20th week of 2022 patent applcation highlights part 40 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20220155036 | Crossbow Arrow Rest - In some embodiments, crossbow comprises a frame, a bow portion comprising a bowstring, a latch and a trigger. An arrow rest is supported by the frame at a first location. The frame is also arranged to support the arrow rest at a second location. A distance between the latch and the first location is different from a distance between the latch and the second location. | 2022-05-19 |
20220155037 | GEAR-BASED ARCHERY LIMB CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD HAVING A MOTION GENERATOR - An archery limb control system, method and bow are described herein. The archery limb control system, in an embodiment, includes a motion generator configured to be supported by an archery bow, and the system includes one or more flexible lines configured to be coupled to the limbs of the bow. The system also includes a support configured to support the one or more flexible lines, and the system includes a gear coupled to the support. | 2022-05-19 |
20220155038 | Archery Bow Stand - In some embodiments, a bow stand comprises a first body portion comprising a first cavity. A second body portion is moveable with respect to the first body portion. The second body portion comprises a second cavity. A third body portion is moveable with respect to the first body portion and comprises a third cavity. The first cavity, the second cavity and the third cavity form an engagement cavity arranged to engage a frame of an archery bow. | 2022-05-19 |
20220155039 | CROSSBOW BOWSTRING POSITIONING SYSTEM - Crossbow bowstring positioning systems are provided. In one aspect of the invention a crossbow bowstring positioning system has a crank housing supporting an axle and positioning a first connector at a front facing surface of the crank housing, a length of rope connected between two separated points on the axle; a bowstring connector joined to the length of rope and connectable to a bowstring of the crossbow, a mounting having a buffer tube mount mountable to a buffer tube of a crossbow; and a crank operable to rotate the axle to control an extent to which the rope is wound onto the axle and a position of the bowstring connector relative to the axle. The crank housing and mounting can be readily assembled in a small space and an efficient manner while providing paths through which a force experienced by the axle during use can be resisted. | 2022-05-19 |
20220155040 | LIQUID DISPENSING APPARATUS - An apparatus | 2022-05-19 |
20220155041 | ASSAULT RIFLE CONVERSION KIT - FOLDING GUN STOCK ASSEMBLY - The present invention is related to an Assault Rifle Conversion Kit, which is characterized by being an alternative for modernization, updating and tactical adaptation to existing and new assault rifles through adjustments that involve minor changes in the weapon and that provide a tactical character for its use in special operations and of great demand. The present conversion kit mainly comprises six selected sets of stock set, tactical grip set, second grip set, cover set, reload handle set and forearm set which can be attached to different types of assault rifles, due to the versatility of adaptation they have. | 2022-05-19 |
20220155042 | DEEP CONCEALMENT HOLSTER ASSEMBLY - Example implementations relating to a deep concealment holster assembly are disclosed herein. In one particular implementation, a holster specifically designed and/or structured for a waist belt concealment may be adapted for a deep concealment. | 2022-05-19 |
20220155043 | Auxiliary Battery Lock-Out for Holographic Weapon Sight - Power supply systems and methods for holographic weapon sights having a power switch that completely cuts off the power supply to eliminate parasitic power drain when an electro-optical sight is not in use to improve battery life. | 2022-05-19 |
20220155044 | PASSIVE SHOCK-ABSORBING SYSTEM FOR A SIGHTING APPARATUS - Disclosed is a passive shock-absorbing system for a sighting apparatus installed on a device including equipment generating the shocks, the system including two rigid plates substantially parallel to one another, via a first plate secured to the part of the device including the equipment and a second plate secured to the sighting apparatus, the plates being connected to one another by a position return component returning the plates to a determined relative rest position after absorbing a shock. The system is characterized in that the position return component includes a line-point-plane positioning unit with balls between the two plates and a set of elastic return members connecting the two plates to one another. A corresponding device is also desclosed. | 2022-05-19 |
20220155045 | WARHEAD AND METHOD OF PRODUCING SAME - A method for producing a warhead with directed blasting action involves the step of making an outer casing and arranging therein a charge with a cavity situated at the front end of the charge. An insert whose shape corresponds to the shape of the cavity is arranged on the surface of the charge. The method furthermore involves the step of depositing a material on the insert in an additive manufacturing process. A warhead manufactured according to the method includes an outer casing, a charge with a cavity situated at the front end of the charge, and an insert. A material is deposited on the insert. | 2022-05-19 |
20220155046 | WARHEAD AND METHOD OF PRODUCING SAME - A procedure for producing a warhead with controlled fragmentation includes manufacturing an inner shell and filling it with an explosive substance. The procedure further includes providing a net around the outer surface of the inner shell as well as depositing a material on and around the net. A warhead is produced by the procedure and includes an inner shell. A material applied to the warhead comprises weak points for guided fragmentation of the deposited material upon detonation of the warhead. | 2022-05-19 |
20220155047 | ADJUSTABLE CARRIER DEVICE - A carrier device includes: a first panel having hooks, and an inward side, the inward side facing an interior of the carrier device; a second panel having an inward side, the inward side facing the interior of the carrier device opposite the inward side of the first panel; and a binding member for releasably connecting the hooks of the first panel to the second panel. The first panel includes an exterior surface opposite the inward side thereof. All portions of the hooks are flush or sunken relative to the exterior surface of the first panel. The binding member draws lateral edges of the first panel toward lateral edges of the second panel to maintain frictional engagement of an inserted magazine or other article with interior contact points of the carrier device. The panels may include mounting holes for mounting the carrier on another device or structure. | 2022-05-19 |
20220155048 | GAUGE APPARATUS, SYSTEM AND METHOD - A gauge apparatus includes a body member, one or more gauge arms biased outwardly from the body member for engagement with a wall of the elongated space, and one or more deformable regions. The gauge apparatus is configured so that a variation in an outward extension of each gauge arm from the body member induces a change in strain in a corresponding one of the one or more deformable regions. A gauge system includes the gauge apparatus and an optical fiber attached to the gauge apparatus so that a strain in each deformable region of the gauge apparatus is transferred to a corresponding sensor portion of the optical fiber. The gauge system may be used for making real-time measurements of a geometry of an elongated space such as a wellbore of an oil and gas well. | 2022-05-19 |
20220155049 | HIGH POWER DEVICE FAULT LOCALIZATION VIA DIE SURFACE CONTOURING - A method of preparing a computer processor die includes determining a warpage shape of the computer processor die at a testing temperature. The method also includes selectively contouring a thickness of the computer processor die at a contouring temperature by physically removing material from a surface of the computer processor die such that the surface will be substantially flat at the testing temperature. | 2022-05-19 |
20220155050 | ROTARY INDUCTIVE SENSOR - A system, comprising: a processing circuitry configured to: receive a first signal that is indicative of a flux density of a magnetic field, the magnetic field being generated by a rotating target; identify a level of a predetermined type of peak in the first signal, the predetermined type of peak occurring once during each revolution of the target; and output a reference signal when an instant level of the first signal matches the level of the predetermined type of peak. | 2022-05-19 |
20220155051 | ABSOLUTE ENCODER - An absolute encoder preferable in being made compact is provided. | 2022-05-19 |
20220155052 | Configuration and Operation of Array of Self-Mixing Interferometry Sensors - A sensor system includes a self-mixing interferometry sensor; a drive circuit configured to apply a modulated drive signal to an input of the self-mixing interferometry sensor; a mixer circuit configured to mix a modulated output of the self-mixing interferometry sensor with a local oscillator signal that is orthogonal to the modulated drive signal over a period of time; an integrator circuit configured to integrate an output of the mixer circuit over the period of time; and a processor configured to determine, using an output of the integrator circuit, at least one of a round-trip propagation time of electromagnetic radiation emitted by the self-mixing interferometry sensor and reflected back into the self-mixing interferometry sensor by an object or medium, or a velocity of the object or medium. | 2022-05-19 |
20220155053 | SENSOR HEAD - A sensor head is provided and achieves improved measurement accuracy while reducing measurement time. The sensor head includes: a case including a first case section having a lens therein, a second case section having an objective lens therein, and a third case section providing connection between the first case section and the second case section. Inside the third case section, a mirror member for folding light incident thereon from the lens toward the objective lens is disposed, and a hollow tube providing communication between through holes respectively formed in the mirror member and the objective lens is provided. | 2022-05-19 |
20220155054 | GENERATION OF STEREO-SPATIO-TEMPORAL CROP CONDITION MEASUREMENTS BASED ON HUMAN OBSERVATIONS AND HEIGHT MEASUREMENTS - A method includes receiving manual input from a human operator, where the manual input includes human observation data measurements associated with plants in a growing area. The method also includes, for each human observation data measurement, identifying a height of a movable portion of a mobile platform on which the human operator rides, identifying a location of the mobile platform in the growing area, identifying a time at which the human observation data measurement is received, and associating the human observation data measurement with a three-dimensional position within the growing area and the time in order to generate a spatio-temporal data measurement. The three-dimensional position includes the height and the location. The method further includes storing, processing, or transmitting at least some of the spatio-temporal data measurements or one or more results based on at least some of the spatio-temporal data measurements. | 2022-05-19 |
20220155055 | Method and Device for Superresolution Optical Measurement using Singular Optics - An optical method of measurement and an optical apparatus for determining the spatial position of at least one luminous object on a sample. A sequence of at least two compact luminous distributions of different topological families is projected onto the sample, and light re-emitted by the at least one luminous object is detected. At least one optical image is generated for each luminous distribution on the basis of the light detected. The optical images are analyzed to obtain spatiotemporal information regarding the light re-emitted by the at least one luminous object, or location of the at least one luminous object. | 2022-05-19 |
20220155056 | THREE-DIMENSIONAL SHAPE MEASURING APPARATUS, THREE-DIMENSIONAL SHAPE MEASURING METHOD, PROGRAM, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - A three-dimensional shape measuring apparatus includes: a single projector device that projects a first light pattern whose luminance changes at a first cycle and a second light pattern whose luminance changes at a second cycle that is longer than the first cycle on a measured object; an image capture device that acquire an image of the measured object on which the first or second light pattern is projected; and an image processing device that processes the image acquired by the image capture device. The image processing device includes a relative phase value calculation unit that calculates a relative phase value on each part of the measured object based on a luminance value of an image of the measured object on which the first light pattern is projected, an absolute phase value calculation unit that calculates an absolute phase value on each part of the measured object based on a luminance value and the relative phase value of an image of the measured object on which the second light pattern is projected, and a three-dimensional coordinate calculation unit that calculates three-dimensional coordinates at each part of the measured object based on the absolute phase value. | 2022-05-19 |
20220155057 | THREE-DIMENSIONAL SHAPE MEASURING APPARATUS, THREE-DIMENSIONAL SHAPE MEASURING METHOD, PROGRAM, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - A three-dimensional shape measuring apparatus includes: a single projector device that projects a first light pattern whose luminance changes at a first cycle and a second light pattern whose luminance changes at a second cycle that is longer than the first cycle on a measured object; an image capture device that acquire an image of the measured object on which the first or second light pattern is projected; and an image processing device that processes the image acquired by the image capture device. The image processing device includes a relative phase value calculation unit that calculates a relative phase value on each part of the measured object based on a luminance value of an image of the measured object on which the first light pattern is projected, an absolute phase value calculation unit that calculates an absolute phase value on each part of the measured object based on a luminance value and the relative phase value of an image of the measured object on which the second light pattern is projected, and a three-dimensional coordinate calculation unit that calculates three-dimensional coordinates at each part of the measured object based on the absolute phase value. | 2022-05-19 |
20220155058 | THREE-DIMENSIONAL SHAPE MEASURING APPARATUS, THREE-DIMENSIONAL SHAPE MEASURING METHOD, PROGRAM, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - A three-dimensional shape measuring apparatus includes: a single projector device that projects a first light pattern whose luminance changes at a first cycle and a second light pattern whose luminance changes at a second cycle that is longer than the first cycle on a measured object; an image capture device that acquire an image of the measured object on which the first or second light pattern is projected; and an image processing device that processes the image acquired by the image capture device. The image processing device includes a relative phase value calculation unit that calculates a relative phase value on each part of the measured object based on a luminance value of an image of the measured object on which the first light pattern is projected, an absolute phase value calculation unit that calculates an absolute phase value on each part of the measured object based on a luminance value and the relative phase value of an image of the measured object on which the second light pattern is projected, and a three-dimensional coordinate calculation unit that calculates three-dimensional coordinates at each part of the measured object based on the absolute phase value. | 2022-05-19 |
20220155059 | DEPTH DATA MEASURING HEAD, MEASUREMENT DEVICE AND MEASURING METHOD - A depth data measuring head ( | 2022-05-19 |
20220155060 | TRIANGULATION SCANNER WITH BLUE-LIGHT PROJECTOR - A triangulation scanner having an enclosure, a projector coupled to the enclosure and configured to emit a first light, and three cameras also coupled to the enclosure. The scanner further includes at least one processor to determine the three-dimensional coordinates in a local frame of reference based at least in part on receiving the first light. | 2022-05-19 |
20220155061 | HOIST AND WINCH CABLE ANGLE SENSOR - An assembly includes a hoist or a winch, a cable, and a fleet angle sensor. The fleet angle sensor includes a frame disposed around an opening and the cable extends through the opening. A first photodetector with multiple light-receiving zones is mounted on the frame. A first light source is mounted on the frame opposite the first photodetector. A shield device is under the frame and includes a shield frame and a cover. The shield frame is around the cable and the cover extends from the shield frame toward the cable, with the cable extending through the cover. | 2022-05-19 |
20220155062 | MEASUREMENT SYSTEM, SUBSTRATE PROCESSING SYSTEM, AND DEVICE MANUFACTURING METHOD - A measurement system to be used in a micro-device manufacturing line is equipped with: a plurality of measurement devices which performs measurement processing on each substrate; and a controller that can control the plurality of measurement devices, and the plurality of measurement devices includes at least one first measurement device which acquires position information of a plurality of marks formed on a substrate. | 2022-05-19 |
20220155063 | VEHICLE WHEEL ALIGNMENT MEASUREMENT SYSTEM CAMERA AND ADAS CALIBRATION SUPPORT STRUCTURE - A support structure having a vertical element supporting a set of cameras associated with a vehicle measurement or inspection system together with at least one target structure required for realignment or recalibration of onboard vehicle safety system sensors. A camera crossbeam carried by the support structure locates the set of cameras as required to view a vehicle undergoing measurement or inspection. The target structure is affixed to the vertical element of the support structure, at an elevation suitable for observation by at least one vehicle onboard sensors during a realignment or recalibration procedure. A set of rollers facilitates positioning of the target structure on a supporting floor surface during a realignment or recalibration procedure. | 2022-05-19 |
20220155064 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MONITORING DEPOSITION PROCESS - Quantification of the passivation and the selectivity in deposition process is disclosed. The passivation is evaluated by calculating film thicknesses on pattern lines and spaces. An XPS signal is used, which is normalized with X-ray flux number. The method is efficient for calculating thickness in selective deposition process, wherein the thickness can be used as metric to measure selectivity. Measured photoelectrons for each of the materials can be expressed as a function of the thickness of the material overlaying it, adjusted by material constant and effective attenuation length. In selective deposition over a patterned wafer, the three expressions can be solved to determine the thickness of the intended deposition and the thickness of any unintended deposition over passivated pattern. | 2022-05-19 |
20220155065 | MEASUREMENT APPARATUS, CONTROL APPARATUS, AND CONTROL METHOD - A measurement apparatus includes a sensor that measures a workpiece, a multi-axis robot that moves the sensor in a three-dimensional space, a position determination part that determines i) a plurality of measurement positions that are positions along a normal direction at each of a plurality of positions to be measured on the workpiece and ii) a direction of the sensor at each of the plurality of measurement positions on the basis of at least either design data or captured image data indicating the geometry of the workpiece, a moving control part that sequentially moves the sensor to the plurality of measurement positions by controlling the robot, and a measurement control part that outputs measured data indicating a result that the sensor measured at each of the plurality of measurement positions in association with the plurality of positions to be measured. | 2022-05-19 |
20220155066 | HANDHELD ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR GEOMETRIC MEASUREMENTS AND MARKING AN INTERSECTION POINT - A handheld electronic device that includes two or more multi-axis distance measurement sensors for simultaneously measuring distance from two or more reference points in space. The device is used to locate a target point on a surface at the predetermined distances from the two or more reference points. The device can further include a marking unit to mark the target point on the surface. | 2022-05-19 |
20220155067 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR EXTENDING THE SPATIAL COVERAGE OF A REFERENCE PRESSURE NETWORK - Extending the spatial coverage of a reference pressure network. Particular embodiments described herein include machines that initially determine that an estimated position of a mobile device resides outside a coverage area of a network of reference pressure sensors. Reference-level pressures corresponding to reference pressure sensors of the network are determined using measurements of pressure from the network of reference pressure sensors. A pressure pattern for a region that includes the estimated position and an area not included in the coverage area of the network is determined using reference-level pressures that were not determined using measurements of pressure from the network of reference pressure sensors. The reference-level pressures corresponding to reference pressure sensors of the network and the pressure pattern are used to determine a reference-level pressure value for use in calibrating a pressure sensor of the mobile device or for use in estimating an altitude of the mobile device. | 2022-05-19 |
20220155068 | TILT ANALYSIS SYSTEM, TILT ANALYSIS METHOD, STORAGE MEDIUM STORING TILT ANALYSIS PROGRAM, AND SURVEY TARGET DEVICE - A tilt analysis system including: a surveying device configured to survey a position of a survey target device by irradiating the survey target device with surveying light, the survey target device including an attachment portion to be attached to a columnar object, and a reflector that reflects the surveying light; a portable terminal device; a reference value acquisition unit configured to acquire a first point obtained by surveying the position of the survey target device attached to a bottom of the columnar object; a column top value acquisition unit configured to acquire a second point obtained by surveying the position of the survey target device attached to the top of the columnar object; a tilt analysis unit configured to generate tilt information indicating in which direction the columnar object tilts; and a tilt information output unit configured to output the tilt information generated by the tilt analysis unit. | 2022-05-19 |
20220155069 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR WAVE PREDICTION - A method and system for prediction of wave properties include collecting time series data streams from one or more wave measurement devices and processing the data using a wave-prediction algorithm to identify the frequency components of the data and compute wave parameters. The wave-field is propagated in space and time to predict wave height, speed, and velocity at a target location. A sliding window approach is used to continuously update the prediction in real-time. | 2022-05-19 |
20220155070 | FLUID ANALYSIS APPARATUS, SYSTEM AND METHOD - The present invention provides an apparatus adapted to survey a predetermined characteristic within a body of fluid adjacent an axis that transects the body of fluid, the apparatus comprising: a survey member interposed between first and second position defining arrangements; and at least one instrumentality associated with the survey member, each instrumentality adapted to survey the predetermined characteristic of the body of fluid adjacent the axis, wherein a survey of the predetermined characteristic is conducted over a predetermined time period. The present invention provides a method of surveying a predetermined characteristic within a body of fluid adjacent an axis that transects the body of fluid, the method comprising the steps of: deploying into a body of fluid at least one apparatus according to the first aspect of the invention; and obtaining survey data of the predetermined characteristic from one or more of the instrumentalities over the predetermined time period. The present invention also provides methods of determining whether a potentially suitable site is a suitable site for operative location of a fluid-based electricity generator, and other related methods. | 2022-05-19 |
20220155071 | Environment Sensor Platform, System and Method - The instant innovation presents a real-time environmental-sensing platform and system and method for water level monitoring, reporting and human warning. The platform, system, and method monitors rising water levels throughout a given geographical area and provides real-time and trending data on flooding and flooding risks. The instant innovation utilizes an environmental sensing platform comprised of a plurality of sensor nodes that may be geographically dispersed for both collecting environmental data on a regular or variable-frequency schedule, and transmitting the environmental data. The instant innovation further utilizes one or more wireless communication protocols configured to receive and transmit the environmental data, a cloud platform configured to receive, store, analyze and support real-time stream processing of the environmental data and generating environmental data reports thereof, and an external device for receiving, relaying and/or displaying report and alert information received from the cloud platform. | 2022-05-19 |
20220155072 | PHYSICAL QUANTITY SENSOR - A physical quantity sensor includes a substrate, an anchor portion, a surrounding portion, a detecting element, a moving portion, and a beam portion. The anchor portion is formed on the same side as a principal surface of the substrate and fixed to the substrate. The surrounding portion is formed on the same side as the principal surface of the substrate and surrounds the anchor portion. The detecting element detects a physical quantity as a target of detection. The moving portion is provided with at least a part of the detecting element, formed on the same side as the principal surface of the substrate, and connected to the surrounding portion. The beam portion is formed on the same side as the principal surface of the substrate and connects the anchor portion and the surrounding portion together. | 2022-05-19 |
20220155073 | MICROELECTROMECHANICAL SYSTEMS DEVICE INCLUDING A PROOF MASS AND MOVABLE PLATE - A MEMS device can include a substrate having a first side and a second side, the substrate including an aperture extending from the first side through the substrate to the second side. The device can include a support structure coupled to the substrate the first side. The device can include a resilient structure coupled to the support structure. The device can include a rigid movable plate coupled to the support structure via the resilient structure and positioned over the aperture. The device can include a proof mass coupled to the movable plate, the proof mass extending into the aperture. The device can include an electrode located on an opposite side of the movable plate from the proof mass. | 2022-05-19 |
20220155074 | SILICON PHOTONIC INTEGRATED CIRCUIT AND FIBER OPTIC GYROSCOPE APPARATUS USING GRATING COUPLERS - A silicon photonic integrated circuit is provided, which includes a first optical power splitter, a second optical power splitter, a first grating coupler and a second grating coupler. The first optical power splitter has an input, a first output and a second output, in which the input is configured to receive an inputted beam, and the first output is configured to output a returned beam. The second optical power splitter has an input, a first output and a second output, in which the input is coupled to the second output of the first optical power splitter. The first and second grating couplers are respectively coupled to the first and second outputs of the second optical power splitter, and are configured to optically couple two opposite ends of a fiber coil, respectively. | 2022-05-19 |
20220155075 | METHOD AND APPARATUS WITH LOCALIZATION - Disclosed is a method and apparatus with localization. The method includes determining a sensor-based reference position using a position sensor of the vehicle, determining an image-based reference position of the vehicle based on image information of the vehicle captured using a camera of the vehicle, setting an acceptance range for the image-based reference position based on a driving situation of the vehicle, and comparing an error level of the image-based reference position to the acceptance range and estimating a current position of the vehicle. | 2022-05-19 |
20220155076 | METHOD, APPARATUS AND SYSTEM FOR NAVIGATING AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES - A navigation method for an autonomous vehicle includes receiving sensor information from a sensor system attached to the autonomous vehicle, receiving object information from a management system that stores information regarding objects in a working area of the autonomous vehicle, and determining a position of the autonomous vehicle based on the sensor information and the object information. | 2022-05-19 |
20220155077 | METHODS OF SPECIFYING GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATIONS, AND DATABASE AND DATABASE OF DATABASES USING THE SAME - A method is provided for integrally specifying a geographic location and an indoor location within a building. When the coordinates of one point on the Earth are given as a geodetic latitude φ, a longitude λ, and an ellipsoidal height h in a geodetic coordinate system based on the Earth ellipsoid, the location of the point is represented with a new coordinates including a Northing N, an Easting E, and selectively a floor representing integer F. The Northing N is given as a linear function of the distance measured along the prime meridian from the latitude-longitude origin to the waypoint, and the Easting is given as a linear function of the distance measured along the parallel of latitude from the waypoint to the ellipsoidal point. | 2022-05-19 |
20220155078 | Intermediate Waypoint Generator - A method for generating intermediate waypoints for a navigation system of a robot includes receiving a navigation route. The navigation route includes a series of high-level waypoints that begin at a starting location and end at a destination location and is based on high-level navigation data. The high-level navigation data is representative of locations of static obstacles in an area the robot is to navigate. The method also includes receiving image data of an environment about the robot from an image sensor and generating at least one intermediate waypoint based on the image data. The method also includes adding the at least one intermediate waypoint to the series of high-level waypoints of the navigation route and navigating the robot from the starting location along the series of high-level waypoints and the at least one intermediate waypoint toward the destination location. | 2022-05-19 |
20220155079 | DEEP SMARTPHONE SENSORS FUSION FOR INDOOR POSITIONING AND TRACKING - A computer-implemented method of determining a position of a portable electronic device in an indoor environment includes: at a first rate, updating an absolute position of a portable electronic device within the indoor environment based on at least one of radio signal data and magnetic field data captured using the portable electronic device; at a second rate that is different than the first rate, selectively updating an estimated displacement of the portable electronic device within the indoor environment, the updating the estimated displacement comprising generating an estimated displacement, by a neural network module, based on inertial sensor data of the portable electronic device; and determining a present position of the portable electronic device within the indoor environment by updating a previous position based on at least one of (a) the estimated displacement and (b) the absolute position. | 2022-05-19 |
20220155080 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETECTING A ROADBLOCK ZONE - The disclosure provides a method, a system, and a computer program product in accordance with at least one example embodiment for detecting a roadblock zone. The method comprises receiving one or more road object observations, determining a map-matched link based on the received one or more road object observations, and calculating, at one or more locations associated with the map-matched link, heading difference data associated with a difference between a heading of each road object observation of the one or more road object observations and a heading of the map-matched link. The method further comprises identifying a set of locations from the one or more locations associated with the map-matched link where the heading difference data is more than a first predetermined threshold for each location in the set of locations and detecting the roadblock zone on the map-matched link based on the identified set of locations. | 2022-05-19 |
20220155081 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING ERROR OF PRECISE MAP - The present invention relates to an apparatus and method for determining an error of a precise map that allows autonomous driving to be maintained reliably, by correcting driving control information for autonomous driving when an error is in a driving route for autonomous driving, as well as determining whether the map has an error, based on the obtained reference information to be corrected, after reference information for comparison with the map for guiding an autonomous driving route is obtained by an LiDAR sensor or a V2X module in autonomous driving. | 2022-05-19 |
20220155082 | ROUTE COMPARISON FOR VEHICLE ROUTING - Various examples are directed to systems and methods for routing an autonomous vehicle. A comparison engine may access first route data describing a first route and second route data describing a second route. The comparison engine may generate first normalized route data using the first route data, where the first normalized route data comprises a first plurality of normalized positions along the first route. The comparison engine may also generate second normalized route data using the second route data, where the second normalized route data comprises a second plurality of normalized positions along the second route. The route comparison engine may compare a first position from a first plurality of normalized positions with a first corresponding position from the second plurality of normalized positions and may instruct an autonomous vehicle to begin executing an autonomous vehicle route based at least in part on the comparing. | 2022-05-19 |
20220155083 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR RANGE ESTIMATIONS FOR ELECTRIFIED TRANSIT VEHICLES - At least some embodiments of the present disclosure are directed to systems and methods for route identifications and/or range estimations. The system is configured to generate a plurality of routes and a plurality of sub-routes based on transit route information and/or historical telematics data. The system is configured to receive or obtain location information of an electrified transit vehicle and identify a route/sub-route being taken by the electrified transit vehicle based on the location information. In some cases, the system is configured to determine a range estimation of the electrified transit vehicle based on the location information and the identified route/sub-route. | 2022-05-19 |
20220155084 | System And Method For Storing And Providing Routes - In one aspect, a system and method is provided whereby map-related requests from mobile devices are used to store and aggregate routes. The routes are then used to determine optimum directions in response to subsequent requests. | 2022-05-19 |
20220155085 | Collective Vehicle Traffic Routing - A system and method provides a route and turn-by-turn directions based on estimates of current and future traffic along the route. A client device may request turn-by-turn directions between an initial and a final location. A server may identify a plurality of routes between the locations. Each route of the plurality of routes may be divided into route segments. For each route segment of a particular route, the server may estimate a travel time. The travel time may be based on estimated vehicle volume data generated from information received from other users vehicle Based on the estimated travel time for each route segment of a particular route, the server may estimate a total travel time for the particular route. The server may repeat this estimate for each of the plurality of routes between the locations and select the route with the lowest estimated travel time. Based on the selected route, the server may generate turn-by-turn directions and transmit the directions to the client device for display. | 2022-05-19 |
20220155086 | AUGMENTED REALITY DISPLAYS FOR LOCATING VEHICLES - Augmented reality displays for locating vehicles are disclosed herein. An example method includes determining a current location of a mobile device associated with a user, determining a current location of a vehicle, and generating augmented reality view data that includes a first arrow that identifies a path of travel for the ridehail user towards the vehicle. The path of travel is based on the current location of the mobile device and the current location of the vehicle. The first arrow is combined with a view obtained by a camera of the mobile device or a view obtained by a camera of the vehicle. | 2022-05-19 |
20220155087 | MAP DATA PROCESSING METHOD, DEVICE, STORAGE MEDIUM AND PROGRAM PRODUCT - The present disclosure discloses a map data processing method, a device, a storage medium and a program product, and relates to intelligent transportation, automatic driving, electronic map and other fields in computer technology. A specific solution is: determining, according to coordinates of vertexes of a tile included in panoramic map data, coordinates of mapping points of the tile on a plane where a viewport is located; determining a bounding box of the mapping points according to the coordinates of the mapping points; according to whether there is an overlapping area between the bounding box of the mapping points and a visible range corresponding to the viewport, determining whether the tile falls within the visible range, thus determining the indexes of all the tiles falling within the visible range. In this way, the indexes of the tiles falling within the visible range corresponding to the current viewport can be determined accurately. | 2022-05-19 |
20220155088 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR POINT OF INTEREST USER INTERACTION - A vehicle infotainment system is provided. The vehicle infotainment system includes a display screen for displaying a plurality of applications and a controller communicatively coupled to the display screen. The controller is configured to display an application on the display screen. The application is divided into a first display region, and a second display region. The controller is further configured to display a plurality of categories on the first display region. The controller is also configured to receive a selection of a category of the plurality of categories. In addition, the controller is configured to display, on the second display region, a plurality of selectable points of interest associated with the selected category. | 2022-05-19 |
20220155089 | POINT OF INTEREST BASED PICKUP COORDINATION SYSTEM - Systems and methods for coordinating point of interest pickups in a transportation service are provided. In example embodiments, the system detects a location of a device of a user. Responsive to detecting the location of the device of the user, the system automatically determines one or more potential pickup points based on the detected location. A pickup point user interface (UI) that displays one or more potential pickup points based on the detected location is presented on the device of the user without displaying a map. The system receives confirmation of a pickup point from the one or more potential pickup points and receives an indication of a destination. The system then establishes the transportation service based on the confirmed pickup point and the destination. The system can provide user interfaces that display progress of a driver to the pickup point and progress to the destination without displaying a map. | 2022-05-19 |
20220155090 | ON-BOARD DEVICE, VOICE INFORMATION OUTPUT METHOD, AND VOICE INFORMATION OUTPUT PROGRAM - A voice output unit is mounted on a vehicle. A determiner determines whether or not voice information generated in connection with traveling of the vehicle and output from the voice output unit is information for which an output point of the voice information is specified. A musical piece interval detector detects a time point at which there arrives an interval between musical pieces being reproduced, which are output from the voice output unit. An output controller changes an output time to the arrival time of the interval between musical pieces when the output time, which is specified for the voice information determined by the determiner as not being information for which the output point is specified, arrives at a time point other than the interval between musical pieces. | 2022-05-19 |
20220155091 | LANDMARK-ASSISTED NAVIGATION - A computer-implemented method for providing landmark-assisted navigation guidance by selectively utilizing database information includes receiving navigation requests from one or more mobile computing devices, each of the requests being associated with a respective starting point, destination, and travel mode. For each navigation request, a corresponding route to be depicted in a corresponding digital map is determined. For each navigation request associated with a first travel mode, corresponding points of interest (POIs) are determined from among a plurality of POIs stored in a database. The corresponding POIs are determined based at least on whether the corresponding POIs are associated with any landmark category. For each navigation request associated with a second travel mode, corresponding POIs are determined irrespective of whether the corresponding POIs are associated with any landmark categories. | 2022-05-19 |
20220155092 | METHOD OF NAVIGATING A VISUALLY IMPAIRED USER, A NAVIGATION SYSTEM FOR THE SAME, AND A GUIDING ROBOT - A method of navigating a visually impaired user, a navigation system and a guiding robot used in the system. The method includes the steps of: receiving a plurality of location referencing signals from a plurality of signal sources; processing the location referencing signals to determine a current location of the user in a predetermined area; planning an optimal path for the user to travel from the current location to a destination location; providing guiding information associated with the optimal path to the user; obtaining a travel instruction from the user to travel along the optimal path; and moving a guiding robot according to the travel instruction provided by the user along the optimal path until the next travel instruction is required to further move the guiding robot. | 2022-05-19 |
20220155093 | AUTOMATIC GRAPHICAL CONTENT RECOGNITION FOR VEHICLE APPLICATIONS - In various examples, a gaze direction of a user's eyes may be tracked and synced with perception data of the vehicle to determine POIs that the user is interested in. In some examples, POIs may be stored as waypoints in a waypoint catalog or store and included as part of a map. As a user is driving in a vehicle down a roadway, a system onboard the vehicle may access the map to determine locations of the vehicle, and may reference the waypoint catalog to determine the POIs that the vehicle passes. Using an advertiser name, contact information, an advertisement image, advertiser website information, links to additional content, etc. relating to each waypoint, a log of the passed POIs may be stored for access by the user. | 2022-05-19 |
20220155094 | Autonomous Vehicle Fixed Environmental Diagnosis - In a number of illustrative variations, a method may include the steps of providing a vehicle that may include at least one sensor; providing at least one signage constructed and arranged to convey a known geolocation of the at least one signage to the at least one sensor; determining a detected geolocation of the vehicle via the at least one sensor; reading the known geolocation of the at least one signage; comparing the detected geolocation to the known geolocation; and identifying discrepancies between the detected geolocation and the known geolocation. | 2022-05-19 |
20220155095 | METHOD FOR VALIDATING AN UP-TO-DATENESS OF A MAP - A method for validating an up-to-dateness of a digital map by a control unit, the at least one digital map being received or retrieved. Measured data on the surroundings of the vehicle are received. A vehicle position within the at least one digital map is ascertained based on landmarks. Data of a driving assistance function are received. A comparison is carried out between the vehicle position within the at least one digital map and the data of the driving assistance function for validating the up-to-dateness of the at least one digital map. A transfer system, a control unit, a computer program as well as a machine-readable memory medium are also described. | 2022-05-19 |
20220155096 | PROCESSING SPARSE TOP-DOWN INPUT REPRESENTATIONS OF AN ENVIRONMENT USING NEURAL NETWORKS - Methods, computer systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for generating a prediction that characterizes an environment. The system obtains an input including data characterizing observed trajectories one or more agents and data characterizing one or more map features identified in a map of the environment. The system generates, from the input, an encoder input that comprises representations for each of a plurality of points in a top-down representation of the environment. The system processes the encoder input using a point cloud encoder neural network to generate a global feature map of the environment, and processes a prediction input including the global feature map using a predictor neural network to generate a prediction output characterizing the environment. | 2022-05-19 |
20220155097 | APPARATUS, METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM FOR GENERATING MAP - An apparatus for generating a map includes a processor configured to detect road areas representing roads from a bird's-eye view image, detect skeletal lines of the road areas and detects individual branch points of the skeletal lines as candidates for the centers of intersections, detect candidate intersection areas for the respective candidates for the centers of intersections from the bird's-eye view image, and detect two or more of the candidate intersection areas that at least partially overlap each other as a single intersection area. The candidate intersection areas respectively include the candidates for the centers. | 2022-05-19 |
20220155098 | Map Update Method, Apparatus, and Storage Medium - This application provides a map update method, an apparatus, and a storage medium related to the navigation field. The method includes: matching, by a first vehicle, environmental data collected by a data collection apparatus on the first vehicle with prestored map data, and when it is determined that the environmental data does not match the map data, reporting map update information to a cloud server, where the map update information includes related information of a to-be-updated map element; and determining, by the cloud server based on the map update information reported by the first vehicle, whether to update a map, and when the map is determined to be updated, determining a delivery manner of an updated map based on an impact level that is of vehicle traveling and that corresponds to the to-be-updated map element. The foregoing method can be used to improve traveling safety of the automatic driving vehicle. | 2022-05-19 |
20220155099 | ADD-ON MODULE FOR A FIELD DEVICE - An add-on module for a field device for measuring and/or monitoring at least one measurement variable, wherein a portion of the field device adjacent the process is exposed to process conditions at the site of use and a portion of the field device opposite the process is exposed to ambient conditions at the site of use includes: at least one receiving device into which one measuring module can be inserted, wherein each measuring module acquires by measurement at least one ambient parameter and/or at least one effect of the ambient conditions on the measuring module; and an evaluation unit connected to the measuring module and configured to, based on the ambient parameter and/or effects acquired by the measuring module, determine an instantaneous stress acting on the field device and/or a total stress to which the field device has been exposed thus far during the period of use thereof. | 2022-05-19 |
20220155100 | ALARM ARBITRATION IN METERING POINTS - Systems and methods for managing alarms in an electrical power system employ intelligent electronic devices (IEDs) equipped with alarm arbitration capability. This capability allows an IED to aggregate alarms from multiple other IEDs relating to the same event or overlapping alarm events and provide one report about the event to a monitor and control system. In some embodiments, the alarm arbitration is performed based on IED power levels, that the IED having the highest power level is designated as the owner of the alarm event for alarm reporting purposes. Such an arrangement allows one IED to send a single report to the monitor and control system instead of potentially dozens of individual reports being sent by potentially dozens of IEDs for the same event or overlapping alarm events. | 2022-05-19 |
20220155101 | POSITION DETECTION DEVICE - Provided is a position detecting device with which it is possible to suppress a concentration of stress. A position detecting device is provided with a lever member which rotates about a central axis of rotation O, a magnet unit, which is one example of a detected portion, that rotates about the central axis of rotation O as the lever member rotates and a magnetic detecting element, which is one example of a rotation detecting unit, that detects the rotation of the magnet unit. The lever member is provided with a thick plate portion, positioned in a location close to the central axis of rotation O, and a thin plate portion which is positioned farther from the central axis of rotation O than the thick plate portion, and which is formed thinner than the thick plate portion. | 2022-05-19 |
20220155102 | CONTACTLESS MAGNETIC SENSING SYSTEM - Disclosed is a contactless magnetic sensing system. Proposed is a sensing system in which multiple magnetic sensors are disposed at the center of a rotating magnet and rotation angles of the magnetic sensors disposed around a center point at intervals of an angle of 90 degrees can be extracted. | 2022-05-19 |
20220155103 | MICROSYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - A microsystem has a first support element and a second support element, wherein a relative position of the first support element and the second support element among each other is variable. The microsystem has a permanent-magnetic unit connected to the first support element in a mechanically fixed manner and configured to generate a magnetic field. Additionally, the microsystem has a sensor unit connected to the second support element in a mechanically fixed manner and configured to detect the magnetic field and provide a sensor signal which is based on the magnetic field. The sensor signal indicates a relative position of the support elements among one another. | 2022-05-19 |
20220155104 | DETECTION OF A DISCRETE POSITIONAL RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN A MAGNETIC FIELD GENERATOR AND A MAGNETIC FIELD SENSOR ARRANGEMENT - By a relative movement between an arrangement of at least three magnetic field sensors and a magnetic field generator, different discrete positional relationships can be produced between the same. A first signal is calculated as a first linear combination using at least two of three sensor signals. It is checked whether the first signal uniquely indicates one of the different discrete positional relationships. If yes, it is determined that the arrangement is located in the one discrete positional relationship. If no, a second signal is calculated as a second linear combination using at least two of the three sensor signals, at least one of which differs from the sensor signals used in the calculation of the first signal, and at least the second signal is used to determine in which of the different discrete positional relationships the arrangement is located relative to the magnetic field generator. | 2022-05-19 |
20220155105 | MAGNETORESISTIVE INERTIAL SENSOR CHIP - This invention describes a magnetoresistive inertial sensor chip, comprising a substrate, a vibrating diaphragm, a magnetic field sensing magnetoresistor and at least one permanent magnet thin film. The vibrating diaphragm is located on one side surface of the substrate. The magnetic field sensing magnetoresistor and the permanent magnet thin film are set on the surface of the vibrating diaphragm displaced from the base of the substrate. A contact electrode is also arranged on the surface of the vibrating diaphragm away from the base of the substrate. The magnetic field sensing magnetoresistor is connected to the contact electrode through a lead. The substrate comprises a cavity formed through etching and either one or both of the magnetic field sensing magnetoresistors and the permanent magnet thin film are arranged in a vertical projection area of the cavity in the vibrating diaphragm portion. A magnetic field generated by the permanent magnet thin film changes in the sensing direction of the magnetic field sensing magnetoresistor of magnetoresistive inertial sensor chip, which changes the resistance valve of the magnetic field sensing magnetoresistor, thereby producing a change in an output electrical signal. This magnetoresistive inertial sensor chip uses the high-sensitivity and high-frequency response characteristics of a magnetoresistor to improve the output signal strength and frequency response, thereby facilitating the detection of small and high frequency pressure, vibration, or acceleration changes. | 2022-05-19 |
20220155106 | ROTARY INDUCTIVE SENSOR - An apparatus, comprising: a transmitting coil; a first receiving coil having a first receiving coil portion and a second receiving coil portion, the first receiving coil portion and the second receiving coil portion being coupled to one another, and the first receiving coil portion and the second receiving coil portion each including N lobes, where N is an integer and N≥1; a second receiving coil having a third receiving coil portion and a fourth receiving coil portion, the third receiving coil portion and the fourth receiving coil portion being coupled to one another, and the third receiving coil portion and the fourth receiving coil portion each including N lobes; wherein the first receiving coil is disposed over the second receiving coil. | 2022-05-19 |
20220155107 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING MULTI-LAYER ELECTRODE FOR A CAPACITIVE PRESSURE SENSOR AND MULTI-LAYER ELECTRODES FORMED THEREFROM - A multi-layer electrode of a capacitive pressure sensor is manufactured by roll to roll printing a conductive layer onto a polymer layer and forming a mutual capacitance sensor layer of the capacitive pressure sensor, co-extruding a conductive polymer layer and a foam dielectric layer and forming a coextruded layer of the capacitive pressure sensor, and pressure rolling the mutual capacitance sensor layer and the coextruded layer together and forming the multi-layer electrode. The conductive polymer layer includes between about 2 wt. % to about 15 wt. % graphene and between about 0.01 wt. % and 5 wt. % of the carbon nanotubes. Also, the conductive polymer layer has a flexural modulus equal to or greater than 5,000 MPa and an electrical resistivity less than or equal to 10 Ohm/mm | 2022-05-19 |
20220155108 | THERMAL PROTECTION SYSTEM AND METHOD INCLUDING A SEALED THERMAL BARRIER AND A THERMALLY-PROTECTED PRESSURE RELIEF VALVE - A thermal protection system includes a housing, an interior cavity, and a thermal barrier within the housing. The thermal barrier includes a compartment containing an insulating medium, and is disposed around at least a part of the interior cavity to maintain a temperature of the interior cavity within a first temperature range. A pressure relief valve arranged at least partially within the housing is in fluid communication with the insulated compartment and permits a fluid, such as air, within the compartment to pass to the environment outside of the compartment when a fluid pressure within the compartment exceeds a predetermined pressure. The compartment is sealed from the environment except for the fluid communication via the pressure relief valve. The pressure relief valve is coupled to a thermally-protected mounting within the housing that maintains a temperature of an operative portion of the pressure relief valve within a second temperature range. | 2022-05-19 |
20220155109 | MINIATURE SENSOR CAVITIES - In examples, a sensor package includes a semiconductor die, a sensor on the semiconductor die, and a ring encircling the sensor. The sensor and an inner surface of the ring are exposed to an exterior environment of the sensor package. The sensor package includes a mold compound covering the semiconductor die and abutting an outer surface of the ring. | 2022-05-19 |
20220155110 | SENSOR - A sensor is disclosed. The sensor includes: an elongated and hollow housing having a first opening formed in a longitudinal direction of the housing, and a second opening formed at one end thereof; a cap closing the second opening; an elongated cover covering the first opening and having one end coupled to the cap; a first receiving groove formed on the housing at a position adjacent to the first opening and facing the cover; a second receiving groove formed on the cap at a position facing the cover; a front sealing member inserted into the first receiving groove and the second receiving groove, and coming into contact with the cover; a groove formed on the cap at a position adjacent to the second opening and facing one end of the housing; and a side sealing member inserted into the groove and coming into contact with the one end of the housing. | 2022-05-19 |
20220155111 | ENERGY AUTONOMOUS GAS FLOW METER - A flow meter system and method are provided for monitoring gas flow in a conduit. The flow meter system includes a plurality of components including: a sensor for sensing a flow rate of the gas flow; a communication device for transmitting information corresponding to the sensed flow rate to a remote device; an energy harvesting device for producing electrical energy from the gas flow to power operation of the communication device or other component of the flow meter system; and an energy storage device for storing electrical energy generated by the energy harvesting device. | 2022-05-19 |
20220155112 | METHODS AND DEVICES FOR DETERMINATION OF DIFFERENTIAL PARAMETERS ASSOCIATED WITH FLUID FLOW WITHIN A CONDUIT - The present invention provides methods for determining a parameter associated with a flow of a fluid located within a fluid conduit, based on measuring the difference between electrical signals of at least two second sensing elements contacting different positions on am exterior of the fluid conduit. The sensing elements comprise an assembly of nanoparticles being in electric contact with conductive electrodes; wherein the electrical signals of the sensing elements are responsive to at least one of pressure and temperature. Further provided is a clamping device configured to reduce a cross-sectional diameter of a portion of the fluid conduit, in order to determine said parameter. | 2022-05-19 |
20220155113 | FLUID FLOW OBSTRUCTION DEVICE FOR A PROCESS FLUID FLOW MEASUREMENT DEVICE - A fluid flow obstruction device for a process fluid flow measurement device includes a first wall having a first side. A second wall having a proximate end is arranged at a proximate end of the first side of the first wall. The arrangement forms a first apex between the first wall and the second wall. At least one additional wall is arranged parallel to the second wall at a distance from the proximate end of the first side of the first wall. The arrangement of the at least one additional wall and the first wall forms a corresponding additional apex. | 2022-05-19 |
20220155114 | ADDITIVELY MANUFACTURED HEATERS FOR AIR DATA PROBES - An air data probe includes an air data probe body and an additively manufactured heater on the air data probe body. | 2022-05-19 |
20220155115 | Flow Sensor System Including Transmissive Connection - A flow sensor sub-assembly includes a flow tube having a lumen, an outside diameter, a first end, and a second end. An inlet fitting includes a conical orifice sized for insertion in either end of the flow tube, such that an internal passage of the inlet fitting is coaxial and concentric with the lumen and the end of the flow tube abuts a shoulder. An outlet fitting includes a conical orifice sized for insertion in either end of the flow tube, such that an internal passage of the inlet fitting is coaxial and concentric with the lumen and the end of the flow tube abuts a shoulder. A first piezo element integrated with the inlet fitting is arranged at an upstream position of the flow tube assembly and a second piezo element integrated with the outlet fitting is arranged at a downstream position of the flow tube assembly. | 2022-05-19 |
20220155116 | OPTICAL FLUID FLOW VELOCITY MEASUREMENT - A method of fluid flow velocity measurement includes emitting a beam from a light source via a first window into a pipe through which a fluid flows, the beam illuminating the fluid flowing in the pipe, using a light detector array, which is coupled via a second window to the pipe and which is outside a field of view of the light detector, to detect light caused by scattering of the beam with particles found in the fluid, and determining a velocity of the fluid flowing in the pipe as a function of signals from the light detector array. | 2022-05-19 |
20220155117 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR QUANTITATIVE VERIFICATION OF FLOW MEASUREMENTS - A flow meter system and method measures fluid flow in a conduit. The conduit has a conduit axis. The flow meter includes a sensor configured to provide measurement data relating to the volumetric or mass flowrate though the conduit, and a processor configured to determine flow per unit time in the conduit using the measurement data, an uncertainty measurement per unit time using the measurement data, and an uncertainty quantity using the uncertainty measurement per unit time. The uncertainty quantity is totaled over a time period. | 2022-05-19 |
20220155118 | Flowmeter, Sensor Unit and Method for Manufacturing a Flowmeter - A flowmeter includes at least one measuring tube, a measuring arrangement for measuring the flow of a medium flowing through the measuring tube, at least one receiving unit for a sensor unit and a sensor unit. The receiving unit is arranged on the measuring tube. The sensor unit includes at least one sensor, at least one flexible printed circuit board and at least one carrier. The at least one sensor is arranged on the at least one flexible printed circuit board. The sensor unit is plugged into the receiving unit. The at least one flexible printed circuit board is at least partially wrapped or folded around the carrier such that the sensor is arranged inside the measuring tube in the inserted state. | 2022-05-19 |
20220155119 | AIR FLOW RATE MEASUREMENT DEVICE - In a flow rate measurement device, a flow rate sensing device outputs a signal which corresponds to a flow rate of air flowing in a flow rate measurement passage, and a physical quantity sensing device outputs a signal which corresponds to a physical quantity of the air flowing in a physical quantity measurement passage communicated with a physical quantity measurement passage inlet and a physical quantity measurement passage outlet at a housing. The physical quantity measurement passage has a physical quantity measurement passage inner surface formed at a part of the physical quantity measurement passage located on a side where a back surface is placed. The physical quantity measurement passage outlet has an outlet rectifying surface that is connected to a lateral surface of the housing and an end part of the physical quantity measurement passage inner surface located on a side where the lateral surface is placed. | 2022-05-19 |
20220155120 | ACOUSTIC FLUIDS MONITORING - A temperature state of one or more fluids in one or more enclosures is determined. Acoustic data is collected using a microphone. Frequency domain features are determined based on the acoustic data, where the frequency domain features are obtained across a frequency range of the acoustic data. The frequency domain features are correlated to the output of a machine learning acoustic analysis model and the one or more fluids are classified based on temperature based on the correlated one or more frequency domain features. In addition, the machine learning acoustic analysis model is trained by recording acoustic training data using a microphone and collecting temperature data for a fluid across a range of temperatures for the fluid. Frequency domain features are determined across a frequency range of the acoustic training data and the frequency domain features are correlated to the temperature data for a fluid. | 2022-05-19 |
20220155121 | AIRFLOW METER - An airflow meter includes a housing including a base surface, a rear surface, a first side surface, a second side surface, a flow-rate inlet portion, a flow-rate outlet portion, a passage, and a physical quantity inlet portion, a flow rate detector, a board, and a physical quantity detector mounted on a board surface. The physical quantity inlet portion includes a first inner surface, a second inner surface, a third inner surface, and a fourth inner surface. The physical quantity detector is configured to output signals according to a physical quantity of air flowing through a board passage. The board, the first inner surface, the third inner surface, and the fourth inner surface are arranged to reduce a cross-sectional area of the board passage from the base surface toward the rear surface. | 2022-05-19 |
20220155122 | AIR FLOW RATE MEASUREMENT DEVICE - An air flow rate measurement device includes a housing, a flow rate sensing device and a physical quantity sensing device. The flow rate sensing device is located in a flow rate measurement passage of the housing and outputs a signal which corresponds to a flow rate of air flowing in the flow rate measurement passage. The physical quantity sensing device is located in a physical quantity measurement main passage of the housing that is communicated with a physical quantity measurement main passage inlet and a physical quantity measurement main passage outlet of the housing. The physical quantity sensing device outputs a signal which corresponds to a physical quantity of the air flowing in the physical quantity measurement main passage. The housing has the physical quantity measurement main passage outlet as one of a plurality of physical quantity measurement main passage outlets. | 2022-05-19 |
20220155123 | POWDER DISPENSING FIXTURE - A fixture for dispensing a powder is disclosed. The fixture has a base and a beam with a first end, a second end, and a fulcrum disposed between the first and second ends and coupled to the base. The fixture also has a load transfer beam having a first end and a second end that is fixedly coupled to the base. A force sensor is coupled to the load transfer beam. The beam can rotate about the fulcrum with respect to the base and the second end of the beam makes a point contact with the first end of the load transfer beam. | 2022-05-19 |
20220155124 | VALVE ASSEMBLY FOR A DOSE FILLING MACHINE HAVING IMPROVED SEAL ASSEMBLIES - A valve assembly for a dose filling machine having a valve body, a rotor and a first end seal assembly. The valve body has a main supply bore, a rotor bore, an upper rotor piston bore, and a side rotor dispensing bore. The rotor is rotatably positioned in the rotor bore. The first end seal assembly comprising a first end rotor seal engaging the valve bore and the rotor. A first end inner plate overlies the first side of the valve body and the first end rotor seal. The first end outer plate includes a bearing positioned within an opening thereof. A transverse slot extends from the opening to an outer edge so that a leak beyond the first end rotor seal proceeds through the transverse slot away from the bearing. | 2022-05-19 |
20220155125 | M-BUS RECEIVING CIRCUIT AND M-BUS-BASED 4G WATER METER COLLECTOR - An M-BUS receiving circuit ( | 2022-05-19 |
20220155126 | MULTI-CAVITY MEASURING SCOOP WITH CLIP - A multi-cavity scoop with a bag clip. The scoop has two ends, each with a different volume for measuring goods. The clip portion of the device can then be used to seal the bag and retain the scoop in a convenient location with the goods to be distributed with the scoops. The device could include even more scoops of any necessary volume or shape. The clip could include a spring for clamping down onto the packaging of the goods to be distributed with the scoops. | 2022-05-19 |
20220155127 | Enabling Access To Data - Systems, methods and apparatus for enabling access to secure data. A first module is arranged to generate a limited use passcode and make the passcode available to a user. A second module and a third module are arranged to communicate whereby to enable detection of the third module being in proximity to the second module. A fourth module is arranged to receive a passcode via user input. The apparatus is arranged to enable access to secure data in dependence on the fourth module receiving a valid passcode generated by the first module and the third module being in proximity to the second module. | 2022-05-19 |
20220155128 | LIQUID SENSOR AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING OPTICAL WAVEGUIDE - Provided is a liquid sensor or the like that is relatively easy to manufacture. The liquid sensor includes a light emitting element, an optical waveguide, a light receiving element, and a detection circuit. The optical waveguide includes a first pillar portion, a first metal plate, a second pillar portion, and a second metal plate. The first metal plate is embedded in the first pillar portion. The second pillar portion is provided at a position opposing the first pillar portion. The second metal plate is embedded in the second pillar portion. A space for liquid is formed between the first pillar portion and the second pillar portion. The first pillar portion includes a first end surface that faces the light emitting element. The first metal plate includes a first reflecting portion that is tilted relative to the first end surface and reflects light toward the second pillar portion. The second pillar portion includes a second end surface that faces the light receiving element. The second metal plate includes a second reflecting portion that is tilted relative to the second end surface and reflects the light from the first metal plate toward the light receiving element. | 2022-05-19 |
20220155129 | RADAR LEVEL GAUGE SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE RADAR LEVEL GAUGE SYSTEM - Radar level gauge system comprising: a communication module configured to be connected to an external communication device; a measurement module configured to generate, transmit and receive a measurement signal; a control connection configured to connect the communication module to the measurement module, the control connection being configured to be in a high-impedance mode at least during a measurement by the measurement module; a power supply configured to provide power to the measurement module; an energy storage coupled to the power supply; a measurement connection connecting the communication module to the energy storage, wherein the energy storage is arranged to be charged by the measurement connection and configured to provide power to the power supply for performing a measurement by the measurement module; and a switch arranged between the communication module and the energy storage, the switch being controllable to break the measurement connection between the communication module and the energy storage during a measurement by the measurement module. | 2022-05-19 |
20220155130 | A METHOD FOR DETERMINING A MASS PROPERTY OF A VEHICLE - A method for determining a mass property of a land-based vehicle for cargo transport. The method comprises registering one or more properties of a cargo unit entering the vehicle, wherein at least one of the properties is related to a mass of the cargo unit, estimating a location of the cargo unit in the vehicle, and determining at least one vehicle mass property of the vehicle based on the one or more registered properties and on the estimated location of the cargo unit. | 2022-05-19 |
20220155131 | RAILWAY TRACK - A railway track ( | 2022-05-19 |
20220155132 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MEASURING GRAIN CART WEIGHT - A system of improved weighing utilizes accelerometers to compensate for measurement dynamics and non-level sensor orientation. Fill level of remote combines can be estimated by utilizing their historical harvesting performance and elapsed time or area harvested. Failure and degradation of weight sensors is detected by testing sensor half bridges. Loading and unloading weights can be tied to specific vehicles by utilizing RF beacons. Display location diversity is enhanced utilizing a mirror located as necessary while reversing the displayed image. | 2022-05-19 |
20220155133 | DIGITAL WEIGHT SCALE WITH CELLULAR COMMUNICATIONS - A body weight scale is described. The body weight scale includes a load sensor that captures a body weight of an individual, an analog-to-digital converter that converts the body weight of the individual to a digital weight, a wireless communication interface that provides data communication connectivity to the network, a central computer processor (CPU) that is connected to a memory, the memory that stores user profiles, a display that displays information to the individual, a microphone that receives an audio input from the individual, and a voice activation component that includes one or more algorithms. The one or more algorithms are configured to: analyze the audio input, compare the audio input to commands stored in the memory, determine that the audio input corresponds to a command of the commands stored in the memory, and process and execute the command. The mobile device interacts with the scale via the network. | 2022-05-19 |
20220155134 | Method and System to Track Weight - Embodiments herein provide systems and methods tracking the weight of an individual situated on a furnishing such as a chair or bed. One method generally includes receiving weight data at a weight sensor that is situated to recognize a change in weight on the furnishing, determining that a mobile device of the individual is proximately located to the weight sensor, and confirming by the mobile device that the change in weight is related to the individual. | 2022-05-19 |
20220155135 | Unknown - A force transmission element for a balance or load cell is adapted to be arranged between a load receiving unit, receiving the load to be weighed, and a load application point of a load cell, in order to transmit the load force exerted by the load. The force transmission element is designed at least partly as a framework composed of hollow rods, in particular round rods, wherein the force transmission element, in particular the hollow rods, is/are produced at least partly using 3D printing technology. | 2022-05-19 |