23rd week of 2015 patent applcation highlights part 30 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20150153092 | AIR-CONDITIONING UNIT AND METHOD - An air-conditioning unit including an air circuit with an air inlet, a main fan and an air outlet designed to be connected to a chamber, preferably via one or more flexible ducts, and a refrigerant circuit including a heat exchanger/evaporator positioned in the air circuit to cool the air by evaporating the refrigerant, a compressor and a condenser for condensing the refrigerant before it is returned to the heat exchanger/evaporator. The heat exchanger/evaporator includes several parallel circuits each having at least one regulator valve. The air circuit also includes a temperature probe downstream of the heat exchanger/evaporator and connected to a controller which controls the regulator valves to regulate the flow of refrigerant, and a pressure probe at the air outlet and connected to a regulator for regulating the speed and/or the power of the main fan so as not to exceed a maximum raised pressure at air outlet. | 2015-06-04 |
20150153093 | Refrigerator Appliance - Refrigerator appliances are provided. A refrigerator appliance includes a cabinet defining a fresh food chamber and a freezer chamber. The refrigerator appliance further includes a fresh food door rotatably hinged to the cabinet for accessing the fresh food chamber, the door comprising an inner surface, an outer surface and a side surface extending between the inner surface and the outer surface. The refrigerator appliance further includes a freezer door connected to the cabinet for accessing the freezer chamber. The refrigerator appliance further includes a mullion, the mullion comprising an outer surface, and a fan mounted within one of the mullion, the fresh food door, or the freezer door, the fan configured to flow ambient air across the mullion. | 2015-06-04 |
20150153094 | MULTI-POISE CONDENSATE DRAIN PAN - A condensate drain pan including an inner front wall, an inner back wall and opposed inner side walls defining an inner perimeter, at least two outer front walls, an outer back wall and opposed outer side walls defining an outer perimeter. The condensate drain pan further includes at least one drain pan panel extending between the inner perimeter and the outer perimeter, and at least one drain opening disposed in the outer front wall. | 2015-06-04 |
20150153095 | UPFLOW CONDENSATE DRAIN PAN - A condensate drain pan including a front wall, including a front wall longitudinal axis, a rear wall, and opposing side walls extending from a drain pan surface. The front wall includes a first aperture and a second aperture, including an aperture axis, wherein the aperture axis forms an angle less than 90 degrees with the front wall longitudinal axis. | 2015-06-04 |
20150153096 | UPFLOW CONDENSATE DRAIN PAN - A condensate drain pan including a drain pan panel, including a panel interior side and a panel exterior side, a channel member formed on the panel exterior side, a front wall, a rear wall, and opposing side walls. The front wall, rear wall and opposing side walls extend from the drain pan panel to form a receptacle, and the front wall includes a first aperture and a second aperture in the front wall. | 2015-06-04 |
20150153097 | REFRIGERATOR - A refrigerator having a flow channel device provided at opposite sides of a machinery compartment to introduce and discharge external air into the machinery compartment. The refrigerator includes a main body including an inner liner having a storage compartment defined therein, an outer liner coupled to an outside of the inner liner to form an external appearance thereof, and an insulation member filled between the inner liner and the outer liner, a machinery compartment, provided at a lower part of the main body, in which a compressor is disposed, and a flow channel device provided at opposite sides of the machinery compartment such that external air is introduced into the machinery compartment, flows along the machinery compartment, and is discharged from the machinery compartment, wherein the flow channel device extends through the insulation member filled between the outer liner and an inner wall of the machinery compartment. | 2015-06-04 |
20150153098 | FRAME AND REFRIGERATING APPRATUS - The invention involves a frame and a refrigerating apparatus that uses the frame, the frame is composed by at least one frame component, wherein a VIP material is placed inside of the at least one frame component. The frame is capable of preventing the accumulation of water condensation along the frame, has both a better heat insulation effect and an energy-saving effect. | 2015-06-04 |
20150153099 | Shelf Assemblies for Refrigerator Appliances and Methods for Assembling Same - Shelf assemblies, methods for assembling shelf assemblies, and refrigerator appliances are provided. A shelf assembly includes a fixed shelf, the fixed shelf including a pair of guides that each extend along a lateral direction. The shelf assembly further includes a movable shelf slidably mounted to the fixed shelf, the movable shelf including a pair of guides that each extend along the lateral direction. In an extended position, the pair of guides of the movable shelf cantilever from the pair of guides of the fixed shelf. | 2015-06-04 |
20150153100 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR HYBRID REFRIGERATION GAS LIQUEFACTION - In an embodiment, a method includes cooling a fluid along a fluid path using a vapor compression refrigeration cycle; cooling the fluid along the fluid path using at least one cryocooler of a cryogenic cooling phase; expanding the fluid during cooling within the cryogenic cooling phase, after cooling in the cryogenic cooling phase, or a combination thereof, such that a temperature and pressure of the fluid are reduced to generate a fluid stream having both a vapor phase and a liquid phase; and condensing the vapor phase. The fluid may be a natural gas. | 2015-06-04 |
20150153101 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING A TREATED NATURAL GAS, A CUT RICH IN C3+ HYDROCARBONS AND OPTIONALLY AN ETHANE-RICH STREAM, AND ASSOCIATED FACILITY - The method includes the following steps, sampling a recycling stream ( | 2015-06-04 |
20150153102 | DRILLING CUTTINGS TREATMENT SYSTEMS - A method of treating drilling cuttings includes controllably feeding a flow of drill cuttings material to a thermal reactor, removing liquid from the drill cuttings material with the thermal reactor, and increasing the flow of drill cuttings material to the thermal reactor when a temperature in the thermal reactor decreases. | 2015-06-04 |
20150153103 | DRYING APPARATUS - Provided is a drying apparatus with which, in the case where rotating vane assemblies are vertically arranged in a plurality of stages, and a spacing (clearance) between stages is to be set depending upon a specific one of the various types of materials to be dried, always allows an optimum dimension to be easily provided, thereby an extremely high drying efficiency based on the advantage of the vertical type can be easily implemented. | 2015-06-04 |
20150153104 | CLOTHING DRYER - A clothing dryer including a cabinet; a drying tub that is disposed in the cabinet and accommodates laundry; a drying shelf disposed in the drying tub; and a supporting member disposed to support the drying shelf and provided to be movable at a first position in which one side of the drying shelf is supported in the cabinet and at a second position in which the supporting member is mounted on the drying shelf. Through this configuration, supporting force of the drying shelf can be improved. | 2015-06-04 |
20150153105 | BAKING DEVICE FOR LIQUID CRYSTAL ALIGNMENT FILMS - The present disclosure provides a baking device for liquid crystal alignment films, wherein the baking device includes a heating table with openings and lift pins extending and penetrating through the openings, and the lift pins can move between a retracting position and a stretching position to support a glass substrate coated with alignment films, wherein a blocking member is arranged on the lift pin in a surrounding manner to be tightly engaged thereon, so as to block the air stream flowing toward the glass substrate through the openings when the lift pins are situated in the retracting position. With the provision of the blocking members, the air streams flowing toward the glass substrate coated with alignment films can be resisted in the baking process, which prevents the air streams from affecting heat distribution and temperature distribution. | 2015-06-04 |
20150153106 | APPARATUS AND METHOD TO FEED AND PREHEAT A METAL CHARGE TO A MELTING FURNACE - An apparatus to feed and pre-heat a metal charge to a melting furnace of a steelworks comprises a feeding and pre-heating tower separate from the melting furnace provided with at least one compartment to temporarily contain said metal charge, transfer means to transfer said metal charge to said melting furnace and conveying means to convey the fumes exiting from the melting furnace to said compartment. The apparatus also comprises a post-combustion chamber, disposed adjacent to and below said compartment, and connected on one side to said compartment and on another side to said conveying means the post-combustion chamber being configured to determine the expansion of the fumes introduced by the conveying means and to direct said expanded fumes toward said compartment along a path such as to determine a desired residence time of said fumes suitable to obtain at least the substantial complete combustion of the unburned gases present in said fumes. | 2015-06-04 |
20150153107 | Plant and relative procedure for the continuous feeding of heated metallic material to a melting furnace for the production of steel - A plant and relative process for continuously feeding heated metallic material to a melting furnace, according to which, on at least one feeding line defined by a conveyor for continuously advancing the material to the furnace, there is one pair of operative modules defined by a first and a second operative feeding and heating module, the first and second operative modules being positioned in succession with respect to each other along the line, the first module being suitable for forming and directly heating a first layer of the material arranged on the line, and the second module being suitable for forming and directly heating a second layer of the material arranged superimposed with respect to the first layer. | 2015-06-04 |
20150153108 | CRUCIBLE HEATING APPARATUS AND METHOD - The present disclosure proposes crucible heating apparatus. In embodiment 1, the apparatus includes a crucible, a metal barrel around the crucible, a heating wire wound between the metal barrel and the crucible, a measuring unit for measuring the position of the liquid level of a material in the crucible and a controller, and the apparatus is characterized in that the heating wire includes at least two subsections arranged along the longitudinal direction, and the controller controls the heating power of each subsection respectively, thus dividing the crucible into at least two corresponding temperature control zones. In such a manner, by disposing a plurality of subsections of the heating wire and the corresponding temperature control zones of the crucible, the temperature of each position of the crucible is accurately controlled. The present disclosure also proposes a crucible heating method. | 2015-06-04 |
20150153109 | Real-Time Individual Electronic Enclosure Cooling System - This discloses apparatuses for cooling individual server racks or electrical enclosures. These devices maintain target enclosure temperatures within plus or minus 1 or 2 degrees F. The devices employ industrial cooling using staged cooling towers to evaporatively reach temperatures below the wet bulb temperature of the ambient air. Methods for using such apparatuses are disclosed as well. | 2015-06-04 |
20150153110 | HEAT STORAGE MATERIAL COMPOSITION, AND AUXILIARY HEAT SOURCE AND HEAT SUPPLY METHOD USING THE SAME - A heat storage material composition, at least containing at least one organic compound selected from ethanol, ethylene glycol, propylene glycol, and acetic acid, sodium acetate, and water, wherein a content of the water is 72.4 to 100 parts by mass, relative to 100 parts by mass of the sodium acetate; an auxiliary heat source and a heat supply method, using the heat storage material composition. | 2015-06-04 |
20150153111 | INDOOR COIL - An indoor coil including at least one coil slab. The at least one coil slab including a pair of coil slab end surfaces extending between a pair coil slab faces, a coil slab axis, and a plurality of conduits, operably coupled to one another, disposed therein. One of the pair of coil slab end surfaces forms an angle greater than or equal to 45 degrees and less than 90 degrees with the coil slab axis, and the plurality of conduits are arranged in a staggered configuration. | 2015-06-04 |
20150153112 | HEAT CONDUCTION DEVICE - There is provided, in accordance with an embodiment, a ground robot comprising: a mounting bracket configured for mounting of electronic equipment of the ground robot; a heat conduction device configured to evacuate heat from the electronic equipment to the environment, said heat conduction device comprising: a flexible heat-resistant sheet; a heat-conducting sheet wrapped at least partially around said flexible heat-resistant sheet. | 2015-06-04 |
20150153113 | HEAT SINK WITH AIR PATHWAYS THROUGH THE BASE - A heat sink includes a heat sink base having a central area for contacting a heat-generating component and a perimeter area extending beyond the central area, wherein the perimeter area of the heat sink base includes air pathways through the heat sink base and the central area does not. The heat sink further includes heat sink fins extending from the heat sink base across the central area and the perimeter area. Airflow across the heat sink removes heat from the heat-generating component, such as a processor. The central area may be secured in contact with a surface of a processor operably secured to a circuit board. The heat sink is particularly beneficial in circuit board configurations having a component immediately upstream or downstream of the processor. | 2015-06-04 |
20150153114 | Distribution Plate For A Motor Vehicle Heat Exchanger Header Box - The distribution plate has a transverse dimension and a longitudinal dimension and includes
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20150153115 | HEAT EXCHANGER - The invention relates to a heat exchanger ( | 2015-06-04 |
20150153116 | FLOW PATH MEMBER, AND HEAT EXCHANGER AND SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING DEVICE USING SAME - There is provided a flow path member including: a first wall section; a second wall section; and a third wall section that is provided between the first wall section and the second wall section. An internal section that is configured by the first wall section, the second wall section, and the third wall section becomes a flow path through which a fluid flows and a plurality of flow path openings of the flow path are arranged in one direction on a cut plane obtained by cutting from the first wall section to the second wall section. Furthermore, one of two adjacent flow path openings is disposed to be more displaced than the other either toward the first wall section side or toward the second wall section side. | 2015-06-04 |
20150153117 | DEVICE FOR COOLING A FILM, COMPRISING A LEVER SYSTEM - The invention relates to a device for cooling a film ( | 2015-06-04 |
20150153118 | MANUFACTURING METHOD OF HEAT SINKS - The invention relates to a method for manufacturing heat sinks and the heat sinks derived from this kind of methodology; which are not. extruded or require cast machines so various types of heat sinks can be designed for different dissipating temperatures and suit them to the cooling requirements. | 2015-06-04 |
20150153119 | METHOD FOR OPERATING A HEAT EXCHANGER AND A HVAC INSTALLATION FOR IMPLEMENTING THE METHOD - The invention relates to a method for operating a heat exchanger ( | 2015-06-04 |
20150153120 | HUMIDITY CONTROL APPARATUS, ENVIRONMENT TEST APPARATUS, AND TEMPERATURE AND HUMIDITY CONTROL APPARATUS - A humidity control apparatus has a humidity control apparatus having a humidifying part for humidifying air and a dehumidifying part for dehumidifying to control humidity of a humidity control space. The dehumidifying part has: a main body part that is configured to encapsulate a working fluid therein and to cause a heat-pipe phenomenon. A heat-insulating part fits externally to the main body part and a heat absorption part absorbs heat from a base side part located on one side of the main body part in relation to the heat-insulating part and thereby condenses the working fluid that evaporated into gas in a front side part located on the other side of the main body part in relation to the heat-insulating part. The dehumidifying part dehumidifies the air by means of the front side part of the main body part where the working fluid in liquid form evaporates. | 2015-06-04 |
20150153121 | INLET ARRANGEMENT - An inlet arrangement ( | 2015-06-04 |
20150153122 | HEAT EXCHANGER BLOWER SYSTEM AND ASSOCIATED METHOD - A cleaning system for use with a heat exchanger and a fluid pressurizing assembly includes a wand assembly, a pivot assembly, and a movement mechanism having a body and a piston rod moveable relative the body in response to fluid pressurization. The wand assembly includes a wand in fluid communication with the fluid pressurizing assembly, and having a first orifice configured to eject fluid toward the heat exchanger. The wand is supported by the pivot assembly such that the wand is selectively pivotable about a first pivot axis. The movement mechanism connects to the pivot assembly at a second pivot axis offset from the first pivot axis such that selective movement of the piston rod produces pivotal movement of the wand about the pivot axis. | 2015-06-04 |
20150153123 | BELT/METALLIC LINK CHAIN LOADED AMMUNITION FEEDER IN A REMOTE CONTROLLED WEAPON STATION - Belt/Metallic Link Chain Loaded Ammunition Feeder in a Remote Controlled Weapon Station (RCWS). The feeder includes a feeding mechanism for routing chained ammunition from ammunition reservoir means towards the weapon's bullets entrance opening. The feeding mechanism has a first chute assembly for routing chained ammunition from the ammunition reservoir means towards the region of the RCWS's elevating/lowering axis, and a second chute assembly for continuing routing the chained ammunition from the region of the elevating/lowering axis towards the entry opening of the bullets entrance of the weapon. The chained ammunition traverses over the elevating/lowering axis region by passing from the first chute assembly to the second chute assembly. The first chute assembly remains static and the second chute assembly is dynamic and propelled together with the mounting bracket assembly around the elevating/lowering axis. | 2015-06-04 |
20150153124 | FIREARM SAFETY SYSTEM - A firearm safety system and method is described herein. The system may include a tracking system, a smart firearm and/or a smart magazine, and a smart tracking unit. The tracking system is in communication with satellites that monitor specific locations, a smart firearm and a portable electronic device. The tracking system includes an internal geographical database of specific monitored locations. The smart firearm includes a microprocessor and a receiver. The motor operates in response to a signal received, which may indicate that the firearm is approaching a no gun safety zone, whereby the signal causes the microprocessor to operate the automatic safety lock to prevent the apparatus from operating. The receiver monitors signals and receives location data from the satellites. The method of operating a smart firearm includes receiving a signal at the at least one receiver and responding to the signal by locking the automatic safety lock. | 2015-06-04 |
20150153125 | ADJUSTABLE MODULAR TRIGGER ASSEMBLY FOR FIREARMS - Applicants have disclosed an adjustable modular trigger assembly, and a related method, to avoid an unexpected firing of a long gun after an unintentional trigger pull. Applicants' preferred assembly comprises: a modular trigger housing, containing every trigger component, designed to be removably mounted within a lower firearm receiver; a trigger pull adjustment screw in a housing wall; and a sear force adjustment screw in another housing wall. During an intentional trigger pull, the shooter's finger pushes against a secondary trigger until it nestles within a slot of a non-coaxial primary trigger. Continued pulling on both triggers causes a sear to fall off a hammer notch and the firearm to discharge. In an unintentional trigger pull or jostling of the primary trigger, hooked protrusions (within the housing) of the second trigger and hammer engage to block the hammer from fully rotating, thereby avoiding discharge of the firearm. | 2015-06-04 |
20150153126 | Trigger with Cam - In some embodiments, a trigger group comprises a trigger arranged to pivot on a trigger axis and a hammer arranged to pivot on a hammer axis. The hammer includes a cam surface. The hammer is moveable from a first position to a second position upon break of the trigger, and the cam surface contacts the trigger in the second position. Desirably, the cam is arranged to bias the trigger. | 2015-06-04 |
20150153127 | Articulating Aiming Support - An articulating aiming support for use in an elevated stand enables a marksman to stabilize shots for increased accuracy while reducing fatigue from holding a rifle in a free position. The rest may also be used for photographic uses by using a camera mount in place of a shooting stick. The firearms rest comprises of two sections of tubing which slide into one another with a pivot mounted to one end, which is used to mount the rest onto a tree stand, while the tube which extends has a plurality of supports on the other end. These supports have mounting pads located on the ends, which are adjustable for height, which the marksman uses mount the apparatus to base of a tree stand, steadying their shots. The firearms rest collapses down for ease of transport and storage and may be made from any, strong lightweight material. | 2015-06-04 |
20150153128 | OPERATIONAL CONTROL LOGIC FOR HARMONIZED TURRET WITH GIMBALED SUB-SYSTEMS - Methods, computer-readable media, and systems are disclosed for controlling a turret assembly with two or more gimbaled, swivel assembly sub-systems, such as a gimbaled gun and a gimbaled electro-optical sensor. The turret can be automatically slewed in response to one of the swivel assemblies rotating. A user can switch turret modes reflecting a priority between the gimbaled sub-systems system so that one takes priority over the other(s) during a mission. | 2015-06-04 |
20150153129 | GUN BARREL CLEANING DEVICE - The present invention is an improvement to a gun barrel cleaning device which enables a user to attach and remove gun barrel cleaning attachments to a gun barrel cleaning rod by inserting the cleaning attachment into a recess formed in the cleaning rod and twisting for a partial full turn the cleaning attachment in relationship to the gun barrel cleaning rod. | 2015-06-04 |
20150153130 | PROPER GRIP CONVERSION - A rifle controller, having a first controller disposed near a trigger, the first controller comprising a joystick. The first controller is disposed such that a user of the rifle controller can manipulate the joystick with a thumb while properly holding the rifle controller to have a thumb of his firing hand above the safety selector lever. | 2015-06-04 |
20150153131 | COMPACT COMPOUND BOW - Embodiments include a compact compound bow. In various embodiments, the compact compound bow includes a first riser plate and a second riser plate. The bow can further include a first limb and a second limb, the first limb and second limb can be coupled to the first riser plate and the second riser plate. The bow can further include a re-locatable handle configured to be coupled to at least one of the first riser plate or the second riser plate in a first position and coupled to at least one of the first riser plate or the second riser plate in a second position. The re-locatable handle can be rotated 180 degrees from the first position to the second position. Other embodiments are also included herein. | 2015-06-04 |
20150153132 | SELF-TUNABLE COMPOUND BOW - Provided is a self-tunable compound bow including: a bow main body including a pair of limbs that are respectively coupled to both ends of a handle; upper and lower pulley assemblies that are respectively coupled to the rear end of each limb; a bowstring; and first and second cam cables that are wound around a cam of each of the upper and lower pulley assemblies as the bowstring is pulled. A contact pin is formed in one of the pulley assemblies, in which the contact pin is in contact with one limb when the bowstring is pulled, and an indicator is formed in the other of the pulley assemblies, in which the indicator is in contact with the other limb and moves when the bowstring is pulled in a guide hole formed in the pulley of the other of the pulley assemblies. | 2015-06-04 |
20150153133 | Swivel Cable Guard - A cable guard for a compound archery bow includes a body and a cable retaining member connected to the body by a joint. The cable retaining member may retain at least one cable of an archery bow. The body of the cable guard has a length sufficient to position the joint at least at the drawn position of at least one of the cables retained by the cable retaining member. The joint connecting the cable retaining member to the body of the cable guard permits the opening of the cable retaining member to swivel forwards towards the mounting portion. Swiveling forward, the opening of the cable retaining members brings at least one of the retained cables closer to the bowstring plane of travel of the bow to which it is mounted. | 2015-06-04 |
20150153134 | PAINTBALL MARKER WITH SECURE BARREL ENGAGEMENT - A paintball gun generally comprising a body split into an upper portion and a lower portion is provided. The split body allows exposure of internal components for access, service and/or maintenance. In an embodiment, the paintball gun preferably includes a valve assembly fixedly secured within the body. In an embodiment, the paintball gun preferably includes a barrel adapter for engaging a barrel, with the barrel adapter secured within the body by a gripping piece. A method of servicing a paintball gun is also provided. | 2015-06-04 |
20150153135 | UMBILICAL CABLE DISCONNECT - An umbilical cable disconnect device is disclosed. The umbilical cable disconnect device includes a base having an opening configured to receive an umbilical cable, a cutter extending into the opening of the base, and a spacer component disposed in the opening between the cutter and the umbilical cable. The spacer component maintains separation of the cutter and the umbilical cable prior to disconnect of the umbilical cable. The cutter is operable to penetrate the spacer component in response to displacement of the disconnect device relative to the umbilical cable to facilitate cutting of the umbilical cable by the cutter to disconnect the umbilical cable. | 2015-06-04 |
20150153136 | Weapon Sight Light Emission System - A light emission assembly for weapon sights which provides a viewable illuminated aiming indicia of substantially fixed area and uniform brightness regardless of the ambient light conditions. | 2015-06-04 |
20150153137 | Fire Control Sight, Hand-Held Firearm and a Method For Orienting A Hand-Held Firearm - A fire control sight for a hand-held firearm includes a sight housing, a front sight, and a sight guide having two sight guide side pieces with a plurality of sight crosspieces forming rear sights. The fire control sight also includes a range finder, at least one inertial sensor and/or a magnetic field sensor, a control computer, and a display device for displaying an optimal orientation of the barrel axis of the hand-held firearm determined by the control computer. | 2015-06-04 |
20150153138 | LOCKING ADJUSTER - An adjustment turret for an optical sight is provided and may include a housing and an adjustment member rotatably supported by the housing and operable to adjust a characteristic of the optical sight when moved relative to the housing. The adjustment turret may additionally include a cap extending from the housing and movable between an engaged state fixing the cap for rotation with the adjustment member and a disengaged state permitting relative rotation between the cap and the adjustment member. The cap may be moveable from the disengaged state to the engaged state in a direction away from the housing. | 2015-06-04 |
20150153139 | BALLISTICS SYSTEMS AND METHODS - A scope may include an adjustment dial, which may be moved among a plurality of positions to configure the scope to compensate for projectile drops. The adjustment dial may be labeled with dial-calibration data, which may include one or more distance indicators and/or one or more windage hold-off indicators. The scope may be attached to a gun and the dial-calibration data may be at least partially generated using ballistics performance data based on shots fired by the gun. The dial-calibration data may be at least partially generated using shooting conditions. An electronic device may include a derived distance calculation module, which may be configured to use a distance to a target and actual shooting conditions to calculate a derived distance. The derived distance may be used in connection with an adjustment dial labeled with dial-calibration data at least partially generated using shooting conditions different from the actual shooting conditions. | 2015-06-04 |
20150153140 | Hook and Loop Fastener Doffing System - A quick-release garment has portions connected about a wearer and held in place by hook and loop fasteners. Quick-release tabs are connected to a rear portion of a hook and loop fastener element so as to extend along it and to project along an opposite end in a position making a loop piece accessible by the wearer. By pulling on the loop piece, the wearer causes the connected fastener to fold on to itself, thereby peeling apart the hook and loop fastener assembly. Such an arrangement is provided in a plate-carrying vest garment at a shoulder and at a cummerbund to allow convenient and rapid doffing of the garment, while being simply reassembled after such removal. | 2015-06-04 |
20150153141 | Ballistic Vest - A ballistic vest does not include or require a carrier. The vest includes a front ballistic panel permanently enclosed in a front waterproof cover, the front waterproof cover having, on its outer surface, portions of an adjustable body-attachment system; a front body side liner that is detachably secured to a body side portion of the front waterproof cover and that is machine washable; a black ballistic panel permanently enclosed in a back waterproof cover, the back waterproof cover having, on its outer surface, portions of an adjustable body-attachment system; and a back body side liner that is detachably secured to a body side portion of the back waterproof cover and that is machine washable. | 2015-06-04 |
20150153142 | Removable Ballistics Adhesive Protective Pad - My invention relates to improvements in the performance, functionality, versatility and operation of bulletproof protective armor. Specifically, my invention provides flexible bulletproof adhesive pads in panel form, of various shapes, sizes, colors, patterns, textures, weights, densitys, thicknesses, levels of protection and styles. | 2015-06-04 |
20150153143 | Bullet Resistant Desktop - A bullet-resistant shield is described herein that attaches to existing student desks. The embodiment consists of a bullet-resistant repositionable desk top and height-adjustable bullet-resistant front shields. | 2015-06-04 |
20150153144 | ELECTROSHOCK DEVICE - An electroshock device for delivering an electrical discharge to a target includes an electrical discharge circuit, an electrode coupled to the electrical discharge circuit and having an attachment feature attachable to the target. Upon attachment the electrode is enabled to monitor a physiological condition of the target, generate a signal based on the physiological condition, and deliver the electrical discharge to the target. The electroshock device also includes a controller communicatively coupled to the electrical discharge circuit and the electrode. The controller is configured to modulate delivery of the electrical discharge based on the signal. | 2015-06-04 |
20150153145 | Bullet Shell Casing For Smooth Bore Hunting Guns - Disclosed is a bullet shell casing for smooth bore hunting guns. The shell casing comprises of a casing made of paper with the ends coated in wax. On its surface, the casing has four twisting grooves the length of the casing. The casing enclosing the bullet is made of identical longitudinal halves having a cylindrical outer surface and an inner surface matching with the surface of the bullet or bullets. The casing has inverted cone indentions at each end of the casing. A plastic compression cone is matched with the rear indention of the casing. Compression cone and casing are fitted into a shell that is not crimped at the end of said shell. The bullet shell casing offers improved longitudinal stability, longer range, and effectiveness. | 2015-06-04 |
20150153146 | ARTICULATED ARM - An articulated arm CMM comprises a plurality of transfer members, a plurality of articulation members connecting at least two transfer members to each other, a coordinate acquisition member at a distal end, and a base at a proximal end. At least two of the articulation members can include at least one encoder and the at least two encoders can both be enclosed within a single monoblock housing. | 2015-06-04 |
20150153147 | DETERMINING A POSITION BY MEASURING ANGLES - A device and a method determine the position of an object which can be moved in a linear manner. The device includes a contact unit which is coupled to the object such that the contact unit provides an angle signal (α) that is dependent on the position of the object. An angle detecting unit detects the angle signal (α) provided by the contact unit, and an evaluating unit evaluates the angle signal (α) detected by the angle detecting unit. The position of the object is ascertained using an evaluation function (a(X)) during the evaluation process, the evaluation function describing a dependence of the angle signal (α) on the position of the object. | 2015-06-04 |
20150153148 | BENDING PRESS HAVING AN ANGLE-MEASURING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING THE BENDING ANGLE - The invention relates to a production plant ( | 2015-06-04 |
20150153149 | ARTICULATED ARM CMM - The invention relates to an articulated arm CMM, which is constructed in a modular way, and a modular assembling kit for constructing such an articulated arm CMM, comprising an articulated arm having a first end and a second end, wherein the second end is configured to support a tool. The articulated arm comprises at least two arm sections, connected to one another by pivot joints with integrated angle encoders. The arm sections are configured as modules having a PCB unit, said PCB unit comprises an elongated PCB section element and at least one PCB encoder element. The PCB encoder elements are configured to build an angle encoder and the PCB section elements comprise electronic transmission means for transmitting the encoder signals from the PCB encoder elements toward a circuit deriving the relative position between the arm sections. | 2015-06-04 |
20150153150 | APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING THE THICKNESS OF A MAIL ITEM - An apparatus for determining the thickness of passing mail items M conveyed on a conveying deck ( | 2015-06-04 |
20150153151 | Determining Location Using Magnetic Fields From AC Power Lines - Systems and methods for determining location using magnetic fields from AC power lines are provided. As an example, each magnetic field reading collected by the device over time can be analyzed to determine a plurality of characteristics of the magnetic field. One or more of the plurality of characteristics can describe a component of the magnetic field that oscillates at a frequency associated with the AC power lines. The plurality of characteristics can be compared to expected values respectively associated with a plurality of locations and provided by a map of the magnetic field to determine a location at which each magnetic field reading was collected. In further embodiments, magnetic field readings collected by the device over time can be analyzed in conjunction with other data or constraints to determine a trajectory of the device. In addition, the map can be updated using the collected readings and the determined trajectory. | 2015-06-04 |
20150153152 | MAGNETIC DEVICE FOR MEASURING SCOUR DEPTH - The present invention provides a magnetic device for measuring scour depth. The magnetic device comprises a plurality of scour detecting units which are buried in the sediment and disposed at intervals along the direction perpendicular to the surface of water. Each scour detecting unit comprises: one or more magnetic sources; and one or more magnetic detecting elements configured to be apart from the magnetic source for a predetermined distance. The magnetic detecting element is utilized to detect the magnetic field generated by the magnetic source. The scour depth and the position where scour occurs are determined according to electronic signals corresponding to the magnetic strength detected by the respective magnetic detecting elements of the scour detecting units. The magnetic device of the present invention has many advantages including low cost, high efficiency, and such a device is easily deployed. | 2015-06-04 |
20150153153 | Grid Diagram Creation and Operation Control - For determining the topology of a grid section of an AC power grid, the grid section comprising a grid connection point, at least one branch branching off from the grid connection point and including a plurality of energy consumption and/or energy generation units, and at least one measurement point in the at least one branch, dependencies of variations of a grid voltage measured at the at least one measurement point based on variations of connection power values of at least some individual ones of the energy consumption and/or energy generation units are determined. | 2015-06-04 |
20150153154 | ROTATION-ANGLE DETECTING DEVICE, IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND ROTATION-ANGLE DETECTING METHOD - A rotation-angle detecting device includes: an angle detecting unit that detects a rotation angle of a rotating body on the basis of sinusoidal wave signals that multiple sensors arranged to have a phase difference output according to the rotation angle of the rotating body; and a resolution setting unit that allows change of a resolution of the rotation angle detected by the angle detecting unit. | 2015-06-04 |
20150153155 | SPECKLE PATTERN PROCESSING CIRCUIT WITH I2C AND A/B PHASE OUTPUT - An electronic circuit for calculating image shift in successive images generated by using image invariant optical speckle patterns, with results output as serial I2C or A/B phase signals. The device comprises a laser LED light source, an optical structure, an image detector, an integrated circuit, and a micro-controller. The laser LED light source generates a collimated laser directed at a contact surface through the optical structure. The image detector may capture the speckle patterns from a moving surface. The integrated circuit can perform image shift calculations to determine the shifted distance moved on the surface so as to output the serial I2C or A/B phase signals, which the micro-controller can utilize for movement and location determining applications. Because it is capable of measuring extremely fine changes on scales of one micrometer or less, this invention may be used in surface recognition and precision control applications. | 2015-06-04 |
20150153156 | HIGH SPATIAL AND SPECTRAL RESOLUTION SNAPSHOT IMAGING SPECTROMETERS USING OBLIQUE DISPERSION - Snapshot imaging spectrometer systems, including snapshot hyperspectral imaging and snapshot spectral domain coherence tomography systems, with a large numbers of spectral channels and spatial pixels are desirable for applications ranging from detection of pollution and chemicals, environmental studies, surveillance, resources management, astronomy, biomedical and military use. Methods for achieving such high spatial and spectral resolutions and systems based upon these methods are disclosed. Significant increase in number of spectral channels, as compared to prior art systems, is possible with spread of spectral signature of pixels in oblique direction that allows longer than several times row (or column) spacing of a single wavelength pixel array at the final image. Methods and embodiments are disclosed that would advance the capabilities of prior art snapshot imaging spectrometer systems. In addition to a large number of spectral channels that may approach square of the optical compression factor of the lenslet or pinhole array, the oblique dispersion also stream lines the design and critical requirements of optical and mechanical components of comparable prior art systems due to better spatial form factor. | 2015-06-04 |
20150153157 | Intensity Noise Reduction Methods and Apparatus for Interferometric Sensing and Imaging Systems - In part, aspects of the invention relate to methods, apparatus, and systems for intensity and/or pattern line noise reduction in a data collection system such as an optical coherence tomography system that uses an electromagnetic radiation source and interferometric principles. In one embodiment, the noise is intensity noise or line pattern noise and the source is a laser such as a swept laser. One or more attenuators responsive to one or more control signals can be used in conjunction with an analog or digital feedback network in one embodiment. | 2015-06-04 |
20150153158 | LENGTH MEASUREMENT METHOD AND DEVICE OF THE SAME - The present invention proposes a length measurement method and a length measurement device. The length measurement method includes steps of emitting the laser via a laser ranging module in a reference direction to order to detect a reference distance between a reference point on a target and the laser ranging module, taking the reference direction as a the measurement direction, taking the reference distance as a first distance, executing a border detecting procedure according to the measurement direction and the first distance in order to detect a border of the target, and calculating measurement distance between the border and the reference point according to border location information of the laser ranging module corresponding to the border, the reference direction and the reference distance. | 2015-06-04 |
20150153159 | TESTING DEVICE - A testing device includes a positioning mechanism, a testing mechanism, and a controller. The testing device is used for testing lengths, widths, straightness, verticality, flatness, position of the testing points, and other dimensions of a workpiece. The positioning mechanism is used for positioning the workpiece. The testing mechanism is fixed on the positioning mechanism for testing dimensions of the workpiece at one time. The controller is electrically coupled to the testing mechanism for controlling the testing mechanism in use. | 2015-06-04 |
20150153160 | INDOOR LOCATION SIGNALLING VIA LIGHT FITTINGS - Disclosed here are methods and systems that relate to determining a location of a mobile device in an indoor environment. The indoor environment is installed with one or more light sources at disparate locations. Each light source has a unique light attribute different from that of other light sources. The mobile device is equipped with a photosensor to detect light emissions by the light sources. The methods and systems described herein may determine the location of the mobile device based on the light detection by the photosensor. | 2015-06-04 |
20150153161 | SHAPE MEASURING METHOD AND SHAPE MEASUREING DEVICE - The purpose of the present invention is to not only decrease the time required to detect an optical section line in an optical sectioning method but to improve precision in shape measurement of an object to be measured. In this shape measuring method, after an area dividing line is drawn in a region that includes an extracted optical section line and the region is divided into small areas, a longitudinal region is established that spreads in the up and down direction by a plurality of pixels centered around the location of the optical section line in each small area. The next image processing occurs in the whole region of the longitudinal regions. | 2015-06-04 |
20150153162 | METHOD OF THREE-DIMENSIONAL MEASUREMENTS BY STEREO-CORRELATION USING A PARAMETRIC REPRESENTATION OF THE MEASURED OBJECT - In the field of methods of three-dimensional measurement of an object by stereo-correlation, methods require at least two cameras connected to image processing means. These methods include at least a first step of calibration of the two image planes and a second step of spatial matching between these two image planes. These two steps can be followed by a third step of temporal matching. The method provided requires objects, the surface of which has a parametric representation, i.e. a mathematical representation of the object surface having the form of a decomposition over a scalar function basis. The parametric representation is implemented during the first calibration step and/or during the second and third steps of spatial or temporal matching. | 2015-06-04 |
20150153163 | INTERFEROMETER AND METHOD FOR MEASURING ASYMMETRIC SURFACE TOPOGRAPHY - Methods and systems for measuring asymmetric surface topology are described. In one aspect, a method includes directing a test beam including a spherical wave front along an optical axis to reflect from a test surface; combining the test beam reflected from the test surface with a reference beam to form an interferogram on a detector, where the test and reference beams are derived from a common source; and recording the interferogram for each of multiple lateral displacements of the test surface relative to the optical axis. For each recorded interferogram, the curvature of the spherical wave front at the test surface substantially matches a local curvature of the test surface along a first axis orthogonal to the optical axis, and the multiple lateral displacements of the test surface each include a component along a second axis orthogonal to each of the first axis and the optical axis. | 2015-06-04 |
20150153164 | Portable three-dimensional metrology with data displayed on the measured surface - A portable instrument for 3D surface metrology projects augmented-reality feedback directly on the measured target surface. The instrument generates structured-light measuring-patterns and projects them successively on a target surface. Features, contours, and textures of the target surface distort each projected measuring-pattern image (MPI) from the original measuring-pattern. The instrument photographs each MPI, extracts measurement data from the detected distortions, and derives a result-image from selected aspects of the measurement data. The instrument warps the result-image to compensate for distortions from the projector or surface and projects the result-image on the measured surface, optionally with other information such as summaries, instrument status, menus, and instructions. The instrument is lightweight and rugged. Accurate measurements with hand-held embodiments are made possible by high measurement speed and an optional built-in inertial measurement unit to correct for pose and motion effects. | 2015-06-04 |
20150153165 | OPTICAL METROLOGY WITH MULTIPLE ANGLES OF INCIDENCE AND/OR AZUMITH ANGLES - An optical metrology device simultaneously detects light with multiple angles of incidence (AOI) and/or multiple azimuth angles to determine at least one parameter of a sample. The metrology device focuses light on the sample using an optical system with a large numerical aperture, e.g., 0.2 to 0.9. Multiple channels having multiple AOIs and/or multiple azimuth angles are selected simultaneously by passing light reflected from the sample through a plurality of pupils in a pupil plate. Beamlets produced by the plurality of pupils are detected, e.g., with one or more spectrophotometers, to produce data for the multiple AOIs and/or multiple azimuth angles. The data for multiple AOI and/or multiple azimuth angles may then be processed to determine at least one parameter of the sample, such as profile parameters or overlay error. | 2015-06-04 |
20150153166 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR INTERFEROMETRIC PHASE MEASUREMENT - A method for measuring phase shift to detect irregularities of a surface is described. Additionally, a system for measuring phase shift to detect irregularities of a surface is provided. Further, a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having computer-executable instructions embodied thereon is described. The computer-executable instructions are for measuring phase shift to detect irregularities of a surface. | 2015-06-04 |
20150153167 | TEXTURE AUTOMATIC MONITORING SYSTEM - A texture automatic monitoring system for measuring surface texture of a road surface compacted by a road roller is measured by texture measurement equipment mounted on the road roller. The road surface texture measurement equipment comprises a height measurement instrument disposed on the compaction roller that measures height from the road surface, a moving distance detecting instrument that generates a signal corresponding to the moving distance of the road roller, a data processing unit that calculates the moving distance of the road roller based on the moving distance detecting signal, and calculates one or more road surface property values indicating the road surface texture by using the measured value of the height acquired from the height measurement instrument and the calculated moving distance, and a displaying unit which displays the calculated road surface property value. | 2015-06-04 |
20150153168 | Device for determining the position of a signal source - The invention relates to a device for determining the position of a signal source configured to emit signals modulated by a modulation frequency, comprising: a conductor arranged in such a way that it receives the modulated signals at various positions along the conductor and configured to conduct the modulated signal, respectively in opposite directions, to a first conductor end and to a second conductor end when a modulated signal is received; a detector configured to acquire the modulated signal at the first conductor end and at the second conductor end; and a determination apparatus configured to: determine a phase difference between the modulated signal acquired at the first conductor end and the modulated signal acquired at the second conductor end, and determine the position of the signal source in relation to the conductor on the basis of the phase difference. | 2015-06-04 |
20150153169 | CONTACTLESS DISTANCE SENSOR AND METHOD FOR CARRYING OUT A CONTACTLESS DISTANCE MEASUREMENT - The present invention relates to a distance sensor suitable for calculating a processed distance of a target object without contact, including: a contactless measuring circuit suitable for emitting an output signal proportional to the distance of said target object for a plurality of time intervals, so as to obtain a plurality of measurements of the distance of said target object without contact; a first processor circuit suitable for processing said output signals coming from said measuring circuit, so as to calculate a first average distance from said target object based on the average of N distance measurements in output coming from said measuring circuit, said N measurements being consecutive in time and including the last distance measurement emitted by said measuring circuit; a second processor circuit suitable for processing said output signals coming from said measuring circuit, so as to calculate a second average distance from said target object based on the average of M distance measurements in output coming from said measuring circuit, said M measurements being a subset of said N measurements with M2015-06-04 | |
20150153170 | System and Method for Calculating the Orientation of a Device - A system and method for determining orientation of a vehicle is provided. The method includes the steps of providing a vehicle having a hinge joint such that sections of the chassis are capable of rotation with respect to each other. A first and second wheel is mounted to one and the other of the chassis sections, respectively. Vehicle geometric data defining a distance between the hinge joint and the centers of the first and second wheels, respectively, and the diameter of the wheels is provided. Surface geometric data defining the curvature of the surface can be provided. The angle of rotation about the hinge joint is measured. An orientation of the vehicle relative to the surface based on the vehicle geometric date, the surface geometric data, and the measured angle of rotation can be determined. A system and method for determining the orientation of an object is also provided. | 2015-06-04 |
20150153171 | BAROMETRIC PRESSURE SENSOR BASED ORIENTATION MEASUREMENT - Disclosed here are methods and systems that relate to determining an orientation of an object. The orientation of the object may be represented by an Euler angle which identifies a rotation of the object from a reference frame. The methods and systems may rely on readings collected from two or more barometric pressure sensors to estimate an altitude difference between the pressure sensors. The methods and systems may calculate the Euler angle based on the altitude difference. | 2015-06-04 |
20150153172 | Photography Pose Generation and Floorplan Creation - Systems, methods, and computer storage mediums are provided for positioning image markers on a virtual canvas. An exemplary method includes positioning one or more virtual objects on the virtual canvas. Each virtual object corresponds to a physical object located within the physical space. The position of each virtual object on the virtual canvas approximates the location of its corresponding physical object within the physical space. A plurality of image markers are also positioned on the virtual canvas. Each image marker's position on the virtual canvas corresponds to a physical location within the physical space where a photographic image's photo capture device was located when the photographic image was captured. A link between a first image marker and a second image marker is also created. The link indicates a path, traversable by a user, within the physical space between the physical locations represented by the first and second image markers. | 2015-06-04 |
20150153173 | DIRECTIONAL INDICATOR - A wearable directional indicator that communicates to a user wearing the indicator a particular orientation by sending a signal to the indicator that alerts the user5 to a particular orientation. | 2015-06-04 |
20150153174 | APPARATUS FOR DRIVING GYRO SENSOR AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - An apparatus for driving a gyro sensor includes a gyro sensor, an analog circuit, a signal converter, and a digital automatic gain controller. The gyro sensor includes at least one driving mass. The analog circuit detects an amplitude value or a phase value of resonance of the driving mass from first and second driving displacement signals output from the gyro sensor. The signal converter converts the amplitude value or the phase value into a digital value. The digital automatic gain controller outputs a control gain for controlling a signal driving resonance of the driving mass based on a selected one of a phase or amplitude of resonance of the driving mass, so that a selected one of the amplitude value and the phase value input from the signal converter is converged to a preset targeted value. | 2015-06-04 |
20150153175 | AUTONOMOUS TRANSPORT NAVIGATION TO A SHIPPING LOCATION USING ELEMENTS OF A WIRELES NODE NETWORK - Methods, media, and node-enabled autonomous transport vehicles are described for navigating to a shipping location using a plurality of nodes in a wireless node network. A node associated with the autonomous transport vehicle, such as a mobile master node, detects a signal broadcast from an ID node associated with the shipping location, and instructs the ID node to lower a power level of the broadcast signal. The mobile master node identifies the signal broadcast from the ID node with the lowered power level, and determines a direction of the ID node relative to the mobile master node based upon the detected signal with the lowered power level. The mobile master node then navigates to the ID node associated with the shipping location based upon the determined direction, which may involve providing the determined direction to an input for the vehicle's control system. | 2015-06-04 |
20150153176 | VEHICLE, VEHICLE CLOUD SYSTEM, AND DATA DISSEMINATION SYSTEM - Disclosed is a data dissemination system for vehicles. The data dissemination system includes a vehicle, a vehicle cloud system, and access points connecting with and transferring data to the vehicle and the vehicle cloud system and being stationary near a road, wherein the vehicle comprises a navigator for determining location information, the vehicle cloud system comprises a dissemination setting unit for determining which data to disseminate to which access point based on the location information and vehicle route information, and the data disseminated to the access point is disseminated to the vehicle. According to the present invention, data transfer between vehicles and an infrastructure can be easily achieved such that a large amount of data can be exchanged therebetween, data transfer efficiency can be enhanced, and network resources can be fully utilized. Accordingly, the present invention has advantages of contributing to dissemination and utilization of the vehicle cloud system. | 2015-06-04 |
20150153177 | Environmental Waypoint Insertion - The different advantageous embodiments provide a system and method for suggesting significant environmental waypoints along a trajectory to improve the efficiency of a flight plan. Desired information is identified, wherein the desired information is information needed to perform at least one of completing a flight plan and updating a flight plan. It is determined whether to identify environmental information points. | 2015-06-04 |
20150153178 | CAR NAVIGATION SYSTEM AND METHOD IN WHICH GLOBAL NAVIGATION SATELLITE SYSTEM (GNSS) AND DEAD RECKONING (DR) ARE MERGED - Disclosed is a car navigation system and method. The present invention includes a sensor unit including a plurality of sensors, each, configured to measure a state of a vehicle using a predetermined scheme and to obtain sensor data; a vehicle to everything (V2X) unit configured to receive the sensor data from the sensor unit, and including a global navigation satellite system (GNSS) module to thereby receive a satellite signal and to generate GNSS data; and a position estimator configured to receive the sensor data and the GNSS data from the V2X unit, to evaluate an accuracy of each of the sensor data and the GNSS data using a predetermined scheme, and to obtain position coordinates of the vehicle by merging GNSS position coordinates obtained from the GNSS data and dead reckoning (DR) position coordinates obtained from the sensor data based on the evaluation result. | 2015-06-04 |
20150153179 | TOUCH-SENSITIVE NAVIGATION AID DEVICE - This touch-sensitive navigation aid device ( | 2015-06-04 |
20150153180 | MAP PROCESSING FOR INDOOR NAVIGATION GUIDANCE - Directions are provided to a location in an indoor space in response to receiving a request from a mobile device. First, a map of the indoor space is processed to identify navigable areas in the indoor space. A distance transform is then executed on the map as part of a process to generate a directed graph. The directed graph includes nodes that correspond to points in the indoor space and paths that correspond to routes between the nodes. Next, a navigation table is generated based on the directed graph to identify a shortest route from each node to at least one other node. In response to a request for directions to a location in the indoor space, the navigation table is accessed to identify a route to the requested location. The identified route is then provided to a mobile device such that an end user may navigate to the location. | 2015-06-04 |
20150153181 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING INDOOR NAVIGATION SERVICES - Aspects of a system and method for providing indoor navigation services are described herein. Aspects of the disclosure provide an efficient method for identifying a location of a client device using accelerometers, gyroscopes, cameras, and/or position markers. Elements of the system relate to the determination of particular user locations by receiving location information pertaining to position markers from a remote server. A client device may identify a position marker using a camera, a Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) chip, or other method. An identifier describing the position marker may be sent to a remote server, and the remote server may provide a precise location to the client device. | 2015-06-04 |
20150153182 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CALIBRATING A NAVIGATION HEADING - Systems and methods for calibrating a navigation heading are provided. A client device may display navigation information to a user. The client device may display a floor plan of a building with a navigation route superimposed on the floor plan. The client device may also display a video as received from a camera with the navigation route superimposed on the video. By displaying the route on the captured imagery, the client device may direct the user along the route without the user having knowledge of the direction in which they are facing when beginning the route. As the user travels along the route, the heading by which the client device directs the user may grow increasingly inaccurate. Therefore, the client device may include an interface to allow the user to recalibrate the heading (e.g., by straightening a displayed path) to ensure that an accurate navigation path is displayed. | 2015-06-04 |
20150153183 | AUTOMATED IDENTIFICATION OF ANOMALOUS MAP DATA - An autocheck module of a map system is configured to automatically identify anomalous conditions within map data that may indicate an error within the data. The identification of the anomalous conditions is accomplished by application of different autocheck types to the map data, each autocheck type representing a class of anomalies and being triggered if particular map data exhibits the anomalous condition associated with the autocheck type. In one embodiment, for at least some of the portions of map data that trigger an autocheck type, an issue entry is created in an issue database, the issue entry referencing the autocheck type that was triggered, the map data that triggered it, and any associated data of relevance for the particular autocheck type in question. | 2015-06-04 |
20150153184 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DYNAMICALLY FOCUSING VEHICLE SENSORS - Methods and systems for dynamically prioritizing target areas to monitor around a vehicle are provided. The system, for example, may include, but is not limited to a sensor, a global positioning system receiver, and a processor communicatively coupled to the sensor and the global positioning system receiver. The processor is configured to determine a location of the vehicle and based upon data from the global positioning system receiver, determine a projected path the vehicle is traveling upon, prioritize target areas based upon the determined location, heading and the projected path, and analyze data from the sensor based upon the prioritized target areas. | 2015-06-04 |
20150153185 | METHOD FOR INTERWORKING BETWEEN NAVIGATION TERMINALS - A method for interworking between navigation terminals includes switching a used terminal in such a way that another terminal communication-connected with the used terminal receives information necessary to execute a navigation service to perform a navigation service function when the used terminal, which provides the navigation service mounted in the vehicle, does not search a destination or does not execute the navigation service in a case where the terminals are mounted in the vehicle. | 2015-06-04 |
20150153186 | METHOD OF GENERATING IMPROVED MAP DATA FOR USE IN NAVIGATION DEVICES - An end-user can input a correction to a map error, directly on the device. The device is then able to use the correction without external processing of the correction. Hence, it is no longer necessary for an end-user to simply report errors to the map vendor over a web link, then wait for that map vendor to verify the error, update its maps and finally supply the end-user with updates—a cycle that can take months and sometimes years to complete. Instead, the navigation device can use the correction immediately. End-users can also share corrections with other end-users and also with a shared remote server that aggregates, validates and distributes correction. | 2015-06-04 |
20150153187 | DISPATCHING MAP MATCHING TASKS BY A CLUSTER SERVER - There is disclosed a method, comprising: determining a road segment group set that corresponds to a current time period, and a correspondence relationship between each road segment group in the road segment group set and a computing node of the cluster server, wherein the road segment group is a group of road segments which are grouped according to the number of computing nodes of the cluster server and the dissimilarity between divided road segments in a road network; in response to receiving multiple GPS sampled data from a vehicle, generating a map matching request according to the multiple GPS sampled data; and in response to generating a map matching request and obtaining a road segment to which the latest location of the vehicle belongs, sending the map matching request to a computing node that corresponds to a road segment group to which the obtained road segment belongs. | 2015-06-04 |
20150153188 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF DETERMINING MAP COORDINATES FROM IMAGES - Systems and methods provide approximations of latitude and longitude coordinates of objects, for example a business, in street level images. The images may be collected by a camera. An image of a business is collected along with GPS coordinates and direction of the camera. Depth maps of the images may be generated, for example, based on laser depth detection or displacement of the business between two images caused by a change in the position of the camera. After identifying a business in one or more images, the distance from the camera to a point or area relative to the business in the one or more images may be determined based on the depth maps. Using this distance and the direction of the camera which collected the one or more images and GPS coordinates of the camera, the approximate GPS coordinates of the business may be determined. | 2015-06-04 |
20150153189 | ROUTE SEARCHING METHOD OF NAVIGATION SYSTEM AND APPARATUS THEREFOR - A route searching method of a navigation system is provided and includes calculating, by a processor, a turning cost from an i-th node to an (i+1)-th node and a turning cost from the (i+1)-th node to an (i+2)-th node. The processor determines whether the turning costs are different between the sets of nodes . In addition, the processor calculates a driving risk degree from the i-th node to the (i+1)-th node when the turning direction from the i-th node to the (i+1)-th node is different from the turning direction from the (i+1)-th node to the (i+2)-th node. | 2015-06-04 |
20150153190 | METHOD OF SETTING TRANSIT POINT OF NAVIGATION - A method of setting a transit point of navigation includes inputting a plurality of destinations including a destination of a driver and a destination of a passenger. A route for a starting point, a transit point, and the destination of the driver are sought when the transit point is set as the destination of the passenger. An optimal transit point for giving consideration to the passenger is calculated on a driving route from the starting point to the destination of the driver by inputting various traffic information about the passenger when the transit point is not set as the destination of the passenger. | 2015-06-04 |
20150153191 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR PROVIDING LOCATION SERVICES - A method and apparatus for providing a location service are disclosed. The method is performed at a mobile device having one or more processors and memory for storing programs to be executed by the one or more processors. The method includes storing respective geographic positions for a set of points of interest (POIs). The method includes determining a current location and a current viewing direction of a user while storing the respective geographic positions of the set of POIs. The method also includes identifying, based on the stored geographic positions and the current location and viewing direction of the user, a subset of POIs within a current field of view associated with the user from the set of POIs. The method further includes mapping the current location of the user and the respective geographic positions of the subset of POIs onto a user interface displayed on the mobile device. | 2015-06-04 |