US10895268B2
In an axial compressor including a row of rotor blades (70) provided on a rotational shaft (20) around a central axial line of the rotational shaft at a prescribed pitch, and a row of stator vanes (40) provided on a casing around the central axial line at a prescribed pitch so as to adjoin the row of rotor blades on an upstream or downstream side thereof, the rotor blades each extend along a radial line (R) emanating from the central axial line, and the stator vanes each extend along a slanted line (I) that is slanted with respect to a corresponding radial line in a circumferential direction.
US10895262B2
A pump module includes a main body, a first pump and a second pump. The main body includes a fluid channel, a first mounting hole and a second mounting hole. The fluid channel is exposed through the first mounting hole and the second mounting hole. The first pump is installed in the first mounting hole and sealedly coupled with the first mounting hole. The second pump is installed in the second mounting hole and sealedly coupled with the second mounting hole. A working liquid in the fluid channel is transferred through the first pump and the second pump sequentially. Even if one of the first pump and the second pump is damaged, the other of the first pump and the second pump is normally operated to move the working liquid in the fluid channel.
US10895260B2
A scroll compressor includes a casing, and an internal sealed space in the casing; a drive motor configured with a stator and a rotor which rotates within the stator, and that has an internal flow passage and an external flow passage; a rotation shaft connected to the rotor; a compression unit that includes a first scroll, and a second scroll which is engaged with the first scroll to form a compression chamber, with which the rotation shaft is eccentrically combined; a discharge pipe that communicates with an upper space of the internal space; an oil separation member disposed in the upper space; and a guidance member that is provided between an upper end of the drive motor and a lower end of the discharge pipe and guides the refrigerant with which the oil is mixed, to the oil separation member.
US10895236B2
Disclosed are a vehicle engine control apparatus and a vehicle engine control method. An engine of a vehicle is turned off after a predetermined time elapses when a user gets off the vehicle with a smart key after stopping the vehicle indoors (e.g., a garage or an underground parking lot) while the engine is in an ON state. The engine of the vehicle is maintained in the ON state when there is a user's request. Thus, the ON/OFF state of the engine of the vehicle is may be controlled depending on the user's situation.
US10895235B2
A system for a vehicle includes an input device configured to send an activation signal responsive to an input to start the vehicle. The system further includes a vehicle body controller, programmed to, responsive to the input and a lack of presence of a phone operating as a key, send an activation signal to activate a power source within a cabin of the vehicle for up to a predefined time period since a last vehicle start.
US10895232B2
Methods and systems are provided for mounting a fuel pump to a cylinder head of an engine. In one example, a mounting system may comprise: an engine fuel pump mounted directly to a cylinder head cap positioned underneath a cam cover, the cap including a raised portion having a first and a second cap mounting boss, and a main opening for directly receiving the fuel pump, wherein each of the first and second cap mounting bosses couple to a flange formed on a bottom portion of the fuel pump. In this way, the fuel pump may be directly mounted to the cylinder head cap to simplify assembly, minimize fuel leakage and reduce pump vibration.
US10895228B2
A fuel ejector assembly for a vehicle. A second fluid passage extends into a first fluid passage so that a nozzle opening is arranged inside the first fluid passage facing an outlet flow port such that a first flow of fuel in the first fluid passage flows around the nozzle opening. A flow shape unit is disposed within the first fluid passage in connection to the nozzle opening.
US10895227B2
An assembly for receiving a fluid subjected to fluctuating pressure has a housing with at least two housing parts. A tensioning bolt connects the at least two housing parts to each other. The tensioning bolt has at least two spaced-apart threaded sections, wherein the at least two threaded sections each are screwed into a respective counter thread in the at least two housing parts. The assembly can be a suction pipe or an air filter device of an internal combustion engine.
US10895225B2
An intake manifold includes a surge tank and left and right intake pipes. On a part of an outer periphery portion of the surge tank that faces a front direction or a rear direction of a vehicle, a pressure measurement portion to measure pressure in the surge tank is provided. A pressure sensor is attached to the pressure measurement portion. A sensing space containing one end side that is opened in the surge tank and the other end side in which a pressure sensing portion of the pressure sensor is disposed is formed on the pressure measurement portion. A bottom surface constituting the sensing space of the pressure measurement portion is inclined downwardly toward an opening portion to the surge tank.
US10895218B2
A cylinder liner for a cylinder bore of an internal combustion engine is provided. The cylinder liner including a hollow cylindrical body and a coolant cavity defined between a sidewall of the cylinder bore and an outer surface of the cylinder liner. A plurality of lower seal grooves are provided in the outer surface of the cylinder liner. A lower liner support is arranged between an uppermost one of the lower seal grooves and the coolant cavity. The lower liner support has an asymmetric configuration in a circumferential direction such that a clearance between the sidewall of the cylinder bore and the outer surface of the cylindrical body is relatively less in an area surrounding a thrust/anti-thrust plane and is relatively more in an area surrounding a perpendicular plane.
US10895207B2
A method of operating an engine assembly is provided. The engine assembly comprises an engine and a turbocharger assembly, wherein a control parameter of the turbocharger assembly is controllable in order to control a level of boost provided by the turbocharger assembly. The method comprises determining a desirable pressure limit of exhaust gases upstream of a turbine of the turbocharger assembly, predicting a desirable limit value of the control parameter to be applied to the turbocharger assembly in order to achieve the desirable pressure limit, determining an error in the desirable limit value of the control parameter, adjusting the desirable limit value of the control parameter based on the error, and controlling the operation of the turbocharger assembly such that the adjusted limit value is not exceeded.
US10895204B2
A throttle device, including: a throttle valve (13) disposed in a plurality of intake passages (12) of a throttle body (11); a throttle shaft (14) supporting the throttle valve (13); a motor (15) for driving the throttle valve (13) to open and close through the throttle shaft (14); a rotation transmission mechanism (20) interposed between the motor (15) and the throttle shaft (14); and a position sensor to detect a displacement in the rotation transmission mechanism (20). The rotation transmission mechanism (20) is disposed at a position where the first and the second throttle bodies (11f, 11s) are adjacent, the motor (15) is disposed within an installation width Ws of either one of the first and the second throttle bodies (11f, 11s), and the throttle opening degree sensor (30) is disposed within an installation width Wt of the other one of the first and the second throttle bodies (11f, 11s).
US10895175B2
A force transmission device for a variable valve drive of an internal combustion engine. The force transmission device has a first lever device. The first lever device has a first cam follower and a first receptacle for the first cam follower. The first cam follower is displaceable and lockable in the first receptacle. The force transmission device has a second lever device. The second lever device has a second cam follower and a second receptacle for the second cam follower. The second cam follower is displaceable and lockable in the second receptacle.
US10895171B2
A rack for holding a portion of a thrust reverser. The rack may include a base and a supporting frame disposed perpendicularly with the base. The base and the supporting frame may include a hinge at each location where the base and the supporting frame are coupled together. The rack may also include two supporting poles parallel to the supporting frame. The two supporting poles may be designed such that the portion of the thrust reverser may be mounted onto the two supporting poles.
US10895170B2
An assembly for a gas turbine engine according to an example of the present disclosure includes, among other things, a first annular case that has a first body extending from a first end portion and a second annular case that has a second body extending along a longitudinal axis from a second end portion. The first end portion has a first flange. The first flange has at least one mounting assembly. The at least one mounting assembly has a first aperture dimensioned to receive a fastener and a first ramped surface that extends axially from the first aperture. The second end portion includes at least one flange that defines a receptacle dimensioned to receive the first end portion and a second aperture dimensioned to receive the fastener and a second ramped surface. The first annular case is moveable in an axial direction relative to the longitudinal axis through an axial opening of the receptacle such that the first end portion is received in the receptacle, and is rotatable about the longitudinal axis to define an interface between the first and second ramped surfaces to interlock the first end portion in the receptacle and limit movement of the first annular case relative to the longitudinal axis. A method of assembly for a gas turbine engine is also disclosed.
US10895169B2
An exhaust casing is provided with an outer casing which communicates with a diffuser. The outer casing has a downstream side end plate defining an edge on an axially downstream side of an exhaust space, and an inclined plate connected to the downstream side end plate. The inclined plate gradually widens toward an axially upstream side toward a radially outer side. An angle of an inclined inner surface of the inclined plate with respect to a tangential line at an end on the radially outer side of an inner peripheral surface of an outer diffuser, which is an upstream side angle of the axially upstream side on the basis of the tangential line, is greater than a downstream side angle of the axially downstream side.
US10895166B2
Provided is a turbocharger, including: a separation wall surface, which is a wall surface of a bearing housing on a turbine impeller side, is positioned on an inner side with respect to an outer periphery of a back surface of the turbine impeller on the bearing housing side in a radial direction of a shaft, and is separated from the back surface in an axial direction of the shaft; and a heat-shielding plate, including: a main body portion (separation portion), which is separated from the separation wall surface in the axial direction, and is positioned between the back surface of the turbine impeller and the separation wall surface; and an insertion through hole (insertion portion), which receives a fastening member inserted thereinto in a direction of intersecting the axial direction of the shaft, the heat-shielding plate being mounted to the bearing housing by the fastening member.
US10895160B1
An improved gas turbine engine, a blade for a gas turbine for attachment to a rotor disk of the gas turbine engine and a method for manufacturing thereof. Specifically, the blade includes an airfoil attached to at least one base, wherein each of the bases is adapted to be received within a slot defined in the disk. At least one of the bases has a contacting surface for contacting a corresponding surface of the disk. Increased edge radii at the ends of the contacting surfaces are provided by not having contacting surfaces that blend in with the side surfaces.
US10895158B2
A turbine airfoil (10) includes an elongated hollow body (26) defining a radial cavity (T1, T2) positioned in an airfoil interior (11). A pair of radial flow passes (B,E/C,D) incorporating near-wall cooling (72, 74) channels are formed on opposite sides of the elongated hollow body (26), which are in serial flow relationship conducting a coolant in opposite radial directions, forming a serpentine cooling path (60a, 60b). A downstream radial flow pass (C, D) of the serpentine cooling path (60a, 60b) is fluidically connected to the radial cavity (T1, T2). Relatively heated coolant from the serpentine cooling path is directed into the radial cavity (T1, T2) to warm the elongated hollow body (26). The coolant is subsequently discharged via impingement openings (90) on the elongated hollow body (26) into first and second impingement volumes (102, 104) that respectively adjoin the pressure and suction side walls (16, 18). A temperature gradient between the elongated hollow body (26) and the outer wall (14) is thereby reduced.
US10895155B2
A package type compressor includes a housing, a compressor, a motor, an inverter, and a cooling fan. The housing has an air inlet. The compressor is disposed inside the housing where it compresses the air. The compressor is disposed in a compressor body inside the housing. The motor is disposed above the compressor inside the housing, and drives the compressor. The inverter is disposed in the region of the air inlet of the housing, and controls a rotation speed of the motor. The cooling fan is disposed inside of the compressor body. The cooling fan generates a flow path of cooling air within the package type compressor. The inverter is disposed in such a way that as the flow path of cooling air enters the air inlet of the housing, the flow path of cooling air passes directly over the inverter thereby cooling the inverter.
US10895141B2
A controlled production fluids separator. The separator is configured to be placed in fluid communication with a production fluids flow line coming off of a well head. The separator includes an inlet configured to receive fluids from the flow line. The separator has a water dump valve and an oil dump valve. The separator further has a gas outlet residing along the upper surface of the vessel. The gas outlet comprises a valve configured to open and close in response to control signals. In this way, the valve serves as a back-pressure regulator valve for the separator. The separator also includes a controller. The controller is configured to periodically receive data indicative of fluid flow through the flow line, and adjust a back-pressure setpoint in real time by sending signals to the back-pressure regulator valve for opening and closing. A method of operating a three-phase production fluids separator is also provided.
US10895137B2
Various embodiments of the present disclosure include a system for reducing an operating expense and a steam oil ratio (SOR) of at least one of an enhanced oil recovery system and a gas recovery system. The system can include a boiler configured to produce steam. The system can further include a super-heater in fluid communication with the boiler, the super-heater configured to generate a plurality of super-heat levels in a plurality of sections of the at least one of the enhanced oil recovery system and the gas recovery system downstream of the super-heater, wherein the plurality of super-heat levels are implemented per each one of the plurality of downstream sections of the at least one of the enhanced oil recovery system and gas recovery system to reduce the SOR.
US10895136B2
A method for reducing condensate in a subsurface formation is disclosed. The method comprises introducing a first reactant and a second reactant into the subsurface formation. The first reactant and the second reactant produce an exothermic reaction that increases temperature and pressure in the subsurface formation to greater than a dew point of the condensate. Increasing the temperature and pressure in the subsurface formation to greater than the dew point of the condensate vaporizes, and thereby reduces, condensate in the subsurface formation.
US10895133B2
A gas production line including: an inlet; an outlet; and a wet gas condenser connected between the inlet and the outlet, wherein the wet gas condenser includes: a condensing chamber; a condensing surface; and a collecting chamber, wherein, in use, water vapour in wet gas passing over the condensing surface is condensed into liquid water, the liquid water flowing along a predetermined flow path into the collecting chamber.
US10895127B2
A downhole valve (18) comprises a housing and first and second sleeve assemblies (70 and 76) mounted within the housing (24) and defining an axial pocket (80) therebetween, wherein the first and second sleeve assemblies are arranged to be moved axially relative to each other. A valve member (32) is mounted within the axial pocket and is rotatable about a rotation axis in response to relative axial movement of the first and second sleeve assemblies from a closed position in which fluid flow through the downhole valve is restricted towards an open position in which fluid flow through the downhole valve is increased or permitted. An interface arrangement (94) axially extends from the second sleeve assembly and engages the valve member via an interface mechanism for converting relative axial movement of the first and second sleeve assemblies to rotation of the valve member.
US10895123B2
A hydrostatically actuable downhole piston apparatus for use in a wellbore, comprising glide spacers disposed in the primary chamber, capable of mitigating the deflection of the piston and other hydrostatic components at elevated wellbore hydrostatic pressures. The disclosed apparatus is suited for, among other applications, the hydrostatic setting of a downhole tool, such as a packer, in a wellbore. A method and system for hydrostatically setting a downhole tool using glide spacers disposed in the primary chamber of the downhole tool.
US10895116B2
A joint includes a solid rod having a slit or opening into which a wedge is inserted. The rod and wedge are inserted into a fitting. The internal surface of the fitting has a contour which continuously and nonlinearly varies with distance along the fitting. The wedge has a dimension having a similar contour. The shape of the contour can be described by a polynomial of order two or higher.
US10895115B2
A rig system includes a first base box and a second base box extending parallel to and offset from the first base box, such that an open space is defined therebetween. A rig floor is connected to the first and second base boxes and spans the open space. A mast is coupled to the rig floor. A rig-raising system is configured to raise the rig floor vertically above the ground. A combined local equipment room (LER) and drilling control room (DCR) skid is connected to the rig floor and configured to be raised with the rig floor. A reel skid is positioned at least partially vertically below the LER/DCR skid. A setback structure extends between the first and second base boxes and blocks the open space on at least one end.
US10895113B2
A variable offset bearing assembly, associated with an offset shaft, having a longitudinal axis, disposed with a housing, having a longitudinal axis, the assembly including a radial bearing associated with the offset shaft; a thrust bearing associated with the offset shaft; the radial bearing and thrust bearing permit axial misalignment between the longitudinal axes of the offset shaft and the housing; and the thrust bearing and radial bearing manage axial and radial misalignment of the radial bearing and thrust bearing within the housing, caused by an axial or radial force exerted upon the housing and offset shaft.
US10895110B2
Provided is ladder having an extension leg movable longitudinally in first and second directions opposite one another, and a stabilizer arm pivotably coupled to and movable with the extension leg. The stabilizer arm is pivotable about an axis perpendicular to the first and second directions such that the stabilizer arm is rotated relative to the extension leg to contact a surface to stabilize the ladder in a sideways direction perpendicular to the first and second directions.
US10895108B2
The present gate includes a barrier frame and a gate in the barrier frame. The gate is opened by inserting a foot into a foot opening in the gate, which action compresses springs disposed about pivot pins between the gate and the barrier frame and draws an extended latch downwardly and out of a latch receiver that is bottomless, which action unlatches and frees the gate from the barrier frame such that the gate can be swung open. Downward travel of the gate is minimized until a foot pushes a pivoting stop out of the way.
US10895105B1
An electrically dual motor powered window cover assembly operational on a single shaft supporting an extendable and retractable window covering, control motor, a slave motor, two cord spools, two cords, a stop assembly and a power cable wired with reverse polarity between the control and slave motors. An offset gearbox may be included to offset the reverse rotation of the slave motor to allow the control and slave motors to be wired with the same polarity. A pair of lifting gear boxes may be mounted to the shaft proximal opposite ends of the shaft to assist in the lifting of a heavier window covering. The assembly may include a wireless remote control transmitter for operating the two DC motors and electrical and mechanical circuitry adapted to store positional information.
US10895102B2
Certain example embodiments relate to electric, potentially-driven shades usable with insulating glass (IG) units, IG units including such shades, and/or associated methods. In such a unit, a dynamic shade is located between the substrates defining the IG unit, and is movable between retracted and extended positions. The dynamic shade includes on-glass layers including a transparent conductor and an insulator or dielectric film, as well as a shutter. The shutter includes a resilient polymer, a conductor, and optional ink. Holes, invisible to the naked eye, may be formed in the polymer. Those holes may be sized, shaped, and arranged to promote summertime solar energy reflection and wintertime solar energy transmission. The conductor may be transparent or opaque. When the conductor is reflective, overcoat layers may be provided to help reduce internal reflection. The polymer may be capable of surviving high-temperature environments and may be colored in some instances.
US10895097B2
A window regulator for a motor vehicle includes a drive unit assembly with a module plate. The drive unit for the window regulator includes a cable drum housing with a cable drum and a motor assembly. The cable drum housing includes a stepped annular ring extended from the cable drum housing and a snap-fit post protruded from each of the stepped annular ring for engaging with the module plate. The cable drum housing is positioned on a receiving site of the module plate, and the stepped annular ring and the snap-fit post is coupled with a locating site on the receiving site. Each locating site includes a circular bead for engaging with the stepped annular ring of the cable drum housing.
US10895094B2
An automated door lock includes a bolt and bolt housing. A lock interior part is attachable to an inside portion of a door. The lock interior part includes control logic that controls operation of automated door lock including movement of the bolt into and out of the bolt housing. A first lock plate is attachable to a door frame. The first lock plate includes a magnet. The second lock plate is attachable to a door. The second lock plate includes a sensor electrically connected to the control logic. The sensor detects magnetic field strength. The magnet is located on the first lock plate and the sensor is located on the second plate so that when the door is closed, the sensor and the magnet are aligned to maximize strength of the magnetic field detected by the sensor.
US10895093B2
A non-impact fence post driver attachable to a front end loader or similar mobile machine for operation has a hydraulic driven sleeve assembly suspended from a U-joint so as to vertically self-align from the loader, and has a fence post holding shell assembly attached to the sleeve with retractable gate hinged locking assembly to hold the fence post securely near the bottom while driving the post.
US10895092B2
A tire anchoring system is disclosed. The system includes at least one anchoring assembly including a first bracket and a second bracket. The first bracket has a first bar and a second bar extending parallel to each other, and a first intermediate bar connecting the first bar and the second bar to define a first pocket dimensioned to engage at least a portion of a first tire. The second bracket has a third bar and a fourth bar extending parallel to each other, and a second intermediate bar connecting the third bar and fourth second bar to define a second pocket dimensioned to engage at least a portion of a second tire. A tensioning linkage connects the first bracket and the second bracket.
US10895090B2
Disclosed is an anchoring umbrella stand with a manually extendable drill bit. In certain exemplary embodiments disclosed herein, the anchoring umbrella stand includes a drill bit that can be manually extendable from and manually retractable into an elongate housing body by use of a crank handle. Manual operation of the crank handle rotates and translates the drill bit between a retracted position within the elongate housing body and an extended position outside the elongate housing body. In certain embodiments, the anchoring umbrella stand further includes a gear train assembly and/or a stabilizing plate to further aid a user in anchoring the umbrella stand. The anchoring umbrella stand facilitates umbrella anchoring by providing a more stable anchoring mechanism that requires less strength, less coordination, and no electric power to operate.
US10895084B2
A venue includes a display screen, a performance stage, and an audience area. The display screen has (i) an inner periphery, (ii) an outer periphery, and (iii) at least one of a non-linear or a curved cross-sectional shape that is at least partially revolved around a center point. The performance stage (i) is positioned between the inner periphery and the outer periphery of the display screen and (ii) at least partially extends along at least one of the inner periphery or the outer periphery of the display screen. The audience area is positioned between the inner periphery and the outer periphery of the display screen.
US10895079B2
The invention relates to a decorative panel, in particular a floor panel, ceiling panel or wall panel. The invention also relates to a panel covering, such as a floor covering, ceiling covering or wall covering, comprising a plurality of panels according to the invention. The invention further relates to a method of producing a decorative panel according to the invention.
US10895078B2
A cladding clip comprising a lateral base, a head coupled to the lateral base, and a flexible lip upstanding from the lateral base and laterally spaced from the neck along the base is disclosed. The flexible lip is hooked so that a lateral part of the lip extends laterally spaced from the base.
US10895076B1
A method and system for aligning shingles on a roof using alignment marks placed directly on drip edges, limiting the need for stand-alone measurement devices.
US10895074B2
The modular structures and methods for making and using the same are disclosed herein. The modular device can include one or more support panels, one or more connecting members (also referred to as “bones”) and one or more fasteners. Support panels can be connected together in groups of two or more using the fastener, to provide a frame for the connection to connecting members. The connecting members connect between the support panels, such that groups of support panels can be connected together and extended upon one another. The connecting members connect at receiving ports in the support panels, which receive and affix at least a portion of the connecting member. The support panels generally form the frame of the modular structures, while connecting members connect between the support panels. The interlocking and alternating elements allow for the variety of structures and flexibility described herein.
US10895072B2
A frame system for a building structure includes beam members. Each beam member includes two opposed, parallel flanges. A web is interposed between the flanges. Spreader members include two opposed, parallel side flanges, a web interposed between the side flanges and two opposed end flanges bridging the side flanges at respective terminal ends of the web. The beam members and the spreader members are configured to be fastened to each other to form a frame assembly.
US10895057B2
A coupler for coupling an attachment to an excavator. The coupler has first and second spaced-apart coupling formations for coupling with respective corresponding coupling formation of the attachment. The coupler also has a power actuated locking member for retaining the respective attachment coupling formation in engagement with the first coupling formation. A detection system is capable of detecting if the respective attachment coupling formation is in a desired position with respect to the first coupling formation, wherein the detecting means comprises at least one non-contact sensor, preferably an ultrasonic sensor.
US10895056B2
Disclosed is a shielding apparatus for high-depth groundwater well pollution prevention grouting comprising: a shielding portion which is provided on the outer circumferential surface of a grouting casing installed in an excavation hole in the ground and compressed to be in close contact with a hollow wall of the excavation hole; a compression portion which is provided on the outer circumferential surface of the grouting casing and formed to descend toward the shielding portion and brings the shielding portion into close contact with the hollow wall of the excavation hole to guide the excavation hole to be sealed; and a pressure equalization injection tube portion which is connected with the compression portion on the outer circumferential surface of the grouting casing and lowers the compression portion by water pressure generated by supplying water from the outside through a water supply tube.
US10895055B1
A simulated stone or brick column or retaining wall is made up of rows of masonry blocks of generally trapezoidal configuration arranged in end-to-end relation to one another in each row, each block including a recessed portion being aligned with one another in each row and each block having textured wall surfaces simulating the appearance of brick or stone along one or more wall surfaces arranged in different configurations without the necessity of interlocking the blocks together.
US10895048B2
A spacer for a road safety barrier is provided. The spacer includes a rail support having a front face to be fastened to a rail, a rear face to be fastened to a post and a flange that connects the front face to the rear face. The front face includes a connector housing and a weaker area connecting the connector housing to the upper edge of the front face, the mechanical resistance of the weaker area being strictly lower than the intrinsic mechanical resistance of the constituent material of the remaining part of the front face of the rail support. The spacer also includes a rail guide including a fastening area for fastening the rail guide to a post above the rail support, a connecting piece and a rail reinforcement area for fastening the rail guide to the reverse side of the rail.
US10895046B2
A paving train for producing at least one pavement layer on a traffic surface is formed from at least two independently driven units travelling in a group, such as a road finisher, a road paver, an IP finisher, a feeder, a supply unit or the like. The units move one behind the other at a given distance. In order to enable communication between the units via certain parameters such as speed, material filling level and the like, and in order also to easily control a corresponding distance between the units as well as the corresponding material transfer, a wireless communication link is formed between the units at least for exchanging speeds and/or material filling level.
US10895043B2
A track includes a travel path including a travel face with which travel wheels of a vehicle come into contact while rolling. The travel path includes a plurality of travel path forming units that are arranged to be adjacent to each other in a travel direction of the vehicle and of which each includes a unit travel face forming part of the travel face and a positioning unit that fixes a relative position between travel path forming units adjacent to each other.
US10895042B2
A monoblock concrete crosstie for railway tracks that achieves a high performance in operation includes a steel structure that is formed from ultra-resistant high strength steel plates embedded in a concrete element and having pre-stressed cold rolled wires with ends that form button head knots which are anchored to the steel plates. The crosstie includes rail seats with a convex channeled formation that is mateable with an extending member of a faceplate wherein the railseat has a width less than the width of the faceplate, and a center of the face plate has a first distance from a center of the concrete element and a center of the rails seat has a second distance from the center of the concrete element, the first distance greater than the second distance.
US10895040B2
The present disclosure relates to methods and apparatuses for removing water from a wet fibrous web. During the process of making a fibrous structure, a capillary dewatering apparatus remove water from a wet porous web. In some configurations, a capillary dewatering apparatus may include a capillary porous media. A molding member, such as a papermaking belt comprising an air permeable fabric, may advance the wet fibrous web onto the capillary porous media, wherein the fibrous web is positioned between the capillary porous media and the air-permeable fabric. An energy transfer surface may be positioned in contact with the air-permeable fabric or the outer circumferential surface, wherein the energy transfer surface operates to vibrate the capillary porous media. In turn, the vibration helps to drive water through the capillary porous media, allowing additional water to flow from the fibrous web and through pores in the capillary porous media.
US10895024B2
The current invention concerns an improved system and method for the manufacturing of alternating S/Z cabled yarn 16) or connected alternating S/Z twist plied yarns, in which tension decrease or increase is avoided by variable longitudinal contraction when twist plying or overtwisting yarns. This longitudinal contraction Is very difficult to predict and leads to tension in the yarns, which can affect the quality. This tension can also be reproduced in the installations. This invention tries to improve this by providing a tension compensator (24) that (partially) compensates the tensions and forces between different, subsequent forces for processing yarns.
US10895023B2
Provided are a nanofiber-nanowire composite and a method for producing the same. The method includes preparing a nanoparticle using a dipolar solvent, producing a nanofiber-nanoparticle composite in an electrospinning synthesis solution including the nanoparticle through electrospinning, and growing a nanowire from the nanoparticle by hydrothermally synthesizing a dried nanofiber-nanoparticle composite.
US10895017B2
Plating bath and well structures and methods are described to stop the organic compounds present in plating reservoir wells or bath solution from rising, i.e., climbing up the reservoir wall. An electroplating apparatus includes a vessel holding a liquid solution including metal plating material and an organic species, and a method of operating an electroplating apparatus. The apparatus is designed with plating bath and structures and methods to stop the organic compounds present in plating reservoir wells or bath solution from rising, i.e., climbing or wicking up the inner surfaces of reservoir walls, and to wash them back down on a continuous or cyclical basis in order to maintain a concentration of organic compounds in the plating solution within upper and lower specification limits.
US10895013B2
An electroless process for depositing gold (Au0) from a solution, comprising allowing gold (Au0) place from a solution of gold thiocyanate complex dissolved in a mixture of water-miscible organic solvent and water, or the deposition of gold (Au0) takes place on a deposition-directing layer comprising positively charged organic groups, said layer being provided on at least a portion of a surface of a substrate sought to be gold-coated.
US10895008B2
A vapor deposition mask includes: a metal mask in which a metal mask opening is provided; and a resin mask in which a resin mask opening corresponding to a pattern to be produced by vapor deposition is provided at a position overlapping with the metal mask opening, the metal mask and the resin mask being stacked, wherein an arithmetic average height (Sa) of a surface of the resin mask exposed from the metal mask opening is not more than 0.8 μm.
US10895007B2
An evaporation apparatus including a material source, a chamber, a passageway, and a heating component is provided. The material source is configured to provide a deposition material. The chamber includes a manifold. The passageway is configured to be connected to the material source and the manifold. The heating component is disposed in at least a portion of the passageway and configured to heat the deposition material. A calibration method of the evaporation apparatus is also provided.
US10895006B2
A metallic structure includes a first plurality of metal particles arranged in an amorphous structure; a second plurality of metal particles arranged in a crystalline structure having at least two grain sizes, wherein the crystalline structure is arranged to receive the amorphous structure deposited thereon; wherein the grain size is arranged in a gradient structure.
US10895001B2
A rock drill button having a body of sintered cemented carbide that has hard constituents of tungsten carbide (WC) in a binder phase of Co, wherein the cemented carbide has 4-12 mass % Co and balance WC and unavoidable impurities. The cemented carbide also has Cr in such an amount that the Cr/Co ratio is within the range of 0.043-0.19, and that the WC grain size mean value is above 1.75 μm.
US10895000B2
A magnesium alloy, implants and method for the production thereof. The magnesium alloy includes 1.5 to 7.0% by weight Zn, 0.5 to 3.5% by weight Al, the remainder being magnesium which contains impurities, which promote electrochemical potential differences and/or the formation of precipitations and/or intermetallic phases, in a total amount of no more than 0.0063% by weight of Fe, Si, Mn, Co, Ni, Cu, Zr, Y, Sc or rare earths having the ordinal numbers 21, 57 to 71 and 89 to 103, Be, Cd, In, Sn and/or Pb as well as P.
US10894998B2
A method of processing an iron-rich rare earth bearing ore which includes the steps of smelting the ore to concentrate rare earth oxide minerals in the ore into a slag phase and extracting the rare earth oxide minerals from the slag.
US10894986B2
The invention features diagnostic and therapeutic methods and compositions featuring androgen receptor variant proteins and nucleic acid molecules whose expression is increased in androgen related diseases or disorders.
US10894974B2
The present disclosure provides a system and method for the detection of rare mutations and copy number variations in cell free polynucleotides. Generally, the systems and methods comprise sample preparation, or the extraction and isolation of cell free polynucleotide sequences from a bodily fluid; subsequent sequencing of cell free polynucleotides by techniques known in the art; and application of bioinformatics tools to detect rare mutations and copy number variations as compared to a reference. The systems and methods also may contain a database or collection of different rare mutations or copy number variation profiles of different diseases, to be used as additional references in aiding detection of rare mutations, copy number variation profiling or general genetic profiling of a disease.
US10894971B1
A method for the production of pullulan soft capsules eliminates the need to dry pullulan solid product, thereby reducing the equipment cost and energy consumption. The pullulan raw material production can be linked directly with the soft capsule production to provide a unique approach for soft capsule formation. The purified pullulan fermentation fluid can be directly used in soft capsule preparation, thus removing the need for a melting process. On the one hand, the method can decrease material consumption, save the cost of equipment and labor, reduce production time and increase productivity. On the other hand, the method can reduce the fluctuating of raw material quality in the re-melting process and guarantee a more stable soft capsule production and quality.
US10894964B2
The present invention refers to the use of AT(n) insertions in promoter elements for controlling the expression levels of coding sequences in plants. The expression levels of the heat shock protein (Gmhsp17.6-L), when compared in resistant and susceptible individuals in the population, demonstrated that the largest expression levels per quantitative PCR were present in the individuals that contained the largest AT insertions in the promoter region. The invention also refers to gene expression cassettes containing promoter regions of the gene with different numbers of AT insertions fused to the GUS protein, for transforming soybean embryos.
US10894963B2
Aspects of the invention relate to spherical nucleic acid-based constructs and related methods and compositions thereof. The compositions of the invention are useful for activating agonists of nucleic acid interacting complexes, such as TLRs, stimulating an immune response, and treating diseases such as infectious disease, cancer, allergies, allergic diseases, and autoimmune disease
US10894958B1
In an illustrative embodiment, automated multi-module cell editing instruments are provided to automate multiple edits into nucleic acid sequences inside one or more cells.
US10894949B2
The disclosure in some aspects relates to recombinant adeno-associated viruses having distinct tissue targeting capabilities. In some aspects, the disclosure relates to gene transfer methods using the recombinant adeno-associate viruses. In some aspects, the disclosure relates to isolated AAV capsid proteins and isolated nucleic acids encoding the same.
US10894948B2
The invention provides methods and materials for resetting or sustaining a human stem cell in a “naïve” or “ground” state, based on the use of media including combinations of inhibitors. An example naïve culture medium comprises a PKC inhibitor, a MEK inhibitor. Also provided are methods of obtaining or propagating such cells, cells obtained using these methods, and novel culture media, which can be used in these methods.
US10894944B2
A serum-free media composition for maintenance or directed differentiation of human embryonic stem cells (HESCs) toward particular cell lineages is disclosed. The media comprises one or more cell nutrient media, a recombinant human albumin or equivalent thereof and optionally at least one agent involved in HESC differentiation. The media composition is substantially free of any human or animal derived products.
US10894941B2
A microfluidic multi-well-based cell culture testing device is provided. The multi-well-based cell culture testing device has an array structure of a plurality of aligned microfluidic well units. Each of the microfluidic well units comprises an inlet through which a first fluid enters, an accommodation compartment adapted to accommodate a second fluid therein, a microfluidic channel through which the first fluid flows, and an air outlet adapted to facilitate the entering of the first fluid.
US10894934B2
The present invention relates to the field of liquid solubilizing systems. More specifically, the present invention relates to a ringing gel composition, one that is a self-thickened composition having a viscoelastic behavior and a viscosity comprised between 0.1 and 1000 Pa·s at 20° C. at 0.01 s−1 shear rate. The ringing gel has an aqueous phase, a surfactant system of one or more non-ionic surfactant(s), a linker and an oil phase that includes a hydrophobic active ingredient such as a perfume. Consumer products that contain the ringing gel composition, such as a self-thickened liquid laundry scent booster are also part of the present invention.
US10894933B2
The present invention relates to a solid bleaching composition comprising at least one chlorinated bleaching and detergent agent selected among the dichloroisocyanurates and at least one optical brightener, characterised in that the pH of said composition is between 5 and 9, and in that the dissolution time of said composition in an aqueous solution is between 30 seconds and 20 minutes. The present invention likewise relates to the use of such a composition for bleaching a fabric, while protecting the textile fibres, as well as disinfecting and washing same.
US10894932B2
The present invention relates to fabric cleaning and/or treatment compositions as well as methods of making and using same. Such fabric cleaning and/or treatment compositions contain species of glyceride copolymers that have the required viscosity and lubricity. Thus, such species of glyceride copolymers provide improved softening performance and formulability.
US10894928B2
A fuel additive formulation, method of use, and method of producing the fuel additive formulation are described. The fuel additive of the present disclosure comprises a mixture of nitroparaffins comprising nitropropane and nitromethane, a lubricant, and an aromatic hydrocarbon. The fuel additive formulation is substantially free of nitroethane. The combustion in an internal combustion engine of a fuel containing the additive results in reduced emissions relative to the combustion of a fuel not containing the additive.
US10894925B2
A multi-stage process for upgrading tars is provided. A predominantly hydrotreating stage can be applied before a cracking stage, which can be a hydrocracking or a thermal cracking stage. Alternatively, a predominantly cracking stage, which can be a hydrocracking or a thermal cracking stage, can be applied before a hydrotreating stage. Apparatus suitable for performing the method is also provided.
US10894923B2
The invention is an integrated process for treating residual oil of a hydrocarbon feedstock. The oil is first subjected to solvent deasphalting then gas phase oxidative desulfurization. Additional, optional steps including hydrodesulfurization, and hydrocracking, may also be incorporated into the integrated process.
US10894916B2
A polymer composite comprising quantum dots. The polymer composite comprises: (a) quantum dots; (b) a first polymer having a molecular weight from 1,000 to 100,000 and a solubility parameter from 12 to 17 (J/cm3)1/2; (c) a second polymer comprising polymerized units of a first compound comprising at least one readily polymerizable vinyl group and having a molecular weight from 72 to 500, wherein the second polymer has a solubility parameter from 16.5 to 20 (J/cm3)1/2; and (d) a third polymer comprising polymerized units of a second compound comprising at least two readily polymerizable vinyl groups and having a molecular weight from 72 to 2000; wherein the first polymer encapsulates the quantum dots; wherein a readily polymerizable vinyl group is part of a (meth)acrylate ester group or is attached directly to an aromatic ring.
US10894909B2
Inducibly degradable compositions comprising polyacetal and associated methods and systems.
US10894906B2
Composite particles with lower mean particle size and smaller size distribution are obtained through refining treatments. The refined composite particles, such as ceria coated silica particles are used in Chemical Mechanical Planarization (CMP) compositions to offer higher removal rate; very low within wafer (WWNU) for removal rate, low dishing and low defects for polishing oxide films.
US10894897B2
An oil-based inkjet ink can be provided which prevents dye conversion of a dye lake pigment contained in the ink, prevents adhesion of the ink to the nozzle plate, and yields excellent drying properties for printed items. The oil-based inkjet ink contains a dye lake pigment, a pigment dispersant and a non-aqueous solvent, wherein the non-aqueous solvent contains a silicone oil having a surface tension of at least 20 mN/m but not more than 28 mN/m. The surface tension of the silicone oil is preferably at least 22 mN/m but not more than 26 mN/m.
US10894896B2
An ink jet ink composition for textile printing including a dye and 5% to 30% by mass of a cyclic amide that is liquid at normal temperature and that has a normal boiling point in the range of 190° C. to 260° C., wherein the hue angle ∠h° defined by the CIELAB color space on a recording medium ranges from 15 to 80 degrees.
US10894893B2
Coating material (237) for generating a coating layer by non-impact printing wherein the coating layer represents an image and wherein a resolution of the image is at least 100 DPI, the coating material comprising a curable resin; wherein the coating material (237) exhibits a minimum viscosity when being heated from room temperature with a heating rate of 5 Kelvin per minute up to a temperature where curing of the coating material occurs, wherein the minimum viscosity is in a range between 3 Pascal seconds to 20000 Pascal seconds, in particular in a range between 50 Pascal seconds and 10000 Pascal seconds and further in particular in a range between 250 Pascal seconds and 7000 Pascal seconds; and wherein a pill flow length is below 350 mm at a potential curing temperature which may be used to cure the coating material.
US10894889B2
An aqueous coating composition includes, based on the total weight of the aqueous coating composition, (a) an aqueous polymer dispersion present in an amount of from 15% to 33% by solids weight, wherein the polymer includes at least 95% by solids weight of an acrylic emulsion copolymer based on the solids weight of the polymer; (b) anionic colloidal silica present in an amount of from 1% to 13% by solids weight; (c) a solvent present in an amount of from 0.5% to 9% by weight, wherein the solvent has at least one hydroxyl group and a dielectric constant at 25° C. of from 7 to 10.3; (d) a monoamine compound present in an amount of from 0.2% to 1.5% by weight, wherein the monoamine compound is selected from an alkyl monoamine, a beta-hydroxyl monoamine containing up to 2 hydroxyl groups, or mixtures thereof; and (e) water.
US10894880B2
A rubber composition contains: at least one rubber component selected from the group consisting of an ethylene propylene diene rubber, a chloroprene rubber, a nitrile rubber, and an acrylic rubber; 1.5 to 30 parts by mass of a fluorene-modified cellulose nanofiber per 100 parts by mass of the rubber component; and 30 to 120 parts by mass of a carbon-based filler per 100 parts by mass of the rubber component. A method of producing a rubber composition comprises: kneading a dispersion of a fluorene-modified cellulose nanofiber in a process oil and a rubber component to prepare a kneaded material; and mixing a vulcanizing agent into the kneaded material.
US10894877B2
This disclosure relates to a novel type of high molecular weight polyethylene composition, and product made from said composition, with industrially useful properties, and the process of making said composition and product.
US10894875B2
Films including an aversive UV-protective agent, e.g., a quinoliziumolate, exhibiting improved thermostable UV protection and an acceptable bittering value at the same time which further minimizes processing complexity. Unit dose articles that include such films. Related processes.
US10894874B2
The present invention aims to provide a method for improving the fluidity of a crystal nucleating agent for polyolefin resins without impairing other properties, and a polyolefin resin composition containing the crystal nucleating agent with improved fluidity and having excellent properties including transparency, and a molded article thereof. A crystal nucleating agent controlled to have specific characteristics can achieve improved fluidity, and the use of such a crystal nucleating agent having specific characteristics remarkably improves the workability during molding processing and provides a polyolefin resin composition excellent in properties such as transparency, and a molded article thereof.
US10894869B2
A polyisocyanurate foam insulation product includes polyisocyanurate foam produced from reacting an isocyanate and a polyol blend having a functionality of at least 2.2. The isocyanate and the polyol blend are reacted so that the polyisocyanurate foam has an isocyanate index equivalent with or greater than 300. The polyisocyanurate foam includes a fire retardant and includes between 0.02 and 0.45 weight percent of a zinc salt compound. The foam insulation board exhibits a flame spread of no greater than 25 and a smoke index of no greater than 50 when exposed to flame conditions in accordance with an ASTM E-84 test.
US10894850B2
A butene-1 polymer composition having MFR values of from 400 to 2000 g/10 min, measured according to ISO 1133 at 190° C. with a load of 2.16 kg, made from or containing A) a butene-1 homopolymer or a copolymer of butene-1 with a comonomer selected from the group consisting of ethylene and higher alpha-olefins, having a copolymerized comonomer content of up to 5% by mole; B) a copolymer of butene-1 with a comonomer selected from the group consisting of ethylene and higher alpha-olefins, having a copolymerized comonomer content of from 6% to 20% by mole; wherein the composition having a total copolymerized comonomer content from 4% to 15% by mole, referred to the sum of A) and B), and a content of fraction soluble in xylene at 0° C. of 60% by weight or less, determined on the total weight of A) and B).
US10894848B2
Certain cyclopentadienone monomers having polar moieties are useful in forming polyarylene resins having improved solubility in certain organic solvents and are useful in forming polyarylene resin layers in electronics applications.
US10894843B2
An olefin polymer capable of simultaneously satisfying excellent drop impact strength and transparency, a preparation method of the same, and a film using the same, can be provided. In an embodiment, an olefin polymer comprises a plurality of polymer chains, and satisfies the following conditions: i) each polymer chain of the plurality having an average number of short chain branches (SCBs) per 1000 carbon atoms of 20/1000C or more, wherein an SCB has C2 to C7 carbon atoms, ii) a molded film of the olefin polymer having a drop impact strength of 1500 g to 2400 g as measured in accordance with ASTM D1709A, wherein the molded film having a thickness of 100 μm, and iii) a molded film of the olefin polymer having a haze is 10% to 30% as measured in accordance with ASTM D1003, wherein the molded film having a thickness of 0.05 mm.
US10894840B2
A system and method for a polyolefin reactor temperature control system having a first reactor temperature control path, a second reactor temperature control path, and a shared temperature control path. The shared temperature control path is configured to combine and process coolant return streams, and to provide coolant supply for the first reactor temperature control path and the second reactor temperature control path.
US10894830B2
The present invention relates to antibodies specifically binding PD-1, TIM-3 or PD-1 and TIM-3, polynucleotides encoding the antibodies or fragments, and methods of making and using the foregoing.
US10894829B2
The invention provides methods for using and compositions of humanized antibodies that bind tau protein that is phosphorylated at the serine at position 413.
US10894822B2
The invention is directed to methods of treatment of Alzheimer's disease and other tauopathies, via the administration of antibodies having specificity to abnormal forms of tau protein, the antibodies showing no binding and/or reactivity to a normal tau protein and being administered under conditions and in amounts effective to prevent or treat Alzheimer's disease or other tauopathies. In certain embodiments, the antibodies are selective for soluble truncated tau protein truncated at (i) its C-terminus after the glutamic acid residue Glu391, or (ii) at the aspartic acid residue Asp421, or (iii) at its N-terminus at the aspartic acid residue Asp13, or (iv) a combination of (i)-(iii). Further aspects of the invention are directed to the administration of an immunogen comprising an abnormal tau, preferably a soluble truncated tau.
US10894819B2
Chimeric antigen receptors (CARs) containing HIV envelope antigen binding domains are disclosed. Nucleic acids, recombinant expression vectors, host cells, antigen binding fragments, and pharmaceutical compositions, relating to the CARs are also disclosed. Methods of treating or preventing HIV-infection in a subject, and methods of making CAR T cells are also disclosed. Results of treating or preventing HIV-infection, and results of making CAR T cells are also disclosed.
US10894806B2
The invention relates to a process for the selective concentration of immunoglobulins or other proteins that contain an Fc domain (target protein), comprising the following steps: a. preparing a solution that contains the target protein; b. incorporating an Fc-binding protein with precisely two binding sites under conditions that allow binding to occur; c. separating the precipitate from the liquid phase; d. undoing the binding of the target protein from the Fc-binding protein.
US10894799B2
Provided are a novel disilylamine compound, a method for preparing same, and a composition for depositing a silicon-containing thin film including the same. A disilylamine compound of the present invention has excellent reactivity, is thermally stable, and has high volatility, and thus, is used as a silicon-containing precursor, thereby manufacturing a high-quality silicon-containing thin film.
US10894798B2
The present invention provides a compound represented by the general formula (Ia) or a pharmacologically acceptable salt thereof. In the general formula (Ia), two R moieties each independently represent a C1-3 alkyl group or the like; and R1, R2 and R3 each independently represent an optionally substituted linear or branched C1-4 alkyl group.
US10894793B2
The present invention relates to bicyclic pyridine, pyrazine, and pyrimidine derivatives of Formula (I) wherein the variables have the meaning defined in the claims. The compounds according to the present invention are useful as pI3Kβ inhibitors. The invention further relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising said compounds as an active ingredient as well as the use of said compounds as a medicament.
US10894790B2
Provided is a production method of a thiazole derivative represented by the formula (I), which has an adenosine A2A receptor antagonistic action and is useful as a therapeutic agent for, for example, Parkinson's disease, sleep disorder, analgesic resistance to opioid, migraine, movement disorder, depression, anxiety disorder and the like. Also provided is a production method of a compound represented by the formula (C), which contains (i) a step of reacting a compound represented by the formula (A) and a compound represented by the formula (B), and the like: (wherein R1 represents furyl, R4, R5 and R6 are the same or different and each represents lower alkyl or aryl, R2 represents pyridyl or tetrahydropyranyl, and X1 represents halogen).
US10894788B2
Provided herein are inhibitors of cyclin-dependent kinases (CDKs), pharmaceutical compositions comprising said compounds, and methods for using said compounds for the treatment of diseases.
US10894786B2
The present invention provides substituted pyrazole derivatives of formula (I) which are therapeutically useful as selective CDK12/13 inhibitors. These compounds are useful in the treatment and/or prevention of diseases and/or disorders associated with CDK12/13 in a mammal. The present invention also provides preparation of the compounds and pharmaceutical compositions with at least one of the substituted pyrazole derivatives of formula (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, an N-oxide or a stereoisomer thereof.
US10894773B2
This invention relates to compounds of Formula I: and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof. This invention also provides compositions comprising a compound of this invention and the use of such compositions in methods of treating diseases and conditions that are beneficially treated by administering a CFTR potentiator.
US10894768B2
The present invention relates to a novel salt of (R)-(1-methylpyrrolidine-3-yl)methyl(3′-chloro-4′-fluoro-[1,1′-biphenyl]-2-yl)carbamate and a crystal form thereof. Also, the novel salt of (R)-(1-methylpyrrolidine-3-yl)methyl(3′-chloro-4′-fluoro-[1,1′-biphenyl]-2-yl)carbamate and the crystal form thereof according to examples of the present invention have remarkably excellent stability, hygroscopicity and solubility.
US10894753B1
A process is provided for producing linear alkylbenzenes with an improved yield from paraffin feed due to the use of a new catalyst that has a reduced selectivity to produce undesired aromatic compounds. In some embodiments, it is now possible to operate the process without including a unit to remove such aromatic compounds which allows for an operator of a plant to make modifications to the process to increase product yield.
US10894736B2
A glass sheet processing system for processing a glass sheet includes a conveyor for conveying the glass sheet in a direction of conveyance, and a positioning apparatus for adjusting position of the glass sheet on the conveyor. The positioning apparatus includes a movable carriage having first and second carriage bodies. The first carriage body is translatable in the direction of conveyance, and the second carriage body is supported by the first carriage body such that the second carriage body is movable in a direction generally transverse to the direction of conveyance. The positioning apparatus further includes a first drive assembly for moving the first carriage body in the direction of conveyance, a second drive assembly for moving the second carriage body with respect to the first carriage body, and a positioner member connected to the second carriage body for contacting the glass sheet to adjust position of the glass sheet.
US10894732B2
The present disclosure relates to wastewater treatment systems for attracting and retaining anaerobic ammonia oxidizing (anammox) bacteria, methods of treating wastewater using such wastewater treatment systems, and the like.
US10894730B2
Methods and systems for treating tailings at an elevated pH using lime are disclosed herein. In some embodiments, the method comprises (i) providing a tailings stream comprising bicarbonates and a pH less than 9.0, (ii) adding a coagulant comprising calcium hydroxide to the tailings stream to form a mixture having a pH of at least 11.5 and a soluble calcium level no more than 800 mg/L, and (iii) dewatering the mixture to produce a product having a solids content of at least 40% by weight. In some embodiments, the pH and soluble calcium level of the mixture cause chemical modification of clay materials of the mixture via pozzolanic reactions. In some embodiments, the undrained shear strength of the product increases over a period of time of at least two days.
US10894721B2
Methods and processes are provided to make clinoptilolite into a water-soluble solvolyzed form with electrolytes suitable for various administration routes for use in the detoxification and rejuvenation in environment arena, nutraceutical arena, and pharmaceutical arena This process includes oral, topical, tablet, pill formulas, biotech delivery and intravenous. Absorption of water-soluble solvolyzed clinoptilolite fragments can aid in detoxification by binding to heavy metals, viruses and environmental toxins and can reduce reactive oxygen species and inflammation related to metals. The process and method described can provide an increase in energy, increase in growth factors that aid in hair, skin, and nail growth, and can provide an increase in focus, concentration, and memory. Water-soluble solvolyzed, electrolyzed clinoptilolite fragments can be combined with one or more dietary supplements, including various vitamins, minerals, and sleep aids to rejuvenate the cells and the environment during and after detoxification.
US10894719B2
Disclosed are a graphene material production device and a system including the device. The device includes: a first reaction component, a second reaction component and a negative pressure generating component. The first reaction component includes a first reaction chamber and a first material outlet arranged at a bottom of the first reaction chamber. The second reaction component includes a second reaction chamber and a second material inlet. A connecting passage between the first material outlet and the second material inlet is provided with a valve. A suction hole of the negative pressure generating component is provided inside the second reaction chamber. The use of the device in the process of producing a graphene material by a redox method can overcome the problem that the viscous material is difficult to transfer, thereby reducing the production difficulty and effectively improving the production efficiency of graphene materials.
US10894716B2
Provided is a method for producing a porous carbon material, containing a step of subjecting a mixture containing inorganic carbide particles and inorganic oxide particles to a heat treatment under a chlorine gas atmosphere.
US10894714B2
A process and plant for producing a synthesis gas chiefly consisting of hydrogen and carbon monoxide by catalytic steam reformation of a hydrocarbonaceous feed gas, wherein the heat of burners required for the chemical reforming reactions to take place is generated by producing a flue gas and wherein, by utilizing the heat contained in the synthesis gas and in the flue gas, a pure steam is generated from boiler feed water and a process steam is generated from process condensate, wherein for the generation of the pure steam synthesis gas and flue gas are used and for the generation of the process steam a part of the pure steam is used as heat-transfer medium and the remaining part of the pure steam is discharged from the process as export steam.
US10894711B2
Filler devices having an enclosure sub-assembly are provided herein. Filler devices may include at least one of a reservoir and at least one working valve for dispensing the product into a container. Enclosure sub-assemblies may include an enclosure frame, an enclosure member, at least one hinge, and at least one magnetic latch assembly, wherein the at least one magnetic latch assembly comprises a body having a magnet associated therewith, and wherein the at least one magnetic latch assembly is fixedly secured to one of the enclosure frame or the enclosure member upon displacement of the enclosure member from a closed position to an open position, and releasably, magnetically secured to the other of the enclosure frame or the enclosure member upon displacement of the enclosure member from a closed position to an open position.
US10894708B2
An interface assembly for a frozen dessert machine is disclosed that includes a freezer door having opposed front and rear sides and including at least one recessed mounting pocket formed in the rear side thereof, the at least one recessed mounting pocket including a cornice covering an upper portion thereof, and at least one elongated baffle having opposed proximal and distal end portions, the proximal end portion of the at least one baffle including a retention flange that is dimensioned and configured for detachable reception within the at least one mounting pocket of the freezer door behind the cornice.
US10894704B2
In a method for filling a predefined cylindrical container, a closed filling valve is moved with its filling tip through the container opening into the container. A gas contained in the container is displaced or compressed in the container. The container opening is sealed about the filling valve; the point in time of sealing determines a pressure in the container. The container is filled by opening the filling valve to allow fluid flow. The end face of the filling valve is below a fluid level in a radial gap volume between container wall and filling valve. Upward movement of the filling valve is adjusted according to predefined control parameters; filling occurs below fluid level in that the fluid level is above the end face of the filling valve. The filing valve is closed upon reaching the predefined filling volume. The closed filling valve is removed from the container.
US10894701B2
A method for up-ending a longitudinal structure, being one of a foundation of an offshore wind turbine or a wind turbine tower to be installed on top of a previously installed foundation, wherein use is made of a crane The method includes providing a longitudinal structure with an upper end and a lower end in a substantially horizontal orientation; connecting the middle hoisting block of three main hoisting systems and one outer hoisting block of the three main hoisting systems to the upper end of the longitudinal structure; connecting another other outer hoisting block of the three main hoisting systems to the lower end of the longitudinal structure; and operating respective winches of the three main hoisting systems until the longitudinal structure is in a substantially vertical orientation with the upper end above the lower end.
US10894689B2
A sheet type determining device including a guide that guides a sheet along a sheet conveyance path to a destination. The sheet conveyance path is between a first guide surface and a second guide surface facing each other across an interval. The sheet type determining device further includes a determiner that determines a sheet type when the sheet is in the sheet conveyance path, without having contact with the sheet in conveyance, and one or more regulators that regulate a displacement range of the sheet at a determining position, the displacement range being in a direction of the interval of the first and the second guide surfaces. Each of the regulators is a member that protrudes in an arc shape from the first or the second guide surface toward the guide surface opposite, and is spaced from the guide surface or another one of the regulators opposite.
US10894681B2
Alignment apparatuses include a frame and contact elements connected to the frame. The contact elements contact items that are to be transported in a processing direction relative to the frame. The contact elements are in permeant fixed positions relative to the frame, and do not move relative to the frame. Adjustable mounts are connected to the frame and move the frame in the processing direction and in a perpendicular cross-processing direction. A controller is electrically connected to the adjustable mounts, and the controller is adapted to control the adjustable mounts to simultaneously move the frame and all the contact elements in the cross-processing direction and the processing direction while rotating the frame. Methods laterally shift imaging on sheets that have had rotational correction performed by such alignment apparatuses.
US10894679B2
A device for reducing rotation of an article during singulation of a stack of articles is disclosed. The device may include a torsion element, a rotatable member configured to rotate about an elongated axis of the torsion element between a first position and a second position, and a revolving member coupled to the rotatable member. An outer surface of the revolving member contacts a drive belt in the first position and an article in the second position. The torsion element exerts torque on the rotatable member when it moves from the first position towards the second position. The torque causes the outer surface of the revolving member to apply a frictional force to the article, thereby minimizing rotation of the article. Systems and methods of singulating articles are also disclosed.
US10894677B2
A method and apparatus to facilitate the loading of a grain bin such that the level in the grain bin increases generally uniformly and the distribution of grain size in the grain bin is generally uniform as well. The method includes redirecting the flow of the grain from the conveyer as it flows into the grain bin. In one embodiment, the apparatus includes an adjustable leveling band for redirecting the grain uniformly to a plurality of radially extending chutes. In one embodiment, the angle of the chutes can also be easily adjusted.
US10894676B2
A pallet building apparatus for automatically building a pallet load of pallet load article units onto a pallet support including a frame defining a pallet building base, at least one articulated robot to transport and place the pallet load article units, a controller to control articulated robot motion and effect therewith a pallet load build, at least one three-dimensional, time of flight, camera to generate three-dimensional imaging of the pallet support and pallet load build, wherein the controller registers, from the three-dimensional camera, real time three-dimensional imaging data embodying different corresponding three-dimensional images of the pallet support and pallet load build, to determine, in real time, from the corresponding real time three-dimensional imaging data, a pallet support variance or article unit variance and generate in real time an articulated robot motion signal, the articulated robot motion signal being generated real time so as to be performed real time by the at least one articulated robot between placement of at least one pallet load article unit and a serially consecutive pallet load article unit enabling substantially continuous building of the pallet load build.
US10894672B2
A packaging machine for placing articles into a carton includes rotating flight assemblies that receive a carton or carton blank, and rotate the carton blank and carton with articles while the flight assemblies move downstream. The flight assemblies each include two fixed segments and one segment that includes a block and associated bracket that rotate as the flight assembly is pulled through the machine by a conveying system. A method includes carton blanks being fed by a carton feeder onto the flight assemblies. Articles are formed into an article group, which is then placed onto a carton blank. As the blank and article group move in a downstream direction, the side panels of the carton blank are wrapped around the article group and the carton and article group are rotated to assist in closing the carton end flaps.
US10894635B2
A tamper-evident container includes a base and a lid. A base extension and a lid extension are connected to a hinge to join the base and the lid together in a closed, pre-use configuration. A tab extends from either the lid extension or the base extension in a direction away from the lid and the base such that the tab extends beyond the hinge The tab is joined to one of the extensions via weakened regions that can be torn when the tab is pulled to indicate that the container has been tampered with or opened.
US10894634B2
An opening and reclosing device for a container, the opening and reclosing device comprising: an affixing means for affixing the opening and reclosing device to a container; an integral cutting tool for creating an opening in the container in a prescribed manner; and a zip-locking mechanism for re-closing the created opening, the zip-locking mechanism comprising a slider, the integral cutting tool comprising: a blade tip at a first end thereof, a thumb tab at a second end thereof; and a coupling means provided between the first and second ends, which coupling means provides for pivotal connection of the integral cutting tool to the slider, such that the integral cutting tool is pivotally moveable between: a first deployed position wherein the blade tip protrudes out of the slider for cutting an opening in a container; and a second stowed position.
US10894624B2
The present disclosure relates to a labeling apparatus for labeling articles. In one implementation, the apparatus may include a transfer drum having at least one label retaining segment adapted to receive and to retain at least one label, a glue application unit adapted to apply glue onto the label, a cleaning unit adapted to clean the transfer drum and a control unit adapted to selectively activate the cleaning unit into at least any one of: a partial cleaning configuration in which the cleaning unit is configured to partially clean the at least one label retaining segment or a full cleaning configuration in which the cleaning unit is configured to fully clean the at least one label retaining segment.
US10894623B2
A filling and sealing machine configured for a flexible pouch having a turret, a servomotor, and a control unit is provided. The control unit includes a memory component having logic module stored within, a processor, and a user interface. The servomotor is connected to the turret and upon an instruction from the processor, rotates the turret. The set speed of the turret, the acceleration of the turret, and the deceleration of the turret may be modified by manual control parameters. The logic module includes preset recipe programs based upon the product being dispensed. Each preset recipe includes a different parameter for the servomotor to rotate the turret. The control unit may monitor the production system status and automatically adjust the speed, acceleration and/or deceleration of the turret to meet a desired production output.
US10894622B2
An apparatus for packing cases with stacked rolled product. The apparatus can include a shuttle for receiving stacked rolled product, the shuttle operatively positioned to receive the stacked rolled product and translate the stacked rolled product from a first position to a second position. A rotatable and translatable loading head can be operatively positioned to receive the stacked rolled product from the second position of the shuttle. A first loading pusher can be operatively positioned to push the stacked rolled product from the second position of the shuttle to the loading head. A carton conveyor can be operatively positioned to convey open cartons to receive the stacked rolled product from the loading head.
US10894620B2
An example embodiment of an apparatus includes a housing with an opening at a first end and a plurality of holes at a second end, a plurality of hollow tubes attached to the plurality of holes, a plurality of containers removably attached to the hollow tubes, and a plurality of elastic fasteners, each elastic fastener clamping each container to a corresponding hollow tube, such that when the containers are filled with fluid and detached from the corresponding hollow tubes, each elastic fastener seals each container with the fluid inside.
US10894612B2
The present disclosure relates systems and methods for treating various materials, such as carbon fiber reinforced polymer (CFRP), with a Joule heating process so as to reduce or eliminate a risk of sparks or explosion due to lightning strikes. The disclosure also relates to an aircraft component with structures that have undergone a Joule heating process by way of the systems and methods described herein. An example method includes providing an electrode array having a first and second electrode set. Each of the electrode sets includes one or more disk-shaped electrodes that are arranged in an interdigitated, concentric stack about a central axis. The method also includes causing the electrode array to contact a conductive material. The method additionally includes causing a current source to provide electrical current through the first electrode set and the second electrode set so as to heat at least a portion of a conductive material.
US10894611B2
A lightning protection system of an aircraft when it is electrically powered on the ground by a generator set is described. Such an aircraft consequently includes a fuselage and a connecting connector to allow the connection to the generator set. The connecting connector includes a frame, male electrical contacts protruding on either side of said frame, and a lightning protection system inserted between the male electrical contacts and electrical elements of the aircraft. The protection system includes peak-clipping devices for clipping an electrical signal and a printed circuit having conductive tracks linking the male electrical contacts to the peak-clipping devices.
US10894601B2
Example implementations may relate to self-deployment of operational infrastructure by an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV). Specifically, a control system may determine operational location(s) from which a group of UAVs is to provide aerial transport services in a geographic area. For at least a first of the operational location(s), the system may cause a first UAV from the group to perform an infrastructure deployment task that includes (i) a flight from a source location to the first operational location and (ii) installation of operational infrastructure at the first operational location by the first UAV. In turn, this may enable the first UAV to operate from the first operational location, as the first UAV can charge a battery of the first UAV using the operational infrastructure installed at the first operational location and/or can carry out item transport task(s) at location(s) that are in the vicinity of the first operational location.
US10894600B2
A tilt driving mechanism comprises a housing fixedly mounted on the aircraft, a driving mechanism mounted in the housing, and a mounting seat flexibly mounted on the housing. A power unit is fixedly mounted on the mounting seat, and the driving mechanism is fixedly connected to the mounting seat, so as to drive the mounting seat to rotate with respect to the housing. The tilt driving mechanism is disposed on the aircraft, and a rotation angle of the tilt driving mechanism is controlled with high precision to change a direction of the power unit, so that the power unit switches between a lift force providing position and a thrust providing position. Meanwhile, the driving mechanism is disposed in the tilt driving mechanism, thereby significantly reducing a torque of the driving mechanism, facilitating miniaturization design of the tilt driving mechanism, and improving stability and safety of the tilt driving mechanism.
US10894596B2
A winglet linked to a wing of an aircraft and equipped with a configuration changing device, the winglet being configured to be deformed elastically between a first configuration in the absence of an activation loading and a second configuration in the presence of an activation loading. The configuration changing device comprises at least one blocking cable configured to hold the winglet in the second configuration and at least one blocking system which comprises a tank containing a material configured to occupy a solid state in which the material immobilizes the blocking cable and a liquid state in which the material does not immobilize the blocking cable and allows the displacement thereof. An aircraft comprises wings provided with the winglets.
US10894594B2
An aircraft including a wing and an aeroengine having a longitudinal main axis and including a ducted nacelle with at least one fan is disclosed. The wing includes an acoustic treatment surface on a bottom portion of its outer shell on either side of the longitudinal main axis and over a width perpendicular to the longitudinal main axis that is not greater than three times the diameter of the fan. The acoustic treatment surface includes a layer of porous material for attenuating acoustic waves coming from the fan.
US10894592B2
Innovative new systems and method of operating the systems, wherein the system comprises an airborne platform comprising an unmanned balloon comprising a gas enclosure; a geographic locator or tracking system configured to determine geographical coordinates of the unmanned balloon; a payload comprising a transceiver, wherein the transceiver is capable of communicating with communication devices that are separate from the unmanned balloon; first and second flight-termination devices each configured to cause termination of a flight of the unmanned balloon; and at least two power sources each configured to provide power to at least one of the first and second flight-termination devices.
US10894587B2
A preformed foundation support for a vessel gyro-stabilization system, comprises at least three of a first side support, a second side support, a third side support, and a fourth side support. The side supports define an opening for accommodating at least a portion of a vessel gyro-stabilization system, and the side supports comprise a cuttable portion for custom fitting the preformed foundation support in a vessel. The preformed foundation support structure is installed in the vessel by cutting the cuttable portion of the preformed foundation support for custom fitting the preformed foundation support to the structure support of the vessel. The preformed foundation support structure can be manufactured as a molded fiberglass structure.
US10894584B2
The present invention is a Low-Drag Fin and Foil System for Surfboards (10), particularly including cambered fin foils (40; 42). The invention (10) also discloses low-drag, directionally unstable fin positions wherein the lesser of negative angle of attack of a trailing fin (50), versus the higher or positive angle of attack of a forward fin (48), makes the board (12) highly maneuverable by creating a yawing moment that aids the rotation of the board (12) as it is turned. The system particularly utilizes fins (40) having foil (42) shapes in which either the cambered side (74) or the non-cambered side (76) is provided with a combination of a convex curvature (68) and a concave curvature (70) to result in an oscillating curvature (72) which has a positive effect on control and acceleration.
US10894583B2
A break resistant composite stringer system for a sports board includes an elongated stringer body. An upper U channel is fibrous and includes an upper U channel right flange and an upper U channel left flange. The upper U channel right flange is vertically oriented and the upper U channel left flange is vertically oriented. An inside surface of the upper U channel is bonded to the stringer right surface, the stringer top surface, and the stringer left surface. A lower U channel is fibrous and includes a lower U channel right flange and a lower U channel left flange. The lower U channel right flange is vertically oriented and the lower U channel left flange is vertically oriented. An inside surface of the lower U channel is bonded to the stringer right surface, the stringer bottom surface, and the stringer left surface.
US10894574B2
A bicycle rear derailleur includes a base member having a first portion and a second portion. The first portion of the base member is mountable to a bicycle frame, and the second portion of the base member is attached to the first portion of the base member and includes at least a portion of a power supply attachment. The bicycle rear derailleur also includes a movable member movably coupled to the first portion of the base member and electrically connected to the second portion of the base member. The bicycle rear derailleur includes a chain guide assembly rotatably connected to the movable member.
US10894573B2
An electric power-assist drive assembly for propelling a vehicle having a frame and at least one spoked wheel includes a rotatable driving ring supporting a plurality of magnets and mountable to the wheel; a stationary stator supporting a plurality of electromagnets and mountable to the frame proximate to the wheel for overlapping the electromagnets and the magnets; and a control assembly mountable to the frame, stator, or any part of the vehicle for delivering electric energy to the stator to rotate the driving ring; wherein rotation of the driving ring propels rotation of the wheel. A vehicle including the electric power-assist drive assembly and a method of propelling a vehicle using the electric power-assist assembly are included.
US10894563B2
A vehicle framework structure includes: a framework body portion extending in a vehicle front-rear direction in a vehicle end portion in a vehicle width direction, the framework body portion forming a closed section by an inner panel constituting an inner part of the framework body portion in the vehicle width direction and an outer panel constituting an outer part of the framework body portion in the vehicle width direction; and a reinforcing member placed inside the closed section of the framework body portion, the reinforcing member including a body portion inclined from the vehicle front-rear direction and provided over the inner panel and the outer panel, and a flange portion extending from an outer peripheral edge of the body portion and joined to the inner panel and the outer panel.
US10894559B2
A power unit for an electrical steering system includes a motor housing for accommodating a motor, a heat sink and a drive electronics system, which is arranged on the heat sink, for the motor. The heat sink and the motor housing are connected to one another in such a way that heat exchange from the drive electronics system, via the heat sink, to the motor housing is possible. The heat sink is at least partially connected to the motor housing by calking or welding or screwing. A method is used for assembling a power unit having a motor housing for accommodating a motor, a heat sink and a drive electronics system, which is arranged on the heat sink, for the motor. A connection is established between the heat sink and the motor housing by calking or welding or screwing.
US10894557B2
A steering column structure includes a rotary connector, a steering column cover, and a steering lower cover attached with a gap defined between the steering lower cover and the steering column cover. The steering column cover includes a first side wall portion defining the gap, and a first insertion hole that is disposed in the first side wall portion and into which the rotary connector is inserted. The steering lower cover includes a second side wall portion facing the first side wall portion and defining the gap together with the first side wall portion, and a second insertion hole that is disposed in the second side wall portion and into which the rotary connector is inserted. The first side wall portion includes a first dam portion disposed in a position corresponding to the rotary connector above the rotary connector.
US10894556B2
In accordance with example embodiments of the present disclosure, the invention provides a sports apparatus having an upper surface and a lower surface, the upper surface designed to slide on slippery surfaces such as snow, ice or sand and the lower surface having wheels and thus designed to glide along smooth hard surfaces.
US10894553B2
A transport dolly includes a base and a tongue rotatably mounted to the base. At least one support is mounted to the base. A first cable guide is coupled to the at least one support. A lever is rotatable between a first orientation and a second orientation. A cable has a first portion attached to the tongue. The cable extends from the tongue to the first cable guide, then to the lever. The lever pulls on the cable when the lever is rotated from the first orientation to the second orientation, so as to decrease a distance between the cable first portion and the first cable guide, thereby rotating the tongue from a lowered orientation to a raised orientation. A spring mechanism exerts a force on the lever to prevent rotation of the lever from the second orientation to the first orientation when the tongue is raised.
US10894550B2
A method of railroad track control includes partitioning a physical track block into a plurality of virtual track blocks, the physical track block defined by first and second insulated joints disposed at corresponding first and second ends of a length of railroad track. The presence of an electrical circuit discontinuity in one of the plurality of virtual track blocks; is detected and in response a corresponding virtual track block position code indicating the presence of the discontinuity in the one of the plurality of virtual track blocks is generated.
US10894547B2
An approach is provided for assessing safety conditions of a vehicle. The approach, for example, involves aggregating operational data associated with a vehicle from a plurality of data sources. The approach also involves processing the operational data against operational criteria to determine a normal operational status or an abnormal operational status of the vehicle. The approach further involves generating an independent assessment of a safety condition of the vehicle based on the normal operational status or the abnormal operational status. The independent assessment is performed independently of an assessment system of the vehicle, a manufacturer of the vehicle, or a combination thereof. The approach further involves in response to a request by a user to use the vehicle, providing data indicating the safety condition in a user interface of a device associated with the user.
US10894543B2
Disclosed are a method of and an apparatus for controlling a vibration of a hybrid electric vehicle. An apparatus for controlling a vibration of a hybrid electric vehicle may include: an engine position detector detecting a position of an engine; an air amount detector detecting an air amount flowing into the engine; an accelerator pedal position detector detecting a position of an accelerator pedal; a vehicle speed detector detecting a speed of the hybrid electric vehicle; an SOC detector detecting a state of charge (SOC) of a battery; and a controller controlling operation of a motor based on the position of the engine, the air amount, the position of the accelerator pedal, the speed of the hybrid electric vehicle, and the SOC of the battery.
US10894536B2
A fluid control system that has a fluid assembly with a piston defined within a chamber, an electrical system having a motor configured to selectively reposition the piston, a controller in communication with the electrical system, and a sensor in communication with the controller to identify a fluid pressure value. Wherein, the controller identifies a desired fluid pressure range and selectively repositions the piston with the motor until the fluid pressure value is within the desired fluid pressure range.
US10894535B2
A brake apparatus for a vehicle may include a master cylinder unit including a master cylinder, which has first and second outlets and is configured to generate braking hydraulic pressure by receiving the operating force of a brake pedal, and a storage tank configured to store brake oil and supply the same to the master cylinder; a hydraulic pump unit, which is configured to generate braking hydraulic pressure and which includes multiple hydraulic pumps installed to alternately perform a suction operation and a discharge operation; a wheel cylinder unit configured to brake vehicle wheels by receiving the brake hydraulic pressure from the master cylinder unit or the hydraulic pump unit; and first and second flow path units configured to supply the braking hydraulic pressure to the wheel cylinder unit by respectively connecting the first outlet and the second outlet of the master cylinder unit with the wheel cylinder unit.
US10894532B2
An in-line jack includes a body, an extendable shaft, drive mechanics, and a motor. The body has first and second distal ends. The extendable shaft is movably disposed within the body and has a distal end extending out of the second distal end of the body. The drive mechanics are disposed within the body and are adapted to move the extendable shaft with respect to the body. The motor is mounted at the first distal end of the body and is adapted to selectively drive the drive mechanics. A coupling mechanism can be provided to selectively alternately couple: (i) a planetary gear system associated with the motor to a drive shaft of a jack screw assembly and (ii) a manual crankshaft to the drive shaft to operate the jack manually. The body and the motor each has a generally cylindrical outer surface with an outer diameter equal to or less than about three inches. The body, the jack screw assembly, the coupling mechanism, the planetary gear system, and the motor are substantially axially aligned with each other.
US10894530B2
A vehicle washing system includes a frame disposed above a vehicle treatment area, and an extendable and retractable scissor mechanism coupled to the frame. A rotatable top brush is coupled to a bottom end of the scissor mechanism, and the scissor mechanism is extendable downward to lower the top brush into engagement with a vehicle body and retractable upward to remove the brush from engagement with the vehicle body. The scissor mechanism may include a brush support flange coupled to a bottom end of the scissor mechanism. An anti-spin member may extend from the support member to the scissor mechanism to prevent bending of the scissor mechanism in response to rotating to the top brush. The anti-spin member may be in the form of a fork that slidably engages a protrusion of the scissor mechanism.
US10894529B2
A mobile sanitization system is described that allows the operator of a vehicle such as a forklift to spray a sanitizing solution onto the tires of the vehicle as it is rolling to quickly and efficiently sanitize the tires. The sanitizing solution is configured for killing any microorganisms that may be present in the tires of the vehicle, so that they are not transported into critical areas such as food processing areas.
US10894527B2
An in-vehicle device includes a plurality of transmitting antennas, an in-vehicle device transmitter configured to transmit measurement signals via the plurality of respective transmitting antennas, an in-vehicle device receiver configured to receive, from a portable device, a measurement result signal that includes measurement data of received signal strengths of the respective measurement signals that have been transmitted from the plurality of respective transmitting antennas; and an in-vehicle device controller configured to calculate first distances from the portable device to a plurality of preset areas, based on differences between the received signal strengths of the respective measurement signals included in the measurement result signal, and to identify an area to which the portable device belongs from the plurality of preset areas based on the first distances.
US10894525B2
A seat belt energy management loop system is disclosed. The seat belt energy management loop system reduces off-axis loading on a retractor for a seat belt during side loading of a vehicle. The seat belt energy management loop system includes a triangularly shaped wire loop, a first spacer attached to a first end of the wire loop and a second spacer attached to the second end of the wire loop. A fastener passes through the first and second spacers to attach the wire loop to a vehicle and relative to the seat belt retractor.
US10894523B2
A crash box capable of easily deforming into a bellows shape and absorbing impact energy more reliably, and its manufacturing method are provided. The present disclosure is applied to a crash box which is partly deformed in an axial direction to absorb impact energy when the crash box receives an impact in the axial direction. A first layer made of metal and a second layer made of metal containing a larger volume of bubbles than that of the first layer are alternately formed in the axial direction in the crash box according to the present disclosure.
US10894518B2
A door trim installed in a vehicle includes an upper board and a lower board. The upper board includes a mounting boss. The lower board includes a body and a mounting flange. The body defines a lower portion of the door trim. The mounting flange extends upward from an upper edge of the body and includes a mounting hole. The mounting flange is disposed behind a back face of the upper board. The mounting boss protrudes from the back face of the upper board toward the mounting hole of the mounting flange. The mounting hole includes a through hole portion and a slot portion. The mounting boss is inserted in the through hole portion. The slot portion extends from a front section of a hole edge of the through hole portion toward a front of the vehicle to communicate with the through hole portion.
US10894510B1
The vehicular brake messaging system is adapted for use with vehicles. Specifically, the vehicular brake messaging system provides for two signaling lamps that are installed in the electrical system of a vehicle. The two signaling lamps are configured to visually display courtesies initiated by the braking of the vehicle to the drivers of other vehicles. A first signaling lamp displays the phrase “Thank You”. The second signaling lamp displays the phrase the “U-Welcome.”
US10894507B1
A rearview assembly for a vehicle includes a rearview assembly housing, a display on an outer surface of the rearview assembly housing, and a controller configured to receive information on a battery level or a gasoline level of the vehicle, where the display is configured to display the battery level or the gasoline level of the vehicle. The rearview assembly may include a reflective coating, for example a chromium-based reflective coating.
US10894504B2
The invention describes an illuminant for a vehicle headlight comprising a carrier and an electrical driver. Mounted on the carrier are a high-beam LED, a low-beam LED and a vehicle light detector. Additionally, a mechanical interface is included for mounting the illuminant in a corresponding socket of the vehicle headlight in a detachable way, and an electrical connector for supplying electrical power to the electrical driver. The electrical driver is arranged to receive vehicle light detection signals from the vehicle light detector to determine vehicle light by means of the vehicle light detection signals, and to provide a drive current to the high-beam LED or the low-beam LED depending on the determined vehicle light. Illuminant is further arranged to detect ambient light other than the vehicle light, such detection of ambient light influencing electrical driver in controlling the LEDs.
US10894486B2
This disclosure relates to an assembly that cools a traction battery of a vehicle, in particular a hybrid electric vehicle. The assembly can include at least one fuel tank, and at least one traction battery that is arranged outside the fuel tank and is thermally connected to the fuel tank. The assembly can further include at least one fuel pump that is arranged in the fuel tank and at least one fuel line that is connected and/or can be connected to a pressure side of the fuel pump. A connection portion of the fuel tank is thermally connected to the traction battery. Fuel can be used to cool the connection portion, which cools the traction battery.
US10894484B2
A remote energy monitoring and swapping network for electric vehicle based on cloud computing network, which uses cloud computing technology, Internet of Things technology, video identification technology and remote monitoring system with remote monitoring center based on multi-type monitoring system to control electric vehicle, remote battery monitoring system and battery swapping system. The remote monitoring center and battery swapping system replace the first battery pack and the second battery pack on the electric vehicle chassis in nine steps. Battery swapping station solves the problem of battery energy supply by station nets, which lays a theoretical and technical foundation for the popularization of electric vehicles. The remote monitoring center's control of the whole battery swapping process improves the work efficiency, saves labor cost and reduce battery cost.
US10894480B2
A charging station for a vehicle having an electric drive, wherein the charging station configured to charge a high-voltage energy storage of the vehicle, including an electrical high-voltage provision device, and an electrical high-voltage connection device for connecting the high-voltage provision device to the high-voltage energy storage of the vehicle, an electrical low-voltage provision device, and a separate low-voltage connection terminal for connection to a low-voltage on-board electrical system of the vehicle, wherein the low-voltage on-board electrical system is able to be supplied with electrical energy independently of the high-voltage connection device by way of the low-voltage connection terminal.
US10894479B2
A charging cable device for a fast charging station for fast charging a battery of a vehicle with an electric drive, having a temperature control device, and a charging cable connected thereto. The charging cable has a multiplicity of fluid lines which extend from an end of the charging cable facing the temperature control device to an end facing away from the temperature control device, and are connected to one another at the end facing away from the temperature control device. The temperature control device is connected to the fluid lines of the charging cable to form a fluid circuit. The temperature control device is designed to heat a fluid in the fluid circuit. Also disclosed is a fast charging station for fast charging a battery of a vehicle with an electric drive. The fast charging station has a charging cable device at the top.
US10894478B2
A vehicle includes: a power receiving device configured to receive electric power from a power transmitting unit of a power transmitting device disposed outside the vehicle; a power storage device that stores the electric power received by the power receiving device; an operation device that receives a user's operation, the user's operation including a starting operation performed by a user to start a vehicle system, and a stopping operation performed fey the user to stop the vehicle system; and an electronic control unit configured to i) perform control of executing timer charging of the power storage device based on a time schedule, and ii) perform a process of performing, charging of the power storage device regardless of the timer charging having been set when the timer charging is set and the operation device has received the user's operation before a charging start time based on the time schedule arrives.
US10894476B2
A display system in a vehicle, and associated control method, which displays application information on a driver display screen portion and a passenger display screen portion of a vehicle display based on the seating position of the vehicle occupants in the vehicle and the identity of the vehicle occupants requesting the application information be displayed. The display system and method detects a change in the seating position of the vehicle occupants, and in response switches the display of the application information between the driver display screen portion and the passenger display screen portion of the vehicle display.
US10894475B2
A device equipped with a tank, includes: the tank to be filled with a fuel gas; a valve mechanism provided in the tank; a receptacle with which a nozzle of a fuel gas filling device is connectable; a first filling path, an upstream end of the first filling path communicating with the receptacle; a second filling path, a downstream end of the second filling path communicating with the tank through the valve mechanism; and a storage container hermetically communicating between a downstream end of the first filling path and an upstream end of the second filling path, and storing foreign matter contained in the fuel gas, wherein the storage container is positioned vertically above the downstream end of the first filling path.
US10894471B2
A mounting structure for a power conversion device includes: a vehicle body component extending in a front-rear direction of a vehicle; a mounting component provided on the vehicle body component; a drive unit held by the vehicle body component via the mounting component; and a power conversion device attached to the mounting component. A stiffness of the mounting component is greater than a stiffness of the vehicle body component. The power conversion device is arranged between a front end and a rear end of the drive unit in a side view of the vehicle.
US10894464B2
A low-profile air-conditioning register includes a retainer, which has an air passage, a fin, an operation knob assembly, and a transmission mechanism. The air passage has an outlet port having a pair of short side portions and a pair of long side portions. The retainer includes a pair of inclined surfaces at a downstream end of the retainer. The fin is arranged upstream of the inclined surfaces and is swingably supported by the retainer with a fin pivot, which extends in an extension direction of the long side portions. The operation knob assembly is provided at a downstream section of the retainer. The transmission mechanism is configured to transmit a motion of the operation knob assembly to the fin such that the fin is swung in a direction of as opposite trend to an operated direction of the operation knob assembly.
US10894456B2
A vehicle comprising: •a front wheel set and a rear wheel set, each set comprising two wheels and an axle attached to the said wheels; •a base structure or chassis; •a front elastic pivot structure, connecting the front wheel set to the chassis, wherein said front elastic pivot structure comprises a front set of at least one elastic joint, enabling the chassis to tilt along a front roll axis in respect to the said front wheel set; •a front shock absorber, associated with the front wheel set; •a rear elastic pivot structure, associated with the rear wheel set, wherein said rear elastic pivot structure comprises a rear set of at least one elastic joint, enabling the chassis to tilt along a rear roll axis in respect to the said rear wheel set; and •a rear shock absorber, associated with the rear wheel set.
US10894452B2
A mounting member for an air maintenance tire is provided. The tire includes a sidewall that is formed with a groove for receiving an air tube and a recess for receiving at least one pneumatic connector that is in fluid communication with the air tube. The mounting member includes a plurality of layers, in which the layers are in stacked alignment with one another. The plurality of layers includes at least an axially outward layer and an axially inward layer. The mounting member is received in the recess and secured to the tire sidewall, thereby securing the position of the at least one pneumatic connector. A method of forming a mounting member for an air maintenance tire is also provided.
US10894443B2
A barrier layer assembly is useful as a barrier component in articles subjected to repeated deformations. The barrier layer assembly has a support layer and a film layer. The barrier layer assembly has a bi-directionally corrugated surface. The surface may be an external or internal surface and is defined by non-sulcate furrows.
US10894435B2
The present invention provides a method for printing a Quality Assurance print chart, QA chart, comprising the steps of: determining the maximum print width for at least one media sheet to be printed subsequently to the printing of the QA chart, selecting from a plurality of media types designated as being suitable for QA charts, a media type that has substantially the same or a greater media width as the determined print width for the at least one media sheet to be printed subsequently, setting a print width for the QA chart substantially to the determined print width, and printing the QA chart with the set print width on the selected media type.
US10894428B2
Provided is technology enabling detecting cockling in a print medium without printing a cockling detection pattern on the print medium. An image processing device has: a light source configured to illuminate a print medium; a sensor configured to scan the print medium; and a controller configured to control the light source and sensor. The controller determines if there is cockling in an evaluation area of the print medium based on change in the detection values of the sensor in the evaluation area.
US10894427B2
A printer includes a printer head, a sensor, and a processor. The printer head includes printing components. The sensor acquires data with respect to a distance by which the printer is moved in one of moving directions. The processor (i) adjusts a length of an image of a print subject so that the image of the print subject has a length two times a reference travel distance that is based on a distance acquired by the sensor, the distance acquired by the sensor being a distance by which the printer is moved from a starting position in a first moving direction, and (ii) controls the printer head in such a manner that, when the printer is moved in a second moving direction that is opposite to the first moving direction, the printer is made to print the adjusted image at the adjusted position of the image.
US10894424B2
A liquid-consuming apparatus includes: a tank including a liquid chamber, an upstanding wall facing a particular direction, and an inlet formed in a surface of the tank; a liquid-consuming unit consuming liquid stored in the liquid chamber; a cover rotatable between a covering position where the upstanding wall is covered with the cover and an exposure position where the upstanding wall is exposed, around a rotation axis extending in a further direction; and a casing including an engaging target part which holds the cover in the covering position, and supporting the tank, liquid-consuming unit, and cover. The cover includes: an engaging part to engage with the engaging target part in the state that the cover is in the covering position; and a tab which is subjected to an operation for releasing an engagement between the engaging part and the engaging target part.
US10894416B2
An objective of the present invention is to provide an inkjet printing apparatus and an ink filling method capable of restraining a decrease in its availability. For that purpose, in a case where a predetermined negative pressure (determination pressure) is not reached within a predetermined time (determination time) in normal filling operation (first filling operation), it is assumed that a leakage occurs in a cap member, and second filling operation is performed.
US10894411B2
A cap is positioned to contact a printhead when the printhead is not ejecting liquid ink. The cap and the printhead create a sealed space adjacent printhead nozzles when contacting each other. A flexible blade is positioned to contact the printhead when the printhead is not in contact with the cap. The flexible blade is adapted to fold over to spread a liquid solution on the nozzles in a first direction, and the flexible blade is adapted to remove excess amounts of the liquid solution from the nozzles in a second direction. A humidifier is connected to the cap and adapted to supply a moisture form of the liquid solution to the sealed space. A moisture sensor is connected to the cap. The humidifier is adapted to vary supply of the moisture to the sealed space based on the amount of moisture detected by the moisture sensor.
US10894410B2
A method of manufacturing a liquid ejection head includes forming a resist film on a first surface of a light-transmitting support having the first surface and a second surface being a back surface of the first surface; bonding a back side of the surface of the resist film to the support side on a substrate having a through hole so as to block the through hole; exposing the resist film with light transmitted from the second surface to the first surface of the support and forming a portion which is removable with a dissolving liquid and a portion which remains against the dissolving liquid on the resist film; immersing the substrate and the exposed resist film in the dissolving liquid, allowing the dissolving liquid to enter the through hole, and removing the removable portion; and peeling the support from the resist film from which the removable portion has been removed.
US10894399B2
A method of additive manufacturing of a three-dimensional object is disclosed. The method comprises sequentially forming a plurality of layers in a configured pattern corresponding to the shape of the object. Each layer is formed by dispensing at least one modeling material to form an uncured layer, and curing the uncured layer by radiation. In various exemplary embodiments of the invention the method comprises, for at least one layer, forming a stack of sacrificial radiation-protective layers to cover an exposed portion of the layer, such that an upper layer of the stack remains exposed during formation of any subsequent layer of the plurality of layers.
US10894394B2
Embodiments relate to a decorative sheet having a hairline design and including successively, from a front surface side thereof, (A) a layer of a transparent resin film and (B) a layer of an ink paint film containing high brightness pigment. A plurality of linear hairline grooves is provided on a surface of the transparent resin film on a side thereof facing (B) the layer of the ink paint film containing the high brightness pigment. The decorative sheet has a surface resistivity of 1×105Ω or more on a rear surface side thereof. When the decorative sheet is placed on a dirt comparison chart created by the NPB in an environment of an illuminance of 600 lux, and is illuminated from below the chart at an illuminance of 17000 lux, a figure having a size of 5 mm2 on the chart can be visually discriminated. When the decorative sheet is placed on a gray scale for soiling stipulated in JIS L0805:2005 in an environment of an illuminance of 500 lux, the color difference between color chips numbers 4 and 5 cannot be visually discriminated.
US10894393B2
Disclosed are multilayer films with high toughness performance, where the films have an elastic ethylene copolymer in the core layer.
US10894388B2
There is disclosed in the disclosure a protective steel plate with excellent cold roll formability, comprising: three soft steel layers (1, 4, 5) and two hard steel layers (2, 3), wherein the three soft steel layers (1, 4, 5) and the two hard steel layers (2, 3) are positioned alternately, and face layers of the protective steel plate are soft steel layers (1, 4, 5), wherein the hard steel layers (2, 3) and the soft steel layers (1, 4, 5) are atomically bonded by rolling cladding; wherein the soft steel layers (1, 4, 5) comprise chemical elements in percentage by mass of: C: 0.001-0.01%, 0
US10894381B2
A method of forming a reusable, non-adhesive protective cover is disclosed which includes extruding first and second layers of a thermoplastic film onto a rotatable cast roll. The first layer has an interior surface and an exterior surface. The second layer is extruded onto the interior surface of the first layer to form a co-extruded laminate. The second layer has an exterior surface exhibiting attachment and release capabilities such that a joint tape can be used to join adjacent sheets of the protective cover together. The co-extruded laminate is then advanced between a nip formed by an embossing roll and a rubber roll whereby the exterior surface of the first layer contacts the embossing roll to form a co-extruded embossed laminate. Lastly, the co-extruded embossed laminate is passed around at least a portion of a chill roll to cool the laminate and form the reusable, co-extruded embossed non-adhesive protective cover.
US10894380B2
A composite includes a board. The board includes: a pair of corrugated layers, each corrugated layer being formed from two corrugated sheets bonded together; and a cardboard honeycomb disposed between and bonded to the corrugated layers, the honeycomb being orientated such that the cells extend between the corrugated layers. The board can be cut using conventional machinery without fraying [thereby requiring little or no sanding] and can be edgetaped without being crushed using conventional edge taping machinery.
US10894376B2
The present invention has an object of providing a pneumatic tire that exhibits better uniformity by improving the wire wound body for constituting the bead core. The pneumatic tire 1 comprises a bead core 5 comprising a wire wound body 10 in which one bead wire 10a is spirally wound in a continuous around a tire rotational axis CL so that a plurality of layers of the bead wire are formed in a radial direction of the tire. The wire wound body 10 comprises a first part 13 and a second part 14. The first part 13 comprises a plurality of layers of the bead wire 10a each circumferentially extending with a constant radius from the tire rotational axis CL. The second part comprises a plurality of layers of the bead wire 10a each circumferentially extending while changing its radius from the tire rotational axis CL.
US10894368B2
A method for welding two hollow profiled rods made of plastic to form a window frame. The profiled rods to be joined together are heated to a predetermined temperature by inserting a welding plate between their connecting surfaces and pressing the same against the welding plate, forming outer and inner beads, and the profiled rods are pressed together under pressure after removing the welding plate, with a simultaneous increase in the size of the weld bead. For all cross sections of the profiled rods and the plastics used for manufacturing the window frames, to obtain a type of shadow groove on the top side and/or front side and on the bottom side and/or rear side of the finished window frame in the area of or near the connecting sites of the finished window frame, only the outer beads formed on the visible surface of the subsequent window frame in the area of or near the connecting sites of the two profiled rods are pressed slightly inward after removing the welding plate forming an oblique edge, and then are removed together with the inner beads, and then the connecting surfaces of the two profiled rods are joined together.
US10894367B2
A method and an apparatus for producing a three-dimensional decoration piece that does not damage the tacky bonding or adhesion strength of the lower layer material of the decoration piece. The method includes putting an upper layer material on a first table operating as cathode; lowering an upper mold operating as anode onto the first table, emitting a high frequency wave for dielectric heating; stopping the high frequency dielectric heating; moving a second table carrying a lower layer material having a tacky bonding property to below the upper mold; and lowering said upper mold onto the second table. In the apparatus, the second table or the lower mold is provided on the top surface thereof with recessed sections that are transversally and inwardly separated from a position where an edge of the first machining means contacts, by 0.2 mm to 1 mm; and a cushion member being arranged in the respective recessed sections.
US10894364B2
A method of controlling an additive manufacturing process in which a directed energy source is used to selectively melt material to form a workpiece, forming a melt pool in the process of melting, the method comprising: using an imaging apparatus to generate an image of the melt pool comprising an array of individual image elements, the image including a measurement of at least one physical property for each of the individual image elements; from the measurements, mapping a melt pool boundary of the melt pool; computing a geometric length of the melt pool boundary; and controlling at least one aspect of the additive manufacturing process with reference to the geometric length.
US10894359B2
Extruder (1) for a 3D printer, comprising at least one outer nozzle (2) and a conveying worm (3) for feeding liquid and/or plasticized starting material (4) into the interior chamber (21) of the outer nozzle (2), wherein an inner nozzle (5) is arranged in the interior chamber (21) of the outer nozzle (2), wherein the interior chamber (51) of the inner nozzle (5) is connected to the interior chamber (21) of the outer nozzle (2) via at least one duct (52, 52a, 52b) which is continuous for the starting material (4), and wherein the inner nozzle (5) is mounted such that it can be moved linearly along the longitudinal axis (2a) of the outer nozzle (2). A 3D printer (100) having the extruder (1) and means (8) for generating a relative movement between the extruder (1) and a construction surface (101), on which the object (102) to be manufactured is produced.
US10894350B2
An extrusion device that produces plastic film includes at least two feed units that feed feedstock to an extruder, wherein each feed unit has at least one discharge opening including a discharge closure to open and close the discharge opening, and a container interface that reversibly fastens a discharge container that accommodates feedstock discharged from the respective feed unit.
US10894345B2
A linear actuator leverage assembly including a base with a side surface and a back surface defining between them a corner, a rail member coupled to the base, a lever arm with a bearing surface, and a linear actuator. The lever arm is pivotally connected to the rail member at a first pivot and to the linear actuator at a second pivot. The linear actuator is configured to move the rail member with respect to the base over a linear stroke of the linear actuator that moves the second pivot of the lever arm along a continuous motion path. The motion path includes a first path segment generally parallel to the side surface and a second path segment, over which the lever arm pivots about the bearing surface as a fulcrum, thereby increasing leverage applied by the actuator to the rail.
US10894342B2
A mold system includes an upper mold and a lower mold. The upper mold and the lower mold include a base plate having a lower surface and an upper surface. At least one protrusion extends a first height from the lower surface of the base plate to a distal end wall and defines a mold cavity accessible through an opening of the lower base plate. One or more bosses extend a second height from the distal end wall, and at least one support leg extends a third height from the lower surface of the base plate to a terminal end. At least one socket is formed on the upper surface of the lower base plate adjacent the at least one support leg. The mold system is operable between a storage configuration and a molding configuration by rotating the upper mold relative to the lower mold.
US10894333B2
Machine for forming spaghetti of vegetable products (19) comprising—a cutting unit (11) rotatable about an operating axis (A) and having a face (12), perpendicular to the operating axis (A), from which blades (13) protrude to form spaghetti from a product (19) that is pushed against the face (12);—a supply device (14) comprising a thrust unit (15) having:—two mutually opposite tape members (16, 17), which between them define a passage (18) for products (19) and can be spread symmetrically with respect to the operating axis (A);—elastic means (20) connected to said tape members (16, 17) and configured to resiliently oppose a mutual divergence of said tape members (16, 17). The tape members (16, 17) are positioned and configured in such a way that the passage (18) extends along the operating axis (A) and has an outlet opening (18a) which faces the face (12) of the cutting unit (11).
US10894329B1
A switchblade includes a casing that defines a cavity. A blade having a cutting edge has a retracted position in which the cutting edge is inside the cavity and a deployed position in which the cutting edge is outside the cavity. A spring is operably connected to the blade to bias the blade to the deployed position. An actuator is releasably engaged with the blade, and operation of the actuator allows the blade to move between the retracted position and the deployed position. A safety lever that extends through at least a portion of the casing lever has a lock position that prevents operation of the actuator and an unlock position that permits operation of the actuator.
US10894319B2
The present disclosure is provides a servo control method as well as an apparatus and a robot using the same. The method includes: obtaining a teeth force reduction multiple of a gear of a servo; creating a voltage queue based on the teeth force reduction multiple; calculating a target loading voltage corresponding to a current moment based on a voltage queue; and applying the target loading voltage on a motor of the servo, wherein the target loading voltage is for driving the motor of the servo to rotate. Through the above-mentioned method, the loading voltage can be effectively reduced when the servo is started, thereby protecting teeth of the gear of the servo and increasing the service life of the servo.
US10894312B2
A machine tool system includes at least one portable machine tool and at least one energy storage apparatus. The at least one portable machine tool includes at least one tool receptacle configured to be arrange a machining tool, and at least one receiving interface. The at least one energy storage apparatus is configured to be arranged on the at least one receiving interface of the at least one portable machine tool. At least in a state when the at least one energy storage apparatus is arranged on the at least one receiving interface, the at least one energy storage apparatus is arranged at least for the most part within a boundary region of the at least one tool receptacle.
US10894310B2
A power tool is provided which accommodates interchangeable tool heads. The power tool includes: a tool body having a housing and an electric motor mounted within the housing, as well as a tool head that releasably attaches via a mechanical connection and an electrical connection to the tool body. The tool releasably connects to the output shaft of the electric motor when the tool head is attached to the tool body. A tool switch interposed between a power source for the electric motor and the electric motor is operable to supply power from the power source to the electric motor. A tool accessory switch interposed between the tool accessory and the power source for the electric motor is operable to supply power from the power source via the electrical connection to the tool accessory, thereby providing the tool operator independent control of the tool accessory.
US10894307B2
A method for operating a power tool having a motor for removing a screw from a counterpart is disclosed. A rotary element connects to the power tool to the screw. In a first section, if a first power limit is exceeded for a first duration, a change is made to a second section in which a temporal profile of the power is recorded for a second duration. A change is made into a third region when the power is above a second power limit for the second duration and a temporal fluctuation of the power is within a fluctuation value. A third power limit is determined based on power recorded in the second section. A change is made from the third section into a fourth section when the power drops below the third power limit within a third duration. In the fourth section, the power of the motor is reduced.
US10894306B2
A detachment puller is provided, including a main body, having a threaded hole and a plurality of pivoting portions circumferentially disposed around the threaded hole; a screw rod, screwed with the threaded hole; a plurality of jaws, respectively pivoted to the plurality of pivoting portions, each of the plurality of jaws including an abutted portion; an adjustment mechanism, elastically and movably disposed on the main body, the adjustment mechanism including a plurality of engaging portions, each of the plurality of engaging portions including a first abutting portion and a second abutting portion, the abutted portion being located between the first and second abutting portions, the first abutting portion being movable toward a first direction to press the abutted portion, the second abutting portion being movable toward a second direction to press the abutted portion, the first and second directions being opposite to each other.
US10894305B2
A dresser includes: a mount component; and a cutting edge component inserted in the mount component at a base end portion side, wherein the portion of the cutting edge component inserted in the mount component has one or more portions in each of which an area of a cross section is increased from the front end portion side toward the base end portion side in the insertion direction, and a ratio L1/M1 of a length L1 and a maximum value M1 is more than or equal to 2.1, where L1 represents a length of the portion of the cutting edge component inserted in the mount component and M1 represents a maximum value of a diameter of a circle having an area equal to the area of the cross section of the portion of the cutting edge component inserted in the mount component.
US10894300B2
A joining device and method for laser-based joining of two components includes a first laser radiation source, a first radiation guide connected to the first radiation source to couple first laser radiation into the first radiation guide, a second laser radiation source, at least one second radiation guide connected to the second radiation source to couple second laser radiation into the second radiation guide, and a focusing device coupled to the laser radiations and focusing them at a distance from each other into a joining zone of the components. To reduce installation effort, the focusing device focuses the first and second laser radiations through a common beam path and a coupling device is connected on its input side to the first and second radiation guides and on its output side to the focusing device. The coupling device couples the first and second laser radiations into the common beam path.
US10894296B2
A portable stud welder apparatus is provided for welding a stud onto a work piece. The portable stud welder apparatus includes a housing and an energy storage device. A weld stud gun that is configured to hold a weld stud is electrically connected to the energy storage device for receiving energy from the energy storage device to pass a current through the stud and the work piece to form a weldment. At least one battery of the lithium ion type that is removeably coupled to the housing to establish an electrical connection with said energy storage device and provide energy to the energy storage device.
US10894290B1
Molybdenum composites containing silicon and boron for environmental resistance are combined so as to minimize the silicon solid solution in the molybdenum phase. The composites include ratios of molybdenum, silicon, and boron to form three phase mixtures of molybdenum, A15 (Mo3Si), and T2 (Mo5SiB2) or molybdenum, SiO2, and T2 (Mo5SiB2). Beneficial additives, including manganese and strontium aluminosilicate, are included to improve the composite's properties. Manufacturing processes to produce these composites as either powders or solid parts are included.
US10894288B2
A surface-treated ceramic powder includes a plurality of ceramic particles and a surface-treating material. Each of the ceramic particles is at least partially coated by the surface-treating material, wherein the ceramic particles have an average particle diameter ranging from 10 micrometer (μm) to 100 μm, and the surface-treating material is made of metal, metal oxide or the combination thereof.
US10894274B1
The fin and condenser coil cleaning device for air conditioner units is a cleaning device for cleaning the fins and condenser coils of window-mounted air conditioner units. A horizontal support is driven to selectively raise and lower with respect to the fins on the exterior portion of an air conditioner unit. The horizontal support carries nozzles for spraying water on the fins at sufficient pressure that the water passes through the fins and cleans the condenser coils contained within the housing of the air conditioner unit. A plurality of brushes are mounted on the horizontal support for brushing the fins as the horizontal support moves vertically with respect thereto. Sensors may be provided for controlling the direction of vertical movement of the horizontal support and for selectively actuating a motor and a pump for driving movement of the horizontal support and spraying the water through the nozzles.
US10894273B1
A separator as described herein separates granular input material into component materials. Each component material has a hardness. The separator includes a rebound surface, a propulsion system, and a plurality of sorting zones. The propulsion system propels granular input material toward the rebound surface. The component materials that are rebounded off of the rebound surface and land in sorting zones based on the hardness of the component materials. A method for using the separator is also described.
US10894265B2
A liquid discharge head includes: individual channels respectively including nozzles; a supply channel allowing an outlet of a storage chamber storing a liquid to communicate with an inlet of each of the individual channels; a return channel allowing an outlet of each of the individual channels to communicate with an inlet of the storage chamber; a return filter provided in the return channel; and a return branching channel branching off from a return upstream portion of the return channel. The return upstream portion is positioned upstream of the return filter.
US10894254B2
A portable pathogen analysis system (PPAS) designed to detect microbial pathogens at the point-of-sample collection. The system comprises a concentration tube used for the concentration of microbes in large volumes of water samples using super absorbent polymer (SAP) beads and a hand-powered centrifuge; and a processing component, which functions as a portable lab-on-a-disc droplet digital nucleic acid amplification system, which integrates DNA extraction, nucleic acid amplification, and post-amplicon analysis in a single unit. The present invention provides a fast, cost-effective, and user-friendly solution for microbial water quality analysis in low-resource settings.
US10894249B2
A method comprising a) contacting a solvent, a carboxylic acid, and a peroxide-containing compound to form an acidic mixture wherein a weight ratio of solvent to carboxylic acid in the acidic mixture is from about 1:1 to about 100:1; b) contacting a titanium-containing compound and the acidic mixture to form a solubilized titanium mixture wherein an equivalent molar ratio of titanium-containing compound to carboxylic acid in the solubilized titanium mixture is from about 1:1 to about 1:4 and an equivalent molar ratio of titanium-containing compound to peroxide-containing compound in the solubilized titanium mixture is from about 1:1 to about 1:20; and c) contacting a chromium-silica support comprising from about 0.1 wt. % to about 20 wt. % water and the solubilized titanium mixture to form an addition product and drying the addition product by heating to a temperature in a range of from about 50° C. to about 150° C. and maintaining the temperature in the range of from about 50° C. to about 150° C. for a time period of from about 30 minutes to about 6 hours to form a pre-catalyst.
US10894247B2
A fluidized-bed catalyst suitable for the production of halogenated aromatic nitriles includes an active component and a support. The active component is a complex having the following composition expressed in atomic ratio: VPaCrbAcMdOx, wherein A represents at least one metal selected from the group consisting of alkali metals and alkaline earth metals; M represents at least one element selected from the group consisting of Ti, Zr, Hf, La, Ce, Nb, Mo, W, Co, Zn, Fe, Ni, B, Sb, Bi, As, Ga, Ge, Sn, and In; in the XRD spectrum of the catalyst, diffraction peaks are present at 2θ=27.8±0.5° and 2θ=13.8±0.5°, and the ratio of the height (I1) of the diffraction peak at 2θ=27.8±0.5° to the height (I2) of the diffraction peak at 2θ=13.8±0.5° is 3.5-6, i.e. I1:I2=3.5-6.
US10894236B2
A fluid distribution system (208) is provided for a reactor vessel (200) defining a reaction chamber (202). The fluid distribution system (208) may include a radial distribution component (224) positionable within the reaction chamber (202) and adjacent a vessel inlet (212) at an end portion of the reactor vessel (200). The radial distribution component (224) may include one or more annular distribution conduits (230) configured to receive a fluid mixture provided to the reactor vessel (200). The fluid distribution system (208) may also include an axial distribution component (226) positionable within the reaction chamber (202) to extend from the radial distribution component (224) along a longitudinal axis of the reactor vessel (200). The axial distribution component (230) may include a plurality of helical conduits (236) fluidly coupled with the one or more annular distribution conduits (230) and configured to receive the fluid mixture from the one or more annular distribution conduits (230) and to disperse the fuel mixture uniformly within the reaction chamber (202).
US10894231B2
A waste gas treatment method with the application of nano-bubbles and a waste gas treatment system using the same are provided. The method includes the steps of: feeding waste gas to an accommodating space; flowing a predetermined body of water in the accommodating space and generating the predetermined body of water including nano-bubbles; directing the waste gas mixed with the predetermined body of water including the nano-bubbles to a swirling unit; and discharging the treated gas waste. The predetermined body of water including the nano-bubbles is mixed with the waste gas so that the nano-bubbles of the predetermined water and the waste gas may be sufficiently subjected to the cavitation effect and supercritical water oxidation, and harmful substances such as sulfur dioxide, nitrogen monoxide and other nitrogen oxides, volatile organic compounds, heavy metals and the like, of the waste gas may be removed.
US10894227B2
A filtration apparatus comprises a housing defining an internal volume sized to receive a filter element, an inlet for receiving a fluid and an outlet for expelling the fluid. A retention mechanism is disposed in the housing having a ball plug operatively connected thereto and selectively displaceable in an axial direction relative to the housing. An engagement member is disposed within the housing and comprises a port having an opening and a ramp. A portion of the port is disposed within the outlet. The ball plug is movable between a first position, in which the ball plug rests on the ramp, does not seal the opening of the port and fluid can be expelled from the housing port, and a second position in which the ball plug is aligned with the port, the ball plug seals the opening of the port and the fluid cannot be expelled from the outlet.
US10894226B2
A filter element of a rotating disc filter including an internal space thereof that is limited by one or more perforated and profiled filter plates and is connected to a vacuum source. Efficiency should herein be increased in that the outside of the filter plates that faces away from the internal space has a plurality of elevations, whose cross section is round or elongated and/or at least one filter plate on the outside facing away from internal space has a plurality of elevations of different shapes and/or sizes.
US10894221B2
An apparatus for use in rigging stages includes a portable bar sized to extend across standard widths of a tower or a cross beam with a portion extending beyond the side of the tower or beam. A lifting mechanism, such as a block-and-tackle, is attached to the portion to allow a rigger to raise or lower heavy objects. In a method of use, a rigger carries the lifting bar to a desired location on a tower or beam and secures at least one end of the portable bar to one or more cross bars. Then the rigger can raise or lower heavy objects by attaching a flexible line from the lifting mechanism to the object and manipulating the lifting mechanism to assist in moving the heavy object to a desired location.
US10894220B2
A drawing device with a rotatable display screen is provided, having a housing having a cavity therein and a display screen sealingly rotatably coupled to the housing. An inner surface of the display screen forms an enclosure with the cavity. A powder is contained within the enclosure, the powder being removably adherent to the inner surface of the display screen. A first stylus controller is supported on an exterior of the housing. At least one positioning structure is supported in the enclosure and coupled to the first stylus controller to move a first stylus in a first set of directions that are parallel to a first axis. The first stylus removes the powder from the inner surface of the display screen through contact with the inner surface of the display screen.
US10894214B2
A system and method for facilitating multigame currencies in multiple online games and security therewith is disclosed. The multigame currencies may be “spent” and/or “earned” by the players in the individual ones of the multiple online games. A request to use the multigame currencies in a given player account in a given online game may be authenticated through a third party identity that has been associated with the given player for the given online game. In situations where such an association does not exist, a third party identity associated with the given player for any other online game may be used to authenticate the request. In situations where no third party identity is associated with the given player for any one of the online games, an association of a third party identity and the given player for the given online game may be facilitated for subsequent authentication of requests.
US10894213B2
It is determined whether or not a first game character operated by a player satisfies a defined condition during a battle between the first game character and a second game character. In response to the defined condition being satisfied by the first game character during the battle between the first game character and the second game character, a control right for controlling a part of the second game character in response to a player operation is acquired.
US10894195B2
A training system includes a launching device house a computer electrically connected to a mechanical hopper and a plunger disposed within a casing sized to launch a lacrosse ball. The casing is structured and arranged to be movably connected to the housing such that at least one of a launch angle, speed, direction, distance and spin can all be selectively chosen by a user. At least one sensor is designed to be placed onto at least one of a player, the lacrosse ball, or a lacrosse net such that the sensors are structured and arranged to relay metric data to the computer in connection with a training program software operating on the computer, wherein the sensor(s) are wirelessly connected to the computer. A mobile device software application communicates with the computer for tracking the metric data and selective programming of the lacrosse ball tossing and training system by the player.
US10894185B2
Devices, systems, and methods for finger and/or grip training including detachable hold features for engaging a user's finger to work against a load.
US10894183B2
A step platform for aerobic exercise may include multiple layers. The top layer may include an elastic foam member that is configured to at least partially deform when stepped on by a user. The middle layer may include a rigid support member that is configured to at least partially maintain the shape of the foam member. The foam member may include a cover that wraps around the foam member and at least a portion of the support member to fasten the support member to the foam member. The bottom layer may include a base member having a support ridge configured to at least partially restrict deformation of the foam member in at least one direction. The base member may be connectable to the support member.
US10894165B2
The present invention provides a feedthrough device including: a feedthrough substrate made of an insulator and having a first surface and a second surface; at least one first feedthrough conductor having a terminal exposed to the first surface of the feedthrough substrate and a body connected to the terminal and not exposed to the outside of the feedthrough substrate; and at least one second feedthrough conductor having a terminal exposed to the second surface of the feedthrough substrate and a body connected to the terminal and not exposed to the outside of the feedthrough substrate, and corresponding to the first feedthrough conductor in a one-to-one manner to be paired therewith, wherein a body of each first feedthrough conductor and a body of each second feedthrough conductor corresponding thereto are arranged to be capacitively coupled with each other.
US10894156B2
A method, for use with an implantable medical device, including the steps of stretching a mounting tab in such a manner that an aperture on the mounting tab increases in size and separating the mounting tab from a bone anchor by moving the stretched mounting tab in such a manner that the bone anchor does not extend through the aperture in the mounting tab.
US10894149B2
A dilation catheter system includes a body, a guidewire, and a dilation catheter having an elongate shaft. The dilation catheter system may include a locking mechanism to prevent the guidewire from moving relative to the elongate shaft or to lock the guidewire to the dilation catheter to form a fixed wire unit. The dilation catheter system may include a stabilizing tube extending from an actuator, to provide rigidity to the guidewire. The dilation catheter may include a grip element having a plurality of grip features disposed thereon. The dilation catheter may include a cap biased toward a first longitudinal position and movable to a second longitudinal position. A guide catheter secured to the cap is prevented from changing angular orientation in the first longitudinal position and is free to change angular orientation in the second longitudinal position.
US10894148B2
A balloon-manipulating device for a balloon catheter, methods of making, and methods of use. The balloon-manipulating device includes a tubular body, a longitudinal hole through a least a portion of the tubular body, one or more balloon-compressing pieces of a sidewall of the tubular body, and one or more balloon-letting through holes through the sidewall. The longitudinal hole may extend from an opened proximal end of the tubular body to at least a distal end portion of the tubular body, and is configured for inserting a balloon-catheter shaft therein. Each of the one or more balloon-compressing pieces is configured for compressing a different portion of an inflated balloon-catheter balloon when the balloon-manipulating device is disposed over the balloon. Each of the one or more balloon-letting through holes is configured for allowing therethrough a different portion of an inflated balloon-catheter balloon when the balloon-manipulating device is disposed over the balloon.
US10894146B2
The invention relates to a method for introducing a catheter in a vein, comprising the following steps: puncturing the vein, introducing a guide in the punctured vein, fixing a catheter on the distal coupler of a connector, introducing a mandrel in the catheter, introducing the set formed by the catheter and the mandrel in the vein by having said set slide on the guide, withdrawing the mandrel and the guide, and connecting a fluid injection device on the second proximal coupler of the connector.
US10894144B2
A delivery system for an intracorporeal device includes a sheath defining one or more lumens shaped to receive a delivery catheter or shaft and a guidewire. The system may include a delivery shaft having a distal coupling feature adapted to releasably couple with a proximal coupling feature of the intracorporeal device. The delivery system may further include a hub through which the delivery shaft and guidewire are passed. The delivery shaft may be coupled to a feature, such as a knob, that enables manipulation of the delivery shaft to decouple the distal fixation feature from the proximal fixation feature of the intracorporeal device in order to deploy the intracorporeal device within a patient.
US10894143B2
A percutaneous catheter is disclosed through which blood passes. The percutaneous catheter having a catheter tube including a first tube and a second tube, the second tube being in fluid communication with the first tube, the first tube having an inner diameter greater than an inner diameter of the second tube, and wherein the first tube is more flexible than the second tube.
US10894138B2
A tracheostomy tube assembly includes an outer tube (1) and an inner cannula (2) removably inserted in the outer tube. The connector (15) on the machine end of the outer tube is rotatable through about a quarter turn and has a screw thread (30) on its inner surface. The hub (33) on the machine end of the inner cannula (2) is also formed with a screw thread (35) arranged to engage with the screw thread (30) in the connector. The inner cannula (2) is pulled into the outer tube (1), or is pushed outwardly of the tube, by rotating the connector.
US10894137B2
It is the object of the invention, which relates to a tracheal tube (1) and a method for producing a tracheal tube (1), to provide a tracheal tube (1) with a connector (3), wherein the connector (3) is connected to a curved tube (2) by way of a rotatable and pivotable connection that can be easily realized. This object is solved with a device having a joint head part (4) of a ball joint arranged on first end of the connector (3) facing the curved tube (2), a first partial socket (2.1) of the ball joint arranged on a first end of the curved tube (2) facing the connector (3), a locking socket (5) arranged as a second partial socket of the ball joint, and a locking ring (6) arranged for connecting the locking socket (5) with the curved tube (2).
US10894126B2
A method of controlling an insulin infusion device involves controlling the device to operate in an automatic basal insulin delivery mode, obtaining a blood glucose measurement for the user, and initiating a correction bolus procedure when: the measurement exceeds a correction bolus threshold value; and a maximum basal insulin infusion rate is reached during the automatic basal insulin delivery mode. The correction bolus procedure calculates an initial correction bolus amount, and scales the initial amount to obtain a final correction bolus amount, such that a predicted future blood glucose level resulting from simulated delivery of the final correction bolus amount exceeds a low blood glucose threshold level. The final amount is delivered to the user during operation in the automatic basal insulin delivery mode.
US10894125B2
Infusion systems, infusion devices, and related operating methods are provided. An exemplary method of operating an infusion device to deliver fluid to a body of a user involves obtaining measurement values for a physiological condition influenced by the fluid, autonomously operating the infusion device to deliver the fluid based at least in part on the measurement values, and detecting a nonactionable condition based on the measurement values. In response to detecting the nonactionable condition, delivery of the fluid is limited while maintaining autonomous operation of the infusion device. In one exemplary embodiment, the nonactionable condition is a rescue condition indicative of the user having consumed fast-acting carbohydrates, and thus insulin delivery may be automatically limited in response to detecting the rescue carbohydrate consumption.
US10894121B2
Disclosed is a small molecule dye for use in imaging in the near-infrared window, namely between 1000 nm-1700 nm wavelength. The present dyes are also useful for photoacoustic imaging and photothermal therapy. The dyes have a structure of a D-A-D (donor-acceptor-donor) fluorescent compound core and side chains rendering the compounds water soluble and easily conjugated to hydrophilic polymers and/or targeting ligands. Further disclosed is compound, CH1055 that can be PEGylated, conjugated to a targeting ligand, or conjugated to taurine. Key steps utilized to assemble the core structure of the target included a cross-Suzuki coupling reaction, iron reduction and N-thionylaniline induced ring closure. Four carboxylic acid groups were introduced into the donor-acceptor-donor (D-A-D) type fluorescent compound to impart a certain aqueous solubility and to allow facile conjugation to targeting ligands.
US10894117B2
Disclosed is a hollow molded article which has an opening portion communicating with a flow channel and which can be manufactured simply. The hollow molded article includes a panel and flow channels. The panel includes a first resin sheet and a second resin sheet partly welded with the first resin sheet. The flow channels are disposed between the first resin sheet and the second resin sheet, and include connection portions for external connection which are disposed on a peripheral edge of the panel. The connection portions are formed by the first resin sheet and the second resin sheet.
US10894116B2
At least some embodiments of the disclosure may advantageously limit bleeding and the occurrence of blood leaks after heart pump implantation. In some embodiments, a base may be provided that includes a flexible layer mechanically coupled with a conduit. The flexible layer may be coupled with the proximal end of the conduit. The conduit may be configured to receive a cannula of the heart pump therethrough. The outer surface of the conduit may be configured to engage a surface of the heart formed after coring the heart. The conduit may be metal and may have a flared and/or beveled distal end. The conduit may be a flexible material. A distal flexible layer may be provided at a distal end of the conduit that is configured to engage with an inner surface of the heart.
US10894112B2
There is disclosed a substrate with an electron donating surface, characterized in having metal particles on said surface, said metal particles comprising palladium and at least one metal selected from the group consisting of gold, ruthenium, rhodium, osmium, iridium, and platinum, wherein the amount of said metal particles is from about 0.001 to about 8 μg/cm2. Examples of coated objects include contact lenses, pacemakers, pacemaker electrodes, stents, dental implants, rupture nets, rupture mesh, blood centrifuge equipment, surgical instruments, gloves, blood bags, artificial heart valves, central venous catheters, peripheral venous catheters, vascular ports, haemodialysis equipment, peritoneal dialysis equipment, plasmapheresis devices, inhalation drug delivery devices, vascular grafts, arterial grafts, cardiac assist devices, wound dressings, intermittent catheters, ECG electrodes, peripheral stents, bone replacing implants, orthopaedic implants, orthopaedic devices, tissue replacing implants, intraocular lenses, sutures, needles, drug delivery devices, endotracheal tubes, shunts, drains, suction devices, hearing aid devices, urethral medical devices, and artificial blood vessels.
US10894102B2
A Sterilization Unit includes: a UV-C radiation source configured to emit UV-C radiation; and a room partition selectably configurable between two or more different partition geometries and configured, in each of the two or more different partition geometries, to (a) physically separate floor space of a room into sterilization target area and a non-target area, and (b) direct the UV-C radiation to the target area from at least two different directions while shielding the non-target area from the UV-C radiation.
US10894101B1
A device comprises a thermal reservoir, a light emitting diode (LED), a heat sink connecting the LED to the thermal reservoir and an insulating layer arranged on the thermal reservoir, the insulating layer including an orifice arranged over the LED such that light from the LED passes through the orifice in the insulating layer.
US10894097B2
Imaging agents comprising an isolated polypeptide conjugated with a radionuclide and a chelator; wherein the isolated polypeptide binds specifically to HER2, or a variant thereof; and methods for preparing and using these imaging agents.
US10894093B2
The present invention relates to therapeutic cells for immunotherapy to treat patients with cancer. In particular, the inventors develop a method of engineering drug-specific hypersensitive T-cell, which can be depleted in vivo by the administration of said specific drug in case of occurrence of a serious adverse even. The invention opens the way to standard and affordable adoptive immunotherapy strategies for treating cancer.
US10894090B2
Antibody drug conjugates (ADC's) that bind to 191P4D12 protein and variants thereof are described herein. 191P4D12 exhibits tissue specific expression in normal adult tissue, and is aberrantly expressed in the cancers listed in Table I. Consequently, the ADC's of the invention provide a therapeutic composition for the treatment of cancer.
US10894086B2
The present invention relates to a functional hydrated hyaluronic acid and a method for producing 5th generation coated lactic acid bacteria having excellent intestinal mucoadhesive ability and a selective antagonism using the same and, more specifically, to a functional hydrated hyaluronic acid in which components fermented by lactic acid bacteria are captured in hyaluronic acid, which is a natural polymer substance, and a method for producing coated lactic acid bacteria using the same. The quadruply coated lactic acid bacteria coated using the functional hydrated hyaluronic acid according to the present invention is quadruply coated with a water-soluble polymer, a functional hydrated hyaluronic acid, a coating agent having porous particles, and a protein, thereby producing an excellent intestinal mucoadhesive ability, exhibiting an antibacterial action against deleterious bacteria in the intestines, and promoting growth of beneficial bacteria in the intestines.
US10894082B2
The present description relates to an anti-S1008 protein for treating leukemia. More specifically, is disclosed anti-S100A8 antibody that specifically binds to a portion of S100A8 protein and/or a S100A8/S100A9 heterodimer for treating leukemia.
US10894081B2
The present disclosure relates to a foot-and-mouth disease virus vaccine composition, especially a recombinant bivalent vaccine composition against type O and type A foot-and-mouth disease viruses. The present disclosure further relates to a method for preparing the foot-and-mouth disease virus vaccine composition, and a use of the foot-and-mouth disease virus vaccine composition in preparing medicines for preventing and/or controlling foot-and-mouth disease in animals.
US10894051B2
A method of treating metastatic cancer in a subject suffering from metastatic cancer includes administering an effective amount of a compound having a structure of Formula I, in particular a compound having a structure of Formula II, to the subject. Also, a method of inhibiting metastasis of cancer cells includes contacting the cancer cells with an effective amount of a compound having the structure of Formula I, in particular a compound having the structure of Formula II.
US10894044B2
The present disclosure relates to compositions and methods for treating cancer, more specifically to methods and compositions comprising a Topoisomerase I inhibitor and an α-PD-L1 antibody.
US10894031B2
Disclosed herein are nutraceutical compositions comprising or consisting essentially of one or more types of polyphenols (e.g., a green tea polyphenol) and one or more types of reactive oxygen species, and methods for their use to treat gastrointestinal conditions, inflammatory conditions, and immune conditions.
US10894029B2
Disclosed are compositions containing not less than 10% w/w of oroxylin A, not less than 10% w/w of baicalein and not less than 2% w/w of chrysin for use in the therapeutic management of memory impairment and cognitive dysfunction. More specifically, the invention discloses the use of abovementioned compositions for the management of cognitive impairment induced by chemotherapy and hyperglycemia.
US10894020B2
Provided is a hybrid nanoparticle, including an aggregate assembled from a plurality of polymeric molecules, and a plurality of boron-doped graphene quantum dots localized in the aggregate. The polymeric molecule is preferably a pH-responsive dendrimer; the polymeric molecule and the boron-doped graphene quantum dot may be separately associated with different drugs; and hybrid nanoparticle may further include a targeting molecule, such as a rabies virus glycoprotein. Also provided is a method of controlling disassembly of a hybrid nanoparticle, including applying a high-frequency magnetic field to the hybrid nanoparticle to induce disassembly thereof. Also provided is an application of the hybrid nanoparticle for preparing a tumor-penetrating drug carrier.
US10894019B2
Systems and methods for targeting specific cancer cell subpopulations present in tumor tissue are described. A system can include a first component for specifically targeting cancer stem cells and a second component for specifically targeting differentiated cancer cells. A system can include a drug conjugated to small (e.g., 5-20 nm) nanoparticles, e.g., polyhedral oligomeric silsequioxane nanoparticles. The small nanoparticles can be preferentially taken up by cancer stem cells via macropinocytosis and can release a toxic payload within the cancer stem cells without triggering the efflux pump. A system can include a second component that targets differentiated cancer cells, e.g., a free drug or a drug encapsulated in nanoparticles.
US10894006B2
The present invention relates to nanoparticles for encapsulating compounds, the preparation and uses thereof, comprising a casein matrix, a basic amino acid and a metal selected from a divalent metal, a trivalent metal and combinations thereof. Said nanoparticles can encapsulate a water soluble or fat soluble biologically active compound. The invention is applicable in the food, pharmaceutical and cosmetic sectors and in the nanotechnology sector.
US10894004B2
A dental product in the form of a solid includes a mineral source. The mineral source includes a source or sources of calcium ions, phosphate ions or both calcium ions and phosphate ions. The dental product also includes a salt of carbonic acid, an acidifying agent and xylitol. The acidifying agent includes at least citric acid and malic acid, wherein the citric acid and malic acid are present in a weight ratio of from 4:1 to 1:1.
US10893998B2
A garment for providing circulatory system disorder therapy includes a skin contacting layer, a backing layer, and a coupling. The backing layer is coupled to the skin contacting layer such that the skin contacting layer and the backing layer form a plurality of macro-chambers. A first one of the plurality of macro-chambers is partitioned into a plurality of micro-chambers. Each of the plurality of micro-chambers is in direct fluid communication with at least one other of the plurality of micro-chambers. The coupling is coupled to the backing layer and is configured to supply pressurized air directly into the first macro-chamber such that the pressurized air is delivered to a first one of the plurality of micro-chambers of the first macro-chamber.
US10893995B2
The present inventive subject matter describes a device and system for positioning, adjusting, and stretching a patient's extremity for surgical procedures where alignment is critical and minute adjustments may be required repeatedly. The device helps in maintaining the patient's extremity stationary, once the physician has selected the precise position for the elected procedure. The device uses using a combination of an articulating and a rotating frame, support plates and support rings that are attached to the extremity surgical positioning system. The system acts as a limb splint that is firmly attached to the surgical table. The support plates are attached to the patient via a series of adjustable straps preventing the extremity from moving independently of the support plate. A locking rack and gear configuration has adjustable locking pivot points that are positioned along and within the outer/inner proximal tube and outer/inner distal tube that lengthens or rotates various portions of the extremity.
US10893991B1
The present invention is a chair having a footrest that is extended when in use and retracted when not in use, have more space for comfortably positioning feet of a user/patient having more weight and is stable to provide safety. Chair includes a pair of leg frames, a pair of brackets, at least a pair of rollers, a footrest, at least one lever, gliding pins and wheels. Brackets are defined with railings and positioned on leg frames of chair. Rollers are connected to footrest and positioned to roll along the length of railing thereby enabling footrest to extend and retract. Footrest is of a size such that it is completely positioned between legs of chair to provide more feet resting area. Wheels are positioned underneath footrest for easy movement. Gliding pins connect wheels and footrest. Lever limits footrest movements and enables manipulating footrest with an extended handle.
US10893989B2
Systems, devices, and methods for monitoring and treating a patient on route to a medical facility are disclosed. The system comprises a critical care unit; at least one patient monitoring device coupled to the critical care unit, wherein the critical care unit obtains physiological data about the patient from each patient monitoring device; at least one patient treatment device coupled to the critical care unit, wherein the critical care unit provides treatment instructions to each patient treatment device; a two way communications device coupled to the critical care unit; and a remote communications terminal in communication with the two way communications device. The critical care unit preferably sends the physiological data to the remote communications terminal and receives the treatment instructions from the remote communications terminal via the two way communications device.
US10893988B2
Patient support systems and methods for docking, transporting, sterilizing, and storing patient support decks. The patient support system comprises patient support decks that are configured to carry patients, such as in emergency situations or in a healthcare facility. The patient support decks are adapted to be engaged by docking stations and transport devices. Different configurations of docking stations and transport devices are contemplated. Sterilization apparatuses are provided to sterilize the patient support decks after use and storage facilities store the patient support decks for later use once they are sterilized.
US10893970B2
An undergarment for use with a cast tape to form a hip spica cast, such as a pantaloon-type hip spica cast, The cast includes at least one layer of a 3D spacer synthetic padding material formed into a fabric of monofilament yams and fabricated into an anatomically correct undergarment structure for being positioned around a torso and residing directly against the skin of a hip spica cast patient. At least one fabric perineal panel is attached to the undergarment in the perineal area of the undergarment and adapted for being positioned on an overlying cast material defining a perineal opening in the cast.
US10893969B2
A rear sheet adjustment assembly of neck collar is provided, including a nape base and a support sheet. The nape base includes a main body, at least one stopper, a positioning member and a plurality of openings. The at least one stopper is connected with the main body and defines an inserting space therebetween. The positioning member is disposed on the main body. The positioning member has a first combination portion. The support sheet is adapted for supporting a nape of a neck and movably inserted within the inserting space. The support sheet has a plurality of second combination portions, and each of the second combination portions is adjustably engageable with the first combination portion.
US10893966B2
A gastrointestinal balloon system includes a gastrointestinal balloon and a check valve located within the gastrointestinal balloon. The check valve is configured to allow fluid flow into and out of the gastrointestinal balloon. The check valve includes a string coupled to the check valve, the string having a loop on a proximal end and a catheter having a lumen. The lumen is configured to receive a grasping tool. The grasping tool extends out a distal end of the catheter for grabbing the loop to align the catheter with the check valve. Also, a check valve, two-wat valve, and method of using the same in a gastrointestinal balloon.
US10893959B2
An orthopedic device for the orthotic or prosthetic provision of a patient. The orthopedic device includes a knee joint which has a proximal upper part and a distal lower part arranged pivotably thereon, an ankle joint, a pivoted foot part which can be fastened distally to the ankle joint, and a shin part arranged between the ankle joint and the knee joint. The upper part of the knee joint or a thigh part fastened thereto that can be attached to the patient's body and is coupled with the foot part by a force transfer device, which causes a plantar flexion of the foot part when a knee is flexed.
US10893955B2
An orthopedic system to monitor a parameter related to the muscular-skeletal system is disclosed. The orthopedic system includes electronic circuitry, at least one sensor, and a computer to receive measurement data in real-time. The orthopedic system comprises a first plurality of shims of a first type, a second plurality of a second type, a measurement module, and the computer. The measurement module houses the electronic circuitry and at least one sensor. The measurement module is adapted to be used with the first plurality of shims and the second plurality of shims. The measurement module has a medial surface that differs from a lateral surface by shape, size, or contour.
US10893952B2
An intervertebral fusion cage for the fusion of two vertebral bodies of the vertebral column comprises a first portion and a second portion opposite the first, both having a planar conformation axially elongated along a central axis. The first and the second portion have respective contact surfaces for receiving, in abutment, a respective vertebral body. The cage can also comprise a gripping area for connection with a positioning device. The first and the second portion are hinged to each other along a hinge axis so as to be able to rotate relatively in relation to each other with a continuous movement.
US10893942B2
The present invention relates to an implant playing a role as a joint in coupling a revision implant in revision total knee arthroplasty and, more specifically, to an offset adapter unit comprising an adapter which couples a femoral member or a tibial member to a stem member in revision total knee arthroplasty; and a nut coupled to the adapter, thereby improving the strength by considering fracture occurring in the narrowest area.
US10893935B2
A method for manufacturing a breast implant including producing an elastic filler material including foam, by mixing a carbonate with a hydrolyzed silicone. A flexible shell, configured for implantation within a breast of a human subject, is filled with the elastic filler material.
US10893928B2
This disclosure describes decellularized, biologically-engineered tubular grafts and methods of making and using such decellularized, biologically-engineered tubular grafts.
US10893924B2
A oral treatment system that emits electromagnetic radiation onto surfaces of a user's teeth and may also dispense a oral treatment material for contact with the user's teeth. In one aspect, the oral treatment system includes a mouthpiece comprising a wall and a bite platform extending from the wall that collectively define a first channel for receiving a user's teeth; an electromagnetic radiation source coupled to the mouthpiece and configured to emit electromagnetic radiation onto surfaces of the user's teeth that are positioned in the first channel; and one or more apertures in at least one of the wall or the bite platform, the one or more apertures configured to dispense a oral treatment material to the first channel for contact with the surfaces of the user's teeth that are positioned in the first channel.
US10893912B2
Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a surgical robot system may include an end-effector element configured for controlled movement and positioning and tracking of surgical instruments and objects relative to an image of a patient's anatomical structure. In some embodiments the end-effector may be tracked by surgical robot system and displayed to a user. In some embodiments the end-effector element may be configured to restrict the movement of an instrument assembly in a guide tube. In some embodiments, the end-effector may contain structures to allow for magnetic coupling to a robot arm and/or wireless powering of the end-effector element. In some embodiments, tracking of a target anatomical structure and objects, both in a navigation space and an image space, may be provided by a dynamic reference base located at a position away from the target anatomical structure.
US10893911B2
Systems, methods, and computer-readable media are provided. Some embodiments include obtaining image data of a subject and a medical device, the medical device including fiducial markers, wherein the image data includes three-dimensional image data. Information is generated representing a three-dimensional shape based on a planned insertion point for performing a medical procedure. A cropping process is applied to the image data to generate cropped image data based on the three-dimensional shape. In some embodiments, the cropped image data includes image data of at least two of the fiducial markers. Fiducial marker objects are detected within the cropped image data, and the fiducial marker objects are registered by matching a model of the fiducial markers with the fiducial marker objects.
US10893907B2
The present invention relates to a medical skin wrinkle improvement device using a peak of a laser pulse wave, and more specifically, to a medical skin wrinkle improvement device using a peak of a laser pulse wave, thereby lowering the degree of carbonization of a skin tissue having the laser irradiated thereon, thus enhancing a skin generation effect and shortening recovery time. The present invention comprises: a main body (100) which has formed on the upper part thereof a holding groove (110) having a tablet computer (200) attached/detached thereto, and which has mounted therein a controller (120) for controlling a hand piece (300) and the tablet computer (200); the hand piece (300) which comprises a laser oscillation unit (320), an optical unit (330) and a laser scanner, the laser oscillation unit (320) generating a laser to be irradiated for skin treatment, the optical unit (330) irradiating, as a parallel light, the laser generated by the laser oscillation unit (320), and the laser scanner adjusting the irradiation location of the laser transferred from the optical unit (330); and the tablet computer (200) which is provided with data input and screen display functions by means of a touch screen method, and which remotely controls the main body (100) through the transmission/reception of a bi-directional wireless signal.
US10893870B2
A vaso-occlusive device includes an inner braided member having an unconstrained deployed configuration and a constrained delivery configuration. The inner braided member includes a first plurality of filaments made of a first material composition, where a pair of filaments of the first plurality defines a first braid angle when the inner braided member is in the deployed configuration. The device also includes an outer braided member disposed at least partially around the inner braided member, and having an unconstrained deployed configuration and a constrained delivery configuration. The outer braided member includes a second plurality of filaments made of a second material composition different from the first material, where the first material has a greater radiopacity than the second material. A pair of filaments of the second plurality defines a second braid angle, substantially equal to the first braid angle, when the outer braided member is in the deployed configuration.
US10893863B2
A staple cartridge assembly is disclosed which comprises offset staple rows.
US10893856B2
A wound closure system and a method of closing a wound are disclosed. The disclosure is directed to a wound closure system comprising a skin anchor mechanically attached to external skin tissue on a first side of a generally linear wound, an anchorable tensioning apparatus mechanically attached to external skin tissue on an opposite side of the wound, and a line extending between the skin anchor and the tensioning apparatus to movably connect the anchor to the tensioning apparatus. The line is fixedly engaged with an anchor on one side of the wound while the tensioning apparatus provides tension on the line to draw the skin anchor and the tensioning apparatus toward each other and toward the wound.
US10893845B2
A wheezing detection apparatus includes a breathing sound detection unit that detects a breathing sound of a measurement subject and acquires a breathing sound signal in a time series expressing the breathing sound. The wheezing detection apparatus includes a determination processing unit that, in each pre-determined processing unit period, converts the breathing sound signal into a frequency space to acquire a frequency spectrum of the breathing sound, and based on a height and a width of a peak in the frequency spectrum, determines whether or not the peak indicates wheezing.
US10893837B2
Handheld medical diagnostic instrument that provides high time-resolution pulse waveforms associated with multiple parameters including blood pressure measurements, blood oxygen saturation levels, electrocardiograph (ECG) measurements, and temperature measurements. The device stores and analyzes the pulse waveforms simultaneously obtained from all tests, and thereby allows an unusually detailed view into the functioning of the user's cardiovascular heart-lung system. The device is designed for use by unskilled or semi-skilled users, thus enabling sophisticated cardiovascular measurements to be obtained in a home environment. Data from the device can be analyzed onboard, with local computerized devices, and/or with remote server based systems. The device or remote server may be configured to analyze this data according to various algorithms chosen by the physician to be most appropriate to that patient's particular medical condition (e.g. COPD patient algorithms). The device or remote server may be further configured to automatically provide alerts and drug recommendations.
US10893835B2
A monitoring device configured to be attached to a body of a subject includes a sensor configured to detect and/or measure physiological information from the subject, and a processor coupled to the sensor that is configured to receive and analyze signals produced by the sensor. The processor is configured to change signal analysis frequency and/or sensor interrogation power in response to detecting a change in subject activity, a change in subject stress level, a change in environmental conditions, a change in time, and/or a change in location of the subject.
US10893834B2
A charger for charging a pressure sensing catheter is provided. The charger can include a plurality of charging ports for receiving a portion of the proximal section of the pressure sensing catheter. The charging port may include an engagement portion for engaging with the portion of the proximal section of the pressure sensing catheter such that when the engagement portion engages with the proximal section of the pressure sensing catheter, the engagement portion is fluidly coupled to the catheter lumen and the pressure transmission medium from the engagement portion is displaced from the engagement portion to charge the one or more balloons of the pressure sensing catheter. The charger can include a cover for covering the engagement portion. The charger can include flutes defined on a surface of each charging port to permit a predetermined volume of the pressure transmission medium to be displaced from each charging port.
US10893830B2
An electronic apparatus, system, and method for providing body posture health information are provided. The method includes the steps of: calculating a posture data cluster based on signals detected by an inertial sensor disposed on a human body; comparing the posture data cluster with a plurality of preset posture data clusters individually to determine whether the posture data cluster matches one of the preset posture data clusters; if it matches one of the preset posture data clusters, generating a feedback message; calculating a plurality of muscle status indexes based on signals detected by electromyography sensors disposed on the human body; comparing the muscle status indexes with corresponding preset muscle status indexes individually to determine whether one of the muscle status indexes is abnormal; providing suggestion information in response to at least one of the muscle status indexes being abnormal; and displaying a multimedia corresponding to the suggestion information.
US10893827B2
Disclosed are a device for measuring muscle relaxation and a monitoring equipment. The device includes a response signal detection unit and a control unit. The response signal detection unit includes an angular velocity sensor for sensing the motion of a measurement site and outputting corresponding angular velocity information of the measurement site to the control unit. The control unit includes a main processor and a stimulus signal source connected to the main processor. The stimulus signal source applies stimulus current to the measurement site through an output terminal under control of the main processor. The main processor can process the motion information from the response signal detection unit.
US10893824B2
A system and method for automatically analyzing heart failure in a patient, including collecting physiological data from a patient using at least a first sensor and a second sensor to collect two or more sensor measurements, and calculating a first composite value based on at least a first sensor measurement wherein the first composite value is an indication of a likelihood that the patient's heart failure status has changed. If the first composite value is outside of a first specified range, then a second composite value is calculated based on at least a second sensor measurement, wherein the second composite value is an indication of a likelihood that the patient's heart failure status has changed. If the second composite value is outside of a second specified range, then an alert of change in heart failure status is generated.
US10893818B2
An emergency cardiac and electrocardiogram (ECG) electrode placement device is disclosed herein. The emergency cardiac and electrocardiogram (ECG) electrode placement device incorporates electrical conducting materials and elastic material into a pad that is applied to a chest wall of a patient, which places multiple electrodes in the appropriate anatomic locations on the patient to quickly obtain an ECG in a pre-hospital setting.
US10893817B2
A catheter includes a distal distension balloon and circumferentially arranged motility measurement balloons proximal of the distension balloon. A manifold includes balloon ports each configured to fluidly couple to a motility measurement balloon, pressure transducer ports, and a priming port. A port selector is coupled to the manifold and movable between different positions. Each port selector position causes the manifold to establish different fluidic couplings between the respective motility balloon, pressure transducer, and priming ports. A pressure sensing device includes pressure transducers each fluidly coupled to one of the pressure transducer ports. The pressure sensing device is configured to coordinate calibration of the pressure transducers at atmospheric pressure with the port selector in a first position and motility balloon pressure measurements with the port selector in a third position. Priming of the motility measurement balloons is implemented by moving the port selector to a second position.
US10893812B2
An external defibrillator system is provided. The system includes: a graphical display; one or more sensors for obtaining data regarding chest compressions performed on a patient; and a controller configured to display on the graphical display numeric values for depth and/or rate of the chest compressions based upon the data from the one or more sensors. A method for using an external defibrillator including the steps of: obtaining data regarding chest compressions performed on a patient; and displaying on a graphical display screen of the defibrillator numeric values for depth and/or rate of the chest compressions based upon the data is also provided.
US10893803B2
A retinal imager for imaging a retina of an eye includes an illumination source operable to generate illumination light and a beam splitter operable to receive the illumination light and direct the illumination light along an optical axis. The retinal imager also includes a field lens disposed along the optical axis and an objective lens disposed along the optical axis and operable to contact a cornea of the eye. An aerial image is formed adjacent to the field lens. The retinal imager further includes an image sensor and one or more lenses disposed along the optical axis between the beam splitter and the image sensor. The one or more lenses are operable to form a sensor image at the image sensor.
US10893798B2
Methods and systems for producing a refractive prescription for a consumer away from an optical office are disclosed. At a first time point, a first prescription for a first pair of corrective lenses is generated according to measured refractive errors, and a historical visual acuity profile is measured using the first prescription and a varying spherical power. At a second time point, a second visual acuity is measured using the first prescription. A new spherical power is computed using the historical visual acuity profile and the second visual acuity. A second prescription for a second pair of corrective lenses is generated based on the first prescription and the new spherical power. In some embodiments, the second visual acuity may be self-administered by the consumer away from an optical office.
US10893791B2
A dishwasher includes a tub at least partially defining a treating chamber with an access opening, a sump fluidly coupled to the treating chamber, at least one sprayer emitting liquid into the treating chamber, a pump, a conduit fluidly coupling the sump to the pump and the pump to the at least one sprayer, thereby defining a recirculation circuit through which the liquid sprayed into the treating chamber collects in the sump and is pumped back to the at least one sprayer, a filter assembly provided in the sump and having a filter through which at least a portion of the liquid passes, and an insert sleeve at least partially located within the filter assembly.
US10893783B2
A reconfigurable upright vacuum cleaner has a portable surface cleaning unit removably mounted to an upper portion. The portable surface cleaning unit has a suction motor and an air treatment member. The air treatment member is removably mounted to the portable surface cleaning unit and secured in position by an air treatment member lock. The portable surface cleaning unit is secured in position by a portable surface cleaning unit lock. When the portable surface cleaning unit is mounted to the upper portion and the upper portion is in the storage position, the portable surface cleaning unit actuator is provided on an upper end of the portable surface cleaning unit and the air treatment member release actuator is provided on an upper end of the air treatment member.
US10893772B2
An extraction apparatus and methods for making and using the same are disclosed. The apparatus includes a cylindrical container with lid and pour spout, a container insert, and a plunger including a piston, a rod, a handle, and a filter or filtration chamber. The container insert is designed to catch infusible material which may be easily removed from the container when the container is empty or when the extract fluid remains in the container. The plunger may temporarily couple with the insert to allow the insert to be pulled up through the container with the grounds of other infusible material captured between the insert and the plunger allowing for quick and easy cleanup. The extraction apparatus is adapted for a use in a variety of sizes and may be adapted for manufactured at low cost. A variety of embodiments and alternatives are also included in the disclosure.
US10893769B2
A beverage machine with a holder including front and side walls around an opening where beverage material is held to form a beverage where the walls slope downwardly and inwardly toward the opening. A peripheral wall may extend upwardly from the opening and form a trough around the opening with the front and side walls.
US10893767B1
An adjustable garment hanger is disclosed that can accommodate the width and shape of a plurality of different garments. The adjustable garment hanger includes a hanger hook body having a hanger hook leg and an adjustable extension arm having an adjustable extension leg and a retention bracket. The hanger hook leg and the adjustable extension leg are slidably disposed within the retention bracket and configured to adjust the adjustable garment hanger between a maximum length position and a minimum length position.
US10893764B2
The present invention relates to a paper cup provided with a heat conduction prevention plate. The paper cup is provided integrally with a heat conduction prevention plate by being attached to the paper cup, and thus it is not necessary for a user to frequently insert a separate heat conduction prevention plate into the paper cup when drinking a drink. Also, a certain space is formed between the integrated heat conduction prevention plate and the paper cup body, thereby effectively performing a heat conduction blocking function. Moreover, since the heat conduction prevention plate is provided in an area that can be held by a finger, it is possible to be manufactured at a low manufacturing cost, and the paper cup widens toward the top, so that the paper cup slips less from fingers.
US10893763B2
A conventional plate is problematic in that oily juices from barbequed meat on an upper part of a plate run along linearly cut grooves when the plate is tilted, and thus tend to spill off the plate. In the present invention, thirteen raised parts curved in an outer peripheral direction are formed toward a direction of an outer edge from a middle part of the upper surface of a plate, and thus oily juices from barbequed meat that collect on the plate run along the raised parts curved in the outer peripheral direction from the middle part even when the plate is tilted, and can thus be made less likely to spill off the plate.
US10893757B2
The present disclosure provides kangaroo care neonatal device and method of applying thereof. The device comprises the sling pouch which holds infant and attached to the main structure of device through zippers and zippers can be easily unzipped to access and position the baby for feeding and reposition back for continuing kangaroo care, without needing to remove the sling or the infant.
US10893755B2
A backsaving device having a main body sized and shaped to corresponding to the height of an under-sink cabinet, such that when the backsaving device is disposed adjacent the under-sink cabinet, a top surface of said main body is generally coplanar with a bottom interior of said under-sink cabinet. This allows a worker working under the sink to lay back on the device comfortably without the edge of the cabinet digging into the back or shoulders. A rotatably flip may be used to bridge the gap between the device and sink to prevent pinching.
US10893746B2
A personal hygiene device has a handle and a treatment head pivotably connected with the handle. Applying a treatment force against the treatment head causes a pivoting of the treatment head relative to the handle. A sensor, such as, e.g., a Hall sensor, fixedly secured with respect to one of the handle and the treatment head, measures a measurement variable. A sensor cooperation unit defines or influences the measurement variable in dependence on the relative position of the sensor and the sensor cooperation unit, such e.g., as a sensor permanent magnet, fixedly secured relative to one of the handle and the treatment head. A spring unit defines a rest position of the treatment head when no treatment force is applied. The spring unit has a first spring constant in the treatment direction and a second spring constant in a lateral direction, the second spring constant being at least about two times higher than the first spring constant.
US10893733B2
Embodiments of the invention provide a module collapsible accessory organizer for use with a luggage bag. The accessory organizer includes foldable compartments. The compartments can each be collapsed down when necessary to free up interior volume of the luggage bag in which the accessory organizer is placed. The compartments can stack and fold onto each other, and be inserted into or removed from a luggage bag. The compartments can be attached to each other. The compartments are modular such that the accessory organizer can be configured to include any desired number of compartments. The compartments of the accessory organizer are quickly unfolded and deployed for easy access to personal contents stored therein. The accessory organizer is a standalone organizer when not stored in a luggage bag. The accessory organizer can be manufactured and shipped as a standalone organizer, and then used with a variety of already-existent luggage bags of various dimensions.
US10893732B2
A book enclosure for the storage, transport and display of decorative pins. The book has page (s) that open for the viewing, securing, protecting and safe transportation of decorative pins in which the page surface is comprised of a puncturable and resilient material for the piercing through and repositioning of the post (s) portion of a decorative pin(s) and defining a mounting surface for decorative pins. Between the page (s) there is a protective page to prevent decorative pins from contact and potential damage. A translucent front with a zipper allows for the display and viewing of decorative pins. A zipper closure allows for the secure closure to protect pins from falling out. The book has a removable strap for shoulder or cross-body portage or to hang for display. The back of the book has a pouch enclosure for the storage of pin backs.
US10893727B2
Incident light enters a faceted gemstone and is routed along optical paths to exit the gemstone as emergent light. At least one diffraction grating is patterned on the gemstone in an asymmetrical manner relative to an axis of symmetry. The diffraction grating has a diffractive structure positioned on at least one facet for diffracting the light being routed along at least one of the optical paths to enhance color dispersion of the emergent light. The diffraction grating is the only diffraction grating to diffract the light being routed along the at least one optical path to diminish haze of the emergent light.
US10893724B2
Locking mechanisms and electronic devices having locking mechanisms are described herein. In one example, a locking mechanism includes a latch configured to move between a locked position and an unlocked position, wherein a component of the electronic device is secured in the locked position and removable in the unlocked position. The locking mechanism further includes a memory wire in communication with the latch, wherein the memory wire is configured to contract in length to move the latch between the locked position and the unlocked position to release the component of the electronic device.
US10893722B2
The present disclosure relates to fasteners for a variety of items including but not limited to luggage, clothing, handbags, etc. The fasteners have magnetic properties to ensure a solid yet removable connection between the fasteners. In at least one embodiment, a magnetic member is wrapped, at least partially, in a length of material thereby shielding the magnetic member from damage as well as assisting in coupling with another magnetic member.
US10893714B2
A closure device for connecting two parts includes a first closure part which includes a first surface with an arrangement of first structure elements arranged thereon and a second closure part which includes a second surface with an arrangement of second structure elements arranged thereon. The first closure part and the second closure part are to be positioned together in such a manner that the first surface of the first closure part faces the second surface of the second closure part such that the first structure elements and the second structure elements engage in one another in such a manner that movement of the closure parts relative to one another along a load direction is blocked.
US10893703B2
The present disclosure provides an e-liquid bottle engageable with an electronic cigarette. The e-liquid bottle includes a main body (11), a cover (12), and a control switch (14); the cover (12) forms at least one liquid outlet (121); and the control switch (14) is arranged in the cover (12). The electronic cigarette includes a cartridge (21) and a liquid injection device (23); the cartridge (21) forms a liquid reservoir (A), and one end of the cartridge (21) comprises an end wall (223) and a second operation portion (222) extending axially outwards from the end wall (223); the end wall (223) forms one liquid injection opening (2231), the second operation portion (222) corresponds to the control switch (14); the liquid injection device (23) is arranged on the end of the cartridge (21) and forms a liquid injection channel and a first liquid inlet (2321) is formed in the liquid injection channel.
US10893701B2
A cellulose acetate particle aggregate, a preparation method therefor and an application thereof, which relate to the field of harm reduction additives in cigarettes. The cellulose acetate particle aggregate includes 49-99.5 wt % of cellulose acetate particles, 0-50 wt % of a second kind of particles, and 0.5-20 wt % of a binder. The preparation method involves selecting cellulose acetate particles and a second kind of particles in a certain ratio, or cellulose acetate particles alone, preparing particle aggregates by using an air fluidized granulation method while adding a binder thereto, and sieving the particle aggregates to obtain a cellulose acetate particle aggregate having a required particle size. The cellulose acetate particle aggregate has a porous structure, an irregular shape, and a rough and uneven surface, which help to improve the efficiency of filtering out particulate matters or one or more harmful ingredients in cigarette smoke.
US10893693B1
In accordance with aspects of the present invention, provided is an apple peel sweetener that can be used as an ingredient or condiment for food and beverages. The combination of dried apple peel powder and dried apple flesh or other sweetener can serve as a substitute for sugar or artificial sweeteners, as examples. The apple sweetener can provide improved health benefits, including a lower glycemic index when compared to other sweeteners.
US10893688B2
High thermal transfer, hollow core extrusion screws (50, 52, 124, 126, 190) include elongated hollow core shafts (54, 128, 130, 192) equipped with helical fighting (56, 132, 134, 194) along the lengths thereof. The fighting (132, 134, 194) may also be of hollow construction which communicates with the hollow core shafts (54, 128, 130, 192). Structure (88, 90) is provided for delivery of heat exchange media (e.g., steam) into the hollow core shafts (54, 128, 130, 192) and the hollow fighting (132, 134, 194). The fighting (56, 132, 134, 194) also includes a forward, reverse pitch section (64, 162, 216). The extrusion screws (50, 52, 124, 126, 190) are designed to be used as complemental pairs as a part of twin screw processing devices (20), and are designed to impart high levels of thermal energy into materials being processed in the devices (20), without adding additional moisture.
US10893682B2
Process for continuous inoculation of a food product, in particular a dairy product, with ferments, comprising the following steps: —solid concentrated ferments are transformed into liquid concentrated ferments, —the transformed concentrated ferments are continuously injected into a flow of liquid to be inoculated, characterized in that the liquid concentrated ferments are transformed—by thawing frozen concentrated ferments in a temperature controlled chamber or—by rehydrating freeze-dried concentrated ferments.
US10893681B2
A method for treating a food which is in an insulating encapsulation or casing or which will be introduced into same, by ohmic heating. The heating serves to treat sausage products in an intestine, such as Brühwurst (scalded sausage), hot dogs or similar food products. The food is brought into contact with spaced electrically conductive electrodes, wherein the electrodes are connected to a controllable power source. The electrodes are each in the form of at least one first and one second electrode group, wherein the electrode groups are at a distance AEG to one another. Each electrode group has a number of individual electrodes, similar to a comb-like set of needles, wherein the neighbouring individual electrodes of the comb-type set of needles are each at a distance AEE to one another. The respective comb-like set of needles penetrates the insulating encapsulation or the casing of the food.
US10893675B2
The present invention relates to a powder formulation comprising at least one insect repellent and magnesium hydroxide carbonate, and to a process for the preparation of the formulation and to the use of the formulation for repelling insects.
US10893672B1
A turkey decoy system wherein the tail of the decoy can be moved from a lowered position to a raised and fanned position by a pair of control lines, wherein a fanned tail of the decoy can be oscillated by the control lines, wherein the decoy can be moved forward and backward by the pair of control lines, and wherein the decoy can be oscillated by the control lines.
US10893665B2
An artificially-created honey-yielding environment is established, including a hive and an associated flora cell, within which first and second plant populations cohabit. Within the cell, honey-producing insects from the hive are permitted to forage. One of the populations has been artificially introduced. The other may be indigenous to the cell. The first plant population serves as a primary source of nectar which yields bioactive honey and the second serves as a source of a nutrient, such as protein, which is not abundantly available from the first species at a nutritionally adequate level for sustaining the metabolism and energy of the foraging honey-producing insects for returning to the hive. The first flora population may be a Leptospermum species. An example of the second is Corymbia maculata.
US10893663B2
The invention relates to a method for obtaining information about a farm animal, wherein a device (a) is attached to the head region of an animal, said device containing at least one acceleration sensor by means of which recurring acceleration data is measured, wherein the acceleration data is evaluated using automatic data processing means, and, as an outcome of the evaluation, is indicative of the activities and/or conditions of the animal. The acquired acceleration data is evaluated in order to detect the swallowing processes carried out by the animal.
US10893662B1
A collar-mounted location sensor and stimulation unit includes a body. A generally planar stimulation unit and impedance-based fur detector in combination protect the animal from harmful stimulation. At least one sensory stimulator is configured to provide at least one of auditory, kinesthetic, and visual stimulation responsive to an output of a location sensor. One or more of a voltage, current, oscillation frequency, extent of modulation, or other output characteristic of the stimulation unit output is varied responsive to the detected fur impedance to protect and benefit both the body and mind of the animal.
US10893658B2
Water delivery apparatuses and associated methods that minimize the amount of time and preparation and/or maintenance work required for a user to supply water to one or more animals are disclosed. In an aspect, water delivery apparatuses and associated methods of use are disclosed that are configured to maintain a substantially consistent water quantity within at least one water reservoir that provides drinkable water to one or more animals. The substantially consistent water quantity may be maintained by configuring at least one float mechanism that comprises at least one sealing element to at least partially block at least one orifice associated with at least one water supply inlet connected to a continuous water supply once the water within the reservoir reaches a certain level, thereby slowing and/or stopping the incoming water flow. When the water later falls below that level, the float mechanism and its associated sealing element may also drop and the orifice of the water supply inlet may become unblocked, thereby allowing more water to enter the reservoir. In this way, a user may not be required to constantly refill or otherwise maintain a water container in order to provide water to one or more animals, thereby saving the user time.
US10893648B2
A cultivation floor system with a floor includes a watertight basin with a watertight groundsheet, a water-permeable structure in the basin, and a permeable top sheet which lies substantially horizontally over the water-permeable structure and forms the top side of the floor on which plant containers are optionally placed. The basin has a water-barrier structure which protrudes above the floor and delimits the compartment which is present on the floor. The water-barrier structure includes a horizontal beam with a top side, a water-barrier profile with a bottom side, and fastening means which fasten the water-barrier profile to the horizontal beam. The top side of the beam is substantially level with the top side of the floor formed by the permeable top sheet. The bottom side of the water-barrier profile is pulled onto the top side of the horizontal beam while clamping the watertight groundsheet and the permeable top sheet.
US10897839B2
An improved computer server that generates less heat, requires less energy to operate, and is capable of operating in much higher temperatures includes a power conversion assembly that receives standard 110 volt or other voltage AC power and converts it to unregulated 48 volt DC current externally. Then the 48 volt current is fed into the internal power train, and converts that current to lower voltages for use by various components within the server. Additionally, the size and shape of the server housing allows for more efficient heat transfer, wherein the housing, in a preferred embodiment, has a lateral cross-section with dimensions of between 3.5 inches to 8 inches of width and 3.5 inches to 7 inches of height. The server also may include heat and humidity sensors within the server housing, and these sensors are operationally connected to the fan used for cooling the server.
US10897838B2
A cooling system including a primary cooling module supplying refrigerant to a circuit including a thermal load. A secondary cooling module provides a supplemental flow of refrigerant to the circuit upon detection of a deficiency of the primary cooling module. A valve is disposed between the primary: module and the circuit to prevent refrigerant flow between the primary cooling module in the circuit. The secondary cooling module transactions from a standby mode of operation to an online mode of operation and the primary cooling module is deactivated in response to detection of the deficiency of the primary cooling module.
US10897833B2
A high efficiency heat sink for the cooling of microelectronic devices involves a phase change from liquid fluid to fluid vapor with a vapor quality of 100%. The liquid fluid is provided to an active area that contains fins having micrometer dimension that support a membrane that is nanoporous. The membrane is effectively impermeable to liquid fluid but permeable to fluid vapor. The heat sink provides very high heat flux and coefficient of heat transfer at low mass flux over a broad range of surface superheat temperatures. The heat sink can be constructed of equi-spaced posts that separate liquid microchannels from vapor microchannels that are connected through capillary forced valves formed between adjacent equi-spaced posts.
US10897832B2
A fan control system includes a fan and a target device. The fan control system includes a controller to control the rotation speed of the fan. The controller controls the rotation speed according to a time-variable rate of current consumed by the target device. Particularly, when the time-variable rate of current exceeds a threshold, the controller controls the fan to operate at a maximum rotation speed.
US10897831B2
Methods, systems, and apparatuses are described that enable the recovery of stranded power in a data center. For example, a power distribution system for recovering stranded power in a data center includes a first power distribution unit (PDU), a first busway segment that is operable to electrically connect the first PDU to a first set of server racks in a first row of server racks, a second busway segment that is operable to electrically connect the first PDU to a second set of server racks in a second row of server racks, a second PDU, a third busway segment that is operable to electrically connect the second PDU to a third set of server racks in a third row of server racks, and a fourth busway segment that is operable to electrically connect the second PDU to a fourth set of server racks in the second row of server racks.
US10897819B2
A display panel, a flexible circuit board and a display device are provided. The display panel includes a substrate, and at least one row of a plurality of input pads including at least one first-input pad disposed in the middle of the input pads and a plurality of second-input pads disposed on both sides of the first input pad. Each input pad includes a first end and a second end that are oppositely disposed, and a spacing between any adjacent two input pads includes a first spacing between adjacent two first ends and a second spacing between adjacent two second ends. The first spacing and the second spacing between any adjacent two second-input pads are not equal. Along a direction from the first-input pad to the second-input pad, starting from adjacent first-input and second-input pads, the first spacing and the second spacing successively and gradually increases, respectively.
US10897816B2
A rigid-flex circuit board includes a core substrate, a first adhesive layer, and a first outer conductive circuit layer. The core substrate includes a first and a second base layer, a first and a second conductive circuit layer respectively on the first and second base layer, and an insulating layer between the first and second base layer. The first and second conductive circuit layer are embedded in the insulating layer. The first adhesive layer is on the first base layer and defines a first opening which exposes the first opening. The first outer conductive circuit layer is on the first adhesive layer and defines an opening aligned with the first opening. A portion of the core substrate located within the first opening is defined as a flexible board section, and the portions of the core substrate located outside of the first opening are defined as a hard board section.
US10897815B2
According to one embodiment, a display device includes a display panel including pad portions, a flexible printed circuit, the flexible printed circuit includes a base member with a first surface and a second surface, wiring lines, and a protective layer, and including a bend area, and a first edge and a second edge, the base member includes a groove portion located in the bend area and formed in the second surface, a first frame region between the first edge and the groove portion, and a second frame region between the second edge and the groove portion, a thickness of the base member in a position where the groove portion is formed is less than a thickness of the base member in a position which overlaps the first frame region and the second frame region.
US10897806B1
Modules, devices, systems and methods that allow for remotely changing the white colors of LEDS (light emitting diodes) in overhead or wall mounted lights, as well as in ceiling fan lights by a remote control or wall switch, without requiring a three-position mechanical switch mounted on the light.
US10897802B1
Lighting circuits and strips of linear lighting that can accept either a lower voltage or a higher voltage are disclosed. In the lighting circuit, a repeating block including LED light engines and current-setting elements is divided into two sub-blocks. Terminals are provided that allow the sub-blocks to be connected to voltage and ground in various ways. When the two sub-blocks are connected electrically in parallel with one another, the lighting circuit accepts the lower voltage; when the two sub-blocks are connected electrically in series with one another, the lighting circuit accepts the higher voltage. Circuitry that automatically detects the applied voltage and switches between series and parallel configurations may be included in some embodiments.
US10897795B2
An induction heating power supply apparatus includes a smoothing section to smooth DC power and an inverter section to convert the smoothed DC power into AC power. The inverter section has first and second modules, each having serially connected switching devices. Output bus bars are interposed between the first and second modules. The smoothing section has first bus bars connected to a DC power supply section and the first module, a capacitor connected to the first bus bars, second bus bars connected to the DC power supply section and the second module, and another capacitor connected to the second bus bars. The first and second bus bars extend parallel to the output bus bars. The first module is interposed between the first bus bars and the output bus bars. The second module is interposed between the second bus bars and the output bus bars.
US10897770B2
A communication system includes a first communication apparatus included in an ad hoc network, and a second communication apparatus included in an ad hoc network, the second communication apparatus being coupled to a gateway and being configured to receive data from the first communication apparatus, wherein the first communication apparatus includes a memory, and a processor coupled to the memory and configured to acquire first information regarding communication quality between the first communication and each of a plurality of adjacent nodes in the ad hoc network, determine, based on the first information, a number of the adjacent nodes whose communication quality with the first communication apparatus is equal to or greater than a first value, and control, based on the number, a transmission amount of the data transmitted to the second communication apparatus through the ad hoc network.
US10897768B2
A method of allocating orthogonal resources, a computer program for so doing, a network node and network control node are disclosed. One method comprises determining user equipment within a radio cell of the network node that are considered to be edge user equipment located towards an edge of the radio cell and user equipment that are considered to be centre user equipment located towards a centre of the radio cell. Allocating a subset of the set of resources to the edge user equipment and allocating resources from the set of resources that are not allocated to the edge user equipment to the centre user equipment; and indicating to at least some adjacent network nodes that the subset of the resources is not available to the adjacent network node for allocation to edge user equipment.
US10897767B2
Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a resource scheduling method, apparatus, and system. The embodiments of the present disclosure relate to the field of communications technologies and are used to resolve a problem of resource scheduling in Device-to-Device (D2D) communication. The method includes: sending, by a first node, first control signaling to a second node, where the first control signaling includes information about a resource for second control signaling transmission and information about a resource for data transmission; and receiving, by the second node, the first control signaling sent by the first node, and sending second control signaling to a third node by using the resource for the second control signaling transmission, and sending data to the third node by using the resource for the data transmission. The resource scheduling method, apparatus, and system can be applied to a data transmission device requiring relatively high delay performance.
US10897756B2
Future LTE systems will support massive carrier aggregation that necessitates transmission of a large number of acknowledgement signals (HARQ-ACKs) in response to downlink data transmitted over multiple component carriers. Described herein are methods and apparatus for efficiently transmitting HARQ-ACK and periodic channel state information (P-CSI) bits over the PUCCH (physical uplink control channel).
US10897754B2
Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a user equipment (UE) may receive, via a first carrier, an indication of an offset for scheduling a reference signal on a second carrier, wherein the offset indicates a duration between downlink control information (DCI), that schedules the reference signal, and the reference signal; determine a first numerology of the first carrier and a second numerology of the second carrier; and determine a time offset for the reference signal based at least in part on the offset and at least one of the first numerology, the second numerology, or both the first numerology and the second numerology. Numerous other aspects are provided.
US10897746B2
The disclosure of the present specification provides a method whereby a wireless device performs position measurement. The method may comprise the step of receiving information including settings for a narrowband positioning reference signal (NPRS). The information may include a list of carriers for the NPRS. The list of carriers may indicate physical resource blocks (PRBs) in which the NPRS is received. The method may comprise the step of determining that the geometry of the carriers is collocated.
US10897743B2
The present invention discloses a method for a user equipment to receive system information in a wireless communication system. Particularly, the method is characterized in detecting a first synchronization signal block configured with a Primary Synchronization Signal (PSS), a Secondary Synchronization Signal (SSS) and a Physical Broadcasting Channel (PBCH) at a specific frequency position, determining a presence or non-presence of system information corresponding to the first synchronization signal block within a first synchronization raster corresponding to a specific frequency position based on a system information indicator included in the PBCH, and if the system information corresponding to the first synchronization signal block is determined as not existing, determining a second synchronization raster having system information exist therein based on the system information indicator.
US10897736B2
Provided is a sector discovery apparatus and method, the method including setting, by an AP in a WLAN system, an omni-beacon interval for transmitting an omnidirectional beacon and sector beacon intervals for transmitting a sector beacon with respect to one of a plurality of sectors which are spatially divided, transmitting the sector beacon to a current sector among the plurality of sectors, transmitting, to the current sector, a transmission frame indicating sectorized transmission or a transmission frame indicating omnidirectional transmission, in a sector interval between the sector beacon intervals, and receiving, from a terminal located in the current sector, a response frame indicating an association performed by receiving the transmission frame indicating the sectorized transmission.
US10897731B2
A carrier selection method, a terminal device and a computer storage medium are disclosed. The method includes: running at least one process on at least one carrier, wherein different processes are run on a same carrier or different carriers; and performing carrier re-selection for at least part of the at least one process when a carrier re-selection timer expires is detected.
US10897726B2
A device can receive, from first user equipment, information that relates to a first application, where the information includes a plurality of S-NSSAI. The device can determine whether the plurality of S-NSSAI are configured as a group of associated S-NSSAI. The device can determine that a preference is to be given to one of: communication sessions associated with the first application relative to a communication session associated with a second application, that does not utilize multiple network slices, of the first user equipment or second user equipment; traffic flows associated with the first application relative to a traffic flow associated with the second application; or a plurality of network slices associated with the first application relative to a network slice associated with the second application. The device can perform one or more actions based on determining the preference to thereby facilitate a particular functionality of the first application.
US10897722B2
A method for providing enhanced visibility in heterogeneous network. The method comprises receiving, at a networking device housing a cellular base station and a WLAN access point, cellular network traffic from an electronic device. The method further comprises receiving, at the networking device, WLAN traffic from the electronic device and encapsulating, at the networking device, the cellular network traffic and the WLAN traffic using a common protocol. The method further comprises transmitting the encapsulated cellular traffic and the encapsulated WLAN traffic to a controller.
US10897721B2
A beam measurement and reporting method, a network side device and a mobile terminal are provided. The method includes: configuring measurement parameters and report parameters for one or more target beam groups, wherein, the measurement parameters include reference signal resources, reference signal resources corresponding to different target beam groups are different, reference signal resources for beams of at least two TRPs in the one or more target beam groups are same; transmitting the measurement parameters and the report parameters to a mobile terminal; controlling beams of the one or more target beam groups to transmit reference signals on reference signal resources corresponding to the beams, wherein the reference signals are used by the mobile terminal to perform beam measurement; receiving a measurement report including measurement results reported by the mobile terminal based on the report parameters.
US10897714B2
Provided in the present disclosure are a wireless scene identification apparatus and method for performing identification on the scene category of a predetermined wireless scene, and a wireless communication device and system. The wireless scene identification apparatus comprises: a processing circuit, configured to classify, on the basis of features extracted from environment parameters in a predetermined wireless scene, wireless channel conditions of wireless signals in the predetermined wireless scene by means of a plurality of trained classifiers, and perform decision fusion on the classification results of the plurality of classifiers, so as to classify the wireless channel conditions as wireless channel conditions in the predetermined plurality of wireless channel conditions.
US10897709B2
A method of granting access to a wireless network is provided allowing approval by a trusted authenticator. The method includes receiving a request to join a wireless network at a gateway from a client device, determining with the gateway whether the client device is within a predefined trusted zone, sending a notification of a potential new connection with the client device from the gateway to the trusted authenticator. The trusted authenticator then provides a response regarding the potential new connection, wherein the gateway denies network access to the client device when the gateway determines that the client device is outside the trusted zone or when the response from the trusted authenticator rejects the potential new connection, and wherein the gateway grants network access to the client device when the gateway determines that the client device is inside the trusted zone and when the response from the trusted authenticator approves the potential new connection.
US10897706B2
The present disclosure relates to a pre-5th-Generation (5G) or 5G communication system to be provided for supporting higher data rates beyond 4th-Generation (4G) communication system such as a Long Term Evolution (LTE). Embodiments herein provide a method for establishing a wireless-fidelity (Wi-Fi) direct connection between a first user equipment (UE) and a second UE. The method includes sending, by a trusted network entity, a request message to each of the first UE and the second UE. Further, the method includes receiving, by the trusted network entity, a response message from each of the first UE and the second UE. Further, the method includes generating, by the trusted network entity, at least one Wi-Fi key based on the response message. Further, the method includes sending, by the trusted network entity, a setup request message to each of the first UE and the second UE, wherein the setup request message comprises the at least one of a Wi-Fi key, a group owner identifier, and network data to establish the Wi-Fi direct connection between the first UE and the second UE.
US10897705B2
Described herein are systems and methods that allow for secure wireless communication between a contact lens system and an accessory device to protect sensitive data and prevent unauthorized access to confidential information. In certain embodiments, tampering attempts by potential attackers are thwarted by using a Physically Unclonable Functions (PUF) circuit that is immune to reverse engineering. In addition, sensors monitor a to-be-protected electronic device to detect tampering attempts and physical attacks to ensure the physical integrity of the communication system.
US10897694B2
Embodiments of a system and method for personal area network (PAN) communication for wearable devices in a wireless network are generally described herein. In some embodiments, a wearable user equipment (wUE) includes processing circuitry and transceiver circuitry. The processing circuitry is to: configure the wUE to enter into an active state; and configure the transceiver circuitry to: scan, in response to entering into the active state, for a Beacon signal from a network user equipment (nUE); upon failing to detect the Beacon signal, send a probe signal to the nUE; and upon detecting the Beacon signal or upon receiving a response to the probe signal, connect to a PAN associated with the nUE.
US10897693B2
Methods and systems for using near field communication (NFC) protocol and logic to calibrate welding operations and systems are described. Further, methods and systems for using NFC logic and tags are described for networking, calibrating and linking components that comprise welding systems.
US10897692B2
A service processing method includes: presenting predefined services on a service usage interface of a first application; obtaining, from a backend server of the third-party service provider, notification information that a first service presented on the service usage interface has been used, updating the predefined services on the service usage interface, and presenting an information prompt identifier corresponding to the first service; and detecting that the information prompt identifier corresponding to the first service is triggered, and in response to detecting that the information prompt identifier corresponding to the first service is triggered, presenting the notification information that the first service has been used and an information prompt identifier of a second service associated with the first service, the information prompt identifier of the second service being capable of prompting a user to add the second service to the service usage interface of the first application.
US10897686B2
In an embodiment, a given entity obtains a location of at least one terrestrial transmit station of a Synchronized Wireless Transmission Network (SWTN), transmit station calibration information associated with the at least one terrestrial transmit station and a location of a user equipment (UE) that is in wireless communication range with the at least one terrestrial transmit station. The given entity estimates the time calibration value for the UE based on the obtained transmit station location, the determined transmit station calibration information and the determined location of the UE. In another embodiment, a server obtains time calibration values that are estimated for each UE in the population of UEs. The server aggregates the estimated time calibration values based on device model and/or device operation mode, and calculates a representative time calibration value for UEs sharing the device model and/or device operation mode.
US10897685B2
Embodiments of the present application relate to a method, apparatus, and system for matching users in connection with a Location-Based Service. The method includes receiving service messages from a plurality of terminals, wherein the service messages include communication attributes, geographic location information, and user feature identifiers, extracting the communication attributes, the geographic location information, and the user feature identifiers from the received service messages, determining whether two or more of the plurality of terminals are within a threshold range, determining whether the extracted user feature identifiers corresponding to the terminals are the same, and in the event that one or more of the plurality of terminals are within the threshold range and the extracted user feature identifiers are the same, setting a terminal of the one or more terminals as a message receiving terminal if a service message associated with the terminal includes a communication attribute corresponding to receiving.
US10897679B2
A computing device capable of controlling a networked media playback system receives data identifying a first zone player, a second zone player, and a zone scene including a predefined grouping of zone players including at least the first zone player and the second zone player. The computing device displays a representation of available zone players in the networked media playback system including a first selectable indication of the first zone player, a second selectable indication of the second zone player, and a third selectable indication of the zone scene that, when selected, causes the zone scene to be invoked such that the predefined grouping of zone players becomes configured for synchronous playback of media. While displaying the representation, the computing device receives a user input indicating that the zone scene has been selected to be invoked. Based on the user input, the computing device causes the zone scene to be invoked.
US10897674B2
An electroacoustic transducer includes a piezoelectric speaker and a housing. The piezoelectric speaker has: a first vibration plate with a periphery; a piezoelectric element placed on at least one face of the first vibration plate; and multiple openings that are provided around the piezoelectric element and penetrate through the first vibration plate in its thickness direction that is a first axis direction. The housing has: a supporting part that directly or indirectly supports the periphery; and a sound introduction port that faces the piezoelectric speaker in the first axis direction. The sound introduction port is provided at a position where it does not overlap, in the first axis direction, a first opening having the largest open area among the multiple openings. The electroacoustic transducer can improve the acoustic characteristics of a piezoelectric speaker.
US10897672B2
An audio device includes a speaker array and a controller for beam-steering audio output by the speaker array to localize sound in different locations in a local area around the audio device. The audio device also includes a microphone array or a set of cameras configured to detect an object, such as a human, in the local area around the audio device. From data captured by the microphone array or the set of cameras, the audio device determines a location of the object in the local area and steers the audio output by the speaker array towards the determined location of the object. As the object moves within the local area, the audio device dynamically steers the audio output to move along with the object.
US10897666B2
A sound-attenuating assembly may have a headpiece and two covered dampening assembly that may be detachably attached to the locations of the headpiece that oppose a wearer's ear; the dampening assembly may have a padded member that may be in contact with a dividing member that may be in a contact with a compressible member which may be disposed within a concave member; the dampening assembly may be disposed within a cover such a fastener of the cover detachably attaches to a fastener of the headpiece.
US10897657B2
A system and method includes operations and steps for inferring a demographic of a user based on a selection of an advertisement by the user. A media device stream is received from a media device by data processing hardware. The data processing hardware may identify frames of the media device stream for insertion of an overlay. The overlay can include first and second interactive portions corresponding to respective first and second advertisements. The user can select one of the first interactive portion and the second interactive portion corresponding to one of the first advertisement and the second advertisement. The selection can be received by the data processing hardware, and the demographic of the user can be inferred based on the selection.
US10897656B2
Systems and methods are disclosed that allow for providing targeted asset/advertisements for broadcast-wide programming feeds. The systems and methods allow network platforms to select among asset options provided with a content stream and/or replace assets in the content stream. In one arrangement, after selecting an asset, the asset is inserted into the content stream and the content stream is disseminated to subsequent network platforms (e.g., local platforms). At this time, the local platforms may insert local assets into the content stream in predetermined local asset insertion spots.
US10897641B2
This disclosure relates to displaying notifications for content items on a mobile device to a user. A processor receives meta-data associated with the content item and receives context data indicative of a current context of the mobile device. The processor then determines a first value based on the meta-data, the context data and historical data indicative of historical interactions with historical notifications that are based on the meta-data, the first value being indicative of a current likelihood of the user interacting with a notification that is based on the meta-data. Finally, the processor sends first output data based on the first value to an output module to allow selectively outputting the notification based on the current likelihood. By selectively outputting the notification based on the current likelihood the notification can be withheld until the user is likely to interact with the notification.
US10897640B2
A reception apparatus includes receiver and processing circuitry. The receiver circuitry is configured to receive a broadcast stream including a service list table (SLT) and a digital rights management (DRM) data service. The SLT includes service information for the DRM data service. The processing circuitry is configured to extract the service information for the DRM data service from the SLT included in the received broadcast stream. The service information for the DRM data service includes a DRM system identifier. The processing circuitry is configured to acquire DRM information from the DRM data service based on whether a condition regarding the reception apparatus or a user of the reception apparatus is satisfied.
US10897637B1
Techniques described herein include systems and methods for synchronizing multiple content streams for an event. A reference time point for an event being live-streamed by a plurality of streaming devices may be maintained. A plurality of content streams and manifest files may be received from streaming devices for the event where a manifest file includes a segment template and a timeline for a segment of content included in a content stream. The timeline may identify a capture time for the content generated by an associated streaming device of the streaming devices. The plurality of content streams may be synchronized by modifying the manifest files based on the capture times included in the manifest files and the reference time point. The plurality of content streams and the modified manifest files may be transmitted to a content viewing computer with instructions for synchronizing playback.
US10897628B2
A method of video operations includes generating derivative byproducts related to encoded video captured of a scene, initializing a first operation based on the encoded video, and initializing a second operation different from the first operation based on the derivative byproducts.
US10897621B2
A moving image encoding apparatus comprises a detection unit configured to detect motion information in units of blocks from a moving image; a determination unit configured to determine a region of interest in the moving image based on a first region determined through processing for detecting an object from an image, and the motion information; a control unit configured to perform control such that a quantized value of a block determined as being the region of interest is set to a value lower than a quantized value of a block determined as not being the region of interest; and an encoding unit configured to perform compression encoding on the moving image based on the quantized value set by the control unit.
US10897619B2
Means for controlling the computational complexity related to video encoding that includes a dynamic rate distortion cost error threshold and constrains the encoding complexity to a given complexity target. The solution is selective and provides fast convergence while incurring only a limited loss in rate distortion performance.
US10897605B2
Apparatuses, systems, and methods related to an image processor formed in an array of memory cells are described. An image processor as described herein is configured to reduce complexity and power consumption and/or increase data access bandwidth by performing image processing in the array of memory cells relative to image processing by a host processor external to the memory array. For instance, one apparatus described herein includes sensor circuitry configured to provide an input vector, as a plurality of bits that corresponds to a plurality of color components for an image pixel, and an image processor formed in an array of memory cells. The image processor is coupled to the sensor circuitry to receive the plurality of bits of the input vector. The image processor is configured to perform a color correction operation in the array by performing matrix multiplication on the input vector and a parameter matrix to determine an output vector that is color corrected.
US10897604B2
An abnormality detection unit includes a light source device configured to emit light for each of segment periods that are time divided in a frame and an illuminance value obtaining unit configured to obtain an illuminance value of light emitted from the light source device and determines that the light source device is abnormal when all illuminance values obtained at the segment periods are less than a threshold.
US10897603B2
A projection display device includes an imaging element, a light source, a light valve that modulates light from the light source and emits modulated light, and an imaging optical system. The imaging optical system includes a first optical system that is used in common in projection and imaging, a second optical system that is used only in projection, a third optical system that is used only in imaging, and a separation member that separates an optical path from the second optical system toward the first optical system from an optical path from the first optical system toward the third optical system. The third optical system includes a first light shielding member that is arranged in the vicinity of a stop position of the third optical system and shields a part of a luminous flux.
US10897599B1
In one aspect, an apparatus may include at least one processor and storage accessible to the at least one processor. The storage may include instructions executable by the at least one processor to compare a first number of bytes sent from a first device as part of a video conference to a second number of bytes received at a second device as part of the video conference, where the first and second number of bytes may both pertain to a same portion of the video conference. The instructions may also be executable to, responsive to the first number of bytes not matching the second number of bytes to within a threshold, take one or more actions to assist in mitigating future loss of bytes for the video conference.
US10897591B2
An image sensor may include an array of imaging pixels and readout circuitry. Testing circuitry may be interposed between the imaging pixels and the readout circuitry. The testing circuitry may include first and second test rows that provide first and second respective test voltages. In a testing mode, the first test voltage may be provided to approximately half of the readout circuitry and the second the second test voltage may be provided to the remaining half of the readout circuitry. In an imaging mode, the readout circuitry may be coupled to column output lines and read out signals from the array of imaging pixels. The components that receive different test voltages may be arranged in an alternating or checkerboard pattern to ensure testing of scenarios with coupling between adjacent components.
US10897586B2
In one example, a method comprises: enabling a photodiode to, in response to incident light, accumulate residual charge, and to transfer overflow charge to a first charge storage device and a second charge storage device when the photodiode saturates; disconnecting the second charge storage device from the first charge storage device; enabling the photodiode to transfer the residual charge to the first charge storage device to cause the charge sensing unit to output a first voltage; quantizing the first voltage to generate a first digital value to measure the residual charge; connecting the second charge storage device with the first charge storage device to cause the charge sensing unit to output a second voltage; quantizing the second voltage to generate a second digital value to measure the overflow charge; and generating a digital representation of the incident light intensity based on the first digital value and the second digital value.
US10897584B2
Embodiments facilitate in-time registration of temporally separated image acquisition sessions to obtain highly comparable images without physical restraint of the camera and/or subject. For example, while displaying a live view being acquired of a subject in real time in a viewfinder window of an image acquisition system, a live position of the system can be measured, a real-time offset can be computed between the live position and a guide position (corresponding to a position from which a prior image of the subject was acquired at a prior acquisition time), and a guide can be overlaid on the viewfinder window to indicate a real-time positional offset between the live view and the prior image according to the real-time offset. A present image of the subject can be acquired when the guide indicates an in-time registration between the live view and the prior image.
US10897582B2
A mobile terminal according to the present invention comprises: a main body; a camera provided in the main body and comprising first and second lenses, which have different telephoto ratios; and a control unit for correlating, on the basis of a specific subject, a first image captured through the first lens with a second image captured through the second lens, wherein the control unit correlates a first region of the first image, in which a first graphic object corresponding to the specific subject is included, with the second image including a second graphic object corresponding to the specific subject and, when a preset manner of touching is applied to the first region of the first image in a state in which the first image is outputted on a touch screen, controls the touch screen such that the second image is outputted thereon.
US10897569B2
A photographing control method includes obtaining a plurality sets of shooting information including shooting location information and shooing angle information for a target object, and determining location estimation information for the target object based on at least two sets of shooting information selected from the plurality sets of shooting information. The shooting location information in the at least two sets of shooting information corresponds to different locations. The method further includes generating a shooting adjustment instruction based on the location estimation information, and adjusting a shooting angle of a photographing device according to the shooting adjustment instruction to place a location corresponding to the location estimation information within a viewing angle of the photographing device.
US10897559B2
A camera includes a housing, a lens assembly accommodated in the housing, a connection rod, and a circuit board. One end of the connection of the connection rod fixes the lens assembly in the housing. The circuit board is accommodated in the housing and supported by another end of the connection rod. The circuit board is spaced apart from the lens assembly.
US10897553B2
A print system that is capable of performing a network setting operation easily in a case where two information processing apparatuses are connected. A first network connects first and second information processing apparatuses to an external apparatus. A second network that connects the first and second information processing apparatuses to exchange information for print management. The second information processing apparatus displays a first setting screen on which a user inputs network configurations of the first and second information processing apparatuses for the first network, changes the network configuration of the second information processing apparatus for the first network into the network configuration input by the user, and transmits the network configuration input by the user to the first information processing apparatus through the second network. The first information processing apparatus changes the network configuration of the first information processing apparatus for the first network into the network configuration transmitted.
US10897546B2
A print preview of each page is correctly displayed even in the case of a print job including a plurality of pages requiring different sizes and types of print medium. For this purpose, print medium information about a print medium fed from each of a plurality of feeding units provided in a printing apparatus is acquired and, based on this information and setting information set for each of a plurality of pages included in a print job, each of the pages is allocated to a print medium fed from any one of the feeding units. After that, a preview in which a page allocated to a first print medium fed from a first feeding unit is laid out on an image representing the first print medium and a preview in which a page allocated to a second print medium fed from a second feeding unit is laid out on an image representing the second print medium are displayed.
US10897543B2
A sheet reader reads the entire sheet which is transported. Based on the reading, a controller generates region classification image data for distinguishing between a region of the sheet and a region other than the sheet. The controller performs comparison processing in which reference image data that is the region classification image data of a first sheet in a print job and comparison target image data that is the region classification image data for another sheet are compared. The controller determines whether or not a sheet corresponding to the comparison target image data is abnormal.
US10897531B2
A data channel and an audio channel may be established between a wearable device and a terminal. When being in the earphone mode, the wearable device notifies the terminal of a current status, and receives and plays the voice message that is obtained by converting the text message and that is sent by the terminal, thereby overcoming an insufficient screen display capability of the wearable device, and enabling a user to conveniently check content of the text message in time.
US10897523B2
Novel tools and techniques might provide for implementing extension of customer local area networks (“LANs”) and/or implementing isolated service overlays over a network. In some embodiments, a network service point that is located external to a demarcation point at each of a plurality of customer premises might establish a connection between a service provider network and a customer LAN, which has already been established within a customer premises. The system subsequently extends the customer LAN, via this connection, to span between the network service point and the customer premises. Alternatively, or additionally, the system might establish two or more isolated service overlays across the customer LAN between the network service point and the customer premises, each of the two or more isolated service overlays having network traffic that is isolated from network traffic transmitted along another of the two or more isolated service overlays.
US10897522B2
A method for processing a consensus request in a computer network comprises: determining a pending request set, the pending request set including one or more pending consensus requests; determining a number of subsets that are in a consensus stage, wherein the subsets comprise the pending consensus requests that are obtained from the pending request set; and when the number of subsets that are in the consensus stage is less than a preset concurrent number of the computer network, issuing a consensus proposal for a new subset to the computer network to cause the new subset to enter the consensus stage to process the pending consensus requests, wherein the preset concurrent number is an upper limit of the number of subsets that are permitted to be simultaneously in the consensus stage in the computer network.
US10897514B2
A target data processing method comprises: in response to receiving, from a client, a request for processing target data, obtaining, at a server and from a storage device, the target data, the target data being predetermined to be obtained by the client from the storage device and a first set of operations being predetermined to be performed on the target data; and processing, at the server, the target data by performing the first set of operations on the target data such that at least one dedicated processing resource of the server performs, on the processed target data, a second set of operations associated with the first set of operations. As such, the data moving path may be shortened significantly, the network traffic pressure may be reduced significantly, the efficiency of the target data processing system may be improved, and moreover, the number of dedicated processing resources in the server may be easily scaled.
US10897510B2
A service providing device includes a storage unit configured to store driver management information including at least driver identification information, a reception unit configured to receive the driver identification information from the in-vehicle device, a determination unit configured to determine whether the driver management information including the driver identification information received by the reception unit is stored in the storage unit, an acquisition unit configured to acquire the driver management information from one or more other service providing devices connected to the service providing device over a network the determination unit determines that the driver management information is not stored in the storage unit, an authentication unit configured to authenticate the in-vehicle device based on the acquired driver management information, and a providing unit configured to provide the service to the in-vehicle device when the authentication has been successful.
US10897502B2
Methods and systems are described for performing a migration from source networking devices to replacement networking devices. A simulation may be performed of the migration from the source devices to the replacement devices. The simulation may be used to determine whether to proceed with the migration. A technician may be instructed to perform the migration. A verification may be performed to determine whether the migration was successful. The source devices may be decommissioned.
US10897499B2
A computer-implemented method including: monitoring, by a computing device, transactions in a blockchain, wherein the transactions are associated with a set of data replicated across a plurality of component members in a distributed computing environment; determining, by the computing device, a status of each of the cloud component members based on the monitoring; determining, by the computing device, a discrepancy in the status between a first component member of the plurality of component members, and a second component member of the plurality of component members; resolving, by the computing device, the discrepancy in the status; and updating, by the computing device, the blockchain to reflect the resolved discrepancy.
US10897497B2
Aspects of the invention include selecting a node for an infrastructure update. The selected node is included in a cluster of nodes executing workloads that include containers. A future workload is prevented from being scheduled on the selected node. A workload currently executing on the selected node is migrated to another node included in the cluster of nodes. Infrastructure code on the selected node is updated, and in response to the updating, the ability to schedule a future workload on the selected node is enabled.
US10897495B2
The present description is directed towards systems and methods for directing a user request for content over a network to a given content server on the basis of one or more rules. Methods and systems implemented in accordance with the present description comprise receiving a request for content form a user, the request for content including a profile of the user identifying one or more characteristics associated with the user. One or more rules are retrieved for identifying a content server to which a request for content is to be delivered, the one or more rules including at least one of business rules, network rules, and user profile rules. The one or more retrieved rules are applied to the request for content to identify a content server to which the request for content is to be delivered and the request for content is delivered to the identified content server.
US10897492B1
An approach is provided that a number of incoming packets over a computer network. The packets are part of a Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) session and correspond to vocalizations spoken by a sender during the session. At least one of the packets is received out of order from the order the packets were sent by the sender. Based on a delay encountered during the receiving of the incoming packets, the approach increases a playback speed. The set of packets are then used to audibly play an analog rendition of the vocalizations to the receiving user at the increased playback speed.
US10897481B2
A relay device coupled to a network including a plurality of information processing devices, the relay device includes a port coupled to any one of the plurality of information processing devices, and a processor coupled to the port and configured to specify a first number which is a number of packets of a first communication protocol transmitted from the port, specify a second number which is a number of packets of the first communication protocol received at the port, and determine, based on comparison of a ratio of the first number and the second number and a threshold corresponding to a third number which is a number of the plurality of information processing devices included in the network, whether an attack by at least one information processing device of the plurality of information processing devices occurs.
US10897479B1
A system and method for a machine learning-based score driven automated verification of a target event includes: receiving a threat verification request; extracting a corpus of threat features; predicting the machine learning-based threat score; evaluating the machine learning-based threat score against distinct stages of an automated disposal decisioning workflow; computing the activity disposal decision, wherein the activity disposal decision informs an action to allow or to disallow the target online activity; receiving the machine learning-based threat score as input into an automated verification workflow; computing whether an automated verification of the target online activity is required or not based on an evaluation of the machine learning-based threat score against distinct verification decisioning criteria of the automated verification workflow; automatically executing the automated verification of the target online activity and exposing results of the automated verification to the subscriber for allowing or for disallowing the target online activity.
US10897476B2
A mechanism is provided for reparsing unsuccessfully parsed event data. Responsive to determining that one or more unsuccessfully parsed event data items exist for a log source, each unsuccessfully parsed event data item of the one or more unsuccessfully parsed event data items is reparsing using an updated device support module associated with the log source. Responsive to the device support module successfully reparsing the unsuccessfully parsed event data item thereby forming a successfully parsed event data item, the successfully parsed event data item is added to a historical record of events associated with the log source. Responsive to the device support module failing to successfully reparse the unsuccessfully parsed event data item, the unsuccessfully parsed event data item is retained in an unsuccessfully parsed event data item data structure.
US10897473B1
Systems, methods, and computer-readable storage media for improved data comparison, particularly when scanning large amounts of data for particular conditions or configurations. With respect to cyber-security, this improvement takes the form of receiving a plurality of threat conditions for cyber threats against a networked computer device; identifying commonalities among the plurality of threat conditions by comparing each threat condition in the plurality of threat conditions against the plurality of threat conditions; generating, based on the commonalities, a hierarchy for scanning of the cyber threats; and scanning for the cyber threats according to the hierarchy.
US10897467B2
It is disclosed a method, an arrangement and a computer program for configuring a secure domain, SD, in a network functions virtualization infrastructure. The SD comprises virtual objects handling privileged information. NS instance information of a virtual object is obtained based on input from a party associated with the SD. The NS instance information is searched for a level of confidentiality and a geographic location information. When having identified the level of confidentiality and the geographic location information, the virtual object is allocated to the SD according to the geographic location information, based on the level of confidentiality and a specific role of the party. It is an advantage that access to a SD is allowed or granted based on the specific role of the party.
US10897465B2
A system that incorporates the subject disclosure may perform, for example, operations including obtaining a request from a mobile device to allow user access to restricted content of a separate device. The process further includes forwarding a token to the separate device by way of a second wireless network, to obtain a separate device token, and forwarding the token to the first device by way of the first network to obtain a mobile device token, wherein the mobile device token is forwarded to the separate device by way of a third network. A confirmation that the token was obtained at the separate device is based on the result of the comparison indicating a match between the mobile device token and the separate device token. Access to the restricted content of the separate device is authorized based on to the confirmation. Other embodiments are disclosed.
US10897463B2
Access is controlled to managed resources in a stateless web server architecture including a stateless web server computing platform; a resource locator map portion of the stateless web server computing platform providing a unique resource locator code representing each managed resource in a stateless web server architecture, wherein the managed resource is assigned to a plurality of application program components; a set of servlet filters disposed in a portion of the stateless web server computing platform, each servlet filter associated with one of the application program components; a resource locator matcher portion of the stateless web server computing platform, responsive to a user request to a unique resource locator, matching a pattern in the user request to one or more of the application program components using a corresponding servlet filter; and a request dispatcher portion of the stateless web server computing platform sending the user request to the matched application program component, wherein the application program component receives and processes the user request.
US10897462B2
Systems and methods for operating a computing system. The methods comprise: obtaining, by a first computing device, an original Security Identifier (“SID”); transforming, by the first computing device, the original SID into a composite SID by modifying the original SID to include at least (a) an SID format value indicating a structural format of an SID and (b) a pointer specifying a memory location at which non-SID authentication information is stored or a customer number indicating an entity to which a user is associated; and using the composite SID by the first computing device during SID based operation.
US10897461B2
An electronic image that includes information related to a pharmacy prescription of a user of a first account (e.g., a store account) is received from a client device. The pharmacy prescription information is electronically extracted from the electronic image, and a second account (e.g., a pharmacy account) is identified based thereon. If the user of the first account is different from the user of the second account and if the user of the second account has approved the user of the first account, the user of the first account is granted access to a subset of the information in the pharmacy account.
US10897458B1
Disclosed embodiments relate to systems and methods for enhancing secure client experience through selective encryption of cookies. Techniques include using a proxy resource configured to selectively encrypt cookies exchanged between a client application and a target application through software-based operations. Operations may comprise receiving at the proxy resource, from the target application, a cookie that was provisioned for the client application, inspecting one or more attributes of the cookie, and selectively determining, based on the one or more attributes and before sending the cookie to the client application, whether to encrypt the cookie. Further techniques include developing a before-and-after comparison of the client application functionality using a cookie with encryption and a cookie without encryption.
US10897454B2
A method, apparatus, and computer program product are disclosed for facilitating two-way email communication in manner that obfuscates sender and recipient email addresses. The method includes receiving a correspondence request indication; assigning a first transaction address to a sender and a second transaction address to a recipient; receiving a message from the sender; associating the message from the sender with the first transaction address; and causing a transmission of the message from the sender to the recipient using the first transaction address. A corresponding apparatus and computer program product are also provided.
US10897447B2
Disclosed are systems and methods for improving interactions with and between computers in content searching, hosting and/or providing systems supported by or configured with devices, servers and/or platforms. The disclosed systems and methods automatically perform an implicit message search without requiring or actually receiving a user search query. The disclosed search framework automatically identifies of a set of messages in a mailbox that are related to a specific message m, and this message set is presented to the user from within the mailbox. The message set is retrieved without a user formulating and entering a search query, or without having to switch the state of the mailbox. The retrieved messages are provided as a type of “thread” functionality that provides a “thread” for those messages having related subject matter to message m.
US10897444B2
Disclosed are systems and methods for improving interactions with and between computers in electronic messaging and/or providing systems supported by or configured with personal computing devices, servers and/or platforms. The disclosed systems and methods provide systems and methods for generating electronic message filters and for using electronic message filters comprising item category filtering criteria and having an automatically-determined expiration. The discloses systems and methods filter electronic messages using the item category filtering criteria while an electronic message filter remains active as determined using the automatically-determined expiration information.
US10897435B2
An instant messaging method and system, and an electronic apparatus are provided. An instant messaging interface is activated in the electronic apparatus. A preview area is added to the instant messaging interface after the instant messaging interface triggers an edit mode. After one of message contents in the instant messaging interface is determined to be selected as an edited target, a message content object corresponding to the selected edited target is displayed in the preview area of the instant messaging interface. A touch operation corresponding to the edited target is received in the instant messaging interface, and attribute data is generated based the touch operation. The message content object corresponding to the selected edited target is adjusted in the preview area based on the attribute data.
US10897431B2
The present disclosure relate to a cloud resource processing method includes: determining a cloud resource; obtaining a dependent cloud resource of the cloud resource and a resource information group of the cloud resource, where the resource information group includes resource information of the dependent cloud resource; generating a resource topology template; and cloning or migrating the cloud resource based on the resource topology template. According to the cloud resource processing method and the physical node in the embodiments of the present disclosure, clone or migration processing of a plurality of cloud resources can be automatically completed, so as to improve replication efficiency.
US10897430B2
A business method associates provisioning costs with a usage history indicative of user computing demand, and coalesces the cost data to identify an appropriate provisioning level balancing the provisioning cost and the usage demand cost. Conventional computing environments suffer from the shortcoming of being prone to overprovisioning or underprovisioning a user. Such misprovisioning is inefficient because it denotes underutilized computing resources or ineffective and/or disgruntled users. Costs increase either due to the excessive hardware bestowed on the overprovisioned user, or in support costs addressing the underprovisioned user. Configurations herein substantially overcome such shortcomings by defining a policy indicative of overprovisioning and underprovisioning indicators (misprovisioning flags), and defining rules to specify a triggering event indicating the need to reassess the provisioning of a user.
US10897429B2
Managing multiple cartridges that are electrically coupled together includes obtaining general purpose command instructions from a chassis with a cartridge where the cartridge has a unique application and is connected to the chassis and further operating the unique application based on the general purpose command instructions.
US10897419B2
A method and apparatus supporting service function chaining in a communication network is provided. Service function chaining requires packets of a service to pass through a defined sequence of service nodes of the network. Traffic engineering support includes defining service segments, determining demands for each service segment, determining flow group conservation constraints using the determined demands, and determining a resource allocation for data links which respects the flow group conservation constraints along with a link capacity constraint. A service-based forwarding operation re-labels packets as they traverse each service segment, and forwards packets toward a destination service node of each service segment.
US10897417B2
Metadata indicating that a virtual traffic hub enabling connectivity between a plurality of isolated networks has been established is stored. A determination is made that a first entry of a first isolated network attached to the hub is to be represented in a second routing table of a second isolated network attached to the hub, e.g., to enable network packets originating at resources of the second isolated network to be transmitted via the hub to the first isolated network. A new entry corresponding to the first entry is included in the second routing table.
US10897401B2
Determining the importance of network devices based on a discovered topology, managed endpoints, and activity may be provided. First, topology data may be received corresponding to a network comprising a plurality of devices. Then, a topology matrix may be created representing the topology data. Next, a stationary matrix may be determined from the topology matrix. The stationary matrix may indicate a relative importance of each of the plurality of devices within the network. A health score may then be determined for at least one of the plurality of devices based on the relative importance of the at least one of the plurality of devices. The health score may be determined using the stationary matrix.
US10897398B2
Systems and methods include a method for configuring, without intervention by a Control System Engineer, a remote terminal unit (RTU) in a “raw” condition from a centralized system in a supervisory control and data acquisition system (SCADA) network augmented by authentication controls from existing Network Access Control or site occupancy sensors. An RTU configuration request is received to configure an RTU in a remote location and pre-configured with an embedded remote configuration assignment capability. A low-level communication channel with the RTU is established through an initial data communication relay apparatus for using a low-level communication protocol. A SCADA Communication Protocol address for the RTU to support a high-level communication channel is assigned. The RTU is connected to the SCADA network and configured for use in the SCADA network. Configuration is done using high-level communication after authenticating the identity of the RTU and the integrity of the configuration request.
US10897395B2
A controller device manages a plurality of network devices. The controller device is configured to receive, for a data structure, a configlet specifying a set of configuration changes to be applied to a resource of a plurality of resources of the plurality of network devices. A low level configuration for each respective owned resource of a set of owned resources of the plurality of resources includes a pointer indicating an owner for the respective owned resources. The one or more processing units are further configured to determine the set of configuration changes does not conflict in response to determining the low level configuration for the resource does not include a pointer indicating the owner for the resource is not the configlet and apply the set of configuration changes to the resource in response to determining the set of configuration changes does not conflict with the set of owned resources.
US10897394B2
Techniques for deploying a server stack having a cross-server dependency are disclosed. A deployment engine initiates a deployment process for a server stack. The deployment engine provisions servers of one server type (“requisite servers”). The deployment engine attempts to provision servers of another server type (“dependent servers”). The deployment engine executes a test that requires the dependent servers to invoke a service executed by the requisite servers. Based on the test results, the deployment engine determines that an operational requirement of the dependent servers is not satisfied. The deployment engine modifies a configuration for the requisite servers to satisfy the operational requirement of the dependent servers. The deployment engine re-provisions the requisite servers using the modified configuration. The deployment engine completes the deployment process for the server stack.
US10897393B1
A method for managing nodes is disclosed. The method includes testing a management script on a management server for managing at least one node. The method also includes receiving administrator validation to distribute the management script. The method further includes sending the validated management script to one or more management servers on one or more networks.
US10897391B2
A first node device is included in a network including a plurality of node devices including a plurality of terminals and a plurality of relay devices relaying a packet transmitted and received between the plurality of terminals. The first node device includes a memory, and a processor coupled to the memory and the processor configured to determine whether a second node device detects a possibility of disappearance of a first packet in the network, the first packet being transmitted from a third node device to the second node device, and when determining that the second node device detects the possibility, transmit first information to a respective node device on one or more paths present between the first node device and the third node device in the network, the first information requesting to determine whether the respective node device transmits or receives the first packet.
US10897388B2
A transmitter includes: a modulation circuit that modulates a data sequence using QAM by mapping the data sequence to only four symbols each of which differs in phase by 90 degrees from an adjacent one of the four symbols and at least two of which have different amplitudes; and a transmission circuit that wirelessly transmits the data sequence mapped to the four symbols through the modulation by the modulation circuit, by assigning the data sequence mapped to the four symbols through the modulation by the modulation circuit to different subcarriers for Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM).
US10897386B2
Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a method and apparatus of transmitting uplink (UL) information and a method and apparatus of receiving UL information. In one embodiment of the present disclosure, the method of transmitting UL information comprises transmitting a reference signal using a first sequence; and transmitting UL control information using a second sequence; wherein a reference signal and the UL control information are staggered-multiplexed in frequency domain. With embodiments of the present disclosure, the uplink information can be transmitted in reduced uplink symbols so as to adapt for a proposed subframe structure with reduced uplink symbols and thus, the transmission latency can be reduced greatly.
US10897382B2
According to an embodiment of the inventive concept, a device for PAM-3 signaling includes an encoder selecting one of first to ninth transitions in first and second unit intervals that are successive and mapping data of three bits by using a remaining eight transitions other than the one selected among the first to ninth transitions, and an output driver receiving an output signal of the encoder via an input and generating a multi-level signal having an output voltage of first to third levels. The data of three bits is transmitted to a receiver terminal through the multi-level signal having the output voltage of the first to third levels during the first and second unit intervals that are successive. The device for PAM-3 signaling according to an embodiment of the inventive concept may transmit three bits during two unit intervals and may allow a receiver terminal to detect a windowing phenomenon.
US10897381B2
Apparatus and methods related to multipath bandpass filters with passband notches are provided herein. In certain configurations, a multipath bandpass filter includes multiple filter circuit branches or paths that are electrically connected in parallel with one another between an input terminal and an output terminal. The input terminal receives an input signal, and each filter circuit branch includes a downconverter that downconverts the input signal to generate a downconverted signal, a filter network that generates a filtered signal by filtering the downconverted signal, and an upconverter that upconverts the filtered signal to generate a branch output signal. The filter network includes at least one low pass filter and at least one notch filter to provide a passband with in-band notches. The branch output signals from the filter circuit branches are combined to generate an output signal at the output terminal.
US10897380B2
Disclosed are a method and an apparatus for generating an STF signal usable in a wireless LAN system. The STF signal is included in a field used to improve AGC estimation of a MIMO transmission. A portion of the STF signal is used to transmit an uplink, and can be used for uplink MU PPDUs transmitted from a plurality of STAs. The STF that is suggested, for example, is used for a 40 MHz band or an 80 MHz band and can be generated based on a sequence in which a predetermined M sequence is repeated. The predetermined M sequence can be a binary sequence of which the length is 15 bits.
US10897376B2
In a method for increasing the data rate of a bus system in which at least at times an exclusive, collision-free access of a subscriber station to a bus line of the bus system is ensured, a subscriber station for the bus system includes a communication control device for evaluating a message that was received by at least one further subscriber station of the bus system via the bus system, the communication control device including at least two RX protocol machines that are set up to use different bit timing parameter data sets in order to evaluate whether the received message is valid, the at least two RX protocol machines each being assigned a register to which the associated RX protocol machine is designed to write the result of its evaluation of the received message.
US10897368B2
Various embodiments of the present disclosure set forth a computer-implemented method for integrating an interactive virtual assistant in a meeting environment. The method comprises receiving an invitation to participate in the meeting environment, where the invitation includes text information, and applying at least a subset of a plurality of parsers to the text information in a given order to generate a text match for each of a plurality of fields of meeting information. The method further comprises, in response, when the text matches for at least a subset of the plurality of fields of meeting information meet one or more predetermined threshold criteria, causing the interactive virtual assistant to join the meeting environment based on the text matches for the at least the subset of the plurality of fields of meeting information.
US10897365B1
An automatic transfer switch for power over ethernet lighting and powered devices preferably includes at least one transfer switch module, a carrier board, a power supply and a housing. Each transfer switch module preferably includes a plurality of input transformers, a plurality of output transformers, a microcontroller, a power source equipment device, a power transfer device, a LAN Multiplexer and a PoE power monitor. The at least one transfer switch module is retained on the carrier board. The plurality of input transformers receive power and data inputs from power sourcing equipment. If a backup power switch detects a loss of power, a signal will be received by the microcontroller of the at least one transfer switch module. The microcontroller will instruct the power transfer device to supply electrical power to the plurality of output transformers. Data will also be supplied by the microcontroller to the LAN Multiplexer.
US10897360B2
Methods, systems, and devices are described herein for delivering protected data to a trusted execution environment (TrEE) associated with an untrusted requestor. In one aspect, a targeting protocol head, or other intermediary between a requestor and a key management system or other store of protected data may register a public encryption key of a TrEE that corresponds to a private encryption key held by the TrEE or a symmetric key of the TrEE. The targeting protocol head may receive a request for protected data from a requestor associated with the TrEE, and retrieve the protected data for example, from a key management system or store of protected data. The targeting protocol head may generate targeted protected data by encrypting the protected data with the public encryption key or symmetric key of the TrEE. The targeting protocol head may then send the targeted protected data to the requestor.
US10897351B1
Media, system, and method for providing encryption key management to an automated workflow within a group-based communication system. The automated workflow is encrypted using an organization-specific encryption key and is stored in a data store. Responsive to a triggering event, the encrypted workflow is retrieved from the data store to be decrypted and a corresponding decryption key is retrieved from a key store. The decrypted workflow performs a series of steps responsive to determining that a trigger condition has been met. The steps may be associated with at least one of sending a form and sending a message to a user within the group-based communication system.
US10897348B2
An information management method and system for managing consent for and use of information using a blockchain are provided. The information management method comprises: receiving a request to store a user agreement to the processing of the user's information from a service provider providing a service to the user; recording the user agreement on a blockchain; providing the service provider a response to the request to store the user agreement; receiving a third-party certification request for the provision of information from the user, regarding the information provided to the service provider; and providing a third-party certification for the provision of information to the user.
US10897341B2
The present invention provides methods, apparatuses and a program relating to detecting passive intermodulation in broadband communication. The present invention includes transmitting, at a base station, a first signal at a first centre frequency and a second signal at a second centre frequency with a predetermined transmit power, capturing, at the base station, received signal at a reception frequency, obtaining, at the base station, a delay between the transmitted signal and a passive intermodulation caused received signal.
US10897312B2
A data transmission method, device, and system includes, when a preset condition is met, determining a quantity N of first symbols included in one first symbol group and a quantity K of bits transmitted in the first symbol group, where the preset condition is └ log2 mN┘>N·└ log2 m┘, K=└ log2 mN┘, m≥2, N≥2, and K≥3; obtaining X data blocks, where each of the first X−1 data blocks includes K bits, the last data block includes Y bits, X≥1, and K≥Y≥1; and processing each of the X data blocks into N first symbols to obtain NX first symbols, and sending the NX first symbols.
US10897304B2
A cellular type communications system for cellular telephone networks to operate, control and communicate with unmanned aerial vehicles and remote piloted vehicles, the system including a first near-ground region to communicate with devices near the ground, as well as one or more layers covering roughly the same areal extent as the ground region but which are separated from each other and also elevated above ground substantially, and within which an aerial vehicle may rely on communications using the cell-based communications network.
US10897297B2
A transmission and reception apparatus includes a plurality of antenna ports. The transmission and reception apparatus includes at least one orthogonal beam fixed beamforming circuit and a high-speed switching circuit between a transmission and reception circuit and the antenna ports. For example, the transmission and reception circuit outputs a transmission signal subjected to transmission signal processing to the high-speed switching circuit during signal transmission, the high-speed switching circuit selects at least one port from a plurality of ports provided at the orthogonal beamforming circuit, and outputs the transmission signal to the selected port, and the orthogonal beamforming circuit forms a beam corresponding to the selected port to transmit the transmission signal.
US10897295B2
A method for wireless communications is provided. The method includes transmitting a first signal during a first time interval. The first signal is encoded with a first spreading sequence generated by permutating a root sequence based on a permutation parameter associated with a first index. The method further includes transmitting a second signal during a second time interval. The second signal is encoded with a second spreading sequence generated by permutating the root sequence based on a permutation parameter associated with a second index. The method further includes receiving an indication of either the first index or the second index from a user equipment (UE).
US10897288B2
There is provided a method in a network node for controlling multiple input multiple output antenna system, the method including obtaining a plurality of time domain symbols to be transmitted, the plurality of time domain symbols including time domain symbols to be broadcasted via the multiple input multiple output antenna system; determining a mapping between the plurality of time domain symbols and parameters of control units associated with respective antenna elements of the multiple input multiple output antenna system, each control unit including a phase shifter, wherein the parameters control values of the phase shifters, and wherein the mapping is performed based on an algorithm for minimizing distortion and/or bit error rate at receiving user equipment; causing applying the parameters at the control units; and causing transmission of the plurality of time domain symbols via the multiple input multiple output antenna system.
US10897278B2
A wireless receiver (10) includes a down converter module (210) operable to deliver a signal having a signal bandwidth that changes over time, a dynamically controllable filter module (200) having a filter bandwidth and fed by said down converter module (210), and a measurement module (295) operable to at least approximately measure the signal bandwidth, said dynamically controllable filter module (200) responsive to said measurement module (295) to dynamically adjust the filter bandwidth to more nearly match the signal bandwidth as it changes over time, whereby output from said filter module (200) is noise-reduced. Other wireless receivers, electronic circuits, and processes for their operation are disclosed.
US10897276B2
Disclosed are implementations for digital predistortion of signals provided to a radio frequency (RF) transmission path configured to transmit radio signals in a plurality of subbands within a spectral range, including a method that includes configuring a digital predistorter for predistorting signals comprising arbitrary spectral content within the spectral range. The configuring includes acquiring data samples representing operation of the RF transmission path to transmit radio signals in different subbands, each sample including a digital input signal representing spectral content concentrated in a respective subband, and updating parameters of the digital predistorter according to the acquired data samples to mitigate non-linear characteristics of the RF transmission path. The method further includes receiving a further input signal representing spectral content in a particular subband within the spectral range, and using the configured predistorter to process the further input signal to yield a predistorted signal for providing to the RF transmission path.
US10897273B2
A dynamic scalable error correction coding (ECC) scheme for a data storage system involves a system controller predicting a type and/or amount of ECC needed to reconstruct data to be stored on a particular data storage device(s) based on operational data integrity information accessed from the array of data storage devices. Thus, redundancy does not need to be allocated unless required. The devices may be logically grouped into subsets according to common characteristics, whereby the prediction made for a device in a subset may be based on the data integrity information from that subset, as well as from other relevant subsets.
US10897272B2
The present technology relates to a transmission method and a reception device capable of ensuring good communication quality in data transmission by using an LDPC code. In group-wise interleaving, an LDPC code with a code length N of 69120 bits is interleaved in units of bit groups of 360 bits. In group-wise deinterleaving, an arrangement of the LDPC code after the group-wise interleaving is returned to an original arrangement. The present technology can be applied, for example, to the case of performing data transmission by using an LDPC code or the like.
US10897263B1
A multipath bootstrapped sampling circuit includes a sampling capacitor, a sampling transistor interposed between the sampling capacitor and the analog input signal voltage, two bootstrap capacitors, and a bootstrap switching network periodically transitioning between a holding phase and a tracking phase. The bootstrap switching network includes a primary bootstrap path that drives only one load: the gate terminal of the sampling transistor. One or more auxiliary bootstrap paths drive other transistors in the bootstrap switching network. This absolutely minimizes the parasitic capacitance due to fan-out on the primary bootstrap path. Additionally, the provision of two (or more) bootstrap capacitors allows bulk terminals of transistors on the primary bootstrap path to be connected to an auxiliary bootstrap path, further reducing parasitic capacitance on the primary bootstrap path. Additional auxiliary bootstrap paths may be added, providing the opportunity to optimize each clock driver to a specific driven transistor. Additional bootstrap capacitors may be added, to distribute the capacitance among auxiliary bootstrap paths. The reduction in parasitic capacitance at the sampling transistor enhances its linearity, and hence accuracy, at very high frequencies.
US10897262B2
Methods and apparatus for determining non-linearity in analog-to-digital converters are disclosed. An example apparatus includes a signal interface to receive an output of an analog-to-digital converter (ADC), the output corresponding to a periodic signal transmitted to the ADC; a signal transformer to determine at least one of a harmonic phase or a harmonic amplitude corresponding to the output; and an integral non-linearity (INL) term calculator to determine the INL of the ADC based on a characteristic of the periodic signal and the at least one of the harmonic phase or the harmonic amplitude.
US10897261B1
A switched-capacitor analog-to-digital converter (ADC) includes: a main digital-to-analog converter (DAC) circuit; a comparator coupled to the main DAC circuit and configured to determine whether the input to the comparator exceeds a pre-determined threshold; and a supplementary DAC circuit coupled to the main DAC circuit, wherein the switched-capacitor ADC is configured to operate in at least one of a first mode or a second mode, wherein in the first mode for measuring an offset of the switched-capacitor ADC, the supplementary DAC circuit is configured to shift a voltage at an output of the main DAC circuit by a first value having a first polarity, and wherein in the second mode for measuring a full-scale gain error of the switched-capacitor ADC, the supplementary DAC circuit is configured to shift the voltage at the output of the main DAC circuit by a second value having a second polarity opposite the first polarity.
US10897255B2
A drive circuit of a power device, including a set-side level shift circuit that receives a set signal and generates a level-shifted set signal, a reset-side level shift circuit that receives a reset signal and generates a level-shifted reset signal, a control circuit that is connected to the set-side level shift circuit and the reset-side level shift circuit, and that outputs a drive signal, a level of the drive signal changing between a first logic level for turning off the power device based on the level-shifted reset signal and a second logic level for turning on the power device based on the level-shifted set signal, and an ensuring circuit that ensures, based on the drive signal, that the control circuit controls to turn on the power device responsive to the level-shifted set signal, and to turn off the power device responsive to the level-shifted reset signal.
US10897253B2
A system may include: a first memory device; a second memory device; a third memory device; and a fourth memory device, wherein the first memory device to the fourth memory device are configured to share a resistor for impedance matching, wherein the first memory device to the fourth memory device are coupled to have a chain shape, wherein the forth memory device generates a completion signal when performance is completed and the first memory device receives the completion signal provided from the fourth memory device.
US10897252B1
Various embodiments of the present technology may provide methods and apparatus for an auxiliary channel. The auxiliary channel may include a first PMOS transistor connected between two terminals of the auxiliary channel and a second PMOS transistor connected to one of the two terminals, via a resistor, at a first end and to a gate terminal of the first PMOS. The auxiliary channel may further include a support circuit connected to the gate terminals of both the first and second PMOS transistors.
US10897242B2
A frequency demultiplication adjustment method of PLL comprises obtaining a plurality of corresponding frequency demultiplication frequency points according to a default frequency demultiplication value of a phase-locked loop; obtaining a load state of the processor within a predetermined sampling period, and obtaining a target frequency point of the processor by the processor frequency adjustor; determining a frequency range of a virtual frequency point to be added according to the position of the target frequency point; performing calculation within the frequency range to obtain equivalent frequencies corresponding to virtual frequency points; judging whether the frequency of the target frequency point is equal to the equivalent frequency corresponding to the virtual frequency points; if not, switching the processor frequency adjustor to the corresponding frequency demultiplication frequency point; and adjusting the frequency demultiplication value of the phase-locked loop which outputs a clock source signal corresponding to the virtual frequency points to the processor.
US10897229B1
Provided is a compensation circuit for an operational amplifier including a primary pole. The compensation circuit includes: a control circuit; and a compensation capacitor including a first terminal connected to the primary pole, and a second terminal connected to an output terminal of the control circuit. The control circuit includes: a pull-up module including a control terminal connected to a second control signal terminal, an input terminal connected to an input power supply, and an output terminal connected to a first control node being the output terminal of the control circuit; a pull-down module including a control terminal connected to a first control signal terminal, and an output terminal connected to ground; and an input transistor including a control terminal connected to the primary pole, an input terminal connected to a first control node, and an output terminal connected to an input terminal of the pull-down module.
US10897227B2
An oscillation circuit includes a first node, a first switching element, and a second switching element and has a first mode in which the first switching element does not electrically couple the first external connection terminal and the first node and the second switching element does not electrically couple the first node and the second external connection terminal which is electrically coupled to one end of a resonator and a second mode in which the first switching element electrically couples the first external connection terminal and the first node and the second switching element electrically couples the first node and the second external connection terminal, and in the first mode, a voltage of the first node is fixed.
US10897217B2
A device may receive a current measurement of a motor identifying a plurality of component currents associated with a plurality of phases. The device may determine a position estimate for the motor based on the plurality of component currents associated with the plurality of phases. The device may control the motor based on the plurality of component currents.
US10897214B2
The invention relates to a method for joining a ceramic friction element (11) to a piezoelectric element (1), comprising, among other things, the following steps: pressing (14) a joining surface (10) of the friction element and a contact surface (9) of the piezoelectric element against each other with a low-melting glass mass (12) arranged therebetween and maintaining the pressing force for all subsequent steps; heating (17) the piezoelectric element and the friction element to a defined temperature above the Curie point of the piezoceramic material of the piezoelectric element and above the melting point of the low-melting glass mass; thereafter, while maintaining the temperature, applying an electric polarization voltage Up to electrodes of the piezoelectric element; removing the polarization voltage after the Curie point has been fallen below; and cooling the piezoelectric element and the friction element to room temperature without an electric voltage being applied to the electrodes.
US10897202B2
According to an embodiment, a power source circuit includes a switching element that is connected between an input terminal and an output terminal, a driving circuit that supplies a PWM driving signal to the switching element, a first control path that integrates a differential voltage between an output voltage and a reference voltage to output a first control signal, a second control path that converts the differential voltage into a digital signal to output a second control signal, and a PWM signal generation circuit that generates a PWM signal dependent on the first and second control signals.
US10897194B2
A power factor improvement circuit that performs, on the basis of an output voltage when a switching power-supply apparatus is in a light-load state or a no-load state, a burst operation for switching between states of the switching operation of a switching element includes: a first circuit that outputs a first voltage that corresponds to the error between a reference voltage and a voltage obtained by dividing the output voltage; and a clamp circuit that, while the burst operation is performed, clamps the lower limit of the first voltage, which decreases when the switching operation of the switching element is disabled, at a lower-limit voltage higher than the ground voltage of the power factor improvement circuit and clamps the upper limit of the first voltage, which increases when the switching operation of the switching element is performed, at an upper-limit voltage.
US10897191B2
An integrated circuit for realizing a zero power consumption standby of switching power supply is disclosed, including a zero-power-consumption controller for controlling the switching power supply. The zero-power-consumption controller comprises a charge coupled circuit, a zero-power-consumption microprocessor, and a zero-power-consumption voltage regulation circuit, and an input from an AC power source is sequentially fed into the zero-power-consumption voltage regulation circuit and the zero-power-consumption microprocessor via the charge coupled circuit.
US10897188B2
A voice coil motor in a camera module with a means of being mounted robustly on a base comprises a casing and the base. The casing is hollow, the casing comprises a top surface and a side wall around the top surface. The base comprises a base portion and projections, the base portion being in contact with the side wall of the casing and engaged with the casing to form a cavity. The side wall is provided with recesses external to the cavity to accept the projections, the projections lending structural reinforcement to the casing.
US10897181B2
A ride-on vehicle, such as for a child, includes a vehicle body and one or more wheels that support the vehicle body relative to a surface. At least one of the wheels includes a hub motor arrangement that provides a drive torque for propelling the vehicle. The hub motor arrangement includes a housing defining an interior space. An axle or other mounting element(s) define an axis of rotation of the housing. Preferably, the axle or other mounting element(s) do not pass completely through the housing. A motor drives the housing through a transmission. Preferably, the motor is a standard, compact motor that is positioned on the axis of rotation and can be laterally offset from a central plane of the housing. In some embodiments, a traction element is carried directly by the housing.
US10897173B2
There is provided an insulation paper to be disposed between a slot formed in a stator core and a coil inserted into the slot. A crease is provided in advance at a folding position where the insulation paper is to be folded when disposed in the slot. The crease is provided in an area of the insulation paper excluding both end portions thereof.
US10897167B2
A motor for a laundry appliance includes a drive shaft coupled to a drum at a first end. The rotor frame is coupled proximate the second end of the drive shaft, where the rotor frame includes at least one polymeric material. A central hub includes a core and a perimetrical ring that extends circumferentially around the core. A plurality of recesses are defined within a planar surface of the perimetrical ring, wherein a portion of the polymeric material is received within the plurality of recesses to secure the rotor frame to the central hub.
US10897165B2
An 8-pole 9-slot permanent magnet synchronous motor includes a stator core including an annular yoke and a plurality of teeth. Each of the plurality of teeth has a winding portion around which a coil is wound. The plurality of teeth include three teeth groups. Each of the three teeth groups includes a first tooth, a second tooth, and a third tooth of the teeth group sequentially arranged in a rotational direction of a rotor and around which coils of one phase are wound. The first tooth, second tooth, and third tooth of each of the three teeth groups are sequentially arranged in the rotational direction of the rotor. A width of the winding portion of the first tooth is narrower than a width of the winding portion of each of the second tooth and the third tooth.
US10897153B2
A charging pad for charging one or more receiver devices is disclosed. The charging pad includes at least one first resonator coil operable at a first frequency band and at least one second resonator coil operable at a second frequency band. Further, the charging pad includes at least one exciter coil magnetically coupled to the at least one first resonator coil and the at least one second resonator coil. In addition, the charging pad includes an excitation unit operationally coupled to the at least one exciter coil and configured to drive the at least one first resonator coil and the at least one second resonator coil via the at least one exciter coil.
US10897151B2
A method and an apparatus for charge recycling. The method is comprised of the steps of receiving a charge at an energy storage element from a parasitic component, storing the charge at the energy storage element, and providing the charge stored at the energy storage element to a power supply's input or output. The step of receiving the charge at the energy storage element includes operating a discharging switch to selectively couple the parasitic component with the energy storage element and receiving the charge at the energy storage element via the discharging switch when the energy storage element and the parasitic component are coupled.
US10897143B2
A device for charging battery cells has conductive lines to be coupled to the battery cells, a charge control circuit coupled to the conductive lines to charge the battery cells, and to determine voltages of the battery cells, and switches to balance the voltages among the battery cells. In operation, the charge control circuit charges the battery cells while determining the voltages of the battery cells, and suspends from charging the battery cells before determining the voltages of the battery cells in a second stage.
US10897139B2
A switching control circuit for controlling a multi-channel switching circuit having switching circuits, input terminals coupled to input voltage signals, and an output terminal for providing an output voltage signal, can include: a logic control circuit configured to receive an external operation signal and a first single pulse signal, and to generate an enable signal, a trigger signal, and feedback control signals; a reference voltage regulation circuit configured to receive the enable signal, the trigger signal, and a maximum one of the input voltage signals, and to generate a reference voltage signal; and feedback circuits corresponding to the switching circuits, where the plurality of feedback circuits are configured to receive the feedback control signals, a minimum one of two input voltage signals that are participating in the switching operation, the reference voltage signal, and the output voltage signal, and to generate switching control signals for controlling the switching circuits.
US10897134B2
The present disclosure provides electronic devices that effectively utilize multiple ports. A first input switch is provided between a first port and an input of a first switching converter. A second input switch is provided between a second port and an input of a second switching converter. A load is connected to an output of the first switching converter. A first load switch is provided between the output of the first switching converter and a battery, and a second load switch is provided between an output of the second switching converter and the battery.
US10897133B2
A system includes a two-conductor loop in which the loop current or current signal is controlled by a loop current controller to be proportional to a signal output from a sensor. The system further includes energy harvesting circuitry in electrical connection with the two-conductor loop which includes a second current controller in parallel electrical connection with the loop current controller and a power converter in electrical connection with the second current controller. The second current controls a portion of current drawn from the two-conductor loop and delivered to the power converter from an output port thereof. The portion of the current drawn from the two-conductor loop is returned to the loop current controller from the energy harvesting circuit. Noise in the portion of the current drawn from the two-conductor loop by the second current controller is controlled by the second current controller to be below a predetermined threshold.
US10897121B2
A silicon photonic chip includes a silicon on insulator wafer and an electro-optical device on the silicon on insulator wafer. The electro-optical device is a lateral current injection electro-optical device that includes a slab having a pair of structured doped layers of III-V semiconductor materials arranged side-by-side in the slab, the pair of structured doped layers includes an n-doped layer and a p-doped layer, each of the p-doped layer and the n-doped layer is configured as a two-dimensional photonic crystal. A separation section extends between the pair of structured doped layers, the separation section fully separates the p-doped layer from the n-doped layer. The separation section includes current blocking trenches, and an active region of III-V semiconductor gain materials between the current blocking trenches that form a photonic crystal cavity.
US10897118B2
The laser apparatus includes a master oscillator, an amplifier, a power source, and a controller to control the power source. The controller controls the power source such that an excitation intensity of the amplifier in a burst oscillation period performing the burst oscillation is a first excitation intensity, controls the power source such that, if the predetermined repetition frequency is a first repetition frequency, an excitation intensity of the amplifier in a suspension period suspending the burst oscillation is a second excitation intensity equal to or lower than the first excitation intensity, and controls the power source such that, if the predetermined repetition frequency is a second repetition frequency higher than the first repetition frequency, the excitation intensity of the amplifier in the suspension period is a third excitation intensity lower than the second excitation intensity.
US10897111B2
A power interface (100), a mobile terminal and a power adapter. The power interface (100) comprises a body portion (110) adapted to connect to a circuit board (160); a plurality of spaced data pins (120), the data pins (120) being connected to the body portion (110); and a plurality of spaced power pins (130), the power pins (130) being connected to the body portion (110) and the power pins (130) being spaced apart from the data pins (120), the power pin (130) comprising a first contact surface (131) adapted to electrically connect to a conductive member and a second contact surface (132), which is adapted to be wrapped by an insulating encapsulation portion (140), the second contact surface (132) having at least one protruding portion (133) so as to increase the current load amount of the power pins (130).
US10897107B2
A smart socket is provided, including a main body and a smart system. The main body has at least two slots, each of the at least two slots extends linearly along an extension direction, each of the at least two slots is for a pin of a plug to insert thereinto along an insertion direction and slidable along the extension direction, and the extension direction is perpendicular to the insertion direction. The smart system can communicate and interact with an electronic device, and the smart system can switch the electronic device on or off remotely.
US10897102B2
A connector structure includes a connector body that includes wiring in an internal section; an opening of the connector body, the opening being positioned to overlap the wiring when being viewed in a predetermined direction, the opening communicating with the internal section; and a probe holding mechanism in the opening, the probe holding mechanism blocking up the opening. The probe holding mechanism is configured to have a probe inserted through the probe holding mechanism in the predetermined direction and is configured to, when the probe is inserted through the probe holding mechanism, deform and hold the probe.
US10897101B2
An assembly comprising a cable terminator comprising a wire guide, a cube shaped securing cap comprising an open end for installation over the wire guide, and pairs of piercing contacts for piercing respective conductors of the cable. When assembled, an outer end of each of the piercing contacts is exposed on an outer surface of a respective securing cap sidewall. The assembly also comprises a coupler connector comprising one of a modular (for example RJ-45 compatible) socket or a modular (for example RJ-45 compatible) plug, a rearward surface comprising a cable terminator receiving socket, wherein pairs of contacts are exposed along at least one side wall of the socket, and further wherein each of a plurality of the tines in the modular socket or the terminal contacts of the plug is interconnected with a respective one of the contacts.
US10897100B2
A connector includes a housing and a holder. The housing includes a terminal housing chamber housing a terminals and a support portion in which a first locking portion for locking the holder in the temporary locking position is formed. The holder is mounted on the housing so as to be movable in a fitting direction of the housing and a mating housing between a temporary locking position and a main locking position. The holder is configured to be immovable from the temporary locking position to the main locking position when the terminal inserted into the terminal housing chamber is in a halfway insertion position and is configured to be movable from the temporary locking position to the main locking position when the terminal is in a normal insertion position.
US10897098B2
A plug as a connector includes a first wiring board, a second wiring board, a plate-shaped ground plate which is provided between the first and the second wiring boards and which includes a first contact point to be brought into contact with first and second ground conductors of the first and the second wiring boards, and a first insulator for holding the first and the second wiring boards, and the ground plate. The first insulator covers at least a part of each of five portions including distal end portions, both side end portions, and two main surface portions, which face outward, of a whole of the first wiring board, the second wiring board, and the ground plate, and holds the ground plate under a pressing state. A portion of at least one side end portion of the ground plate is exposed to the outside of the first insulator.
US10897088B2
A microstrip antenna includes at least one dielectric material forming a dielectric layer structure having a first main side, at least one antenna structure formed on the first main side; and a ground plane. The dielectric layer structure is positioned between said antenna structure and the ground plane (19, 43). Each of said at least one antenna structure comprises a microstrip conductor that in turn comprises a slot structure. For each of said at least one antenna structure, the microstrip conductor and the slot structure mainly extend in the direction of a longitudinal extension.
US10897083B2
A system includes a housing; one or more antennas mounted on the housing; and a processor to control a directionality of the antennas in communication with a predetermined target using 5G protocols.
US10897079B2
A metal housing, an antenna assembly, and an electronic device are provided. The metal housing includes a peripheral frame provided with at least one micro-seam zone which divides the peripheral frame into at least one segment of frame body, each micro-seam zone is formed by at least two micro-seams arranged at intervals, and a metal part is provided between two adjacent micro-seams. The antenna assembly includes the metal housing and at least one switch, the switch includes a first end and at least one second end, the first end is electrically coupled to the frame body divided by the micro-seam zone, the at least one second end electrically coupled to the metal part, and the at least one segment of frame body divided by the at least one micro-seam zone is an independent antenna comprised by the antenna assembly. The electronic device includes the antenna assembly.
US10897075B2
A planar reflectarray system provides for bandwidth broadening by employing a tunable (amplitude and phase) feed array. The tunable feed array is adjustable in amplitude and phase to compensate for aberrations by enabling feed re-focusing and field matching. The techniques modestly increase the size of the feed array and use active tuning to effectively correct for de-focusing when operating reflectarrays at frequencies away from the tuned center frequency.
US10897074B2
A method for manufacturing a housing is described. The methods includes: providing a cover body defining a slot; filling a first material into the slot; and filling a second material into the slot to fill up the slot. A housing and a mobile terminal including the housing are further provided.
US10897070B2
A mount system mounts an accessory, such as an antenna, to a recreational vehicle (RV). The mount system comprises a telescoping mast and upper and lower mounts coupled between the mast and the RV. Upper and lower pocket mounts are mounted to the RV while upper and lower inserts are mounted to the mast. The upper and lower inserts are received in the upper and lower pocket mounts to quickly and releasably mount the mast to the RV.
US10897066B2
Disclosed is a battery cell having an electrode assembly configured as a structure in which a cathode, an anode, and a separator interposed between the cathode and the anode, wherein a surface or both surfaces of respective electrode current collectors of the cathode and the anode are coated with an electrode mixture including an electrode active material, the cathode and the anode are provided with a first cathode terminal and a first anode terminal respectively serving as external input/output terminals of the battery cell, and at least one of the cathode and the anode is provided with a resistance measurement terminal at a position opposite to the external input/output terminal, for measuring a resistance of an electrode current collector.
US10897054B2
A fuel cell unit including a fuel cell stack, boost converter, and relay for switching on and off electric power output from the fuel cell stack housed in one case, and capable of avoiding damage from excessive heat generation of the relay as well as suppressing an excessive increase in the ambient temperature inside the case. In the fuel cell unit, a first cooling pipe that delivers refrigerant for cooling to a switching element that forms the boost converter and is provided in an electric power converter IPM and a second cooling pipe that delivers the refrigerant after cooling are provided inside the case. The relay for switching on and off the electric power output from the fuel cell stack is disposed closer to the cooling pipes than to the switching element in the electric power converter IPM. Heat generation of the relay is suppressed by the refrigerant flowing through the cooling pipes and also the relay is not significantly affected by the heat generation of the switching element.
US10897051B2
A cell control system that reduces an abnormality occurrence probability in a manufacturing cell according to a manufacturing cell operation plan includes a cell controller that transmits an operation instruction to a manufacturing machine of the manufacturing cell. The cell controller includes a machine operation instructing unit that transmits the operation instruction to each manufacturing machine based on an operation schedule, an operation information collecting unit that collects operation information of the manufacturing machine, an alarm probability estimating unit that estimates an alarm occurrence probability of the manufacturing machine, a schedule candidate creating unit that creates at least one operation schedule candidate having a changed order of an operation element of the operation schedule or start time, and an optimal candidate selecting unit that selects a shortest necessary time that takes the alarm occurrence into account from the operation schedule and the operation schedule candidate as a selected operation schedule.
US10897043B2
A secondary battery includes a first electrode; a first active material fluid which is electrically connected to the first electrode, contains a first active material and a supporting salt, and is flowable; and a second electrode including a structure which is formed by containing a second active material, the structure either being immersed in the first active material fluid or holding the first active material fluid, and a separating membrane disposed between the first active material fluid and the structure, the separating membrane having ion conducting properties and insulating properties.
US10897037B2
The invention is directed to a process for forming a particle film on a substrate. Preferably, a series of corona guns, staggered to optimize film thickness uniformity, are oriented on both sides of a slowly translating grounded substrate (copper or aluminum for the anode or cathode, respectively). The substrate is preferably slightly heated to induce binder flow, and passed through a set of hot rollers that further induce melting and improve film uniformity. The sheeting is collected on a roll or can be combined in-situ and rolled into a single-cell battery. The invention is also directed to products formed by the processes of the invention and, in particular, batteries.
US10897032B2
Disclosed herein is a jig for assembly of a battery module, the jig including a housing having a first accommodation portion configured to accommodate a battery cell and a second accommodation portion disposed so as to be spaced apart from the first accommodation portion, the second accommodation portion being configured to accommodate a circuit board in the state of being spaced apart from the battery cell, wherein the battery cell is accommodated in the first accommodation portion, and the circuit board is accommodated in the second accommodation portion, whereby the orientation of the circuit board with respect to the battery cell may be maintained.
US10897023B2
An optoelectronic device has an electron transport layer, an active layer, and a hole transport layer. Each of the electron transport layer, the active layer, and the hole transport layer has quantum dots.
US10897013B2
Provided is an organic electric element including an electron blocking layer and a hole transport layer capable of improving the luminous efficiency, stability, and lifetime of the organic electric element, and an electronic device including the same.
US10897010B2
A mask frame assembly manufactured via an extension-welding process on a stage, the mask frame assembly includes: a mask frame disposed on a stage, the mask frame including a first frame and a second frame having a first length, and a third frame and a fourth frame having a second length, the second length less than the first length. The mask frame assembly also includes a mask having respective ends welded and combined onto the first frame and the second frame. The first frame and the second frame include a slot disposed toward the stage, and at least portions of the first frame and the second frame corresponding to the slot are not in contact with the stage. The third frame and the fourth frame and the stage are in contact with the stage.
US10897007B2
According to one embodiment, a magnetic memory device includes a first magnetic region, a first counter magnetic region, and a first nonmagnetic region provided between the first magnetic region and the first counter magnetic region. The first magnetic region includes a first magnetic film, a second magnetic film, and an intermediate film. The first magnetic film is provided between the second magnetic film and the first nonmagnetic region. The intermediate film includes Ru and is provided between the first magnetic film and the second magnetic film. A distance along a first direction between the first magnetic film and the second magnetic film is not less than 1.8 nm and not more than 2.2 nm. The first direction is from the first counter magnetic region toward the first magnetic region.
US10897006B2
A magnetic memory device including a substrate including a cell region and a peripheral circuit region; a first interlayer insulating layer covering the cell region and the peripheral circuit region of the substrate; interconnection lines in the first interlayer insulating layer; a peripheral conductive line and a peripheral conductive contact on the first interlayer insulating layer on the peripheral circuit region, the peripheral conductive contact being between the peripheral conductive line and a corresponding one of the interconnection lines; a bottom electrode contact on the first interlayer insulating layer on the cell region and connected to a corresponding one of the interconnection lines; and a data storage pattern on the bottom electrode contact, wherein the peripheral conductive line is at a height between a top surface of the bottom electrode contact and a bottom surface of the bottom electrode contact.
US10897003B2
An opposite-side dielectric ceramic layer is in contact with a first opposite-surface electrode layer and a second opposite-surface electrode layer. A mounting-side dielectric ceramic layer is in contact with a first mounting-surface electrode layer and a second mounting-surface electrode layer. A mounting-side inner electrode layer is separated from the first mounting-surface electrode layer and the second mounting-surface electrode layer by the mounting-side dielectric ceramic layer, disposed on the mounting-side dielectric ceramic layer, extending from a first side-surface electrode layer, and separated from a second side-surface electrode layer. In a cross-sectional view including a lamination direction and a length direction, a position in which the second mounting-surface electrode layer has a maximum thickness is shifted toward a second side surface in the length direction with respect to a position in which the second opposite-surface electrode layer has a maximum thickness.
US10897001B2
Provided is a thermoelectric conversion module, in which n-type thermoelectric conversion elements and p-type thermoelectric conversion elements are formed of materials having different thermal expansion coefficients, one surface sides of the n-type thermoelectric conversion elements and one surface sides of the p-type thermoelectric conversion elements are aligned and joined on one surface side of an insulating substrate, and thermal conductive members are formed on other surface sides of the n-type thermoelectric conversion elements and other surface side of the p-type thermoelectric conversion elements, respectively.
US10896987B2
The present invention is a sealing sheet for a back surface of a solar cell comprising only one polyester film, wherein the polyester film is composed of at least the layer A and the layer B, or the layer A, the layer B and the layer C described below, wherein the polyester film has a given whiteness and a given average reflectance of the polyester film, a given acid value of the polyester, a given thickness of the whole polyester film, a given thickness of the A layer and the B layer, and a given content of the inorganic fine particles in the whole polyester film. Layer A: a polyester resin layer in which the content of the inorganic fine particles is 10 to 35% by mass Layer B: a polyester resin layer in which the content of the inorganic fine particles is 0 to 8% by mass, which is the smallest among the contents of the inorganic fine particles in the layer A, the layer B and the layer C Layer C: a polyester resin layer in which the content of the inorganic fine particles is 0.4 to 10% by mass.
US10896986B2
Solar cell stack comprising III-V semiconductor layers, which includes a first subcell having a first band gap and a first lattice constant and which includes a second subcell having a second band gap and a second lattice constant, and which includes an intermediate layer sequence disposed between the two solar cells. The intermediate layer sequence including a first barrier layer and a first tunnel diode and a second barrier layer, and the layers being arranged in the specified order. The tunnel diode includes a degenerate n+ layer having a third lattice constant and a degenerate p+ layer having a fourth lattice constant, the fourth lattice constant being smaller than the third lattice constant, and the first band gap being smaller than the second band gap, and the p+ layer having a different material composition than the n+ layer.
US10896983B2
The instant disclosure provides an optical component packaging structure which includes a far-infrared sensor chip, a first metal layer, a packaging housing and a covering member. The far-infrared sensor chip includes a semiconductor substrate and a semiconductor stack structure. The semiconductor substrate has a first surface, a second surface which is opposite to the first surface, and a cavity. The semiconductor stack structure is disposed on the first surface of the semiconductor substrate, and a part of the semiconductor stack structure is located above the cavity. The first metal layer is disposed on the second surface of the semiconductor substrate, the packaging housing is used to encapsulate the far-infrared sensor chip and expose at least a part of the far-infrared sensor chip, and the covering member is disposed above the semiconductor stack structure.
US10896978B2
In an oxide semiconductor device including an active layer region constituted by an oxide semiconductor, stability when a stress is applied is improved. The oxide semiconductor device includes an active layer region constituted by an oxide semiconductor of indium (In), gallium (Ga), and zinc (Zn), wherein the active layer region contains an element selected from titanium (Ti), zirconium (Zr), and hafnium (Hf) that are Group 4 elements, or carbon (C), silicon (Si), germanium (Ge), and tin (Sn) that are Group 14 elements at a number density in a range of 1×1016 to 1×1020 cm−3.
US10896976B2
A shallow trench isolation layer is formed on a structure comprising semiconductor fins. Portions of the fins are recessed to a level below the shallow trench isolation layer. Epitaxial stressor regions are then formed on the recessed fin areas. A bottom portion of the epitaxial stressor regions are contained by the shallow trench isolation layer, which delays formation of the diamond shape as the epitaxial region is grown. Once the epitaxial stressor regions exceed the level of the shallow trench isolation layer, the diamond shape starts to form. The result of delaying the start of the diamond growth pattern is that the epitaxial regions are narrower for a given fin height. This allows for taller fins, which provide more current handling capacity, while the narrower epitaxial stressor regions enable a smaller fin pitch, allowing for increased circuit density.
US10896974B2
A method for fabricating a semiconductor device includes forming a channel region in a semiconductor substrate. The channel region is made of a first material. The method also includes forming source and drain regions in the semiconductor substrate. The method further includes forming a recess between the channel region and the drain region. The method further includes forming a tunnel barrier layer in the recess. The tunnel barrier layer is made of a second material, and a bandgap of the second material is greater than a bandgap of the first material. The method further includes forming a gate stack on the channel region.
US10896972B2
Embodiments of the invention are directed to a method and resulting structures for a semiconductor device having self-aligned contacts. In a non-limiting embodiment of the invention, a semiconductor fin is formed vertically extending from a bottom source/drain region of a substrate. A conductive gate is formed over a channel region of the semiconductor fin. A top source/drain region is formed on a surface of the semiconductor fin and a top metallization layer is formed on the top source/drain region. A dielectric cap is formed over the top metallization layer.
US10896971B2
A method for manufacturing a semiconductor device includes forming a fin on a semiconductor substrate, and forming a bottom source/drain region adjacent a base of the fin. In the method, a dielectric layer, a work function metal layer and a first gate metal layer are sequentially deposited on the bottom source/drain region and around the fin. The dielectric layer, the work function metal layer and the first gate metal layer form a gate structure. The method also includes removing the dielectric layer, the work function metal layer and the first gate metal layer from an end portion of the fin, and depositing a second gate metal layer around the end portion of the fin in place of the removed dielectric layer, the removed work function metal layer and the removed first gate metal layer. The second gate metal layer contacts the end portion of the fin.
US10896964B2
A semiconductor device comprising a plurality of active patterns on a substrate. The semiconductor device may include a device isolation layer defining the plurality of active patterns, a gate electrode extending across the plurality of active patterns, and a source/drain pattern on the active patterns. The plurality of active patterns may comprise a first active pattern and a second active pattern. The source/drain pattern comprises a first part on the first active pattern, a second part on the second active pattern, and a third part extending from the first part and along an upper portion of the first active pattern. The device isolation layer comprises a first outer segment on a sidewall of the first active pattern below the source/drain pattern. A lowermost level of a bottom surface of the third part may be lower than an uppermost level of a top surface of the first outer segment.
US10896962B2
Semiconductor devices and methods of forming the same include forming an inner spacer on a semiconductor fin. Two outer spacers are formed around the inner spacer, with one outer spacer being in contact with the inner spacer and with the other outer spacer being separated from the inner spacer by a gap. A dipole-forming layer is formed on the semiconductor fin in the gap. The inner spacer is etched away. A gate stack is formed on the semiconductor fin, between the outer spacers.
US10896961B2
A semiconductor device is provided comprising an active portion and a terminating structure. The semiconductor device is provided comprising the active portion provided in the semiconductor substrate and a terminating structure provided at a termination of the front surface side of the semiconductor substrate and that mitigates an electric field of the termination. In the electric field distribution of the front surface side of the terminating structure, during rated voltage application, an electric field at the end portion of the active portion side may be smaller than a maximum value of an electric field distribution of the front surface side. In addition, the electric field distribution of the terminating structure may have a maximum peak of the electric field on the edge side opposite to the active portion with respect to a center of the terminating structure.
US10896955B2
A semiconductor device includes a substrate, an active region disposed on the substrate and extending in a first direction, a device isolation layer adjacent to the active region, a gate structure disposed in the active region, the gate structure extending in a second direction crossing the first direction, and covering a portion of the device isolation layer, a gate separation pattern contacting an end of the gate structure, and an impurity region disposed below the gate separation pattern and on the device isolation layer.
US10896940B2
A transparent display device including a base substrate and a plurality of pixels disposed on the base substrate, each pixel having an emission area and a transmission area transparent to external light, each of the pixels including a circuit element layer disposed on the base substrate, a first electrode disposed on the circuit element layer and corresponding to the emission area, a pixel define layer disposed on the circuit element layer, the pixel define layer including a first sidewall defining the emission area and a second sidewall defining the transmission area, an emission layer disposed on the first electrode and corresponding to the emission area, and a second electrode disposed on the emission layer and including an opening that corresponds to the transmission area, in which the first sidewall is inclined at a first angle, and the second sidewall is inclined at a second angle greater than the first angle.
US10896937B2
The present application relates to a display device. The display device includes a body; a display screen disposed on the body. The display screen includes a first display region and a light transmissive region. The first display region has a light emitting surface facing away from the body, a light receiving module located between the display screen and the body, a second display region disposed between the display screen and the body, and the second display region is configured to compensate the light transmissive region to display image information in the light transmissive region; and a light path structure positioned between the display screen and the body.
US10896927B2
A micro-LED transfer method, manufacturing method and device are provided. The micro-LED transfer method comprises: obtaining a laser-transparent carrier substrate having a first surface and a second surface with micro-LEDs; forming a protection layer on at least one of the first surface and the second surface and a third surface of a receiving substrate, wherein the third surface is to receive the micro-LEDs to be transferred via pads; bringing the micro-LEDs to be transferred into contact with the pads on the third surface; and irradiating the micro-LEDs to be transferred with laser from the first surface to lift-off the micro-LEDs to be transferred from the carrier substrate wherein the protection layer configured to protect the third surface from the irradiation of the laser.
US10896923B2
An imaging device that has a structure where a transistor is used in common by a plurality of pixels and is capable of imaging with a global shutter system is provided. A transistor that resets the potential of a charge detection portion, a transistor that outputs a signal corresponding to the potential of the charge detection portion, and a transistor that selects a pixel are used in common by the plurality of pixels. A node AN (a first charge retention portion), a node FD (a second charge retention portion), and a node FDX (the charge detection portion) are provided. Imaging data obtained in the node AN is transferred to the node FD, and the imaging data is sequentially transferred from the node FD to the node FDX to be read.
US10896920B2
A substrate including a gate line and a gate electrode disposed on a substrate, an oxide semiconductor layer pattern overlapping the gate electrode, a gate insulating layer disposed between the gate electrode and the oxide semiconductor layer pattern, a data line intersecting the gate line, a source electrode electrically connected to the oxide semiconductor layer pattern, a drain electrode electrically connected to the oxide semiconductor layer, the drain electrode spaced apart from the source electrode, and an insulating pattern including a first portion, which is disposed between the gate line and the data line and at least partially overlaps with both of the gate line and the data line.
