytic module, and the analytic module analyzes the data stream to assess an operating characteristic of an upstream device.
US10803028B2
Embodiments include a method, apparatus and computer program product for providing access to a database data source during database maintenance. The method includes initiating maintenance of the database data source and managing the database maintenance to allow concurrent access to the database data source.
US10803014B2
Improving data retrieval by a computer, the data stored exclusively in the computer as a structure comprising a plurality of nodes connected by edges, wherein the edges indicate relationships among the plurality of nodes, and wherein the structure further comprise properties which store information that relate to the plurality of nodes. Metadata is stored as part of the structure, the metadata defining rules for updating the relationships among the plurality of nodes. A command is received to update at least one of the nodes, the edges, or the properties. The at least one of the nodes, the edges, or the properties, are updated according to the rules defined by the metadata.
US10803009B2
A processor includes a scalar processor core and a vector coprocessor core coupled to the scalar processor core. The scalar processor core is configured to retrieve an instruction stream from program storage, and pass vector instructions in the instruction stream to the vector coprocessor core. The vector coprocessor core includes a register file, a plurality of execution units, and a table lookup unit. The register file includes a plurality of registers. The execution units are arranged in parallel to process a plurality of data values. The execution units are coupled to the register file. The table lookup unit is coupled to the register file in parallel with the execution units. The table lookup unit is configured to retrieve table values from one or more lookup tables stored in memory by executing table lookup vector instructions in a table lookup loop.
US10803006B1
The current disclosure is directed towards providing methods and systems enabling a plurality of key-value stores to be persisted within a single direct access memory space comprising persistent memory, and further enabling a single key-value store to be implemented via a plurality of memory spaces. In one embodiment, a method comprising: creating a first create-key-value-store operation-performed entry in a global log persisted within a first memory space; allocating a first key-value store name and a first key-value store root address within a second memory space; persisting the first key-value store name and the first key-value store root address within a first local log of the second memory space; updating the global log of the first memory space to include the first key-value store name and the first key-value store root address; and adding the first key-value store name and the first key-value store root address to a meta key-value store.
US10803005B2
In embodiments of the present invention improved capabilities are described for systems and methods that enforce policies with respect to proxy communications.
US10803003B1
A data recording system includes a host terminal and a data recorder. The host terminal defines a first module card to be corresponding to a first data channel and a first module card slot of the data recorder. The first module card is inserted into the first module card slot, and the data recorder stores a first type of data captured from the first data channel to the first module card. The host terminal has the data recorder stop capturing the first type of data, and defines a second module card to be corresponding to a second data channel and the first module card slot of the data recorder. The data recorder is shut down, and the first module card is dismounted from the first module card slot. The second module card is inserted into the first module card slot, and the data recorder is rebooted.
US10803001B2
An electronic device and an operating method therefore are provided. The electronic device includes two or more memories, a platform controller, a first switch circuit and an auxiliary controller. The two or more memories store basic input output systems respectively. The first switch circuit is coupled between the platform controller and the two or more memories. The auxiliary controller obtains a status of the platform controller. The auxiliary controller generates a first selection signal to the first switch circuit based on the status of the platform controller, and the platform controller is selectively connected to one of the two or more memories based on the first selection signal by the first switch circuit.
US10802994B1
Systems and methods for improving the accuracy of computing in a crossbar-based computing environment are disclosed. In some implementations, an apparatus comprises: a first column of crossbar devices; a second column of crossbar devices; a plurality of analog to digital converters (ADCs) configured to receive an input signal from the first column of crossbar devices and the second column of crossbar devices; a selector configured to switch the input signal between the first column of crossbar devices and the second column of crossbar devices; and a CPU configured to calculate a first conductance of the first column of crossbar devices and a second conductance of the second column of crossbar devices, wherein the selector is configured to switch the signals between the first column of crossbar devices and the second column of crossbar devices in accordance with the first conductances and the second conductances.
US10802993B2
Systems and methods for configuration of computer peripherals are described. In one embodiment, the systems and methods may include detecting the storage device being connected to a host machine; determining whether the host machine supports human interface device (HID) service; and upon determining the host machine supports the HID service, bypassing installation of a driver and using a HID protocol to establish an interface between the storage device and the host machine.
US10802990B2
Hardware mechanisms are provided for performing hardware based access control of instructions to data. These hardware mechanisms associate an instruction access policy label with an instruction to be processed by a processor and associate an operand access policy label with data to be processed by the processor. The instruction access policy label is passed along with the instruction through one or more hardware functional units of the processor. The operand access policy label is passed along with the data through the one or more hardware functional units of the processor. One or more hardware implemented policy engines associated with the one or more hardware functional units of the processor are utilized to control access by the instruction to the data based on the instruction access policy label and the operand access policy label.
US10802987B2
A computer processing system with a hierarchical memory system having at least one cache and physical memory, and a processor having execution logic that generates memory requests that are supplied to the hierarchical memory system. The at least one cache stores a plurality of cache lines including at least one backless cache line.
US10802982B2
An apparatus includes an interface and memory acquisition circuitry. The interface is configured to communicate over a bus operating in accordance with a bus protocol, which supports address-translation transactions that translate between bus addresses in an address space of the bus and physical memory addresses in an address space of a memory. The memory acquisition circuitry is configured to read data from the memory by issuing over the bus, using the bus protocol, one or more requests that (i) specify addresses to be read in terms of the physical memory addresses, and (ii) indicate that the physical memory addresses in the requests have been translated from corresponding bus addresses even though the addresses were not obtained by any address-translation transaction over the bus.
US10802976B2
Provided herein may be a storage device configured to perform a cache read operation by each memory device. The storage device may include a plurality of memory devices each including a plurality of memory blocks, and a memory controller configured to store and set cache setting information for each of the plurality of memory device, and control the plurality of memory devices such that, as a read operation on a select one of the plurality of memory devices, one of a cache read operation and a normal read operation is performed based on the cache setting information set for of the select memory device.
US10802970B1
Embodiments described herein provide an apparatus comprising a processor to allocate a first memory space for data for a graphics workload, the first memory comprising a first plurality of addressable memory locations, allocate a second memory space for compression metadata relating to the data for the graphics workload, the second memory space comprising a second plurality of addressable memory locations and having an amount of memory corresponding to a predetermined ratio of the amount of memory allocated to first memory space, and configure a direct memory mapping between the first plurality of addressable memory locations and the second plurality of addressable memory locations. Other embodiments may be described and claimed.
US10802963B2
A power-supply device and an electronic device including the relate to technology for a data storage device. The electronic device includes a power-supply device and a controller. The power-supply device generates a sudden power loss (SPL) detection signal in a sudden power off (SPO) state by detecting a level of an external power, generates a charging sense signal indicative of a charging capacity of an auxiliary power-supply circuit, divides the charging capacity into a plurality of charging levels, detects a level of the charging capacity, and generates a charging sense signal indicating a charging level of the auxiliary power-supply circuit in response to the detected charging level. The controller stores flushing information in at least one non-volatile memory device when the SPL detection signal is activated, and variably adjust an amount of storage in the non-volatile memory device in response to the charging sense signal.
US10802956B2
Methods, systems, and apparatus, including an apparatus for accessing data. In some implementations, an apparatus includes address offset value elements that are each configured to store an address offset value. For each address offset value element, the apparatus can include address computation elements that each store a value used to determine the address offset value. One or more processors are configured to receive a program for performing computations using tensor elements of a tensor. The processor(s) can identify, in the program, a prologue or epilogue loop having a corresponding data array for storing values of the prologue or epilogue loop and populate, for a first address offset value element that corresponds to the prologue or epilogue loop, the address computation elements for the first address offset value element with respective values based at least on a number of iterations of the prologue or epilogue loop.
US10802954B2
The current document is directed to automated application-release-management system that provides for efficient check-in of code changes. The application-release-management process is specified, in the described implementation, by application-release-management pipelines, each pipeline comprising one or more stages, with each stage comprising one or more tasks. The application-release-management system provides continuous application delivery through automated code-change reception, automated testing, and automated delivery. The application-release-management system uses an efficient code-change code-change-check-in process carried out by a code-change-check-in subsystem that identifies and executes those testing methods that test code paths that include the modified code.
US10802950B2
Systems and methods involving automated test of web pages are described. A computing device may load a web page in a test environment, the web page may having a first underlying representation for rendering. The underlying representation may be analyzed by a page crawler to identify one or more testable components of the web page. A file may be generated, and the identified components may be stored in the file in a second representation that may be more streamlined than the first. The testable components in the file may be displayed as a menu of selectable test options in a graphical user interface (GUI) on a display device. Selection of at least one of the selectable test options may be made via input received at the GUI, the selections corresponding to a set of test steps. The set of test steps may be run in the test environment.
US10802945B2
A method for displaying differences between a first executable dataflow graph and a second executable dataflow graph includes comparing a specification of the first executable dataflow graph and a specification of the second executable dataflow graph, including at least one of identifying a particular node or link of the first dataflow graph that does not correspond to any node or link of the second dataflow graph; and identifying a first node or link of the first dataflow graph that corresponds to a second node or link of the second dataflow graph, and identifying a difference between the first node or link and the second node or link. The method includes formulating and displaying a graphical representation of at least some of the nodes or links of the first dataflow graph or the second dataflow graph, the graphical representation including a graphical indicator of at least one of the identified particular node or link the identified difference between the first node or link and the second node or link.
US10802943B2
A performance management system includes: an information collection function unit configured to collect database utilization information indicating a utilization status of the database and component utilization information indicating a utilization status of components, which are constituent elements of the information system; a related component calculation function unit configured to acquire a component utilization, which is a proportion of an actual usage of the component to a maximum usage of the component, on the basis of the component utilization information and specify a related component related to the performance of the information system among the components on the basis of the component utilization and the database utilization information; and a prediction function unit configured to predict a future performance of the information system on the basis of utilization information of the related component.
US10802942B2
An apparatus includes a data interface to obtain first sensor data from a first sensor and second sensor data from a second sensor of a monitored system; a data analyzer to extract a feature based on analyzing the first and second sensor data using a model, the model trained based on historical sensor data, the model to determine the feature as a deviation between the first and second sensor data to predict a future malfunction of the monitored system; an anomaly detector to detect an anomaly in at least one of the first sensor data or the second sensor data based on the feature, the anomaly corresponding to the future malfunction of the monitored system; and a system applicator to modify operation of the monitored system based on the anomaly.
US10802938B2
Concepts and technologies are disclosed herein for providing and using an accessory setting service. Accessory data can be received from a computing device in communication with an accessory. The accessory data can include a unique identifier associated with the accessory. Based upon the unique identifier, a determination can be made as to whether or not the accessory data relates to a new accessory. If the accessory data does not relate to a new accessory, settings data associated with the accessory can be generated and transmitted to a recipient. If the accessory data relates to the new accessory, accessory settings associated with the accessory can be identified and stored with the unique identifier as accessory settings data.
US10802929B2
A parallel processing system includes at least three processors operating in parallel, state monitoring circuitry, and state reload circuitry. The state monitoring circuitry couples to the at least three parallel processors and is configured to monitor runtime states of the at least three parallel processors and identify a first processor of the at least three parallel processors having at least one runtime state error. The state reload circuitry couples to the at least three parallel processors and is configured to select a second processor of the at least three parallel processors for state reload, access a runtime state of the second processor, and load the runtime state of the second processor into the first processor. Monitoring and reload may be performed only on sub-systems of the at least three parallel processors. During reload, clocks and supply voltages of the processors may be altered. The state reload may relate to sub-systems.
US10802927B2
System and method for checking and characterizing snapshot metadata using snapshot metadata database
System and method for checking and characterizing metadata of snapshots utilize a snapshot metadata database to execute at least one of checking and characterizing operations on the metadata of snapshots. The snapshot metadata database includes information extracted from backing storage elements containing the metadata of snapshots.
US10802924B2
The present disclosure involves systems, software, and computer-implemented methods for asynchronous session storing. An example method includes receiving, by a first thread of a data processing apparatus, a backup trigger for backing up session of an application being executed by a second, separate thread of the data processing apparatus; serializing, by the first thread of the data processing apparatus, session, wherein serializing the session comprises blocking execution of the application by the second thread of the data processing apparatus; storing the serialized session into a database; and validating the stored session.
US10802922B2
Embodiments for, in a shared storage environment, managing data replication between first and second sites of a distributed computing environment by one or more processors. Based on an identified data block-set for replication, a unique metadata map is generated as a computed snapshot of the identified data block-set, the metadata map accounting for a predetermined block-size for transfer. The unique metadata map is transferred to the second site. The second site adds the unique metadata map to a global metadata repository.
US10802921B2
Systems and methods for provisioning a slave copy for redundant data storage and for writing data to persistent storage in a block-based storage system using sequential operation numbers are provided. In one embodiment, the method includes maintaining a master copy and a slave copy of a data volume, the master copy including data generated by a plurality of operations having respective sequential operation numbers, receiving a write instruction for second data to be added to the master copy, and recording the second data as a note that is not readable. The method may further include sending a copy of the note from the master copy to the slave copy, committing the note to the master copy with a sequential operation number, and committing the copy of the note to the slave copy based in part on the sequential operation number. A B-tree may be created based at least in part on an offset for a write instruction associated with the second data, a length, and an operation number included in the note.
US10802918B2
A computer device, a server device, and a method for controlling a hybrid memory unit thereof are provided. The control method includes: executing, by a processing unit, an operating system (OS) in a working mode of the computer device; triggering, by a soft off control signal or a soft reset control signal when the processing unit executes the OS, the processing unit to enter an interrupt processing mode; executing, by the processing unit, basic input/output system (BIOS) program code in the interrupt processing mode; and controlling, by the processing unit by using the BIOS program code, to store data from a volatile memory into a non-volatile memory corresponding to the volatile memory.
US10802913B1
A solid state storage device using a prediction function is provided. The solid state storage device includes a control circuit and a non-volatile memory. The control circuit generates collection read operation commands. The collection read operation commands are temporarily stored in a command queue, and transmitted to the non-volatile memory. According to each of the collection read operation commands, the non-volatile memory generates a corresponding encoded read data to the control circuit. After the error correction circuit performs a decoding operation on the encoded read data, a decoded content is generated and a first count of the decoded content is transmitted to a first register of the register set. After the encoded read data is decoded, a value stored in the first register is a first parameter and the first parameter is inputted into a prediction function of the function storage circuit.
US10802908B2
Various method and apparatus embodiments for data dependent error correction code (ECC) encoding are disclosed. In one embodiment, a data object may include multiple portions, with each portion having different characteristics. An ECC encoder may allocate error correction resources (e.g., parity bits) to the different portions at respectively different data rates (e.g., more error correction resources to some portions relative to other portions). Upon completion of the allocation, the data object and the associated error correction resources are forwarded to a storage medium for storage therein.
US10802900B2
A compute node, a failure detection method thereof and a cloud data processing system are provided. The method is adapted to the cloud data processing system having a plurality of compute nodes and at least one management node, and includes following steps: performing a self-inspection on operating statuses of services being provided and resource usage statuses, and reporting an inspection result to the management node by each compute node; dynamically adjusting a time interval of a next report and informing the management node of the time interval by the compute node; and checking a report condition of the inspection result according to the time interval by the management node, so as to determine whether the compute node fails.
US10802897B1
A computer-implemented system and method to track a transaction that is executed by a series of applications in a workflow. Each application in the workflow generates an application log file that includes a standard header, which in turn includes a transaction ID associated with the transaction, an outcome associated with a step of the transaction executed by each of the applications, and a timestamp associated with the step of the transaction. The application log file with the header is received and stored by the computer system. The computer system can thereafter retrieve and display the entire transaction history for the transaction across all of the applications in response to a user query. The standard header is appended to the application log file and agnostic to the underlying technology used to implement the application system so that any transaction can be reconstructed end-to-end regardless of the form of the application system.
US10802890B2
In accordance with an embodiment, a system enables multidimensional search within a resource pool, to support complex borrow operations such as, for example, specifying ranges for particular connection properties. As threads access the pool, attempting to borrow connections having particular connection properties, one or more skipped pool elements can be represented as skip lists within a k-dimensional tree (KD-tree) or other data structure that enables searching across multiple dimensions. In response to receiving a request to borrow a connection having particular connection properties, a multidimensional search can be performed within the KD-tree to determine the availability of a connection having the requested properties.
US10802878B2
A method on mainframe computing system includes determining a current phase of an ordered list of phases, the current phase being one of a plurality of phases in the ordered list of phases and setting a target phase based on the current phase, the ordered list of phases, and a parameter phase when the parameter phase is provided. The method also includes using the target phase and a resource assignment structure to start and stop a plurality of resources that run on the mainframe computing system. At least some of the plurality of resources have an assigned phase in the resource assignment structure. The method also includes repeating the determining, setting, and using, responsive to receiving a phase command.
US10802869B2
A same voting time, a same vote counting time, and a same leader node tenure is configured by a host for all nodes. Time configuration information including the same configured voting time, the same vote counting time, and the same leader node tenure, is sent to all the nodes. The nodes are operable to vote during the same voting time, count the number of votes during the same vote counting time, and elect a leader node according to a vote counting result. The nodes are enabled to perform periodic node election according to the same leader node tenure.
US10802857B2
Some embodiments of the invention provide a novel architecture for capturing contextual attributes on host computers that execute one or more machines, and for consuming the captured contextual attributes to perform services on the host computers. The machines are virtual machines (VMs) in some embodiments, containers in other embodiments, or a mix of VMs and containers in still other embodiments. Some embodiments execute a guest-introspection (GI) agent on each machine from which contextual attributes need to be captured. In addition to executing one or more machines, each host computer in these embodiments executes a context engine and one or more attribute-based service engines. Through the GI agents of a host's machines, the context engine of that host in some embodiments collects contextual attributes associated with network and/or process events on the machines, and provides the contextual attributes to the service engines to use to identify service rules for processing.
US10802853B2
A data storage drive that includes a data storage medium and drive control circuit communicatively coupled to the data storage medium. The data storage drive also includes embedded applet management circuitry that executes an application, installed in the data storage drive as one or more key-value objects, within a controlled environment of the data storage drive.
US10802849B1
A method, system, and computer program product for modifying a graphical user interface (GUI) according to cognitively forecasted tasks may collect a set of training data for a cognitive task managing model, where the set of training data associated with a user. The cognitive task managing model is then trained with the set of training data. The cognitive task managing model then processes a set of operational data that is associated with a user. In response to receiving a set of processed data, a task forecast is generated for the user. Based on that forecast, an optimal task for the user is determined. A set of graphical elements within the GUI are modified to notify the user of the optimal task.
US10802846B2
In a method of workspace modeling, a user selection of a step is received at a workflow region of a workspace modeler, the workflow region including a plurality of steps. At least one step of the plurality of steps is unavailable for user selection prior to satisfaction of a prerequisite condition associated with another step of the plurality of steps. Available steps of the plurality of steps are selectable in any order. Access to objects associated with the step is provided in response to the user selection of the step. The objects are selectable by the user for respective inclusion in a content region of the workspace modeler. A user selection of an object is received at the workflow region, and a visualization of the object is added to the content region. The visualization remains persistent within the content region regardless of a user selection of a different step.
US10802842B1
Disclosed herein are embodiments for processing a user interface (UI) using one or more parameters to capture user feedback. Embodiments operate by identifying one or more UI element codes in an information screen based on a parameter data structure. The embodiments request a set of responses from a database based on the parameter data structure. The embodiments generate a set of UI elements that capture user feedback based on the set of responses. The embodiments then present the information screen with the generated set of UI elements to capture user feedback.
US10802837B2
The present disclosure discloses a game rendering method and a terminal device. The terminal device includes a JS layer, a bridge layer, and a system framework layer. The method includes the follows. The JS layer transmits drawing instructions cached in an instruction set to the bridge layer, when a number of the drawing instructions cached in the instruction set is greater than or equal to a first threshold. The bridge layer obtains a rendering result by using an OpenGL capability to process the drawing instructions, and transmits the rendering result to the system framework layer. The system framework layer performs rendering based on the rendering result.
US10802831B2
A computer system is associated with a number of computers including at least one central processing unit (CPU). Managing of parallel processing on the computer system may comprise determining a scheduling limit to restrict a number of worker threads available for executing tasks on the computer system. The managing may further comprise executing a plurality of tasks on the computer system. An availability of a CPU associated with the computer system is determined based on whether a load of the CPU exceeds a first threshold. When the CPU is determined to be unavailable, the scheduling limit is reduced. A further task is scheduled for execution on one of the CPUs according to the reduced scheduling limit. The worker threads available to execute tasks on the computer system may be limited, such that the quantity of worker threads available for executing tasks does not exceed the scheduling limit.
US10802828B1
Provided are systems and methods for implementing a memory for an integrated circuit device. In various examples, the integrated circuit can operate the memory as a FIFO, where each address in the FIFO is directly addressable. The integrated circuit can include a first register for storing a head pointer and a second register for storing a tail pointer. When new data is written to the memory, the data cat be written starting at the tail pointer location, without the tail pointer being modified. The tail pointer can be incremented using write transactions received from external to the integrated circuit.
US10802826B2
An apparatus and method for performing dual concurrent multiplications of packed data elements. For example one embodiment of a processor comprises: a decoder to decode a first instruction to generate a decoded instruction; a first source register to store a first plurality of packed byte data elements; a second source register to store a second plurality of packed byte data elements; execution circuitry to execute the decoded instruction, the execution circuitry comprising: multiplier circuitry to concurrently multiply each of the packed byte data elements of the first plurality with a corresponding packed byte data element of the second plurality to generate a plurality of products; adder circuitry to add specified sets of the products to generate temporary results for each set of products; zero-extension or sign-extension circuitry to zero-extend or sign-extend the temporary result for each set to generate an extended temporary result for each set; accumulation circuitry to combine each of the extended temporary results with a selected packed data value stored in a third source register to generate a plurality of final results; and a destination register to store the plurality of final results as a plurality of packed data elements in specified data element positions.
US10802823B2
A method for identifying critical parts in software code comprised in a number of software code files. The method comprises fetching at least two revisions of the software code, wherein the at least two revisions includes a first revision and a second revision, and the second revision being a latter revision. The method further comprises comparing the second revision to the first revision in order to identify at least a first and a second segment of software code in the second revision that have been changed, fetching at least a first and second timestamp correlated with the change of the at least first and second segment of software code respectively, and determining a time difference between the change of the at least first and second segment of software code based on the at least first and second timestamp. If the time difference is within a predetermined range, the method includes assigning a temporal coupling between the at least first and second segment of software code. If the temporal coupling has been assigned, the method also includes identifying the first and/or second segment of software code as critical parts.
US10802822B2
Systems and methods for computationally generating a set of more “stable” configuration default values that are used for traceability and improving reproducibility of machine learning approaches. Hash values are generated based on a merged/modified configuration and both configuration content and hash are stored together in one or more data structures. These data structures can be used to link back to the actual values used in experiments.
US10802813B2
A method and system for updating a virtual machine that is utilized as a base virtual machine for one or more linked clone virtual machines. The method comprises deploying the base virtual machine on a host system, the base virtual machine comprising a base virtual disk which is attachable to the one or more linked clones and a base delta disk. The method further comprises deploying a software update to the base delta disk of the base virtual machine and once the software update is deployed to the base delta disk of the base virtual machine, shutting down the base virtual machine. The method further comprises updating the base virtual machine by merging the software update deployed on the base delta disk of the base virtual machine with the base virtual disk of the base virtual machine.
US10802811B2
Provided is an information processing device including circuitry configured to receive a notification that includes information of an application related to the notification; subject the notification to filtering based upon a filtering condition set in advance of receiving the notification; and automatically install the application on the basis of the information of the application received in the notification
US10802810B2
A persistent library bundle (PLB) is added as a library of an application. The PLB is automatically downloaded from a central registry and installed in an application directory. The PLB provides an out-of-the-box functionality to the application. The PLB includes a PLB persistence description. The PLB persistence description specifies how runtime data of the PLB has to be persisted. Upon installation of the PLB to the application, the PLB persistence description is copied to an application database directory. The application database directory stores application persistence description and the PLB persistence description. The application persistence description and the PLB persistence description are assigned to a certain database schema.
US10802806B1
A reconverging control flow graph is generated by receiving an input control flow graph including a plurality of basic code blocks, determining an order of the basic code blocks, and traversing the input control flow graph. The input control flow graph is traversed by, for each basic code block B of the plurality of basic code blocks, according to the determined order of the basic code blocks, visiting the basic code block B prior to visiting a subsequent block C of the plurality of basic code blocks, and based on determining that the basic code block B has a prior block A and that the prior block A has an open edge AC to the subsequent block C, in the reconverging control flow graph, creating an edge AF between the prior block A and a flow block F1, and creating an edge FC between the flow block F1 and the subsequent block C.
US10802802B2
Operations include a compilation process and a runtime process. A compiler compiles code to generate virtual machine instructions. The compiler further generates information referencing respective parameter types of the parameters of a target virtual machine instruction. The compiler stores the information external to and in association with the target virtual machine instruction. The information may be included in another virtual machine instruction that precedes the target virtual machine instruction. A runtime environment processes the target virtual machine instruction based on the information stored external to and in association with the target virtual machine instruction. Parameter types referenced by the external information override parameter types that are (a) referenced by the target virtual machine instruction itself, (b) deduced by the runtime environment and/or (c) stored directly in association with the parameter values.
US10802799B2
According to an embodiment, there is provided a semiconductor device including a plurality of operation circuits each including a multiplier including a first input terminal and a second input terminal and configured to calculate a product of a value input via the first input terminal and a value input via the second input terminal, and an accumulator configured to integrate an output of the multiplier and output an integrated value that is obtained by integrating output values of the multiplier. The plurality of operation circuits are divided into groups by two manners, where by the first manner multiple operation circuits are configured to receive a common first value via the respective first input terminals, and by the second manner multiple operation circuits are configured to receive a common second value via the respective second input terminals.
US10802797B2
Embodiments are directed towards real time display of event records with an indication of previously provided extraction rules. A plurality of extraction rules may be provided to the system, such as automatically generated and/or user created extraction rules. These extraction rules may include regular expressions. A plurality of event records may be displayed to the user, such that text in a field defined by an extraction rule is emphasized in the display of the event record. The same emphasis may be provided for text in overlapping fields, or the emphasis may be somewhat different for different fields. The user interface may enable a user to select a portion of text of an event record, such as by rolling-over or clicking on an emphasized part of the event record. By selecting the portion of the event record, the interface may display each extraction rule associated with the selected portion.
US10802795B2
An imaging system may include an array of pixels that each generates pixel data and a pixel data compression system. The pixel data compression system may include pixel data to variable-precision floating-point conversion circuitry, discrete wavelet transform circuitry, encoding circuitry, and serialization circuitry. The pixel data to variable-precision floating-point conversion circuitry may generate bits associated with a floating-point representation of the pixel data. The bits associated with the floating-point representation may include a sign component, an exponent component, and a mantissa component. The exponent component may be offset by a value to generate the floating-point value associated with the pixel data.
US10802791B2
Methods and systems for streaming audio and voice data, the method including: providing a first wearable audio device having a first speaker and a first communication module; establishing, via circuitry of a first device, a first connection over a first protocol between the first wearable audio device and the first device; receiving, via an audio-oriented profile or channel of the first protocol, a first audio stream from the first device over a first time interval; receiving, via a first microphone of the first wearable audio device, a first voice input during the first time interval; and, sending, via a data-oriented profile or channel of the first protocol, the first voice input to the first device during the first time interval.
US10802788B2
A display panel comprises a pixel array, multiple vertical driving lines, multiple parallel driving lines, and a first induction area. The pixel array comprises multiple pixels. One of the multiple parallel driving lines comprises a first driving line and a second driving line. The first induction area comprises part of the pixels, wherein magnetic field of a first RF antenna passes through the display panel via the first induction area, a first projection area is corresponding to a vertical projection of the first RF antenna on the display panel, and the first induction area is larger than the first projection area. The first driving line and the second driving line are configured to drive a first row of pixels among the part of the pixels, and the first driving line and the second driving line are electrically isolated from each other within the first induction area.
US10802783B2
A collaboration system can be configured to support a large number of active clients in a workspace where the workspace is distributed into disparate groups of objects. While participating in the workspace, a first active client can configure their viewport to follow the viewport of a second active client. This configuration synchronizes the first active client's viewport with the second active client's viewport, including a translation or a zoom of the second active client's viewport. The system can be configured so that the second active client is informed that it is being followed by the first active client.
US10802781B2
A display device acquires and displays path information of a feed axis of a machine tool that includes a spindle for relatively rotating a workpiece and a cutting tool and at least one feed axis for relatively feeding the workpiece and the cutting tool and that performs machining on the workpiece while making the cutting tool and the workpiece swing relatively, and includes a display unit and a selection unit, the display unit relatively highlights, in the path information, a selection path which includes the part selected by the selection unit and at least one of adjacent paths preceding and subsequent to the selection path with respect to the path of the path information other than the selection path and the adjacent paths and the selection path and the adjacent paths are paths corresponding to one revolution or a plurality of revolutions of the spindle.
US10802773B2
A communication apparatus specifies a radio field intensity of a received packet, and executes processing using the radio field intensity. The apparatus receives a packet transmitted from an external apparatus, and determines a correction value of a radio field intensity of the packet based on model information of the external apparatus. Then, the radio field intensity of the packet is corrected using the determined correction value.
US10802768B1
An information processing system includes an external apparatus and an information processing apparatus. The external apparatus includes a storage configured to store model information indicating a model of an image processing apparatus and function information regarding a function of the image processing apparatus, and a print setting screen generator configured to generate a print setting screen in which a setting value transmitted from the information processing apparatus is reflected, by using the storage. The information processing apparatus includes an acquiring unit configured to acquire a setting value of a function from the image processing apparatus, and a transmitter configured to transmit the setting value acquired by the acquiring unit to the external apparatus.
US10802767B2
A printer includes a printing engine, an interface, and a controller. The controller is configured to perform obtaining a file from an external storage device; determining whether the file has information representing a specific function; in response to determining that the file has the information, sending to a server a data request; receiving data on the updates from the server; incorporating the data on the updates into the file; and causing the printing engine to print an image based on the file including the data on the updates. In response to not determining that the file has the information, the data request is not sent to the server.
US10802758B2
There are provided a memory controller and a memory system having the same. The memory controller includes: a temperature monitor device configured to count values that vary according to operation statuses of memory devices; a status check device configured to output status information of the memory devices based on the count values; and a scheduler configured to store the status information according to arrangements of the memory devices, and output the status information in response to a request received from a host.
US10802755B2
A method and a manager for managing a storage system including a manager and a storage device. The storage device includes a data region and a metadata region. The data region is divided into data blocks. The metadata region stores metadata describing zeroing states of the data blocks. The method comprises allocating a metadata cache in a memory of the manager. The metadata cache includes respective zeroing indication bits indicative of the zeroing states of the corresponding data blocks. The allocating procedure comprises allocating a user data cache for reading or writing user data and allocating a background zeroing cache for a background zeroing operation of the storage device. The method further comprises, in response to receiving an I/O request for the storage system, processing the I/O request with the metadata cache.
US10802749B2
A method commences upon accessing a set of data items that describe computing nodes to be organized into failure-tolerant configuration. The failure-tolerant configuration is characterized by system availability characteristics such as a replication factor and such as a hierarchical distribution of computing nodes. Characteristics of the topology include boundaries that define two or more hierarchically-related availability domain levels. Computing nodes are situated within these boundaries. Instances of a target hierarchical availability domain level are sorted, and instances of a hierarchically lower availability domain level are also sorted to form a multi-level sort order of computing nodes. Computing entities are mapped onto the computing nodes by observing the multi-level sort order.
US10802734B2
The disclosure relates to optimizing a mount process at a data storage device. The storage device communicates with a host using a mount process and mounts a master table, the master table caching translation table pointers associated with a boot partition. The storage device then sends a ready signal to the host indicating that the storage device is ready to receive a boot partition read command from the host. The storage device suspends the mount process for a window of time to receive the boot partition read command and executes the boot partition read command if the boot partition read command is received during the window of time. Accordingly, by caching boot partition pointers in the master table, the mount time of the boot partition is shortened to allow the storage device to send the ready signal earlier and provide the host with earlier access to the boot partition.
US10802724B2
In one general embodiment, a computer-implemented method includes receiving, by the computer, a request to access a first magnetic recording tape. A determination is made, by the computer, whether the first magnetic recording tape is currently loaded in a tape drive. In response to determining that the first magnetic recording tape is not currently loaded in a tape drive, a determination is made, by the computer, of an amount of time to unmount and unload a magnetic recording tape from each of at least two tape drives each having a magnetic recording tape loaded therein. The tape drive with the shortest amount of time to unmount and unload the magnetic recording tape loaded therein is selected and instructed to unload the magnetic recording tape loaded therein. The first magnetic recording tape is caused to be loaded into the selected tape drive.
US10802723B1
Embodiments of the present invention provide tightly coupled off-die memory along with an interface bus and smart buffer logic so as to efficiently perform certain frequent or repetitive operations off of a core logic. Embodiments of the present invention relieve the core logic from performing certain repetitive or frequent memory accesses and other operations so as to allow such core logic to perform other more general or varied operations. In this way, the universal interface bus, smart buffer logic, and off-die memory are specially configured to perform certain select frequent and repetitive operations while the core logic may configured to perform other operations so as to provide an improved configuration with increased computational capability and reduced power budget.
US10802719B2
This disclosure relates to method and system for data compression and data storage optimization. The method of compression may include converting each data block into a matrix, compressing each data block by processing the corresponding matrix to form a minimum state matrix based on a sequential set of compression rules, deriving a granular metadata for each data block based on the corresponding minimum state matrix, and storing the granular metadata and the sequential set of compression rules for each data block. Further, the method of decompression may include accessing a granular metadata and a sequential set of compression rules for each data block, deriving a minimum state matrix for each data block based on the corresponding granular metadata, decompressing each data block by processing the corresponding minimum state matrix to form a matrix based on the sequential set of compression rules, and building each data block from the corresponding matrix.
US10802716B2
The hard disk management system includes at least one object server and a managing server. The object server is configured for sending a first request to a managing server to obtain object hard disk information. The managing server is configured for obtaining object hard disk information corresponding to the object server after receiving the first request, and sending the object hard disk information to the object server. The object server is further configured for monitoring and managing a group of object hard disks indicated by the object hard disk information.
US10802714B2
A method for optimizing access to files in Universal Integrated Circuit Card (UICC) for use in User Equipment (UE) is provided. The method includes transmitting, by UE, to UICC, SELECT command to select master file (MF); receiving, by UE, from UICC, file control parameter (FCP) values of MF; transmitting, by UE, to UICC, SELECT command to select elementary file directory (EF-DIR) based on FCP values of MF; receiving, by UE, from UICC, FCP values of EF-DIR; determining, by UE, application available in UICC listed in EF-DIR based on FCP values of EF-DIR; transmitting, by UE, to UICC, SELECT command to select application directory file (ADF); receiving, by UE, from UICC, FCP values of ADF; reading, by UE, an elementary file control parameter (EF_FCP) file by using a short file identifier (SFI) value included in the FCP values of the ADF; and obtaining, by the UE, contents of the EF_FCP file.
US10802713B2
A method includes receiving a data access request for a data object from a requesting device of a set of requesting devices associated with the data object. The method further includes determining storage entity data for the data object that includes global metadata, global policies, individual requesting device metadata of each requesting device of the set of requesting devices, and individual requesting device policies of each requesting device of the set of requesting devices. The method further includes determining whether an action of the data access request is compliant with the global policies and consistent with the global metadata. If so, the method further includes determining whether the action triggers one or more global policies and/or one or more individual requesting device polices, and whether global metadata and/or individual requesting device metadata are associated. The method further includes processing the action in accordance with the triggered policies and associated metadata.
US10802709B2
Examples of the present disclosure describe systems and methods associated with a multi-window soft input keyboard application. A multi-window soft input keyboard application is displayed. The soft input keyboard application is used to provide application command control for one or more applications. The soft input keyboard application may comprise a first application window that displays two or more user interface elements for services of the soft input keyboard application. In examples, the first application window displays/updates based on the detected foreground application. The user interface elements are usable for application command control of the detected foreground application. An exemplary soft input keyboard application may further comprise a second application window that displays a soft input keyboard. Display of the second application window may update including replacing display of the soft input keyboard based on selection of a user interface element of the first application window. Other examples are also described.
US10802704B2
A gesture control method, a gesture control apparatus and a terminal device to enrich interaction manners of the terminal device, where the method includes detecting a touch action performed on a touchscreen of a terminal device, obtaining a contact area of the touch action on the touchscreen and a z-axis acceleration generated when the touch action is in contact with the touchscreen, determining that the touch action is a joint touch action when the contact area is larger than a preset area and the z-axis acceleration is greater than a preset acceleration, identifying a gesture type corresponding to the joint touch action, and calling a preset function of the terminal device according to the gesture type.
US10802701B2
A vehicle includes a display configured to provide a user interface (UI); a touch input device including a concave region for detecting a touch, the concave region being divided into a plurality of subregions in accordance with the UI; a pressure detector configured to detect pressure; and a controller configured to control the display such that the UI is manipulated in accordance with a subregion in which the touch has been detected among the plurality of subregions when the pressure is detected by the pressure detector.
US10802696B2
Devices, systems, and methods for controlling and monitoring a smoke control system are described herein. One device includes a user interface that can be configured to receive a selection to perform a smoke control operation using a smoke control system of a facility and display a plurality of smoke control elements, wherein each respective one of the displayed smoke control elements represents a different component of the smoke control system used to perform the selected smoke control operation. The device can also include a memory and a processor configured to execute executable instructions stored in the memory to cause the selected smoke control operation to be performed by the component of the smoke control system, wherein the user interface is configured to display an operational state of the components represented by each respective one of the displayed smoke control elements during the performance of the selected smoke control operation.
US10802687B2
Methods for analyzing and rendering business intelligence data allow for efficient scalability as datasets grow in size. Human intervention is minimized by augmented decision making ability in selecting what aspects of large datasets should be focused on to drive key business outcomes. Variable value combinations that are predominant drivers of key observations are automatically determined from several competing variable value combinations. The identified variable value combinations can then be then used to predict future trends underlying the business intelligence data. In another embodiment, an observed outcome is decomposed into multiple contributing drivers and the impact of each of the contributing drivers can be analyzed and numerically quantified—as a static snapshot or as a time-varying evolution. Similarly, differences in observations between two groups can be decomposed into multiple contributing sub-groups for each of the groups and pairwise differences among sub-groups can be quantified and analyzed.
US10802667B1
A three dimensional user experience for mobile applications includes adjusting display of simulated three dimensional objects in real time and providing tactile feedback based on user interaction. A mobile application identifies a user viewing angle of a user and an orientation of the mobile device. An image analyze calibrates coordinates of the user with respect to the mobile device position and calculates pitch and roll elements of the simulated three dimensional objects with respect to a mobile device coordinate system. Based on rotational element, images are selected and/or rendered for display in real time. The mobile application analyzes an area of contact with a touchscreen and identify an edge of a selected simulated three dimensional object based on a color or color gradient. Based on a type of object and an edge type, tactile feedback is generated by triggering a vibration motor to execute a particular vibration pattern.
US10802652B2
The present invention relates to a device (100) for a portable user apparatus (102), including a portion (104) which can be folded over the user apparatus (102), said foldable portion (104) including at least two detection layers, each kept at a reserve potential and including at least one capacitive detection electrode: a first of said layers being arranged to carry out a function of capacitive detection of at least one control object located on one side of said foldable portion (104); a second of said layers being arranged so as to carry out a function of capacitive detection of at least one control object located on the other side of said foldable portion (104), with a view to triggering a function in the user apparatus (102). The invention also relates to an apparatus (10) provided with such an accessory device.
US10802632B2
A display panel and a display device are provided for which the first touch electrode wires and pixel electrodes are formed by the same mask process. Furthermore, the first touch electrode wires are disposed on the same layer as the second common electrode. Thus, the number of masks is reduced while the duration and the cost of the manufacturing process are reduced.
US10802627B2
The disclosure discloses a touch display panel and a manufacturing method thereof. The touch display panel includes: a substrate; a first metal layer including a touch line and a light-shielding block, disposed on the substrate; a TFT function layer disposed on the first metal layer, with the TFT function layer provided with a first via; and a common electrode layer located above the TFT function layer and connected to the touch line through the first via. In the above manner, the present disclosure can reduce the manufacturing cost and improve the process reliability.
US10802618B2
A cursor control method and an electronic apparatus are provided. A touch operation is received through a touch panel, and a designated region on the touch panel is set based on an initial position of the touch operation. During the execution of the touch operation, a current position of the touch operation on the touch panel is detected, and whether the current position is within the designated region is determined. If the current position is within the designated region, a cursor is moved at a first speed. If the current position is not within the designated region, a cursor is moved at a second speed.
US10802616B2
An electronic pen includes: a tubular casing; a rod-shaped core body that projects outside of the casing through an opening of the casing, the opening being formed on one side in axial direction of the casing; a pen pressure detector disposed within a hollow portion of the casing, wherein the pen pressure detector, in operation detects a pen pressure applied to the core body; a core body insertion member disposed between the pen pressure detector and the opening of the casing within the hollow portion of the casing, the core body insertion member housing the core body movably in the axial direction of the casing and having a hollow space closed on a side of the pen pressure detector by a barrier; and a first sealing member that separates the hollow space of the core body insertion member from the hollow portion of the casing.
US10802612B2
An electronic stylus can include an elongated body, a rechargeable battery supported by the elongated body, a retention mechanism extending from the elongated body, a retention mechanism, and a release mechanism. The retention mechanism can include an electrically conductive contact. The electrically conductive contact can be electrically coupled to the rechargeable battery. The release mechanism can be configured to cause the electrically conductive contact to retract within the retention mechanism.
US10802611B2
An input unit is configured to be assembled to a base of a notebook computer and has a universal-ball cursor controlling device and a pen device. The universal-ball cursor controlling device is disposed at the base and having a stand and a ball. The ball is rotatably disposed at the stand and has a conjoining portion protruding outside the stand. The pen device is detachably connected to the conjoining portion of the ball, and is capable of driving the ball to rotate relative to the stand. The pen device may be implemented as a joystick for controlling video games or be implemented as a control stick for fire control involved in military application. The pen device may be implemented as a stylus, a laser pointer, a recording pen, a writing pen, or any other device shaped as a stick as well.
US10802607B2
A light emitting device uses optical elements each formed of a plurality of small lenses. On that basis, the array pitch of the plurality of small lenses is set within a predetermined numerical range determined based on a proportional relationship between two values with respect to the focal distance of a collimator.
US10802605B2
An input method, an input device, and an electronic apparatus are disclosed by embodiments of the present disclosure. The input method comprises: obtaining an input operation; determining an input content corresponding to the input operation; determining input candidates matching the input content based at least on one or more keywords included in an adaptive lexicon. The one or more keywords included in the adaptive lexicon are determined according to a current page content of the electronic apparatus. The embodiments of the present disclosure achieve the technical effect of being able to provide more accurate input candidates.
US10802603B2
In an example, a computing device accessory may include a components such as a computing device cover, an attachment portion engageable with a computing device, and a retention cup disposed on the computing device cover to attach to a computing device surface of the computing device through suction pressure.
US10802599B2
A device includes a frame, a first circuit board within the frame, and a display over and coupled to the first circuit board. The device further includes a second circuit board electrically coupled to the first circuit board, and a mm-wave gesture sensing system mounted on the second circuit board.
US10802597B2
A method includes determining a first position of a thumb and a first position of an index finger at a first time; calculating a first distance between the thumb and the index finger at the first time based upon the first position of the thumb and index finger; determining a second position of the thumb and index finger at a second time, the second time being relatively later in time than the first time; calculating a second distance between the thumb and the index finger at the second time, based upon the second position of the thumb and index finger; identifying a pick-up gesture based upon the first distance and the second distance; selecting a first tool from a set of tools based upon a tool position of the first tool, the first tool being a real tool; and assigning the first tool to the pick-up gesture.
US10802590B2
An input device according to one aspect of an embodiment includes an operation panel, a vibrator, a support panel, and an adhesive portion. The operation panel has an operation surface. The vibrator is mounted on a peripheral region of the operation panel and vibrates the operation panel in a plurality of modes having different vibration frequencies. The support panel is disposed to face a back surface of the operation panel that is opposite to the operation surface of the operation panel and supports the operation panel. The adhesive portion adheres the operation panel and the support panel to each other. In addition, the adhesive portion includes a first adhesive portion and a second adhesive portion. The first adhesive portion adheres the peripheral region of the operation panel on which the vibrator is mounted and the support panel to each other. The second adhesive portion has a higher hardness than a hardness of the first adhesive portion, and adheres a region other than the peripheral region of the operation panel and the support panel to each other.
US10802586B1
Multiple magnetic field generators have predetermined positions relative to a wearable device, such as a glove, and emit magnetic fields. Additionally, one or more magnetic field sensors are positioned on locations of the wearable device. A magnetic field sensor generates an output signal based on magnetic fields emitted by the magnetic field generator and detected by the magnetic field sensor. From the output signal and the predetermined positions of the magnetic field generators relative to the wearable device, a position and an orientation of the magnetic field sensor in a global coordinate system is determined. In some embodiments, a trained machine learning model is employed in conjunction with trilateration to obtain the position and orientation of the magnetic field sensor from its output signal.
US10802575B2
There is provided a vehicle comprising a body having an exterior, an external display screen visible on the exterior of the body, a proximity sensor, a non-transitory memory storing an executable code and a vehicle information database including vehicle information, and a hardware processor executing the executable code to detect, using the proximity sensor, an individual within a proximity of the vehicle, activate the external display screen in response to detecting the individual within the proximity of the vehicle, display, on the external display screen, the vehicle information from the vehicle information database stored in the memory, in response to detecting the individual within the proximity of the vehicle.
US10802570B2
An information processing apparatus is equipped with a storage and obtains a remaining life time of the information processing apparatus, sets a minimum off/on time interval for a power supply of an equipped storage based on the obtained remaining life time of the information processing apparatus and a remaining number of times of power supply of the storage can be turned off/on, and controls so that a transition is made to a sleep mode in a state in which the minimum off/on time interval for the power supply of the storage that is set is ensured.
US10802564B2
A system and method for compensating for voltage drops in a device having a remote node is disclosed. A power supply unit has an adjustable voltage output and a feedback circuit. A power path is coupled to the power supply unit to supply voltage to the remote node. A switch has an output coupled to the feedback circuit, a first input coupled to the power path, and a second input coupled to the remote node. A controller is coupled to the switch. The controller is operable to control the switch to switch between the inputs to cause the feedback circuit of the power supply unit to compensate the voltage output for a voltage drop on the power path or the remote node.
US10802563B2
A server power supply device and method are provided. The server power supply device includes: a filter capacitor, a voltage collecting unit and a processing unit. One terminal of the filter capacitor is connected to a mains electricity input terminal, the other terminal of the filter capacitor is grounded, and a capacitance of the filter capacitor is greater than a preset standard capacitance. The voltage collecting unit is connected to the mains electricity input terminal and the processing unit, and the voltage collecting unit is configured to collect a first voltage inputted from the mains electricity input terminal. The processing unit is configured to process a current inputted from the mains electricity input terminal based on the first voltage collected by the voltage collecting unit, to generate a first current and supply power to a server with the first current.
US10802558B2
A method for supplying power performed by a power provider device including a plurality of ports according to an embodiment of the present invention may include providing power to a plurality of power consumer devices through the plurality of ports which is connected to the plurality of power consumer devices through an HDMI cable; detecting a connection release between a first power consumer device among the plurality of power consumer devices and a port; detecting a second power consumer device which is provided with insufficient power currently among the plurality of power consumer devices; notifying remaining supply power levels that are available to additionally supply to the second power consumer device; receiving a request of a power level that the second power consumer device is to receive among the remaining supply power levels; and supplying the power additionally to the second power consumer device as much as the requested power level.
US10802552B2
Various systems may benefit from appropriate thermal protection. For example, various flight recorder systems may benefit from a vacuum protected flight recorder memory. A system can include a memory core of a flight recorder. The system can also include an inner chamber housing the memory core. The system can further include an outer chamber housing the inner chamber with a vacuum between the inner chamber and the outer chamber. The system can additionally include a signal path from avionics equipment to the memory core through the outer chamber and the inner chamber. The system can also include a power path for the memory core through the outer chamber and the inner chamber.
US10802547B2
Apparatuses and associated methods for mounting PCBs and other electronics boards in portable medical equipment and/or other portable and non-portable electronic devices are disclosed herein. In some embodiments, the technology disclosed herein can provide PCB mounting systems that isolate the PCB from detrimental shock, vibration, and/or strain, while also providing electrical ground paths that greatly reduce EMI and other electrical disturbances. Some embodiments of the mounting systems described herein include both elastomeric (e.g., rubber) components and resilient metallic grounding members that, when assembled together, provide favorable shock mounting as well as robust electrical grounding without the inconvenience of using separate shock mounts, grounding straps, etc.
US10802543B2
A mobile electronic device having a flexible display device is disclosed. A request to retrieve information from a server over a wireless network is triggered based on flexing the flexible display device and other gestures.
US10802536B2
The invention relates to a computer implemented method of generating multiple programs to deliver a computerised function, each program to be executed in a processing unit of a computer comprising a plurality of processing units each having instruction storage for holding a local program, an execution unit for executing the local program and data storage for holding data, a switching fabric connected to an output interface of each processing unit and connectable to an input interface of each processing unit by switching circuitry controllable by each processing unit, and a synchronisation module operable to generate a synchronisation signal, the method comprising: generating a local program for each processing unit comprising a sequence of executable instructions; determining for each processing unit a relative time of execution of instructions of each local program whereby a local program allocated to one processing unit is scheduled to execute with a predetermined delay relative to a synchronisation signal a send instruction to transmit at least one data packet at a predetermined transmit time, relative to the synchronisation signal, destined for a recipient processing unit but having no destination identifier, and a local program allocated to the recipient processing unit is scheduled to execute at a predetermined switch time a switch control instruction to control the switching circuitry to connect its processing unit wire to the switching fabric to receive the data packet at a receive time.
US10802527B1
An environmental controller for use within a comfort control system is disclosed. The environmental controller includes a microprocessor controlled display that incorporates a pair of mechanical buttons, generally known as an “UP” button and a “DOWN” button. The display is adapted to dispose a variety of system/installer modes, including a residential mode. The system modes make use of BACK, NEXT, and RETURN buttons, which are used to navigate through the various system/installer modes along with the increment/decrement mechanical buttons.
US10802523B2
A system and method for controlling a low-dropout regulator (LDO) is disclosed. The system and method includes a charge pump that is controlled to provide a charge pump voltage to power the LDO. The charge pump voltage can be adjusted relative to the LDO's input voltage to ensure efficient operation of the LDO for input voltages over a range. The charge pump is also controlled to limit the maximum charge pump voltage provided to ensure safe operation of the LDO. The system and method also includes a under voltage lockout circuit that enables the LDO when it is determined that the charge pump voltage is sufficient to meet multiple criteria enable For example, the charge pump voltage may be analyzed to determine if it is above a minimum voltage and also sufficiently higher than the LDO's output voltage.
US10802521B2
A voltage regulation system has a voltage regulator, a current-limiting circuit, and a feed-forward circuit. The voltage regulator regulates an output voltage to a desired voltage level. The current-limiting circuit controls an output current of the voltage regulator to a desired current level. The feed-forward circuit, which has a fast response time, controls an inrush current in the output current caused by a decrease in an output voltage.
US10802515B2
An HVAC controller includes (1) an interface coupled to an air quality sensor proximate to the premises and coupled to a data source external to the HVAC system, the interface configured to receive environmental data from both the air quality sensor and the external data source and (2) a processor configured to automatically operate a demand unit of the HVAC system based on the environmental data.
US10802509B2
Systems and methods for navigating a vehicle within an environment are provided. In one aspect, a method comprises: (a) selecting, with aid of a processor, a subset of a plurality of sensors to be used for navigating the vehicle within the environment based on one or more predetermined criteria, wherein the plurality of sensors are arranged on the vehicle such that each sensor of the plurality of sensors is configured to obtain sensor data from a different field of view; (b) processing, with aid of the processor, the sensor data from the selected sensor(s) so as to generate navigation information for navigating the vehicle within the environment; and (c) outputting, with aid of the processor, signals for controlling the vehicle based on the navigation information.
US10802508B2
A robot includes an inverted pendulum body having first and second end portions, a counter-balance body disposed on the inverted pendulum body and configured to move relative to the inverted pendulum body, at least one leg having first and second ends, and a drive wheel rotatably coupled to the second end of the at least one leg. The first end of the at least one leg is prismatically coupled to the second end portion of the inverted pendulum body.
US10802494B2
A method for motion planning for autonomous moving objects (AMO) includes continuously computing or updating a time-dependent trajectory of an AMO to a destination by a computing device avoiding obstacles en route to the destination. The time-dependent trajectory is computed using one or more motion planning computation procedures. The method further includes performing a switching to another motion planning computation procedure when an obstacle is detected or not detected anymore. An obstacle is determined to be detected when a point on the computed trajectory lies within or touches a guard area (GA) around the obstacle. The border of the GA has a certain distance from the detected obstacle.
US10802493B2
A work machine management device includes a manned-vehicle-data acquisition unit configured to acquire position data of a manned vehicle including a first direction indicator and operation data of the first direction indicator, a target-travel-route generation unit configured to generate a target travel route for a work machine, a blinker-data setting unit configured to set blinker data for controlling a second direction indicator of the work machine on the basis of link data obtained by associating the position data of the manned vehicle and the operation data of the first direction indicator, and an output unit configured to output the blinker data to the work machine traveling along the target travel route.
US10802490B2
Described herein are embodiments of an autonomous drone for refueling. The autonomous drone may comprise a fuel storage area; a fuel delivery mechanism coupled to the fuel storage area; a delivery connection coupled to the fuel delivery mechanism; a drive mechanism; and a central controller. The central controller may be configured to receive a refueling location; and control the drive mechanism to pilot the autonomous drone to the refueling location.
US10802488B1
An apparatus having components implemented on one or more solid-state chips. The apparatus includes an input device constructed to generate an input data value (input value), and a neural network implemented on solid-state chips trained to generate an output to control the apparatus by processing the input value. The apparatus also includes another neural network implemented on solid-state chips and configured to receive the output from the neural network. The another neural network is trained to determine whether the output of the neural network corresponds to a predetermined condition and generate a control output from the output of the neural network. The apparatus includes a processor configured receive the control output from the aforementioned another neural network, and in response to the control output indicating the output of the first neural network corresponds to a predetermined condition, and control an operation of the neural network. Corresponding methods are also disclosed.
US10802486B1
Techniques are described for repairing an autonomous vehicle. One of the methods includes receiving a message that an autonomous vehicle requires repair, the message including a time period during which the autonomous vehicle is available for repair. The method includes scheduling a time for the repair with a third-party, the third party having an address. The method also includes directing the autonomous vehicle to autonomously drive to the address at the time.
US10802483B2
Using an imaging device of a user device associated with a public user, an image of an autonomous vehicle (AV) operating in an area is captured. The public user associated with the user device is other than an occupant or controller of the AV. Image processing of the image is performed to extract a set of visual characteristics of the AV. A visual characteristic in the set of visual characteristics is insufficient to uniquely identify the AV. From a set of AVs a subset of candidate AVs is selected where each candidate AV in the subset of candidate AVs matches within a tolerance at least one visual characteristic in the set of visual characteristics, the subset of candidate AVs including the AV. A stop command is sent to the AV, causing the AV to execute a stopping operation resulting in a change in a velocity of the AV.
US10802476B2
Provided is a numerical controller capable of easily controlling a pressure without a pressure sensor. The numerical controller estimates a pressure based on at least one of a command value and a feedback value. A machine learning device for learning the pressure corresponding to the at least one of the command value and the feedback value is included. The machine learning device includes a state observation unit for observing the at least one of the command value and the feedback value as a state variable, a label data acquisition unit for acquiring label data indicating the pressure, and a learning unit for associating and learning the state variable with the label data.
US10802468B2
The present invention provides a method for simulating daylight performance of buildings based on regional daylight climate data. The method comprises the steps of: establishing a regional sky luminance distribution database from measured data; mapping sky luminance data to an artificial sky lamp group; using a 3D printing machine to fabricate a scaled physical model based on real parameters of the building to be simulated; and using the scaled physical model in the artificial sky integrated with regional sky luminance distribution data to make the daylight performance simulation. This method can achieve high-precision simulation of the daylight performance of buildings by using regional sky daylight climate data with a highly accurate physical model of the building.
US10802466B2
To more effectively utilize data related to machining by a machine tool. An integrated machining system includes: a database that stores, as hierarchized structured data, production data related to steps from design until machining, including data of machining commands to be executed by a machine tool, and data of machining history corresponding to the data of machining commands; and a production data management device that includes a provided information generation unit that generates provided information to be provided externally, by way of acquiring at least either of the data of machining commands and the data of machining history from the database, and referencing a hierarchized structure to acquire elements of data related to specific information.
US10802463B1
A method of printing a tag and attaching the tag to a bag for printing, severing and feeding non-curled tags to sewing machines. The method of printing a tag and attaching the tag to a bag comprising providing a control unit, a bag conveyor, a bag switch, a printer unit, a chute, a chute sensor, and a feeder assembly; printing and severing a tag in the printer unit; dispensing the tag into the chute to prevent the tag from curling and jamming; and feeding the tag to a sewing machine whereupon the tag is attached to a bag.
US10802457B2
The overload relay units within a motor control group have the timing function for their motor thermal memories under the control of a central controller in communication with the overload relays. Thus expensive timing components and control of timestamps can be removed from individual overload relays. Further reduction of individual overload relay components can be accomplished by removing the nonvolatile memory function from the individual overload relays and allowing the central controller to perform the nonvolatile memory functions for the overload relays. The motor thermal model function for the overload relays can remain in the overload relays or might be moved to the central controller if communication bandwidth permits.
US10802454B2
A device for controlling an operating state of at least one component of a production plant, including an energy control unit for providing a state change signal for changing the operating state of the at least one component from a first operating state to a second operating state, wherein the device includes a monitoring unit which is designed to receive the state change signal of the energy control unit, and to provide the state change signal of the energy control unit for changing the first operating state to the second operating state, and to modify the state change signal of the energy control unit for providing the second operating state, and to block the state change signal of the energy control unit for preventing a change of state into the second operating state.
US10802451B2
A material processing system includes a power supply in electrical communication with a cutting head. The power supply includes a control processor and a wireless communications control circuit configured to establish a web server for wirelessly communicating with a client device via a first communications interface. The wireless communications control circuit is configured to receive a request from the client device for a first web resource. The wireless communications control circuit is configured to request, via a second communications interface, a set of material processing system parameters from the control processor. The set of material processing system parameters is based on content of the request. The wireless communications control circuit is configured to serve, via the web server over the first communications interface, the first web resource to the client device. The first web resource includes web page formatting information and the set of material processing system parameters.
US10802439B2
A process cartridge detachably mountable in an image forming apparatus includes a toner cartridge for accommodating a developer; a developer roller; and a driving force receiving assembly for receiving a driving force of the image forming apparatus and driving the developer roller to rotate; and further includes a first stopper and a second stopper provided at a bottom of the toner cartridge, and the first stopper and the second stopper being movable relative to the toner cartridge in a direction perpendicular to an axial direction of the driving force receiving assembly; and when the first stopper and/or the second stopper move, a driving force receiving head of the driving force receiving assembly is movable in an axial direction of the driving force receiving assembly. The process cartridge can realize separation and contact between a developer roller and an image forming apparatus.
US10802431B2
A heating device includes a heater and an interrupting portion. The heater extends in a width direction of a rotary belt and configured to contact and heat the belt. The interrupting portion is configured to interrupt power supply at a longitudinal end portion of the heater.
US10802428B2
An image forming apparatus includes a resistive heat generator, a temperature detector, and a power controller that detects a temperature-resistance property of the resistive heat generator before the resistive heat generator is used when the resistive heat generator is removably installed. The power controller obtains power supplied to the resistive heat generator and a change in a temperature of the resistive heat generator, that is detected by the temperature detector, while the power controller supplies the power at a predetermined power duty cycle for adjustment to the resistive heat generator. The power controller calculates the temperature-resistance property of the resistive heat generator based on the power and the change in the temperature that are obtained. The power controller adjusts a power duty cycle at which the power is supplied to the resistive heat generator in use of the resistive heat generator, based on the temperature-resistance property.
US10802427B2
A heating device includes a base, resistance heating elements, a power control circuit, a first temperature detector, a second temperature detector, a power interrupter, and control circuitry. The resistance heating elements are arranged in a longitudinal direction of the base and electrically connected in parallel. The first detector detects a temperature of a first resistance heating element. The second detector detects a temperature of a second resistance heating element. The power interrupter interrupts power supplied to the resistance heating elements when the temperature of the second resistance heating element becomes a predetermined temperature or more. The control circuitry controls the circuit such that a temperature of each resistance heating element becomes a predetermined temperature, based on a result of detection of the first detector, and interrupts the power supplied to the resistance heating elements when the second detector detects predetermined temperature information regarding the second resistance heating element.
US10802423B2
A printer includes a sheet feeder; an intermediate transfer body; a first image forming device; a second image forming device arranged downstream of the first image forming device; a secondary transfer roller arranged downstream of the second image forming device; and a processor. The processor moves the secondary transfer roller away from the intermediate transfer body, primarily transfers a second toner image onto the intermediate transfer body, rotates the intermediate transfer body until the second toner image reaches the first image forming device, primarily transfers the first toner image onto the intermediate transfer body by superimposing the first toner image on the second toner image, causes the secondary transfer roller to contact the intermediate transfer body, and secondarily transfers the first toner image and the second toner image onto the sheet using the secondary transfer roller. The printer further includes a fixing device.
US10802421B2
An image forming apparatus includes an insertable developing apparatus having a developer container, a developer discharging portion, and a shutter movably arranged between a closing position and an opening position. A first spring joins with the shutter and urges the shutter in an insertion direction in which the developing apparatus is inserted to the image forming apparatus so the shutter is maintained at the closing position, and a fixing member is detachably attached to the developing apparatus and fixes the shutter at the closing position. An attachment portion in the developing apparatus attaches to the fixing member, an engagement member engages with the shutter, and a second spring joins with the engagement member and urges the engagement member in a direction opposite to the insertion direction.
US10802413B1
A charging device includes: a charging member that is rotatable and has a peripheral surface to be in contact with a charging target and to which a voltage is to be applied for charging the charging target; a removing member that includes a core and a removing material spirally wound one to less than two times around the core and rotates and comes into contact with the charging member to remove an unnecessary material from the peripheral surface of the charging member; and a detecting unit that detects a current flowing between the charging member and the removing member.
US10802396B2
A method of detecting defects of a photoresist pattern includes generating a scanning electron microscope (SEM) image of a surface of a photoresist pattern and signal intensity data relative to pixel position of the surface of the photoresist pattern. The method also includes setting a lower reference intensity threshold value and an upper reference intensity threshold value used as reference values for detecting defects. The method further includes classifying a pixel position of the signal intensity data having a signal intensity value which is less than the lower reference intensity threshold value or greater than the upper reference intensity threshold value as a defect position.
US10802395B2
The present disclosure provides a mask for photolithography patterning. The mask includes a substrate, a pattern layer on a surface of the substrate. The mask also includes a pellicle attached to the substrate and configured to isolate the pattern layer from ambient. The pellicle includes a membrane between the pattern layer and ambient, and an optical member disposed in the membrane. A method for manufacturing the mask is also provided.
US10802393B2
The present disclosure relates to semiconductor structures and, more particularly, to an extreme ultraviolet (EUV) lithography mask and methods of manufacture. The EUV mask structure includes: a reflective layer; a capping material on the reflective layer; a buffer layer on the capping layer; alternating absorber layers on the buffer layer; and a capping layer on the top of the alternating absorber layers.
US10802390B2
The present disclosure relates to omnipolar imaging for generating a substantially 360 degree by 180 degree stereo spherical view. The omnipolar imaging device comprises at least three wide angle lenses facing in a first direction and at least three wide angle lenses facing in a second direction opposite to the first direction, each lens connected to an image sensor. The lens are positioned so as to capture the substantially 360 degree by 180 degree view. The method of rendering the view comprises, for each pixel in an output image, selecting one set of lenses, i.e. the first set of lenses or the second set of lenses, selecting one lens from the selected set of lenses, and rendering the pixel in an output image from a corresponding point in an input image of the selected lens.
US10802368B2
A display panel including: a base substrate having first and second regions; a color filter layer having a first color layer, and a second color layer disposed in the second region and on the first color layer; a first pixel electrode disposed on the color filter layer and in the first region; and a second pixel electrode disposed in the first region and between the first pixel electrode and the second region. The first pixel electrode includes first branches spaced apart at a first pitch, and second branches spaced apart at a second pitch, the second pixel electrode includes third branches spaced apart at a third pitch and extended in the same direction as the first branches, and fourth branches spaced apart at a fourth pitch and extended in the same direction as the second branches, and the first and third pitches are different from each other.
US10802366B2
Disclosed are a display panel and a display device. The display panel includes a plurality of first signal lines and a plurality of second signal lines extending to a peripheral special shaped area, and a first multiplexer, a second multiplexer and a plurality of main lines arranged in the peripheral special shaped area. The plurality of first signal lines and the plurality of second signal lines are connected in the one-to-one correspondence by the first multiplexer, the plurality of main lines and the second multiplexer in the peripheral special shaped area. Different first signal lines and corresponding second signal lines connected to the same main line may be turned on in sequence according to the set timings by controlling the switch timings of the switch elements of the first multiplexer and the second multiplexer.
US10802364B2
An apparatus of repairing a transistor, for repairing a short-circuit defect of a metal layer between a source and a drain of a thin film transistor; the transistor repairing apparatus including: an acquiring equipment, for acquiring a short-circuit region of a metal layer between a source and a drain of a thin film transistor; and an etching equipment, for etching the short-circuit region.
US10802361B2
The present disclosure discloses an array substrate arranged opposite to a color filter substrate, the array substrate includes a first substrate, a data line, a spacer protruding from the first substrate, a light-shielding electrode located on a side of the data line away from the first substrate, wherein the light-shielding electrode includes a main section and a protruding section, the vertical projection of the main section on the first substrate covers the data line, the protruding section is stacked on the spacer, and the protruding section contacts the color filter substrate. The present disclosure further discloses a liquid crystal display panel and a liquid crystal display device. The influence of the high and low potential signals on the main section of the light-shielding electrode on the data line is reduced, the light-shielding electrode works normally, the product yield is high, and the production cost is saved.
US10802357B2
The invention discloses a pixel structure including: a main electrode, and a plurality of branch electrodes connected to the main electrode; wherein closed areas and open areas are formed among the plurality of the branch electrodes. The invention solves the problem that the liquid crystal at the edge position of the peripheral closed design scheme is easily affected by the electric field and the alignment disorder occurs by designing the branch electrode in the ITO electrode as the closed area and the open area, so that the display is uniform and the display effect is improved. Further, with respect to the design of the peripheral opening, the invention reduces the number of black streaks and increases the light transmittance due to the closed areas and the open areas of the interval distribution.
US10802341B2
A color conversion panel for a display device includes: a substrate including a first region, a second region, and a third region; a light-blocking partition disposed on the substrate and having a plurality of openings via which the first region, the second region and the third region are exposed; color conversion patterns disposed on the substrate in the openings in the first region and in the second region, respectively; and a light-transmitting layer containing scattering particles and including a first portion disposed in the opening in the third region and a second portion disposed to cover the color conversion patterns on the substrate. The scattering particles increase the efficiency of color conversion, such that color gamut may be increased.
US10802336B2
A display may have a pixel array such as a liquid crystal pixel array. The pixel array may be illuminated with backlight illumination from a backlight unit. The backlight unit may include a printed circuit board, a plurality of light-emitting diodes mounted on the printed circuit board, at least one light spreading layer formed over the printed circuit board that spreads light received from the plurality of light-emitting diodes, a partially reflective layer formed over the at least one light spreading layer, a color conversion layer formed over the partially reflective layer, a collimating layer formed over the color conversion layer, a brightness enhancement film formed over the collimating layer, and a diffuser formed over the brightness enhancement film. The at least one light spreading layer may include two light spreading layers with elongated protrusions that are rotated relative to each other.
US10802335B2
A light diffusion plate for a direct-lit backlight unit is provided which is capable of inhibiting generation of defects in production, and which is superior in mechanical strength even if being formed to be thin. The light diffusion plate for a direct-lit backlight unit includes a resin matrix, and a diffusion agent dispersed in the resin matrix, in which a principal component of the resin matrix is a polycarbonate resin, a ratio Mw/Mn of a polystyrene equivalent weight average molecular weight Mw to a number average molecular weight Mn of the polycarbonate resin, as determined by gel permeation chromatography is no less than 1.8 and no greater than 3.2, and the weight average molecular weight Mw of the polycarbonate resin is no less than 3.0×104 and no greater than 6.5×104. The light diffusion plate has an average thickness of preferably no less than 0.1 mm and no greater than 1.0 mm.
US10802332B2
This invention discloses a low-cost backlight module including a plurality of light source assemblies arranged in an array, and a reflector as well as a diffuser plate both disposed beside each light source assembly, wherein the reflector includes a circle of side reflection wall arranged annularly around the light source assembly, each of the light source assemblies includes a plurality of spot light sources spaced apart circumferentially and faced toward the side reflection wall, and the light emitted by the spot light source toward the side reflection wall is reflected by the side reflection wall and then emitted out from the diffuser plate. This invention further discloses a display device. An area of the diffuser plate that is emitted by each spot light source is enlarged and the emitted light becomes more uniform. The number of spot light sources is reduced and the problem of LED Mura is avoided.
US10802329B2
A color filter, a display apparatus, and a method for preparing the color filter. The color filter comprises: a substrate, black matrices formed on the substrate; color layers formed on the substrate, wherein the color layers comprise red pixel layers (R), green pixel layers (G), blue pixel layers (B), and transparent pixel layers (W); a planarization layer (OC) formed above the color layers and the black matrices; and columnar layers (PS) formed on the planarization layer (OC) and located above the black matrices. The transparent pixel layers (W) are covered in the red pixel layers (R), the green pixel layers (G) and the blue pixel layers (B) by the red pixel layers (R), the green pixel layers (G) and the blue pixel layers (B), respectively.
US10802328B2
The application discloses a method for manufacturing a display panel and a baking device for a display panel. The method for manufacturing the display panel includes: coating a color filter on a transparent substrate of a display panel; patterning and solidifying the color filter to form at least one support unit, and baking the support unit until the support unit is lowered to a predetermined height.
US10802322B1
A display device is provided with: a light guide plate having a light exit surface that emits light; a display panel; an optical sheet that is interposed between the light guide plate and the display panel and that comprises a plurality of rectangular unit sheets; and a holding frame section that surrounds the optical sheet and that holds the optical sheet. The holding frame section comprises a first side for holding the optical sheet, and a second side and a third side that intersect the first side at the two ends of the first side. A first protrusion and a second protrusion are provided to the two ends of the first side in the lengthwise direction thereof. A first unit sheet and a second unit sheet are each fixed by the first protrusion and the second protrusion. The second side faces an end side of the first unit sheet; and is in contact with all of said end side. The third side faces an end side of the second unit sheet and is in contact with all of said end side. As a result, light from the light exit surface of the light guide plate is prevented from leaking from a gap between the holding frame section and the optical sheet.
US10802316B2
The present invention provides a liquid crystal display device which can prevent a camera image from being adversely affected by the birefringence of external polarized light which enters a camera through the liquid crystal layer. In a liquid crystal display device (1A), light to enter a camera (3) passes through a part of a liquid crystal panel (10A). The liquid crystal panel (10A) is configured so that the first part of the liquid crystal layer (14), which first part is located in the camera light transmissive region (S1) allowing the light to enter the camera 3 to pass therethrough, has a retardation R1 represented by the following formula: R1=mλ (where (i) m is a positive integer and (ii) λ is a wavelength of the light passing through the liquid crystal layer). A second part of the liquid crystal layer (14), which second part is located in a non-camera light transmissive region (S2) excluding the camera light transmissive region (S1), has a retardation R2 represented by the following formula: R2=λ/2(2k+1) (where k is 0 or an integer).
US10802315B2
According to one embodiment, a display device includes a display panel including a first surface over a display portion and a non-display portion therearound, a cover including a second surface opposing the first surface and an adhesive layer in contact with the first surface and the second surface, and the first surface includes a convexity projecting toward the cover in the non-display portion, and the second surface includes a concavity overlapping the convexity.
US10802313B2
A display device includes a display panel including a display area and a center non-display area, a polarizing plate on an outer surface of the display panel, a curved outer shape part included in a part of an outer shape of one of the display panel and the polarizing plate and having a curved planar shape, a linear outer shape part included in a part of the outer shape of one of or both of the display panel and the polarizing plate and having a linear planar shape, and an alignment mark included in another one or both of the polarizing plate and the display panel and disposed at a position overlapping the center non-display area and including a linear indicator part having a linear planar shape that is parallel to the linear outer shape part and a reference point part overlapping the linear indicator part.
US10802306B2
A viewing angle switchable device including an absorptive polarizer, a reflective polarizer and an electrically controlled viewing angle switching element is provided. A transmission axis of the reflective polarizer is parallel to a transmission axis of the absorptive polarizer. The electrically controlled viewing angle switching element is disposed between the absorptive polarizer and the reflective polarizer and includes two transparent substrates, two transparent conductive layers and a liquid crystal layer including a plurality of liquid crystal molecules. When there is a potential difference between the two transparent conductive layers, an orthogonal projection of an optical axis of each of the plurality of liquid crystal molecules on the absorptive polarizer is parallel to or perpendicular to the transmission axis of the absorptive polarizer and the transmission axis of the reflective polarizer. A viewing angle switchable display module including the viewing angle switchable device is also provided.
US10802303B2
An optical module including a source assembly is disclosed. The source assembly provides a semiconductor optical device, a wiring substrate, and a bridge substrate. The semiconductor optical device includes an electrode and a pad that receives a driving signal therethrough. The wiring substrate, which is arranged side by side with respect to the semiconductor optical device, provides a signal line and a ground line surrounding the signal line. The bridge substrate includes a signal line and a ground line surrounding the signal line. A feature of the optical module is that the bridge substrate is placed on the semiconductor optical device and the wiring substrate such that a transmission line thereof faces the semiconductor optical device and the wiring substrate, and one end of the signal line thereof is connected with the pad of the semiconductor optical device through a post, and another end of the signal line thereof is connected with an end of the signal line in the wiring substrate through another post.
US10802302B2
The invention provides for lenses fabricated as planar thin film coatings with continuous structure. The lensing action is due to optical axis orientation modulation in the plane of the lens. The lenses of the current invention are fabricated using photoalignment of a liquid crystal polymer wherein the polarization pattern of radiation used for photoalignment is obtained by propagating the light through an optical system comprising a shape-variant nonlinear spatial light polarization modulators.
US10802292B2
A synthetic aperture optics (SAO) imaging method minimizes the number of selective excitation patterns used to illuminate the imaging target, based on the objects' physical characteristics corresponding to spatial frequency content from the illuminated target and/or one or more parameters of the optical imaging system used for SAO. With the minimized number of selective excitation patterns, the time required to perform SAO is reduced dramatically, thereby allowing SAO to be used with DNA sequencing applications that require massive parallelization for cost reduction and high throughput. In addition, an SAO apparatus optimized to perform the SAO method is provided. The SAO apparatus includes a plurality of interference pattern generation modules that can be arranged in a half-ring shape.
US10802287B2
A head-mounted display (HMD) with a rolling illumination display panel can dynamically target a render time for a given frame based on eye tracking. Using this approach, re-projection adjustments are minimized at the location of the display(s) where the user is looking, which mitigates unwanted, re-projection-based visual artifacts in that “region of interest.” For example, logic of the HMD may predict a location on the display panel where a user will be looking during an illumination time period for a given frame, determine a time, within that illumination time period, at which an individual subset of the pixels that corresponds to the predicted location will be illuminated, predict a pose that the HMD will be in at the determined time, and send pose data indicative of this predicted pose to an application for rendering the frame.
US10802278B2
Technology is described for (3D) space carving of a user environment based on movement through the user environment of one or more users wearing a near-eye display (NED) system. One or more sensors of the NED system provide sensor data from which a distance and direction of movement can be determined. Spatial dimensions for a navigable path can be represented based on user height data and user width data of the one or more users who have traversed the path. Space carving data identifying carved out space can be stored in a 3D space carving model of the user environment. The navigable paths can also be related to position data in another kind of 3D mapping like a 3D surface reconstruction mesh model of the user environment generated from depth images.
US10802276B2
The invention relates to a display system included in a device for traveling a path between at least two distinct points and for using at least one heading datum, wherein the display system comprises at least: an image sensor configured to acquire environmental images during the path traveled by the device; an image processing module capable of determining the drift of the device in real time; a module for determining information that is representative of the route taken by the device, a module for real-time determination of the true heading followed by the device from the information that is representative of the route and the drift of the device, a module for returning to the user information that is representative of the true heading.
US10802273B2
The combiner has a reflecting surface that reflects incident light. When the incident light has an incident angle in a range from 0° to 25°, inclusive, defined as a first value, in a wavelength range from 400 nm to 700 nm, inclusive, the upper limit wavelength of a wavelength range having a reflectance of 90% or more of the reflectance peak of the incident light is shorter than 700 nm. When the incident angle takes a second value in a range from 60° to 85°, inclusive, in the wavelength range from 400 nm to 700 nm, inclusive, the reflectance peak of an S-wave component contained in the incident light has a wavelength shorter than 570 nm.
US10802272B2
A vehicular display apparatus includes a display device, a magnifying mirror, and a turning back mirror. The display device emits display light corresponding to a display image to be visually recognized by a driver on a vehicle. The magnifying mirror reflects the display light to project the display image on a windshield of the vehicle. The turning back mirror is disposed on an optical path between the display device and the magnifying mirror and has a concave reflecting surface that reflects the display light. The magnifying mirror has the magnifying power that is set higher than that of the turning back mirror.
US10802269B2
An optical circuit includes an input waveguide, an arrayed waveguide including a plurality of output waveguides, a coupler, an electrode capable of applying a voltage to each of the output waveguides of the arrayed waveguide, and a chip unit to which the input waveguide, the coupler, and a portion of the arrayed waveguide are fixed. The arrayed waveguide is divided into a phase shifter portion capable of generating a predetermined phase difference between adjacent ones of the output waveguides, a beam portion having a cantilever structure that is not fixed by the chip unit, and a waveguide portion between the phase shifter portion and the beam portion. The electrode is capable of applying positive and negative voltages to the beam portion of the arrayed waveguide such that positive and negative voltages are alternately applied to adjacent ones of the output waveguides.
US10802267B2
A projection apparatus and an illumination system are provided. The illumination system includes an excitation light source and a light wavelength conversion module. The excitation light source is adapted to provide an excitation beam. The light wavelength conversion module includes a first phosphor wheel and a second phosphor wheel. The second phosphor wheel is disposed adjacent to the first phosphor wheel, and the first phosphor wheel and the second phosphor wheel are respectively disposed on transmission paths of a first part and a second part of the excitation beam, such that during a period that the excitation light source is turned on, the first phosphor wheel and the second phosphor wheel are both irradiated by the excitation beam. The illumination system of the invention avails improving phosphor conversion efficiency and avoiding burning the phosphor powder. The projection apparatus has good performance.
US10802265B2
There are provided a lesion part volume measuring method and an endoscopic diagnostic apparatus capable of easily detecting the volume of a lesion part without using a special treatment instrument. This problem is solved by detecting the position of a distal end portion of a scope hood from an image captured by an endoscope to which the scope hood is attached, finding the volume of the internal space of the scope hood, which is formed by the scope hood and the distal end surface of an insertion part, from the position of the distal end portion of the scope hood and the model of the endoscope and/or the model of the scope hood, and injecting water into the scope hood and detecting the volume of a lesion part from the difference between the water injection amount and the volume of the internal space of the scope hood.
US10802259B2
A structured illuminating apparatus includes a branching unit branching an exit light flux from a light source into at least two branched light fluxes, an illuminating optical system making the two branched light fluxes to be respectively collected at mutually different positions on a pupil plane of an objective lens and making the two branched light fluxes to be interfered with each other to illuminate a specimen with an interference fringe of the two branched light fluxes, and an adjusting unit adjusting a height from an optical axis of the illuminating optical system to two collecting points formed on the pupil plane of the objective lens by the two branched light fluxes.
US10802250B2
An optical image lens used in narrow field of view and having compact size and low distortion characteristics is disclosed to include, from an object side to an image side along an optical axis, a first lens with positive refractive power, a second lens and a third lens glued as a doublet with negative refractive power, a fourth lens and a fifth lens glued as a doublet with positive refractive power, a sixth lens with positive refractive power, a seventh lens with positive refractive power, and an eighth lens with negative refractive power.
US10802246B2
An optical system includes, in order from object side, a first unit, a stop, a second unit, and a third unit. The first and second units are moved toward object side to increase respective intervals from the third unit for focusing from infinity to proximity. The first unit includes a negative lens and a positive lens arranged adjacent and on image side of the negative lens. The third unit consists of a positive lens (G3P) and a negative lens (G3N) arranged adjacent and on image side of the positive lens (G3P). An equivalent air length from a lens surface on image side of the negative lens (G3N) to an image plane when focused at infinity, and a distance on an optical axis from a lens surface on object side of a lens (G1F) arranged closest to object side, to the image plane when focused at infinity are appropriately set.
US10802243B2
A lens assembly driving module includes a holder, a metal yoke, a lens unit, a magnet set, a coil, at least one elastic element and at least one damper agent. The metal yoke is coupled with the holder and includes a through hole and at least one extending structure. The extending structure is disposed around the through hole and extends along a direction from the through hole to the holder. The lens unit is movably disposed in the metal yoke. The lens unit includes an optical axis and at least one notch structure. The notch structure is disposed in an outer peripheral area of the lens unit and is corresponding to the extending structure. The damper agent is disposed between the extending structure of the metal yoke and the notch structure of the lens unit. The damper agent is applied to damp a movement of the lens unit.
US10802241B2
A lens apparatus includes a fixed barrel, a first optical element, a rotary barrel configured to be rotated relative to the fixed barrel about an optical axis of the first optical element and move the first optical element; a contact member including rolling members respectively arranged at positions about the optical axis. The rolling members are in contact with the rotary barrel. The contact member is restricted in rotation relative to the fixed barrel about the optical axis. A pressing member presses the contact member toward the rotary barrel. A second optical element is different from the first optical element. An operation member is configured to be rotated relative to the fixed barrel about the optical axis and move the second optical element. A space, through which the operation member passes, is formed between two of the rolling elements in a circumference of the contact member.
US10802236B2
A telecommunications device includes a module that mounts within an interior of a housing. The housing has a door that latches closed. The module includes a module frame having a bulkhead that divides the interior of the housing into first and second regions. Fiber optic adapters are mounted to the bulkhead. First ports of the adapters are accessible at the first region of the housing interior and second ports are accessible at the second region of the housing interior. The module includes a removable cover for restricting access to the first region. The removable cover including a latch catch that interlocks with the door latch to secure the door in the closed position. The module includes a tray mounted to the module frame within the first region of the housing.
US10802234B2
The present disclosure provides a coated conductor. The coated conductor includes a conductor and a coating on the conductor. The coating includes (i) an annular wall composed of a polymeric material, the annular wall surrounding at least a portion of the conductor; (ii) a plurality of channels extending along a length of an outer surface of the annular wall; and (iii) a slip material located in the channels, the slip material forming a capillary structure in the channels, and the capillary structures protruding radially outward from the annular wall.
US10802227B2
A cleaning tool for cleaning an optical connector includes: a head that presses a cleaning unit against the optical connector; a supply reel that supplies the cleaning unit to the head; and a take-up reel that collects the cleaning unit from the head. The supply reel and the take-up reel are disposed rotatably about a common rotation shaft.
US10802221B1
The optical receiver portion of an optical sensing system (such as, for example, a LIDAR system) includes a tunable narrowband optical filter that is used in combination with a feedback element to continuously monitor the received (reflected) optical signal and adjust the center wavelength of the narrowband optical filter to follow recognized shifts in the source wavelength. These slight adjustments to the center wavelength of the optical filter (as controlled by the feedback element) ensure that the passband of the optical filter tracks any shift/drift in the source wavelength, without requiring any direct connection/wavelength monitoring between the source and the receiver, and also without the need to utilize complex wavelength stability configurations at the source.
US10802215B2
An optical waveguide includes a glass waveguide body and a waveguide core through which optical radiation propagates. The waveguide core includes: a body portion extending within the waveguide body, a coupling portion extending at the surface of the waveguide body, and an S-bent intermediate portion coupling the body portion and the coupling portion. An optical coupling arrangement (e.g., for coupling one or more optical fibers to a silicon photonics device) includes one such optical waveguide and a second optical waveguide including a respective waveguide body and one or more waveguide members. The second optical waveguide is coupled with the first optical waveguide with the waveguide member(s) facing the coupling portion of the first optical waveguide.
US10802212B2
Multiview displays include a backlight and a screen used to form a plurality of multiview pixels. Each multiview pixel includes a plurality of sets of light valves. The backlight includes a light source optically coupled to a plate light guide configured with a plurality of multibeam elements. Each multibeam element corresponds to a set of light valves and is spatially offset with respect to a center of the set of light valves toward a center of the multiview pixel. The plurality of multibeam elements are also configured to couple out light from the plate light guide with different angles and angular offsets such that at least a portion of the coupled-out light beams interleave and propagate in different view directions of the multiview display.
US10802211B2
In an FOP 1, a glass body 8 is configured by including antimicrobial glass portions 10 made of antimicrobial glass containing Ag2O. Here, the glass containing silver does not have chemical durability, so that it has properties to easily emit Ag ions due to moisture. Ag ions have an excellent antimicrobial effect. Therefore, by configuring the glass body 8 to include the antimicrobial glass portions 10 containing Ag2O, the glass body 8 can obtain a sterilization effect due to the action of Ag ions. Therefore, the FOP 1 can be provided with antimicrobial activities.
US10802208B2
A measurement apparatus, including: a tapered optical fiber, the tapered optical fiber having an input to receive radiation and having an output to provide spectrally broadened output radiation toward a measurement target, the tapered optical fiber configured to spectrally broaden the radiation received at the input; and a detector system configured to receive a redirected portion of the output radiation from the measurement target.
US10802205B2
A backlight module, a display module and a display device are disclosed. The display module includes a backlight module; a display panel located at a light exit side of the backlight module; and a first optical adhesive layer located between the backlight module and the display panel. The display panel and the backlight module are adhered to each other through the first optical adhesive layer.
US10802202B2
A composite sheet includes a first sheet and a second sheet. The first sheet includes a first substrate and a first optical pattern layer disposed on an upper surface of the first substrate. The second sheet is disposed on the first sheet. The second sheeting includes a second substrate and a second optical pattern layer disposed on an upper surface of the second substrate. An extending direction of the first optical pattern layer intersects an extending direction of the second optical pattern layer such that an intersection angle of the extending direction of the first optical pattern layer and the extending direction of the second optical pattern layer is in a range of 40° to 70°.
US10802193B2
A light source module includes a light guide plate, a first inverse prism sheet, a second inverse prism sheet, and a light source. The light guide plate has a light incident surface, a first light emitting surface and an opposing second light emitting surface. The second light emitting surface has a plurality of microstructures. Each microstructure is a recessed structure. The first inverse prism sheet is disposed beside the first light emitting surface of the light guide plate. The first inverse prism sheet includes a plurality of first prism columns. The first prism columns face the first light emitting surface. The second inverse prism sheet is disposed beside the second light emitting surface of the light guide plate. The second inverse prism sheet includes a plurality of second prism columns. The second prism columns face the second light emitting surface. The light source is disposed beside the light incident surface.
US10802192B2
The present invention describes a collimating apparatus 10. The collimating apparatus 10 comprises a light source 12, a waveguide 14 adjacent to the light source 12 and configured to receive light from the light source 12, a light steering optic 16 configured to receive light 30 from the waveguide 14, and a collimating optic 18 configured to collimate light received from the light steering optic 16. The wave guide 14 and the collimating optic 18 are both physically located on a first side of the light steering optic 16. The light steering optic 16 is configured to steer the light 30 received from the waveguide 14 towards the collimating optic 18.
US10802190B2
Systems, devices, and methods for making and using curved holographic optical elements (“HOEs”) are described. A hologram to apply a first optical power to playback light may be embedded in an internal volume of a curved lens, where the curved lens has a first curvature to apply a second optical power to the playback light and a second curvature opposite the first curvature to define the internal volume of the curved lens. The first optical power may be equal in magnitude and opposite in sign to the second optical power. The curved HOEs described herein are particularly well-suited for use when integrated with a curved eyeglass lens to form the transparent combiner of a virtual retina display.
US10802189B2
A wire grid polarizer and a display panel using the same are provided. The wire grid polarizer includes a substrate, a plurality of wire grids, a plurality of patterned light absorbing layers, and a surface covering layer. The plurality of wire grids are disposed on the substrate, wherein there are a plurality of gaps between every two wire grids. The plurality of patterned light absorbing layers are disposed corresponding to and overlapping the wire grids respectively, wherein every two of the patterned light absorbing layers have one of the gaps. The surface covering layer is disposed on the patterned light absorbing layers and directly contacts the patterned light absorbing layers.
US10802187B2
A circularly polarizing plate includes: a first retardation layer having negative refractive index anisotropy; a second retardation layer having positive refractive index anisotropy; and a linear polarizer, the first retardation layer and the second retardation layer being disposed such that their optical axes are parallel to each other, the first retardation layer providing an in-plane retardation whose absolute value is |R1(λ)| to light having a wavelength of λ nm, the second retardation layer providing an in-plane retardation whose absolute value is |R2(λ)| to light having a wavelength of λ nm, the first retardation layer and the second retardation layer satisfying the following formulas (1) to (4): |R1(450)|>|R1(550)|>|R1(650)| (1) |R2(550)|>|R1(550)| (2) |R2(550)|−|R1(550)|>|R2(450)|−|R1(450)| (3) |R2(650)|−|R1(650)|>|R2(550)|−|R1(550)| (4).
US10802175B2
A reflectometer sensor element comprises (i) a recess formed in an electrically conducting material, the electrically conducting material defining a connection portion; the recess including an open end at or adjacent a surface of the electrically conducting material; and a transverse cross-sectional area defined by at least one wall of the recess increasing in at least a first region between the connection portion and the open end; (ii) an electrically conducting electrode that is spaced from the said at least one wall of the recess and extends between the open end and a location proximate the connection portion; and (iii) one or more dielectric materials occupying at least part of the recess between the at least one wall of the recess and the electrically conducting electrode. Such an element allows the detection of signals reflected from deeper within subterranean rock than has previously been possible.
US10802172B2
A system for detecting a specific relative position between a reader and a receiver, including: an inductive contactless receiver including an antenna winding and a circuit for selectively modulating a load; an inductive contactless reader including: a transceiver antenna circuit having nonzero mutual inductance with the antenna winding for the position, a communication circuit connected to the transceiver antenna circuit, a receiver antenna circuit having mutual inductance with the antenna winding that exhibits a minimum for the position, and a processing circuit for: identifying presence of a receiver by detecting nonzero mutual inductance between the transceiver antenna circuit and an antenna winding, and detecting a mutual inductance minimum between the receiver antenna circuit and an antenna winding.
US10802170B2
The invention relates to petroleum seismic exploration, and more specifically to a method for gas-bearing reservoir characterization using logging information. In the method, logging information is used as a constraint to indirectly characterize the distribution range of the gas-bearing reservoir by determining the upper and lower boundaries. In addition, this method enables the automatic determination of the optimal calculation parameters according to the characteristics of input data, allowing for more accurate results.
US10802168B2
Predicting hydraulic fracture treatment uses well log data and core data from one well in a given subsurface region to create a petrophysical properties model for the subsurface region. The petrophysical properties model yields fluid volumes and mineral volumes in any given well passing through the subsurface region using only well log data as inputs. The fluid and mineral volumes are used with dipole sonic data from a second well to create an elastic rock properties model for the given subsurface that yields elastic properties in any well passing through the subsurface region using only well log data and mineral and fluid volumes. For wells in the subsurface having only well log data, the petrophysical properties model and the elastic rock properties model are used with the well log data to predict an amount of recoverable hydrocarbons within wells that will respond to hydraulic fracture treatments.
US10802164B2
A computer implemented method of detecting neutrons in images from a tunable sensor system comprises training a deep learning process to recognize known radiation-dependent signature patterns created by neutrons in test images. The method further comprises splitting an input image into a plurality of frames and passing the plurality of frames through the deep learning process in order to recognize neutrons in the plurality of frames. Subsequently, the method comprises recombining the plurality of frames back into the input image. For each pixel within the input image, the method comprises examining pixels connected to a respective pixel to determine if a signature pattern particular to neutrons is present within the input image and counting a number of neutrons within the input image using results from the examining.
US10802163B2
A substrate for a digital X-ray detector configured to sense an X-ray signal, a detector including the same, and a manufacturing method thereof. According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the substrate for an X-ray detector includes an interlayer dielectric layer arranged on a thin film transistor, a first passivation layer and a second passivation layer arranged on the interlayer dielectric layer, and a hydrogen blocking layer arranged on at least one of the first passivation layer and the second passivation layer in a transistor region corresponding to the thin film transistor.
US10802154B2
A method for facilitating real time tracking of an airborne asset via downlink of GPS signals that are usable for determining asset location information from the asset to a ground station may include receiving a first GPS signal and a second GPS signal at a device disposed on the airborne asset and combining the first and second GPS signals to form combined signal responsive to filtration and amplification of the first and second GPS signals. The method may further include employing an overlay analog translation to convert the combined signal into a composite signal at a different frequency than the combined signal, generating a pilot carrier frequency for association with the composite signal, and amplifying the composite signal prior to transmission via the downlink from the airborne asset to the ground station. The pilot carrier frequency and amplitude may be adjustable.
US10802152B2
A reinforcement information adjustment unit reduces an amount of information in reinforcement information by combining: update cycle adjustment processing to set an update cycle of the reinforcement information to be an integer multiple of a predetermined update cycle; geographic interval error value adjustment processing to reduce the number of geographic interval error values by selecting from among a plurality of the geographic interval error values each of which is an error at every predetermined geographic interval out of a plurality of error values, a geographic interval error value at every geographic interval that is an integer multiple of the predetermined geographic interval; and bit count adjustment processing to reduce a bit count of the error value for each error value. A reinforcement information output unit outputs, to an output destination, reinforcement information after being reduced in the amount of information by the reinforcement information adjustment unit.
US10802147B2
An electronic device tracks its motion in an environment while building a three-dimensional visual representation of the environment that is used to correct drift in the tracked motion. A motion tracking module estimates poses of the electronic device based on feature descriptors corresponding to the visual appearance of spatial features of objects in the environment. A mapping module builds a three-dimensional visual representation of the environment based on a stored plurality of maps, and feature descriptors and estimated device poses received from the motion tracking module. The mapping module provides the three-dimensional visual representation of the environment to a localization module, which identifies correspondences between stored and observed feature descriptors. The localization module performs a loop closure by minimizing the discrepancies between matching feature descriptors to compute a localized pose. The localized pose corrects drift in the estimated pose generated by the motion tracking module.
US10802144B2
A method of measuring the distance to an object by radiating a periodic amplitude-modulated optical signal to the object and detecting the phase difference between the radiated optical signal and a reflected optical signal from the object includes: generating a first photo-detection control signal to control the periodic amplitude-modulation of the radiated optical signal; generating a mask signal activated at least during a shuttering duration for resetting the voltage level at a sensing node; and generating a second photo-detection control signal based on Boolean combination of the first photo-detection signal and the mask signal such that the second photo-detection signal is deactivated or masked at least during the shuttering duration.
US10802140B2
There is provided a radar device. A detection vehicle velocity acquiring unit is configured to acquire a detection vehicle velocity detected on the basis of rotation of a wheel. A relative velocity calculating unit is configured to calculate the relative velocity of a still object. A correction value calculating unit is configured to calculate a first correction value on the basis of the detection vehicle velocity and the relative velocity of the still object obtained in a CW mode and calculate a second correction value on the basis of the detection vehicle velocity and the relative velocity of the still object obtained in a FM-CW mode. A vehicle velocity correcting unit is configured to correct the detection vehicle velocity using at least one of the first correction value and the second correction value.
US10802134B2
A method for processing radar signals includes emitting a first radar signal via a transmitting antenna of a first radar unit, where the first radar signal is phase modulated using a first code and a first frequency offset is added to at least a portion of the first radar signal, and emitting a second radar signal via a transmitting antenna of a second radar unit, where the second radar signal is phase modulated using a second code. The first code and the second code are orthogonal to each other and the first radar unit and the second radar unit are loosely coupled with each other. The method further includes receiving a combined radar signal via a receiving antenna of the first radar unit, where the combined radar signal comprises a reflections of the first and the second radar signals, and processing the combined radar signal at the first radar unit.
US10802127B2
A radar fill level measurement device can be provided, which comprises a frequency synthesizer configured to generate an oscillator signal, a high-frequency signal generation module configured to generate a transmission signal based on the oscillator signal, and an energy-supply module configured to supply electrical energy to the frequency synthesizer and the high-frequency signal generation module. Associated methods and computer-accessible medium can also be provided. The frequency synthesizer can comprise a control device, a reference oscillator and a phase-locked loop. The phase-locked loop can comprise a phase-locked device and an oscillator. The phase-locked loop can be configured to adjust a frequency of the oscillator signal to a target value, and the phase-locked device can be configured to provide a control signal for the control device when the frequency of the oscillator signal has reached the target value. The control device can also be configured to actuate the energy-supply module to supply the electrical energy to the high-frequency signal generation module before the control signal is provided by the phase-locked device.
US10802126B2
An electronic device including a sound receiver and a processor is provided. The sound receiver receives a sound signal provided by a sound generator. When the processor determines that an obstacle is blocked between the electronic device and the fixed device, the processor estimates a virtual position of the electronic device at a current time according to previous movement information and a previous position of the electronic device. The virtual position has a shortest path between a boundary position of the obstacle and the sound generator. The processor obtains a first relative distance between the electronic device and the boundary position according to the sound signal received by the sound receiver and the boundary position. The processor calculates a relative velocity and a relative acceleration of the electronic device relative to the fixed device at the current time according to the sound signal and the first relative distance.
US10802119B2
A lidar device includes a light source configured to emit a laser pulse to an object, a light receiver configured to receive the laser pulse reflected by the object, a first periodic wave generator configured to generate a first periodic wave when the light source emits the laser pulse and generate a second periodic wave when the light source receives the laser pulse, and a first comparator configured to compare a phase of the first periodic wave and a phase of the second periodic wave to each other. The lidar device calculates a distance between the lidar device and the object based on a phase difference determined by the first comparator.
US10802118B2
A time-resolving sensor includes a single-photon avalanche diode (SPAD), a logic circuit and differential time-to-charge converter (DTCC) circuit. The SPAD is responsive to a shutter signal to generate an output signal based on detecting an incident photon. The logic circuit generates first and second enable signals. The DTCC includes a capacitor device, first and second switching devices, and an output circuit. The first switching device is responsive to the first enable signal to transfer a charge on the capacitor device to the first floating diffusion. The second switching device is responsive to the second enable signal to transfer a remaining charge on the capacitor device to the second floating diffusion. The output circuit outputs a first voltage that is based on the first charge on the first floating diffusion and a second voltage that is based on the second charge on the second floating diffusion.
US10802116B2
The invention relates to an optical pulse generator comprising an active optical component adapted to emit optical radiation and electronic components of a means for electronically driving the optical component to excite the optical component to a pulsed emission of optical radiation, wherein the electronic components are arranged on a first side of a first submount, contact surfaces of the means for electronically driving are arranged on an opposite second side of the first submount, and the electronic components are connected to the contact surfaces of the means for electronically driving using electrically conductive vias in the first submount.
US10802113B2
The present disclosure relates to an optical ranging device. The optical ranging device comprises a housing, a bottom cover, an emitting lens, a receiving lens and a circuit board. The emitting lens and the receiving lens are fixed on the circuit board. The circuit board comprises a light emitting module, receiving module and data processing and controlling module. An infrared light emitted by a light source of the light emitting module passes through the emitting lens and the housing successively and enters the external environment. The infrared light reflected by the object passes through the housing and the receiving lens successively and is received by the receiving module which is connected to a signal processing and controlling module. The distance between the optical ranging device and the object is calculated based on the Time of Flight principle.
US10802109B1
A method of processing times-of-arrival (TOAs), some representing emitted pulses by an emitter and generated from a pulse pattern having a fixed greatest common divisor pulse repetition interval (GPRI), the method including: creating pulse trains each including an initial TOA and a vector of added TOAs, and a corresponding pulse index vector mapping the TOA vector into the pulse pattern consistent with a known TOA tolerance and viable with a known GPRI range of the emitter type; and walking, for each pulse train, each next TOA after the added TOAs, and each next index mapping the next TOA into the pulse pattern, including checking if the pulse train extended by the next TOA and next index is consistent with the TOA tolerance, checking if the extended pulse train is viable with the GPRI range, and if both checks pass, adding the next TOA and next index to the pulse train.
US10802103B2
A system and method for measuring the position of one or more object in an area of interest. The system has a primary beacon located at a first fixed position in or near the area of interest which generates a time referenced primary signal, two or more secondary beacons located at different fixed positions in or near the area of interest which generate time referenced secondary signals and one or more portable tag, the portable tag being attachable to the object. The portable tag has a portable tag circuit for calculating the distance of the portable tag to the primary and secondary beacons by a time of flight calculation which uses, the known position of the primary and secondary beacons, time referenced signals and delay information associated with the time referenced signals, such that the portable tag calculates its own position.
US10802096B2
A method for magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) may include obtaining a plurality of k-space datasets related to a scanning of a subject performed by an MRI scanner. The method may also include obtaining at least one filter for processing the plurality of k-space datasets, and applying the at least one filter to the plurality of k-space datasets convolutionally to obtain a plurality of processed k-space datasets. By applying the at least one filter, an application region extending through the plurality of k-space datasets may be determined within the plurality of k-space datasets, and a data point within the application region may be modified based at least on the other data points within the application region. The method may further include generating an image based on at least one of the processed k-space datasets.
US10802082B2
The methods and apparatus allow one user to test cable continuity using a wire-configurable directional connector. The methods and apparatus may transmit a first and second voltage pulse through a first and second wire of a cable under test, respectively, having a wire-configurable directional connector attached. Both voltage pulses travel through the wire-configurable directional connector. The first voltage pulse selectively leaves at least one of the second wire and a third wire of the cable under test and the second voltage pulse selectively leaves the third wire. The methods and apparatus may store a pre-determined pattern of a returning voltage pulse specific to the cable under test, and determine a state of the first, second, and third wires in response to receiving the first and second voltage pulses.
US10802075B1
The present invention relates to a power supply device, comprising a pre-regulator for generating an auxiliary signal by regulating an input signal; a post-regulator for providing an output signal by regulating the auxiliary signal generated by the pre-regulator; and a processing unit for providing a first arbitration signal to the pre-regulator and for providing a second arbitration signal to the post-regulator. The input signal is regulated based on the first arbitration signal, and the auxiliary signal is regulated based on the second arbitration signal. The second arbitration signal comprises a time delay relative to the first arbitration signal. The first arbitration signal and the second arbitration signal are chosen such that a voltage of the auxiliary signal being generated by the pre-regulator is higher than a voltage of the output signal being provided by the post-regulator.
US10802073B2
A pattern defect detection method capable of detecting a pattern defect of a semiconductor integrated circuit with higher accuracy is disclosed. The pattern defect detection method includes: extracting an image of an inspection target pattern from an image of a specimen; identifying a reference pattern from design data, the reference pattern having the same shape and the same position as those of the inspection target pattern; calculating a brightness index value indicating a brightness of an entirety of the inspection target pattern; repeating said extracting an inspection target pattern, said identifying a reference pattern, and said calculating a brightness index value, thereby building mass data containing brightness index values of inspection target patterns and corresponding reference patterns; determining a standard range of brightness index value based on the brightness index values contained in the mass data; and detecting a defect of the inspection target pattern based on whether or not the calculated brightness index value is within the standard range.
US10802069B2
An appliance with automatic sensing of printed circuit board (PCB) trace integrity and associated methods of sensing are provided. The appliance may include a controller operative to control operation of the appliance, a load in operative communication with the controller, and a PCB. The PCB may include a first trace supplying AC power to the load, a second trace supplying a return path for the AC power, a third trace supplying an alternate return path for the AC power, and current sensing circuitry. The current sensing circuitry may be configured to sense leakage current between the first trace and the third trace, with the leakage current being indicative of declining trace integrity of the PCB.
US10802065B2
A wearable electric field detector configured to be worn by a wearer in an environment includes inner and outer housings which are movable relative to each other between a closed position and an open position. When in the closed position, a body of the inner housing is concealed within the outer housing, and when in the open position, the body is partially visible to visually indicate that the detector is open. The detector includes field detection circuitry which is configured to detect voltage in an electric field in the environment around the wearer. The circuitry is in communication with at least one of a speaker and a light source which are configured to be activated by the field detection circuitry.
US10802064B2
An electromagnetic wave impedance measuring apparatus includes a network analyzer, configured to measure scattering parameters according to a frequency, including a first port and a second port; and a multilayer substrate, connected to the first port and the second port by a coaxial cable, having a via connecting conductive layers to each other and including three or more conductive layers including at least an uppermost layer, a lowermost layer, and an intermediate layer. The multilayer substrate includes a test sample disposed between the uppermost layer and the lowermost layer; a through calibration standard disposed between the uppermost layer and the lowermost layer; a reflect calibration standard disposed between the uppermost layer and the lowermost layer; and a line calibration standard disposed between the uppermost layer and the lowermost layer. Each of the test sample, the through calibration standard, the reflect calibration standard, and the line calibration standard is connected by a first error box, having the via, and a second error box having the via of the same structure as the via of the first error box.
US10802058B2
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.
US10802057B2
A method for monitoring a power system includes receiving, from at least one component monitor in communication with components of the power system, a first set of readings for at least one of the power system components at an input of a central processing unit. The method also includes providing the first set of readings to be displayed in a graphical format on a user interface. A user selection of a portion of the first set of readings, and at least one user classification of the portion of the first set of readings, is received. Portions of the first set of readings are identified and removed based on the at least one user classification to generate a modified set of readings. The modified set of readings is classified by at least one characteristic, and the at least one characteristic is detected in a second set of readings.
US10802054B2
The present disclosure pertains to systems and methods for detecting traveling waves in electric power delivery systems. In one embodiment, a system comprises a capacitance-coupled voltage transformer (CCVT) in electrical communication with the electric power delivery system, the CCVT comprising a stack of capacitors and an electrical contact to a first ground connection. A current transformer is disposed between the stack of capacitors and the first ground connection. The current transformer provides an electrical signal corresponding to a current associated with the CCVT. An intelligent electronic device (IED) in electrical communication with the first current measurement device generates a voltage signal based on the electrical signal from the current transformer. The IED detects a traveling wave based on the first voltage signal; and analyzes the traveling wave to detect a fault on the electric power delivery system.
US10802050B2
Methods for analyzing a measured signal, and a measurement unit for carrying out these methods, are provided. The method includes, acquiring at least a first segment and a second segment of the measured signal by a measurement unit; storing the at least a first segment and a second segment in an acquisition memory of the measurement unit; applying a filter on the at least a first segment and a second segment; and storing at least one segment of the at least a first segment and a second segment that corresponds to the filter into at least one of a display memory and a processor memory of the measurement unit.
US10802049B2
The present invention relates to a current measurement apparatus using a shunt resistor, and a current measurement apparatus using a shunt resistor, in which two or more busbar-type components, to which one shunt resistor is applied, in the related art are integrated into one busbar module, and a voltage of a battery module is measured through the plurality of shunt resistors included in the one integrated busbar module, thereby decreasing volumes and price of the battery module and a battery pack, and the plurality of shunt resistors is measured through the plurality of measuring units, respectively, thereby measuring a reliable voltage value.
US10802048B2
A universal test socket including a first sub-layer including a plurality of first through conductors, the plurality of first through conductors arranged at a first pitch in a first substrate, and a second sub-layer including a plurality of second through conductors, the second sub-layer stacked on the first sub-layer so that the plurality of first through conductors are in contact with the plurality of second through conductors, the plurality of second through conductors arranged at a second pitch in a second substrate, the second pitch being less than or equal to the first pitch may be provided.
US10802047B2
An inspection device according to the invention of the present application includes a fixing plate, plural expanding and contracting portions whose one ends are fixed to the fixing plate, plural contact probes that are fixed to the other ends of the plural expanding and contracting portions respectively, and plural fixing portions which are provided to the plural contact probes respectively, wherein each fixing portion performs switching between a fixing state where an upper end of a corresponding contact probe is fixed at a first position and a releasing state where the contact probe is not fixed, the contact probe is pulled to the fixing plate by a corresponding expanding and contracting portion under the fixing state, and the upper end of the contact probe is placed at a second position closer to the fixing plate than the first position under the releasing state.
US10802038B2
Systems and methods configured to process motion data associated with a user. The systems and methods are configured to receive motion data from a sensor, calculate motion attributes from the data, and classify the motion data using one or more mathematical models. Attributes may be calculated without classifying the motion data into an activity. Attributes may be compared to mathematical models. Motion data within the models and attributes of the user may be independent of any activity type. Attributes may be compared to select an energy expenditure model from one or more energy expenditure models, or an activity classification model, from the one or more activity classification models. An energy expenditure, or a classification of received data as a linear travel motion, may then be calculated.
US10802037B2
Various embodiments of the present technology comprise a method and system for motor control. Various embodiments of the present technology may comprise a control circuit that computes an adjusted rotational speed to compensate for a clock signal that deviates from an ideal (expected) clock signal value.
US10802036B2
Disclosed is a system for updating a reference time from a decaying rotational period of a pulsar. The system can include: a database (DB) configured to store: coordinates for a pulsar; a recorded rate of rotation (RROR) for the pulsar; a rotational rate of decay (RROD) function for the pulsar; and a recorded reference time for the pulsar. A sensor can be configured to collect electromagnetic pulsar radiation from the pulsar and generate sensor data. A signal processor module can be configured to receive the sensor data, generate an observed rate of rotation (OROR) signal profile, generate a current rate of rotation (CROR) for the pulsar from the OROR signal profile, and update the RROR from the CROR. A time processor module can be configured to receive the RROD function and the CROR, and to solve the RROD function to output a reference time of the pulsar.
US10802033B2
A method is provided for measuring status parameters of a fluid contained in a container (10). The container (10) is configured for single use and has a wall on which a sensor-carrier plate is fixed in a fluid-tight manner. The plate carries sensors (S1-S5) that are in operative contact with the internal chamber of the container (10) and connected for data exchange (14) with an external control unit (16) that receives and processes the measurement data from the sensors (S1-S5). The sensor plate also carries a temporarily inactive duplicate (D1-D5) of at least one of the sensors (S1-S5) that is activated if measurement data of the sensor (S1-S5) is classified as atypical in the context of an integrity or plausibility test carried out by the external control unit (16).
US10802029B2
The present invention features methods that allow for diagnosing a risk for a patient or subject developing an Autism Spectrum Disorder, for identifying potentially therapeutic anti-ASD agents, and methods for treatment monitoring as specified in the independent claims.
US10802023B2
This invention relates to the field of primary immunodeficiencies (PID), more specifically to means and method for the diagnosis of PID of the lymphoid system. Provided are unique reagent compositions for the flow cytometric immunophenotyping of leukocytes comprising fluorochrome-conjugated antibodies directed against various specific combinations of markers. Also provided are kits comprising the reagent compositions, and methods using the same.
US10802020B2
The application relates to a method for diagnosis of a chronic fatigue disease, e.g. CFS or CRF, comprising the step of determining the presence or absence of antibodies directed against β-adrenergic receptor in a sample of the subject to be diagnosed, wherein the presence of antibodies directed against β-adrenergic receptor is indicative of the chronic fatigue disease in said subject. Furthermore, the application relates to kits comprising β-adrenergic receptor or an antigenic peptide thereof and the use of β-adrenergic receptor or an antigenic peptide thereof for the diagnosis of a chronic fatigue disease.
US10802004B2
An analysis system includes a separation system that provides compounds to a sample cell of a spectrometric system. The system analyzes spectral information from the spectrometric system by optimizing retention windows for the compounds and identifies quantities of the compounds by comparing spectral information within and outside the respective retention windows. Information is displayed in windows of a user interface.
US10802003B2
A column-sealing tool is provided for use during decoupling of a capillary column from a gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) system. The column-sealing tool includes an engagement structure for removably securing the column-sealing tool within a high vacuum enclosure of the GC-MS system, at a location between a high vacuum end of a transfer line and a mass analyzer of the GC-MS system. Additionally, the column-sealing tool includes a sealing element that is actuatable between a non-sealing position and a sealing position. During use the sealing element forms a secondary vacuum seal with the first end of the transfer line when the column-sealing tool is inserted into the GC-MS system and when the sealing element is in the sealing position.
US10801995B2
An exemplary embodiment of a method of detecting hydrocarbons in Systems and methods for sensing analytes in an aqueous solution, include pretreating a water sample to provide a test sample. A flow cell includes at least one sensor with a polymer coating having at least partial selectivity for at least one analyte. The flow cell receives a test sample and a reference sample. At least one output signal from the at least one sensor is processed with a microcontroller using a model of the sensor response and a bank of Kalman filters to estimate a concentration of at least one analyte in the aqueous solution.
US10801993B2
A chemical sensor that enables high detection accuracy that includes a soft-magnetic-material film, a magnetoresistance-effect element, a first film disposed over the soft-magnetic-material film, and a second film disposed over the magnetoresistance-effect element, wherein, when viewed from a direction perpendicular to the film surface of the soft-magnetic-material film, the soft-magnetic-material film is disposed at least partially so as not to overlap the magnetoresistance-effect element; when viewed from the direction perpendicular to the film surface of the soft-magnetic-material film, the magnetoresistance-effect element is disposed at least partially so as not to overlap the soft-magnetic-material film; and the second film has higher solubility in a specific liquid than the first film.
US10801985B2
An integrated circuit (IC) with an impedance sensor fabricated on a surface of the substrate is disclosed. The impedance sensor includes a bottom conductive plate formed on the substrate. A sensing membrane is formed on the bottom conductive plate. A top conductive plate is formed on the sensing membrane, in which the top conductive plate is a fusion of conductive nanoparticles having a random three dimensional porosity that is permeable to a reagent.
US10801980B2
Provided is an impedance measuring device for biological samples including one or a plurality of biological sample holding units configured to hold a biological sample, an applying unit configured to apply an AC voltage to a pair of electrodes in contact with the biological sample held by the biological sample holding unit, a measuring unit configured to measure an impedance of the biological sample obtained by an AC voltage being applied to the biological sample by the applying unit, and a measurement condition control unit configured to control a measuring time and/or a measuring frequency in the measuring unit.
US10801979B2
A non-invasive NMR based apparatus for measuring a food attribute (moisture, sugar content) in food products comprises a magnetic chamber, an RF pulsing device attached to the magnetic chamber, a sensor receiver, and a data processing unit in communication with the sensor receiver. The pulsing device exposes the food ingredients/snacks to an RF field and produces an NMR response signal that is detected by the sensor receiver. The data processing unit quantitatively measures a food attribute of the food product based on the NMR response signal.
US10801970B2
A method of evaluating crystallinity includes irradiating light from below a polycrystalline silicon substrate, allowing the irradiated light to pass through the polycrystalline silicon substrate and a circular polarizing plate disposed above the polycrystalline silicon substrate, measuring an intensity of light having passed through the circular polarizing plate at a location vertically above the circular polarizing plate, notifying that there is an error in a crystallinity of the polycrystalline silicon substrate when the measured intensity of the light is out of an error margin of a predetermined criterion intensity of light.
US10801954B2
An inspection apparatus is provided with: an irradiating device configured to irradiate a sample in which a plurality of layers are laminated with a terahertz wave; a detecting device configured to detect the terahertz wave from the sample to obtain a detected waveform; and an estimating device configured to estimate a position of a first boundary surface on the basis of a second boundary surface pulse wave and a library, the second boundary surface pulse wave appearing in the detected waveform to correspond to a second boundary surface that is farther from an outer surface than the first boundary surface, the library representing an estimated waveform of the terahertz wave from the sample.
US10801948B2
A detection apparatus, a detection method and a detection system are provided. The detection apparatus includes: a light source module used to provide illumination for color filters; an image obtaining module used to obtain image data of the color filters; a light adjusting module disposed at a light-emitting side of the light source module and used to adjust a light direction of the light source module to make the light direction coincide with an orientation of the pixel units on a first direction or a second direction perpendicular to the first direction; a data processing module connected to the image obtaining module and used to perform a processing on the image data and judge whether there is an unqualified pixel unit in the pixel units as per a result of the processing. The light direction is adjustable to coincide with the orientation of pixel units.
US10801944B2
The present invention relates to an improved method for marker-free detection of a cell type of at least one cell in a medium using microfluidics and digital holographic microscopy, as well as a device, particular for carrying out the method.
US10801938B2
A viscometer capable of measuring a viscosity in high precision by increasing a transmission efficiency of a rotational torque while simplifying a structure and facilitating a down-sizing is provided. A viscometer includes: a hollow shaft motor; a needle shaft piercing through a hollow driving shaft of the hollow shaft motor and having an upper end side and a lower end side supported to be rotatable; a spring configured to transmit a driving force of the hollow shaft motor to the needle shaft; a spindle attached to the lower end side of the needle shaft; and a phase difference detection unit configured to detect a rotational phase difference between the hollow driving shaft 4 and the needle shaft.
US10801937B2
An apparatus for determining a fluid's kinematic viscosity from ultrasonic energy that has passed through the fluid of unknown viscosity along an acoustic path of known length. A computer of the apparatus determines a characteristic frequency of a received electrical signal associated with the ultrasonic energy and measures the fluid's velocity of sound. The kinematic viscosity of the fluid is determined by the computer on a continuous basis based on the characteristic frequency and the sound velocity. A method for determining a fluid's kinematic viscosity.
US10801936B2
A method for calibrating a load testing machine includes a computational unit that is operable to carry out, in a fully automatic manner, an operation of calibration of the load testing machine in order to help reduce the cost of the operation of calibration of the load testing machine and to improve creditability thereof. The load testing machine, as well as a master load cell and a load reader thereof, is set in connection with a computational unit so that the computational unit is operable to directly output an instruction for an operation of the load testing machine and the computational unit is operable to directly record the load obtained with the load testing machine in the calibration and a corresponding calibration values from the force sensor of the testing machine. A set calibration parameters can be calculated and obtained for completing the calibration of the load testing machine.
US10801933B2
The present invention provides a self-healing method for fractured SiC amorphous nanowires. A goat hair in a Chinese brush pen of goat hair moves and transfers single crystal nanowires under an optical microscope. On an in-situ nanomechanical test system of a TEM, local single crystal nanowires are irradiated with an electron beam for conducting amorphization transformation. Amorphous length of a single crystal after transformation is 60-100 nm. A fracture strength test is conducted on the amorphous nanowires in the single crystal after transformation in the TEM; and fracture strength of the amorphous nanowires is 9-11 GPa. After the amorphous nanowires are fractured, unloading causes a slight contact between the fractured end surfaces; and self-healing of the nanowires is conducted after waiting for 16-25 min in a vacuum chamber of the TEM. Atom diffusion is found at a healed fracture through in-situ TEM representation; and recrystallization is found in the amorphous nanowires. The present invention provides a method for realizing self-healing for fractured SiC amorphous nanowires without external intervention.
US10801928B2
A fluid sample collection system for directly collecting a fluid sample from a fluid source without exposing the fluid sample to an ambient environment that surrounds the fluid sample collection system includes a fluid collector including (i) a sample vial that is configured to retain fluid from the fluid source, the sample vial including a sample vial body and a vial cap that is selectively coupled and sealed to the sample vial body; (ii) a collector body that defines a passenger vial chamber, the sample vial being positioned at least partially within the passenger vial chamber during collection of the fluid; and (iii) a cap access facilitator that is configured to engage a portion of the sample vial to enable a user to selectively couple the vial cap to the sample vial body to seal the sample vial so that the fluid is retained within the sample vial.
US10801927B2
An autonomous soil sampling device. The device including a vehicle for generally autonomously navigating a given area for sampling and adapted with systems to generally avoid obstacles during maneuvering. The device including a soil sampling system designed for placement on a platform of the vehicle and including an extraction arm having a probe and auger to probe into the soil for extracting a quantity of soil. The extraction arm rotationally received on a housing and movable to an inverted position for depositing the quantity of extracted soil into a packaging assembly for collection, labeling, and storage of the individual samples.
US10801914B2
A method for detecting a deterioration defect of a structural part using a structural unit includes: defining a first base structural unit and obtaining N first base modal parameters of the first base structural unit; detecting a respective one of M first subject structural units of a subject structural part by each of M first sensors to obtain N first actual modal parameters of each of the M first subject structural units; calculating N first subject modal parameters of each of the M first subject structural units according to the N first actual modal parameters of each of the M first subject structural units and M*N first predetermined ratios; and comparing the N first subject modal parameters of each of the M first subject structural units to the N first base modal parameters to determine whether each of the M first subject structural units has a deterioration defect.
US10801909B2
A device including a measuring instrument, supporting mechanisms, a swinging mechanism, and a rotating mechanism. The measuring instrument includes an angle sensor and a pressure sensor. The supporting mechanisms are symmetrically disposed at two ends of the swing mechanism. The supporting mechanisms each include a support frame, a base frame, a bracket, and a bracket support. The support frame is disposed on the base frame. The bracket support is disposed on the support frame. The bracket is slidably disposed on the bracket support via locating pins. The swinging mechanism includes a first swing frame, a second swing frame, and a rotary table base disposed between the first swing frame and the second swing frame. The rotating mechanism includes a rotary table. The rotary table is wheel-shaped and includes a rotating shaft and a plurality of radial supporting rods.
US10801906B2
A device includes a capacitive sensor having a hydrogel structure that includes a first surface and a second surface. A first electrode is provided at the first surface of the hydrogel structure, the first electrode including a network of conductive nanoparticles extending into the hydrogel structure. A second electrode is provided at the second surface of the hydrogel structure.
US10801902B2
A sensor system for a conveyor belt comprising a sensor stage on the conveyor belt and a stationary drive and detection stage external to the conveyor belt in the belt carryway. In an exemplary version, the sensor stage includes a capacitor sensor whose capacitance varies with the weight of a load atop a pressure platform at the belt's conveying surface. An oscillator in the drive and detection stage drives the capacitor sensor through capacitors formed when plates in the sensor stage in the advancing conveyor belt overlap stationary plates in the drive and detection stage during the belt's passage along the carryway. The corresponding plates in the belt and the carryway have different longitudinal dimensions to ensure constant plate overlap area of longer duration and despite lateral belt-tracking offset. The drive and detection stage detects the capacitance of the sensor and converts it into a weight value.
US10801897B2
A temperature monitoring system includes a thermometer and a first communication device. The thermometer counts a monitoring time, executes a measuring procedure to acquire a first temperature value and a second temperature value to determine whether to wirelessly broadcast a temperature information signal, and executes a time interval producing procedure after the measuring procedure to determine a time interval and to determine whether the measuring procedure is terminated. The first communication device receives the temperature information signal from the thermometer. The user may remotely monitor the temperature of a monitored object through the first communication device.
US10801893B2
A spectroscope for measuring a spectrum of input light includes a fringe former that forms first fringes having a first pitch by splitting the input light, a diffraction grating that disperses each of the first fringes, a moire pattern former that forms a moire pattern by overlaying the first fringes that have been dispersed, on second fringes having a second pitch different from the first pitch, and an image pickup device that measures the spectrum of the input light by detecting the moire pattern. At least one of the fringe former and the moire pattern former includes a cylindrical lens array.
US10801892B2
The present disclosure relates, according to some embodiments, to a method of determining a quantitatively measured photoprotection of a photoprotective composition, the method comprising: (a) distributing the photoprotective composition in a position in between a drawdown bar and at least one substrate to produce a distributed photoprotective composition; (b) drawing down the distributed photoprotective composition to a thickness on at least one substrate to produce a drawn down sample film; (c) drying the drawn down sample film to produce a dried sample film; (d) measuring a UV absorption of the dried sample film to produce a UV absorption spectrum; (e) determining the quantitatively measured photoprotection of the photoprotective composition from the UV absorption spectrum.
US10801891B2
An optical apparatus includes a waveguide-based frequency-selective structure with one or more input ports and N1 output ports where N1 is 2 or more. If input signals in a pair of input signals are separated in frequency by an integer multiple of the structure's free spectral range, and one of the pair is routed onto one output port, the other in the pair is also routed onto that port. The apparatus also includes: N2 waveguides, where N2<=N1, each having an input port coupled to a corresponding one of the N1 output ports, and a waveguide output port; N3 frequency-selective elements where N3<=N2, each having an input port coupled to a corresponding one of the N2 waveguide output ports and an output surface from which optical emission occurs at an optical frequency-dependent angle; and an element receiving optical emission from the N3 output surfaces, detecting a corresponding intensity pattern.
US10801890B1
Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to measurement systems and methods for diffracting light. The measurement system includes a stage, an optical arm, and one or more detector arms. The method of diffracting light includes a method of diffracting light is provided, including projecting light beams having wavelength λlaser to a first zone of a first substrate at the fixed beam angle θ0 and the maximum orientation angle ϕmax, obtaining a displacement angle Δθ, determining a target maximum beam angle θt-max, wherein θt-max=θ0+Δθ, and determining a test grating pitch Pt-grating by a modified grating pitch equation Pt-grating=λlaser/(sin θt-max+sin θ0). The measurement system and method allow for measurement of nonuniform properties of regions of an optical device, such as grating pitches and grating orientations.
US10801883B2
The apparatus and methods include moving an optical fiber over a fiber path that includes a marking location at which resides a printer unit. The moving optical fiber has an amount of undamped fiber vibration that can exceed a fiber vibration tolerance at high fiber speeds. The printer unit is configured to dispense ink onto the optical fiber to form wet ink marks along the optical fiber as it moves past the marking location. The wet ink marks are dried and counted for quality control. The marked optical fiber is then covered with an overcoat to protect the ink marks. A position sensor measures an amount of vibration of the optical fiber substantially at the marking location. One or more vibration dampers disposed along the fiber path are used to reduce the fiber vibration below the fiber vibration tolerance. This allows for high-speed marking of the optical fiber.
US10801882B2
Various methods and systems are provided for a drift-compensated force measurement. In one example, a method includes obtaining a single output voltage measurement from a strain gauge of an infant scale, the single output voltage reflective of a weight applied to the scale; obtaining a voltage measurement across each of four resistors of the strain gauge to determine four separate voltage measurements and determining a drift voltage based on the four separate voltage measurements; and outputting a corrected weight value determined based on a difference between the single output voltage and the drift voltage
US10801877B2
An apparatus and method of calibrating an ultrasonic fluid measurement system using an ultrasonic fluid measurement calibration probe. A base of the probe comprises an ultrasonic transducer. A tube extends from the base. A first calibration target is attached to the tube at a first distance from the ultrasonic transducer and extends into an interior of the tube. An orifice is formed in the tube. The orifice extends through the tube from an exterior of the tube to the interior of the tube and along the tube wherein an edge of the orifice is at the first distance from the ultrasonic transducer.
US10801871B2
A flow conduit assembly (300), a method for making the same, a brace bar (304), and a vibrating flowmeter including the flow conduit assembly are provided. The flow conduit assembly includes a first flow tube (302), a second flow tube (303), and a first brace bar (304) coupled to the first flow tube, wherein the first brace bar does not enclose the first flow tube and the second flow tube.
US10801869B2
Provided are a flowrate measurement device and a flowrate measurement method. The flowrate measurement device includes an attachment portion configured to attach the flowrate measurement device to an object to be measured, and a measurement portion. The measurement portion includes a first ultrasonic transmitter, a second ultrasonic transmitter and a plurality of signal receivers between the first ultrasonic transmitter and the second ultrasonic transmitter. The plurality of signal receivers are spaced apart from each other. The first ultrasonic transmitter, the second ultrasonic transmitter and the plurality of the signal receivers are all disposed on the attachment portion, such that both the first ultrasonic transmitter and the second ultrasonic transmitter are capable of emitting an ultrasonic wave signal to the object to be measured. The signal receivers are capable of receiving an ultrasonic wave signal reflected from the object to be measured.
US10801863B2
A system for determining a phase angle of a sensor waveform relative to an excitation waveform includes a controller that provides an excitation signal having an excitation frequency and a sample signal having four times the excitation frequency. An exciter provides a sinusoidal excitation waveform at the excitation frequency to a primary winding, thereby inducing a sensor waveform in a secondary winding. An analog-to-digital converter (ADC) measures a first and second voltage of the sensor waveform separated in time by the period of the sample frequency, and a wrap-around ADC measures a first and second voltage of the sinusoidal excitation waveform. The first voltage measurements are made at the same time, and the second voltage measurements are made at the same time. The system calculates the phase angle based on the first voltage measurements and the second voltage measurements.
US10801851B2
Disclosed herein is a navigation apparatus that includes a receiver and a controller. The receiver may receive a plurality of events related to traffic information. The controller may be configured to generate an integrated event by processing the plurality of events when the plurality of events overlap or are consecutive events. The controller may calculate an average speed of the integrated event.
US10801847B2
A method according to an exemplary aspect of the present disclosure includes, among other things, generating a warning signal to identify any electrical characteristics along a vehicle route that differs from a current vehicle electrical characteristic. An electrified vehicle system according to an exemplary aspect of the present disclosure includes, among other things, a battery, an electric machine configured to receive electric power from the battery to drive vehicle wheels, and a system control that generates a warning signal to identify any electrical characteristics along a vehicle route that differ from a current vehicle electrical characteristic. In one example, the electrical characteristic comprises at least a type of plug and/or socket.
US10801835B2
A method for inspecting an end face, comprising: an arrangement step of arranging a honeycomb structure having a partition wall extending from a first end face to a second end face, at a predetermined position using the second end face as a placement face; a first image data for processing acquisition step of acquiring first image data for processing while irradiating the first end face with light having an angle of 40° or more, the angle being an angle formed between the light and an axis being perpendicular to the placement face of the honeycomb structure; a second image data for processing acquisition step of acquiring second image data for processing while irradiating the first end face with light having an angle of less than 40°; and a crack detection step of detecting a crack by comparing the first image data for processing with the second image data for processing.
US10801827B1
Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a method comprising: applying to a substrate a first two-dimensional layer; and applying to the first two-dimensional layer a second two-dimensional layer, wherein the first two-dimensional layer and the second two-dimensional layer form a bi-layer element, wherein the bi-layer element has an axis, wherein there is an initial electrical resistance across the bi-layer element along the axis, and wherein a first change to the substrate results in a second change to the bi-layer element such that the initial electrical resistance is replaced by a lower electrical resistance. Other embodiments are disclosed.
US10801822B2
A variable stand-off distance explosive cord assembly for a casing is disclosed. In various embodiments, the assembly includes an explosive cord configured for positioning at a stand-off distance from the casing and a thermally responsive material configured to vary the stand-off distance from a first distance to a second distance.
US10801810B2
A rear sight assembly is disclosed. The rear sight assembly contains a housing defining a first opening, a second opening, and a third opening, a rear sight mechanism containing a thumb wheel positioned in the first opening, at least partially threaded support member positioned in the second opening and the third opening, wherein the at least partially threaded support member is threaded through the thumb wheel, and a rear aiming point member adjustably coupled with the at least partially threaded support member.
US10801796B2
A mounting assembly for a firearm muzzle attachment includes an attachment mount with a clutch assembly. A muzzle attachment can be secured to the distal end portion of the attachment mount. The attachment mount is configured to removably attach the muzzle attachment to a muzzle adapter installed on the end of a barrel. A clutch assembly on the attachment mount is operable between a locked position and an unlocked position. In the locked position, the clutch assembly frictionally engages the muzzle adapter to inhibit loosening rotation of the muzzle attachment relative to the muzzle adapter. In the unlocked position, the clutch assembly disengages from the muzzle adapter to permit loosening rotation of the attachment mount relative to the muzzle adapter. A method of use and a locking nut are also disclosed.
US10801793B2
A firearm grip with selector switch lock includes a handgrip for engaging a firearm receiver having a selector switch. A switch engagement unit is positioned within the handgrip. The switch engagement unit including a motor, piston, spring and detent for selectively engaging the selector switch of the receiver to which the handgrip is located. An RFID interrogator is positioned within the handgrip and communicates with a portable RFID chip. Upon detecting the presence of the RFID chip, the switch engagement unit moves the piston to the retracted position for manual free operation of the selector switch. Upon detecting the RFID chip is not within the proximity of the handgrip, the switch engagement unit moves the piston to the extended/SAFE position. A replacement selector switch having a torque limiter is provided.
US10801791B2
Provided is a heat exchanger that is capable of avoiding a bridge phenomenon caused by water droplets between a plurality of flat tubes and is easily manufactured. The heat exchanger includes a plurality of plate-like fins arranged in parallel at intervals, the plurality of flat tubes inserted into the plurality of plate-like fins, and at least one water-guiding member arranged between adjacent ones of the plurality of flat tubes projecting from at least one of both outermost ones of the plurality of plate-like fins and having both end portions held in contact with projecting flat surfaces of the adjacent ones of the plurality of flat tubes.
US10801780B2
A method for manufacturing a heat exchanger, wherein a firmly bonded connection is provided between tubes and ribs in order to form a radiator matrix, the connection provided by aligning and inserting tube ends into openings in a first and second collector in order to connect tubes to the two collectors, and a wall section of shaped tube ends is bent so that the tube ends are fixed against the collector through the wall section with interpositioning of a seal.
US10801767B2
A refrigeration cycle apparatus includes a refrigerant circuit, a high-side pressure sensor, an outside air temperature sensor, an outdoor fan, a fan driving unit, and a controller. The controller includes a pressure prediction unit that predicts, based on a high-side pressure detected by the high-side pressure sensor, a predicted value of high-side pressure at the elapse of a set time, a fan rotation speed control unit that, during cooling operation in which an indoor heat exchanger acts as an evaporator, adjusts the rotation speed of the fan driving unit based on the outside air temperature detected by the outside air temperature sensor and the operating capacity of an indoor unit, and an intermittent fan control unit that, if the fan driving unit is running at a set lower limit rotation speed, and if the high-side pressure is below a target value, controls the fan driving unit to perform intermittent operation, the intermittent operation being performed by setting an ON time and an OFF time such that the predicted value predicted by the pressure prediction unit approaches the target value.
US10801766B2
A fan drive circuit for a variable speed fan motor in a cooling system, includes an inverter configured to supply a current signal to stator windings of the variable speed fan motor, a frequency detection circuit coupled to an output stage of an inverter of a compressor motor of the cooling system and configured to detect a first frequency of a compressor current signal at the output stage of a variable speed compressor drive circuit and generate a frequency signal, and a digital signal processor (DSP) coupled to the inverter and the frequency detection circuit. The DSP is configured to receive the frequency signal corresponding to the first frequency from the frequency detection circuit, select a second frequency corresponding to the first frequency at which to operate the variable speed fan motor, and transmit control signals to the inverter to supply current to the stator windings at the second frequency.
US10801765B2
A temperature control system that includes a sensor, a variable speed blower, and a controller. The controller is configured to receive an air temperature measurement from the sensor and determine a temperature value based on the received air temperature measurement. The controller is further configured to compare the determined temperature value to a first threshold value and a second threshold value and to operate the variable speed blower based on the comparison. The controller is configured to set the variable speed blower to a first fan speed when the temperature value is below the first threshold value and to a second fan speed when the temperature value is above the second threshold value. The controller is further configured to set the variable speed blower to a third fan speed that linearly correlates with temperature when the temperature value is between the first threshold and the second threshold.
US10801761B2
A passive heat recovery or defrosting apparatus features an evaporator, a condenser, and vapour and liquid conveyance lines connected therebetween. The vapour and liquid conveyance lines respectively connect to upper and lower ends of the evaporator and condenser. The evaporator and/or condenser has a ring-shaped body for fitting around or inline with a pipe to achieve heat exchange relation with a fluid passing therethrough. The evaporator is installed on or inside a warm pipe or duct (e.g. waste drain pipe, clothes dryer exhaust duct, flue pipe, or indoor section of a sewer vent stack) at a lower elevation than the condenser. The condenser is placed on an outdoor end of either a sewer stack or air intake duct for defrosting purposes, or is placed on a water supply line or air intake of a hot water tank, clothes dryer, etc. Working fluid circulates passively between the evaporator and condenser.
US10801755B1
Apparatuses and methods for installation of solar panels on a support structure, comprising a solar panel assembly constructed on a mounting tray assembly, the solar panel assembly moved into position on the support structure using a mated cradle assembly, or a connected lift assembly using lift plates, thereby significantly reducing manpower required for solar panel installation, potential worker injury and damage to solar panels. The solar panel assembly generally comprises a plurality of solar panels, a solar panel tube and brackets for attaching the solar panels to the solar panel tube. The mounting tray assembly generally comprises a tray frame, tray tube and tripod assemblies with casters for moving the mounting tray assembly and solar panel assembly. The cradle assembly generally comprises fork tubes and end plates with cutouts to mate with the solar panel tube. The lift apparatus typically comprises a crossbar, lifting lugs, straps, clips, and panel straps.
US10801752B1
A tankless water heater for use in a recreational vehicle uses one or more water chambers, each with a heating element, through which cold water flows and is heated. The system is connected to the alternating current of the recreational vehicle and controls the water temperature by sending the current through one or more TRIACs that change the firing angle of the current in order to increase or decrease power flow to the heating elements depending on the sensed temperature of the outflowing water that is compared against the selected temperature or to match the amount of power flow desired to be sent to the heating elements. The user selects whether to control the unit via a temperature selection or an amount of power flow selection.
US10801750B2
Despite otherwise uncomfortable conditions in a surrounding environment, a customizable microenvironment can be created around a user to maintain a comfortable temperature and/or humidity level using a comfort unit. For example, the environment may be an office building where conditions are out of the comfortable range to save on energy or for other reasons, a factory/shop environment that is poorly conditioned, or an outdoor location with little to no conditioning. A sensing unit can monitor biometric and environmental data and can determine a comfort level of the user. The comfort unit can then dynamically respond to the determined comfort level and adjust the microenvironment to improve the user's comfort level. The comfort unit can follow the user as the user moves within the macro-environment, or can otherwise move within the macro-environment to achieve certain functions, such as recharging or spatial shifting of thermal load within the overall macro-environment.
US10801748B2
A fuel-fired water heater having a top water outlet includes a water tank and a top cover assembly having the top water outlet to output water from the water tank. The water heater further includes a multi-pass heat exchanger that includes flue tubes positioned in the water tank. The water heater also includes a first plenum and a second plenum at a top end portion of the water heater. The first plenum provides a first hot gas flow path from a first set of the flue tubes to a second set of the flue tubes, and the second plenum provides a second hot gas flow path from a third set of the flue tubes to a fourth set of the flue tubes.
US10801729B2
A combustor for a gas turbine engine is provided, which includes: a CMC liner having a forward end and an aft end; an annular dome comprising a metal and defining an annular slot within its end defined between an outer arm and an inner arm; a feather seal extending from an annularly exterior surface of the annular dome to an annularly exterior surface of the liner; and a plurality of pin members. The forward end of the liner defines a plurality of fingers and a plurality of axial slots, and is fitted between the outer arm and the inner arm within the annular slot. Each pin member extending through an aperture in the feather seal, through an aperture in the outer arm of the annular dome, through an opening defined by the liner, and through an aperture in the inner arm of the annular dome.
US10801726B2
The present disclosure is directed to a combustor assembly for a gas turbine engine. The combustor assembly includes a deflector wall, an annular axial wall, and an annular shroud. The deflector wall is extended at least partially along a radial direction and a circumferential direction relative to an axial centerline and adjacent to a combustion chamber. A fuel nozzle opening is defined through the deflector wall, and a nozzle centerline is extended through the fuel nozzle opening along a lengthwise direction. The annular axial wall is coupled to the deflector wall and extended through the fuel nozzle opening. The axial wall is defined around the nozzle centerline. The annular shroud is defined around the nozzle centerline and extended co-directional to the axial wall. The axial wall and the annular shroud are each coupled to a radial wall defined upstream of the deflector wall. The annular shroud, the axial wall, and the radial wall together define a cooling plenum therebetween. The axial wall defines a discrete inlet opening therethrough providing fluid communication from a diffuser cavity to the cooling plenum. The cooling plenum defines an exit opening providing fluid communication from the cooling plenum to the combustion chamber.
US10801724B2
An apparatus and method for minimizing a cross-flow across an engine cooling hole can include a component, such as an airfoil, having an outer wall bounding an interior from an exterior. A cooling passage is formed in the interior of the component for cooling the engine component. A cooling hole or film hole can be provided in the outer wall fluidly coupling the interior to the exterior. The cooling passage can be shaped to minimize cross-flow over the cooling hole at the interior of the component.
US10801699B2
Optical devices are disclosed. In particular, optical devices including a collimated light source, at switchable diffuser, and at least one light deflecting element are disclosed. The electrically switchable diffuser, in combination with the at least light deflecting element can provide significant changes in the overall distribution of light at the electrically switchable diffuser is switched between two or more states.
US10801696B2
Lighting system. Bowl reflector has rim defining horizon and aperture, first light-reflective surface defining cavity, first parabolic surface. Funnel reflector has flared funnel-shaped body: central axis; second light-reflective surface aligned along axis; second parabolic surface; tip located within cavity along axis; profile including parabolic curves converging towards tip. Optically-transparent body aligned with second light-reflective surface along axis; with: bases spaced apart by side surface; first base facing light source. Second parabolic surface has ring of focal points at first position within cavity, equidistant from second parabolic surface; ring encircles first point on axis. Second parabolic surface has axes of symmetry intersecting with and radiating in directions all around axis from second point. Axes of symmetry intersect with focal points. Second point on axis between first point and horizon. Light source located for causing light emissions reflected by second parabolic surface to have partially-collimated distribution.
US10801694B2
A lighting apparatus comprising a single point-like light source, preferably a LED, and a transmissive lens structure optically connected to said light source defining a plurality of optically functional, mutually different segments dedicated for controlling the light, e.g. distribution and direction, originally emitted by said single light source. A corresponding transmissive element is presented.
US10801693B1
Methods and apparatus are presented for retaining a dome lens in a lighting element that provides a projection of light forming a substantially uniform bright light on a surface a known distance from the lighting element. The lighting element includes a dome lens that is removably positioned proximal to a light source, such that the light source is retained at a location within a focal length of a projection lens and at or within a focal length of the dome lens. The dome lens magnifies the light outputted by the light source, such that the projected light is brighter than the light generated by the light source.
US10801673B2
Valve for a pressurized fluid cylinder, comprising a sensor for sensing the position of the control member, said sensor being configured to generate an electric signal indicative of the position or of the fluid flow rate and/or pressure set by a regulating member for regulating flow rate/pressure, the sensor (9) for sensing the position of the control member comprising a conductive circuit having a given electrical resistance, a member for measuring an electric variable of the conductive circuit and a wiper, the conductive circuit and the wiper being movable relative to one another during the movement of the control member with respect to the body of the valve into different configurations in which the wiper modifies the shape and/or area of the conductive circuit measured by the measuring member.
US10801670B2
The invention relates to a transport container (1) for helium (He), comprising an inner container (6) for receiving the liquid (He), an insulation element (26) that is provided on the exterior of the inner container (6), a coolant container (14) for receiving a cryogenic liquid (N2), an outer container (2) in which the inner container (6) and the coolant container (14) are received, and a thermal shield (21) which can be actively cooled with the aid of the cryogenic liquid (N2) and in which the inner container (6) is received, wherein a peripheral gap (31) is provided between the insulation element (26) and the thermal shield (21), and said insulation element (26) comprises a copper layer (27) that faces the thermal shield (21).
US10801665B2
A mounting system for attaching components, or accessories, to surfaces without compromising, but instead maintaining, the integrity of the mounting surface. The mounting system is easily movable, can withstand or support heavy loads, does not require permanent alteration of the mounting surface by drilling holes or tapping screws and does not require hardware to be affixed to the surface.
US10801664B1
An articulating sensor bracket having a generally cylindrical member with a first end and a second end. The cylindrical member having a longitudinally extending through bore defining a longitudinal axis. The first end defines a ball arrangement and the second end defines a mounting surface. The mounting surface is generally parallel to the longitudinal axis. A bracket has a first leg and a second leg with the first leg disposed generally perpendicular to the second leg. The first leg includes a mounting hole and an arcuate slot extending partially around the mounting hole. The second leg includes a sensor mounting hole. A first fastener is disposed within the mounting hole and is coupled with the mounting surface. A second fastener is disposed within the arcuate slot and is coupled with the mounting surface.
US10801659B2
A handheld gimbal includes a handle and a stabilizer. The handle includes a grip portion and a rotating portion rotatably connected to the grip portion. The stabilizer is mounted at the rotating portion and positioned distal from the grip portion. The stabilizer is configured to carry an imaging assembly. The rotating portion is configured to drive the stabilizer to rotate relative to the grip portion to switch the handheld gimbal from a first attitude to a second attitude.
US10801653B2
A flexible, thermal-isolating tube includes a first fluid flow channel portion having a dual-walled configuration, a second fluid flow channel portion having a dual-walled configuration, and a bellows disposed between and coupled to each of the first and second fluid flow channel portions. The flexible, thermal-isolating tube, including each of the first and second fluid flow channel portions, and the bellows, is configured as a unitary structure. The flexible, thermal-isolating tube is manufactured using an additive manufacturing process. The flexible, thermal-isolating tube is disposed within a gas turbine engine.
US10801646B2
A cable hanger includes: a generally flat base; and first and second opposed arms extending in a first direction from the base; wherein hooks are positioned on free ends of the arms; wherein each of the free ends of the arms has an arcuate cross-section; wherein the arms form a gap configured to receive and grasp a cable; and wherein the cable hanger is a unitary member formed of a polymeric material.
US10801644B2
A device for providing pipelaying guidance is disclosed. The device may determine an original shape of a pipeline that comprises a plurality of pipeline segments. The device may obtain current location data concerning a respective position of each pipeline segment of the plurality of pipeline segments, and may determine a current shape of the pipeline based on the current location data. The device may calculate, based on the original shape of the pipeline and the current shape of the pipeline, stress information concerning the pipeline, and may perform one or more actions based on the stress information.
US10801642B2
A solenoid is provided having an improved connection arrangement. The solenoid includes external wires that are coupled to internal solenoid components via terminals. Further, a sealed solenoid is provided having a housing overmolded onto a solenoid subassembly. External wires can be coupled to the solenoid after overmolding. The solenoid may also include a cavity for receiving at least one of electrical component. The solenoid may also include a powdered metal core.
US10801629B2
A solenoid device includes a yoke, a core, a shaft, a bobbin, a coil, a plunger, a lid, and a housing. A housing body part of the housing has a first opening; a cylindrical first inner wall part having a first step part extending toward the outer side in the radial direction; and a cylindrical second inner wall part having a second step part extending toward the outer side in the radial direction. A first cylindrical part has a first flange part. The outer diameter of the first flange part is larger than the inner diameter of the first inner wall part and smaller than the inner diameter of the second inner wall part. A circumferential end part of the first flange part contacts the second step part. The lid is non-magnetic, and a circumferential edge part is held between the first step part and the first flange part.
US10801628B2
A high pressure fluid system including enhanced safety, maintenance and servicing features. The system can include a CAM assembly module, having a valve seat assembly, seal cartridge assembly and inlet manifold, that is easily installed in and removed from a frame and/discharge manifold as a single unit. A discharge manifold can isolate different pressure rated passageways of the system, and multiple rupture discs associated with the same. A discharge manifold end plate can be included to provide ease of repair of discharge outlets and to establish a plumbing system for the rupture discs. A quick coupler can facilitate connection between a plunger of the seal cartridge assembly and a cross head stub connected to a power frame. A lubrication valve assembly can provide and meter lubrication from a high pressure inlet source to a plunger and packing of the seal cartridge assembly.
US10801626B2
A ball valve includes a valve body, a ball chamber within the valve body and a valve ball within the ball chamber. The ball valve further includes valve seats in contact with the valve ball. Each valve seat includes a front face, a rear face and an outer face. The front face includes two or more low pressure contact rings and two or more high pressure contact rings that provide enhanced sealing against the valve ball under both high and low pressure conditions. The rear and outer face each include independent seal zones.
US10801612B1
A transmission for a machine is disclosed. The transmission may comprise a torque path providing a path for transmission of torque from an input shaft to an output shaft, and a single clutch element along the torque path. The transmission may further comprise a clutch actuator configured to actuate engagement of the clutch element, and a clutch pressure control (CPC) valve configured to permit a flow of hydraulic fluid to the clutch actuator through a control pressure line when in an open position to cause the clutch actuator to actuate engagement of the clutch element. The transmission may further comprise a failure mode response (FMR) valve in the control pressure line between the CPC valve and the clutch actuator. The FMR valve may have a failure position obstructing flow of the hydraulic fluid from the CPC valve to the clutch actuator when the CPC valve is in the open position.
US10801597B2
A cap for a helical LSD is provided with: a clutch member including clutch teeth; a clutch ring including a ring portion including clutch teeth so as to mesh with the clutch member and one or more tab portions projecting radially outwardly from the ring portion; a cap main body fixed on an axial end of the casing; a receding portion of the cap main body receding from a first face toward a second face and being so dimensioned as to receive and allow the clutch ring to be axially movable, the receding portion including one or more dock portions respectively receiving the tab portions; an opening to allow access to the tab portions; side faces of the tab portions and inner faces of the dog portions so that the faces in combination axially press the clutch ring toward the clutch member; and one or more base portions.
US10801593B2
An adjustable strut that includes an outer housing configured to receive an extendable member, and an extending mechanism with a gear system configured to convert rotation motion of an input mechanism into linear translation of the extendable member.
US10801585B2
The flexible external gear of a strain wave gearing is provided with: a cylindrical body part capable of flexing in the radial direction; external teeth formed on the outer circumferential surface thereof with a constant pitch; and grooves formed on the inner circumferential surface of the cylindrical body section along the circumferential direction thereof with the same pitch as the external teeth. The grooves are grooves with a wave-shaped cross-sectional shape having the center line of the tooth crest of the external tooth as the center and extend in the width direction of the external teeth. It is possible to increase the tooth bottom fatigue strength of the flexible external gear by increasing the tooth bottom thickness, while maintaining ease of flexing and a tooth shape that can withstand tangential forces due to meshing.
US10801584B2
Equipment for disassembling a planet carrier is provided. The planet carrier includes a cage, a cage carrier, and a connection shaft. The cage includes an inner bridge and an outer bridge. The cage carrier include a finger bar to be inserted between the inner bridge and the outer bridge. The connection shaft is housed in through-holes formed in the bridges and in the finger bar, such as to retain the cage on the cage carrier. The equipment includes a jack and a support. The jack includes a body and a piston, the piston being designed to apply a force to the connection shaft. The support is designed to bear on the finger bar when the piston applies a force to the connection shaft.
US10801582B2
A retention assembly for captivating a shackle assembly on a loop of a conventional wire rope sling assembly and preventing removal of the shackle assembly. A thimble member has first and second legs forming a loop, and at least one aligned transverse bore extending through each of the first and second legs of the thimble member. A shackle member is partially installed through the loop of the thimble member. Thereafter, a retaining member is secured within the aligned bores of the first and second leg, extending across the loop, and preventing withdrawal of the shackle member from the loop without observable damage to the shackle, thimble, retaining member , sling assembly or combinations thereof.
US10801577B2
In some embodiments, a vibration isolator comprises a housing having a base portion and a wall portion. A plurality of bearings are disposed within the housing. The bearings are arranged in a configuration comprising a plurality of layers. A first layer comprises a bearing and a second layer comprises a plurality of bearings. Each bearing in the second layer contacts the wall portion of the housing. Each bearing comprises a plurality of contact points in contact with another portion of the vibration isolator, and no two contact points of a bearing are diametrically opposed.
US10801575B2
The present invention relates to a valve structure of a shock absorber, in which a rebound-side stepped portion for supporting a rebound-side disc valve is integrally molded with an upper surface of a piston, and a compression-side inner stepped portion and a compression-side outer stepped portion for supporting a compression-side disc valve are integrally molded with a lower surface of the piston to omit a retainer for supporting a disc valve, thereby simplifying a structure and reducing manufacturing costs and weight of the valve structure, and a side surface of the piston is used to form compression channels, thereby easily securing a space.
US10801574B2
A vibration damping system employs a component having a directionally sensitive element thereon, mounted to an aircraft, which experiences dynamic excitation that induces bending deflection in the component that will reorient the directionally sensitive element. At least one tuned mass damper is mounted on the component in an orientation in which an internal mass of the tuned mass damper is moveable such that the tuned massed damper absorbs and attenuates at least a portion of the deflective motion, to thereby suppress bending deflection of the component in the particular axial direction and generally maintain the linearity of the directionally sensitive element.
US10801568B2
A disk brake includes a caliper, an inner pad and an outer pad that press a disk, a piston pressing the inner pad, and a claw portion pressing the outer pad. The inner pad includes a first surface that contacts the disk when the inner pad presses the disk and a second surface opposite to the first surface. The second surface has a first hole. The outer pad includes a third surface that contacts the disk when the outer pad presses the disk and a fourth surface opposite to the third surface. The fourth surface has a second hole. The first hole and the second hole are disposed so that, when the inner pad is projected onto the outer pad in the axial direction of the disk, the gravity center of the first hole and the gravity center of the second hole are offset relative to each other.
US10801564B2
A disk brake actuated preferably by compressed air, for a motor vehicle, includes an application mechanism. The application mechanism has a brake rotary lever which acts on a traverse in which there is arranged at least one readjusting spindle which acts on an application-side brake pad, having a readjusting device, and having a quick contact apparatus. The quick contact apparatus effects an advancing movement which is superposed on an actuation of the disk brake during the phase of overcoming an air gap. The quick contact apparatus has an intermediate element which is variable in terms of its position and which has at least a wedge-shaped design.
US10801559B2
A piston (50), comprising: •a shaft side (52) with a first circumferential groove, said first circumferential groove (90) bounded by a continuous circumferential seal plateau (88), said seal plateau extending axially outward from said first circumferential groove, wherein a planar outboard surface (96) extends radially outboard from said seal plateau; •a clutch side (54) having two grooves alternating with two lands (102, 108); •an inner circumferential surface (56) having a seal groove (62) formed therein; and an outer circumferential surface (58) with a having a seal groove (76) formed therein, wherein the sides and surfaces form a ring shape.
US10801555B2
A wear compensation device of a clutch actuator may include a screw movable along a longitudinal direction of a pull-rod axially received in the screw, a screw guider holding the screw to allow movement in the longitudinal direction and having a connection pin connected to a link member, a compensation nut supported by the screw guider, engaged with the screw, and having catching teeth, a compensation ring externally coupled with the compensation nut, having a catching protrusion to be locked with the catching teeth in one direction thereof, and having a guide pin on an external circumference of the compensation ring, and a guide block fixed to a housing, having a guide groove to receive the guide pin, and guiding the guide pin to rotate the compensation ring when the pull-rod is operated to a wear compensation range.
US10801546B2
A cam follower assembly includes a ball bearing having an outer ring and an inner assembly which includes two or more segments. The inner assembly is disposed in the outer ring with a full complement of balls disposed therebetween. The outer ring and inner assembly each include a race having a gothic arch cross sectional configuration that causes the balls to roll on two portions of each race.
US10801544B2
A tilting pad journal bearing manufacturing method includes a first process and a second process. In the first process, a pivot fitting hole is formed on a convex curved outer circumferential surface of the tilting pad. The pivot fitting hole is recessed from the outer circumferential surface toward an inner circumferential surface and has an inner diameter smaller than an outer diameter of the distal end portion of the pivot. In the second process, a concave portion is formed on the concave curved inner circumferential surface of the tilting pad by attaching the distal end portion of the pivot to the pivot fitting hole by interference-fitting.
US10801541B2
A locking structure includes a main body, a first combining portion, and a second combining portion. The second combining portion is disposed on an outer periphery of the main body. The first combining portion is connected to a bottom portion of the main body. A chamber is formed inside the first combining portion. At least one slot is formed on a side wall or a bottom wall of the first combining portion and communicated with the chamber. The chamber is at least partially filled with the workpiece via the at least one slot, and the workpiece is at least partially combined with an inner side and an outer side of the first combining portion, so as to combine the locking structure with the workpiece tightly.
US10801536B2
The invention relates to a deformable body with a hole which is suitable for receiving an anti-creepage ring and a fastener, wherein the hole has a central axis and the hole is delimited by the deformable material which forms the deformable body, wherein the body comprises a deformable protruding ring which surrounds the hole and protrudes in the direction of the central axis and a projection which surrounds the hole and is arranged at a distance from the protruding the ring in a direction perpendicular to the central axis, and the ring protrudes beyond the projection in the direction of the central axis.
US10801534B2
A release device for releasing another device in an environment includes a housing containing a material matrix. A member is restrained by the material matrix and extends outside the housing. The matrix is a solid in conditions of the environment to hold the member stationary in opposition to predetermined force. The matrix softens at a predetermined softening temperature to permit relative movement between the member and the material matrix. A heating element is disposed to heat the material matrix to the predetermined softening temperature. A method for releasing a device includes attaching the device to a member extending out of the release device. The device remains attached against the predetermined force. The matrix is heated to the softening temperature in response to a communication to permit movement of the member to fully or partially release the device.
US10801531B2
The unload circuit includes a pump oil passage that connects between a hydraulic pump and a direction control valve, a tank oil passage that connects between the direction control valve and a hydraulic tank, a pressure compensating flow control valve interposed between the pump oil passage and the tank oil passage, a pilot operated relief valve interposed between the pump oil passage and the tank oil passage, and an unloading solenoid valve interposed in a vent oil passage of the pilot operated relief valve. The failure diagnosis device includes a pressure sensor that measures a pressure of the pump oil passage, and a controller that receives a pressure signal from the pressure sensor. The controller performs failure diagnosis of the unload circuit based on a differential pressure between a first pump oil passage pressure during unloading and a second pump oil passage pressure during on-loading.
US10801530B2
The invention relates to a telescopic actuator comprising a cylinder (1) having a closed end (2) and an open end (3) for passing a hollow rod (4) mounted to slide axially in the cylinder. The actuator includes a central support (10) that extends from the closed end of the cylinder inside the rod and that carries obstacles (15) that are movable radially between a setback position leaving the rod free to slide and a projecting position in which the obstacles are engaged in a groove (9) in the rod in order to lock the rod axially relative to the cylinder, the flanks of the obstacles and of the groove being shaped so as to prevent any setting back of the obstacles by movement of the rod, the obstacles being arranged at the ends of spring blades (14) extending longitudinally and arranged to urge the obstacles from the setback position towards the projecting position, the central support carrying controlled means (20) for flexing the blades in order to cause the obstacles to be set back towards the setback position.
US10801529B2
A failsafe piston retention assembly, and related components, systems, and methods are disclosed. A failsafe piston retention assembly comprises a head comprising a head body having a first surface. The assembly also includes a piston having second surface, the piston slidably coupled with respect to the head. The piston has a retracted configuration and an unretracted configuration. In the retracted configuration, the second surface is fixed with respect to the first surface by a magnetic force. One advantage of this arrangement is that the piston is retained in its retracted configuration in the event of an operational failure of the piston mechanism. For example, for a hydraulically controlled piston, the magnetic force retains the piston in a retracted configuration even in the event of a loss of hydraulic pressure.
US10801523B2
Disclosed embodiments include travel motor hydraulic circuits for controlling the provision of hydraulic fluid to a travel motor. The travel motor hydraulic circuits include a counterbalance valve configured to block the flow of hydraulic fluid when in a neutral position to prevent unintended movement of a power machine, and an anti-cavitation valve configured to direct flow of hydraulic fluid back to the travel motor to prevent cavitation.
US10801521B2
A heating device for heating a component in a turbo molecular pump for exhausting a gas includes a heat transfer member, a heater, a first seal member and a second seal member. The heat transfer member is provided in an opening of a housing of the turbo molecular pump and has one end fixed to the component and the other end exposed to an outside. The heater in the heat transfer member heats the component through the heat transfer member. The first seal member is provided between the heat transfer member and the opening along an outer peripheral surface of the heat transfer member. The second seal member between the heat transfer member and the opening is located close to the component compared to the first seal member. The second seal member suppresses movement of radicals in a gas into a space between the heat transfer member and the opening.
US10801519B2
A gas turbine engine and a method of tuning a rotor in the gas turbine engine wherein the rotor includes an array of blades extending from a rotor hub each having an airfoil mounted to a blade platform. The method includes adding or removing material from bladed rotor projections to alter the mass of the rotor and change the frequency of the respective airfoil.
US10801516B2
A field of turbomachine rotor blades, and in particular a turbomachine rotor blade including a blade root and a blade tip spaced apart by a blade height, together with at least one intermediate segment presenting a negative tangential slope, and a distal segment situated between the intermediate segment and the blade tip and presenting a positive tangential slope, wherein the distal segment extends over at most 30% of said blade height.
US10801507B2
In a vacuum pump, a spiral plate on a downstream side of a slit is not disposed on an extended line of a spiral plate on an upstream side of the slit but is disposed after in a direction in which a gap formed by the slit is reduced. The distance by which the downstream spiral plate is moved corresponds to the distance in which the gap disappears and the upstream spiral plate and the downstream spiral plate overlap. When scraping the spiral plates, the radius of a machining end mill is set smaller than the width of the slit of the spiral plate, and the radius of the machining end mill is set smaller than the phase difference between the upstream spiral plate and the downstream spiral plate. In addition, end portions of the spiral plates between which the slit is formed are subjected to chamfering.
US10801506B2
A fixing bolt for a stationary member, the bolt extending through and fixing a plurality of stationary members in a multistage centrifugal compressor, includes a head portion, a columnar portion connected to the head portion, and a threaded portion connected to the columnar portion. The columnar portion includes one or more large diameter parts and a plurality of small diameter parts, the one or more large diameter parts each corresponding to a position of an antinode of a primary vibration mode of the fixing bolt for the stationary member, or to the position of the antinode of the primary vibration mode and positions of antinodes of a secondary vibration mode of the fixing bolt for the stationary member, and each of the plurality of small diameter parts having a diameter smaller than each of the large diameter parts.
US10801504B2
A multi-pump control system includes a control module, a processing module, a communication interface, and a storage module. The control module is configured to run a zero flow configuration cycle by either ramping up the speed of at least one pump in addition to a subset j of i pumps of a multi-pump system until the communication interface receives a signal change indicative of the at least one pump starting to contribute to the total flow, wherein the processing module is configured to determine an approximated pump characteristic or power consumption or ramping down the speed of at least one pump of a subset j of i pumps of a multi-pump system until the communication interface receives a signal change indicative of the at least one pump stopping to contribute to the total flow, wherein the processing module is configured to determine an approximated pump characteristic and/or power consumption.
US10801499B2
An external gear pump includes a pump housing in which a pump chamber is formed, a primary gear having a plurality of external teeth housed in the pump chamber, a secondary gear having a plurality of external teeth that mesh with the plurality of external teeth of the primary gear in the pump chamber, a first electric motor configured to generate a torque for rotationally driving the primary gear, a second electric motor configured to generate a torque for rotationally driving the secondary gear, and a control unit configured to control the first and second electric motors. The control unit controls the first and second electric motors so that the torque generated by the first electric motor is greater than the torque generated by the second electric motor.
US10801496B2
The invention relates to a positive-displacement machine according to the spiral principle, particularly a scroll compressor, having a high-pressure region, which comprises a high-pressure chamber, furthermore having a low-pressure chamber and an orbiting positive-displacement spiral, which engages into a counterpart spiral in such a manner that compression chambers are formed between the positive-displacement spiral and the counterpart spiral, in order to accommodate a working medium, wherein a counterpart-pressure chamber is constructed between the low-pressure chamber and the positive-displacement spiral. According to the invention, the positive-displacement spiral has at least two passages, which at least temporarily produce a fluid connection between the counterpart-pressure chamber and at least one of the compression chambers, wherein a first passage is essentially constructed in a central section of the positive-displacement spiral and at least one second passage is constructed in the initial region of the positive-displacement spiral.
US10801488B2
A gas transportation device includes a casing, a nozzle plate, a chamber frame, an actuator, an insulating frame and a conducting frame, which are stacked sequentially. A cuboidal resonance chamber is defined by the actuator, the chamber frame and a suspension plate of the nozzle plate collaboratively. When the actuator is driven, the nozzle plate is subjected to a resonance and the suspension plate of the nozzle plate vibrates in the reciprocating manner. Consequently, the gas is transported to a gas-guiding chamber through at least one interspace and discharged from the discharging opening so as to implement the gas circulation.
US10801484B2
A hermetic compressor includes an airtight case a lower portion of which oil is stored in; a frame received in the airtight case; a compression mechanism disposed in the frame and to compress a refrigerant; a motor mechanism including a stator fixed to the frame and a rotor to rotate inside the stator; a rotation shaft coupled to the rotor and provided with a cavity at a lower portion of the rotation shaft, wherein the rotation shaft rotates together with the rotor and operates the compression mechanism; a stationary shaft inserted into the cavity of the rotation shaft, fixed to the airtight case, and provided with a helical groove formed on an outer circumferential surface; and an oil raising member fixed to the cavity of the rotation shaft and configured to surround the stationary shaft. The oil raising member raises the oil stored in the airtight case.
US10801483B2
A rolling cylinder displacement compressor including a minimum pressure bypass port as an opening of a minimum pressure bypass valve flow path, which is connected to a compression chamber formed in the compression portion in a lowest pressure state, of the bypass valve flow path is arranged such that a compression chamber faces an opening of the discharge flow path or the minimum pressure bypass port. The minimum pressure bypass port may be configured such that a minimum pressure port center as the center of the minimum pressure bypass port is arranged in a rotation advanced-side region with respect to an advanced radius line as a line connecting a cylinder advanced corner point of the compression chamber at the start of a compression stroke and the rotation center of the rolling cylinder.
US10801464B2
A system and method for generating microwaves for microwave enhanced combustion (MEC) input to an MEC antenna of an internal combustion engine. The system uses a microwave generator and a directional coupler, which delivers the MEC input signal to the MEC antenna and receives a reflected signal from the MEC antenna. A feedback path determines a desired frequency for the MEC input signal, based on the reflected signal, and also determines a power feedback correction value. An open loop path determines desired power and timing for the MEC input signal, based on various engine conditions. The desired power is corrected with the power feedback correction value.
US10801459B2
Systems and methods are disclosed of an engine driven power system that includes a permanent magnet generator coupled to the engine. An energy storage device is connected to the permanent magnet generator. A controller controls the energy storage device to provide power to the permanent magnet generator to start the engine.
US10801458B2
A method (300) of controlling an internal combustion engine (3) of a vehicle (1), comprising: receiving at least one input (301) indicative of a current external environment proximal to the vehicle (1); determining (305) in dependence on the at least one input (301) whether a hazard is present; determining a current propulsion demand (303) of the vehicle (1); if it is determined that the current propulsion demand (303) is low, either commanding switching of the internal combustion engine (3) to an off state (307) if it is determined that a hazard is not present, or not commanding switching of the internal combustion engine (3) to the off state if it is determined that a hazard is present; and if it is determined that the current propulsion demand (303) is high, commanding switching of the internal combustion engine (3) to an on state if the internal combustion engine (3) is in the off state.
US10801452B2
A heated filter shell assembly for a fuel filtration system includes a filter shell defining a cavity sized to accommodate at least a portion of a fluid filtration cartridge and a cartridge receiving aperture at a first end. A heating element is disposed within the cavity and is operatively coupled to the filter shell adjacent to a second end of the filter shell. A feed wire is operatively coupled to the heating element at a feed wire first end and is configured for electrical energy receiving communication with an energy source at a feed wire second end.
US10801444B2
A carburetor has a carburetor housing wherein an intake channel section is arranged. A fuel opening opens into the intake channel section. The carburetor has a fuel pump with a pump membrane delimiting a pump chamber connected to a fuel inlet. A pressure controller has a control membrane separating a control chamber from a compensation chamber. The control chamber is connected to a fuel outlet leading out from the carburetor. The compensation chamber is connected to a compensation connection. The carburetor housing has a carburetor body, a pump cover and an intermediate part arranged therebetween. The fuel inlet, the fuel outlet and the compensation connection are formed on the intermediate part. The fuel inlet, the fuel outlet and the compensation connection are arranged on the side of the carburetor that faces away from the combustion engine.
US10801442B2
The present disclosure is directed to a gas turbine engine defining a longitudinal direction, a radial direction, and a circumferential direction, and an upstream end and a downstream end along the longitudinal direction. The gas turbine engine includes a turbine section and a gear assembly within or downstream of the turbine section. The turbine section includes a first rotating component and a second rotating component along the longitudinal direction. The first rotating component includes one or more connecting airfoils coupled to a radially extended rotor, and the second rotating component includes an inner shroud defining a plurality of inner shroud airfoils extended outward of the inner shroud along the radial direction. The second rotating component is coupled to a second shaft connected to an input accessory of the gear assembly, and the first rotating component is coupled to an output accessory of the gear assembly. The output accessory rotates the first rotating component about the axial centerline at a first speed and wherein the second rotating component rotates about the axial centerline at a second speed.
US10801438B2
A method for producing a piston may include producing a piston top part and a piston bottom part each including an inner support element having an inner joining surface and an outer support element having an outer joining surface. At least one of the joining surfaces may include a solder depository. The method may also include pre-machining at least one of the joining surfaces and introducing a high-temperature soldering material in at least one solder depository. The method may further include assembling the piston top part and the piston bottom part to form a piston body via creating at least one of circular contact and linear contact between the joining surfaces such that a gap width is 20 μm to 150 μm. The method may also include transferring the piston body into a soldering oven, melting the high-temperature soldering material via heating the piston body, and cooling the piston body.
US10801426B2
A method for starting a gaseous fuel internal combustion engine is disclosed. According to the disclosed method, the engine is rotated using a start device until a first speed threshold is reached. After reaching the first speed threshold, pilot fuel is supplied to a plurality of cylinders of the engine to combust the same. After performing an ignition health check, gaseous fuel is supplied to all or a relatively large number of cylinders to start accelerating the engine up to a second speed threshold.
US10801424B2
A supercharging device for an engine is provided, which includes a supercharger provided to an intake passage of the engine, an actuator configured to drive the supercharger, and a controller including a processor configured to control the actuator to drive the supercharger when an operating state of the engine is in a given supercharging range, and to stop the supercharger when the operating state is in a non-supercharging range. The controller estimates an amount of condensate accumulated in an oil pan, and the controller causes the actuator to forcibly drive the supercharger when the estimated amount of condensate is more than a preset amount, even if the operating state is in the non-supercharging range.
US10801422B2
A vehicular propulsion system, a vehicular fuel system and a method of operating an internal combustion engine. A separation unit that makes up a part of the fuel system may selectively receive and separate at least a portion of onboard fuel and a flowable adsorbent in order to separate the fuel into octane-enhanced and cetane-enhanced fuel components. A controller may be used to determine a particular operating condition of the internal combustion engine such that the onboard fuel can be sent to one or more combustion chambers within the internal combustion engine without first passing through the separation unit during one operating condition, or instead to the separation unit in situations where the internal combustion engine may require an octane-rich or cetane-rich mixture in another operating condition.
US10801419B2
Internal combustion engine and a method comprising control of the engine to provide a braking torque
An internal combustion engine is provided including a cylinder including a piston connected to a rotatable crankshaft, an exhaust guide being arranged to guide a gas flow from the cylinder, an adjustable flow restriction element arranged to restrict the flow through the exhaust guide, an exhaust valve arranged to control a communication between the cylinder and the exhaust guide, and an exhaust valve actuation assembly for actuating the exhaust valve so as to perform in each of a plurality of cycles of the cylinder an exhaust valve actuation sequence, wherein the exhaust valve actuation assembly is adapted to control the commencement of the exhaust valve actuation sequence to occur selectively at any crankshaft angle within a non-zero crankshaft angle interval.
US10801414B2
A gas turbine engine comprises an electronic control unit adapted to control functions of the gas turbine engine and having a DC power input unit coupled to receive DC supply power and an ignition igniter coupled thereto. The ignition exciter includes an AC power input unit adapted to receive AC power from an AC power source within the gas turbine engine, a power rectification unit coupled to receive the AC power from the AC power source and configured, upon receipt thereof, to rectify the AC power into DC power, and a DC power output unit coupled to receive the DC power from the power rectification unit and configured to supply the DC power to the DC power input unit of the electronic control unit as DC supply power and/or the ignition igniter.
US10801410B2
A gas turbine engine includes a turbine rotor connected to a main compressor rotor. A tail cone is mounted inward of an exhaust core flow. A generator rotor is adjacent a generator stator. The generator rotor and stator are mounted within the tail cone. A passage connects a bypass flow path to the tail cone. A cooling air compressor is operable within the passage. The turbine rotor drives a shaft to drive the generator rotor and the cooling compressor. A method is also disclosed.
US10801404B2
Systems and methods relating to variable pressure turbines are disclosed. A power generation system may include a closed cycle system configured to generate power, a combustor, and a control system. The closed cycle system may include a working fluid circulating in a closed cycle path. The combustor may provide thermal energy to the working fluid. Further, the control system may be configured to determine to increase an amount of power generated by the closed cycle system, and in response to the determination to increase the amount of power generated by the closed cycle system, cause an increase in pressure of the working fluid in the closed cycle path.
US10801394B2
A rotary engine including at least two pilot subchambers each in parallel fluid communication with the internal cavity, so that each pilot subchamber is in fluid communication with the combustion chambers as the rotor rotates. Each of the at least two pilot subchambers in fluid communication with a corresponding pilot fuel injector. At least one ignition source is configured for igniting fuel in the pilot subchambers. A compound engine assembly and a method of combusting fuel in a rotary engine are also discussed.
US10801389B2
A particulate matter sensor is provided. The particulate matter sensor includes: an insulating substrate; a first electrode unit, and a plurality of spaced electrodes; a second electrode unit and a heater unit. Wherein each of the spaced electrode includes a sensing unit, wherein the particulate matter is deposited on the sensing unit, and a capacitor unit is configured on the spaced electrode for measuring capacitance. The plurality of spaced electrodes and the rim electrode are electrically connected when particulate matter is deposited, and thereby the capacitance between the first electrode unit and the second electrode unit can be measured.
US10801388B2
A heating apparatus and method for use in an exhaust gas system is provided that includes a container body defining an exhaust gas pathway, a heater flange component attached to an exterior of the container body, and a heater assembly disposed in the exhaust gas pathway and secured to the heater flange component. The heater assembly includes at least one heater element, a bracket assembly that secures the at least one heater element in the container body, and a conformal bracket for securing the at least one heater element to the bracket assembly.
US10801387B2
A fluid injector includes a valve assembly constructed and arranged to control flow of fluid from an inlet to an outlet of the injector. A metal housing surrounds at least a portion of the valve assembly. A plastic body is molded over at least a portion of the housing. A distal end of the body defines an integral stepped portion extending from the body. A carrier surrounds at least the distal end of the body. A seal member is in contact with at least the stepped portion and a surface of the carrier to prevent liquid from entering a space between the housing and the body.
US10801376B2
A valve train device, particularly for an internal combustion engine, includes a camshaft, a cam element able to be displaced axially on the camshaft, and a mechanical displacement element which is provided on the camshaft for the purpose of axially displacing the cam element. The mechanical displacement element is provided to move the cam element by interaction with only a single contour of the cam element in a first and a second axial direction.
US10801374B2
A spiral spring (5) has an inner circumferential end (5a) fixed to a rotor (3) and an outer circumferential end (5b) fixed to a plate (8) of a housing (2), and biases the rotor (3) in one direction with respect to the housing (2). A projection (13) protrudes from the plate (8), and stops radially outward expansion of an outermost winding (5c) of the spiral spring (5). A clip (6) has a first portion (6a) coming in contact with the outermost winding (5c) of the spiral spring (5), and is attached to the projection (13) by elastic force of the clip (6).
US10801369B2
An intermediate casing for a turbine engine, comprising at least one central hub and one shroud (12) which are positioned concentrically, and mutually mechanically connected by structural arms (11), with such casing comprising at least one sealing part (13) attached between the shroud (12) and a structural arm (11), with the sealing part (13) including at least one metal core and one seal.
US10801367B2
A system and method for coupling cases associated with an engine of an aircraft. A first case includes a first plurality of threads. A second case includes a second plurality of threads. A coupler includes a third plurality of threads and a fourth plurality of threads. An interface is configured to align the first case and the second case before the first plurality of threads engage the third plurality of threads or the second plurality of threads engage the fourth plurality of threads.
US10801359B2
Methods and systems for identifying rub events of a gas turbine engine are provided. In one exemplary aspect, one or more power level changes of the turbine engine are identified from engine operating data. For a particular identified power level change, a magnitude of the power level change and a rate of the power level change are calculated. The calculated magnitude and rate of the given power level change define a data point that is plotted on a chart of the magnitude versus the rate of power level change. The data points are filtered based on one or more operating parameters, such as flight phase, to obtain a severity threshold specific to the operating conditions of the engine/aircraft at the time the power level change was performed. One or more data points are then compared to the severity threshold to identify possible rub events.
US10801356B2
A method is provided for modeling the compressor speed of a turbocharger, and includes determining the temperature difference across the compressor, determining the mass flow through the compressor, and calculating a compressor speed value as a function of the temperature difference across the compressor and the mass flow.
US10801354B2
A gas turbine engine includes a first case, a second case, and a fastener. The first case has a first flange defining a first opening. The second case has a second flange defining a second opening. The second flange abuts the first flange. The fastener extends through the first opening and the second opening. The fastener defines a first bore that extends through a fastener head along an axis towards an outlet port defined by a fastener shank.
US10801353B2
A component for a gas turbine engine includes a surface adjacent a flow of hot gases. A plurality of cavities is in a portion of the surface. The plurality of cavities have a first group of cavities with a first cross-section and a second group of cavities with a second cross-section different from the first cross-section. The first and second groups of cavities are arranged such that there is no straight line across the portion of the surface that does not intersect one of the plurality of cavities. A thermal barrier coating is over the surface and fills each of the plurality of cavities.
US10801352B2
The invention concerns a turbine for a gas turbine comprising a blade, a vane and an abradable lip attached to the blade or to the vane, wherein the blade and the vane are separated by a gap and the abradable lip extends part of the distance across the gap. Embodiments include the addition of an abrasive layer attached on the other side of the gap from the abradable lip. A method of manufacturing is also described.
US10801347B2
A sealing assembly for a gas turbine includes a plurality of sealing housings interposed between adjacent turbine disks of a multistage turbine, each sealing housing coupled to a turbine vane of a corresponding stage; and a sealing plate unit installed between adjacent sealing housings to seal a gap between the adjacent sealing housings. Each sealing housing includes a horizontal housing segment and a pair of vertical housing segments each having a lower end connected to horizontal housing segment. The sealing plate unit includes a horizontal plate installed in the horizontal housing segment, and a pair of vertical plates respectively installed in the pair of vertical housing segments. The horizontal housing segment includes a horizontal slot facing an adjacent sealing housing to receive the horizontal plate, and each vertical housing segment includes a vertical slot facing an adjacent sealing housing to receive a corresponding vertical plate.
US10801331B2
A gas turbine engine blade includes a blade portion having a leading edge and a trailing edge. A first surface connects the leading edge to the trailing edge and a second surface connects the leading edge to the trailing edge. A tip section is located at a first end of the blade portion and includes a pocket protruding into the tip section from an outermost end of the tip section. The pocket has a first side wall adjacent the first surface and a second side wall adjacent the second surface. At least one of the first side wall and the second side wall have a curve distinct from a curve of the corresponding adjacent surface.
US10801321B2
Method of exploiting and/or of monitoring the exploitation of a fluid such as a hydrocarbon fluid present in at least one geologic layer of an underground formation.From consecutive pressure and spontaneous potential measurements taken at least at one measurement point in at least one well drilled through at least the geologic layer of interest, the slope of a curve showing the evolution of the spontaneous potential gradient as a function of the pressure gradient is determined. Then, from this slope and from a graph representative of the evolution of the electrokinetic coupling coefficient as a function of the salinity for the layer considered, a salinity value is determined at the measurement point.
US10801319B2
An elongate component such as a drill string of drill pipes connected by joint sections inside a bore is sensed using at least one set of electromagnetic coils, the coils within the set being arranged at different angular positions around the bore facing the bore. There may be at least two sets of coils separated along the axial direction of the bore. Electrical oscillations are generated in the coils to produce oscillating electromagnetic fields that interact with the contents of the bore. A parameter of the electrical oscillations generated in each coil is detected. The detected parameters may be used to derive both (1) a measure of the axial position along the bore, and (2) a measure of the lateral position. The detected parameters may be used to derive a measure of electromagnetic properties of the contents of the pipe in a region adjacent each coil, thereby imaging the contents of the pipe.
US10801315B2
The disclosed embodiments include methods to obtain measurements of a wellbore and data logging devices. In one embodiment, the method includes measuring, by a sensor of a wellbore isolation device, at least one condition of the wellbore proximate to the sensor. The wellbore isolation device has a dissolvable portion, and the sensor is releasable from the wellbore isolation device upon dissolution of the dissolvable portion. The method also includes storing measurements of the at least one condition of the wellbore in a machine-readable medium. The method further includes providing the stored measurements of the sensor to a controller following dissolution of the dissolvable portion.
US10801311B1
The present invention discloses an electric drive fracturing power supply semi-trailer, which can separately drive multiple high voltage inversion units and multiple low voltage inversion unit, through a common DC bus, by employing a high voltage switch, a transformer and two sets of rectifying units. The electric drive fracturing power supply semi-trailer is small in size, compact in layout and economical. The high voltage switch, the transformer, and the rectifying units are shared to decrease the wirings of power supply lines, thus reducing the number of equipment and capital investment, and better meeting the usage requirements.
US10801310B2
Using gases and hydrocarbon recovery fluids containing nanoparticles to enhance hydrocarbon recovery
A process of stimulating hydrocarbon recovery is described and claimed. This process includes introducing a gas, a liquified gas or a vaporized liquified gas, into an underground formation containing hydrocarbons such as crude oil and gas, permitting said gas to be absorbed by said hydrocarbons, and withdrawing said hydrocarbons containing the gas therein, wherein a pill of Hydrocarbon Recovery Fluid comprising surface functionalized nanoparticles is inserted into the underground formation containing hydrocarbons before, during or after the introduction of the gas, liquified gas or a vaporized liquified gas.
US10801309B2
A submersible fluid system for operating submersed in a body of water includes a fluid-end housing having an upper end and a lower end. A fluid rotor is disposed to rotate in the fluid-end housing and to receive and interact with a process fluid flowing from an inlet of the fluid-end housing to an outlet of the fluid-end housing. The fluid rotor is configured to thrust upwards toward the upper end when rotating. A bearing near the lower end of the fluid-end housing has an upward-facing bearing surface coupled to the fluid rotor and a downward-facing bearing surface coupled to the fluid housing, the bearing surfaces cooperate to support the upward thrust of the fluid rotor.
US10801296B1
The tall flange rubber adapter attaches to the inner barrel of a rotating head assembly. A rubber attaches to the tall flange rubber adapter. The rubber secured to the rubber adapter also rotates with the inner barrel thus maintaining the seal with the drill string to divert the drilling fluid from the well to the outlet flange. Fasteners install upward into the adapter and the inner barrel to secure the rubber adapter with the inner barrel. The increased height of the rubber adapter provides additional surface for the fastener to contact. The increased contact of the fastener with the tall flange maintains the fastener within the rubber adapter and the inner barrel to limit fasteners from falling downhole into the drilling area.
US10801279B2
A fingerboard latch arrangement includes an elongate support member, a latch which moves from a closed position into an open position and from the open position into the closed position, and an activation member which is connected to and which is movable longitudinally along the elongate support member. The activation member includes means to bring the latch from the closed position into the open position and from the open position into the closed position.
US10801275B2
An elevator system that supports a tubular member includes an elevator movable between a first elevator position and a second elevator position. A mechanical signal mechanism is coupled to the elevator. A valve is coupled to the mechanical signal mechanism. The mechanical signal mechanism is configured to transmit a mechanical signal by a mechanical control cable to move the valve into a valve position to send a valve signal that the elevator is in the second elevator position.
US10801270B2
Disclosed is a jack-up rig that includes a cantilever platform mounted on a buoyant hull. At least two drilling assemblies are provided on the cantilever platform, each of the drilling assemblies being movable relative to the cantilever platform and being moveable independently from the other drilling assembly or assemblies. Each of the drilling assemblies is also movable within a plane that is parallel to the cantilever platform in both X-direction as well as Y-direction which is orthogonal to the X-direction.
US10801266B2
An earth-boring tool includes a body, at least one blade, and at least one rotatable cutting structure. The blade extends axially from the body and extends radially outward from a center longitudinal axis of the earth-boring tool to less than an outer diameter of the earth-boring tool. The blade defines a first cutting profile. The at least one rotatable cutting structure assembly is coupled to the body and includes a leg extending axially from the body and a rotatable cutting structure rotatably coupled to the leg. The rotatable cutting structure defines a second cutting profile extending to the outer diameter of the earth-boring tool. The first cutting profile overlaps with the second cutting profile in a radial direction in an amount that is less than 20% of the outer diameter of the earth-boring tool. A method of making an earth-boring tool.
US10801265B1
A core drill apparatus includes a swing arm pivotably couplable to a mobile platform and a core drill carried by the swing arm. The core drill being movable via the swing arm between a stowed position and a deployed position with respect to the mobile platform. An excavation rig incorporating the same is also provided.
US10801262B2
A platform ladder apparatus (2) has a transport position and a use position in which the apparatus is arranged to lean against a wall (W) for performing work at an elevated level. The apparatus (2) has a ladder (4) and a working platform (20). A proximal side of the platform is pivotally connected at an upper end of the ladder such that it may be pivoted towards the ladder (4) to a stowed position essentially parallel to the ladder (4). The apparatus further comprises a pair of wall support arms (80) for stabilizing the apparatus in the use position in relation to the wall. The wall support arms (80) are connected to the platform (20) for movement between a stowed arm position in which the arms (80) project out from a distal side (24) of the platform (20) thereby preventing use of the apparatus, and a stabilizing arm position in which the arms (80) project sideways from the platform (20) in opposite lateral directions, respectively, for stabilizing the apparatus (2) in relation to the wall (W).
US10801256B2
Glazing units including a cartridge cavity outside of a seal that is located between the first and second panes to form a closed interior volume within the glazing unit are described herein, along with sashes, panels, window assemblies, and/or doors that may incorporate the glazing units. A control unit provided in a cartridge housing located in the cartridge cavity may be operably connected to one or more connected devices to provide any number of a variety of functions such as, e.g., sound control/production, optical effects, thermal effects, etc.
US10801253B2
An end load arm for a glass door rail couples the glass door rail to mounting hardware. The end load arm may allow a glass door to be installed at an angle which does not block the doorway during installation. The end load arm may be suitable for use in low-profile glass door rails.
US10801242B1
The present disclosure describes various embodiments of a concealed or hidden door closer that is installed in a drip cap of a door assembly. In some embodiments, the door frame and door closer components are configured to allow the door assembly to be readily installed as either a left or a right hand hinged door.
