US10942849B2
An apparatus includes a host device and a data storage device. The host device is configured to store a first translation map for converting a logical sector to a logical erase unit. The data storage device includes a plurality of flash memory devices and a memory controller operationally coupled with the flash memory devices, each of the flash memory devices being arranged into a plurality of erase units, each of the erase units having a plurality of pages for storing data. The memory controller is configured to receive a second translation map from the host device, the second translation map for converting a logical erase unit to a physical erase unit within the flash memory devices, and store the second translation map in a memory module on the data storage device.
US10942825B2
Mitigating the effects of a real node failure in a mapped redundant array of independent nodes, e.g., mapped cluster is disclosed. In response to a change in an accessibility to data stored on a real storage device of a real node of a real cluster, wherein the real storage device corresponds to a mapped storage device of a mapped node of a mapped cluster, substituting a reserved real storage device for the real storage device. The substituting the reserved real storage device can correspond to a change in a topology of the mapped cluster, wherein the change in the topology comprises replacing the mapped storage device with a substitute mapped storage device that corresponds to the replacement real storage device. The changed topology can enable writing of data to the substitute mapped storage device that can cause writing of corresponding data to the reserved real storage device.
US10942820B2
Embodiments are described for performing an uninterrupted restore in a storage system in view of one or more abort events. A restore agent receives writes one or more data blocks to a conditional construction container. A parent interrupt service routine (ISR) polls for abort events. In response to an abort event, an intermediate interrupt is generated that spawns a child processes for each process of the restore. The intermediate ISR logs each child ISR, the process it is responsible for, and the intermediate interrupt, for later restoration of the restore state. After a recovery of the above event, then each child ISR can be called to restore its state. After restoring the state, the restore agent resumes the restore from where the abort event was detected. The child ISRs are re-entrant. If another abort event is detected, the restore state can again be saved and later resumed from that state.
US10942819B2
A method and system for performing a volume group structure recovery. A first physical volume is accessed. A last valid volume group backup for a volume group whose volume group structure is to be recovered is retrieved. The volume group is a logical group of one or more physical volumes that include the first physical volume. The volume group backup includes respective volume group identifiers corresponding to the physical volumes of the volume group. An existing volume group identifier is stored in a temporary file with a generated random volume group identifier for identifying the volume group. A set of new volume group identifiers are generated during re-initialization of all listed physical volumes. The volume group identifiers in the last valid volume group backup is replaced with the generated new volume group identifiers. The volume group's volume group structure is restored using a backup structure stored in the temporary file.
US10942809B2
Data to be stored at a memory sub-system can be received. A usage characteristic of the memory sub-system can be determined. The received data can be encoded to generate a codeword with a number of parity bits. A portion of the number of parity bits of the generated codeword can be removed based on the usage characteristic of the memory sub-system. Furthermore, the codeword can be stored without the removed portion of the number of parity bits.
US10942805B2
An error correcting circuit receives a codeword including user data and a parity code, and performs an error correction operation on the user data. The circuit includes a first buffer, a decoder, a second buffer and a processor. The first buffer stores the codeword and sequentially outputs pieces of subgroup data obtained by dividing the codeword. The decoder generates pieces of integrity data for each of the pieces of subgroup data received from the first buffer, and performs the error correction operation on the user data using the parity code. The second buffer sequentially stores the pieces of integrity data for each of the pieces of subgroup data. The processor determines whether an error is present in the codeword based on the pieces of integrity data stored in the second buffer when at least one of the pieces of integrity data is updated in the second buffer.
US10942799B1
Examples herein relate to determining a number of defective bit lines in a memory region prior to applying a program or erase voltages. If a threshold number of bit lines that pass during a program or erase verify operation is used to determine if the program or erase operation passes or fails, the determined number of defective bit lines can be used to adjust the determined number of passes or fails. In some cases, examples described herein can avoid use of extra bit lines and look-up table circuitry to use in place of defective bit lines and save silicon space and cost associated with the use of extra bit-lines. In some examples, a starting magnitude of a program voltage signal can be determined by considering a number of defective bit lines.
US10942791B2
Systems, methods, and other embodiments that manage load in request processing environments are described. In one embodiment, a method includes receiving, at a backend of a request processing environment, requests transmitted by frontends. The backend is controlled to process the requests to create responses that are transmitted back to the frontends. Load of the backend processing the requests is monitored. In response to the load exceeding a threshold, a retry interval is calculated as a function of the load. In response to receiving a subsequent request from a frontend, a command is transmitted to the frontend. The command modifies operation of the frontend to wait the retry interval before re-transmitting the subsequent request as a retry request and to avoid generating an error message.
US10942785B2
Methods, systems, and devices for network integration are described. Some systems may implement an integration platform including a service composition layer (SCL), a network abstraction layer (NAL), and one or more application programming interfaces (APIs). The integration platform may support application and network flexibility, customization, and modular design based on the SCL and NAL. For example, the SCL may receive an execution request (e.g., an intent) corresponding to a service and may parse the execution request to determine a set of modular tasks. The SCL may send a modular task (e.g., via an API) to the NAL for processing. The NAL may determine a type of infrastructure architecture (e.g., including querying for network node connections, parameters, etc.) associated with the integration platform and may modify the modular task based on the information. The NAL may execute the modular task on one or more network devices to perform the service.
US10942778B2
An architecture for a load-balanced groups of multi-stage manycore processors shared dynamically among a set of software applications, with capabilities for destination task defined intra-application prioritization of inter-task communications (ITC), for architecture-based ITC performance isolation between the applications, as well as for prioritizing application task instances for execution on cores of manycore processors based at least in part on which of the task instances have available for them the input data, such as ITC data, that they need for executing.
US10942776B2
Cloud service based on container technology provides a lightweight, portable, but robust architecture for deploying service applications. Service volume and resource requirement for a typical modern-day application may fluctuate dramatically in time. A dynamic resource allocation scheme based on machine learning algorithms and executed by the cloud for applications deployed as independent containers allows for efficient resource usage and improvement of quality of service for the applications.
US10942766B2
An information handling system includes a processor, and first and second field-programmable gate array (FPGA) add-in cards. The processor determines a configuration of the information handling system, the configuration defining architectural relationships among the first and second FPGA add-in cards and elements of the information handling system, determines that an accelerated function unit (AFU) performs its associated processing task more efficiently on the first FPGA add-in card than on the second FPGA add-in card based upon the configuration, and programs the first AFU on the first FPGA card in based upon the determination that the first AFU performs its associated processing task more efficiently on the first FPGA add-in card than on the second FPGA add-in card.
US10942755B2
The present disclosure provides an interface switching method, including: loading a display interface of a default style based on a preset parent theme type when an application starts; monitoring whether a data type processed by the application changes in real time operation of the application; obtaining a preset child theme type corresponding to a data type currently processed by the application based on the data type currently processed by the application if the data type changes, wherein a value of an attribute name of which a display style needs to be changed relative to the parent theme type is defined in the child theme type; and switching a display style of the display interface based on the value of the attribute name defined in the child theme type and of which the display style needs to be changed relative to the parent theme type.
US10942751B2
A boot option system includes a pre-boot execution environment system coupled to a server device through a network. The server device creates a device placeholder boot option including a device path terminating at a storage controller in the server device. During a first boot and based on first boot instructions received from the pre-boot execution environment system, the server device moves the device placeholder boot option to a desired location within a boot sequence for the server device. During a second boot and based on second boot instructions received from the pre-boot execution environment system, the server device provides an operating system on the server device. The server device then replaces, at the desired location within the boot sequence, the device placeholder boot option with an operating system boot option that was provided on the server device in response to the provisioning of the operating system on the server device.
US10942738B2
The present disclosure is directed to systems and methods for performing one or more operations on a two dimensional tile register using an accelerator that includes a tiled matrix multiplication unit (TMU). The processor circuitry includes reservation station (RS) circuitry to communicatively couple the processor circuitry to the TMU. The RS circuitry coordinates the operations performed by the TMU. TMU dispatch queue (TDQ) circuitry in the TMU maintains the operations received from the RS circuitry in the order that the operations are received from the RS circuitry. Since the duration of each operation is not known prior to execution by the TMU, the RS circuitry maintains shadow dispatch queue (RS-TDQ) circuitry that mirrors the operations in the TDQ circuitry. Communication between the RS circuitry 134 and the TMU provides the RS circuitry with notification of successfully executed operations and allows the RS circuitry to cancel operations where the operations are associated with branch mispredictions and/or non-retired speculatively executed instructions.
US10942737B2
Techniques and mechanisms for exchanging control signals in a data path module of a data stream processing engine. In an embodiment, the data path module may be configured to form a set of one or more data paths corresponding to an instruction which is to be executed. In another embodiment, data processing units of the data path module may be configured to exchange one or more control signals for elastic execution of the instruction.
US10942735B2
A mobile device application adapted to provide multimedia content to a target canvas is described. The application includes sets of instructions for: establishing a communication link with an external system associated with the target canvas; rendering multimedia content for playback by the target canvas; and sending the rendered multimedia content to the target canvas over the communication link. A mobile device application adapted to execute web-based applications in a browser associated with an external system includes sets of instructions for: establishing a communication link with the external system; accessing a web-based application; and rendering content associated with the application and sending the rendered content to the external system for display in the browser. A system adapted to provide multimedia content includes: a target adapted to display multimedia content; a host adapted to generate multimedia content; and a remote server adapted to at least partially control the display of multimedia content.
US10942733B2
Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to the field of computer technologies and, in particular, to an open-source-license analyzing method and apparatus, including: receiving a file-to-be-tested and a planning condition; detecting an open-source license involved in the file-to-be-tested; matching the detected open-source license with the planning condition to determine a first conflict between the detected open-source license and the planning condition; and generating a first risk assessment report based on the first conflict. The embodiments of the present disclosure are used to analyze and evaluate the risk of using open-source licenses.
US10942732B1
According to some embodiments, systems and methods are provided, comprising a first platform including an Application Programming Interface (API) provider; at least one data source; an integration framework module operative to execute: an integration process to integrate a third-party application with the first platform, and a test process wherein one of a plurality of whitelisted APIs provided by the API provider is executed to analyze the integration; a user interface; a memory storing program instructions; and an integration framework processor, coupled to the memory, and in communication with the integration framework module and operative to execute program instructions to: receive input data associated with the at least one data source via the user interface; transform the input data to an XML format for the integration process; access an API of the plurality of APIs; one of enter XML, format data into the API and retrieve data from the API; transform the retrieved data into a non-technical format; and render the transformed data in a dynamic user interface. Numerous other aspects are provided.
US10942722B2
An application provider device receives, from an online application store, a first online request to provide a first application associated with a first market brand, and a first configuration parameter associated with the first market brand. The first configuration parameter includes information identifying a first information source associated with the first market brand, and first visual elements associated with the first market brand. An unconfigured application is obtained from a codebase. The application is configurable for use with multiple different market brands, and further configurable to use a default information source for obtaining media items. The unconfigured application is customized, based on the first configuration parameter, to generate the requested application by pre-configuring the unconfigured application with the first information source as the default information source, and with the first visual elements.
US10942721B2
Methodologies and systems are described herein whereby application functionality may be optimized and extended based on a contextual analysis of the features that are accessed within the application. In one or more embodiments, the contextual analysis includes (a) detecting that an end user of an application is using a particular feature of the application and (b) determining that a set of one or more third-party applications are configured for operations accessing data sets of the same type accessed by the particular feature. Responsive at least to the detecting and determining operations, the set of one or more third-party applications are presented to the user when the user is accessing the particular feature of the first application.
US10942715B2
A method includes automatically generating application code to implement a context menu in an application, the application code comprising code for providing a context menu container object as part of an application page when the application page is displayed by a browser, the context menu container object configured not to be visibly displayed as part of the application page, the context menu container object configured to hold a current set of context menu options during display of the application page, consume a first event during display of the application page, and evaluate logic based on the first event to update the current set of context menu options during display of the application page, the context menu container object responsive to a prescribed input to display the context menu as having the current set of context menu options.
US10942712B2
Methods, systems, and system for generating code using visual blocks. A selection is made from a list of one or more programming blocks. One or more of the programming blocks are selected and used to display a visual programming block that corresponds to the selected one or more programming blocks. This visual programming block is then used to generate or produce output code.
US10942706B2
The present embodiments relate to integrated circuits with circuitry that implements floating-point trigonometric functions. The circuitry may include an approximation circuit that generates an approximation of the output of the trigonometric functions, a storage circuit that stores predetermined output values of the trigonometric functions, and a selector circuit that selects between different possible output values based on a control signal from a control circuit. In some embodiments, the circuitry may include a mapping circuit and a restoration circuit. The mapping circuit may map an input value from an original quadrant of the trigonometric circle to a predetermined input interval, and the restoration circuit may map the output value selected by the selection circuit back to the original quadrant of the trigonometric circle. If desired, the circuitry may be implemented in specialized processing blocks.
US10942704B2
Systems and methods are disclosed for creating mechanical computing mechanisms and Turing-complete systems which include combinatorial logic and sequential logic, and which are energy-efficient.
US10942692B2
The present invention relates to a printing system for producing a digital printed image, in particular on a textile, having a data server which is designed to receive image data of a print order, at least one printing apparatus with at least one digital print head, in particular an inkjet print head, which is designed to receive and print at least one print file for a print order, a first raster image processor module which is provided on the data server and designed to make available the received image data of the print order as a converted file format that can be read and processed in the form of a printed image by the printing apparatus, wherein the image data in the converted file format can be transmitted to the printer. The at least one printing apparatus is designed with a second raster image processor module, by means of which the image data in the converted file format can be adapted in a printer-specific manner prior to the printing of a corresponding printed image. The present invention further relates to a method for producing a digital printed image, in particular on a textile, in which image data for a print order are sent to a data server, by means of a first raster image processor module the sent image data are converted into a data format which can be read and processed in the form of a printed image by at least one printing device having at least one digital print head, in particular an inkjet print head, and in which the image data in the converted file format are transmitted to the printing apparatus. The converted image data transmitted to the printing apparatus are adapted in a printer-specific manner on the printing apparatus by means of a second raster image processor module prior to the printing of a corresponding printed image.
US10942688B2
A policy-based printing system is implemented to allow access to a private domain to print using a public domain. The private domain includes private servers that store documents. The public domain includes servers and a printing device. A public policy server uses a domain list and a protocol connection with a private authentication server to validate a user and identify which private domain to access. The public policy server retrieves a policy from a private policy server that configures the parameters for printing using the public domain. The print job data is provided to a public file server until the public policy server confirms that the print job can be sent to the printing device.
US10942680B2
A data writing method, a memory storage device, and a memory control circuit unit are provided. The method includes: receiving a first data and writing the first data to at least one first physical programming unit of a first physical erasing unit; receiving a second data; temporarily storing the second data to a temporary storage area if a data length of the second data is less than a predefined value; receiving a third data; writing the third data to at least one second physical programming unit of the first physical erasing unit if a logical address storing the first data is consecutive with a logical address storing the third data; and moving the second data from the temporary storage area to at least one second physical programming unit of the first physical erasing unit if the logical address storing the first data is not consecutive with the logical address storing the third data.
US10942679B2
An operating method of a storage device which includes a plurality of banks includes receiving a write command including stream identification information from a host, allocating a bank, in which data are to be stored, from among the plurality of banks based on a striping size corresponding to the stream identification information, in response to the write command, and writing the data in the allocated bank.
US10942676B2
A data storage device includes a storage unit; and a controller configured to select a write mode by analyzing a tendency of commands received from a host device, and operate in the selected write mode to write data to the storage or to read data from the storage.
US10942671B2
A circuit for a multistage sequential data process includes a plurality of memory units. Each memory unit is associated with a stage of the sequential data process which, for each data set inputted to the stage, the stage provides an intermediate data set for storage in the associated memory unit for use in at least one subsequent stage of the sequential data process, where each of the plurality of memory units is sized based on relative locations of the stage providing the intermediate data set and the at least one subsequent stage in the sequential data process.
US10942669B2
An information processing apparatus includes: a processor that: compares first and second identification information, wherein the first identification information identifies a storage medium in which apparatus information about the information processing apparatus is saved, the apparatus information is memorized in a main board of the information processing apparatus, and the second identification information identifies a storage medium connected to the information processing apparatus; detects that a save destination of the apparatus information is replaced when the first and second identification information do not coincide with each other; and determines a state of the save destination of the apparatus information in accordance with a storage state of the apparatus information in the connected storage medium and a storage state of the apparatus information in the main board of the information processing apparatus when the first and second identification information coincide with each other.
US10942665B2
A method begins by receiving a request for a move data function regarding a data object, where the data object is stored at a source DSN location in a first bucket of memory of the DSN. The move data function includes a target DSN location within a second bucket of the memory of the DSN. The method continues by determining dispersed storage error encoding parameters of the first and second buckets. When dispersed storage error encoding parameters of the first and second buckets substantially match, the method continues by creating new metadata, regarding the data object being stored at the target DSN location, that includes a logical address to logical address mapping such that the target DSN location points to the source DSN location and the data object is not physically present at a physical address space that corresponds to the target DSN location.
US10942664B2
Devices, systems and methods for reconfigurable and/or updatable lightweight embedded devices or systems are disclosed. Via use of such a device, system, or method, various capabilities for a user are provided, simplified, secured, and/or made more convenient. The system may interact with various other devices or systems, including those that are cloud-based or communicate through the cloud, and may utilize various local sensors, in order to provide one or more of improved access, monitoring, diagnostics, and so forth.
US10942662B2
A computer-implemented method, according to one embodiment, includes: calibrating a first block of storage space in memory, identifying a page in the calibrated first block having a highest RBER, and determining whether the RBER of the identified page is greater than an error correction code limit. In response to determining that the RBER of the identified page is not greater than the error correction code limit, a determination is made as to whether the RBER of the identified page is greater than a relocation limit. In response to determining that the RBER of the identified page is not greater than a relocation limit, another determination is made as to whether the first block has been excessively calibrated. Furthermore, in response to determining that the first block has been excessively calibrated, data in the first block relocated to a second block of storage space in the memory.
US10942660B2
A memory system includes a memory device including dies, each of the dies including planes, each of the planes including blocks, each of the blocks including pages; and a controller suitable for controlling the memory device, the controller comprising: a memory including a mapping table which includes map chunks generated through dividing map data into map chunks each of a unit size; a pattern determination engine suitable for determining patterns with respect to each of the map chunks received from the memory; and a compression engine suitable for determining whether to perform compression on the map chunks, based on pattern determination results for the map chunks determined by the pattern determination engine, and performing compression on those map chunks for which performing compression was determined.
US10942656B2
A data storage subsystem is disclosed that implements a process for storing and/or reconstructing system data, such as a system mapping table. In certain embodiments, table pages are systematically copied, or flushed, to non-volatile memory in a progressive manner, according to a fixed ratio of flushed table pages per table update trigger, thereby facilitating write and/or load efficiency. Full or partial reconstruction of a table may be performed within a bounded number of operations based on the size of the table, the ratio implemented, and/or other characteristics.
US10942653B2
A method for performing refresh management in a memory device, the memory device and controller thereof are provided. The method may include: monitoring a temperature of the memory device, wherein the temperature is detected through a temperature sensor; updating a recorded highest temperature and a recorded lowest temperature according to said temperature; checking whether a difference between the recorded highest temperature and the recorded lowest temperature is greater than a predetermined temperature threshold; and when the difference is greater than the predetermined temperature threshold, triggering refresh of the memory device.
US10942651B1
A network attached storage (NAS) cluster can run with a set of heterogeneous hardware nodes, where not all nodes in the cluster have access to the same target connectivities. In one aspect, network data management protocol (NDMP) sessions can be redirected from a first node of the NAS cluster to a second node of the NAS cluster to balance NDMP load across the NAS cluster and improve resource utilization across cluster. Further, the NDMP load can be actively monitored to balance it continuously to increase resource utilization efficiency.
US10942644B2
A method for sliding response acceleration and related products are provided. The method includes the following. A sliding operation of a user on a touch screen is monitored. A first sliding distance of the sliding operation is determined. When the first sliding distance exceeds a first preset distance, launching a sliding acceleration strategy includes: determining a difference between the first sliding distance and the first preset distance, and selecting a target sliding acceleration strategy corresponding to the difference, where the target sliding acceleration strategy includes improving performance of a central processing unit (CPU) and a larger difference corresponds to a higher improved performance of the CPU.
US10942637B2
A method and system of providing a control user interface at a first home appliance are disclosed, the method including detecting presence of a user within a threshold range of the first home appliance, and performing image processing on one or more real-time images of the user to determine one or more characteristics of a facial image of the user; determining at least a first parameter that is configured to trigger a first change in a current control user interface configuration for the first home appliance; and activating a first control user interface configuration corresponding to the first parameter for the first home appliance while the presence of the first user continues to be detected within the threshold range of the first home appliance.
US10942632B1
An electronic device has a graphical user interface that displays a viewport of a canvas containing positioned and sized graphical information units. Smaller units are displayed in front of overlapping larger units. Relative size determination uses a specific-size-metric such as unit width. The device uses parentage determination rules to deduce a current hierarchical relationship between two units according to current sizes and positions. When there is full or partial overlap, the larger unit of each pair is deduced as the parent; otherwise there is no direct relationship. Clusters of decreasingly sized descendants result. User input adjusts the size and/or position of a selected unit while concurrently applying the adjustment proportionally to all descendants. Throughout continuous input, each adjusted and other canvas units are independently displayed with smaller in front of overlapping larger units. After the adjustment, subsequent parentage determination may deduce changed hierarchies across adjusted and other canvas units.
US10942628B2
An interactive flyer system is disclosed. The system includes a flyer image tiler for creating a flyer image tile set, the set including multiple copies of a flyer image segmented into a plurality of flyer image tiles with each copy representing the flyer image at one of a plurality of zoom levels, wherein a copy of the multiple copies is configured to fit within a viewport having a resolution, and a flyer image tile store for storing the flyer image tile set. There is also disclosed a method for displaying the interactive digital flyer.
US10942621B2
A character string display method and a terminal device, where the method includes processing, by a terminal device, at least two control regions based on control information to form at least two reset control regions satisfying a first target condition, where the first target condition includes that any two neighboring reset control regions in the at least two reset control regions in a landscape direction of the display are coupled, and displaying a character string in any one of the at least two reset control regions. Hence, a length of the reset control region is greater than a length of the control region, and a length of a character string displayed in the reset control region is greater than a length of a character string displayed in the control region.
US10942620B2
There is provided an information processing apparatus including an operation surface configured to receive touch inputs, and a sensor unit configured to detect at least one right-side touch input from a manipulation by a user of the operation surface within a first operational area of the operation surface, and at least one left-side touch input from a manipulation by the user of the operation surface within a second operational area of the operation surface, wherein the first operational area and the second operational area of the operation surface are mapped to a graphical user interface (GUI) area of a display device.
US10942618B2
This invention relates to panning in a three dimensional environment on a mobile device. In an embodiment, a computer-implemented method for navigating a virtual camera in a three dimensional environment on a mobile device having a touch screen. A user input is received indicating that an object has touched a first point on a touch screen of the mobile device and the object has been dragged to a second point on the touch screen. A first target location in the three dimensional environment is determined based on the first point on the touch screen. A second target location in the three dimensional environment is determined based on the second point on the touch screen. Finally, a three dimensional model is moved in the three dimensional environment relative to the virtual camera according to the first and second target locations.
US10942608B2
A capacitive sensing device has a first plurality of sensor electrodes, and a second plurality of sensor electrodes overlapping the first plurality of sensor electrodes. A first sensor electrode of the second plurality of electrodes overlaps a first subset of the first plurality of electrodes and comprises apertures disposed according to first codes. The first codes comprise first and second coefficients and along one of the first plurality of sensor electrodes. Each aperture may correspond to one of the first coefficients. The capacitive sensing device further comprises a processing system coupled to the first and second plurality of sensor electrodes. The processing system may be configured to receive resulting signals with the second plurality of sensor electrodes to determine positional information for an input object within a sensing region of the capacitive sensing device.
US10942603B2
Techniques that can improve efficiency of a touch sensitive device are presented. A touch controller (TC) can comprise a hover classification engine and an application processor (AP) can comprise a touch classification engine usable to classify touch or hover interactions of an object(s) with a touch sensitive surface (TSS) of the device. In response to classifying a touch or hover interaction with TSS as unintentional, AP can reject such interaction and can transition from an active state to an inactive state. TC can continue to monitor touch or hover interactions with TSS. In response to determining there is an intentional touch interaction with TS S or no unintentional face/ear interaction with TSS, TC can transmit a notification signal to AP. In response to the notification signal, AP can transition from the inactive state to active state, and can process the intentional touch interaction or monitor the TSS.
US10942600B2
The present disclosure provides a sensor pixel, an ultrasonic sensor, an OLED display panel and an OLED display device, in which the sensor pixel includes a base substrate, a piezoelectric transducer and a sensor pixel circuit arranged on the base substrate; the energy sensor is connected to a first signal input terminal and the first node; the sensor pixel circuit includes a signal node control subcircuit for controlling the first node according to a signal of the reset signal terminal and a signal of the second signal input terminal, a drive subcircuit for providing a detection signal to the second node under the control of a signal of the first node, and a read subcircuit for providing a signal of the second node to the signal read line under the control of the read signal terminal.
US10942595B2
A semiconductor device includes: a plurality of first sensors that is arranged at predetermined intervals; a first measurement circuit that measures the added value of two or more first detection signals among those output from all the first sensors and outputs a first measurement result; a second measurement circuit that measures the added value of two or more first detection signals that are different from those measured by the first measurement circuit among the first detection signals and outputs a second measurement result; and an analysis circuit that analyzes the position of a detection target on the basis of the first and second measurement results, wherein the first sensors and the first and second measurement circuits are coupled to each other so that combinations of the first and second measurement results differ from each other depending on the position of the detection target.
US10942590B2
A display device includes: a substrate including a plurality of pixel regions; a first electrode arranged on each of the pixel regions of the substrate; an organic layer arranged on the first electrode; a second electrode including a plurality of second electrode patterns each at least partially overlapping respective ones of the pixel regions and arranged on the organic layer; and a plurality of sensing lines spaced apart from the first electrode on the same plane or layer as the first electrode, the sensing lines being connected to respective ones of the second electrode patterns.
US10942589B2
A mechanical input element (e.g., a dial or knob) that comprises one or more movable components is attached to an input screen (e.g., a touch screen). A microprocessor detects movement of the one or more movable components of the mechanical input element via the input screen. The detection of the movement of the one or more movable components of the mechanical input element is used to control various types of electronic/mechanical systems, such as controlling a volume on a radio.
US10942587B2
An exemplary embodiment of the present invention provides a stylus pen including: a body; a conductive tip configured to be exposed from an inside of the body to an outside thereof; and a resonance circuit connected to the conductive tip to resonate an electrical signal transferred from the conductive tip. An inductor unit of the resonance circuit includes a ferrite core and a coil wound in multiple layers over at least a portion of the ferrite core. The ferrite core includes nickel, and the coil can be formed by a litz wire with adjacent winding layers that are wound to be inclined in a zigzag form.
US10942579B2
The disclosure relates to methods, devices, and systems to identify a user of a wearable fitness monitor using data obtained using the wearable fitness monitor. Data obtained from motion sensors of the wearable fitness monitor and data obtained from heartbeat waveform sensors of the wearable fitness monitor may be used to identify the user.
US10942576B2
Examples include techniques for real object and hand representation in virtual reality content. In some examples, one or more hands of a user of a head-mounted display (HMD) may be tracked while receiving sensor data from an identified object including one or more embedded sensors. Virtual reality content visible to the user on the HMD may be modified based on the tracking of the one or more hands and based on the received sensor data.
US10942575B2
In one embodiment, a method includes identifying a face, of a meeting attendee pointing to a display screen, in a first two-dimensional image from a two-dimensional video, determining at least one dimension of the face in the first two-dimensional image, defining a rectangle in the first two-dimensional image, at least one first dimension of the rectangle being a function of the at least one dimension of the face, searching for an image of a pointing indicator in the rectangle resulting in finding the pointing indicator at a first position in the rectangle, and calculating a cursor position of a cursor on the display screen based on the first position. Related apparatus and methods are also described.
US10942570B2
An electronic device with a touch-sensitive surface and a display displays a representation of a clock on the display, detects an input directed to the representation of the clock, while detecting the input directed to the representation of the clock, and provides tactile feedback that corresponds to the clock, wherein the tactile feedback includes a regular pattern of tactile outputs on the touch-sensitive surface. While providing the tactile feedback, the device detects that the input is no longer directed to the representation of the clock, and in response to detecting that the input is no longer directed to the representation of the clock, ceases to provide the tactile feedback corresponding to the clock.
US10942566B2
Provided are a navigation service assistance system based on a driver line of sight and a vehicle navigation system using the same. The navigation service assistance system recognizes in real time a direction at which a driver looks and a line of sight of the driver, using a sensor. The navigation service assistance system matches external image data and coordinates information based on the line of sight of the driver, using a map controller and extracts detailed information about a text, a place, a road, or the like at a matched position. Here, the map controller assists in enabling automatically extracted text information or a building, a place, a road, or the like to be set or changed as an intermediate point or a destination with only a simple operation of the driver.
US10942551B2
This disclosure relates to a notebook computer including a computer body and a power transmission device which having an input port and an output port opposite to each other. The input port is configured to be electrically connected to a power supply. The output port is electrically connected to the computer body. The power transmission device includes an actuating circuit and a hold circuit. The actuating circuit is electrically connected between the input port and the output port. The hold circuit is connected in parallel to the actuating circuit.
US10942546B2
A method of an electronic device for processing gesture is provided. The method includes, in response to an input of a hovering gesture to a flexible display of the electronic device, wherein the flexible display is divided in response to folding of the electronic device into a first area and a second area based on a folding line, sensing the hovering gesture in the first area and the second area, respectively, and determining a hovering point corresponding to the hovering gesture, based on the sensed positions of the first area and the second area, respectively. Accordingly, a hovering gesture can be detected with increased accuracy.
US10942540B2
An output signal device and method that provides the operator force feedback similar to a pilot control joystick. These force feedback regions include free play, dead-band start of modulation, modulation, fore-warning bumper and hold near max angle. This output signal device may also vary the fore-warning feel and hold positions to be at any angle. This output signal device uses force sensing as the signal and has force slope changes used as auto-calibration of the output signal. This improves signal accuracy and provides a service prognostic signal. The prognostic signal may be used to activate redundant sensor. The variable force feedback may improve operation on rough terrain. The force feedback, may allow more productive operating positions to be learned. This enables productivity and other important job site criteria such as fuel usage to be optimized by interactive communication with this output signal device.
US10942534B2
To transfer data symbols to a device (10), the humidity in the vicinity of the device (10) is controllably altered. The humidity is set at a first level so as to represent a first symbol and the humidity is set at a second level so as to represent a second symbol which is different from the first symbol. The device (10) is able to measure the humidity in the vicinity of the device (10) to determine the level of humidity and thereby whether the first symbol or the second symbol is being transferred.
US10942533B2
A system includes a first valve fluidly connected to a first vessel and a second valve fluidly connected to a second vessel. The first valve includes a body and a piston. The body includes first and second ports and a bore having a longitudinal axis. The first port is in communication with the bore and an interior of the first vessel. The second port is in communication with the bore, the second valve, and an atmosphere exterior to the first vessel. The piston is movable along the longitudinal axis of the bore. A first position of the piston blocks the first port; a second position of the piston allows fluid communication between the first and second ports. The first valve is configured so that fluid pressure from the second valve, communicating through the second port, urges the piston to the second position.
US10942527B2
A rotorcraft includes an avionics control unit (ACU) and multiple power distribution units (PDUs) electrically connected to an electrical bus, wherein each PDU of the multiple PDUs is electrically connected to a respective multiple electrical loads, and wherein each PDU of the multiple PDUs is configured to receive commands from the ACU to couple or decouple one or more of its respectively connected multiple electrical loads from the electrical bus. The ACU is configured to send commands to the multiple PDUs to couple or decouple a first set of electrical loads and to couple or decouple a second set of electrical loads from the electrical bus, wherein the coupling or decoupling of the first set and the coupling or decoupling the second set is based on a first priority of the first set and a second priority of the second set, respectively.
US10942525B2
Systems and methods for controlling the motion of an autonomous vehicle are provided. In one example embodiment, one or more computing devices on-board an autonomous vehicle receive one or more constraint files including constraint data descriptive of one or more geographic identifiers (e.g., a polygon) and an application type (e.g., partial inclusion, complete inclusion, partial exclusion, complete exclusion) associated with each of the one or more geographic identifiers. Map data descriptive of the identity and location of different travel ways within the surrounding environment of the autonomous vehicle is accessed. A travel route for navigating the autonomous vehicle is determined, wherein the travel route is determined at least in part from the map data evaluated relative to the constraint data. Motion of the autonomous vehicle can be controlled based at least in part on the determined travel route.
US10942524B2
A planar-beam, light detection and ranging (PLADAR) system can include a laser to output a laser beam and a collimator configured to collimate the laser beam axially to emit a planar beam from the laser. The PLADAR system can further include a detector to detect reflected light based on the planar beam being reflected from external surfaces of target objects.
US10942518B2
A parking assist system and method for aligning a capture resonator mounted on a vehicle with a source resonator, charging pad, disposed on a ground surface is disclosed. The parking assist system includes a vehicle GPS receiver, a vehicle external sensor, an ultra-wide band (UWB) sensor, a controller; and a display device. The controller is configured to process information collected from the vehicle GPS receiver, the vehicle external sensor, and the UWB sensor to determine the location of the source resonator and to calculate a path to park the vehicle such that the capture resonator is aligned with the source resonator. A rendering of a trajectory path is displayed on a display device. The calculated path may be communicated to an autonomous driving system to autonomously maneuvering the vehicle into a parking space such that the capture resonator is aligned with the source resonator.
US10942514B2
A method and a device for communication failure detection are provided. The method includes the following steps. Obtaining a piece of located path information of an unmanned vehicle. The piece of located path information indicates the unmanned vehicle is located at the located path of a plurality of paths in a route. Selecting one of a plurality of allowable periods as a located path allowable period according to the located path information. Setting a timer and starting the timer according to the located path allowable period. Under a condition that a communication module receives a periodic message before the timer reaches the located path allowable period, resetting the timer. Under a condition that the communication module does not receive the periodic message when the timer reaches the located path allowable period, determining that a communication failure occurs.
US10942510B2
A mobile robot may include a controller configured to set a virtual boundary based on position information determined by a terminal or a position sensor in an area, and to set an area of any one side of the boundary as a traveling area. The controller may control a traveling unit so that a main body moves within the traveling area without moving outside the boundary. Accordingly, the controller may easily set the boundary using the position information, and may control traveling of the mobile robot by setting the traveling area formed by the boundary. The controller may correct a position error, may reflect information on obstacles in setting the traveling area to set a traveling area appropriate for a traveling environment of the mobile robot, and/or may easily change the set traveling area.
US10942500B2
A system architecture encoded on a non-transitory computer readable medium, the system architecture includes a first protocol. The first protocol is configured to receive a plurality of outputs from an ICS used in controlling an industrial system. The first protocol is configured to receive a plurality of inputs from a physical module. The physical module includes at least one of a component, a sensor, or the ICS. Additionally, the system architecture includes a second protocol, wherein the second protocol is configured to validate the plurality of inputs from the first protocol. Moreover, the system architectures includes a third protocol, wherein the third protocol is configured to validate the plurality of outputs from the first protocol. Further, the system architecture includes a fourth protocol, wherein the fourth protocol is configured to manage the ICS based on the second protocol and the third protocol.
US10942498B2
The present disclosure includes a method and a system for remote-controlled servicing of a field device of process automation, including establishing a communication connection between a service unit and the field device via a first network, sending via a second network an access request from a computer unit to an application program executed on the service unit, wherein the application program serves for servicing the field device, approving the access request via the application program, and establishing access of the computer unit to the application program via the second network upon approval of the access request, wherein, after established access, the servicing of the field device occurs from the computer unit.
US10942492B2
An updated process parameter to an autonomous process control peripheral is autonomously obtained when made available by a process monitor peripheral, such as an analog-to-digital converter (ADC). The input can be obtained in response to a system event, such as a completed ADC conversion. The autonomous process control peripheral can compute an updated control variable each time the process variable is updated. When the updated control variable is calculated by the autonomous process control peripheral, the updated control variable is autonomously transferred or otherwise made available (e.g., through a register) by the autonomous process control peripheral to a process actuate peripheral. The process actuate peripheral uses the updated control variable to adjust the process being controlled.
US10942480B2
In an image forming apparatus, if a controller detects an abnormality in an output voltage of the power source device, the controller notifies the abnormality of the power source device. If the controller detects no abnormality in the output voltage after image data is input and before a scanner motor is activated in response to the input of the image data, the controller activates the scanner motor. If a rotary polygon mirror does not reach a target speed within a predetermined time, the controller re-detects whether there is an abnormality in the output voltage. If the controller detects an abnormality in the output voltage, the controller notifies the abnormality of the power source device. If the controller detects no abnormality in the output, the controller notifies the abnormality of the optical scanning device.
US10942471B2
The electrophotographic member includes: an electroconductive substrate; and a surface layer having a mono-layer structure, wherein the surface layer has a matrix containing a cross-linked urethane resin as a binder, and when an elastic modulus of the matrix in a first region in a thickness direction from an outer surface of the surface layer to a depth of 0.1 μm from the outer surface of the surface layer is defined as E1, and an elastic modulus of the matrix in a second region in a thickness direction from a depth of 1.0 μm from the outer surface of the surface layer to 1.1 μm from the outer surface of the surface layer is defined as E2, E1 and E2 satisfy the following Expressions (1) and (2), respectively: E1≥200 MPa (1); and 10 MPa≤E2≤100 MPa (2).
US10942470B2
A developing apparatus, includes: a developer bearing member that encloses a magnet roller having a plurality of magnetic poles and is rotatable; a wall that forms a developer storing chamber for storing a magnetic developer therein; a restricting member configured to restrict a layer thickness of the magnetic developer carried by the developer bearing member; and a moving member configured to move the magnetic developer carried by the developer bearing member before the magnetic developer is restricted by the restricting member, the moving member being brought into contact with a surface of the developer bearing member, the moved developer being on the developer veering member after the moving member moved the developer on the developer bearing member, wherein the moving member is disposed at a position opposed to any of the magnetic pole positions of the plurality of magnetic poles.
US10942464B2
Provided are toners and combinations of toners that demonstrate excellent color and are Ames test negative in both Salmonella typhimurium strains TA98 and TAIOO.
US10942463B2
A toner including a toner particle containing a polyester resin composition, wherein i) the polyester resin composition contains a specific aliphatic hydrocarbon and a polyester resin having at a terminal a structure derived from at least one of a specific alkyl monoalcohol and a specific alkyl monocarboxylic acid, and ii) the total content of the aliphatic hydrocarbon, the structure derived from the alkyl monoalcohol, and the structure derived from the alkyl monocarboxylic acid is 2.5 to 10.0% by mass, wherein, in the temperature-endothermic quantity curve of the polyester resin composition obtained by DSC, an endothermic peak is present in a specific temperature range and an endothermic quantity for this endothermic peak is 0.10 to 1.90 J/g.
US10942462B2
The present disclosure provides an electrophotographic photosensitive member that reduces the accumulation of charge and the leakage which are caused by a repeated use in a long period of time. The electrophotographic photosensitive member has a support, an undercoat layer, a charge generation layer and a charge transport layer in this order, wherein the undercoat layer contains a polyamide resin, and a titanium oxide particle, wherein the titanium oxide particle has been surfacetreated with an organosilicon compound, wherein the undercoat layer satisfies 10≤α≤70, where α represents a degree [%] of hydrophobicity of the titanium oxide particle which has been surfacetreated with the organosilicon compound; and the undercoat layer satisfies 0.015≤(β×γ)≤0.040, where β represents an average primary particle size [μm] of the titanium oxide particles, and γ represents a weight percentage [wt %] of an Si element of the organosilicon compound with respect to the titanium oxide particle.
US10942461B2
An apparatus for determining a characteristic of a feature of an object comprises: a measurement radiation source; a measurement radiation delivery system; a measurement system; a pump radiation source; and a pump radiation delivery system. The measurement radiation source is operable to produce measurement radiation and the measurement radiation delivery system is operable to irradiate at least a part of a top surface of the object with the measurement radiation. The measurement system is operable to receive at least a portion of the measurement radiation scattered from the top surface and is further operable to determine a characteristic of the feature of the object from at least a portion of the measurement radiation scattered from the top surface. The pump radiation source is operable to produce pump radiation and the pump radiation delivery system is operable to irradiate at least a part of the top surface of the object with the pump radiation so as to produce a mechanical response (for example an acoustic wave) in the object.
US10942458B2
An exposure system (10), an exposure apparatus and an exposure method are disclosed. The exposure system (10) includes: a laser unit (11), a light spot switching unit (12) and a lens unit (13); the laser unit (11) is configured for producing a laser beam; the light spot switching unit (12) is configured to direct the laser beam to travel along one of different optical paths based on a desired size of a light spot for a workpiece to be exposed so that a laser beam in correspondence with the desired size of the light spot is obtained; and the lens unit (13) is configured for altering a direction in which the laser beam is incident on the workpiece. The light spot switching unit (12) enables the laser beam to be switched between the different optical paths so as to form light spots sized in different ranges, which can satisfy different needs of workpieces with various critical dimensions. As a result, an improvement in processing adaptability to different workpieces and a significant reduction in cost can be achieved.
US10942457B2
An information calculation method includes: calculating liquid information regarding a liquid on an object, which faces an optical member that emits exposure light, when moving the object; and calculating region information indicating a region, in which the liquid information satisfies predetermined conditions, on the object.
US10942453B2
A method of making microstructures, including: setting a photoresist layer on a base; covering the photoresist layer with a photolithography mask plate, wherein the photolithography mask plate includes: a substrate; a carbon nanotube layer on the substrate; a patterned chrome layer on the carbon nanotube layer so that the carbon nanotube layer is sandwiched between the patterned chrome layer and the substrate, wherein a first pattern of the patterned chrome layer is the same as a second pattern of the carbon nanotube layer; a cover layer on the patterned chrome layer; exposing the photoresist layer to form an exposed photoresist layer by irradiating the photoresist layer through the photolithography mask plate with ultraviolet light; and developing the exposed photoresist layer to obtain a patterned photoresist microstructures.
US10942448B2
A repatternable nanoimprint lithography stamp includes a magnetic substrate and magnetic core nanoparticles. The magnetic substrate includes a magnet and a magnetic mask, and the magnetic core nanoparticles are arranged in a pattern on a surface of the magnetic substrate. The pattern is defined by selective application of a magnetic field to the magnetic substrate using the magnet and the magnetic mask.
US10942446B2
Disclosed is a method for cleaning a photo mask. The method includes a pre-treatment operation of wetting a chemical on an entire surface of the photo mask in a state in which the photo mask is stopped, and a cleaning operation of supplying the chemical to a pattern area of the photo mask in a state in which the photo mask is rotated.
US10942443B2
A method for mask data synthesis and mask making includes calibrating an optical proximity correction (OPC) model by adjusting a plurality of parameters including a first parameter and a second parameter, wherein the first parameter indicates a long-range effect caused by an electron-beam lithography tool for making a mask used to manufacture a structure, and the second parameter indicates a geometric feature of a structure or a manufacturing process to make the structure, generating a device layout, calculating a first grid pattern density map of the device layout, generating a long-range correction map, at least based on the calibrated OPC model and the first grid pattern density map of the device layout, and performing an OPC to generate a corrected mask layout, at least based on the generated long-range correction map and the calibrated OPC model.
US10942441B2
A mask blank having a phase shift film and a light shielding film laminated on a transparent substrate. The phase shift film transmits ArF exposure light at a transmittance of from 2% to 30% and generates a phase difference of from 150° to 200°, is formed from a material containing Si and not substantially containing Cr, and has a lower layer (L) and an upper layer (U) laminated from the transparent substrate side. A refractive index n for layer L is below that of the substrate while n for layer U is higher, and layer L has an extinction coefficient k higher than that of layer U. The light shielding film includes a layer in contact with the phase shift film that is formed from a material containing Cr, has a n lower than that of layer U, and has an extinction coefficient k higher than that of layer U.
US10942431B2
Provided is a virtual image display apparatus including a laser light source, a scanner configured to scan light from the laser light source and render an intermediate image, a diffusion element arranged at a position of the intermediate image formed by the scanner, and an exit pupil forming unit configured to cause light that has passed through the diffusion element to be incident on a position of an exit pupil. The diffusion element separates the light from the scanner into first emission light used as a reference, and second emission light having a separation angle greater than a capturing angle corresponding to an inclination of light toward a predetermined pupil radius relative to the first emission light at an emission position of the light from the diffusion element, and then emits the first emission light and the second emission light.
US10942425B2
An image pickup device includes a notification channel and a data communication channel for communication with an accessory device, the notification channel being used for signal transfer between the image pickup device and the accessory device, the data communication channel being used for data communication between the image pickup device and the accessory device. The image pickup device starts the communication with the accessory device when a voltage level of the notification channel takes a predetermined level.
US10942423B1
A light source module includes an illumination element and an adjustable light diffusing material. The light source module is configured to receive or generate a control signal for adjusting diffusion of light emitted from the light source module and accordingly adjust an amount of diffusion of light emitted from the light source module. In some embodiments, an adjustable light diffusing material includes a polymer stabilized cholesteric texture (PSCT), a smectic phase liquid crystal, a polymer network liquid crystal (PNLC), or other suitable material. A controller for a light source module may determine a level of diffusion based on a level of inclusion of a wide-angle field of view of a wide-angle lens system or a telephoto field of view of a telephoto lens system in a composite camera field of view that includes a combination of the wide angle field of view and the telephoto field of view. Also, the controller may determine a level of diffusion based or an estimated distance to a scene in a camera field of view that is to be captured.
US10942411B2
A liquid crystal display device of the present invention includes: a first substrate including a pair of counter electrodes; a second substrate including a pixel electrode and a common electrode; and a liquid crystal layer that includes liquid crystal molecules aligned horizontally with the substrates. The liquid crystal display device is configured to perform display in any of multiple display modes. The multiple display modes include: a first display mode of performing display in a first state where an alternating-current voltage is applied at a first frequency between the pair of counter electrodes; and a second display mode of performing display in at least one of a second state where no voltage is applied between the pair of counter electrodes, or a third state where an alternating-current voltage is applied at a second frequency that is higher than the first frequency between the pair of counter electrodes.
US10942409B2
Provided is an active matrix substrate (100) that includes multiple pixel TFTs (10), multiple gate wiring lines (GL) along which a scanning signal is supplied to the multiple pixel TFTs, multiple source wiring lines (SL) along which a display signal is supplied to the multiple pixel TFTs, a gate driver (20) that drives multiple gate wiring lines, and a source driver (30) that drives multiple source wiring lines. At least one of the gate driver and the source driver includes a current mirror circuit (70). The current mirror circuit is configured with two oxide semiconductor TFTs (71c and 72c) each of which includes an oxide semiconductor layer.
US10942408B2
A novel composite oxide semiconductor which can be used in a transistor including an oxide semiconductor film is provided. In the composite oxide semiconductor, a first region and a second region are mixed. The first region includes a plurality of first clusters containing In and oxygen as main components. The second region includes a plurality of second clusters containing Zn and oxygen as main components. The plurality of first clusters have portions connected to each other. The plurality of second clusters have portions connected to each other.
US10942406B2
A thin film transistor substrate including a pixel region constructed with pixels, includes: gate signal lines provided in the pixel region and extending in a first direction; gate lead-out lines provided in the pixel region and extending in a second direction; a thin film transistor and a pixel electrode provided in each of the pixels; a common electrode provided across the pixels; and a common line electrically connected to the common electrode. The gate signal lines and the gate lead-out lines are connected to each other through a first contact hole at at least one of a plurality of intersections of the gate signal lines and the gate lead-out lines, and the common line covers the first contact hole in planar view of the thin film transistor substrate.
US10942405B2
Disclosed is a display device having a QRD-based rendering structure capable of achieving the same performance as a display device using a conventional DRD scheme while performing a horizontal 2-dots inversion. Further, disclosed is a QRD-based display device with a new rendering structure to achieve a performance equivalent to that of an existing DRD scheme.
US10942397B2
A spatial phase modulator and a method for producing a spatial phase modulator are provided. The spatial phase modulator includes a first substrate and a second substrate that are meshed together, and a liquid crystal layer disposed between the two substrates, where a transparent electrode layer and a first alignment and guiding layer are disposed in a cascading manner on a side that is of the first substrate and that faces the liquid crystal layer; and an electrode layer and an insulation medium glass layer are disposed in a cascading manner on a side that is of the second substrate and that faces the liquid crystal layer, where the insulation medium glass layer has an inclined serration structure on a side facing the liquid crystal layer.
US10942396B2
A display device according to one aspect of the present invention includes a first substrate including a pixel portion and a terminal portion, a second substrate arranged to face the pixel portion, a first light source device arranged in the terminal portion, and irradiating a first end surface of the second substrate with first light, a liquid crystal layer arranged between the first substrate and the second substrate, and a semiconductor element arranged on a side opposite to a side of the pixel portion across the first light source device, and electrically coupled with the terminal portion, wherein the first light is propagated while reflected between the first substrate and the second substrate, and the liquid crystal layer modulates the propagated first light.
US10942393B2
A light source assembly, a backlight module, and a display device are provided in the field of display technology. The light source assembly includes a light source and a collimator. The collimator is arranged on a side of the light source where a light-emergent surface is located. When light emitted from the light source is incident on a preset surface of the collimator, a first included angle is formed between the light and the light-emergent surface. When the light is emitted out of the preset surface, a second included angle is formed between the light and the light-emergent surface. The first included angle is less than the second included angle, and the amount of light incident on per unit area of the preset surface is greater than a preset light amount threshold.
US10942387B2
An object of the present invention is to provide an optical laminate that can achieve an excellent reflection hue and an excellent viewing angle characteristic. An optical laminate of the present invention includes a polarizer; a retardation layer configured to substantially function as a λ/4 plate; and a light-diffusing layer. The polarizer has a hue a of from −1.2 to 0 and a hue b of from 0 to 3.0.
US10942383B2
A display device includes: a liquid crystal panel having a first surface including a display region and a second surface opposite to the first surface, as curved surfaces curved in a first direction; a contact member attached to the second surface; a pressure member attached to the contact member, and applying a pressing force to the panel, the pressing force countering an elastic force acting to restore the panel as a flat plate; and a fixing chassis fixing the pressure member at a position opposing the contact member; the panel includes a seal tracing an inner circumference of the curved surface and sealing liquid crystal, and a contact region between the contact member and the panel is located inside the seal along a third axis being perpendicular to a first axis defining a non-curved side of the curved surface, and to a second axis defining the first direction.
US10942378B2
A pupil-replicating waveguide suitable for operation with a coherent light source is disclosed. A waveguide body has opposed surfaces for guiding a beam of image light. An out-coupling element is disposed in an optical path of the beam for out-coupling portions of the beam at a plurality of spaced apart locations along the optical path. Electrodes are coupled to at least a portion of the waveguide body for modulating an optical path length of the optical path of the beam to create time-varying phase delays between the portions of the beam out-coupled by the out-coupling element.
US10942370B2
The present invention, as described above and as further defined by the claims below, provides methods for forming an Ophthalmic Lens that encapsulates a Rigid Insert, wherein the Rigid Insert may be tailored to correct specific astigmatic characteristics of an eye and apparatus for implementing such methods, as well as Ophthalmic Lenses formed with the Rigid Inserts.
US10942360B2
Display systems for achieving collimated projection effects. For example, in a theatrical or concert installation, display systems can be used to project images of scenery that appear to be vast and at a great distant behind the viewing window. The system may include a flat panel display, a corrective mirror, and a concave mirror positioned for viewing by an observer. The corrective mirror pre-warps an image generated by the flat panel display and reflects the undistorted image onto the concave mirror such that the observer perceives the image generated by the flat panel display as being at a large distance. The corrective mirror does not distort with changes in viewpoint. In another implementation, the system may include a short throw projector generating an image, a free-form projection screen, and a concave mirror positioned for viewing by many observers through a viewing window.
US10942359B2
Systems, devices, and methods of manufacturing optical engines and laser projectors that are well-suited for use in wearable heads-up displays (WHUDs) are described. Generally, the optical engines of the present disclosure integrate a plurality of laser diodes (e.g., 3 laser diodes, 4 laser diodes) within a single, hermetically or partially hermetically sealed, encapsulated package. Photonic integrated circuits having grating couplers thereon may be used to wavelength multiplex beams of light emitted by the plurality of laser diodes into a coaxially superimposed aggregate beam. Such optical engines may have various advantages over existing designs including, for example, smaller volumes, better manufacturability, faster modulation speed, etc. WHUDs that employ such optical engines and laser projectors are also described.
US10942353B2
Provided is a small-sized information display device displaying video image information as a virtual image by use of an eyepiece optical system including a concave mirror having desired reflection characteristics in a specific polarization direction, where a liquid crystal display panel is used as a video image light source. The information display device has a liquid crystal display panel as a flat display forming video image information disposed therein, and includes a virtual image optical system including a member to be projected for displaying virtual images in front of a vehicle by making a video image displayed on the liquid crystal display panel reflect on the member to be projected. The virtual image optical system includes a concave mirror, and a reflective film of the concave mirror has desired reflection characteristics in a specific polarization direction, so that virtual images having uniform brightness and chromaticity can be obtained.
US10942352B2
A laser projection portion projects multiple laser light fluxes having different wavelengths and superimposed one on another. A scan portion scans the laser light fluxes from the laser projection portion. The image is drawn on a screen member upon incidence of the laser light fluxes scanned by the scan portion. A refraction element portion having positive refractive power is located on a light path between the scan portion and the screen member and adjusts an incident angle of the laser light fluxes to the screen member by refraction. The refraction element portion includes a positive lens part and a negative lens part. The positive lens part has positive refractive power. The negative lens part is made of a medium with a higher dispersing quality than a medium forming the positive lens part and has negative refractive power.
US10942349B2
An illumination assembly includes a transparent substrate and a plurality of micro devices. The transparent substrate includes a first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface. The first surface includes a viewing region through which light passes prior to reaching an eyebox. The plurality of micro devices are coupled to respective conductive pathways that are affixed to the first surface. The plurality of micro devices including at least one micro device that is positioned within the viewing region. In some embodiments, the conductive pathways are arranged in a pseudo random manner. In some instances, the viewing region is composed of a circuity free region that is circumscribed by an outer region, and the plurality of micro devices are coupled to respective conductive pathways that are affixed to the first surface in the outer region.
US10942347B2
A fixed reference edge system that guides a glass slide from a slot of a slide rack onto a scanning stage and guides the glass slide from the scanning stage into the slot of the slide rack. In an embodiment, the fixed reference edge has a first side that is parallel to a side of the slot of the slide rack. The system comprises an assembly that includes a push bar configured to push the slide from the slot onto the scanning stage, and a pull bar configured to pull the slide from the scanning stage into the slot of the slide rack. When the slide is pulled into the slide rack, the long edge of the slide is pressed against the first side of the fixed reference edge to maintain a parallel orientation between the slide and the slot of the slide rack.
US10942330B2
A camera module includes a lens module including a lens barrel and a holder to hold the lens barrel, a heater to seal the lens module and including a first cutting portion having a D-shape, and a ring-shaped electrode portion including a second cutting portion having a D-shape and a third cutting portion having a D-shape. The electrode portion is coupled to two surfaces of the heater that are perpendicular to an optical axis direction to align the first cutting portion with the second cutting portion and the third cutting portion.
US10942329B1
An optical module structure is provided. The optical module structure includes a holder, an elastic damper layer, and an optical component. The holder has an inner surface; the elastic damper layer is on the inner surface and has a trench at a first surface of the elastic damper layer; and the optical component is engaged with the elastic damper layer through the trench. Also, an optical system is provided. The optical system includes a light source, an, and a reflector, wherein a plurality of optical components in the optical module are arranged along a direction perpendicular to a direction of gravity.
US10942328B2
The flexure mount system is disclosed that can accommodate thermal expansion. The flexure mount can include a base, a first flexure mount coupled to the base, a second flexure mount coupled to the base, and a supported structure coupled to the first and second flexure mounts along an axis. The first flexure mount can have a first radial flexure. The second flexure mount can have a second radial flexure and an axial flexure. The first and second radial flexures can be operable to provide radial compliance relative to the axis and the axial flexure can be operable to provide axial compliance parallel to the axis, such that the first flexure mount is radially compliant, and the second flexure mount is radially and axially compliant.
US10942325B2
The present disclosure relates to systems and method for deploying a fiber optic network. Distribution devices are used to index fibers within the system to ensure that live fibers are provided at output locations throughout the system. In an example, fibers can be indexed in multiple directions within the system. In an example, spare ports can be providing in a forward direction and reverse direction ports can also be provided.
US10942324B2
An integrated electrical and optoelectronic package comprises an optical subassembly for the conversion of data between an optical and electrical format, an electronic chip including an integrated electric circuit for processing the data in the electrical format and an interposer. The interposer is configured as a supporting substrate to support the optical subassembly and the electronic chip. An optical connector may be coupled to the package. The optical subassembly comprises an optical adaptor used as an interface between a ferrule of the optical connector and an optoelectronic chip of the optical subassembly. Optical fibers of the optical cable are aligned to optical waveguides of the optoelectronic chip by at least one alignment pin of the optical adaptor.
US10942317B2
A fiber optic ferrule includes a body extending from a first end to a second opposite end, with the body including an axial passage extending between the first and the second ends. The axial passage includes a first diameter portion having a diameter of at least 125 microns, a second diameter portion having a diameter of at least 250 microns and less than a diameter of a buffer, and a smooth and continuous transition between the first and the second diameter portions. The second diameter portion is positioned between the first diameter portion and the second end. The axial passage further defines a tapered shape at the second end extending inward from the second end toward the second diameter portion. In certain embodiments, another smooth and continuous transition can be provided between the taper shape and the second diameter portion. In certain embodiments, the axial passage is smooth and continuous between the first and the second ends of the body. A hub holds the ferrule. A method of assembling a terminated fiber optic cable is also provided.
US10942316B1
A fiber array unit (FAU) connector includes a support substrate having a rear-end section and an elevated front-end section. The front-end section has a top surface with fiber grooves that support bare glass sections of optical fibers, which have respective fiber end faces that reside at a front end face defined by the front-end section. Two alignment pins reside in parallel alignment pin channels on opposite sides of the fiber grooves. The alignment pin channels terminate at respective front-end recessed surfaces that are axially spaced from the front end face. The alignment pins extend from the alignment pin channels to be even with the front end face. A cover secured to the front-end section holds the bare glass sections of the optical fibers and the alignment pins in place. Alignment sleeves are used to establish pin-to-pin alignment of confronting FAU connectors.
US10942305B2
An optical image lens assembly includes a plurality of optical lens elements, wherein the optical lens elements include a plurality of plastic optical lens elements having refractive power and aspheric surfaces. Wherein at least one long-wavelength red light absorbing optical lens element made of a plastic material and having refractive powers is disposed within the optical image lens assembly, and the long-wavelength red light absorbing optical lens element can be penetrated by a visible light and can filter a long-wavelength red light.
US10942300B2
An opacifying article has a (i) fabric having a face side and a back side and an (ii) opacifying element having a substrate that has first and second opposing surfaces; and a dry opacifying layer that has an inner surface and an outer surface. The dry opacifying layer is disposed with its inner surface in contact with the first opposing surface of the substrate. The dry opacifying layer has (a) 40-90 weight % of porous particles, each having a continuous polymeric phase and discrete pores dispersed within the continuous polymeric phase. The porous particles have a mode particle size of 2-50 μm and a porosity of 20-70 volume %. The dry opacifying layer also contains (b) 10-60 weight % of a binder material. The (ii) opacifying element is laminated to the back side of the fabric to provide the opacifying article.
US10942292B2
Methods and systems for non-intrusively detecting existence of fissile materials by measuring energetic prompt neutrons. The unique nature of the prompt neutron energy spectrum from photo-fission arising from emission of neutrons from almost fully accelerated fragments is used to unambiguously identify fissile material. Angular distribution of prompt neutrons from photo-fission and energy distribution correlated to neutron angle relative to the photon beam are used to distinguish odd-even from even-even nuclei undergoing photo-fission. Independence of the neutron yield curve (yield as a function of electron beam energy or photon energy) on neutron energy is used to distinguish photo-fission from other processes such as (γ, n). Different beam geometries detect localized samples of fissile material and fissile materials dispersed as small fragments or thin sheets over broad regions. These signals from photo-fission are unique, allowing detection of any material in the actinide region of the nuclear periodic table.
US10942283B2
The present invention discloses single crystal based phoswich detector for discriminating various kinds of radiations. The invented phoswich detector comprises a single crystal based scintillator having at least a pair of single crystals with identical refractive indices and different scintillation kinetics and a photo-sensor coupled to the single crystal based scintillator to detect a scintillation light pulse generated through interaction of radiation elements with the pair of the single crystals for discrimination of different kinds of radiation elements based on a dissimilarity in the scintillation light pulse shapes generated through the interactions.
US10942276B2
Automated methods and systems are disclosed, including a method comprising: obtaining a first three-dimensional-data point cloud of a horizontal surface of an object of interest, the first three-dimensional-data point cloud having a first resolution and having a three-dimensional location associated with each point in the first three-dimensional-data point cloud; capturing one or more aerial image, at one or more oblique angle, depicting at least a vertical surface of the object of interest; analyzing the one or more aerial image with a computer system to determine three-dimensional locations of additional points on the object of interest; and updating the first three-dimensional-data point cloud with the three-dimensional locations of the additional points on the object of interest to create a second three-dimensional-data point cloud having a second resolution greater than the first resolution of the first three-dimensional-data point cloud.
US10942274B2
A range camera operable to provide a range image of a scene and a picture of the scene, based on non-visible light and visible light registered for features in the scene on a same photosensor.
US10942271B2
The angle of a trailer with respect to a tow vehicle is an important parameter to the stability of the vehicle and trailer. A tow vehicle pulling a trailer in a straight line is generally more stable than when the vehicle is turning. While turning, the angle between the tow vehicle and the trailer is not a straight line but is another angle depending on how sharply the tow vehicle is turning. To safely operate a vehicle towing a trailer, for a given steering input and speed, there is a maximum angle between the tow vehicle and trailer whereby exceeding the angle causes instability and may cause the trailer or tow vehicle to roll over or jackknife. Accordingly, the angle between the trailer and tow vehicle must be determined to ensure the vehicle and trailer will continue to be in control.
US10942266B2
A sensor module may include a housing having a front end, a rear end opposing the front end, and first and second opposing sides extending between the front end and the rear end. The housing may define a first opening and a second opening spaced apart from the first opening on the front end. The sensor module may include an IMU sensor carried by the housing, a wireless transmitter carried by the housing, a battery power supply carried by the housing, and an IR ranging circuit configured to sense range information for a target and having an IR transmitter aligned with the first opening and configured to emit an IR pulse, and an IR photodetector aligned with the second opening and configured to detect a reflected IR pulse. The wireless transmitter may be configured to transmit the range information to a remote location.
US10942265B2
A system for determining the position of a transport vehicle that can be moved over a floor, in particular a heavy-load transport vehicle, comprising an antenna which can be attached to a lower face of the transport vehicle and a transponder which can be introduced into the floor at a specific location and which can be charged by means of a transmission field that can be generated by the antenna during a transmission interval and can be evaluated during a subsequent evaluation interval. The system is designed such that the evaluation interval is discontinued and a new transmission interval is started if a signal of the transponder cannot be detected during a detection interval within the evaluation interval.
US10942263B2
A portable radar sensing device comprises: a millimeter-wave MIMO radar unit; a control unit, including at least one processor and at least one memory; at least one information outputting unit; and an operation interface; wherein the control unit is coupled to the millimeter-wave MIMO radar unit, the at least one information outputting unit and the operation interface for processing a biological detecting operation, and the biological detecting operation includes a space scanning operation and a biological target scanning operation.
US10942259B2
A technique that can maximize signal to noise ratio in systems that use beam steering, by steering both the transmit and receive signals. A beam splitter is used, which is positioned to receive both the light beam transmitted by the light source and the return light beam, and a scanning beam steerer, which is positioned to receive both transmitted light from the beam splitter and returning light from the target. Using a split portion of the beam, a reference signal can be provided to probe the ambient condition of the sensor, to sense conditions such as darkness and fog.
US10942254B2
There is provided a radar device. A transmitting unit transmits a transmitted wave of a modulation wave whose frequency changes cyclically. A receiving unit receives a reflected wave which is the transmitted wave reflected by a target. A detection unit detects the target based on the reflected wave received by the receiving unit. An adjusting unit adjusts a modulation waveform of the transmitted wave transmitted from the transmitting unit such that the target provided at a known position as an object is detected by the detection unit at the known position and the target is not detected at positions other than the known position by the detection unit.
US10942253B2
A radar system having at least one radar transmission unit, at least one radar reception unit, a central unit, and a glass fiber for connecting these units, wherein the central unit has a central optical transmission unit to provide an optical radar driver signal, and wherein the at least one radar transmission unit has an optical reception unit and a radar transmitter, wherein the optical reception unit receives the optical radar driver signal and converts the optical radar driver signal into an electrical radar driver signal and provides the electrical radar driver signal for driving the radar transmitter, wherein the at least one radar reception unit includes a radar receiver, a mixer and an optical modulation unit. Also disclosed is an associated method.
US10942252B2
A tracking system includes a first device and a second device. The first device includes plural ultrasonic sources and an inertial measurement unit configured to detect inertial data. The second device includes at least one ultrasonic receiver and a processor. The processor is configured to receive the inertial data, estimate an orientation of the first device according to the received inertial data, determine a first ultrasonic transmitter from the ultrasonic transmitters according to the orientation of the first device and a location of the first device, and send an enablement command about the first ultrasonic transmitter to the first device. The enabled transmitter of the ultrasonic transmitters sends ultrasounds according to the enablement command, the at least one ultrasonic receiver is configured to receive the ultrasounds from the first ultrasonic transmitter, and the processor determines the location of the first device according to the received ultrasounds.
US10942251B2
A system for managing data related to at least one leaf node device, the system including a location processing engine located on a server that is remote from the at least one leaf node device; at least one point of interest (POI) device for collecting data relating to at least one leaf node device and transmitting the collected data with a timestamp using Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE); at least one reader node device for receiving the collected data from the point of interest (POI) device using BLE and transmitting the collected data to the location processing engine; and a database of the known locations of POI devices, wherein the known locations are used as a basis for determining the location of the at least one leaf node device that communicated with the POI device.
US10942222B1
Estimating a lifespan of a power supply. An internal computerized component periodically obtains a set of measurements read from one or more sensors affixed to a power supply. Such measurements may measure ambient temperature, temperature of an electrolytic capacitor of a power supply, voltage across a power supply, and/or current from the power supply. The internal computerized component analyzes the set of measurements using, at least in part, a weighted set of factors, to obtain an estimate of a lifespan of a power supply. The estimated lifespan may be sent over an optical link or wireless network to an entity monitoring the lifespan of the power supply.
US10942219B2
A circuit arrangement and methods for reducing a switching noise jitter signature in an output signal of a feedback control loop circuitry are disclosed. The passive signal conditioning means including the rails is closely coupled to the common connection junction and is characterized by a set of specified characteristics to condition pre-existing noise amplitude and slopes of the output signal so as to improve the interactions between the output signal and the feedback control loop circuitry. As a consequence, the switching noise jitter signature, which is produced by transient noise displacement or noise perturbation in the time domain when the output signal jitters, can be reduced in the output of the feedback control loop circuitry.
US10942212B2
Systems and methods for testing radio frequency FET switches at high RF voltages. Embodiments utilize an impedance transformer, or resonator, to step up the available voltage from an RF signal generator and amplifier to a device under test (DUT). The resonator reduces the RF power required to test at higher voltages, resulting in lower cost and other benefits. When a DUT begins to exhibit excessive non-linear distortion, resonance is lost, applied RF test signal power is reflected back as a reflected signal, and current to the DUT is starved by the resonator, protecting the DUT from destructive power levels. Measuring the amplitude of the reflected signal at the harmonic frequencies of the RF test signal allows detection of a harmonic knee point for selected reflected signal harmonics, and consequently allows determination of the power level of the RF test signal at which excessive non-linear distortion occurs.
US10942210B2
A reflected-wave processing apparatus according to one embodiment of the present invention may comprise: a reference signal generation unit for applying, to a cable, a first reference signal, the frequency of which increases over time, and a second reference signal, the frequency of which decreases over time; a reflected-signal acquisition unit for acquiring a first reflected signal and a second reflected signal which are reflected from the cable upon applying the first and second reference signals thereto; and a signal analysis unit for analyzing the first and second reflected signals.
US10942202B2
A current detection device includes a current sensor and a controller. The current sensor outputs a detection voltage according to a conduction current flowing through a bi-directional circuit in which current is capable of flowing in a positive direction and a negative direction that is a direction opposite to the positive direction. The controller calculates the conduction current based on the detection voltage output from the current sensor. For example, the controller calculates the conduction current based on an absolute value of a difference between a reference voltage that is the detection voltage output during a non-conductive state in which current is not flowing through the bi-directional circuit, and the detection voltage output during a conductive state in which current is flowing through the bi-directional circuit.
US10942200B2
A method to perform sub-surface detection of nanostructures in a sample, uses an atomic force microscopy system that comprising a scan head having a probe with a cantilever and a probe tip arranged on the cantilever. The method comprises: moving the probe tip and the sample relative to each other in one or more directions parallel to the surface for scanning of the surface with the probe tip; and monitoring motion of the probe tip relative to the scan head with a tip position detector during said scanning for obtaining an output signal. During said scanning acoustic vibrations are induced in the probe tip by applying a least a first and a second acoustic input signal respectively comprising a first and a second signal component at mutually different frequencies above IGHz, differing by less than IGHz to the probe, and analyzing the output signal for mapping at least subsurface nanostructures below the surface of the sample.
US10942199B2
A scanning force microscope and method for operating the scanning force microscope uses an enclosed chamber to create a reduced damping environment with a damping-reducing gas at a pressure below one atmospheric pressure to engage a sample of interest.
US10942191B2
There is provided a sensor and the like which can detect a first substance with high accuracy. A sensor for detecting whether an analyte contains a first substance, includes a base and a detection section including a second substance immobilized on a surface of the base. The second substance includes an amino acid, a bond which can be cleaved by a reaction with an enzyme, and a first compound which is bonded to the amino acid by the bond and includes a first group capable of bonding to other substances, and the analyte is configured to be introduced to the detection section by being contacted with a third substance which generates the enzyme by a reaction with the first substance.
US10942190B2
Provided is a method for measuring amyloid precursor protein (APP) cleavage peptides including amyloid beta (Aβ) peptides. A method for measuring APP cleavage peptides in a blood sample includes the steps of: bringing a blood sample into contact with an antibody-immobilizing carrier in a binding solution to bind the antibody-immobilizing carrier and APP cleavage peptides contained in the blood sample, the antibody-immobilizing carrier including a carrier, and an antibody bound to the carrier and selected from the group consisting of an immunoglobulin having an antigen binding site capable of recognizing APP cleavage peptides and an immunoglobulin fragment containing an antigen binding site capable of recognizing APP cleavage peptides; washing a bound body of the antibody-immobilizing carrier and the APP cleavage peptides using a washing solution; dissociating the APP cleavage peptides from the antibody-immobilizing carrier using an acidic aqueous solution containing an organic solvent; and detecting the dissociated APP cleavage peptides.
US10942187B2
A method for selectively and easily quantifying the L-form and/or D-form amino acids to be measured using an aminoacyl tRNA synthetase (AARS) with high sensitivity, and an amino acid quantification kit. A method for quantifying amino acids (L-AA and/or D-AA) in a sample using an AARS, wherein the amino acids and the AARS are released from an aminoacyl AMP-AARS complex once formed, and they are used again for forming the aminoacyl AMP-AARS complex, so that reaction products such as pyrophosphoric acid to be measured can be ultimately produced up to a molar number larger than that of the amino acids contained in the sample, and an amino acid quantification kit for performing the method.
US10942186B2
There is provided a method for identifying protein methylation on arginine and lysine residues. The method comprises obtaining a set of peptides; blocking un-methylated arginine and lysine residues and the free N-terminal amine of peptides in the set of peptides, so that un-methylated peptides are neutralized and only methylated peptides are positively charged at neutral or basic pH; isolating the methylated peptides based on charge; and performing mass spectrometry (MS) analysis on the isolated methylated peptides to detect methylated lysine and arginine residues. Methods provided herein can be used for large scale, high throughput profiling of protein methylation in a cell or tissue.
US10942185B2
Therapeutic and diagnostic methods are provided, which methods relate to the expression of calreticulin on cancer cells and hematopoietic cells.
US10942182B2
Provided herein are multiplex assays for detecting antibodies indicative of presence and stage of syphilis infection in an individual. Individuals infected with syphilis produce antibodies directed to syphilis components and the lipid cellular debris associated with the infection. The present disclosure represents the first combination of these diverse antibody targets in a single assay.
US10942176B2
Provided herein are methods of using photocleavable labels for multiplex and serial antigen detection. The methods comprise detecting the presence of photocleavable labels, which are conjugated through functional linkers to antigen-binding complexes, which in turn non-covalently bind to antigens. The presence of a photocleavable label is indicative of the presence of an antigen specifically or selectively bound by an antigen-binding complex. Also provided are apparatuses for using photocleavable labels for multiplex and serial antigen detection.
US10942175B2
Methods and systems for diagnosing functional and/or structural abnormalities of the heart preceding heart failure, and for predicting the risk of developing heart failure, in a subject comprising measuring a cardiac troponin in a sample and comparing the measurement to a reference value. Other markers, including GDF15 and IGFBP7 are also measured in some embodiments.
US10942166B2
An oximeter sensor system includes a light source group having a plurality of LEDs including at least a first visible light LED, a second visible light LED and an infrared LED adjacent the first visible light LED and the second visible light LED, an infrared filter disposed in front of only the first visible light LED and the second visible light LED, a light source housing having a base, one or more sidewalls and a light-emitting end where the light source housing has a frustum shape where the light source group is disposed adjacent the base and facing the light-emitting end and where the one or more sidewalls has a reflective coating thereon, a light detector disposed opposite to, spaced from and facing the light-emitting end of the light source housing, and a cuvette disposed between the light-emitting end of the light source housing and the light detector.
US10942154B2
According to embodiments, an ultrasonic inspection apparatus comprises: an ultrasonic array probe having a plurality of ultrasonic elements; an estimated shape reflected wave arrival time calculator for computing the estimated shape reflected wave arrival time for the estimated shape reflected wave on the basis of the estimated sound velocity in the test object; an actual shape reflected wave arrival time extractor for extracting the actual shape reflected wave arrival time on the basis of the actual shape reflected wave; a shape reflected waves time difference calculator for computing the difference by subtracting the actual shape reflected wave arrival time from the estimated shape reflected wave arrival time as shape reflected waves time difference; and a delay time calculator for computing the delay times for mutually shifting the timings of ultrasonic wave transmission and ultrasonic wave reception by the ultrasonic elements, considering the shape reflected waves time differences.
US10942135B2
A dark field inspection system may include an illumination source to generate an illumination beam, one or more illumination optics to direct the illumination beam to a sample at an off-axis angle along an illumination direction, a detector, one or more collection optics to generate a dark-field image of the sample on the detector based on light collected from the sample in response to the illumination beam, and a radial polarizer located at a pupil plane of the one or more collection optics, where the radial polarizer rejects light with radial polarization with respect to an apex point in the pupil plane corresponding to specular reflection of the illumination beam from the sample.
US10942131B2
A first imaging unit images a first region to be subjected to mirror finish treatment of an inspection region of a surface of the object. A second imaging unit images a second region not to be subjected to the mirror finish treatment of the inspection region of the surface of the object. An inspection unit inspects a form of the first region based on a first picked-up image taken by the first imaging unit, and a form of the second region based on a second picked-up image taken by the second imaging unit. During imaging, a holder holds the object so as to have a positional relationship in which the first region has a normal along a first direction rather than a second direction.
US10942129B2
An apparatus and method for die defect detection are disclosed. The apparatus includes: a light source unit (10) for emitting light of at least two wavelengths; a beam splitter (40) for receiving the light emitted by the light source unit (10) and splitting it into a first portion and a second portion, the first portion of the light reflected by a die (60) surface under inspection and thereby forming a detection beam; a reference unit (70) for receiving the second portion of the light and processing it into a reference beam; and a detection unit (90) for receiving the detection beam and the reference beam. The reference beam crosses the detection beam at an angle and thus produces interference fringes on a sensing surface of the detection unit (90), based on which a defect parameter of the die (60) surface under inspection is determined. This apparatus is capable of measuring a die with improved accuracy and efficiency and is suitable for the measurement of large dies.
US10942126B2
A system is provided for identifying the presence of a target molecule or ion. The system comprises a solid support, and at least one chemical reagent applied to the solid support. Each chemical reagent produces a presumptive color indication that identifies or excludes the presence of a target molecule or ion.
US10942123B2
We disclose methods and apparatus for measuring pH in a sub-surface volume of a diffusely scattering sample. Probe light is directed to an entry region on the sample surface, and collected from a collection region on the sample surface following diffuse scattering within the sample. The collection region is spatially offset from the entry region, so that when one or more Raman spectral features are detected in the collected probe light, a pH of the sub-surface volume can be determined from the spectral features.
US10942112B2
Exemplary apparatus and method can be provided for obtaining data regarding a plurality of samples. For example, using at least one arrangement, it is possible to receive interferometric information that is based on radiations provided from a reference and the samples that are provided in respective chambers. Alternatively and/or in addition, based on the interferometric information, it is possible to discriminate between agents to identify a particular agent that affects a particular function within at least one of the samples.
US10942109B2
The present disclosure relates to compositions comprising a hydrogel particle with optical properties substantially similar to the optical properties of a target cell, and methods for their use.
US10942107B2
Methods for screening skin cleansers for mildness can include utilization of a volume ratio of vesicles to micelles.
US10942106B2
An apparatus is provided for determining particle characteristics, in which a flow path is generated containing particles to be analyzed. A light detection system detecting light received from a measurement zone which has been scattered by the particles. A time duration for which a particle remains in the measurement zone is measured to determine an effective aerodynamic particle diameter and a peak detected received light intensity is measured to determine an effective optical particle diameter. A further particle parameter is also obtained relating to the shape and/or density of the particle. This approach enables more information than only a particle size to be obtained using a single-stage optical analysis system. The additional information may be used to characterize the particles more accurately.
US10942093B2
Provided is a powder collector or the like, which is capable of efficiently performing the work of collecting each powder of a different kind and the like while easily preventing a foreign matter such as another kind of powder from being mixed. The powder collector includes: a connecting part (12) having an air passage (11) that is to be removably connected to a pipe (35) for air intake and air supply; a collecting part (14) having an air passage (13) in which powder is collected to be kept through use of a suction force caused by air intake from the pipe (35) reaching the air passage (13) of the collecting part (14) through the air passage (11) of the connecting part (12) and from which the collected powder is discharged through use of a discharge force caused by air supply from the pipe (35); a first filter part (15), which is arranged at a midway position of the air passage (13) of the collecting part (14) and is configured to block passage of the powder to be collected; a relaying part (17) having an air passage (16) connecting the air passage (11) of the connecting part (12) and the collecting part (14) to each other; and a second filter part (18), which is arranged at a midway position of the air passage (16) of the relaying part (17) or in an end portion of the relaying part (17) on the connecting part (12) side, and is configured to block passage of the powder having passed through the first filter part (15).
US10942085B2
An oscillating device including a vibrating table, an actuator configured to oscillate the vibrating table in a first direction, a coupling mechanism configured to couple the vibrating table with the actuator in such a manner that the vibrating table is movable relative to the actuator in a second direction orthogonal to the first direction, and a counter balancer attached to the vibrating table and configured to compensate an imbalance of an oscillated portion including at least the vibrating table, the imbalance being caused by attaching the coupling mechanism to the vibrating table.
US10942084B2
A vibration exciter comprises a main body having a relatively large mass; a relatively light-weight dynamic part, to be flexibly supported so as to be movable relative the main body, and driving means for driving the main body and the dynamic part to move relative to each other, or at least generate a force acting between the main body and the dynamic part, under the influence of a control signal. It comprises coupling means for providing a releasable coupling between the main body and the dynamic part, the coupling means comprising at least one coupling element releasably engaging one of the main body and the dynamic part in a coupled condition, the coupling element being arranged on the other one of the main body and the dynamic part so as for the dynamic part to be flexibly supported on the main body in the coupled condition via the coupling element.
US10942083B2
This invention relates to a method for assessing the condition of at least a portion of a pipeline to predict the possibility of occurrence of leakage from the pipeline. The method includes the steps of identifying at least one portion of the pipeline to be assessed, undertaking an assessment of the wall of the portion to identify defects located thereon and the assessment includes identifying the depth, width and length of identified defects and including reference to a value for the pressure of the fluid passing through the pipeline portion. This allows the condition of the pipeline at the portions of the same which are most critical to be identified and this is used to provide an indication of the pipeline as a whole without the need to investigate the entire pipeline.
US10942082B2
A leak test apparatus including a sleeve member having a first end and a second end and being configured to surround a portion of a transmission medium, a first retaining device configured to couple the first end of the sleeve member to a boundary fitting to which the transmission medium is coupled, and where the sleeve member is configured to contain a leak detection medium and effect a pressurization of the boundary fitting with the leak detection medium.
US10942066B2
A temperature monitoring system for monitoring a temperature status of an item from a location different than a location at which the item is located is disclosed. The temperature monitoring system includes a base having a top surface and a bottom surface, and a first unit removably engageable with the top surface of the base in at least a first orientation and a second orientation. The first unit is configured to monitor a measured temperature, to display information regarding the measured temperature, and/or to transmit temperature information to a user device. The temperature monitoring system may also include at least one thermal or temperature probe configured to measure the temperature of the item, including a probe tip, probe wire, and probe plug. The temperature monitoring system may also include one or more probe supports configured to releasably attach to the base and configured to releasably retain a thermal probe thereon.
US10942062B2
An apparatus (1) for additive manufacturing of three-dimensional objects (2) by successive, selective layer-by-layer exposure and thus successive, selective layer-by-layer solidification of construction material layers of a construction material (3) that can be solidified by means of laser radiation in a process chamber (10) of the apparatus, comprising an exposure device (5) provided for generating laser radiation for selective exposure and thus selective solidification of respective construction material layers, and a detection device (11) provided for detecting the entering of laser radiation into a process chamber limiting element at least partially limiting the process chamber (10) and/or for detecting the penetration of laser radiation through a process chamber limiting element at least partially limiting the process chamber (10).
US10942054B2
A system and method is disclosed for calibrating the volume of storage containers using mechanical or acoustic wave-based inspection techniques. The exemplary calibration system comprises an array of measurement devices controllably deployed in respective positions on the outside surface of the container. The measurement devices include a transducer for sending signals along the surface of the container and sensors configured to detect the signals. The measurement devices are in communication with a diagnostic computing device that controls the positioning and the operation of the measurement devices and is further configured to determine the time time-of-flight of the signals that travel between the various devices. Moreover, according to the specific arrangement of the measurement devices and the measured signal information, the control computer is configured to calculate the dimensions of the container and its internal volume.
US10942050B2
The present invention is directed to a thermal flowmeter that prevents erroneous detection of backflow by suppressing circulation of air flow from a flow detection unit side to a back side or from the back side to the flow detection unit side and measures a gas flow rate with high accuracy. A thermal flowmeter of the present invention includes a bypass passage through which a gas to be measured passes; a dividing portion which divides the inside of the bypass passage into a first passage portion and a second passage portion; and a flow detection unit which is provided on a surface of the dividing portion on the first passage portion side and detects a flow rate of the gas to be measured. Further, the first passage portion has a detection surface on which the flow detection unit is exposed, an opposing surface which opposes the flow detection unit on the detection surface, and non-opposing surfaces and which are disposed at positions deviating from the opposing surface in a bypass passage width direction of the first passage portion and do not oppose the flow detection unit, and the non-opposing surface is separated from the detection surface farther than the opposing surface.
US10942033B2
A method for determining an alternative trajectory for an autonomously-driven transportation vehicle wherein an alternative trajectory for the transportation vehicle is calculated by a control device in response to an obstacle being detected by a transportation vehicle sensor device, which trajectory replaces at least one portion of an original trajectory of the transportation vehicle so the trajectory has a minimum total disturbance of at least one disturbance summand, consisting of a respective weighting factor and one disturbance value.
US10942030B2
Systems, methods, and non-transitory computer-readable media can determine a set of features associated with a road segment based at least in part on data captured by one or more sensors of a vehicle. At least one scenario that is associated with the set of features can be determined. The at least one scenario can be associated with the road segment. The associated at least one scenario and the road segment can be maintained in a scenario information database.
US10942028B2
Techniques are disclosed for systems and methods for video based sensor fusion with respect to mobile structures. A mobile structure may include at least one imaging module and multiple navigational sensors and/or receive navigational data from various sources. A navigational database may be generated that includes data from the imaging module, navigational sensors, and/or other sources. Aspects of the navigational database may then be used to generate an integrated model, forecast weather conditions, warn of dangers, identify hard to spot items, and generally aid in the navigation of the mobile structure.
US10942027B2
Techniques are disclosed for systems and methods for video based sensor fusion with respect to mobile structures. A mobile structure may include at least one imaging module and multiple navigational sensors and/or receive navigational data from various sources. A navigational database may be generated that includes data from the imaging module, navigational sensors, and/or other sources. Aspects of the navigational database may then be used to generate an integrated model, forecast weather conditions, warn of dangers, identify hard to spot items, and generally aid in the navigation of the mobile structure.
US10942025B2
A measurement method for micro topography and roughness of internal surface of gap belongs to the technical field of precision measurement and is realized based on a measurement system which comprises a PC, a controller, a flexible mechanism and a measurement thin film. The measurement thin film has a copy function and is bonded to the flexible mechanism. The PC is connected with the flexible mechanism through the controller to control the flexible mechanism to expand or contract. The measurement method can effectively solve the measurement problem of the micro topography and surface roughness of the internal surface of the gap with a narrow inlet size. The method is simple and easy to operate, and the device is easy to carry, low in cost and high in measurement accuracy.
US10942022B2
The invention generally relates to methods for manually calibrating imaging systems such as optical coherence tomography systems. In certain aspects, an imaging system displays an image showing a target and a reference item. A user looks at the image and indicates a point within the image near the reference item. A processor detects an actual location of the reference item within an area around the indicated point. The processor can use an expected location of the reference item with the detected actual location to calculate a calibration value and provide a calibrated image. In this way, a user can identify the actual location of the reference point and a processing algorithm can give precision to the actual location.
US10942021B2
Systems and methods for identifying a diameter of a sampling point on a pipe within an aspirated smoke detector system are provided. Such systems and methods may include a clip having a body portion configured to circumscribe a surface of a circumference of a pipe, an opening defined by, extending through, and surrounded by the body portion, and size indicating indicia affixed to the body portion that visually identifies a size of the opening.
US10942018B2
A tape measure includes a housing having a wall defining an internal cavity and a tape port, a coilable measuring tape disposed within the internal housing and having a first end extendable out of the housing, and an end hook member including an attachment portion and a hook portion. The attachment portion is arranged to engage the first end of the tape to attach the end hook member to the tape. The hook portion extends in a direction normal to the attachment portion and includes a first face and a second face arranged to engage the workpiece. A finger guard extends from the housing, and is configured to engage the hook member, and a finger space is defined between the tape port and the finger guard and is arranged to receive a user's finger during operation of the tape measure such that the user's finger engages the measuring tape.
US10942015B2
An actuation device for ejecting a removable part of a missile includes a pyrotechnic actuator having a pyrotechnic charge configured to generate an overpressure and a piston configured to act on the removable part of the missile, at least one retaining rod, and at least one thermal insulation element configured to thermally insulate at least the pyrotechnic charge. The pyrotechnic actuator is configured to break the retaining rod.
US10942009B2
A modular dovetail rail clamping assembly includes a body having a fixed clamp component. A movable clamp component opposes the fixed clamp. A threaded clamping fastener extends through the movable clamp component and into the body to draw the movable clamp component into engagement with the body. A removable, reversible crossbar extends transversely across the body between the fixed clamp component and the movable clamp component in a spline channel. The crossbar has both a universal rail side and a MIL-STD 1913 rail side.
US10942008B2
A system having a digital reticle and an application running on a processor. The digital reticle has an indicator structured to provide a notification signal to a user. The digital reticle is configured to receive a ballistics profile from an electronic ballistics calculator. The application is configured to determine a predicted terminal performance value of the projectile based, at least in part, on the ballistics profile. The application is further configured to receive a user input indicative of a desired terminal performance value for a projectile and to transmit a signal corresponding to the user input. The digital reticle is further configured to receive the signal corresponding to the user input and to activate the indicator when the predicted terminal performance value does not exceed the desired terminal performance value.
US10942006B2
A system, method, and device for configuring an optical aiming device for ballistic drop compensation (BDC). The optical aiming device can include a housing with a reticle pane defining a reticle display field viewable by a user and indicating a zero point, the housing further including a plurality of axially spaced lenses and defining an optical path therethrough. In various embodiments the system includes a display device configured to project an image generated from a display, a processor, and a non-transitory computer readable storage medium. The computer readable data storage medium can include instructions executable by the processor to receive a first set of ballistics input data indicating a first type of ammunition, determine a BDC pattern including at least two holdover marks corresponding to at least two ranges for the first type of ammunition, and project the BDC pattern onto the reticle display field.
US10942003B2
A linear magazine for an air gun advances upon actuation of a cocking mechanism. The magazine carries multiple projectiles for the air gun and translates perpendicularly to the bore (i.e., barrel) of the air gun to advance to the next projectile. The magazine places a series of projectiles in line with the bore of the gun while serving as a chamber for the projectile and gun and sealing to the air orifice and barrel bore of the air gun. In one embodiment, each hole or chamber of the linear magazine is arranged in a single row.
US10942000B2
A gun stability plate assembly includes a widened body that attaches to the fore-end of a stock or chassis of a gun by means of a clamping device. The assembly includes a main body, a clamp assembly, and a track. The clamp assembly is in communication with the main body and is configured to translate adjacent an upper surface of the main body. A rotating knob regulates operation of the clamp by rotating about an axis. The axis of the knob is coplanar with a central plane of the main body. The track is formed into the main body and configured to seat the clamp. The track is recessed into the main body. An accessory aperture is located within the main body and configured to permit attachment of one or more accessories.
US10941993B2
A delayed rotary blowback mechanism integrated into a firearm bolt and carrier subassembly. A plurality of radial locking lugs are configured at a rear end of the bolt and seat within a mating profile of an upper receiver interior or integrated trunnion in a fully chambered position. A plurality of chamfered locations are configured between the lugs and a receiving profile in the barrel or trunnion for influencing linear to rotational motion of the bolt. A cam pin extends upwardly from the bolt and seats through a circumferentially directed slot configured within the bolt carrier. Upon initiating of the discharge cycle, signaled by the round traveling through and out the end of the barrel, the chamfered configuration results in the bolt and cam pin rotating within the carrier and the lugs subsequently separating from the receiver or trunnion, with the bolt and associated carrier retaining sufficient inertia to cycle through the discharge cycle to the set position concurrent with reloading a subsequent cartridge.
US10941980B2
Embodiments of the present invention disclose a method, a computer program product, and a computer system for predictive maintenance of refrigeration cases. A computer collects a temperature time series for a refrigeration case and, based on the temperature time series, learns a refrigeration case signature for both non-frost and defrost cycles. The computer generates features based on the refrigeration case signature and compares the refrigeration case signature to real time, or observed, temperatures and features using a rule-based and/or machine learning framework. Based on determining that the real time data varies beyond a threshold from the refrigeration case signature, the computer identifies a failure symptom of the refrigeration case and diagnoses a root cause of the symptom or failure. In addition, the computer may activate an alarm and open a work order corresponding to the root cause of the symptom or failure.
US10941978B2
A refrigerator and method utilize first and second sensors to determine a volume of fluid dispensed by a fluid dispenser that incorporates a fluid storage receptacle. The first sensor is disposed in upstream fluid communication with the fluid storage receptacle to generate a first signal representative of a volume of fluid entering the fluid storage receptacle and the second sensor is disposed downstream of the first sensor to generate a second signal representative of a volume of fluid exiting the fluid storage receptacle, and a controller determines the volume of fluid dispensed using the first and second signals output by the first and second sensors.
US10941976B2
Disclosed herein is a refrigerator which allows a user to check the status of a storage chamber with a camera without opening a door. The refrigerator includes a body having a storage chamber, a door rotatably coupled to the body to open or close the storage chamber, a frame coupled to the door and including a housing in which a camera configured to photograph the inside of the storage chamber is installed, and a first door bin configured to receive an object to be cooled, detachably coupled to the frame, and located on an upper portion of the housing to be supported by the housing.
US10941971B2
Portage storage containers including controlled evaporative cooling systems are described herein. In some embodiments, a portable container including an integral controlled evaporative cooling system includes: a storage region, an evaporative region adjacent to the storage region, a desiccant region adjacent to the outside of the container, and an insulation region positioned between the evaporative region and the desiccant region. A vapor conduit with an attached vapor control unit has a first end within the evaporative region and a second end within the desiccant region. In some embodiments, the controlled evaporative cooling systems are positioned in a radial configuration within the portable container.
US10941968B2
A control system for controlling a refrigerated dryer of a gas compressor system includes a controller and a flow sensor and can be selectively operated in a power saving mode in which the controller shuts down a refrigerant compressor included in the dryer system when the flow sensor indicates that no compressed gas is flowing through the dryer. The control system uses input from a temperature sensor to determine whether to activate the compressor regardless of the flow of compressed gas through the dryer.
US10941956B2
A steady-state data processing method includes resetting a cumulative change of target determination data and a data detection period as 0; obtaining the detected target data; calculating the cumulative change of the target data. When the calculated cumulative change of the target data is less than a preset threshold, adjusting the data detection period, or when the calculated cumulative change of the target data is not less than the preset threshold, recording a data detection period. When the recorded data detection period is less than a preset time threshold, determining a target data result obtained in the period as unsteady-state data of the device; or when the recorded data detection period is not less than the preset time threshold, determining the target data obtained in the data detection period as steady-state data.
US10941955B2
Methods, apparatus, systems, and computer-readable media are provided for enabling one or more climate control devices to communicate with a central control device of a recreational vehicle. Specifically, a gateway device is set forth for processing network signals from the control device and converting the network signals into command signals that can be transmitted to various climate control devices associated with the gateway device. For example, the control device can communicate with existing climate control devices according to a particular communication protocol that is not recognized by certain climate control devices. In order to allow the control device to communicate with those certain climate control devices, the gateway device can operate to translate the network signal into command signals that are recognizable, or otherwise able to be processed by, the certain climate control devices.
US10941954B2
Occurrence of a phenomenon in which an air current that has just been blown from any indoor unit is drawn into an adjacent indoor unit is reduced. A controller makes each of a plurality of indoor units perform a partial supply operation. In the partial supply operation, the controller controls an airflow direction adjusting flap such that, regarding the indoor units adjacent to each other with a predetermined distance α interposed therebetween, air currents are blown from both outlet openings which face each other with the predetermined distance α interposed therebetween, and that the air currents collide with each other.
US10941952B2
The present specification relates to a system for managing the condition of air in an enclosed environment comprising a flow path adapted to circulate a flow of air through the enclosed environment, the flow of air comprising at least one of a first portion comprising a gas comprising oxygen and a second portion comprising indoor air from the enclosed environment. The flow path selectively provides the portions. An air processing assembly is adapted to receive the flow of air. A first and a second air processing element is provided. A control system is adapted to determine the first portion of gas comprising oxygen and the second portion of indoor air from the enclosed environment and control the selectively coupling of the air processing elements to the flow path.
US10941948B2
A liquid desiccant air conditioning system includes one or more liquid desiccant tanks.
US10941945B2
Cooking apparatus comprises an oven. The oven comprises a cooking chamber, a heated air source, a flue, and a baffle. The cooking chamber extends between the heated air source and the flue, thereby defining, in use, a heated air flow path between said heated air source and said flue. The baffle is reversibly deployable in said heated air flow path to deflect heated air, thereby causing recirculation of heated air within the cooking chamber.
US10941940B2
A burner for a gas turbine, having a combustion chamber, a first injector adapted to inject a first fuel into the combustion chamber and a second injector adapted to inject a second fuel being less reactive than the first fuel into the combustion chamber, wherein the burner is adapted to premix the fuels with an air flow before the fuel enter the reaction zone of the combustion chamber such that a first fuel flow of the first fuel has a first premixing stream line and a second fuel flow of the second fuel has a second premixing stream line, wherein each of the premixing stream lines begins with the beginning of the premixing with the air flow and ends at the location where the fuel enters the reaction zone and the length of the second premixing stream line is longer than the length of the first premixing stream line.
US10941939B2
The systems and methods described herein relate to a dome of a gas turbine assembly configured to suppress pressure pulsations. The systems and methods provide a dome having an aperture configured to surround an injector assembly of a combustor. The dome having a front panel extending radially from the aperture. The systems and methods couple a first cavity to the front panel. The first cavity includes a series of ducts. A first duct of the series of ducts is configured to receive airflow into the first cavity from a compressor and a second set of ducts of the series of ducts and a third duct of the series of ducts are configured to direct airflow to the combustor from the first cavity, wherein the third duct has a larger diameter than the second set of ducts.
US10941935B2
An evaporation type burner which can attain light-up and stable combustion of fuel at an early stage by evenly distributing fuel supplied from a fuel supply part to an impregnation member (wick) inside the impregnation member should be provided includes an exudation prevention member having lower fuel permeability than that of the impregnation member in a surface region of the impregnation member opposite to a infiltration region, which is a surface region of the impregnation member where the fuel infiltrates from the fuel supply part into the impregnation member, across the impregnation member. Preferably, a part of the exudation prevention member is embedded inside of the impregnation member, and another part projects from a surface of the impregnation member. More preferably, the exudation prevention member is constituted as a part of the partition member disposed on a downstream side of the impregnation member in a combustion chamber.
US10941929B2
LED lighting systems, mounting configurations, and light fixtures are disclosed for original and retrofit configurations. Some configurations mount the light fixture with a mounting bracket that allows for the removal and replacement of the light fixture in about the same time as a traditional light bulb change. Some configurations provide for fuse removal and replacement without the need to dismount the light fixture from its mounting bracket or without the need to open the housing of the light fixture to access the fuses. Some configurations use a battery backup system and self-check methods with LED light fixtures configured for public transportation applications.
US10941927B1
A grow light has a frame that includes a first frame rail and a second frame rail. The frame includes a first reflector. The first reflector extends from the first frame rail to the second frame rail. The frame has a second reflector. The second reflector extends from the first frame rail to the second frame rail. The frame has a right outside crossbar extending from the first frame rail to the second frame rail, and a left outside crossbar extending from the first frame rail to the second frame rail. Tube lights are elongated and extend from the frame. The tube lights have a vertical mode and a horizontal mode. The tube lights include a first tube light and a second tube light.
US10941926B2
Lighting systems for use in building interiors, for example, which include a plurality of light modules each having an elongate substrate with a lower surface, and electrical circuitry including a plurality of LED units printed to the lower surface via thick film techniques. Each light module is formed as a single-component, packaged construct for easy installation, and facilitates conductive transfer of heat away from the LEDs for enhanced power efficiency. The light modules may be releasably connected to, and extend from, an elongate spine unit which provides structural support and power input to the light modules and optionally, the system may employ use of metallic components, such as the metallic substrate of a light module, for directly conducting current to power the LED units.
US10941924B2
LED related lighting methods and apparatus are described. Various features relate to water tight light fixtures. Some of the fixtures are flood lights. The light fixtures in at least some embodiments include power control features. In flood light embodiments beam angle and power or light output distribution can be controlled without opening the light assembly or compromising the water tight seals which also protect against dirt. The light fixtures also support tilt angle adjustments and light fixture head adjustments. Beam distribution pattern can also be changed in some embodiments as well as power control. Beam distribution pattern, power control and tilt angle adjustments are supported in some embodiments but need not be supported in all embodiments with some embodiments using one or more of the described features but not all features.
US10941922B2
A threadless magnetic lightbulb and socket system includes a lightbulb base having a neck with a threadless exterior surface and a socket having a receptacle with a threadless interior surface configured to receive the neck. A first magnet is positioned at a tip of the lightbulb base and a second magnet is positioned in the receptacle of the socket such that the first magnet and the second magnet are configured to attract each other to magnetically retain the lightbulb within the socket. A threadless magnetic lightbulb includes a lightbulb base having a neck with a threadless exterior surface and a magnet positioned at a tip of the lightbulb base. A threadless magnetic socket includes a socket having a receptacle with a threadless interior surface configured to receive a lightbulb base and a magnet positioned in the receptacle of the socket.
US10941920B2
A niche for a pool or spa light includes a back wall having an aperture for a power cable, a side wall, a plurality of mounting ribs, and a groove formed in at least one of the plurality of mounting ribs for receiving a locking mechanism of a pool or a spa light for locking the pool or spa light in position with respect to the niche. In another embodiment, a niche for a pool or spa light includes a body and a rotatable hub with a plurality of mounting ribs for attaching a pool or spa light to the hub. The body includes a back wall having a power cable aperture and a threaded aperture for receiving a screw, and a side wall. The hub includes a back wall having an aperture for receiving the screw and a plurality of mounting ribs, the hub being rotatable about the screw. A groove is formed in at least one of the plurality of mounting ribs for receiving a locking mechanism of a pool or a spa light for locking the pool or spa light in position with respect to the niche.
US10941919B1
The present disclosure relates to a light bar structure, comprising: a circuit substrate, a spot light source matrix, and a light guide film. The light guide film comprises a plurality of strip-shaped micro lenses on the surface opposite to the spot light source matrix, and these strip-shaped micro lenses further comprise a plurality of gratings on the surfaces thereof. With the refraction and diffraction of the light guiding film, the diffusion angle of the light emitted from the spot light source matrix can be increased in one dimension, and the light bar structure can exhibit a uniform one-dimensional pattern.
US10941915B2
The invention provides a structurally simple illumination device capable of safely illuminating the desired area with coherent light. An illumination device (1) includes a laser light source (11) (coherent light source), a light diffuser (14), and a light scanning device (21). The laser light source (11) emits laser beam L (coherent light). The light diffuser (14) diffuses the laser beam L emitted from the laser light source (11). The light scanning device (21) guides the laser beam L to one of the illumination subareas constituting part of an illumination area, thereby scanning the laser beam L radiated from the light diffuser (14) across the illumination area.
US10941911B1
Systems and methods for an adaptive power drive in an illumination system are disclosed herein. An example method includes (1) analyzing, by one or more processors data in a memory to determine a configuration of one or more LEDs; (2) obtaining, by one or more processors, illumination control instructions for operating the one or more LEDs during one or more illumination cycles; (3) controlling, by one or more processors, one or more switches of an illumination unit in accordance with illumination control instructions; (4) determining, by one or more processors, a current requirement for operating the one or more LEDs in accordance with the illumination control instructions; and (5) setting, by one or more processors, a current control set point of an LED driver to the current requirement.
US10941909B2
A light fixture includes a housing having a first side and a second side opposite the first side. The light fixture further includes a first light board coupled to the first side. The first light board has at least one light emitting element emitting a first light output in a first direction. The light fixture further includes a second light board coupled to the second side. The second light board has at least one light emitting element emitting a second light output in a second direction. The light fixture further includes a first driver supported by the housing and in electrical communication with the first light board. The first driver is operable to control the first light output. The light fixture further includes a second driver supported by the housing and in electrical communication with the second light board. The second driver is operable to control the second light output.
US10941904B1
A gas supply system for providing high pressure (HP) gas to a low pressure (LP) gas destination, having a primary HP gas unit and a reserve HP gas unit, which provide regulated lower-pressure gas to a supply manifold, and an LP destination regulator that provides an LP regulated gas supply to a consumption subsystem. A one-way flow valve in fluid communication from the primary HP gas unit to the reserve HP gas unit, ensures that the reserve HP gas unit remains substantially full, even after numerous cycles of depletion and replacement of the primary HP gas unit, during which the HP supply is provided by the reserve HP gas unit, which helps to avoid the risk that the reserve tank pressure and supply might mistakenly, unexpectedly or unintentionally be depleted.
US10941901B2
A lubricant application device includes a base body configured to be mounted to an end surface of a gear. The base body includes a port configured to be connected to a source of lubricant and a holder for holding a lubricant applicator supported by the base body. A lubricant passage connects the port to the holder, and a lubricant applicator is mounted in the holder. The lubricant applicator is a coiled wire defining an internal passage for carrying the lubricant and may include a first length of coils with no axial spacing and a second length of coils that are axial spaced.
US10941894B2
The presently disclosed subject matter is directed to an apparatus for releasably sealing a pipe. Particularly, the apparatus comprises a bar that includes an interior, an exterior, a first end that includes external threads, and a second end that includes a stop. The device further comprises a sleeve positioned over a portion of the bar, and a coupling comprising internal threads that couple to the bar external threads. The device includes a compressible gasket sandwiched between first and second adaptors. Advancement of the coupling over the bar external threads increases pressure on the sleeve, which compresses the gasket between the first and second adaptors.
US10941892B2
Male and female fittings are configured to mate to form a valved connector system. Some embodiments of the female fitting include movable poppet configured to sealingly engage a flared projection within the female fitting. Some embodiments of the male fitting include a male mating aperture, and a movable plug configured to sealingly engage the male mating aperture. When the female fitting is mated with a male fitting, the male fitting forces the poppet to disengage from the flared projection, and the flared projection forces the plug to recede into the male fitting, to open a fluid path through the valved connector system.
US10941888B2
Provided is an adapter and a method of making the same. The adapter includes threads to connect a fire hydrant to one end of a fire hydrant elbow having a different scale than the fire hydrant, the fire hydrant elbow being connected at a second end to an underground water pipe. The adapter also includes at least one stainless steel tube extending at a first end thereof from a corresponding at least one port hole formed through a lower end of an inner surface of the adapter and a second end thereof extending through a corresponding at least one port hole formed through an approximate middle portion of an outer surface of the adapter. The corresponding port holes through the inner surface of the adapter and the outer surface of the adapter being in vertical alignment.
US10941880B2
A valve module includes a semiconductor body, cavities in the semiconductor body separated from each other by a distance, a cantilever structure suspended over each cavity to enable at least partial closing of the cavity, and a piezoelectric actuator for each cantilever structure. The piezoelectric actuator is configured for use to cause a positive bending of the respective cantilever structure and so modulate a rate of air flow through the valve module.
US10941864B2
A drain valve for draining liquid from an enclosed space comprises a movable plunger, which is movable between a closed position in which the plunger does not allow liquid to flow through the drain valve, and at least one open position, in which the plunger allows liquid to flow through the drain valve; and an elastic element, which is configured to urge the movable plunger into its closed position. The plunger is provided with at least one duct extending through the plunger and allowing fluid to flow through the drain valve when the plunger is positioned in its closed position, wherein said at least one duct is closed by a semi-permeable medium, which is permeable for air and water vapor and impermeable for liquid water.
US10941859B2
A shift lever device has a shift lever that is moved and whose shift position is changed, and a detent plate that is displaced due to the shift lever being moved. The shift lever device has a first lock bar and a second lock bar that can move toward the detent plate side or a side opposite from the detent plate, and, due to the first lock bar and the second lock bar engaging with portions of the detent plate, a range over which the detent plate is displaced is restricted, and a range of movement of the shift lever is restricted. The shift lever device has a cam that has a single engaged-with portion with which the first lock bar and the second lock bar engage, and, due to the cam being displaced, the first lock bar and the second lock bar are moved.
US10941858B2
A controller includes: an automatic shifting control section that carries out automatic shifting control in which a shifting actuator is driven in response to a predetermined automatic shifting command; and an interference prevention control section that controls the automatic shifting control section so as to prohibit simultaneous occurrence of a manual shifting process induced by operation of a shifting operation member and an automatic shifting process induced by the shifting actuator.
US10941855B2
A controller performs control in a vehicle having a planetary gear mechanism, a forward clutch, an engine rotation sensor. a PRI rotation sensor, and a rotation sensor. The controller determines a rotation direction of a primary pulley corresponding to a rotation direction of a carrier on the basis of a rotation speed corresponding to a rotation speed of a sun gear, a rotation speed corresponding to a rotation speed of the carrier C, and a rotation speed of a ring gear, respectively.
US10941848B2
A pulley assembly having a body, a shaft mount and a plurality of bolts is disclosed. The body is aligned to the shaft mount by providing a tight tolerance between a shoulder portion of the bolt and a neck portion of a counter sunk hole formed in the body. Additionally, an outer surface of the body may have a pattern of friction lines or patches formed by fusing particulate matter to the outer surface with heat generated by a laser beam.
US10941846B2
A differential assembly having a case and a ring gear. The ring gear is mounted to the case and may include a mounting flange and a set of teeth. The mounting flange may have a fastener hole. The set of teeth overhangs the fastener hole such that the set of teeth extend further toward the axis than at least a portion of the fastener hole.
US10941836B2
A transfer member includes a body including a first end having a first diameter and a second end having a second diameter. The second diameter is greater than the first diameter. A plurality of engagement features are positioned coaxially about the body and are separated by an axial gap. Each of the plurality of engagement features includes a beveled surface engageable to transfer rotation to or from the transfer member.
US10941831B2
A modular shock absorber developed for use in places where shock absorption is required. The modular shock absorber includes; horizontal carriers, a main carrier I and a main carrier II, a central carrier I, a central carrier II, an upper plate I, a lower plate I, a lower plate II, an upper plate II, an upper plate III, a lower plate III, a lower plate IV and an upper plate IV.
US10941825B2
A multilayer piston insulator may comprise a plurality of axially aligned disks of a disk stack comprising, a first disk, a second disk, and a third disk, wherein the second disk is coupled axially between the first disk and the third disk and comprises a different material than the third disk, and wherein the disk stack is configured to couple to a hydraulic piston.
US10941822B2
A disc brake for a utility vehicle includes a brake caliper which engages over a vehicle-side brake disc, which is connected to a stationary brake carrier, and in which two brake pads are arranged which bear against the brake disc on both sides during a braking operation, having in each case one lining carrier plate and one friction lining which is fastened thereto, and of which at least one brake application-side brake pad is positioned in a pad shaft of the brake carrier, which pad shaft is delimited by two brake carrier horns. The lining carrier plate bears against stops of the brake carrier in a manner which is spring-loaded radially in the direction of a mounting opening of the brake caliper. The disc brake is configured in such a way that the brake pad is held on the brake caliper in a radially sprung manner.
US10941806B2
A washer is configured to be secured underneath a flange of a fastening clip assembly. The washer includes an annular support ring defining a central channel and having a first surface and a second surface that is opposite from the first surface. The first surface is configured to abut into and sealingly engage the flange at two or more locations. An inner sealing rim extends from the second surface proximate to the central channel. The inner sealing rim is configured to sealingly engage a component at a first component sealing interface. An outer sealing rim extends from the second surface and is outwardly separated from the inner sealing rim by a gap. The outer sealing rim is configured to sealingly engage the component at a second component sealing interface.
US10941804B2
A method for joining together different components or different sections of a single component, wherein at least one of the components is a thermoplastic fiber composite component, by using a threaded fastener. Heat is used for softening the thermoplastic fiber composite component to be joined together with the threaded fastener. A joined-together fiber composite component of a vehicle, aircraft or spacecraft, can be obtained by the disclosed method.
US10941796B2
An aperture fastener piece has an intermediate head and an aperture shaft, including aperture retention arms extending from a side of the intermediate head. A receiver includes an annular wall extending from a base, and a plurality of plate retention surfaces supported by and positioned inwardly of the annular wall. A coupling plate can be engaged and retained by the plurality of plate retention surfaces within the receiver to couple the doghouse fastener piece and the aperture fastener piece together. Each of the receiver and the coupling plate extends from different ones of the intermediate head as part of the aperture fastener piece and the doghouse shaft as part of the doghouse fastener piece. The coupling plate can extend from a second of the opposite side of the intermediate head as part of the aperture fastener piece, and the doghouse shaft as part of the doghouse fastener piece.
US10941795B2
A bushing device includes a cap end shaped to engage a first surface of a first component having a first hole, and a slotted barrel body coupled with the cap end and elongated along a center axis. The slotted barrel body includes plural first cantilevered beam legs extending away from the cap end in directions that are parallel to the center axis. One or more of the first cantilevered beam legs has a hook at a distal end of the one or more first cantilevered beam legs. The slotted barrel body is shaped to fit inside the first hole in the first component and into a concentric second hole in a second component. The hook of the one or more first cantilevered beam legs is positioned to engage the second component to secure the first component and the second component together.
US10941794B2
An arrangement which has a first component and a second component fastened to each other in a clamping manner. At least the first or second component is a fiber/plastic composite component. The arrangement has a securing element which generates a pressing force that presses the components against each other such that the components are secured to each other in a clamped manner. A friction-coefficient-increasing element is arranged between the first and second components in a pressing region in which the first and second components are pressed against each other by the pressing force. The friction-coefficient-increasing element increases a static friction produced for the pressing force in contrast to a case in which such an element is not arranged in the pressing region. The invention also provides a method for fastening the first component to the second component.
US10941779B2
A centrifugal well pump assembly has a non-rotating diffuser between upper and lower rotating impellers. The upper impeller has a cylindrical skirt on a lower side that rotates within a diffuser receptacle. The lower impeller has a cylindrical balance ring on an upper side that rotates within a diffuser cavity. Impeller sleeves are bonded to the skirt and balance ring. Diffuser sleeves are bonded to the diffuser receptacle and cavity. The diffuser sleeves are of a harder material than the impeller sleeves. Each of the impeller sleeves has upper, intermediate and lower circumferential rows of inserts. Each insert has a face flush with the impeller sleeve and is in sliding engagement with one of the diffuser sleeves. The inserts in the intermediate row may be rotationally staggered relative to the inserts in the upper and lower rows to create serpentine flow paths for well fluid leakage.
US10941776B2
A compressor has a housing assembly having a plurality of ports including a suction port and a discharge A male rotor is mounted for rotation about an axis. A female rotor is enmeshed with the male rotor and mounted in the housing for rotation about an axis for drawing a flow from the suction port, compressing the flow, and discharging the compressed flow through the discharge port. A cavity group is between the discharge port and the male rotor and female rotor. The cavity group has a first member separating a plurality of cells and a foraminate cover member atop the first member.
US10941772B2
A compressor includes a shell assembly and a compression mechanism disposed within the shell assembly. The shell assembly includes first and second end caps. A suction chamber is disposed within the shell assembly between the first end cap and the second end cap. A discharge chamber and oil sump may be disposed within the shell assembly. The shell assembly includes at least one suction opening into the suction chamber. A distributor is in communication with one of the suction openings. Plugs may sealingly engage another one of the suction openings. The distributor includes an inlet path and first and second outlet paths. A suction line is coupled to the inlet path. The suction line includes at least first and second portions. A first plane bisecting the second portion along a length of the second portion is perpendicular to a second plane that bisects the first and second outlet paths.
US10941767B2
A bearing carrier is provided. The bearing carrier including: a bearing body of a first material having a shaft-receiving aperture and a bridge land with a finger cut to channel fluid pressurized by intermeshing of gears rotatably supported by the bearing carrier into an outlet defined by a housing enveloping the bearing carrier, wherein the bearing body includes a bearing face configured to be in a facing spaced relationship with the gears, wherein the bearing face includes a second material integral with the first material, wherein at least one of the first material and the second material define a portion of the bearing face of the bearing body extending about the shaft-receiving aperture, the portion of the bearing face excluding the bridgeland.
US10941766B2
A pump fluid end comprising: a reciprocating element disposed within a reciprocating element bore and having an outer surface; a reciprocating element packing positioned within the reciprocating element bore; and optionally a sleeve positioned within the reciprocating element bore and having an inner surface proximate the outer surface of the reciprocating element, wherein at least a portion of the outer surface of the reciprocating element and/or the inner surface of the sleeve is coated with a multi-layer surface coating comprising a plurality of layers including: a first layer in contact with the at least a portion of the outer surface of the reciprocating element and/or the inner surface of the sleeve; and a second layer disposed over at least a portion of the first layer; and wherein at least one of the plurality of layers has a different visual appearance and/or material composition than another of the plurality of layers.
US10941757B2
An extra-vehicular activity water system (EVAWS) is provided and includes a body defining an interior, a quick disconnect assembly fluidly communicative with the interior and with at least one of an external reservoir and a plumbing system of an extra-vehicular mobility unit (EMU), a piston and a pressure feedback feature. The piston includes a piston head configured to engage with the body to adjust a volume of the interior and a handle by which the piston head is movable to draw fluid through the quick disconnect assembly and into the interior from the external reservoir and to force fluid through the quick disconnect assembly and into the plumbing system from the interior. The pressure feedback feature maintains fluid forced into the plumbing system at pressures above and below minimum and maximum pressures, respectively.
US10941747B1
A gravitational vortex variable flow energy system (GVvFES) is disclosed. An example embodiment includes: a turbine basin having an inlet portion and an outlet portion, the turbine basin having a hybrid conical shape; a generator installed adjacent to the turbine basin; a turbine blade hub having turbine blades attached thereto, the turbine blade hub being coupled to the generator with a turbine blade axle, the turbine blade hub being configured to achieve a variable and configurable height relative to a top of the turbine basin; and a diffuser installed beneath the outlet portion of the turbine basin, the diffuser being configured to achieve a variable and configurable height relative to a bottom of the turbine basin. An example embodiment also includes linkage to vary an angle or pitch of the turbine blades.
US10941740B2
A high-pressure fuel pump includes a housing including a chamber, an inlet flow passage to draw fuel into the chamber, and a discharge flow passage to discharge fuel out of the chamber. The high-pressure fuel pump further includes a piston disposed in the housing and configured to compress fuel, a sleeve coupled to the housing and configured to support the piston and form a space for storing fuel, a discharge valve disposed in the discharge flow passage and configured to open when a pressure of fuel stored in the chamber is equal to or greater than a first pressure, and a pressure relief valve disposed in a relief flow passage that communicates with the discharge flow passage and the space. The pressure relief valve is configured to open when a pressure of fuel supplied into the relief flow passage is equal to or greater than a second pressure.
US10941739B2
A gap forming member has: a plate portion that is placed on an opposite side of a needle, which is opposite from a valve seat; and an extending portion that is formed to extend from the plate portion toward the valve seat, while an opposite end part of the extending portion, which is opposite from the plate portion, is contactable with a movable core. A first wall surface of the gap forming member, which is a wall surface opposed to an outer wall of the flange, is slidable relative to the outer wall of the flange, and a second wall surface of the gap forming member, which is a wall surface opposed to an inner wall of a stationary core, forms a radial gap, which is a gap in a radial direction, between the second wall surface and the inner wall of the stationary core.
US10941738B1
A method of injecting fuel with a fuel injector includes applying a spill valve current to close a spill valve and applying a control valve current to move a control valve to an injection position. The method also includes discontinuing the application of the spill valve current to open the spill valve and preventing a return of the control valve to a non-injection position while detecting a timing when the spill valve opens.
US10941737B2
A follower mechanism including an outer cup having a substantially cylindrical side wall, an annular lip portion disposed at a first end of the side wall, an annular ledge disposed on the side wall, the annular ledge being disposed in a plane that is transverse to a longitudinal center axis of the follower mechanism, and an anti-rotation device disposed on the annular ledge. An inner cup includes an annular lip extending radially-outwardly therefrom and a pair of shaft apertures, the inner cup being disposed in the outer cup so that the lip abuts the annular ledge of the outer cup as well as the anti-rotation devices so that the inner cup is non-rotatable with respect to the outer cup. A shaft is received in the shaft apertures, and a roller follower is rotatably received on the shaft.
US10941727B2
In a piston of an internal combustion engine in which a recessed portion that holds an intake air swirling flow is formed on a crown surface of the piston, the crown surface includes a heat insulating film formation portion having a heat insulating film whose thermal conductivity is lower than a base material of the piston, the heat insulating film whose thermal capacity per volume is smaller than the base material of the piston, and a heat insulating film non-formation portion provided at a position on the more outside of a cylinder bore side of the internal combustion engine than the heat insulating film formation portion, the heat insulating film non-formation portion not having the heat insulating film.
US10941714B2
An engine including a main fuel injection valve, a pilot fuel injection valve, a liquid fuel supply rail pipe, and a pilot fuel supply rail pipe. The main fuel injection valve supplies liquid fuel from the liquid fuel supply rail pipe to a combustion chamber during combustion in a diffusion combustion system. The pilot fuel injection valve supplies pilot fuel from the pilot fuel supply rail pipe to the combustion chamber in order to ignite gaseous fuel during combustion in a premixed combustion system. The liquid fuel supply rail pipe is disposed at one side of an imaginary vertical plane including an axis of a crank shaft. The pilot fuel supply rail pipe is disposed at the side of the imaginary vertical plane at which the liquid fuel supply rail pipe is disposed.
US10941710B2
An air turbine starter for starting an engine, comprising a housing defining an inlet, an outlet, and a flow path extending between the inlet and the outlet for communicating a flow of gas there through. A turbine member is journaled within the housing and disposed within the flow path for rotatably extracting mechanical power from the flow of gas. A gear train is drivingly coupled with the turbine member, a drive shaft is operably coupled with the gear train, and an output shaft is selectively operably coupled to rotate with the engine. A screen is located within the interior between the at least one turbine member and the set of outlets and adapted to mitigate ejection of ignited particles from within the housing.
US10941693B2
A vehicle exhaust system includes a first component that receives exhaust gas output from an engine and a second component that is fluidly coupled to the first component to define an upstream portion of a vehicle exhaust system. A vehicle frame member includes an internal acoustic volume. A pipe connects the internal acoustic volume in parallel to the upstream portion of the vehicle exhaust system.
US10941689B2
A method for the exhaust gas aftertreatment of a combustion engine having an exhaust system in which at least three catalytic converters and at least three lambda probes are disposed. Downstream of a first catalytic converter, an actively heatable catalytic converter is provided, which is actively heated at a start of the combustion engine. The lambda control of the combustion engine is carried out in each case by that lambda probe disposed downstream of the respective last catalytic converter to reach the light-off temperature thereof. Also, an exhaust gas aftertreatment system for implementing such a method.
US10941684B2
A cylinder head cover that prevents the gas outlet for the blow-by gas from being cooled by structural improvements so that the gas outlet does not freeze or become clogged in a cold condition. A cylinder head cover includes: a gas passage through which blow-by gas from a crankcase passes; and a gas outlet portion protruding upward from a head cover upper wall. The gas outlet portion includes a protruding case portion bulging upward from the head cover upper wall so as to form an outlet passage through which blow-by gas passes, and an air layer is formed outside the outlet passage in the protruding case portion.
US10941682B2
Various methods and systems are provided for an oil filter system for a vehicle system. In one example, an oil filter system comprises a housing within which a plurality of oil filter elements are disposed and a frame supporting the housing, the frame including one or more mountings configured to support one or more vehicle sub-assemblies.
US10941672B2
Provided is a stationary nozzle assembly of a gas turbine including a plurality of vane segments converting hot gas energy into a kinetic form, a fixed seal disposed between two adjacent vane segments, and honeycomb seal elements disposed between the two adjacent vane segments to prevent hot gases from escaping through a gap between the two adjacent vane segments. Here, the fixed seal and the honeycomb seal elements face each other. In addition, the vane segments each include airfoil shaped vanes, an outer wall and an inner wall that are disposed at opposite sides of the airfoil shaped vanes, and the fixed seal and the honeycomb seal elements are installed in at least one of the outer wall or the inner wall.
US10941665B2
Rotor assemblies and methods for manufacturing airfoils for rotor assemblies are provided. For example, a rotor assembly comprises a rotary structure extending circumferentially about an axial centerline of a gas turbine engine and an airfoil having a root and a tip. The root is coupled to the rotary structure and has a bulbous shape. The airfoil is formed from a plurality of composite plies, a portion of which defines at the root first and second end surfaces, which are in contact with the rotary structure and together define a chisel-shaped end of the root. In another embodiment, a rotor assembly comprises an outer rotor extending circumferentially about an axial centerline of a gas turbine engine and a composite outer rotor blade having a root and a tip. The blade root is coupled to the outer rotor and extends inward along a radial direction toward the axial centerline.
US10941663B2
Airfoils for gas turbine engines are provided. The airfoils include a body extending between leading and trailing edges in an axial direction, between pressure and suction sides in a circumferential direction, and between a root and tip in a radial direction. A first transitioning leading edge cavity is located adjacent one of the sides proximate the root of the body and transitions axially toward the leading edge as the first transitioning leading edge cavity extends radially toward the tip. A second transitioning leading edge cavity is adjacent the other side and adjacent the leading edge proximate the root of the body and transitions axially toward the trailing edge as the second transitioning leading edge cavity extends radially toward the tip. A portion of the second transitioning leading edge cavity shields a portion of the first transitioning leading edge cavity proximate the root of the body.
US10941659B2
The present invention discloses an I-shaped water-retaining dam for an underground reservoir in a coal mine. The I-shaped water-retaining dam is located between coal pillar dams to isolate an underground reservoir from a corresponding coal roadway. The I-shaped water-retaining dam includes an upper flange plate, a web plate, and a lower flange plate from top to bottom, where a vertical face of a dam body is of an I shape; the upper flange plate extends into a roadway roof; two ends of the web plate are embedded into the coal pillar dams; and the lower flange plate extends into a floor. The I-shaped water-retaining dam is located in an underground coal roadway, and bears complex surrounding rock stress. The present invention effectively overcomes water seepage of a weak part at an upper part of a conventional I-shaped water-retaining dam.
US10941650B2
A set of instructions stored on at least one non-transitory computer readable medium running on a computer system having at least one processor. The set of instructions extract outputs from sensors of a measurement while drilling system of a drilling rig; enable a transmitter to transmit a first data stream having at least one data series including drilling data, the first data stream having an interruptible portion encompassing at least a portion of the drilling data; detect a trigger event during transmission of the first data stream; and cease transmission of the first data stream.
US10941646B2
A method of investigating an earth formation. A tool having a pressure sensor is used in a borehole to collect formation fluid pressure data over time. A pressure derivative curve is generated from the formation fluid pressure data by conducting a piecewise linear regression of the data having optimal window length values L determined by calculating a derivative with respect to L of a pressure derivative value (DD), and selecting values of L where DD has a transition that departs from oscillatory behavior to gradual change. The pressure derivative is calculated with piecewise linear regression with the optimal window length values 2L. Different L values are generated for different groups of data points obtained over time. The pressure derivative is then used for flow regime determination.
US10941639B2
A production tubing is disposed in a wellbore formed in a subterranean zone. The production tubing extends from a surface of the wellbore to a downhole location at which hydrocarbons entrapped in the subterranean zone enter the wellbore. Multiple valves are disposed in the production tubing at respective multiple tubing locations. Each valve is configured to permit one-way flow of hydrocarbons in an uphole direction. The multiple valves divide the production tubing into multiple stages. A stage is a portion of the production tubing between two successively disposed valves. Multiple gas injection valves are coupled to the production tubing and are disposed in a respective stage. A controller, coupled to the multiple valves and the multiple gas injection valves, transmits signals to the multiple valves and the multiple gas injection valves to lift hydrocarbons flowed into the wellbore at the downhole location to the surface on a stage-by-stage basis.
US10941638B2
Methods and systems for restimulating a previously fractured subterranean formation penetrated by a wellbore are described. The methods include plugging existing perforations in an outer casing and existing fractures in the formation with a diverting agent, placing an inner casing in the wellbore while the existing perforations and existing fractures are plugged with the diverting agent, perforating the inner casing and the outer casing to form new perforations, and pumping a fluid through the new perforations to create new fractures in the formation.
US10941636B2
A drilling or work-over vessel (10) is disclosed comprising a number of operational equipment (300), wherein the drilling or work-over vessel comprises at least one operational control and/or state unit (100) comprising at least one processing unit (102), wherein the at least one operational control and/or state unit (100) comprises or are in connection with a memory and/or storage (103), and at least one sensor unit (200), wherein the at least one sensor unit (200) is adapted to obtain one or more measured physical values and to provide data representing the one or more measured physical values and/or derived values thereof to the at least one operational control and/or state unit (100), the memory and/or storage (103) comprises a data representation of a computational physics model of at least a part of the drilling or work-over rig, and the at least one processing unit (102) is adapted to derive data representing an estimation of one or more physical states (such as defined by limits of forces, relative motion between operational equipment and vessel, or between other two pieces of operational equipment) estimated to act on at least one operational equipment (300) in response to the data representing the one or more measured physical values and/or derived values thereof as provided by the at least one sensor unit (200).
US10941628B2
An adjustable blowout preventer may be configured to be adjustable, such that a central bore of the blowout preventer may be adjusted or repositioned. The blowout preventer may include one or more adjustment mechanisms for adjusting an angle of tilt of the central bore and/or an offset distance of the central bore. The adjustment mechanisms may be arranged between a stack of the blowout preventer and a wellhead. The adjustment mechanisms may generally be tubular structures having angled and/or laterally offset bores therein. The adjustment mechanisms may be configured to be rotatable, such that rotation of the mechanisms may change an angle of tilt and/or lateral offset of the blowout preventer central bore, or portions thereof.
US10941624B2
A drill string element of a drill string, the drill string element configured to keep the pressure in the annular space between the drill string and the drill hole within calculated limits or to keep the pressures prevailing in the annular space or drill string as small as possible. Settled drill cuttings are brought back into the flow or settlement of the drill cuttings is prevented.
US10941621B2
An unbonded flexible pipe for offshore fluid transportation is disclosed. The pipe includes from inside and outwards a sealing sheath, a pressure armor layer, at least one tensile armor layer, at least one support layer and an extruded external protective polymer sheath. The at least one support layer includes at least one support strip which is helically wound with a winding angle α of at least about 80 degrees to the longitudinal center axis to provide strip windings along the length of the pipe and the at least one support strip includes a thermoplastic vulcanizate (TPV).
US10941619B2
An additive manufacturing method for making a metal matrix composite component includes melting a powdered mixture with an electron beam. The powdered mixture comprises powdered tungsten carbide in an amount of 45 wt % to 72 wt % of the powdered mixture and a powdered binder in an amount of 28 wt % to 55 wt % of the powdered mixture. The powdered binder comprises boron, silicon, and nickel.
US10941617B2
The invention relates to a method of drilling ground along a drilling direction, the method comprising: providing at least first and second drill tubes (40, 42); providing an articulated and motorized manipulator arm (12) having a gripper member (30); using the gripper member (30) to take hold of the first drill tube (40); moving the gripper member in the drilling direction so as to drive the first drill tube into the ground, the gripper member releasing the first drill tube; then taking hold of the second drill tube and fastening the second drill tube to the first drill tube; and moving the gripper member so as to drive the first and second drill tubes into the ground.
US10941606B1
A system, device, assembly and methods for a frame assembly, including a connector as shown and described. The assembly may be a door frame assembly and may, by way of example, be a door jamb and/or a door mullion including a connector. A connector may provide stability to the assembly.
US10941599B2
An anchoring system used to anchor a ribbon spring to a guide track. A mounting slot is formed in the guide track that provides access to the internal gap space. A counterbalance spring is provided having an offset tab section proximate a free end. A barb flap is formed by bending a segment of the counterbalance spring from the offset tab section. The offset tab section with barb flap are extended into the gap space through the mounting slot. As the counterbalance spring is unwound, a bias is created that engages both the offset tab section and the barb flap within the gap space. This locks the free end of the counterbalance spring in place without the need of any mechanical fastener.
US10941593B2
A front hood latch release system includes a primary latch and a secondary latch securing the front hood. A first handle is disposed within a vehicle cabin and linked to actuate the primary latch. An emergency handle is disposed within a compartment covered by the front hood and linked to actuate the primary latch. A secondary handle is accessible from outside the vehicle cabin and linked to actuate the secondary latch.
US10941589B1
A lock is provided for a secondary aircraft cockpit barrier. The lock has a locking tongue, a cavity for receiving the locking tongue, a locking retainer for retaining the locking tongue in the cavity, and a damped locking tongue releasing mechanism for releasing the locking retainer thereby unlocking the locking tongue from the cavity. The damped locking tongue releasing mechanism is damped such that releasing the locking retainer requires at least about 5 seconds.
US10941577B1
An anti-theft tile system includes a first tile having a female interlock mechanism, a second tile having a male interlock mechanism; and an anti-theft apparatus. The female interlock mechanism engages with the male interlock mechanism to form a point of connection to temporarily secure the first tile to the second tile. The anti-theft apparatus engages with the male and female interlock mechanisms at the point of connection to prevent separation of the first and second tiles.
US10941576B2
Disclosed herein is a siding member for covering an exterior of a structure. The siding member comprises a siding panel having a nail hem and a rear face, wherein the rear face is generally shaped to provide a receptacle capable of retaining a liquid material. In addition, the siding member includes an extension located at an upper edge of the siding panel and a channel located at a lower edge of the siding panel. The channel is of a shape and size to receive the extension of an adjacent panel. A stiffening material is poured or sprayed into the receptacle generally filling the receptacle.
US10941568B2
In accordance with one aspect, a wall construction system includes a plurality of blocks configured to interfit in multiple courses with aligned interior voids being defined by the blocks. At least one shim is disposed between two of the plurality of blocks, wherein each shim includes a main body having a curved surface including a portion having a non-constant radius of curvature. In addition, a cementitious material is disposed in the aligned interior voids.
US10941563B2
The present disclosure relates generally to systems for providing a durable water-resistant and fire-resistant foam-based seal in the joint between adjacent panels. A fire-resistant and water-resistant expansion joint seal is provided which includes one or more foam members and a plurality of intumescent members within the foam member or members to provide a spring recovery force and fire resistance.
US10941543B2
A work machine having a cab coupled to a frame, a steering system coupled to the frame, a controller configured to selectively articulate the steering system, a joystick assembly positioned in the cab and in communication with the controller, a steering wheel assembly positioned in the cab and configured to selectively articulate the steering system, and a steering wheel sensor coupled to the steering wheel assembly and in communication with the controller to identify movement of the steering wheel assembly. Wherein, the controller does not articulate the steering system responsive to movement of the joystick assembly when the steering wheel sensor identifies movement of the steering wheel.
US10941539B1
A system to stabilize a construction vehicle is disclosed having a frame and a pair of stabilizer legs with ground-engaging shoes at the ends of the legs. The stabilizer legs may pivotally connect to the frame on substantially opposing sides, so that the stabilizer legs pivot upwards to a stowed position and pivot downwards to a stabilizing position where the shoe engages the ground. The stabilizer legs may telescope between a retracted and extended position. The retracted position locates the shoe closer to the vehicle and the extended position further from the vehicle. A pair of hydraulic cylinders may be connected to the respective stabilizer legs to power the telescopic movement of the stabilizer legs between the retracted position and extended position. A controller may allow substantially lateral movement of the construction vehicle while the pair of stabilizer legs are engaged with the ground to support the construction vehicle.
US10941538B2
A new hammering system with electromagnetic power for dynamic pile testing. The basic working principle of the hammering system is as follows: when an internal coil is energized, a magnetic force is generated to attract tightly, via a magnetic conduction panel, an adaptive weight hammer disposed in contact with the surface of the panel; when the internal coil is de-energized, demagnetization occurs, and the weight hammer falls instantaneously to impact the pile top, thereby achieving the effects of a stable weight hammer and quick attraction and falling of the hammer. A clamping scale is arranged inside an adjustment section of a guide frame. A falling height of the weight hammer may be selected arbitrarily.
US10941535B2
Stormwater runoff and erosion control devices include carpets or blankets, wattles, and compact drainage filters. A carpet or blanket is a sheet of mesh material having a border formed of a different material than the mesh material. Wattles and compact drainage filters include mesh material supported by a rigid frame. In preferred embodiments, the mesh material includes biochar or activated carbon. Blankets and carpets may be positioned above or suspended below drainage grates in a storm water runoff system, and held in place by magnets. Wattles may be placed on hillsides, or between concrete barriers and drainage grates. Compact drainage filters may be placed at the outlets of catchment basins.
US10941532B2
A first work tool arm is rotatably attached to a frame or reference structure, a second work tool arm rotatably attached to the first work tool arm, and a work tool attached to an end of the second work tool arm. An actuator and a spring are each rotatably attached to the second work tool arm and configured such that separate movement of the first work tool arm relative to the frame or reference structure and movement of the second work tool arm and work tool relative to the first work tool arm are achieved with actuation of the actuator.
US10941525B2
A multi-ply through air dried structured tissue having a bulk softness of less than 10 TS7 and a lint value of 5.0 or less. Each ply of the tissue has a first exterior layer that includes a wet end temporary wet strength additive in an amount of approximately 0.25 kg/ton and a wet end dry strength additive in an amount of approximately 0.25 kg/ton, an interior layer that includes a first wet end additive comprising an ionic surfactant, and a second wet end additive comprising a non-ionic surfactant, and a second exterior layer.
US10941524B2
A pulp mixture includes a lignocellulosic material, water, lignin, an inorganic salt, and a copolymer including two or more structural units chosen from ethylene oxide units, propylene oxide units, (meth)acrylic acid units, ethyl acrylate units, and combinations thereof. The copolymer is free of silicone-containing structural units and the lignin is present in an amount of greater than about 150 ppm, based on a total weight of the pulp mixture.
US10941517B2
The present application relates to a hand-held garment steamer (1) comprising a steam generating chamber (5) having a surface (9) and a heater (10) to heat the surface (9) such that water fed onto the surface (9) is converted into steam. The hand-held garment steamer (1) further comprises a scale collection chamber (14) having an opening (25). The surface (9) and opening (25) are positioned relative to each other and configured so that when the garment steamer (1) is in a first orientation (A) in which the surface (9) extends downwardly away from the opening (25), water fed onto the surface (9) flows away from the opening (25) to be evaporated from the surface (9). When the garment steamer (1) is in a second orientation (B) in which the surface (9) extends downwardly towards the opening (25), scale dislodged from the surface (9) falls into the scale collection chamber (14) through the opening (25). The scale collection chamber (14) is located below the steam generating chamber (5) in both the first orientation (A) and the second orientation (B). The present application also relates to a garment steaming system (40) comprising the hand-held garment steamer (1).
US10941516B2
An electrical household appliance includes a base for producing steam having a steam generator including a boiling chamber and a liquid reservoir supplying the boiling chamber by gravity, the liquid flowing by gravity from the reservoir toward the boiling chamber until the liquid level in the boiling chamber reaches an equilibrium level, called the reference level, at which the liquid level in the appliance prevents air from entering the reservoir, the boiling chamber including a steam outlet through which steam can escape toward a work tool, such as a smoothing brush, and a communication opening connected to a pipe having an evacuation opening closed with a removable stopper, wherein the pipe is supplied with liquid from the reservoir via a supply duct that leads to the pipe at the level of an inlet opening provided above a particle-retention cavity arranged in the lower part of the pipe.
US10941512B2
Water level sensing apparatus and method for controlling clothes treatment apparatus comprising same
A clothes treatment apparatus includes a tub to store water, a drum rotatably arranged in the tub to accommodate clothes, a communication tube communicated with the tub, a pressure in the communication tube corresponding to a water level of the tub, and a chamber provided at a free end of the communication tube so that a pressure in the chamber corresponds to a water level of the tub. An elastic part is provided in the chamber and elastically deformed according to a change in pressure in the communication tube. An output unit having a plurality of resistors is provided on one surface of the elastic part to generate an electrical signal corresponding to an amount of deformation of the elastic part, and a controller is configured to receive the electrical signal and sense the water level of the tub by comparing the electrical signal of the output unit with a reference electrical signal indicating a zero water level of the tub.
US10941503B2
The embodiments described herein relate to forming anodized films that have a white appearance. In some embodiments, an anodized film having pores with light diffusing pore walls created by varying the current density during an anodizing process is described. In some embodiments, an anodized film having light diffusing micro-cracks created by a laser cracking procedure is described. In some embodiments, a sputtered layer of light diffusing aluminum is provided below an anodized film. In some embodiments, light diffusing particles are infused within openings of an anodized layer.
US10941499B2
A method for electrodepositing aluminum and nickel using a single electrolyte solution includes forming a mixture comprising nickel chloride and an organic halide, adding aluminum chloride to the electrolyte solution in an amount at which the mixture becomes an acidic electrolyte solution, providing a working electrode and a counter electrode in the acidic electrolyte solution, and applying a waveform to the counter electrode using cyclic voltammetry to cause aluminum and nickel ions to be deposited on the working electrode.
US10941493B2
A film formation method is provided with a catalyst film formation step for forming a catalyst film on the surface of a substrate by displacement reduction plating, an intermediate film formation step for forming a palladium plating film on the catalyst film, and a surface film formation step for forming a gold plating film on the palladium plating film.
US10941492B2
Disclosed is a substrate treating method for performing a heat treatment of a substrate having a treated film formed thereon in a heat treating space of a heat treating chamber. The method includes an exhaust step of performing exhaust of gas within the heat treating space, an inert gas supply step of supplying inert gas into the heat treating space, and a heat treating step of performing the heat treatment of the substrate in the heat treating space.
US10941491B2
A tow coating reactor system includes a reactor for receiving fiber tow, a wedge situated adjacent the reactor and configured to receive the tow at a tip end, such that as the tow moves across the wedge, the wedge spreads the tow into a plurality of sub-tows.
US10941479B2
An ion source enhanced AlCrSiN coating for a cutting tool is provided. The ion source enhanced AlCrSiN coaling has gradient Si content and grain size, including sequentially an AlCrSiN working layer, an interlayer and an AlCrN bottom layer in order from a surface of the coating to a substrate, wherein from the AlCrN bottom layer to the AlCrSiN working layer, Si content in the interlayer is gradually increased, and the interlayer has a texture that changes from coarse columnar crystals to fine nanocrystals and amorphous body. A texture of the coating, in which the grain size is gradually decreased, sequentially includes coarse columnar crystals, fine columnar crystals and fine equiaxed crystals. A method for preparing the ion source enhanced AlCrSiN coating with the gradient Si content and grain size is provided as well as a cutting tool having the coating deposited thereon.
US10941474B2
An apparatus for the continuous hot dip coating of a metal strip is provided The apparatus includes a vessel intended to contain a liquid metal bath, a bottom roller and a scroll casing of the metal strip. The casing includes, at its lower end, a pouring box delimiting a front pouring compartment for liquid metal and a rear pouring compartment for liquid metal. Each pouring compartment is inwardly delimited by an inner wall and outwardly delimited by an outer wall. The outer wall of the rear pouring compartment forms, with the passage plane of the metal strip, an angle greater than or equal to 15° in the usage configuration. A method is also provided.
US10941473B2
Aluminum alloys are provided. The alloys can include one or more of zinc, magnesium, copper, zirconium, yttrium, erbium, ytterbium, scandium, silver, and the balance of aluminum and incidental elements and impurities. The alloys can be used for additive manufacturing of various articles, such as aircraft components.
US10941472B2
Systems and methods for drawing high aspect ratio metallic glass-based materials are provided. Methods of drawing a high aspect ratio metallic glass-based material are premised on stably drawing high aspect ratio metallic glass-based material from a preform metallic glass-based composition, accounting for the relationships between: the desired formation of an amorphous structure that is substantially homogenous along the majority of the length of the drawn high aspect ratio material; the desired final geometry of the drawn high aspect ratio material; the nature of the force that is used to draw the molten metallic glass-based composition; the velocity at which the high aspect ratio material is drawn; the viscosity profile of the material along its length as it is being drawn; and/or the effect of temperature on the metallic glass-based material. A precise thermal treatment is imposed along the forming length of the drawn material so as to enable a steady state drawing process, the precise thermal treatment being based on: the desire to develop a substantially same amorphous structure along the length of the drawn material; the desired final geometry for the drawn material; the nature of the force used to draw the material; the velocity at which the material is being drawn; and/or the thermal treatment's impact on the viscosity profile of the material along its length as it is being drawn.
US10941471B2
Provided are a high-strength steel sheet having a specified chemical composition, in which a Mn-segregation degree in a region within 100 μm from a surface thereof in a thickness direction is 1.5 or less, in a plane parallel to the surface of the steel sheet in a region within 100 μm from the surface of the steel sheet in the thickness direction, the number of oxide-based inclusion grains having a grain long diameter of 5 μm or more is 1000 or less/100 mm2, a proportion of the number of oxide-based inclusion grains having a chemical composition containing alumina of 50 mass % or more, silica of 20 mass % or less, and calcia of 40 mass % or less to the total number of oxide-based inclusions having a grain long diameter of 5 μm or more is 80% or more, a specified metallographic structure, and a TS of 980 MPa or more, a high-strength galvanized steel sheet, and a manufacturing method thereof.
US10941467B2
Provided is a cold-rolled steel sheet, a galvanized steel sheet and a galvannealed steel sheet, comprising, by wt %, 0.06-0.15% of C, 1.2% or less (excluding 0%) of Si, 1.7-2.7% of Mn, 0.15% or less (excluding 0%) of Mo, 1.0% or less (excluding 0%) of Cr, 0.1% or less (excluding 0%) of P, 0.01% or less (excluding 0%) of S, 0.001-0.04% of Ti, 0.001-0.04% of Nb, 0.01% or less (excluding 0%) of N, 0.01% or less (excluding 0%) of B, and a remainder of Fe and unavoidable impurities, wherein the Si, C, Mn, Mo and Cr contents satisfy Relationship 1, and wherein a microstructure comprising, in area %, 10-70% of ferrite, 10-50% of the sum of bainite and retained austenite, and a remainder of fresh martensite, wherein a ratio (Mb/Mt) is 60% or more, and methods of manufacturing these steel sheets. ([Si]+[C]×3)/([Mn]+[Mo]+[Cr])≥0.18. [Relationship 1]
US10941464B1
Metal-nanoparticle composites, such as metal-boron nitride nanoparticle composites, and methods of manufacturing the same are provided. Ultrasonic casting techniques can be used to achieve uniform dispersion of nanoparticles, such as boron nitride nanotubes (BNNTs) in a metal matrix, such as aluminum. The BNNTs can be incorporated into the melt of the metal, and ultrasonic treatment can then be applied.
US10941448B1
This document provides methods and materials related to treating a disease. For example, this document provides methods for treating a subject's disease based on identifying the risk of progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy PML using a genetic test.
US10941444B2
The present invention relates functional ligands to target molecules, particularly to functional nucleic acids and modifications thereof, and to methods for simultaneously generating, for example, numerous different functional biomolecules, particularly to methods for generating numerous different functional nucleic acids against multiple target molecules simultaneously. The present invention further relates to functional ligands which bind with affinity to target molecules, such as lipoarabinomannan (LAM).
US10941438B2
The present disclosure provides methods and kits for highly multiplex single primer extensions using a MutS protein and Mg2+ at a concentration higher than that in a typical PCR reaction. Also disclosed is the use of such methods and kits in next generation sequencing.
US10941436B2
Methods for the high-throughput analysis of transgenic events are herein disclosed. The methods use libraries of sheared genomic DNA ligated to specialized adapters and pooled for sequence analysis and comparison to known genomic and insert sequence. The method finds use in detecting characterizing insertion site, transgene integrity, and transgene copy number.
US10941435B2
Provided herein are compounds, enzyme substrates, compositions, kits, uses, and methods for detecting the presence or absence of a caspase enzyme, measuring the activity of a caspase enzyme, or detecting the presence or absence of apoptosis. The detection or measurement can occur through intracellular cleavage of a compound or enzyme substrate, which can lead to an increase in fluorescence, e.g., in the violet or red channel, through liberation of a nucleic acid binding dye from a peptide, such as liberation of a DNA-binding dye from a negatively charged peptide comprising a sequence recognized and cleaved by a caspase.
US10941431B2
Provided herein are conjugated immunoglobulins and methods for generating conjugated immunoglobulins using a microbial transglutaminase.
US10941424B2
The present application relates to recombinant microorganisms useful in the biosynthesis of monoethylene glycol (MEG) and one or more three-carbon compounds such as acetone, isopropanol or propene. The MEG and one or more three-carbon compounds described herein are useful as starting material for production of other compounds or as end products for industrial and household use. The application further relates to recombinant microorganisms co-expressing a C2 branch pathway and a C3 branch pathway for the production of MEG and one or more three-carbon compounds. Also provided are methods of producing MEG and one or more three-carbon compounds using the recombinant microorganisms, as well as compositions comprising the recombinant microorganisms and/or optionally the products MEG and one or more three-carbon compounds.
US10941418B2
The present application relates to the field of glyco-engineering, more specifically to glycosylation-engineered fungal cells, more specifically glycosylation-engineered yeast cells, optimized to produce highly homogenous forms of complex N-glycans on recombinant proteins. The invention specifically relates to methods to obtain pharmaceutical compositions comprising recombinant glycoproteins which have homogenous forms of complex N-glycans. In addition, the invention relates to novel pharmaceutical compositions which result from the methods of the invention.
US10941406B2
Provided are modified Gram-negative bacteria having an increased periplasmic volume. Also provided are methods of expressing exogenous genes in the bacteria and targeting protein production to the periplasmic space.
US10941405B2
Disclosed herein include compositions and methods of modulating protein expression that utilizes an activator or a repressor of a non-sense mediated RNA decay switch exon (NSE). In some embodiments, also included herein are compositions and methods of modulating protein expression that uses an agent that targets a transposed element.
US10941394B2
A device for manipulating magnetic particles includes a gelled medium layer and liquid layers alternately stacked in a tubular container along a longitudinal direction of the container. A magnetic particle movement portion for moving magnetic particles exists along an inner wall surface of the container, and the magnetic particle movement portion extends along the longitudinal direction of the container. At a portion where the gelled medium layer is loaded, the cross-sectional shape of the container inner wall in a plane perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the container is non-circular, and the shape of the magnetic particle movement portion in the cross section is a curved shape or an angular shape.
US10941391B2
The present invention provides engineered phenylalanine ammonia-lyase (PAL) polypeptides and compositions thereof, as well as polynucleotides encoding the engineered phenylalanine ammonia-lyase (PAL) polypeptides.
US10941390B2
A novel protein deamidase having an activity of directly acting on a side chain amide group of an asparagine residue in a protein to form a side chain carboxyl group and release ammonia, a microorganism that produces the same, a gene encoding the same, a method for producing the same, and use of the same are provided. A bacterium classified into the class Actinobacteria is cultured to generate protein deamidase, and the enzyme is collected from culture.
US10941372B2
The present invention provides a domestic laundry cleaning composition, said composition comprising an anionic charged surfactant, an alkyl ether carboxylic acid dispersant, a lipase enzyme; and a protease enzyme.
US10941368B2
Selected comb polymers contain specified amounts of macromonomer and nitrogen-containing (meth)acrylates. Lubricant compositions can contain such comb polymers. The selected comb polymers can be used as solubilizers in lubricant compositions, especially in engine oil (EO) compositions.
US10941367B2
A functional fluid composition useful as a brake fluid comprising from 0 to 94.99% by weight of alkoxy glycols of borate esters, from 5 to 99.99% by weight of alkoxy glycols, from 0.01 to 5% by weight of alkoxylates of saturated or unsaturated hydroxy-substituted fatty acids such as ricinoleic acid or esters thereof, the hydroxyl group located on the fatty acid side chain being etherified by at least one oxyalkylene unit, and from 0 to 10% by weight of an additive package comprising additives with corrosion inhibition action.
US10941365B2
A method is provided for producing a solid fuel to be used as fuel for a pulverized coal boiler from wood biomass as a source material at a high mass yield and calorie yield by performing a grinding treatment in a mixture with coal. A solid fuel is produced by adjusting the moisture of a ground powder of wood biomass to between 8 and 50%; densifying the ground powder of wood biomass to a bulk density of 0.55 g/cm3 or higher (measured according to JIS K 2151-6 “Bulk density test method”); and then subjecting the ground powder of wood biomass to torrefaction under conditions of an oxygen concentration of 10% or less and a temperature between 170 and 350° C. Since the bulk density of a source material is high, a trouble in conveyance such as clogging of a rotary valve at an inlet of a carbonization furnace, or clogging of a cyclone after a drier due to excessive reject can be prevented.
US10941359B2
A fuel processing system and method for a sulfur bearing fuel include a hydrodesulfurization reactor followed by an adsorbent bed for removing sulfur or sulfur containing species from the fuel. In certain embodiments, the adsorbent bed is a ZnO bed. In another embodiment, a fuel processing system and method for a sulfur bearing fuel include a steam reformer, a hydrodesulfurization reactor, and an adsorbent bed.
US10941350B2
A pass or tube or a section thereof or “U” bend in a coil in a paraffin cracker having section having a pore size in the metal substrate from about 0.001 to 0.5 microns over coated with a dense metal membrane permits the permeation of one or more of H2, CH4, CO and CO2 from cracked gases moving the reaction equilibrium to the production of ethylene and reduces the load on the down-stream separation train of the steam cracker.
US10941345B2
A system for sealing an unheading or isolation valve in a petroleum refining process. Some aspects relate to a bellows seal for preventing leakage of petroleum product and steam within the valve. Some aspects relate to a restrictor for restricting the motion of a dynamic seat relative to a seat base structure.
US10941343B2
Disclosed is a liquid foaming additive for use in mechanised excavation by a tunnel boring machine, containing 5-40% by weight of one or more surfactants, 0.01-5% by weight of one or more biopolymers, and 55-94.99% by weight of water.
US10941337B2
Suspension of proppants in hydraulic fracturing applications can be strongly affected by the cross-sectional shapes and lengths of the fibers present in the wellbore treatment compositions. For instance, it has been observed that crimped cellulose ester fibers with a trilobal cross-section and an optimized length can provide enhanced suspension of proppants in aqueous fracturing fluids. Furthermore, the present invention demonstrates that non-round cellulose ester fibers can provide superior proppant suspension properties relative to polylactic acid fibers with a round cross-section.
US10941329B2
Methods to prepare a well cementing slurry include coating particles comprising an expanding agent with a component selected from the group consisting of a phenolic resin, a silica, a calcination product of a polysiloxane oil, and a combination thereof; and combining the coated particles with mix water and hydraulic cement to form a cement slurry for cementing a well.
US10941325B2
A thermally conductive resin molded article having a resin and a thermally conductive filler is provided. The thermally conductive filler is oriented substantially in the thickness direction of the thermally conductive resin molded article. The volumetric filling factor of the thermally conductive filler in the thermally conductive resin molded article is 20-80% by volume. Weld lines in the resin are formed substantially in the thickness direction of the thermally conductive resin molded article. An oil component is included in the thermally conductive resin molded article.
US10941314B2
A composition for promoting the release of bituminous materials and other adhesive materials from a substrate and methods of use thereof. More particularly, a composition comprising a silicone oil-in-water emulsion, which is stabilized by an alkoxylated polysiloxane surfactant, for use as a release agent that can be applied to a substrate, such as a truck bed, prior to use for promoting the free release of a bituminous material, such as asphalt, from the substrate.
US10941313B2
A hardcoat composition is described comprising urethane (meth)acrylate oligomer having a first functional groups; an acrylic polymer having second functional groups; wherein the first and second functional groups form a hydrogen bond; and silica nanoparticles. The hardcoat composition may be cured by actinic radiation, upon which the acrylic polymer may be removed by solvent extraction. Also described are articles comprising the cured hardcoat described herein disposed on a surface of a substrate and methods of making an article.
US10941309B2
A fluid set for textile printing includes an aqueous inkjet ink containing a pigment stabilized by anionic dispersing groups and an aqueous pre-treatment liquid. The aqueous pre-treatment liquid includes a capsule having a core including a thermally reactive crosslinker and a polymeric shell stabilized by cationic dispersing groups.
US10941287B1
A composition for extruding or injection molding low-gloss articles exhibiting improved color retention and mechanical properties as compared with conventional pigmented or painted PVC or TPO resins includes polypropylene, a thermoplastic polyolefin elastomer in an amount sufficient to impart superior impact resistance, at least one particulate delustering agent in an amount sufficient to provide low-gloss without sacrificing impact strength, and at least one dye or pigment in an amount sufficient to impart a desired color.
US10941286B2
Polyolefin compositions comprising i) a polyolefin, ii) one or more phosphorus-containing benzofuranone compounds and iii) one or more hindered amine light stabilizers are provided excellent protection against discoloration and enhanced thermal stability during melt processing as exhibited by improved retention of molecular weight and maintenance of polymer molecular architecture.
US10941279B2
A breathable film is described having a basis weight from 1 g/m2 to 10 g/m2, a process for producing the breathable film and use of a surface-treated filler material product as filler in the breathable film. Finally, an article is described that includes the breathable film as well as the use of the breathable film in hygienic applications, medical applications, healthcare applications, filtration materials, geotextile products, agricultural applications, horticultural applications, clothing, footwear products, baggage products, household applications, industrial applications, packaging applications, building applications, or construction.
US10941274B1
Neutron radiation can be attenuated by a material comprising acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS) filament infused with gadolinium, boron, gold, and/or cadmium. The metal-infused filaments are 3D-printed to form a sleeve or cover for gamma and/or alpha radiation detectors to shield, absorb and allow detection of neutrons that are converted to gamma and or alpha radiation. The materials can also allow discrimination between neutron and gamma and/or alpha radiation in a mixed radiation field. Boron-infused filaments also provide neutron shielding and can be used in the manufacture of water equivalent phantoms.
US10941273B2
Graphene-containing latex. The latex contains a graphene structure and non-carbon, non-oxygen and non-hydrogen elements. The provided latex is enabled to have multiple performances such as far-infrared performance, antibacterial performance and bacteriostasis by selecting a specific carbon nanostructure compound and by means of collocation and combination of a graphene structure and elements such as Fe, Si and Al; and furthermore, higher far-infrared effect and antibacterial effect can be achieved by controlling a specific addition proportion. The experimental results prove that the far-infrared performance of the latex can reach a maximum value of 0.93, and the bacteriostasis can reach a maximum value of 99%.
US10941266B2
Described herein are solid and foamable fluoropolymer alloy compositions and foamed articles using said foamable fluoropolymer alloy compositions. The foamable fluoropolymer alloy compositions can comprise a fluoropolymer, and a plastic polymer mixed with said fluoropolymer, wherein said plastic polymer is miscible with said fluoropolymer. The fluoropolymer alloy composition may further comprise a foaming agent. By way of example, the foaming agent can be talc or a talc derivative, or a mixture of talc (or talc derivative) with a citrate compound, such as a citrate salt. One or more additives are added to render the compositions flame retardant and/or smoke suppressant.
US10941260B2
A plasticized biodegradable polyester film formed from a biodegradable polyester in approximately 100 parts by weight, a plasticizer in from approximately 5-25 parts by weight, an inorganic filler in from approximately 0-150 parts by weight; and an antioxidant in from approximately 0.1-1 parts by weight. A method for preparing the plasticized biodegradable polyester film including drying the biodegradable polyester, drying the inorganic filler, mixing the biodegradable polyester, the plasticizer, the inorganic filler and the antioxidant, adding the mixed biodegradable polyester, plasticizer, inorganic filler and antioxidant into an extruder forming extruded plasticized biodegradable polyester material, drying the extruded plasticized biodegradable polyester material, and blowing the dried plasticized biodegradable polyester material as a master batch into film through a extruder to obtain the plasticized biodegradable polyester film.
US10941248B2
The present invention provides, among other things, compounds that include a water-soluble and non-peptidic polymer as well as a maleimidyl group. The compounds are useful as, among other things, polymeric reagents.
US10941244B2
It is provided that a polyester film excellent in heat resistant dimension stability, impact-resistant strength properties, easy-slipping properties, mechanical properties, transparency, and gas barrier performance, and a film roll obtained by winding up this polyester film. A polyester film includes at least one layer mainly including a polyester resin containing a dicarboxylic acid component including furandicarboxylic acid as a main component and a glycol component including ethylene glycol as a main component; and the polyester film has a plane orientation coefficient ΔP of not less than 0.005 and not more than 0.200, a thickness of not less than 1 μm and not more than 300 μm, a heat shrinkage rate of 3.2% or less in each of the MD direction and the TD direction at 150° C. for 30 minutes, and a layer containing at least one additive.
US10941231B2
The present invention relates to the synthesis of an associative acrylic (co)polymer by aqueous emulsion radical polymerization. The (co)polymer contains at least one oligomer of acrylic acid represented by the formula (I): where n is an integer ranging from 1 to 10. The oligomer is prepared from acrylic acid at a temperature of between 50° C. and 200° C. in the presence of a basic or acid catalyst, water, and polymerization inhibitors. The present invention also relates to the associative acrylic (co)polymer obtained from the method and also to the use of this (co)polymer as a thickener in various formulations.
US10941230B2
The present invention relates to multi-arm surfactant-system thickening star macromolecules, and methods of preparing and using the same. In one aspect of the invention, a surfactant-system thickening star macromolecule is capable of providing surfactant-compatibility, increase the viscosity of a surfactant-containing system, and/or temperature-stability to an aqueous composition.
US10941228B2
This disclosure describes polymerization processes and processes for quenching polymerization reactions using high molecular weight polyhydric quenching agents.
US10941221B2
A polyolefin production system is provided. The polyolefin production system includes a plurality of gas-phase polymerization tanks configured to polymerize an olefin gas to form a polyolefin, a compressor comprising an inlet and an outlet and being configured to compress a an olefin-containing gas, an individual gas feed line disposed at each of the gas-phase polymerization tanks and configured to guide the gas fed from the outlet of the compressor to each of the gas-phase polymerization tanks, an individual gas discharge line disposed at each of the gas-phase polymerization tanks and discharging the gas from each of the gas-phase polymerization tanks, and a first valve installed in each of the individual gas feed lines.
US10941211B2
Antibodies and antigen-binding fragments of antibodies that bind GCC are disclosed. The antibodies bind an extracellular domain of GCC and can be internalized. In some embodiments, the antibodies are humanized, chimeric or human. Nucleic acids and vectors encoding the antibodies or portions thereof, recombinant cells that contain the nucleic acids, and compositions comprising the antibodies or antigen-binding fragments are also disclosed. The invention also provides therapeutic and diagnostic methods utilizing the antibodies and antigen-binding fragments provided herein.
US10941206B2
The disclosure relates to caninized chimeric anti-CD20 antibodies to the canine protein CD20 and methods of use to treat certain disorders such as non-Hodgkins B-cell lymphoma in dogs.
US10941196B2
Disclosed herein are low immunogenic human anti-TNF-αantibodies which can inhibit the apopotosis of cells induced by TNF-α. The invented low immunogenic human anti-TNF-α antibodies are capable of binding to TNF-α specifically. The invention presents the human anti-TNF-αantibodies which bind to TNF-α with similar affinities as Adalimumab. Most importantly, the invented human anti-TNF-α antibodies showed reduced immunogenicities in vivo, which made them safer candidate for antibody drug and other biotherapy. The invention also features method of de-immunogenicity of antibody drugs by identification, replacement of high immunogenic FR sequence(s) of the human antibody with low immunogenic FR sequences from other human IgGs, and significantly reduce the risk of human anti-human immunogenicity and improve the efficacy of antibody drugs.
US10941190B2
Described herein are methods for the efficient production of antibodies and other multimeric protein complexes (collectively referred to herein as heteromultimeric proteins) capable of specifically binding to more than one target. The targets may be, for example, different epitopes located on a single molecule or located on different molecules.
US10941186B2
The invention relates to expressing proteins in the axons of mammalian neurons. The invention provides nucleic acids that can be used to express a selected polypeptide in neuronal axons, viruses that can be used deliver nucleic acids of the invention into neuronal axons, as well as methods for doing so. Thus, the invention provides pharmaceutical compositions comprising viruses of the invention, as well as their use in methods of treating injured axons or conditions associated with aberrant axon growth or function.
US10941166B2
The present invention relates to a water-stable Titanium-based metal-organic framework (MOF) material having a high degree of condensation, i.e. an oxo to Ti ratio (or oxo to metal ratio, in the case of doped Ti-based MOFs) >1.0; a process of preparing same and uses thereof, particularly for heterogeneously catalyzed chemical reactions, for gas storage/separation/purification, for information storage, laser printing or as an oxygen indicator, or as proton conductive material (fuel cells), optoelectronic material (photovoltaic cells including Grätzel cells), as a matrix for encapsulating active principles (medicaments, cosmetics), or else as sensing material.
US10941165B2
The present disclosure relates to a perovskite that includes A1-xA′xBX3, where A is a first cation, A′ is a second cation, B is a third cation, X is a first anion, and 0<1−x≤1. In some embodiments of the present disclosure, the perovskite may further include a second anion (X′) such that the perovskite includes A1-xA′xB(X1-zX′z)3, where 0
US10941164B2
An aldiminosilane of the formula (I), to the use thereof as adhesion promoters and/or crosslinking agents, and to curable compositions including same. The aldiminosilane of the formula (I) is odorless, pH-neutral, liquid at room temperature, and has a low sensitivity to heat. The hydrolysis of the aldiminosilane proceeds relatively slowly, and the aldiminosilane is highly effective as an adhesion promoter. Furthermore, the aldiminosilane exhibits excellent compatibility with curable compositions based on isocyanates, epoxides, or silanes, whereby such compositions do not exhibit a propensity for migration effects such as bleeding or substrate soiling after being cured. In particular, isocyanate group-containing compositions containing the aldiminosilane of the formula (I) are highly storage-stable regardless of the storage temperature and the isocyanate used.
US10941158B2
The present invention provides pyrazole compounds useful as inhibitors of Acetyl CoA Carboxylase (ACC), compositions thereof, and methods of using the same.
US10941157B2
Provided herein are compounds that exhibit activity as fungicides and are useful, for example, in methods for the control of fungal pathogens in plants and can be applied to said plants in a variety of ways.
US10941156B2
The invention is directed to the field of pro-fragrances used in detergents and cleaning agents, cosmetic agents and air fresheners, for example. The invention relates to particular cyclic ketals used as pro-fragrances. The invention also relates to detergents and cleaning agents, cosmetic agents and air fresheners containing ketals of the type. The invention further relates to a method for creating a long-lasting fragrance on surfaces and for repelling insects.
US10941154B2
A process for preparing oxycodone hydrochloride, said process comprising hydrogenating 14-hydroxycodeinone in an alcoholic solvent and hydrochloric acid to form oxycodone hydrochloride, wherein (a) the hydrogenation is carried out in the presence of a heterogeneous platinum group metal (PGM) catalyst and hydrogen gas, (b) the hydrogenation is carried out at one or more temperatures greater than ambient temperature in the presence of a hydrogenation catalyst and hydrogen gas, wherein the solution of 14-hydroxycodeinone and hydrochloric acid is heated to temperature before it is exposed to the hydrogen gas, (c) the oxycodone hydrochloride comprises 6a-oxycodol in an amount
US10941151B2
The present invention relates to novel compounds of Formula I and their use in therapeutic treatments. The invention further relates to a novel chiral synthesis of 5,6,7,(8-substituted)-tetrahydro-[1,2,4]triazolo[4,3-a]pyrazines using N-sp3 protective groups. The invention also provides intermediates for use in the synthesis of compounds of Formula I.
US10941149B2
Compounds of general formula (I) wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, R5 and X are as defined herein are inhibitors of the epithelial sodium channel (ENaC) and are useful for the treatment or prevention respiratory diseases and conditions, skin conditions and ocular conditions.
US10941140B2
Disclosed embodiments concern interleukin receptor associated kinases (IRAK) inhibitors, such as oxazole compounds, and compositions comprising such inhibitors. Also disclosed are methods of making and using the compounds and compositions. The disclosed compounds and/or compositions may be used to treat or prevent an IRAK-associated disease or condition.
US10941129B2
The present invention discloses a benzyl phenyl ether derivative, a preparation method therefor, and a pharmaceutical composition and uses thereof. Specifically, the invention relates to benzyl phenyl ether derivatives represented by formula (I), a pharmaceutically-acceptable salt thereof, a stereoisomer thereof, a preparation method therefor, a pharmaceutical composition containing the one or more compounds, and uses of the compounds in treating diseases related to PD-1/PD-L1 signal channels, such as cancers, infectious diseases and autoimmune diseases.
US10941128B2
The present invention describes thymoquinone compounds formula (I): (i) These compounds have been identified as being useful in the treatment of cancer.
US10941125B2
Peroxisome proliferator activated receptor (PPAR) compounds, and methods of using the same for treating bone fractures, treating osteoporosis and/or metabolic bone diseases, and inducing osteogenesis and/or chondrogenesis, are disclosed.
US10941124B2
The present invention provides methods for the preparation of compounds useful in in vivo therapeutic and diagnostic applications. In particular, the present invention provides a method for the synthesis of 1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclododecane-1,4,7,10-tetraacetic acid (DOTA) and also methods for the preparation of metal chelates of DOTA.
US10941120B1
A compound having the formula (I): is disclosed. A method of preparing the compound of formula (I) is also disclosed.
US10941100B2
The present invention relates to a method for the purification of natural vanillin, comprising a step involving the stripping of a liquid flow F2 containing natural vanillin. The invention also relates to the natural vanillin that can be obtained using the method of the invention, as well as a device for purifying natural vanillin.
US10941092B2
The present invention relates to a two-stage hydroformylation process for producing pound of the formula (I) and to a process for producing a compound of the formula (V) comprising the two-stage hydroformylation process for producing a compound of the formula (I) followed by hydrogenation of the compound of the formula (I).
US10941091B2
The present disclosure provides a method for purifying trifluoroiodomethane. The method includes providing a process stream comprising trifluoroiodomethane, organic impurities, and acid impurities; reacting the process stream with a basic aqueous solution, the basic aqueous solution comprising water and at least one base selected from the group of an alkali metal carbonate and an alkali metal hydroxide; and separating at least some of the organic impurities from the process stream.
US10941076B2
The present invention relates to the use of sacrificial agents to counteract the deleterious impact of gypsum contaminants on the effectiveness of certain stucco additives, particularly, water reducing agents and foaming agents, in a stucco slurry used to make gypsum wallboard.
US10941070B2
Methods and apparatus provide for: cutting a thin glass sheet along a curved cutting line, where the curve is divided into a plurality of line segments; applying a laser beam and continuously moving the laser beam along the cutting line; applying a cooling fluid simultaneously with the application of the laser beam in order to propagate a fracture in the glass sheet along the cutting line; and varying one or more cutting parameters as the laser beam moves from one of the plurality of line segments to a next one of the plurality of line segments, wherein the one or more cutting parameters include at least one of: (i) a power of the laser beam, (ii) a speed of the movement, (iii) a pressure of the cooling fluid, and (iv) a flow rate of the cooling fluid.
US10941067B2
A shaped glass article is provided that is ultrathin, has two surfaces and one or more edges joining the two surfaces, and a thickness between the two surfaces. The shaped ultrathin glass article has at least one curved area with a non-vanishing surface curvature with a minimal curvature radius R if no external forces are applied. A method for producing a shaped glass article is also provided that includes providing an ultrathin glass with two surfaces and one or more edges joining the two surfaces, having a thickness between the two surfaces and shaping the ultrathin glass to a shaped ultrathin glass article by forming at least one curved area having a non-vanishing surface curvature with a minimal curvature radius R if no external forces are applied to the shaped ultrathin glass article.
US10941054B2
A method for treating a liquid loaded with ingredients includes injecting the liquid into a reactor vessel such that a circular movement is imparted to the liquid and such that a concentration of the ingredients in a region of a peripheral wall of the reactor vessel increases in a direction from a reactor inlet to a reactor outlet, impinging ultrasound waves having a first intensity and/or ultraviolet radiation having a first intensity on the liquid in a first portion of the reactor vessel, and impinging ultrasound waves having a second intensity and/or ultraviolet radiation having a second intensity on the liquid in a second portion of the reactor vessel. The concentration of the ingredients in the first portion is less than the concentration of the ingredients in the second portion and the first intensity is less than the second intensity. Also a reactor vessel.
US10941047B2
The invention relates to a method for producing magnetite with a purity of no less than 90% and higher than 98%, by oxidation of pulverized wustite (iron oxide), at temperatures ranging from 200° C. to 800° C., with the addition of water in liquid or steam form, in counter-current or concurrently, in an externally heated reaction chamber with a controlled atmosphere. The amount of water used to oxidize the wustite being 60 to 500 ml per kilogram of wustite, the grains of wustite powder are injected into the reaction chamber having a size no greater than 100 μm for optimal reaction.
US10941046B2
The present invention relates to a process for producing sodium bicarbonate crystals. Sodium carbonate derived from TRONA ore is mixed with a treated mother liquor produced in a downstream process to form a sodium carbonate solution. The sodium carbonate solution is subjected to a crystallization process that produces sodium bicarbonate crystals. The sodium bicarbonate crystals are separated from the sodium carbonate solution to form a mother liquor that includes silica. To remove the silica in the mother liquor, the mother liquor is directed to a reactor where an aluminum salt is mixed with the mother liquor to precipitate hydrous aluminum oxide which adsorbs silica thereon. The hydrous aluminum oxide with adsorbed silica is removed from the mother liquor. This produces the treated mother liquor that is mixed with the sodium carbonate and which forms the sodium carbonate solutions.
US10941043B2
Provided are a method of preparing a metal oxide-silica composite aerogel which includes preparing a silicate solution by dissolving water glass at a concentration of 0.125 M to 3.0 M, after adding and mixing a metal salt solution having a metal ion concentration of 0.125 M to 3.0 M to the silicate solution, precipitating metal oxide-silica composite precipitates by adjusting a pH of a resulting mixture to be in a range of 3 to 9, and separating and drying the metal oxide-silica composite precipitates, wherein the metal salt solution includes a magnesium (Mg)-containing metal salt in an amount such that an amount of magnesium ions is greater than 50 mol % based on a total mole of metal ions in the metal salt solution, and a metal oxide-silica composite aerogel having low tap density and high specific surface area prepared by the method.
US10941042B2
In one aspect, the disclosure relates to processes for preparation of a carbon foam material, the process comprising heating in a microwave heating apparatus a mixture comprising a coal material and a flux agent. In other aspects, relates to processes for preparation of a carbon foam material, the process comprising heating in a microwave heating apparatus a mixture comprising a coal material, a foaming pitch material and a flux agent. In a further aspect, the mixture comprising a coal material, a foaming pitch material and a flux agent after heating in the microwave heating apparatus can form a pseudo-fluid material. In a still further aspect, the pseudo-fluid material can be arranged in mold, and then further heated to form a carbon foam. The disclosure, in further aspects, relates to processes further providing carbon materials such as carbon composite materials, graphite, graphite flakes, and graphene. In various aspects, the disclosure relates to the carbon foam and other materials prepared using the disclosed processes. This abstract is intended as a scanning tool for purposes of searching in the particular art and is not intended to be limiting of the present disclosure.
US10941040B2
Techniques are described for controlling widths of nanofiber sheets drawn from a nanofiber forest. Nanofiber sheet width can be controlled by dividing or sectioning the nanofiber sheet in its as-drawn state into sub-sheets as the sheet is being drawn. A width of a sub-sheet can be controlled or selected so as to contain regions of uniform nanofiber density within a sub-sheet (thereby improving nanofiber yarn consistency) or to isolate an inhomogeneity (whether a discontinuity is the sheet (e.g., a tear) or a variation in density) within a sub-sheet. Techniques for dividing a nanofiber sheet into sub-sheets includes mechanical, corona, and electrical arc techniques.
US10941039B2
Dihydrogen metaphosphate can be synthesized via protonation, and can react with a dehydrating agent to afford tetrametaphosphate anhydride. A monohydrogen tetrametaphosphate organic ester can be derived from the anhydride. A metal tetrametaphosphate complex can be prepared using a metal salt and a dihydrogen tetrametaphosphate.
US10941038B2
A process for producing an ammonia synthesis gas, said process including the steps of: reforming a hydrocarbon feed in a reforming step thereby obtaining a synthesis gas comprising CH4, CO, CO2, H2 and H2O; and shifting said synthesis gas in a high temperature shift step over a promoted zinc-aluminum oxide based high temperature shift catalyst, wherein the steam/carbon ratio in the reforming step is less than 2.6.
US10941036B2
An approach includes a method of fabricating a switch. The approach includes forming a first cantilevered electrode, forming a second cantilevered electrode over an electrode and operable to contact the first cantilevered electrode upon an application of a voltage to the electrode, and forming an arm on the first cantilevered electrode with an extending protrusion extending upward from an upper surface of the arm.
US10941028B2
A safety system for an elevating machine has a base part and an elevating part. The safety system includes sensor assemblies for sensing an electric or magnetic field, which are mounted on different parts of the elevating machine. A data processor is connected to receive sensor signals from the sensor assemblies. A memory stores data relating to numerous patterns of sensor signals associated with the interaction between the elevating machine and an electric or magnetic field. The data processor compares the received sensor signals with the stored data and identifies the positional relationship between the elevating machine and a source of the sensed field.
US10941022B2
A grabbing device having a plurality of jaws which can be moved between an open position and a closed position to enable the device to grasp an object(s). The technology finds particular application in the forestry industry and moving logs.
US10941021B2
A belt and sheave assembly for an elevator system includes a sheave having a plurality of tracking grooves laterally spaced across a sheave width, and a debris channel located in a tracking groove of the plurality of tracking grooves defining a radially inwardmost extent of the tracking groove. The assembly further includes a belt having a plurality of tension members arranged along a belt width and extending longitudinally along a length of the belt, a jacket at least partially enclosing the tension members, the jacket defining a side of the belt configured to interface with the sheave, and a plurality of tracking features extending from the side of the belt. The tracking features are laterally spaced across the belt width. Each tracking feature is configured to be received in a tracking groove, and each tension member is laterally offset from each of the tracking features.
US10941016B2
A cable reel apparatus that includes a bag, a first frame that is configured to be received inside the bag, a first flange that is configured to be removably engaged with the first frame, a second frame that is configured to be received inside the bag, a second flange that is configured to be removably engaged with said second frame, and a hub member that is configured to releasably couple the first flange with the second flange, and the hub member is configured to support a coil of cable.
US10941015B1
A reel system that includes a drum that receives a coil of flexible pipe. A first flange that removably couples to a first side of the drum. A second flange that removably couples to a second side of the drum. The first flange and the second flange secure the coil of flexible pipe to the drum.
US10941008B2
A pneumatic distribution system for an agricultural machine includes an air source having an outlet, an assembly configured to receive agricultural material from a material source, and a plurality of conduits. Each conduit is configured to receive an air stream from the outlet for conveying a portion of the agricultural material to at least one device associated with the agricultural machine. A first one of conduits corresponds to a first distribution line and is positioned such that the first conduit receives a first air stream from a first area of the outlet, a second one of the conduits corresponds to a second distribution line and is positioned such that the second conduit receives a second air stream from a second area of the outlet having a lower air pressure than the first area, and the first distribution line has a higher pressure drop than the second distribution line.
US10941007B2
The present invention relates to a pick-and-place device constructed for picking and placing multiple objects simultaneously, the pick-and-place device comprising: a base frame, a coupling device, a support unit which is connected to the base frame via the coupling device, wherein the support unit supports a plurality of arms, wherein the support unit is movable relative to the base frame, wherein the support unit comprises: support unit base, at least one cam track body which is connected to the support unit base, wherein multiple cam tracks are defined in the at least one cam track body, wherein the at least one cam track body is rotatable relative to the support unit base, wherein the coupling device couples the rotation of the at least one cam track body relative to the support unit base to the movement of the support unit relative to the base frame.
US10941004B2
Enclosed herein are embodiments of a product transfer module and product transfer systems. In one embodiment, a product transfer module comprises a first shuttle, the first shuttle including a plurality of rollers, wherein the plurality of rollers are connected by one or more belts and includes a plurality of driven rollers and at least one driving roller; a second shuttle, the second shuttle including a plurality of rows of pulleys and a pulley drive positioned beneath the plurality of pulleys; and a cam system for raising and lowering the first and second shuttles; wherein the first shuttle directs product flow along a first flow path and the second shuttle directs product flow in a second flow direction.
US10941003B2
A catenary idler comprises a cable, a plurality of bearing surfaces disposed along a length of the cable, and a plurality of rollers disposed over the plurality of bearing surfaces. The plurality of bearing surfaces are fixed to the cable. The plurality of bearing surfaces may be a plurality of clamps. The plurality of rollers are rotatably supported upon the plurality of bearing surfaces. The cable may be rotatably supported at its ends. The catenary idler may include a first compression spring at a first end of the cable and a second compression spring at a second end of the cable. The rollers may be formed of an oil filled nylon. A conveyor belt impact bed includes a frame, a plurality of catenary idlers supported upon the frame, and a conveyor belt supported upon the plurality of catenary idlers.
US10941001B2
A grain facility has a grain receiving station and a grain transport line with a grain elevator, a distributor with at least one input spout, and at least one grain bin. The grain transport line moves grain from the grain receiving station to one of the at least one grain bins and the distributor directs the grain to a selected bin of the at least one grain bin. The grain facility further includes an optical sensing system having at least one optical sensor positioned in the grain transport line at or before the distributor, wherein the optical sensing system senses the type of grain in the grain transport line. A control system determines if the grain passing through the grain transport line is suitable for the selected grain bin and produces an alarm if the grain in the grain transport line is not suitable for the selected grain bin.
US10940995B2
A capsule containing a substance for the preparation of a beverage by supplying a fluid under pressure into the capsule. The capsule has an aluminum capsule body with an outwardly extending flange and a cover sheet attached to the flange and hermetically closing off the capsule. A deformable sealing ring portion of the flange projects axially from base portions of the flange, to which said cover is attached. The deformable sealing ring portion has an inner wall portion extending from and contiguous with an inner base portion of the flange, an outer wall portion extending from and contiguous with an outer base portion of said flange and a bridge portion interconnecting the inner wall portion and the outer wall portion. The bridge portion is located axially spaced from the base portions of the flange. A support member is arranged between the inner and outer wall portions.
US10940991B2
A knitting needle storage/display device includes a display flap, and a main flap, which is foldable at first and second fold regions, to form a first end flap portion, a middle flap portion, and a second end flap portion. A strap, being intermittently secured to the display flap, releasably supports a knitting needle between adjacent pairs of intermittently secured locations. The display flap, being secured to the main flap, can be folded between its first and second ends into a display position, and be releasably secured thereat using hook and loop fastening materials. The folded display flap in the display position exposes the ends of the needles. Snap members releasably secure the first and the second end flap portions together, when respectively folded at the first and second fold regions, in either a closed position, or an open position while the display flap is in the display position.
US10940989B2
A package includes a container formed to include an interior product-storage region and a closure. The closure is coupled to the container selectively to allow access to the product stored in the interior product-storage region.
US10940981B2
A package having a tray and a lockable lid is disclosed herein. The lid may be removed by applying a user input so that, for example, the package is child resistant. The lid is movable between a closed position and an open position. The package may include grinders to grind contents in the package.
US10940979B1
The present invention is directed to a lid for use on a drinking container. The lid is capable of being releasably sealably engaged with a top end of the container. The lid can be secured to the container in a manner to resist displacement of the lid if the container is dropped or tipped. The lid includes a tab portion, which is capable of being depressed by a user's mouth, tongue or lip so as to provide an opening in the lid. The tab portion is also biased so as to return to a closed position to close the opening upon removal of pressure against the tab portion. The tab portion can have a perimeter larger in at least one dimension than the opening to resist fluid discharge when in the closed position.
US10940977B2
A multi-vessel reservoir assembly is provided. The multi-vessel reservoir assembly comprises a first fluid vessel, a second fluid vessel, and at least one linkage positioned between the first and second fluid vessels. The at least one linkage serves to maintain the first and second fluid vessels in fixed and spaced-apart relationship relative to one another. The first and second fluid vessels are independent and separately operable.
US10940976B2
The container has a lid structure comprising two lid panels. The first lid panel forms at least a part of the top wall. The second lid panel forms at least part of one of the side walls. When the container is in the erected condition the lid structure can have one of, and be moved between, a closed configuration; top load configuration; and, front load configuration. The front load configuration has two variants. In a first front load configuration the first and second lid panels remain connected to each other and are moved so that they are in a substantial face to face relationship. In the second front load configuration the second lid panel is pivoted to lie on top of the first lid panel.
US10940973B2
A packaging scheme for identifying consumer goods affiliated with, made and/or sold by a company and/or brand. The packaging scheme provides for a first product and a second product where the first product and the second product are different products, and a first package containing the first product and a second package containing both the first product and the second product. A first visual cue and/or a first packaging construction cue are associated with the first product. A second visual cue and/or a second packaging construction cue are associated with the second product, such that the first package has a first visual cue and/or a first packaging construction cue, while the second package has both a (i) first visual cue and/or a first packaging construction cue, and (ii) a second visual cue and/or a second packaging construction cue.
US10940971B2
Packaging for an attachable unit for a smoking article The invention relates to packaging (300) for an attachable unit (3) for a smoking article (2) comprising a receiver (301) to receive an attachable unit and a guide (306) for aligning the smoking article with the attachable unit when the attachable unit is received by the receiver such that the attachable unit can be attached to the smoking article. The invention also relates to packaging for an attachable unit for a smoking article comprising a receptacle or receiver in which the attachable unit is receivable and a gripping mechanism (307) to releasably hold the attachable unit within the receptacle or receiver when the attachable unit is received in the receptacle or receiver.
US10940957B2
A haptic alert mechanism. The mechanism includes an actuator. At least one arm of a movable stopping piece is connected to the actuator. A spring box is provided with an enclosure containing a pre-stressed torsion spring, said spring box being mounted to be movable in rotation about the axis of rotation. The enclosure includes at least one lug that is mounted to be movable in rotation about said axis of rotation. A finger of the torsion spring passes through an elongate orifice in a front flank of the enclosure to form a movable, resilient stop that is overridable.
US10940954B2
An aircraft engine system configured with a high pressure stage turbocharger assembly and a supplemental stage turbocharger assembly disposed in series with respect to said high pressure stage turbocharger, wherein the supplemental stage turbocharger assembly provides a compressor unit of the high pressure stage turbocharger with substantially constant critical altitude pressure input.
US10940947B2
A waste compaction system includes a trolley for collecting waste and a docking station that is integratable into a cabin monument of a vehicle. The trolley includes a housing with chambers for waste, an opening for introducing waste, a vacuum compaction mechanism assigned to a chamber, and a suction port accessible from outside the housing and couplable to the compaction mechanism. The compaction mechanism includes a compaction sheath extending from a bottom of the housing to a frame arranged opposite the bottom, and is fillable through the opening, and a rigid plate is arranged on or in at least one lateral surface of the compaction sheath and moves together with the compaction sheath during the evacuation thereof. The docking station and the trolley mate with each other. The docking station includes another suction port that is couplable to a suction line in the vehicle and the first suction port.
US10940941B2
A method for increasing the effective value and extending the economic life of aircraft is provided. When older or new aircraft are enabled and controlled to move autonomously on the ground without reliance on aircraft engines or external tow vehicles by equipping the aircraft with cost-saving wheel drive systems controllable to move the aircraft autonomously on the ground, substantial reductions in aircraft operating costs can be realized, and the value of aging airline fleets, as well as new aircraft, can be increased significantly. Unexpected reductions in aircraft effective economic age and increases in value can be achieved, particularly when aircraft equipped with cost-saving wheel drive systems experience large numbers of short flights and a large amount of taxi time.
US10940938B2
A system for changing the pitch of blades of at least one turbomachine rotor is provided. The system generally includes a control means acting on a connecting mechanism connected to the blades of the rotor and having a body mobile in translation along a longitudinal axis with respect to a fixed body, load-transfer bearing mounted on the mobile body cooperating with the connecting mechanism, and means for lubricating the bearing having a lubricant duct and extending radially above the fixed and mobile bodies. The duct generally includes first and second telescopic tubular parts that slide coaxially with respect to one another, the first part connected to the fixed body and the second part connected to the mobile body, and means for spraying lubricant into the bearing mounted on the mobile body and lubricant supply conduit mounted on the mobile body to connect the duct to the spraying means.
US10940934B2
A floor arrangement for a cabin of a vehicle, in particular of an aircraft or spacecraft, comprises a carrier plate formed with a multiplicity of first fastening perforations and a multiplicity of reinforcing notches. The first fastening perforations are arranged one behind another in fastening rows at a uniform longitudinal distance. The fastening rows are oriented parallel at a uniform transverse distance from one another at an angle of orientation of 45° with respect to a longitudinal direction of the floor arrangement. The reinforcing notches run along the angle of orientation in a manner offset with respect to the fastening rows. A floor panel is formed with a multiplicity of second fastening perforations and is arranged above the carrier plate such that the second fastening perforations are arranged above the first fastening perforations to fasten cabin elements through the floor panel to the carrier plate.
US10940931B2
A craft having a source of deuterium-containing micro-fusion fuel particles is operable above a planetary, lunar or asteroid surface in the presence of ambient cosmic rays. The fuel particles are dispersible from a set of ports, where at least some of the ports are in an underside of the craft body and others are in lateral sides of the craft body. Dispersed fuel particles interact with ambient cosmic rays and muons to generate energetic reaction products, at least some which are then received by the underside of the craft to generate lift and also selected lateral sides of the craft to generate propulsive thrust in a desired lateral direction. The craft can carry tethers and winches to carry a payload above the surface from location to another. In another embodiment, a balloon-based design, such as a dirigible, provides primary buoyant lift, while the micro-fusion particles provide at least lateral thrust, and supplemental lift where needed.
US10940930B2
An online antifouling ship ballast water treatment system includes a ballast water main pipeline, a ballast water branch pipeline, a dispensing pipeline, a filter on the ballast water main pipeline, an electrolysis unit on the ballast water branch pipeline, and a dispensing pump on the dispensing pipeline. Some of seawater introduced into the system is filtered by the filter and flows to the ballast water branch pipeline and the electrolysis unit, some of seawater electrolyzed by the electrolysis unit is reinjected to the filter through the dispensing pump and the dispensing pipeline after a ballast process is completed, and kept in the filter until a next ballast operation, so that growth and propagation of marine organisms in the filter can be inhibited by sodium hypochlorite contained in a TRO solution when a ballast pump stops working. The present invention also provides a ship ballast water treatment method.
US10940929B2
The present invention relates to an exhaust system for a combustion engine of a marine vessel. The exhaust system includes an exhaust system inlet configured to be coupled to an exhaust gas outlet of the marine engine, one or more exhaust system outlets, and an exhaust gas flow path extending from the inlet to the one or more exhaust system outlets and having a forward flow direction from the exhaust system inlet and a reverse flow direction extending from at least one of the one or more exhaust system outlets. The exhaust system further includes a flow redirection arrangement in the exhaust gas flow path for restricting a flow of liquid flowing in the reverse flow direction, the flow redirection arrangement comprising at least one flow redirection feature configured to redirect a first stream of the liquid toward the forward flow direction to collide with a second stream of the flow of liquid. The invention also relates to motor assemblies and marine vessels having such exhaust systems.
US10940926B2
A fuel cell watercraft includes: a hull; an electric motor Serving as a power source adapted to generate propulsion of the hull; a fuel cell unit adapted to supply electric power to the electric motor; a hydrogen fuel tank adapted to supply hydrogen fuel to the fuel cell unit; a secondary battery serving as an auxiliary power supply for the fuel cell unit; and power regulation means for regulating the electric power supplied to the electric motor, in which the hull includes first and second storage spaces isolated from each other, the first and second storage spaces include equipment hatches able to be opened and closed by lid members, the fuel cell unit and the hydrogen fuel tank are housed in the first storage space, and the secondary battery and the power regulation means are housed in the second storage space.
US10940924B2
An alert control system includes a memory, and a processor coupled to the memory, wherein the processor is configured to: receive a first input of an anchorage instruction or a second input indicating an anchorage state, and perform, in accordance with the first input or the second input, control to reduce a number of kinds of triggers which output an alert.
US10940923B2
The side mounted motors are attached to the left side and the right side of the kayak. The invention further comprises a pair of unique clamps for attaching the pair of side mounted motors to the kayaks. The unique clamps are configured to adjust the side mounted motors both horizontally and vertically to regulate placement and depth of the side mounted motors. In a preferred embodiment, the clamp has inter-changeable wedges that conform to different profiles of a kayak to provide a more secure fit.
US10940918B2
A watercraft is provided with fin on its transom. The fin extends outwardly from a portion of the transom that extends into the water. The fin includes a first portion and a second portion positioned rearwardly of the first portion. The second portion is inclined downwardly and rearwardly relative to the first portion and positioned so as to provide lift and to channel water toward the propeller. The watercraft may be a pontoon boat having first and second laterally-spaced pontoons located under the deck on opposite sides of the transom. Additional fins may be mounted on the first and second laterally-spaced pontoons.
US10940914B1
The present invention relates to a bicycle driving apparatus with a novel structure which allows a bicycle to move forward by alternately pushing each of both pedals in one direction. Since a user repeatedly presses down a left pedal (113) and a right pedal (114) to move a bicycle forward, the bicycle driving apparatus according to the present invention has an advantage of more convenience of use than a conventional bicycle driving apparatus in which the left pedal (113) and the right pedal (114) should rotate.
US10940902B2
A track assembly is to be mounted on a drive axle of a vehicle. The track assembly has a frame, at least one leading idler wheel mounted to the front of the frame for rotation about a transverse leading idler wheel axis, at least one trailing idler wheel mounted to the rear of the frame for rotation about a traverse trailing idler wheel axis parallel to the leading idler wheel axis, a single drive wheel assembly, and at least two slide rails. The slide rails have corresponding forward-facing portions, central portions, and rearward-facing portions. The forward-facing portions project from the front ends of the central portions by a projection that is greater than a length of the central portions. A vehicle having the track assembly is also described.
US10940899B2
An assembly for utility truck bodies having metal and/or composite reinforcement(s) and/or foam reinforcements and/or honeycomb reinforcement/and/or wood reinforcements encapsulated within a thermoformed thermoplastic, or thermoset or fiber-reinforced thermoset walking surface floor structure of the truck bed assembly or other composite floor structure with attachable components and junctions, e.g., sidepack(s), and methods of making the same are provided.
US10940896B2
A structural reinforcement comprising a rigid polymeric structure (12) including a central portion (20) and two side portions (22,24) adjacent the central portion, each of the central portion and side portions including a top surface and bottom surface and an expandable adhesive material (14) located onto at least one surface of each of the central portions and two side portions, wherein the expandable adhesive material is located along the bottom surface of the central portion and the top surface of each of the side portions.
US10940892B2
A vehicle substructure, comprising a pair of side members arranged apart in the vehicle width direction, and extending in the vehicle longitudinal direction, and a cross member that extends in the vehicle width direction and connects the pair of side members, wherein the cross member include a pairs of cross member low-strength sections that are of weaker strength than a center portion, on both sides in the vehicle width direction.
US10940886B2
A leading-edge steering system is provided for a front suspension of an off-road vehicle. The leading-edge steering system is comprised of a spindle assembly that supports a drive axle assembly to conduct torque from a transaxle to a front wheel. A first rod-end joint pivotally couples an upper suspension arm and the spindle assembly, and a second rod-end joint pivotally couples a lower suspension arm and the spindle assembly. A steering rod-end joint pivotally couples a first end of a steering rod with a leading-edge portion of the spindle assembly. A steering gear is coupled with a second end of the steering rod and configured to move the steering rod, such that the spindle assembly rotates with respect to the upper and lower suspension arms. The leading-edge portion is configured to exert primarily tensile forces on the steering rod during travel over rough terrain.
US10940877B2
A method includes wirelessly receiving, at a lead remote control (RC) communication device onboard a lead vehicle of a vehicle system, a request signal from an operator control unit (OCU). The method also includes communicating a reconfiguration signal from a lead communication device of the lead vehicle to a remote communication device disposed onboard a first displaced vehicle responsive to receipt of the request signal. Further, the method includes, responsive to receiving the reconfiguration signal, reconfiguring an RC communication device onboard the first displaced vehicle to switch from a first state where the RC communication device onboard the first displaced vehicle receives a control signal from the OCU for remotely controlling operation of the first displaced vehicle to a different, second state where the RC communication device onboard the first displaced vehicle repeats the control signal to the lead RC communication device of the lead vehicle.
US10940875B2
A vehicle, particularly a rail vehicle, includes at least two coach bodies being coupled together and at least one line bridging a gap between the coach bodies. The line, which is an outwardly electrically insulated high-voltage line, is flexible and is guided by a cable guiding device in the region of the gap between the coach bodies at least in sections. The cable guiding device includes a multiplicity of guiding elements which are mechanically coupled together and can be pivoted in relation to each other in a guiding plane. The cable guiding device is flexible in the guiding plane and is less flexible in a plane which is perpendicular thereto than in the guiding plane.
US10940873B1
A modified, hollowed-out, bi-level double decker passenger car is equipped to provide electricity to electrically charge the batteries of battery-powered electric automobiles, either on a car by car basis, using the wheels of the car to generate electricity, or as the whole of the train supplied with power generated by a locomotive, a designated generator car, or an outside source.
US10940871B2
An autonomous vehicle including a sensor system that outputs a sensor signal indicative of a condition of the autonomous vehicle. The vehicle also includes a user interface device with a display. A computing system determines, based upon a profile of the passenger, that support is to be provided pictorially to the passenger when the support is provided to the passenger. The computing system further detects occurrence of an event that has been identified as potentially causing discomfort to the passenger. The computing system yet further sets a predefined pictorial support message defined in an account corresponding to the event maintained in a database prior to occurrence of the event as a pictorial support message to be presented to the passenger. The computing system additionally causes the display to present the pictorial support message, wherein the pictorial support message solicits feedback from the passenger of the autonomous vehicle.
US10940864B2
Control commands in a system and method for autonomously driving a vehicle or partially autonomously driving a vehicle are generated on the basis of an environment representation, which is generated from sensor signal of a sensing means. The environment representation where ambiguous objects are identified is such that information obtained from the driver of the vehicle are added. The system generates an information request. Additional information is extracted and accumulated in the environment representation map. Traffic is then determined and suitable control signals for the vehicles are generated. In case no ambiguous objects are included in the environment representation but the system is not capable of deciding on traffic, the driver is asked to disambiguate the situation or to instruct on dealing with the traffic.
US10940860B2
A vehicle control device includes a recognizer 130 which recognizes a surrounding situation of a host vehicle and a driving controller 140 and 160 which executes driving control by controlling one or both of steering and acceleration/deceleration of the host vehicle on the basis of the surrounding situation recognized by the recognizer, wherein the driving controller assigns predetermined required tasks to an occupant of the host vehicle to execute the driving control when there is a gap of a threshold value or more between first speed information determined from at least one of a traveling speed of the host vehicle and a target speed and second speed information determined from at least one of a speed limit in a lane in which the host vehicle is traveling and a speed of a neighboring vehicle traveling around the host vehicle.
US10940858B2
Implementations a method using a collision detection device associated with a user to detect a moving object in an environment and provide an alert to the user are provided. In some implementations the environment comprises at least one transmitter of opportunity. In some implementations, the collision detection device comprises a receiver and a processor. In some implementations, the method comprises receiving at the collision detection device Wi-Fi signals reflected from the moving object where the Wi-Fi signals originate from a Wi-Fi source not associated with the moving object. The method further comprises detecting, measuring, and tracking the Doppler effect of the Wi-Fi signals at the collision detection device to track velocity vector relative to the collision detection device. The method further comprises calculating the time of arrival of the moving object based on the velocity vector relative to the location of the collision detection device. The method further comprises tracking the relative angle between the moving object and the collision detection device based on the velocity vector. The method further comprises predicting the occurrence of a collision between the moving object and the collision detection device based on the relative angle. The method further comprises providing a notification based on the predicting step.
US10940842B2
A method for ascertaining information relating to a mechanically effective power of an active brake booster of a braking system of a vehicle, including: ascertaining a first piece of information relating to an assisting force that is effectuated with the aid of the operated active brake booster, ascertaining a second piece of information relating to a pressure force in a master brake cylinder of the braking system, situated downstream from the active brake booster, the pressure force acting counter to the operated active brake booster, ascertaining a third piece of information relating to a spring force of at least one spring of the active brake booster and/or of the braking system, the spring force acting counter to the operated active brake booster, and establishing the information relating to the mechanically effective power of the active brake booster, taking into consideration the first, second, and third pieces of information.
US10940837B2
When a vehicle experiences an instability event, an instability event trigger (e.g., a failed modulator, unexpected yaw or lateral acceleration, unexpected steering wheel position change, etc.) is monitored and the magnitude thereof is compared to a corresponding predetermined threshold above which corrective action is initiated. Depending on the magnitude and type of instability trigger, one or more wheel ends are identified as candidates for brake activation. Braking force at the identified wheel ends is gradually increased until the vehicle becomes stable or comes to a stop.
US10940836B2
A method is provided to adjust an activating braking pressure threshold value of an automatic vehicle brake holding system of a vehicle. If a braking pressure that is generated through actuation of a vehicle brake of the vehicle exceeds an activating braking pressure threshold value while the vehicle is at a standstill, a brake holding state of the vehicle brake holding system is activated and a procedure for ascertaining time is started. A vehicle movement is ascertained during an activated brake holding state within a monitoring procedure period of time since starting the procedure to ascertain time. If a movement occurs within the monitoring procedure period of time, a value of a number of ascertained movements is increased. If this value exceeds a movement threshold value, the activating braking pressure threshold value is increased and the value of the number of ascertained movements is reduced.
US10940834B2
An electronic brake system is disclosed. The electronic brake system includes a first housing having a first cylinder chamber hydraulically connected to a wheel brake unit, a first piston connected to a pedal unit so as to press an operating fluid stored in the first cylinder chamber toward the wheel brake unit, and a second cylinder chamber connected to a reservoir unit through a flow passage opened or closed by an electronic control valve. The electronic brake system includes the second cylinder chamber, a volume of which is decided by forward and backward movement of a second piston. The second piston is activated by at least one interlocking unit such that forward and backward movement of the first piston and forward and backward movement of the second piston are performed independently of each other.
US10940818B2
A method is provided for preventing a collision between a motor vehicle and a pedestrian. The method uses a camera and a processor mountable in the motor vehicle. A candidate image is detected. Based on a change of scale of the candidate image, it may be determined that the motor vehicle and the pedestrian are expected to collide, thereby producing a potential collision warning. Further information from the image frames may be used to validate the potential collision warning. The validation may include an analysis of the optical flow of the candidate image, that lane markings prediction of a straight road, a calculation of the lateral motion of the pedestrian, if the pedestrian is crossing a lane mark or curb and/or if the vehicle is changing lanes.
US10940814B2
The present invention relates to a dispenser module for converting preexisting analog systems into a customizable digital system. According to an illustrative embodiment of the present disclosure, a user can utilize preexisting analog equipment to operate and control a dispenser module. A squib is electrically connected to a logic circuit such that the normal “firing” of the original payload at that location will cause a change in the state of the electrical circuit. Because there are multiple payload allocations within one module, this allows electrical communication with individual/select payload devices by an operator. Payloads in the module can be quickly swapped in and out without making any changes to the vehicle.
US10940813B2
An aircraft power system includes a front-end power converter and a back-end power converter. The front-end power converter is configured to generate a first direct current (DC) supply voltage or a second DC supply voltage based on a voltage level of an alternating current (AC) supply voltage output from an AC voltage source. The backend power converter sub-system is configured to convert the first DC supply voltage or the second DC supply voltage into a backend supply voltage. An active power distribution system is configured to select different electrical paths between the front-end converter and the backend converter subsystem in response to detecting output of the first DC supply voltage and the second DC supply voltage.
US10940808B2
A trim panel member for a vehicle includes a body portion and first and second arm portions connected to the body portion. The body portion is configured to be connected to a first structural member. The first arm portion is connected to the body portion and extends in a first direction from the body portion. The second arm portion is connected to the body portion and extends in a second direction from the body portion. The second body portion is configured to be connected to a second structural member. The second arm portion includes an outboard portion and an inboard portion. The outboard portion has a hook member configured to engage the second structural member. The hook member extends downwardly from the outboard portion. The inboard portion is configured to be spaced from the second structural member when the trim panel member is connected to the vehicle.
US10940807B2
A mounting device is provided for mounting a detection device, which is configured to detect electromagnetic waves having a frequency of 30 GHz or greater excluding visible light, on a human-powered vehicle. The detection device includes a support mechanism that is configured to support the detection device so that the detection device is movable relative to the human-powered vehicle in accordance with motion of the human-powered vehicle.
US10940803B2
A simple vehicle rack includes: a fixing rod, a middle part of the fixing rod being an H-shaped reinforcing seat, the H-shaped reinforcing seat forming an upper sliding slot on a top surface of the fixing rod and forming a lower sliding slot on a bottom surface of the fixing rod; two fixing frames, the fixing frames being fixed on the top surface of the fixing rod and connected to the fixing rod, moving back and forth along the upper sliding slot; and two support frames, the support frames being fixed on the bottom surface of the fixing rod and connected to the fixing rod, moving back and forth along the lower sliding slot.
US10940794B2
Systems and methods for vehicle braking signals are described herein. In some embodiments, the system and methods improve the brake lights on automobiles.
US10940792B2
A rear lamp apparatus of a vehicle is provided. The apparatus includes a light source that emits light having a first wavelength band, a light filter disposed with a first side facing an exterior and a second side facing an interior, that reflects light having the first wavelength band, and transmits light having a second wavelength band that is different from the first wavelength band. A light diffraction element is disposed to receive light emitted from the light source and changes a transmission path of incident light to direct. The light emitted is transmitted to the first side of the light filter by the light diffraction element and is reflected to be directed toward the exterior of the vehicle to prevent the transmission to the interior of the vehicle. Accordingly, a rear lamp is turned on at a side of rear glass and exterior and interior visual fields are improved.
US10940789B2
An adjustment unit for the mechanical adjustment of the beam range of at least one light unit of a headlight for a vehicle, comprising a main adjustment shaft, wherein the main adjustment shaft is rotatable arranged at a housing of the headlight and wherein the main adjustment shaft comprises or is coupled with a screw member, by means of which a rotary motion of the shaft can be caused in a shaft axis in order to adjust the beam range of the at least one light unit. According to the invention the main adjustment shaft comprises an engagement component, which is configured to engage with a counter engagement geometry when tilting the main adjustment shaft about a tilting axis.
US10940787B1
A landscape equipment holder includes a “bracket in proximity to a spring-biased pivoting latch. The latch is capable of being removably secured over the bracket to entrap a elongated portion of landscape equipment.
US10940786B2
The present invention is directed to properly maneuver heavy cargo to an ergonomically correct lifting height, including for equipment stored on firefighting and rescue vehicles. Mechanically and electromechanically actuated means for raising, lowering, and storing heavy equipment in, on, and around vehicles and other structures are provided.
US10940783B2
This headrest guide 52 for holding a pillar 43 protruding from a headrest 4 is provided with cylindrical section 61 having formed therein a through-hole 63 which extends in a longitudinal direction and into which the pillar 43 is inserted. The cylindrical section 61 has a protrusion 64 provided on the inner peripheral surface of the through-hole 63 and coming in contact with the pillar 43 inserted in the through-hole 63. The protrusion 64 extends in the longitudinal direction of the cylindrical section 61, and the length of the protrusion 64 in the top-bottom direction is set to be greater than the length thereof in the left-right or front-rear direction. The configuration makes it possible to suppress the rattling of the headrest because of an increase in the region of contact with the pillar inserted in the through-hole.
US10940777B2
A seat assembly for an emergency vehicle can include an adjustable base seat and backrest, a tank support assembly configured to selectively secure tanks of different sizes, and a tank clamp assembly configured to selectively secure tanks having bottom tank ends of different configurations. Slidably adjusting the base seat can cause adjustment of a recline angle of the backrest. One or more pads on the seat can be removable. The tank support assembly can include first and second tank securements and a locking member configured to rotate to selectively dispose the first or second tank securement to secure a tank. The tank clamp assembly can include a fixed foot clamp, a movable foot clamp, and an adjustment device configured to slide the movable foot clamp to selectively clamp the bottom tank ends of different sizes between the movable foot clamp and the fixed foot clamp.
US10940776B2
A vehicle seating assembly includes a seat and a linkage assembly disposed between the seat and a base member that is positionable between a rest position and a deployed position. In the rest position, a first angle is formed between a seat pan assembly and a bottom of the base member. In the deployed position, a second angle is formed between the seat pan assembly and the bottom of the base member. The second angle is greater than the first angle.
US10940771B1
An electric propulsion system includes a polyphase rotary electric machine that imparts motor torque to a load, a traction power inverter module (“TPIM”) connected to the electric machine, a reconfigurable energy storage system (“RESS”) connected to the TPIM, and a controller. The RESS has multiple battery modules and a switching circuit. The battery modules are connectable in a series-connected (“P-connected”) configuration at a first/low battery voltage level, and a series-connected (“S-connected”) configuration at a second/high battery voltage level that exceeds the first voltage. The controller determines power losses of the electric propulsion system at the first and second battery voltage levels, receives a commanded output torque and output speed of the electric machine, and selects the S-connected or P-connected configuration based on the predetermined power loss and commanded output torque and speed.
US10940761B2
Provided is a battery management method and apparatus. The battery management method includes acquiring physical quantity data, for each of a plurality of batteries, of when corresponding physical quantities of the plurality of batteries, making up the physical quantity data, dynamically vary, calculating unbalance data based on physical quantity difference information derived from the physical quantity data, calculating feature data for the physical quantity data by projecting the unbalance data to a feature space, and determining a battery safety for one or more of the plurality of batteries based on determined distribution information of the feature data.
US10940759B2
A display device for a motor vehicle includes a first, planar display element arranged in a first display plane of the display device, and at least one further, planar display element, each arranged in a further display plane of the display device, upstream of the first display element in a viewing direction of a user. Together with the first display element, the at least one further display element forms a multilayered combination of display elements. Each of the at least one further display element has an at least partly transparent display surface and a visual protection element for setting a degree of a transparency of at least one region of the display element.
US10940745B2
The invention comprises a sealing and cover strip (8) for the B-pillar (7) of a passenger vehicle (1) comprising a support cover (10) and a decorative cover (9), each of which has a sealing half of a sealing profile for a lowerable side window on at least one of their common longitudinal sides. The present invention improves a sealing and cover strip (8) in such a way that the assembly effort during production of the vehicle is reduced and the optical appearance is improved. This follows from the fact that each sealing profile (11, 12) comprises two sealing halves (13, 14 and 13′, 14′), respective halves (13, 13′) being integral with the decorative cover (9), and respective halves (14, 14′) being integral with the support cover (10).
US10940740B2
In a heat pump system, when a heat-shock determination portion determines that a difference between a coolant temperature in a coolant flow path and a coolant temperature in a heat source flow path is equal to or higher than a predetermined temperature, a flow-path switching portion mixes the respective coolants flowing through at least a bypass flow path and the heat source flow path together to flow into the coolant flow path.
US10940733B2
The invention i.a. relates to a load transfer arrangement (10) for a vehicle (12) including a chassis (14) with at least one braked axle (16), the arrangement (10) comprising: a non-driven load axle (18), and an air suspension assembly (20) including at least one air cushion (22) arranged between the chassis (14) and the non-driven load axle (18) in order to transfer load from the braked axle(s) (16) to the non-driven load axle (18), wherein the non-driven load axle (18) is unbraked, and wherein the arrangement (10) further comprises: an evacuation controller (24) configured to provide a pressure release trigger in response to a current or predicted braking event of the vehicle (12), and at least one evacuation valve (26) configured to, in response to receiving the pressure release trigger, evacuate pressure from the at least one air cushion (22) in order to remove load from the non-driven load axle (18) and increase load on the braked axle(s) (16).
US10940723B2
An electronic unit for measuring operating parameters of a vehicle wheel, including: an inflation valve of the “snap-in” type having a valve body made of an elastically deformable material, and a rigid hollow tube, an electronics casing, and a device for attaching the electronic casing and of the inflation valve. The device for attaching the electronics casing and the inflation valve consists of a solid pin made from a material having a density lower than that of the material of which the rigid hollow tube is made and having longitudinal grooves that allow a flow of air to pass through the valve, a proximal portion of the pin being configured to be attached to the electronics casing, and a distal portion of the pin being configured to be attached to the rigid hollow tube of the inflation valve.
US10940717B2
In one version there is provided a shaft locking assembly for use in an apparatus, to provide motion control and unwanted movement elimination of the apparatus. The shaft locking assembly includes a locking device with a locking shaft having a castellated ring element with castellations. The shaft locking assembly includes a drive shaft and a rotating element disposed around the drive shaft. The shaft locking assembly includes a retaining structure assembly having a side portion with projection members corresponding to the castellations. The shaft locking assembly is in a locked position when the castellations are engaged and interlocked with the projection members, and the shaft locking assembly is in an unlocked position when a shaft engagement device is engaged with the drive shaft and the locking shaft, and actuates the locking shaft, so that the castellations are disengaged and unlocked from the projection members, and rotates the drive shaft.
US10940715B2
A method for texturing a thermoplastic substrate, while forming a dye sublimation image in the thermoplastic substrate is provided. A stack comprising a thermoplastic substrate and a plurality of processing layers is provided, wherein the plurality of processing layers comprise a dye carrier having a dye image and an elastomeric membrane and wherein at least one of the processing layers of the stack is textured. A vacuum pressure is provided on the stack through an elastomeric membrane, wherein the stack is clamped together. The stack is heated to at least a sublimation temperature of the stack, wherein texture from at least one of the process layers is transferred to the thermoplastic substrate. The thermoplastic substrate is cooled to a release temperature. The vacuum pressure is removed. The thermoplastic substrate is removed from the stack.
US10940713B2
A thermochromic writing instrument capable of causing curiosity and interest of a user by configuring an eraser to be easily separated from the main body of the thermochromic writing instrument and to be shaped into various character dolls. A rotation member is inserted into a pen body and a hollow upper cover is detachably coupled to an outside of the upper portion of the pen body, a first eraser is connected to the rotation member by a connection member, a connection portion of an operation member is disposed in a groove formed at one side of the side wall of the pen body, the first body portion of the operation member is inserted into the pen body and a clip portion of the operation member is exposed to the outside of the pen body.
US10940704B2
In one example, a printing system is described, having a conveyor belt, a first optical sensor, a second optical sensor, and a controller. The first optical sensor is located proximate to a first edge of the conveyor belt. The second optical sensor is located proximate to a second edge of the conveyor belt, wherein the second edge is on the opposite side of the conveyor belt to the first edge. The controller receives data related to optical detection of lateral movement of the conveyor belt from the first and second optical sensors, and causes a correction for the detected lateral movement of the conveyor belt in association with a print job of the printing system.
US10940702B2
An integrated inkjet module includes: a support chassis configured for fixedly mounting on a media feed chassis; a maintenance chassis slidably mounted on the support chassis; and a print bar chassis liftably mounted on the maintenance chassis, the print bar chassis having one or more inkjet printheads mounted thereon.
US10940698B2
A method and system for printing an image on a 3D surface is provided, wherein a printing robot is controlled to first carry out an encoder pattern capture run. During this run a print head of the robot is controlled to track an encoder pattern, which may be slightly distorted, on the 3D surface while inertial data from an inertial data measurement unit that is fixed to the print head is stored together with orientational and positional data derived from an image captured of a portion of the encoder pattern that is captured by a camera mounted on the printing head. Next, during a printing run, the print head is controlled such that the camera tracks the encoder pattern for a second time, while printing by the print head and/or a position of the print head is adjusted based on the inertial and orientational and positional data that were stored during the encoder pattern capture run.
US10940695B2
The present disclosure prevents a visible pattern corresponding to the pattern of a mask from being noticeable and enables more appropriate printing. A printing apparatus 10 performing printing by an inkjet scheme includes: an inkjet head 102; and a controller 20, configured to control the operation of a main scan driver 16 and a sub scan driver 18 to perform a main scanning operation multiple times on each position on a medium 50. In the main scanning operation, for at least part of ejection positions serving as ejection targets of ink droplets in the main scanning operation, the controller 20 causes the inkjet head 102 to eject an ink droplet in accordance with a mask for selecting part of the at least part of ejection positions. In the main scanning operation at one time, the controller 20 causes the inkjet head 102 to eject an ink droplet in accordance with a preset first mask. In the main scanning operation at another time different from the one time, the controller 20 causes the inkjet head 102 to eject an ink droplet in accordance with a second mask for selecting an ejection position in a pattern different from the first mask.
US10940694B2
An example printing cartridge includes a sensing die including a plurality of sensing locations in thermal contact with a fluid container, an on-die controller to select a sensing location of the plurality of sensing locations to activate and to provide a variable threshold voltage, and a voltage comparator to compare a sensed voltage generated at a selected sensing location to the variable threshold voltage, and output time-based information based on the comparison, the time-based information representative of whether a fluid is present at a fluid level associated with the selected sensing location.
US10940691B2
An inkjet printer adjusts operation of a vacuum system coupled to a printhead to compensate for pressure changes in the manifold of the printhead caused by vertical displacement of the printhead within the printer. The inkjet printer includes a controller that determines either a difference between an optimal pressure in the manifold and a current pressure to operate a vacuum coupled to the manifold for pressure adjustment or it correlates a current printhead vertical position to a previously observed vertical position and uses a vacuum value associated with the previously observed vertical position to operate the vacuum.
US10940683B2
The present invention relates to a manufacturing method for a bent plate with a printed layer including: holding the bent plate by bringing a second main surface of the bent plate into contact with a surface of a fixing jig in which the surface of the fixing jig has a shape corresponding to the second main surface; disposing a screen having a printing pattern portion above the bent plate; bringing a squeegee into contact with a printing start part of the bent plate via the screen; and causing the squeegee to relatively traverse the bent plate along the first main surface via the screen, in which an angle on a moving direction side of the squeegee is changed when the squeegee is caused to relatively traverse the bent plate.
US10940679B2
According to various embodiments, a lamination apparatus for laminating object members may comprise: a movable body portion; a guide portion for guiding the body portion; and a rotating portion for rotating an outer surface of the body portion according to the motion of the body portion.
US10940664B2
Disclosed is an antibacterial product including at least one antibacterial part, wherein the antibacterial part includes a surface layer containing silver sintered under a nitrogen atmosphere or silver oxide sintered under an oxygen atmosphere. The antibacterial product prevents the proliferation of bacteria arising due to use thereof, kills bacteria, sterilizes and purifies contaminated water, and exhibits an antibacterial effect against harmful bacteria within at most 6 hr, and preferably an early antibacterial effect within 3 hr, especially 2 hr.
US10940663B2
A high-pressure gas storage container includes a liner and a reinforcing layer. The liner houses a high-pressure gas. The reinforcing layer is formed by winding a plurality of strip-shaped reinforcing members around an outer perimeter surface of the liner. The reinforcing members are made of a plurality of reinforcing fibers that are impregnated with a resin. At least a portion of the reinforcing fibers is irradiated with plasma.
US10940657B2
Provided is a pouch container aligned structure, wherein: each pouch container has a folded body part that is the top end of one of a pair of body sheets folded into a substantial V shape, with one end of a top sheet also forming the folded body part by being joined to the top end of the body sheet and the other end of the top sheet forming the distal end portion of the container by being joined to the top end of the other of the pair of body sheets; and the pouch containers are aligned in a state in which the distal end portion of one pouch container is inserted into the folded body part of another pouch container.
US10940656B2
A press tool for a press assembly includes an additive manufactured body including a plurality of stacked layers of additive manufacturable material extending between an interior side and an exterior side. The interior side has a part forming surface including a surface profile for forming a part. The exterior side has a plurality of hollow cores defined by longitudinal walls and lateral walls meeting at joints. Press inserts are coupled to the longitudinal walls and the lateral walls at the exterior side. The press inserts are configured to be pressed inward by a pressing load during a pressing operation for forming the part. The press inserts distribute the pressing load along the longitudinal and lateral walls.
US10940653B2
A process and apparatus for manufacturing tyres for vehicle wheels includes the step of building, on a forming support, a belt structure including at least one reinforcing structure of the so-called zero-degree type. The reinforcing structure is formed by depositing a continuous elongated reinforcing element on a deposition surface arranged in a radially outer position with respect to the forming support. The aforementioned deposition includes the step of exerting, through at least one element made from magnetic material, a magnetic attraction on a portion of the continuous elongated reinforcing element arranged at at least one pressing member and moving said at least one pressing member toward the forming support until the continuous elongated reinforcing element is brought into contact with the deposition surface.
US10940644B2
In a state in which an insert (310) is embedded in an embedding opening of a panel (300) and a nozzle (211) of a dispenser (210) is located above an injection hole of the insert, an air cylinder (230) presses an edge of a discharge port (212) of the nozzle on an edge of the injection hole of the insert. Subsequently, the dispenser discharges an adhesive from the discharge port of the nozzle. The adhesive is injected from the injection hole of the insert, and fills a gap between the insert and the panel. Therefore, the insert is fixed to the panel.
US10940634B2
A blow mold clamping apparatus and a blow molding system are disclosed.
US10940626B2
The present invention relates to methods for forming films. In particular, the present invention relates to the formation of films on a substrate via the use of individual pumps to deposit individual wet film products onto a substrate.
US10940625B2
A method and apparatus for extrusion of an article is provided. A die assembly can apply flows of thermoplastic material to an array of reinforcing cables to form a composite extrusion. A slider fabric can be bonded to one side of the composite extrusion. After exiting the die assembly, the slider fabric can act to support the extrudate as it passes along an elongate mandrel, which can cause the base of the slider fabric to change shape from a flat profile to the final internal profile of the article. The extruded article can then be cooled to solidify the material. The die can include cooling for the slider fabric and means for promoting penetration of the thermoplastic into reinforcing cables.
US10940623B1
The present disclosure provides a molding system for preparing molding articles. The molding system includes a molding machine; a mold disposed on the molding machine and having a mold cavity for being filled with a molding resin; a processing module configured to generate a mechanical pressure distribution of the molding resin in the mold cavity based on a molding condition for the molding machine, wherein the mechanical pressure distribution of the molding resin is generated based in part on a bulk viscosity effect of the molding resin; and a controller operably communicating with the processing module and configured to operate the molding machine for transferring the fluid molding material into the mold cavity with the molding condition using the generated pressure distribution of the molding resin to perform an actual molding process for preparing the molding article.
US10940617B2
A golf club with a multi-material face is disclosed herein. More specifically, the golf club head in accordance with the present invention has a striking face portion that is backed by a composite layer. The multi-material face disclosed in accordance with the present invention may generally be manufactured via a bladder molding process that applies hydrostatic forces to the composite layer to create a more consistent bond between the composite material and the metallic material.
US10940616B2
A method for preventing detachment of a three-dimensional object from a printing tray of a printing apparatus is disclosed. The method includes printing a carpet of building material below and around the base of a three-dimensional object to be printed; and printing said three-dimensional object. The portions of the carpet that protrude out of the boundaries of the base of the three-dimensional object are coated with one or more layers of support material to help keep the carpet flexible and adhesive in texture.
US10940609B2
Some embodiments of the present disclosure relate to an additively manufactured transport structure. The transport structure includes cavities into which components that use an external interface are inserted. A plurality of components are assembled and integrated into the vehicle. In an embodiment, the components and frame are modular, enabling reparability and replacement of single parts in the event of isolated failures.
US10940602B2
A food singulator apparatus is configured to generate a sequence of spaced apart food slices from a food product conveyed by a conveyor apparatus. The apparatus includes an engagement member for engaging with a front side of the food product and temporarily halt the food product while cutting by a cutting device a front food slice of the food product, and a takeaway device for downwardly sliding the front food slice from the remaining part of the food product and slide it downwards and under the takeaway device where the food slice is subsequently received as an individual food slice.
US10940600B2
A device for forming an opening in a nipple of a baby bottle has a housing having a platform formed on a top surface thereof. a cutting unit is positioned on the platform. The cutting unit moves in an up and down manner forming the opening in the nipple. A holding device on the platform has a base and a cutout formed in a top surface of the base holding the nipple there within. The cutout is formed to hold the nipple so that an area of the nipple where the opening is formed is positioned in a bottom area of the cutout. A slot is formed in a bottom section of the cutout and extending through the base, the slot allowing the cutting unit to penetrate through the nipple and into the slot. The cutting unit contacts and stretches an interior wall of the nipple where the opening is to be formed reducing disfiguration where the opening is formed. When the cutting unit is withdrawn once the interior wall has been penetrated therethrough, the interior wall of the nipple where the opening is formed returning to an initial non-stretched state.
US10940587B2
Methods and systems are provided for controlling a robot to navigate a perceptually aliased environment, the robot being configured to infer a first Gaussian mixture model (GMM) of a first pose of the robot, and to plan an optimal control action by: determining a second GMM of a simulated pose of the robot by simulating applying the first control action to the first GMM; determining from the second GMM a range of possible observations; calculating scene probabilities for associating each possible observation with each aliased scene of a set of aliased scenes; calculating from the scene probabilities an objective function to determine an estimated cost of the first control action; and comparing the estimated cost of the first control action with estimated costs calculated for one or more additional control actions, to determine an optimal control action.
US10940583B2
The present invention relates to a computer program for producing a graphical user interface (100) of a manipulator program and to a method for navigation through a manipulator program, wherein the manipulator system (1) controlled by the manipulator program comprises at least one manipulator (30). The manipulator program comprises at least one set-down point (AP1 to AP5). The user interface (100) has a graphical program progress indicator (150) which indicates the current program progress of the manipulator program and the at least one set-down point (AP1 to AP5) of the manipulator program. The at least one set-down point (AP1 to AP5) indicated can be selected by a user, and the manipulator program is set up to control the manipulator system (1) in such a manner that the system assumes a system state assigned to the selected set-down point (AP1 to AP5) in response to the selection. The method comprises the steps of: providing a manipulator program; producing the graphical user interface; stopping the manipulator program; receiving a selection of a set-down point on the program progress indicator of the graphical user interface; and guiding the manipulator program to the selected set-down point, with the result that the manipulator program controls the manipulator system in such a manner that the system assumes the system state assigned to the selected set-down point. Such navigation may be advantageous, in particular, in the field of debugging, error correction and parameter correction or parameter optimization.
US10940577B2
In a torque control system and method for power impact torque tool, first establish a curve showing the relationship between the high/low working voltages of the tool in normal operation and the high/low torque values that are correspondingly output by the tool at the high/low working voltages. Input a target torque value that falls between the highest and the lowest torque value on the relationship curve to obtain a working voltage corresponding to the target torque value for performing a tightening operation. During the tightening process, a microprocessor of a torque control device receives and uses sensing signals instantly and continuously sent by a torque sensing device and changes in voltage, current and motor temperature continuously detected by a voltage/current sensing element and a temperature sensing element to stably control, via a voltage control module, the working voltage within a preset allowable range of variation for tightening torque control.
US10940575B2
An adjustable clamping assembly for securing an object (such as, for example, a board or other workpiece) to a work surface (such as, for example, a work bench or work table). A rigid rod member has a bent base section, as well as a clamping shoulder surface disposed at its distal end. A clamping head is slidably disposed along a portion of the length of the rigid rod member, and can be selectively secured in a place.
US10940574B2
A vise includes a stationary jaw at one end of a rail and including a moveable jaw member having a clamping surface, and a lever having a cam at one end engaged with the jaw member; and a moveable jaw on the rail and including a moveable member engaging with a limit member at the other end of the rail; a jaw element having one end secured to the moveable member and having a clamping surface at the other end, an internal moveable wedge secured to the clamping surface of the jaw element and having first and second inclined surfaces; two opposite arms pivotably secured to the moveable member wherein one ends of the arms contact each other and engage with the first and second inclined surfaces respectively, and each arm has a cavity on an outer edge; and two urging blocks complimentarily engaging the arms respectively.
US10940570B2
A jig for finishing a workpiece with a handheld router or other handheld motor-driven rotational tool assembly is provided. The jig includes a baseplate that is precisely aligned and attached to a router. Guides, including a main guide and a support guide, are provided. The main guide is configured to precisely align with and fasten to the base plate in several different jig configurations. Right-angle adaptors attach to the guides and precisely align with and attach to the guides and the base plate to form several different jig configurations. Side plates secure the workpiece therebetween and provide a surface along which the main guide may slide to facilitate finishing operations on the workpiece.
US10940569B2
A miter saw includes a fence assembly having a first fence fixedly coupled to a base of the miter saw. The fence assembly includes a moveable fence having a lower portion slidably received within a channel at least partially defined by the first fence. The fence assembly includes a locking member coupled to the first fence. The locking member extends into a groove defined by the lower portion of the moveable fence. The locking member is configured to engage the lower portion of the moveable fence to selectively lock the moveable fence between a retracted position and an extended position relative to the first fence. The fence assembly includes a retaining member coupled to the first fence and extending into the groove of the moveable fence. The locking member and the retaining member collectively restrict the moveable fence from moving in a direction away from the horizontal workpiece support surfaces.
US10940567B2
Threads are formed in situ throughout a bore of a sleeve inserted into a corresponding hole in a substrate. A sleeve having a bore is inserted into a corresponding hole of a substrate. A mandrel is rotated through the sleeve. The mandrel has a threaded ended; the threaded end rotating throughout the bore of the sleeve forms threads throughout the bore. Prior to inserting the sleeve into the corresponding hole of the substrate, the sleeve can be placed onto the mandrel. In this case, the mandrel has an increasing diameter at the threaded end thereof, such that the sleeve rests on the mandrel towards the threaded end thereof where the bore has a smaller diameter than the mandrel. The mandrel is then rotated out of the sleeve in a direction opposite the direction in which the sleeve has been inserted into the corresponding hole of the substrate.
US10940561B2
A removably attached coupling assembly can be used to be attached to a laser focus optic assembly of a liquid jet guided laser system. The coupling assembly can include a coupling body, a window assembly, and a nozzle assembly. The coupling assembly thus can allow the independent and separate servicing of the window and the nozzle. For example, to service the window, the coupling assembly can be first detached from the laser focus optic assembly, exposing the top portion of the coupling assembly. The window assembly then can be detached from the coupling assembly. The window can be removed from the window assembly for servicing, such as being repaired or replaced.
US10940559B2
A laser processing machine includes a processing head having a sensor, and a control unit to which a signal from the sensor is inputted. The control unit determines, by the signal, whether a drive shaft for the processing head needs to be adjusted. When the drive shaft is a state of needing adjustment, the control unit informs a display unit that the drive shaft is in a state of needing adjustment, and adjusts the drive shaft for the processing head by comparing data of a signal from the sensor with prestored data obtained during normal operation, in a different process than a laser processing process.
US10940558B2
An electrode is provided for the resistance welding of bolts, having an upper part and a lower part which are configured to be connectable together and, in the connected state, jointly provide a cavity, the upper part having an opening for introducing a bolt, and the lower part having a gas connection for a pressurized gas. A valve body, by way of which the opening is closable, is arranged in the cavity. As a result, applied compressed air is prevented from flowing out. Compressed air only emerges when the valve body opens up the opening.
US10940540B2
A coupling device and coupling method for the self-securing mechanical connection of two parts of a holding system for medical instruments, including a bolt element insertable into a bushing; wherein the bushing has a main body and, connected fixedly to the latter, a cone sleeve which tapers conically at its free end, wherein a cage sleeve acted upon by a spring and guiding clamping bodies is inserted axially movably into the cone sleeve and can be moved between an uncoupled position, a release position and a locking position. The clamping bodies in the locking position can be latched into a coupling groove of the bolt element by means of the spring force. The inclined coupling groove flank, at the front in the insertion direction, of the bolt element encloses an angle α with the longitudinal axis of the bolt element, and the cone inner face of the cone sleeve encloses an angle β with the central sleeve axis. The coupling device is characterized in that, for self-securing connection, the angle α is greater than the angle β such that clamping bodies partially or completely latched into the coupling groove can be pressed into the locking position counter to the insertion direction by application of a tensile force to the bolt element.
US10940534B2
A metal paste formed by kneading a solid content including silver particles and a solvent, in which the solid content includes silver particles containing silver particles having a particle size of 100 to 200 nm by 30% or more based on the number of particles, the silver particles have an average particle size of 60 to 800 nm as a whole, the silver particles constituting the solid content are bound with an amine compound having 4 to 8 carbon atoms in total as a protective agent, and the metal paste contains as an additive a high-molecular-weight ethyl cellulose having a number average molecular weight of 40000 to 90000. Since the metal paste contains a high-molecular-weight ethyl cellulose, a sintered body having a low resistance can be maintained while printability is improved. The metal paste has favorable printability, and can form a sintered body having a low resistance even in a low temperature region of 150° C. or lower.
US10940533B2
A system and corresponding method for additive manufacturing of a three-dimensional (3D) object to improve packing density of a powder bed used in the manufacturing process. The system and corresponding method enable higher density packing of the powder. Such higher density packing leads to better mechanical interlocking of particles, leading to lower sintering temperatures and reduced deformation of the 3D object during sintering. An embodiment of the system comprises means for adjusting a volume of a powder metered onto a top surface of the powder bed to produce an adjusted metered volume and means for spreading the adjusted metered volume to produce a smooth volume for forming a smooth layer of the powder with controlled packing density across the top surface of the powder bed. The controlled packing density enables uniform shrinkage, without warping, of the 3D object during sintering to produce higher quality 3D printed objects.
US10940529B2
A method of manufacturing a heat shield panel assembly is provided. The method including: injecting melted wax into a negative cavity of a heat shield panel, the heat shield panel including one or more orifices; allowing the wax to solidify to form a positive pattern of the heat shield panel; removing the positive pattern from the negative cavity; coating the positive pattern with a ceramic; melting the positive pattern away from the ceramic, the ceramic having a cavity forming a second negative cavity of the heat shield panel; pouring melted metal into the cavity; allowing metal in the cavity to solidify to form the heat shield panel; removing the ceramic from the heat shield panel; and forming each of one or more threaded studs separately from the heat shield panel, each of the one or more threaded studs including a stud portion and a thread portion simultaneously formed.
US10940521B2
A swage mechanism operable to expand an inner diameter of tubing. The swage mechanism includes a housing defining a longitudinal axis, a plurality of jaws coupled to the housing and movable relative to the longitudinal axis for selectively gripping the tubing, and a ram including a cylindrical portion and a frusto-conical head portion. The frusto-conical head portion of the ram is insertable into the tubing to expand the inner diameter of the tubing.
US10940520B2
Some embodiments of the disclosure provide methods and systems for controlling dimensions of metal hydroformed parts. According to an embodiment, a control method includes: obtaining an inner cavity volume of a target part and an inner cavity volume of a tube blank; injecting a liquid into the tube blank under a high pressure condition; determining a liquid volume compression compensation quantity according to the inner cavity volume of the target part; determining a liquid volume increment-target part corner radius relationship according to the inner cavity volume of the target part, the inner cavity volume of the tube blank, and the liquid volume compression compensation quantity; determining a liquid volume increment according to the liquid volume increment-target part corner radius relationship; and controlling dimensions of a metal hydroformed part according to the liquid volume increment.
US10940518B2
A manufacturing method of a press-formed article includes: forming a specified shape in a plate-like member made of metal; forming a convex portion in a portion that does not undergo deformation by the forming of the specified shape in the plate-like member; and flattening the convex portion.
US10940513B2
A waste disposal system with a waste receiver for receiving pharmaceutical waste material. A locking assembly is secured to a fixed surface and actuated from a locked configuration to an unlocked configuration. A lock cylinder of the locking assembly may extend forward of a front wall of a receiver body of the waste receiver to engage a locking feature of the cover in the locked configuration. A cover retention feature may prevent axial decoupling of the cover from the receiver body. An engagement feature is moved to be disengaged from the receiver body, and the receiver body is moved away from the fixed surface to disengage the locking assembly from the cover. The cover is decoupled from the cover retention feature, and coupled with the receiver body to seal the pharmaceutical waste material. The locking assembly may be removed from a lock passageway for disposal of the waste receiver.
US10940500B2
A liquid diffuser includes a base, a liquid reservoir, a spout for resting on the reservoir and having an upper opening, a fan, a polymeric gasket encircling the liquid reservoir, and a cover. The gasket includes a flange extending over a portion of an upper surface of the base that extends laterally beyond the liquid reservoir. The cover is sized and configured to be positioned over and around the liquid reservoir and the spout, and to rest upon the flange of the gasket. Methods of assembling such a liquid diffuser include resting the spout upon the liquid reservoir, and resting the spout upon the flange of the gasket over the base. Method of using such a liquid diffuser include powering a transducer for generating atomized droplets of the liquid, and supplying power to the fan to carry the atomized droplets of the liquid out from the diffuser with forced airflow.
US10940498B2
A spray gun is presented. The spray gun includes a fluid applicator configured to receive a pressurized liquid through an inlet and disperse the pressurize liquid through an outlet. The fluid applicator includes a body defining a fluid path. The fluid applicator includes a valve assembly with a first end portion opposite of a second end portion configured to be movable between a first position and a second position. The second end portion is configured to be in fluidic contact with the pressurized liquid at the first position. Both the first end portion and the second end portion are configured to be in fluidic contact with the pressurized liquid at the second position. The first end portion includes a portion of a blocking member configured to contact a seat within the body. The second end portion includes a distal portion of a guide. The fluid applicator also includes an actuating mechanism configured to couple to the valve assembly and selectively move the valve assembly within the body between the first position and the second position.
US10940496B2
A fire protection sprinkler includes a sprinkler frame and a deflector. The deflector is coupled to the sprinkler frame and distributes fluid discharged from an outlet of the sprinkler in a spray pattern centered about a sprinkler axis and defined by a fluid density in a first quadrant area 2.5 feet (ft.) below the sprinkler and perpendicular to the sprinkler axis, the first quadrant area having a first corner disposed along the sprinkler axis with a first edge extending in the direction of a fluid supply pipe, a second edge extending perpendicular to the first edge and intersecting the first edge at the sprinkler axis, the first quadrant area being defined by a grid of one square foot areas totaling an area of no more than 10 ft.×10 ft., the total fluid density being at least 15 gpm/sq. ft.
US10940492B2
A thimble assembly for a cyclone separator comprising a plurality of mounting brackets separately mountable on a shelf of the separator along the perimeter of an exhaust opening, a plurality of segments vertically successively suspended from the brackets, the segments of an upper row being joined to the brackets, the segments of each successive lower row being joined to the segments of a row immediately above, each bracket exclusively serving a chord of an arc concentric with the preferably circular opening that is substantially the same in length as the chord of an arc that a segment spans, a center-to-center chordal spacing of adjacent brackets being the same as a center-to-center distance of an adjacent pair of segments.
US10940484B2
An ink mixture is manufactured by mixing carbon, graphite, and solvents in a mixing system which may include a Cowles disperser. The conductive portions (e.g. carbon, graphite) are evenly and universally dispersed, because an even dispersal means the conductivity of the resulting conductive strip (electrode) will be even, consistent, and reliable. The various embodiments of the ink mixture comprise a blend of different conductive pigments, including but not limited to carbon black and graphite. These embodiments must be grinded until below 6.5 Microns in particle size.
US10940482B2
A clearing cylinder comprises an upper cylindrical housing, a lower cylindrical housing, and a head assembly. The upper cylindrical housing further comprises an upper surface having a first circumferential recess, a first wiper ring disposed within the first circumferential recess, an upper side wall, and an upper bore defined within the upper side wall. The lower cylindrical housing further comprises a lower side wall defining an internal cylindrical cavity and containing a breather vent. The head assembly is disposed between the upper cylindrical housing and the lower cylindrical housing and further comprises a second circumferential recess defined within a topmost inside surface of the head assembly and a second wiper ring disposed within the second circumferential recess.
US10940481B2
A tramp iron relief system for a crusher. The preferred system includes a tramp iron relief cylinder, a relief valve adapted to open when oil pressure within said tramp iron relief cylinder exceeds a pre-designated limit, a tramp iron relief cylinder manifold block that is adapted to control the flow of oil into and out of the tramp iron relief cylinder, a tension cylinder, a tension cylinder manifold block adapted to control the flow of oil into and out of the tension cylinder, a tank line accumulator, and a hydraulic line to convey oil between the tank line accumulator, the tramp iron relief cylinder, and the tension cylinder. A method for controlling the movement of the tramp iron relief cylinder including reducing the pressure in the rod end of the tramp iron relief cylinder during normal operations of the crusher.
US10940477B2
In accordance with some embodiments, a fluid sample collection and retrieval apparatus including a microfluidic chip, a retrieval tube, a first switch, a second switch and a processor is provided. The microfluidic chip includes a first sample channel, a first fluid directing channel assembly, a first confluence chamber, a first collection channel, a first waste channel, and a retrieval hole. The retrieval hole passes through an outer surface of the microfluidic chip. The retrieval tube is connected to the retrieval hole. The first switch is connected to the microfluidic chip. The second switch is attached to the retrieval tube. The processor is configured to activate the first switch to operate the flow adjustment of the first fluid directing channel assembly and activate the second switch to operate a sample collection in the first collection channel within duration of operating the flow adjustment of the first fluid directing channel assembly.
US10940472B2
A substrate assembly and a method of bonding substrates are disclosed. The method includes steps of: providing two substrate; subjecting a connecting surface of each of the substrates to surface-modifying treatment to form surface-modified region respectively on each of the connecting surfaces; contacting the substrates in such a manner that the substrates are connected with each other through a physical interaction between the surface-modified regions; and laser irradiating and melting a portion of each of the connecting surfaces to form a respective bonding region, and solidifying the melted bonding regions of the substrates to bond the substrates together.
US10940468B2
The present invention disclosed to a novel nickel catalyst of formula (I) process for preparation of the same and use of nickel catalyst of formula (I) for C—H bond alkylation, and benzylation of heteroarenes.
US10940466B2
A novel method for synthesizing AEI zeolites is provided which results in high overall relative yields on silica and the structure directing agent.
US10940465B2
Disclosed is an acid-resistant alloy catalyst comprising nickel, one or more rare earth elements, stannum and aluminum. The acid-resistant alloy catalyst is low-cost and stable, and does not need a carrier, and can be stably used in continuous industrial production, thus achieving a low production cost.
US10940464B2
The present invention clarifies the characteristic of the hygroscopicity of the catalyst for producing acrylic acid and finds out a relationship between the water amount of the catalyst and the catalytic performance as the catalyst for producing acrylic acid, and provides an excellent catalyst. Provided is a catalyst for producing acrylic acid, which contains molybdenum and vanadium as essential active components, in which the amount of water contained in the catalyst is 0.01 mass % or more and 0.53 mass % or less.
US10940456B2
Hydrogenated amorphous silicon-containing colloids or composite colloids have a silicon-containing shell which surrounds the hollow colloids or composite colloids. The colloids have a spherical geometry. The silicon-containing composite colloids have a spherical geometry and a diameter of between 2 nm and 7 nm in scanning electron micrographs, and the silicon-containing colloids have a spherical geometry with a cavity and a diameter of between 50 and 200 nm in scanning transmission electron micrographs. The cavity is surrounded by a shell with a thickness of between 3 and 10 nm.
US10940439B1
The high water recovery hybrid membrane system for desalination and brine concentration combines nanofiltration, reverse osmosis and forward osmosis to produce pure water from seawater. The reject side of a nanofiltration unit receives a stream of seawater and outputs a brine stream. A permeate side of the nanofiltration unit outputs a permeate stream. A feed side of a reverse osmosis desalination unit receives a first portion of the permeate stream and outputs a reject stream. A permeate side of the reverse osmosis desalination unit outputs pure water. A draw side of at least one forward osmosis desalination unit receives the reject stream and outputs concentrated saline solution. A feed side of the at least one forward osmosis desalination unit receives a second portion of the permeate stream and outputs a dilute saline stream, which mixes with the first portion of the permeate stream fed to the reverse osmosis desalination unit.
US10940427B2
Disclosed is a process for the regeneration of an adsorber. For the regeneration a liquid stream (S2) is applied which is obtained by hydrogenation of a stream (S1) comprising at least one alkane and least one olefin. The stream (S2) comprises one alkane and a reduced amount of at least one olefin compared to the amount in the stream (S1). Then the stream (S2) is converted from the liquid into the gaseous phase and the adsorber is regenerated by contact with the gaseous stream (S2).
US10940420B2
A method for forming a plugged honeycomb article includes feeding a ceramic precursor material through an extrusion die, the extrusion die having a plurality of pins, a plurality of cavities bounded by adjacent pins, and alternating end-faces of the plurality of pins include extensions extending from an outlet of the extrusion die in an extrusion direction. The method further includes extruding the ceramic precursor material through the extrusion die to form a web structure comprising a plurality of cell walls and channels bounded by adjacent cell walls, supporting the web structure that has been extruded through the extrusion die, and providing movement between the extrusion die and the web structure in at least one direction substantially orthogonal to the extrusion direction while the extensions are positioned in at least a portion of the channels.
US10940416B2
An air filter device including an air filter unit and an expansion unit. The air filter unit includes a filter media assembly maintained by an outer frame assembly. The outer frame assembly defines exterior length, width and depth dimensions of the air filter device in an initial state. The expansion unit provides one or more of an expanded length, width or depth in an expanded state of the air filter device. Portions or an entirety of the expansion unit can provided apart from the air filter unit in a deliver condition of the air filter device, or can be assembled to the air filter unit prior to delivery to a user. The air filter devices of the present disclosure are useful with a wide variety of differently size air handling devices, able to readily seal with an air handling device compartment via the expansion unit.
US10940397B2
A novel space theme amusement park ride is disclosed consisting of a fleet of sophisticated bumper-car type vehicles operated by players within a large dome covered facility. The vehicles are configured to resemble combat spacecraft and are equipped to float above the floor on an air cushion supplied by mechanisms within the vehicle. Each space car vehicle seats a number of players who work as a team and play different roles within the space car such as gunner, helmsman, and Captain. The vehicles are equipped with functioning controls that perform and/or simulate various functions, such as steering, spin control, communications, and simulated weapons' systems. The vehicles and auxiliary equipment include automated devices that override player controls when needed to keep player vehicles within safety limits and to direct the vehicles off the floor at the end of their rides. The floor is circular and may be a thousand feet or more in diameter and simultaneously support 100 to 150 space cars, as for example. The playing floor may be surrounded by a multi-level shopping mall and parking garages that adhere to the space theme. The playing floor may also be encircled by viewing areas, bleachers, restaurants, cafes, and the like that make use of the simulated combat taking place on the gaming floor as visual entertainment to spectators.
US10940396B2
Using user-specific prediction models, it is possible to present an individualized view of messages generated by users playing a shared instance of a video game. Further, users with different subjective views of what is offensive may be presented with different forms or annotations of a message. By personalizing the views of messages generated by users, it is possible to reduce or eliminate the toxic environment that sometimes forms when players, who may be strangers to each other and may be located in disparate locations play a shared instance of a video game. Further, the user-specific prediction models may be adapted to filter or otherwise annotate other undesirable messages that may not be offensive, such as a message generated by one user in a video game that includes a solution to an in-game puzzle that another user may not desire to read as it may spoil the challenge for the user.
US10940395B2
A device and method groups sport players into tiers for a fantasy sports auction and generates bid recommendations. The method includes receiving at least one parameter value for each of a plurality of sport players. The method includes determining a score value for each of the sport players as a function of the at least one parameter value. The method includes determining a corresponding tier value of a plurality of tier values for each of the sport players, each of the tier values being indicative of a respective range of score values. The method includes providing first player data for one of the plurality of sport players including at least identity data and the corresponding tier value. The method includes accepting the nomination of a second player, and generating recommended bid data using the at least one parameter value, and optionally modifying the recommendation thereupon.
US10940393B2
Systems and methods are disclosed for training a machine learning model to control an in-game character or other entity in a video game in a manner that aims to imitate how a particular player would control the character or entity. A generic behavior model that is trained without respect to the particular player may be obtained and then customized based on observed gameplay of the particular player. The customization training process may include freezing at least a subset of layers or levels in the generic model, then generating one or more additional layers or levels that are trained using gameplay data for the particular player.
US10940392B2
A system, a machine-readable storage medium storing instructions, and a computer-implemented method are described herein for a System Tuner for customizing a player's experience. The System Tuner creates an optimal game model based on game-related data of a plurality of players. The optimal game model corresponds to a player segment in the plurality of players. The System Tuner generates one or more rules for building a game variant based on the optimal game model. The System Tuner detects a first player accessing the game. The System Tuner determines a particular player segment to which the player belongs. The System Tuner generates a game variant based on an optimal game model for the particular player segment and sends the game variant to a client device.
US10940385B2
A controller add-on includes a housing that mechanically couples to a game controller body. A conformable surface of the housing is configured to conform with a bottom of the body of the game controller. A plurality of buttons coupled to the housing are located opposite the conformable surface. A controller interface coupled to the housing is configured to communicatively couple to the plurality of buttons to the game controller. Buttons on the add-on may be mapped to controller buttons using customized button mapping pre-sets. A button mapping may indicate that a selected preset is to be hidden during a switching operation Upon receiving a switching operation input, the selected pre-set is skipped during the switching operation.
