Techniques for identifying issues related to digital interactions on websites
Granted: December 29, 2020
Patent Number:
10880358
Techniques are described herein for identifying issues related to digital interactions. For example, a detection system may be provided to analyze suspect sessions to determine if one or more stages associated with the suspect sessions are underperforming compared to corresponding stages associated with similar sessions. The detection system may provide a user interface that allows a user to select one or more attributes that may be associated with one or more sessions. Selection of the…
Superconducting field-programmable gate array
Granted: December 29, 2020
Patent Number:
10879905
The various embodiments described herein include methods, devices, and systems for operating superconducting circuitry. In one aspect, a programmable circuit includes: (1) a superconducting component arranged in a multi-dimensional array of alternating narrow and wide portions; (2) a plurality of heat sources, each heat source thermally-coupled to, and electrically-isolated from, a respective narrow portion of the multi-dimensional array; and (3) a plurality of electrical terminals, each…
Graphical user interface with intelligent icons
Granted: December 29, 2020
Patent Number:
10878946
A system for signaling coordinated workers in a common goal through intelligent icons transferred across networks to computer screens. The system can comprise one or more electronic data processors. The system can also include a module configured to execute on the more or more electronic data processors, where the module can be configured to display a plurality of intelligent icons, each containing authorizing information that is retained in a file associated with a authorizing entity on…
System of traffic forecasting
Granted: December 29, 2020
Patent Number:
10878695
A system for traffic forecasting which calculates a traffic accident incidence within a specific distance from road surface information sensed through a sensor, weather information and traffic information, thereby informing a driver of traffic accident incidence according to the speed and providing the driver with an image corresponding thereto are described. The system includes a sensor part for sensing at least one of a predetermined first information, a communication part for…
System and method enabling location, identification, authentication and ranging with social networking features
Granted: December 29, 2020
Patent Number:
10878211
An extensible system for intercommunication between smartphones and intelligent digital cameras that permits acquisition, identification, authentication and communication outside the cellular and networked interfaces. This concept provides a means for smartphones to intercommunicate securely and directly without network, or radio based wireless connection and to provide private visual and motion-image data communication at reasonable rates between parties outside of the cellular network.…
Adaptive pre-fetch
Granted: December 29, 2020
Patent Number:
10877893
Adaptive pre-fetching devices can predict data placement to improve the operating and/or electrical efficiency of a data storage system. A future input/output operation can be predicted from a current input/output operation, the state of the data storage apparatus, relationships between data currently being processed and data previously processed, or other factors. The apparatus and methods can improve data storage efficiency by selectively pre-fetching data, relocating data on the data…
Thermoelectric heat energy recovery module generator for application in a Stirling-electric hybrid automobile
Granted: December 29, 2020
Patent Number:
10876456
A vehicle is provided which includes a Stirling Cycle engine that generates a flow of exhaust gases from the external combustion of a fuel supply. The vehicle is equipped with a thermoelectric generator module which is in fluidic communication with the flow of exhaust gases generated by the Stirling Cycle engine. The thermoelectric generator module includes a thermopile array, and generates electrical energy from the thermal energy in the flow of exhaust gases.
Method and device for identifying nucleotide, and method and device for determining nucleotide sequence of polynucleotide
Granted: December 29, 2020
Patent Number:
10876159
The present invention provides technology that uses current measurements to identify nucleotides and determine a nucleotide sequence in polynucleotides. The present invention calculates a modal value of a tunnel current that arises when a nucleotide or polynucleotide for analysis passes through between electrodes, and then employs the calculated modal value. The present invention accordingly enables direct rapid implementation to identify nucleotides and to determine a nucleotide…
Method and apparatus for machining a workpiece
Granted: December 15, 2020
Patent Number:
10864580
An example method includes performing a machining operation by providing linear movement of a tool along a feed axis relative to a workpiece while superimposing oscillation of the tool onto the feed axis and providing rotation of the tool relative to the workpiece. During an optimization mode, the machining operation is performed on a first workpiece portion while providing the linear movement at an initial feed velocity, and sequentially superimposing the oscillating at a plurality of…
System and method for biometrics identification and pupillometry
Granted: December 15, 2020
Patent Number:
10867173
A system for photonic illumination for biometric identification and pupillometry. The system includes at least one light source configured for illuminating coherent beam including spatial superposition of at least a first wavelength and a second wavelength, the first wavelength is in the visible spectrum and the second wavelength is in the infrared spectrum. The system further includes an LCD dot array disposed along optical path of the beam such that the beam provides a spatially…
Quantum physical unclonable function
Granted: December 8, 2020
Patent Number:
10862679
According to a first aspect of the present invention, therein is provided a method of determining or generating a unique identifier for a device, the device exhibiting quantum mechanical confinement, the method comprising: measuring a unique quantum mechanical effect of the device that results from the quantum mechanical confinement; and using the measurement to determine or generate the unique identifier.
Garnet materials for Li secondary batteries and methods of making and using garnet materials
Granted: December 8, 2020
Patent Number:
10862161
Set forth herein are garnet material compositions, e.g., lithium-stuffed garnets and lithium-stuffed garnets doped with alumina, which are suitable for use as electrolytes and catholytes in solid state battery applications. Also set forth herein are lithium-stuffed garnet thin films having fine grains therein. Disclosed herein are novel and inventive methods of making and using lithium-stuffed garnets as catholytes, electrolytes and/or anolytes for all solid state lithium rechargeable…
Diode devices based on superconductivity
Granted: December 8, 2020
Patent Number:
10861734
An electronic device (e.g., a diode) is provided that includes a substrate and a patterned layer of superconducting material disposed over the substrate. The patterned layer forms a first electrode, a second electrode, and a loop coupling the first electrode with the second electrode by a first channel and a second channel. The first channel and the second channel have different minimum widths. For a range of current magnitudes, when a magnetic field is applied to the patterned layer of…
Vapor cells having one or more optical windows bonded to a dielectric body
Granted: December 8, 2020
Patent Number:
10859981
In a general aspect, a vapor cell is presented that includes a dielectric body. The dielectric body has a surface that defines an opening to a cavity in the dielectric body. The vapor cell also includes a vapor or a source of the vapor in the cavity of the dielectric body. An optical window covers the opening of the cavity and has a surface bonded to the surface of the dielectric body to form a seal around the opening. The seal includes metal-oxygen bonds formed by reacting a first…
Joint de-duplication-erasure coded distributed storage
Granted: December 1, 2020
Patent Number:
10853187
Methods and apparatus deduplicate and erasure code a message in a data storage system. One example apparatus includes a first chunking circuit that generates a set of data chunks from a message, an outer precoding circuit that generates a set of precoded data chunks and a set of parity symbols from the set of data chunks, a second chunking circuit that generates a set of chunked parity symbols from the set of parity symbols, a deduplication circuit that generates a set of deduplicated…
Methods of purifying nanostructures
Granted: November 24, 2020
Patent Number:
10843273
The present invention relates to methods of purifying nanostructures. The nanostructures may be silver nanowires.
Global storage solution with logical cylinders and capsules
Granted: November 24, 2020
Patent Number:
10846177
Example apparatus and methods control a data storage system to store data in a self-describing logical data storage capsule using a logical cylindrical recording format. Example apparatus and methods assign a searchable, globally unique identifier to the capsule and associate the globally unique identifier with a user. The logical data storage capsule is migrated from a first data storage medium to a second data storage medium without translating or reformatting the data storage capsule.…
Methods and apparatus for magnetic particle analysis using diamond magnetic imaging
Granted: November 24, 2020
Patent Number:
10845449
The present application discloses methods and apparatus for measuring the arbitrary magnetic response of many individual magnetic particles at once, using a plurality of magnetic images of the magnetic particles acquired over a range of magnetic conditions.
Integrated photodetector with direct binning pixel
Granted: November 24, 2020
Patent Number:
10845308
An integrated circuit includes a photodetection region configured to receive incident photons. The photodetection region is configured to produce a plurality of charge carriers in response to the incident photons. The integrated circuit includes at least one charge carrier storage region. The integrated circuit also includes a charge carrier segregation structure configured to selectively direct charge carriers of the plurality of charge carriers directly into the at least one charge…
Quantum printing methods
Granted: November 24, 2020
Patent Number:
10844483
The invention includes apparatus and methods for instantiating and quantum printing materials, such as elemental metals, in a nanoporous carbon powder.
