28th week of 2022 patent applcation highlights part 34 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20220221200 | REFRIGERATION APPARATUS - A refrigerant circuit has a liquid passage that allows a receiver to communicate with a utilization heat exchanger, and a first expansion valve provided in the liquid passage. The controller opens the first expansion valve when the compression element is in the stopped state and a pressure in the receiver exceeds a predetermined first pressure. | 2022-07-14 |
20220221201 | SOLID-STATE COOLING MODULE - A solid-state cooling module includes a plurality of housing portions. Each of the housing portions houses a solid refrigerant substance. The solid-state cooling module is configured to heat or cool a heat medium flowing through insides of the plurality of housing portions. At least some of the plurality of housing portions are connected to each other in series with respect to a flow of the heat medium. | 2022-07-14 |
20220221202 | HEAT TREATMENT SYSTEM - At least one heat-source side cycle and at least one load side cycle share a cascade heat exchanger. A total number of cycles provided by the at least one heat-source side cycle and the at least one load side cycle is three or more, such that there is a first cycle, a second cycle and a third cycle. The first cycle circulates a first refrigerant or heat medium. The second cycle circulates a second refrigerant or heat medium. The third cycle circulates a third refrigerant or heat medium. The first refrigerant or heat medium, the second refrigerant or heat medium, and the third refrigerant or heat medium are different from one another. | 2022-07-14 |
20220221203 | INTERLACED MICROCHANNEL HEAT EXCHANGER SYSTEMS AND METHODS THERETO - The disclosed technology includes an air system including a first interlaced microchannel heat exchanger and a second interlaced microchannel heat exchanger. The air system can include a plurality of fluidly separated refrigerant circuits, and each of the refrigerant circuits can be configured to flow through the first interlaced microchannel heat exchanger and the second interlaced microchannel heat exchanger. The first interlaced microchannel heat exchanger can be located indoors, and the second interlaced microchannel heat exchanger can be located outdoors. Each of the refrigerant circuits can include its own compressor and expansion valve. | 2022-07-14 |
20220221204 | REFRIGERATION CYCLE APPARATUS AND FOUR-WAY VALVE - In a refrigeration cycle apparatus, a switching mechanism includes a first channel and performs switching among a first, second and third connection states. In the first connection state, the refrigeration cycle apparatus repeatedly performs a first cycle in which refrigerant flows through a compressor, a first heat exchanger, a second heat exchanger, and the compressor in that order. In the second connection state, the refrigeration cycle apparatus repeatedly performs a second cycle in which refrigerant flows through the compressor, the second heat exchanger, the first heat exchanger, and the compressor in that order. In the third connection state, a passage between the compressor and the first heat exchanger and a passage between the compressor and the second heat exchanger are closed, and the first channel in the refrigeration cycle apparatus provides interconnection between the first heat exchanger and the second heat exchanger. | 2022-07-14 |
20220221205 | REFRIGERATION CYCLE DEVICE - A refrigeration cycle device includes a heat source, a first use unit, a second use unit, a first connection flow path, and a second connection flow path. The heat source has a compressor and a heat-source side heat exchanger. The first use unit is separated from the heat source unit and has a first use-side heat exchanger. The second use unit is separated from the heat source unit and has a second use-side heat exchanger. The first connection flow path connects the heat source unit to the first and the second use units and causes a first refrigerant to flow. The second connection flow path connects the heat source unit to the first and the second use units and causes a second refrigerant to flow. A specific enthalpy of the second refrigerant is smaller than a specific enthalpy of the first refrigerant. | 2022-07-14 |
20220221206 | REFRIGERANT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND REFRIGERANT MANAGEMENT METHOD - A refrigerant management system includes at least one computer including an acquisition unit and a generation unit. The acquisition unit, during installation and/or maintenance of a refrigerant use device, acquires first information, refrigerant already filled quantity, and refrigerant used quantity. The first information includes device specifying information, worker information, and refrigerant additionally filled quantity information. The refrigerant already filled quantity is preliminarily filled in the refrigerant use device, in accordance with the device specifying information. The refrigerant used quantity used in the refrigerant use device by totaling the refrigerant already filled quantity acquired and the refrigerant additionally filled quantity included in the refrigerant additionally filled quantity information. The generation unit generates second information associating the refrigerant used quantity and the worker, from the refrigerant used quantity acquired by the acquisition unit and the worker information in the first information acquired by the acquisition unit. | 2022-07-14 |
20220221207 | A METHOD FOR CONTROLLING SUCTION PRESSURE OF A VAPOUR COMPRESSION SYSTEM - A method for controlling a vapour compression system ( | 2022-07-14 |
20220221208 | HEAT SOURCE UNIT AND REFRIGERATION APPARATUS - A heat source controller performs a first operation when a compression element is in a stopped state and a pressure in a receiver exceeds a predetermined first pressure. The heat source controller allows an inlet of the compression element to communicate with the receiver, and drives the compression element in the first operation. | 2022-07-14 |
20220221209 | REFRIGERATION APPARATUS AND HEAT SOURCE UNIT - The heat source controller transmits the drive permission signal (SE) to the utilization controller when the compression element is drivable. The utilization controller opens a utilization expansion valve when heat exchange in a utilization heat exchanger is required, on condition that the utilization controller receive the drive permission signal (SE). | 2022-07-14 |
20220221210 | REFRIGERATION APPARATUS - An air conditioning apparatus includes a refrigerant circuit, a suction temperature sensor, and a controller. In the refrigerant circuit, a compressor, a radiator, an expansion valve, an evaporator, and an accumulator are connected in order. The controller controls the number of revolutions of the compressor and the opening degree of the expansion valve. On determination that a refrigerant and a lubricating oil are separated inside the accumulator based on a detection result of the suction temperature sensor, the controller executes control of step to decrease the number of revolutions of the compressor, and executes control of step to set the opening degree of the expansion valve to a predetermined opening degree. | 2022-07-14 |
20220221211 | ICE MAKER - A commercial ice maker purges water from a sump via a passive drain valve instead of an active drain pump. The ice maker uses a large freeze plate, but still can accommodate the passive drain valve within a standard enclosure footprint. A bottom wall of the ice maker has a drain passaging groove formed in an upper surface. The drain valve is supported above the bottom wall and drain tube is at least partially received in the drain passaging groove. The drain valve can include a valve body that has a valve seat and a movable valve member that opens and closes a valve passage through the valve seat. The valve member radially overlaps the valve seat along a longitudinal axis when the valve member is closed. | 2022-07-14 |
20220221212 | FREE-STANDING ICE OR BEVERAGE DISPENSING APPLIANCE - A free-standing appliance may include a cabinet, a water source, an icemaker, an ice bin, a cold water line, and one or more other features. The icemaker may be mounted within the cabinet downstream from the water source to receive water therefrom. The ice bin may be disposed within the cabinet downstream from the icemaker to receive ice therefrom. The cold water line may be mounted to the cabinet and define a cold water outlet downstream from the water source in fluid isolation from the icemaker. | 2022-07-14 |
20220221213 | REFRIGERATOR - Proposed is a refrigerator including a cabinet having a freezing compartment above a partition wall and a refrigerating compartment therebelow, an evaporator positioned behind the freezing compartment and generating cool air, a freezing-compartment grill assembly positioned in front of the evaporator inside the freezing compartment, a blowing fan for blowing the cool air being mounted in the freezing-compartment grill assembly, and a refrigerating-compartment grill assembly positioned behind the refrigerating compartment, wherein a refrigerating-compartment discharge flow path guiding discharging of the cool air supplied from the freezing-compartment grill assembly into the refrigerating compartment, and a refrigerating-compartment retrieval flow path guiding flowing of the cool air retrieved from the refrigerating compartment into the freezing compartment are formed together in the refrigerating-compartment grill assembly. | 2022-07-14 |
20220221214 | AXIAL FLOW FAN, AIR-SENDING DEVICE, AND REFRIGERATION CYCLE APPARATUS - An axial flow fan includes a hub driven to rotate and configured to serve as a rotation axis of the axial flow fan and a blade connected to the hub. The blade has a leading edge and a trailing edge. The trailing edge has an indentation indenting toward the leading edge. The indentation narrows from the trailing edge to the leading edge, and has an apex being a point closest to the leading edge from among the points constituting the indentation. The blade has, at the indentation, a maximum thickness portion at which a thickness of the blade is maximum, and which is positioned radially inside of the apex. | 2022-07-14 |
20220221215 | VACUUM ADIABATIC BODY AND REFRIGERATOR - A vacuum adiabatic body according to the present invention includes a reinforcing member which is provided at a peripheral portion of at least one plate member so as to reinforce the strength of the plate member providing the vacuum adiabatic body; and a drain pipe which penetrates a third space except for the reinforcing member and through which water passes. According to the present invention, the strength of the vacuum adiabatic body increases and a penetration path of the defrost water can be secured. | 2022-07-14 |
20220221216 | REFRIGERATOR - A refrigerator includes a cabinet and a door. The door includes a panel assembly, a door frame, a door liner, and an insulator provided in a space defined by the panel assembly and the door frame. The panel assembly includes a front panel and a rear panel. The door further includes a rod that connects the front panel to the rear panel, a heater housing that covers the rod and is attached to a rear surface of the front panel, and a heating device coupled to the heater housing and in contact with the rear surface of the front panel. | 2022-07-14 |
20220221217 | HANDLE ASSEMBLY - A handle assembly for an appliance includes an elongate arcuate body with a grasping portion that has a first internal support rib and a forward wall that has a second internal support rib. The elongate arcuate body further defines a hollow profile. An insert is disposed within the hollow profile and includes at least one slot that receives at least one of the first internal support rib and the second internal support rib. An end cap is operably coupled to an end of the elongate arcuate body. At least one groove is defined at least in part by the forward wall. | 2022-07-14 |
20220221218 | REFRIGERATOR - A refrigerator including a main body having a storeroom, an inner door rotatably coupled to the main body and having a door opening, an outer door rotatably arranged in front of the inner door to open or close the door opening, a dispenser including a water-intake space and an operation lever and configured to supply water to the water-intake space by manipulation of the operation lever, and an automatic water supplier including a water container installation space formed to have a water container mounted and a water level sensor configured to detect a water level of the water container, and configured to supply water into the water container to fill the water container with a certain amount of water. The water-intake space and the water container installation space may be arranged in the door opening of the inner door to be accessed while the inner door is closed. | 2022-07-14 |
20220221219 | TEMPERATURE-CONTROLLED DRAWER IN A REFRIGERATOR - A refrigerator including a controller for controlling a cooling system of the refrigerator. The controller configured to have at least two modes, wherein in a first mode the controller controls the cooling system to achieve a desired temperature within a fresh food compartment without respect to a temperature in a temperature-controlled drawer, and in a second mode the controller controls the cooling system to achieve a desired temperature within the temperature-controlled drawer without respect to the temperature in the fresh food compartment. | 2022-07-14 |
20220221220 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR HYDROGEN LIQUEFACTION - Systems and methods for liquefying a gaseous hydrogen that include a first refrigeration stage and a second refrigeration stage. The first refrigeration stage includes a first heat exchanger configured to flow a first refrigerant to pre-cool the gaseous hydrogen. The second refrigeration stage includes a second heat exchanger configured to flow a second refrigerant to liquefy and sub-cool the hydrogen. The second refrigerant is split into two streams that flow through two compressor-expanders and multiple passes through the second heat exchanger before being recombined to repeat the second refrigeration stage circuit. | 2022-07-14 |
20220221221 | FLUID RECOVERY PROCESS AND APPARATUS - A process for recovering at least one fluid (e.g. argon gas and/or nitrogen gas, etc.) from a feed gas (e.g. air) can include utilization of a compression system, primary heat exchanger unit, plant processing units to separate and recover at least one desired fluid (e.g. nitrogen gas, argon gas, etc.). In some embodiments, the process can be configured so that fluid flows output from a low pressure column and/or high pressure column of the plant can provide a condensation duty or refrigeration duty that is utilized to process certain fluid flows for recovery of argon and/or nitrogen gases. Some embodiments can be configured to provide an improved recovery of argon and/or nitrogen as well as an improvement in operational efficiency by reducing an amount of power (e.g. electrical power) needed to recover the nitrogen and/or argon. | 2022-07-14 |
20220221222 | DEVICE, SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INDUSTRIAL DRYING OF A SUSPENSION OR SOLUTION - A device for industrial drying of a suspension or solution containing a solid material is provided, comprising a rotatably mounted cylinder having electrically conductive properties and comprising a surface for receiving the suspension or solution, and an inductor adapted to heat the cylinder inductively. The inductive heating causes that the suspension or solution received on the surface of the rotatably mounted cylinder dries and the solid material is left. Furthermore, further devices, a system, a device package, and a method for industrial drying of a suspension or solution are introduced. | 2022-07-14 |
20220221223 | METHOD OF DRYING A SUBSTANCE USING SECTIONAL TEMPERATURE CONTROL - A method of drying a substance, the method comprising the steps of distributing the substance on a first belt having a side adapted to receive the substance; urging the substance via the side of the first belt towards at least two adjacent sections of an exterior circumferential surface of at least one drum rotatable about a central axis; heating the substance on the first belt via a plurality of heating devices arranged proximate to and about each said section of the drum to heat the substance to remove fluids from the substance; and separately controlling the heating devices proximate to each said section of the drum to heat the substance at different heating temperatures at each section thereof while traveling on the first belt around the drum. | 2022-07-14 |
20220221224 | REFRACTORY FURNACE STRUCTURE - A furnace structure includes a roof assembly of at least one layer of refractory material, and a metal plate that covers the at least one layer of refractory material and is configured to dissipate heat from the furnace structure; a plurality of sidewalls fixed to the roof, each of the sidewalls comprising refractory material at an interior surface and a metal wall plate at an outer surface; and a plurality of infrared emitters disposed in an opening in at least one of the refractory material of the sidewalls or the refractory material of the roof. | 2022-07-14 |
20220221225 | METHOD OF RECORDING IMAGES WITHIN A FURNACE USING A THERMAL IMAGING CAMERA COMPRISING A BORESCOPE - A method of recording images within a furnace using a thermal imaging camera comprising a bore scope connected to a digital camera unit is described, comprising the steps of: (a) inserting the borescope into the interior of the furnace, (b) collecting one of more images of the interior of the furnace using the thermal imaging camera with the borescope at a first position, and (c) moving the borescope from the first position to a second position and collecting one or more images of the interior of the furnace as the borescope is moved from the first position to the second position, wherein the borescope movement is guided by means of a guide device comprising a movable borescope mounting, mounted externally on the furnace. | 2022-07-14 |
20220221226 | FLAT TUBE AND HEAT EXCHANGER - A flat tube for a heat exchanger has a tube body with an outer top and an outer bottom surface arranged opposite one another at a thickness of the tube body and two outer side surfaces arranged opposite one another at a width of the tube body and connecting the outer top and bottom surfaces. The tube body has a heat exchange portion extending along an extension direction, an angled portion extending along an transverse direction inclined relative to the extension direction, and a bent portion connecting the heat exchange portion to the angled portion. The angled portion is arranged at a distance from the heat exchange portion in an offset direction. The bent portion has a first end region facing the heat exchange portion with a first bend counter to the offset direction and a second end region facing the angled portion with a second bend in the offset direction. | 2022-07-14 |
20220221227 | HEAT EXCHANGER AND COOLING METHOD - According to various embodiments of the invention, a heat exchanger can have at least one duct for conveying a coolant, wherein the at least one duct has a first section and a second section, the first section being arranged in the at least one duct upstream relative to the second section, in relation to a flow direction of the coolant, the second section having a cross section area that is larger than a cross section area of the first section, such that a sublimation of the coolant in the second section is made possible. | 2022-07-14 |
20220221228 | CHILLING UNIT - A chilling unit includes: air heat exchangers each including heat transfer tubes and fins; and a machine room unit on which the air heat exchangers are provided. The air heat exchangers each have a long-side portion that extends in a longitudinal direction of the machine room unit. The air heat exchangers includes a pair of air heat exchangers that are inclined such that a spacing between upper end portions of the heat exchangers is greater than a spacing between lower end portions thereof. In each pair, the long-side portion of at least one air heat exchanger has a heat-exchanger end portion located at a unit end portion of the machine room unit in the longitudinal direction, and from the heat-exchanger end portion, heat transfer tubes that protrudes from an outermost one of the fins in an arrangement direction thereof and that extend linearly in the lateral direction do not extend. | 2022-07-14 |
20220221229 | METHOD FOR PROVIDING A HEAT EXCHANGER BLOCK WITH A HOUSING AS WELL AS HEAT EXCHANGER BLOCK HAVING SUCH A HOUSING - Method for providing a heat exchanger block (B) with a housing (H), said heat exchanger block (B) comprising at least a first outer surface region (B | 2022-07-14 |
20220221230 | THERMAL ENERGY STORAGE - Provided is a thermal energy storage including a housing having a fluid inlet and a fluid outlet, and a thermal energy storage structure arranged within the housing between the fluid inlet and the fluid outlet, the thermal energy storage structure including thermal energy storage elements and flexible separator elements, the flexible separator elements being arranged such that the thermal energy storage elements are separated into layers, each layer forming a channel between the fluid inlet and the fluid outlet. Furthermore, a method of manufacturing a thermal energy storage and a power plant for producing electrical energy is provided. | 2022-07-14 |
20220221231 | TWO-PHASE IMMERSION-COOLING MICRO-GROOVED BOILER - The present invention discloses a two-phase immersion-cooling micro-grooved boiler, which is mainly used for heat dissipation of heat generating objects. The boiler comprises a heat transfer member and a capillary layer positioned in tight contact with a surface of the heat transfer member. The capillary layer has an array of micro-grooves which divides the capillary layer into a plurality of heat dissipating units. The bottom surface of the micro-grooves is coated with a thermal resistance layer. While the boiler operates, the working liquid can flow into the heat dissipating units from the sidewall of the micro-grooves without being blocked from contact with the heat transfer member by boiling-triggered bubbles. As a result, dry-out of the heat transfer member can be avoided, thereby improving the heat exchange efficiency of the boiler and the flow-back rate of the working fluid. | 2022-07-14 |
20220221232 | HEAT EXCHANGER - The purpose of the present invention is to provide a compact heat exchanger with which the generation of excessive pressure loss can be suppressed and a suitable flow rate can be assured in accordance with the volumetric changes of a fluid due to phase changes. This heat exchanger ( | 2022-07-14 |
20220221233 | SINGLE AND MULTI-LAYER MESH STRUCTURES FOR ENHANCED THERMAL TRANSPORT - This disclosure describes single and multi-layer woven meshes designed to enable sucking flow condensation and capillary-driven liquid film boiling, respectively, for instance, in use in heat spreaders. The single-layer woven meshes can include a nanostructure coating and a hydrophobic coating, while the multi-layer meshes can include a microcavity coating and optionally a hydrophilic coating. | 2022-07-14 |
20220221234 | HIGH TEMPERATURE THERMAL DUAL-BARRIER COATING - A thermal dual-barrier coating system is disclosed which includes a first thermal barrier layer having a first thermal conductivity, one or more composite structures vertically disposed adjacent the first thermal barrier layer, each of the one or more composite structures includes an ultra-thin disordered semi-continuous metallic film and a layer of a second thermal barrier layer. | 2022-07-14 |
20220221235 | COMPOSITE COOLING FILM AND ARTICLE INCLUDING THE SAME - A composite cooling film ( | 2022-07-14 |
20220221236 | ALUMINUM ALLOY FOR HEAT EXCHANGER FINS - An aluminum alloy fin stock material comprising about 0.9-1.2 wt. % Si, 0.3-0.5 wt. % Fe, 0.20-0.40 wt. % Cu, 1.0-1.5 wt. % Mn, 0-0.1% Mg and 0.0-3.0% Zn, with remainder Al and impurities at ≤0.15 wt. %. The aluminum alloy fin stock material is produced in a form of a sheet by a process comprising the steps of direct chill casting an ingot, hot rolling the ingot after the direct chill casting, cold rolling the aluminum alloy to an intermediate thickness, inter-annealing the aluminum alloy cold rolled to an intermediate thickness at a temperature between 200 and 400° C., and cold rolling the material after inter-annealing to achieve % cold work (% CW) of 20 to 40%. The aluminum alloy fin stock material possesses an improved combination of one or more of pre- and/or post-brazes strength, conductivity, sag resistance and corrosion potential. It is useful for fabrication of heat exchanger fins. | 2022-07-14 |
20220221237 | PISTOL SLIDE WITH SEPARABLE BREECH BLOCK - A pistol slide with a separable breech block includes a slide and a breech block. The breech block is configured to be secured within the slide such that one face of the breech block forms a breech face within the slide. The breech block and the slide may be made of materials with different density to reduce the weight of the pistol slide while ensuring mechanical compatibility of the pistol slide with various pistol bodies. | 2022-07-14 |
20220221238 | TIMING, FASTENING, AND SEALING FEATURES FOR FIREARM GAS BLOCKS - A gas block assembly may include a gas block including a gas port to receive gas provided by a gas port of a barrel; a tapered fastener opening; and a tapered fastener insertable in the tapered fastener opening, the tapered fastener including: a length further including a tapered section to contact a sidewall that defines the tapered fastener opening; and means for rotationally driving the tapered fastener into the tapered fastener opening. In other embodiments, an adjustable gas block includes sealing ring(s) on a groove in a rotationally actuated gas metering shaft. | 2022-07-14 |
20220221239 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO MAKE SAFE A HANDGUN - Systems and methods are provided for the making safe of a handgun. A safety system includes a lock mechanism coupled to an engagement member and a user interface. The engagement member is movably coupled to the handgun and includes a contact face that is in contact with the slide of the handgun. The engagement member transfers a portion of a force to the slide and moves between a lock position and an unlock position. The lock position corresponds to a separation distance between a distal end of a primer actuator of the handgun and a primer activation plane. The engagement member is configured to transition between the lock position and the unlock position while remaining movably coupled to the handgun. Movement of the engagement member from the lock position is restricted by the lock mechanism until disengaged via the user interface. | 2022-07-14 |
20220221240 | SAFETY CONTROL SYSTEM FOR PORTABLE WEAPONS, INCLUDING CROSSBOW AND FIREARMS, SUCH AS HANDGUNS, RIFLES AND ALIKE - A safety control system ( | 2022-07-14 |
20220221241 | FIREARM ALTERNATOR - Methods and apparatus are described for extracting and storing electrical energy from the gaseous discharge of a firearm. In one embodiment a muzzle device is provided comprising of at least one thermoelectric generator which generates electric power, to be stored in a battery, using heat transferred from the gaseous discharge of a firearm to the thermoelectric generator by a heat sink. | 2022-07-14 |
20220221242 | NOVEL MODULAR SOUND SUPPRESSING DEVICE FOR FIREARMS - A suppressor for firearms, comprising: a casing, comprising; a first end cap, an elongated hollow member, and an second end cap, an upstream disk secured in place between the first end cap and the elongated hollow member; a first hollow diffuser tube having a first end and a second end and a plurality of openings distal to the first end; a second hollow diffuser tube having a first end and a second end and a plurality of openings distal to the first end; and a downstream disk, wherein the disk has a centric opening. | 2022-07-14 |
20220221243 | SUPPRESSOR WITH BLOWOUT PANEL - Methods and systems are provided for a firearms suppressor adapted with blowout panels. In one example, the blowout panels may be configured to have a lower tolerance for pressure than the materials from which outer components of the suppressor are formed. During over pressure events of the suppressor, the blowout panels may rupture, thereby dissipating pressure in the suppressor. | 2022-07-14 |
20220221244 | Bow-Type Throwing Tool - A bow-type throwing tool includes a central body, a nocking string for an arrow, and elastic energy storage mechanism operated by the traction of the string. The elastic energy storage mechanism includes: two opposed primary levers connected with hinging to the central body, the nocking string being constrained by its opposite ends to opposite free ends of the primary levers; two opposed axial action thrust accumulators, defined on the central body; a loading element of the axial action thrust accumulators configured to induce a compression in the thrust accumulators following a traction of the nocking string. | 2022-07-14 |
20220221245 | PELLET MAGAZINE FOR AIR RIFLES AND PISTOLS - A pellet magazine for air compressed rifle and pistols, comprising an outer casing ( | 2022-07-14 |
20220221246 | INTERCHANGEABLE GRIP FOR A FIREARM - Methods, systems, and apparatuses for interchangeable, customizable, and suitable grips for firearms are described. In some embodiments, the grip includes two components, a grip base piece and an interchangeable grip (e.g., an interchangeable grip attachment) of the firearm user's choice. The grip base piece attaches to the lower receiver held by a pistol grip screw and a lock washer. In some examples, the grip base piece may only be installed once, for example, initially prior to implementation of interchangeable grips (e.g., the grip base piece may not require any other attention or installation changes after the initial placement onto the lower receiver). Following the installation of the grip base piece on the lower receiver, interchangeable grips of users' choice may be connected to the grip base piece (e.g., and interchanged with other interchangeable grips) via utilizing a grip interface (e.g., a T-shaped mating tab of the interchangeable grip). | 2022-07-14 |
20220221247 | HOLSTER SYSTEM, HOLDER, HOLSTER AND QUICK-RELEASE GUN ANCHOR SYSTEM - Holster, support and anchorage quick release system for guns that comprises left and right assembly parts configured to guide the gun when holstered, a trigger guard ratchet, a release button and a locking mechanism, wherein the left and right assembly parts configure a holster that is laterally opened where, once the gun is holstered, the muzzle and the full length of the barrel remain leaning outwards, the holstering of the gun activates the ratchet when yielding under the insertion of the trigger guard, locking the gun in the holster and the release of the gun is produced by the actuation on the locking mechanism and the release button, so that the drawing of the gun is performed perpendicularly to the barrel, allowing to aim from the very first instant of the release of the gun, avoiding unneeded movements and providing a shooter with more time. | 2022-07-14 |
20220221248 | ADAPTER FOR FASTENING AN ATTACHMENT TO A TELESCOPIC SIGHT - An adapter for fastening an attachment to a telescopic sight has a clamping ring, which can be fastened to the telescopic sight. The clamping ring has a retaining contour for releasable, form-fitting and/or force-fitting fastening to a mating contour, which is arranged or can be arranged on the attachment. | 2022-07-14 |
20220221249 | Crossbow Scope with Built-In Laser Rangefinder - The present invention relates to a crossbow scope with a built-in laser rangefinder. The crossbow scope is designed to be integrated to crossbows during crossbows' manufacturing or retrofitted to existing crossbows. The scope is activated using a push button coupled to the scope and positioned on the crossbow. The scope has a laser diode emitting a laser towards a target and a range sensor for determining a range or distance to the target and a tilt of the crossbow relative to the target. Users can adjust their crossbow position to accommodate the laser reticle within the sight to match the laser beam with the target. The scope improves crossbow shot accuracy while hunting, during competition, shooting practice and more. | 2022-07-14 |
20220221250 | Rifle Scope With Dual Canting Indicators - The present invention discloses a canting indicating rifle scope. An eyepiece assembly is located on one end of a body tube, and an objective bell extends from the opposite end. Lenses are positioned within the scope and permit visual acuity and magnification adjustments. A reticle is located between a focus lens and an ocular lens. A level is located between the reticle and the ocular lens. A canting turret extends from a parallax turret on the body tube and contains a circuit board, a battery power source, and an accelerometer. The circuit board is electrically connected to the electronic accelerometer and to a level LED positioned to illuminate the level. The circuit board is electrically connected to a reticle LED to illuminate the reticle. An activation switch on the exterior of the turret controls the mode of illumination of the reticle and level. | 2022-07-14 |
20220221251 | DIGITAL RETICLE SYSTEM - A reticle for an aiming device includes a number of holdover indicators on the reticle that may be individually selected; an input for receiving ballistics data; and a processor configured to, based at least in part on the received ballistics data, select one or more of the holdover indicators; and cause the selected holdover indicator or indicators to visibly change state on the reticle. Methods of operating a digital reticle are also described. Further disclosed is a system that includes the reticle above, as well as a rangefinder for providing range data and a ballistics calculator for providing ballistics data. Some variations include ballistics data stored in a memory. | 2022-07-14 |
20220221252 | RADAR-ABSORBING FIBER-REINFORCED STRUCTURE USING PLASMA DISCHARGE OF FIBER-REINFORCED COMPOSITE AND STEALTH SYSTEM INCLUDING THE SAME - A radar-absorbing fiber-reinforced structure includes a fiber composite discharging part. The fiber composite discharging part includes a first electrode part and a second electrode part, which are spaced apart from each other by a dielectric layer and receive different voltages. The fiber composite discharging part is configured to discharge plasma in response to a voltage difference thereby changing a reflected wave or transmitted wave of a radar incident on the radar-absorbing fiber-reinforced structure to reduce reflectivity of the radar. At least one of the first electrode part and the second electrode part include a conductive fiber having a tensile strength equal to or more than 0.5 GPa. | 2022-07-14 |
20220221253 | ARRANGEMENT FOR BALLISTICALLY PROTECTING A DRIVER OR PASSENGER IN A CIVILIAN VEHICLE - An arrangement for ballistically protecting a driver or passenger in a civilian vehicle comprises: (a) a back ballistic member mechanically securable to a rear surface of a back of a driver or passenger seat; (b) a first side ballistic member connected to the back member by at least one hinge such that the first side member is angularly displaceable relative to the back member; the first side ballistic member comprising a transparent ballistic portion; and (c) a second side member connected to the back member at an opposite side of the back member. The second member is linearly adjustable relative to the back portion such that mechanical contact between the back of the driver or passenger seat is provided. The ballistic back member comprises at least one adjustable telescopic strut configured for abutting against a vehicle floor and supporting the ballistic back member during driving. | 2022-07-14 |
20220221254 | Dart Game Apparatus and Dart Game System With an Image Projector - Disclosed are a dart game apparatus and a dart game system including an image projector according to exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure. The dart game apparatus and the dart game system including the image projector may include: a sensing unit sensing hitting of a thrown dart pin; a dart target allowing the dart pin to be received; a display area formed to surround an exterior of the dart target, provided in a body structure of the dart game apparatus, and receiving an image projected from an image projector to output a variable screen; an image projector projecting the image toward the display area; and a controller controlling operations of the dart game apparatus. | 2022-07-14 |
20220221255 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR INDICATING WHETHER A TARGET HAS BEEN IMPACTED BY A PROJECTILE - Apparatuses, systems and methods for indicating whether a target has been impacted by a projectile are disclosed. Embodiments may include a microcontroller, an impact sensor, and an impact indicator. Apparatus may include an acoustic sensor and a miss indicator. Acoustic information or impact information may be received by the sensors and sent to the microcontroller unit. A determination may be made regarding whether the target has been impacted. An indication of a hit or a miss may be made by the impact indicator based on the determination. A light redirection element, which may include a light pipe, may direct light from the impact indicator around the edge of a target to a viewer. | 2022-07-14 |
20220221256 | BALLISTIC BARREL CLEANING CARTRIDGE - A ballistic barrel cleaning cartridge is provided. The ballistic barrel cleaning cartridge includes a casing including a casing recess. The casing recess is closed at a first end of the casing. The cartridge further includes a propellant disposed within the casing recess and an abrasive-binding agent composite slug constructed with an abrasive agent and a polymerized binding agent. The abrasive-binding agent composite slug is disposed within the casing recess at a second end of the casing. The abrasive-binding agent composite slug includes a bore forward recess configured for receiving a bore forward high-density weight and a retention lip configured for retaining the bore forward high-density weight within the bore forward recess. The cartridge further includes the bore forward high-density weight. Expansion of the propellant is operable to expel the abrasive-binding agent composite slug from the casing recess. | 2022-07-14 |
20220221257 | GEOMETRICALLY PAIRED LIVE INSTRUMENTATION TRAINING HAND GRENADE - A method and apparatus for simulating a hand grenade in a training environment. The hand grenade includes dead reckoning to determine location after leaving a thrower. By knowing a location of the thrower and subsequent path after leaving the thrower, the explosion location and simulated damage to targets can be determined. The simulation can determine the effect of obstructions between the explosion location and nearby targets. | 2022-07-14 |
20220221258 | COMMAND MIXING FOR ROLL STABILIZED GUIDANCE KIT ON GYROSCOPICALLY STABILIZED PROJECTILE - The system and method of mixing pitch and roll commands from a flight control computer to produce fin deflections applied to as few as two fins to simultaneously produce both a rolling moment and a pitching moment. The system may be mechanical or digital where actuators can be linear or rotary, digital or analog. Deflections of the fins are generated which produce pitch and roll moments where addition of pitch and roll commands determines deflection commands to be sent to a first fin and subtraction of pitch and roll commands determines deflection commands to be sent to a second fin. | 2022-07-14 |
20220221259 | PENETRATOR, USE OF A PENETRATOR, AND PROJECTILE - A penetrator for a projectile having a guide mechanism, the penetrator comprising at least one solid main body that acts in a terminal ballistic manner for attacking an armoured target, more particularly a tank having reactive armour, a rear region of the penetrator having a hard core that acts in a terminal ballistic manner which improves the penetration effect and is permanently connected to the main body. | 2022-07-14 |
20220221260 | SELF-ADJUSTING COLLAPSIBLE AMMUNITION HOLDER - A self-adjusting collapsible ammunition holder, including an upper body and a pin supported on it, around which there is a cylinder to which a lower clip is attached, such that the lower clip of the ammunition holder bends or turns by the force of a spring against the body of the holder, as the self-adjusting lower part of which act the cylinder, which slides around the pin by the force of the spring or the user, and an intermediate piece. | 2022-07-14 |
20220221261 | INSPECTION MASTER - An inspection master can perform three- and five-axis measurements wherein measurement in a rotation axis or/and turning axis direction for a five-axis processing machine is added. In one aspect, peripheral-surface spherical reference portions protrudes laterally on a peripheral surface of a master main body having a tubular shape, including the peripheral surface and an upper surface, and an upper reference ball for detection of an inclination angle of the body protrudes upward on the upper surface. The reference portions are provided at two or more portions of the peripheral surface in a circumferential direction thereof. In another aspect, an upper reference ball protrudes upward on the upper surface, and upper-surface spherical reference portions protrudes upward at one or more portions of the upper surface on an outer side with respect to the ball. In another aspect, both the peripheral-surface and upper-surface spherical reference portions are on the master main body. | 2022-07-14 |
20220221262 | Device and Method for Measuring Thickness of Dielectric Layer in Circuit Board - A method for measuring thickness of dielectric layer in circuit board includes the following steps: First, circuit board including dielectric layer and circuit layers is provided. The dielectric layer is between the circuit layers, and the circuit board further includes test area including test pattern and through hole. The test pattern includes first conductor and second conductors. The distance between the side of the through hole and the second conductor is less than the distance between the side of the through hole and the first conductor. Next, measuring device including conductive pin and sensing element is provided. Next, the conductive pin is powered, and one end of the conductive pin is electrically connected to the second conductor. Next, the sensing element is moved along the through hole to obtain sensing curve, and the thickness of the dielectric layer is calculated via variations of the sensing curve. | 2022-07-14 |
20220221263 | Electromagnetic Measuring Probe Device for Measuring a Thickness of a Dielectric Layer of a Circuit Board and Method Thereof - An electromagnetic measuring probe device for measuring a thickness of a dielectric layer of a circuit board and a method thereof are disclosed. The circuit board has at least one dielectric layer, at least two conductive layers and a test area. The test area has a test pattern and a through hole. The electromagnetic measuring probe device has a probe-measuring unit, an external conductive element, plural magnetic powder groups, and a maintaining unit. The probe-measuring unit has a transparent tube and an internal conductive pin. The external conductive element electrically connects with the test pattern. The conductive layers and the internal conductive pin generate a magnetic field while the probe-measuring unit enters into the through hole. The magnetic powder groups magnetically attracted are gathered to positions corresponding to thickness-range positions of the conductive layers and held by the maintaining unit, thus a gap between the two dielectric layers is obtained. | 2022-07-14 |
20220221264 | DISTANCE MEASURING DEVICES - A distance measuring device ( | 2022-07-14 |
20220221265 | NOVEL DIRECT-INK-WRITING METHOD FOR PRINTING STRAIN GAUGE ARRAY CIRCUIT - A novel direct-ink-writing (DIW) method for printing a strain gauge array circuit is disclosed. Firstly, the whole circuit is layered by a 3D printing method; a thin layer of insulating material is printed on the first circuit layer, instead of printing an insulating bridge, to form the second insulating layer; a part needing to contact the second insulating layer is not printed, but one through hole is reserved; the second circuit layer is then printed; the functional layer of the strain gauge is finally covered; the electrodes on the functional layer can contact the second circuit layer or can contact the first circuit layer through the through holes, which ensures that the functional layer contacts the two circuit layers, and also ensures the insulation in a cross part of a matrix circuit; the printing of the array strain gauge is effectively completed; and the stability of measurement is ensured. | 2022-07-14 |
20220221266 | OPTICAL INTERFERENCE MEASURING APPARATUS AND OPTICAL INTERFERENCE MEASURING METHOD - Provided is an optical interference measuring apparatus including a measuring unit configured to acquire an interferogram of an interference wave by irradiating a measurement target and a reference surface with electromagnetic waves and causing a reflected wave from a reflecting surface of the measurement target to interfere with a reflected wave from the reference surface and a signal processing unit configured to configure an intensity profile in a depth direction by performing Fourier transform of the interferogram. The signal processing unit includes at least one of a first noise removal unit to remove noise with filtering by deleting data in regions other than a pass region which is a region set with reference to a measurement target installation position from the intensity profile and a second noise removal unit to remove noise by performing singular value decomposition of the interferogram to delete noise component. | 2022-07-14 |
20220221267 | APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR HIGH-SPEED AND LONG DEPTH RANGE IMAGING USING OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY - Exemplary apparatus can be provided which can include a laser arrangement that is configured to provide a laser radiation, and including an optical cavity. The optical cavity can include a dispersive optical waveguide first arrangement having first and second sides, and which is configured to (i) receive at least one first electro-magnetic radiation at the first side so as to provide at least one second electro-magnetic radiation, and (ii) to receive at least one third electro-magnetic radiation at the second side so as to provide at least one fourth electro-magnetic radiation. The first and second sides are different from one another, and the second and third radiations are related to one another. The optical cavity can also include an active optical modulator second arrangement which can be configured to receive and modulate the fourth radiation so as to provide the first electro-magnetic radiation to the first arrangement. The laser radiation can be associated with at least one of the first, second, third or fourth radiations. | 2022-07-14 |
20220221268 | MEASURING SYSTEM - A measuring system for detecting measured values by scanning, including a measuring instrument. The measuring system can be arranged on a movement axis of a machine tool or a measuring machine. An object is measured by the measuring instrument generating a measured value during the measurement of the object. The measuring system includes a control unit to process and store the measured value, and a memory unit to store the detected measured value. The measuring system correlates a first measured value with a first position coordinate of the measuring instrument and, starting from the correlation of the first measured value with the first position coordinate, assigns position coordinates uniquely to further measured values detected by the measuring instrument since a movement speed and a movement direction of the measuring instrument during or at the time of the detection of the measured values are known to the measuring system. | 2022-07-14 |
20220221269 | MEASURING APPARATUS FOR INTERFEROMETRICALLY DETERMINING A SURFACE SHAPE - A measurement apparatus ( | 2022-07-14 |
20220221270 | A CALIBRATION METHOD FOR FRINGE PROJECTION SYSTEMS BASED ON PLANE MIRRORS - A calibration method for fringe projection systems based on plane mirrors. Firstly, two mirrors are placed behind the tested object. Through the reflection of mirrors, the camera can image the measured object from the front and other two perspectives, so as to obtain 360-degree two-dimensional information of the measured object. The projector projects three sets of phase-shifting fringe patterns with frequencies of 1, 8, and 64. The camera captures the fringe image to obtain an absolute phase map with a frequency of 64 by using the phase-shifting method and the temporal phase unwrapping algorithm. By using the calibration parameters between the projector and the camera, the absolute phase map can be converted into three-dimensional information of the measured object. Then, the mirror calibration is realized by capturing a set of 3D feature point pairs, so that the 3D information from different perspectives is transformed into a unified world coordinate system. The calibration method does not need to artificially fix the feature pattern on plane mirrors, only needs to capture a set of 3D feature point pairs by the camera to directly realize the mirror calibration that it avoids the loss of measurement accuracy and realizes high-precision panoramic three-dimensional measurement. | 2022-07-14 |
20220221271 | WHEEL ALIGNMENT MEASUREMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD - A system for determining alignment characteristics of a wheel assembly of a vehicle includes one or more optical gauges that are selectively attached to a wheel assembly, with the optical gauge including a mounting base having an underside that is affixed to the wheel assembly and including a gauge piece comprising a known dimension. The system further includes a light projector that projects light onto the optical gauge when attached to the wheel assembly, a digital imager, and a controller. The digital imager is configured to image light from the light projector that is reflected from the optical gauge, and the controller is configured to calculate a distance from the optical gauge based on the imaged light that is reflected from the optical gauge and the known dimension of the gauge piece. The mounting base may be a tape that is adhesively affixed to the wheel assembly. | 2022-07-14 |
20220221272 | INTERFEROMETRIC MEASUREMENT DEVICE AND INTERFEROMETRIC METHOD FOR DETERMINING THE SURFACE TOPOGRAPHY OF A MEASUREMENT OBJECT - The invention relates to an interferometric measurement device and to an interferometric method for determining the surface topography of a measurement object ( | 2022-07-14 |
20220221273 | ELECTRO-OPTICAL LEVEL APPARATUS - An electro-optical level employs a bubble tube with opposite first and second ends. First and second light emitters are disposed respectively beyond the first and second axial ends of the tube and direct light toward the ends of the bubble in the tube. Electro-optical detectors are aligned substantially parallel to the axis of the tube and are spaced from the tube. First and second beams from the respective first and second light emitters scatter as the beams impinge upon the bubble. However, the scattered light from each light emitter will form a bright spot on the respective electro-optical detector at a point corresponding to the end of the bubble. The locations of the bright spots are detected by the electro-optical detectors and precisely determine the locations of the opposite ends of the bubble regardless of dimensional changes of the tube or the bubble due to temperature variations. | 2022-07-14 |
20220221274 | POSITIONING SYSTEMS AND METHODS - The present disclosure may provide a system for positioning a target scene and/or navigating a detection equipment to the target scene. The system may obtain at least one image captured by at least one camera. The at least one image may include the target scene. The system may also determine a position of the target scene based on the at least one image. Further, the system may plan a travelling route for a detection equipment to the target scene based on the position of the target scene. | 2022-07-14 |
20220221275 | LASER LEVEL SYSTEM - The present disclosure relates to a laser level system. The laser level system includes a mount, a laser secured to the mount and a remove input device. The mount includes a rotating portion to which the laser level is secured. The remote input device controls rotation of the rotating portion. The laser level is secured to the rotating portion of the mount such that when the rotating portion rotates, the laser level rotates concurrently along with the rotating portion of the mount. | 2022-07-14 |
20220221276 | MEASURING-ROBOT DEVICE FOR FULLY MECHANIZED COAL MINING FACE AND AUTOMATIC MEASURING SYSTEM - A measuring-robot device for fully mechanized coal mining faces and an automatic measuring system are provided. The measuring robot includes a suspension cage, a total station, a prism and an industrial computer. Firstly, the suspension cage with automatic leveling function is fixed on the top beam of a hydraulic support, then the total station and the industrial computer are fixed in the suspension cage, and finally the prism with a plug connector is installed under the base of the total station, forming a measuring-robot device. According to the fluctuations of the fully mechanized coal mining face, several measuring robots will be deployed along the fully mechanized coal mining face, and the adjacent measuring robots are line of sight to each other, forming the automatic measuring system covering the fully mechanized coal mining. | 2022-07-14 |
20220221277 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR HEADING ERROR CORRECTION IN A PULSED RB-87 MAGNETOMETER AT GEOMAGNETIC FIELDS - According to various embodiments, a method for reducing heading error in a magnetometer that uses Rb-87 atoms is disclosed. The method includes varying a direction and magnitude of a magnetic field at different spin polarization regimes. According to various embodiments, a magnetometer adapted for reduced heading error is disclosed. The magnetometer includes a multipass cell containing Rb-87 vapor, a pump laser operated in a pulse mode that is synchronous with a Larmor frequency, and two orthogonal probe lasers configured to rotate to vary a direction and magnitude of a magnetic field at different spin polarization regimes. | 2022-07-14 |
20220221278 | METHOD FOR DETERMINING MEASURED VALUES BY MEANS OF AT LEAST TWO DIFFERENT MEASURING METHODS AND USE THEREOF - A method for determining measured values using at least two different measuring methods involves, with each of the measuring methods, determining provisional measured values and suppling data for an integrity of the determined provisional measured values. The determined provisional measured values are merged to give combined measured values and information on the integrity of the combined measured values is determined. Depending on the data concerning the integrity of the determined provisional measured values and the combined measured values and depending on a period of time during which the determined provisional measured values and the combined measured values in each case meet specified requirements regarding their integrity, it is decided which of the measured values are supplied for further processing. | 2022-07-14 |
20220221279 | Edge Segmentation Between Road Nodes - A system for navigating a host vehicle includes at least one electronic horizon processor to determine an electronic horizon for the host vehicle based on localization of the host vehicle relative to at least one mapped feature, determine a set of internode road sub-segments that are included in the electronic horizon, generate one or more navigation information packets including information associated with the set of internode road sub-segments included in the electronic horizon, and output the generated one or more navigation information packets to one or more navigation system processors configured to cause the host vehicle to execute at least one navigational maneuver based on the information included in the navigation information packet. | 2022-07-14 |
20220221280 | LOCALIZATION ADAPTATION BASED ON WEATHER ESTIMATION - Aspects of the disclosure provide for localizing a vehicle. In one instance, a weather condition in which the vehicle is currently driving may be identified. A plurality of sensor inputs including intensity information, elevation information, and radar sensor information may be received. For each of the plurality of sensor inputs, an alignment score is determined by comparing the intensity information, elevation information, and radar sensor information to a corresponding pre-stored image for each of the intensity information, the elevation information, and the radar sensor information. A set of weights for the plurality of sensor inputs may be determined based on the identified weather condition. The alignment scores may then be combined using the set of weights in order to localize the vehicle. | 2022-07-14 |
20220221281 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROCESSING VEHICLE EVENT DATA FOR ANALYSIS OF ROAD SEGMENTS AND TURN RATIOS - A system and method is provided for calculating a turn ratio. The system has at least one processor; and memory storing computer instructions that are accessible by the at least one processor. The at least one processor is configured to execute the computer instructions, and, when the at least one processor executes the computer instructions, the system: ingests location event data to a server, wherein the location event data for a given vehicle of the plurality of vehicles includes a plurality of vehicle event data points; for each of the plurality of vehicles, identifies a pair of road segments based on the location event data for the given vehicle, wherein the pair of road segments define at least in part an intersection; and calculates a turn ratio at the intersection based on the identified pairs of road segments for the plurality of vehicles. | 2022-07-14 |
20220221282 | INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM - In an information processing device, a control unit detects a predetermined action taken by an employee to return home from a predetermined facility. Then, the control unit allocates, to the predetermined facility, a vehicle in which the employee rides, when the predetermined action is detected. | 2022-07-14 |
20220221283 | ROUTE SEARCH DEVICE, ROUTE SEARCH METHOD, AND ROUTE SEARCH PROGRAM - Routes can be found while improving the convenience of guidance for users. A route-searching device includes a search-condition acquisition unit that acquires search conditions for searching a route including a starting point and a destination; a route-data storage unit that stores a link ID, the node IDs of the starting point and the end point of a link, and road network information concerning a road network and including a link length; an instruction-data storage unit that stores instruction data including a type associated with the node ID, a value for the type, and a coefficient for the value; and a route generation unit that generates route candidates including the shortest route based on the search conditions and the road network information, calculating, for each of the route candidates, an index value based on information included in the instruction data, and outputting, as a search route, the route candidate with the index value improved from the index value of the shortest route. | 2022-07-14 |
20220221284 | VEHICLE SYSTEM - A vehicle system includes: a map processing unit that creates local map data based on high accuracy map data and a position of an own vehicle; an autonomous driving control unit that creates a travel plan based on the local map data and controls traveling of the own vehicle according to the travel plan; and a map guidance unit that, based on a set destination, sets a route to the destination. The map processing unit creates multiple pieces of transmission data by dividing the local map data so as to correspond to regions on a map, selects pieces of transmission data corresponding to regions located within a prescribed distance from the own vehicle and including the route to the destination as first transmission data, and transmits the first transmission data to the autonomous driving control unit with a higher priority than other pieces of transmission data. | 2022-07-14 |
20220221285 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR FLEET ROUTE OPTIMIZATION - This disclosure relates generally to fleet route optimization. Conventional methods for fleet route optimization have limited capability in managing and controlling transport of material from geographically spread out suppliers to the door-step of the customer in an efficient manner in real-time. The disclosed method includes optimization at two levels. At the first level and initial optimized route is obtained for the fleet by clustering the target locations into multiple clusters and obtaining heuristic on each cluster by using a weightage matrix. The initial set of optimized routes are examined in real time, and based on said examination, the routes are optimized (second level optimization) to provide a final set of optimized routes. The disclosed method and system thus facilitate in creating routes dynamically, monitor it through the application, and dynamically change and/or alter the routes based on new order and/or execution challenges. | 2022-07-14 |
20220221286 | PICK-UP/DROP-OFF ZONE HANDOFF BETWEEN AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES - Aspects of the present disclosure include systems, methods, and devices to facilitate pick-up/drop-off zone (PDZ) handoffs between autonomous vehicles. Consistent with some embodiments, a pick-up/drop-off zone (PDZ) is located based on detecting a first autonomous vehicle stopped at a stopping location. A system determines, based on one or more criteria, whether to request the first autonomous vehicle to remain stopped at the stopping location to create an opportunity for a second autonomous vehicle to claim the PDZ. An amount of time for the first autonomous vehicle to remain stopped at the stopping location is determined based on the one or more criteria. A request to remain stopped at the stopping location is transmitted to a vehicle autonomy system of the first autonomous vehicle based on satisfaction of the one or more criteria. The request specifies the amount of time for the first autonomous vehicle to remain at the stopping location. | 2022-07-14 |
20220221287 | MOVING NUMBER ESTIMATING DEVICE, MOVING NUMBER ESTIMATING METHOD, AND MOVING NUMBER ESTIMATING PROGRAM - An intersection determination is made regarding whether or not a traffic route included in map information intersects a boundary between areas on a basis of the traffic route and an area shape between areas that are adjacent in the map information, the intersection determination being made for each pair of adjacent areas. On a basis of a weight determined for the boundary in a case where the intersection determination is made that no intersection exists, a movement cost graph expressing a movement cost for each area that accounts for the weight is constructed. A corrected shortest distance between areas is calculated on a basis of the movement cost graph. A human mobility between areas is estimated for each timestep, the timestep being the length of a predetermined time interval, according to a predetermined function for estimating the human mobility between areas on a basis of the corrected shortest distance between areas and a population of each of the areas at different predetermined times. | 2022-07-14 |
20220221288 | AMBIENT LIGHTING CONDITIONS FOR AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES - The disclosure relates to using ambient lighting conditions with passenger and goods pickups and drop offs with autonomous vehicles. For instance, a map of ambient lighting conditions for stopping locations may be generated by receiving ambient lighting condition data for predetermined stopping locations and arranging this data into a plurality of buckets based on time and one of the stopping locations. A vehicle may then be controlled in an autonomous driving mode in order to stop for a passenger by both observing ambient lighting conditions for different stopping locations and, in some instances, also using the map. | 2022-07-14 |
20220221289 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATED ELECTRONIC GUIDANCE DURING EMERGENCIES - An emergency responder guidance system and method for directing emergency responder vehicles in a restricted area. The system includes a sensor device, an interface device, or both, disposed in the restricted area and operable to provide an indication of an emergency condition in the restricted area. The systems includes a visual indicators disposed at a different locations along pathway of the restricted area. The systems includes a response path generator communicatively coupled with the sensor device, the interface device, or both, and with the plurality of visual indicators. The response path generator determines a target path through the pathway to a location of the emergency condition. | 2022-07-14 |
20220221290 | ROUTE DATA CONVERSION METHOD, NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM, AND ROUTE DATA CONVERSION DEVICE - A route data conversion method is used for acquiring a second route on a second map that matches a first route on a first map. The first route is expressed as route nodes and route links, the route nodes being defined by latitude, longitude, and altitude, the route links connecting the route nodes. The second map includes a lane expressed as lane nodes and lane links, the lane nodes being defined by the latitude, longitude, and altitude, the lane links connecting the lane nodes. The route data conversion method includes: extracting the lane nodes whose latitude, longitude, and altitude match the latitude, longitude, and altitude of the route nodes respectively; and acquiring the second route by connecting the extracted lane nodes by the lane links. | 2022-07-14 |
20220221291 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR LOCATING A VEHICLE - A method for locating a vehicle involves detecting an elevation profile of a roadway of the vehicle and in which image features on the roadway are detected as landmarks and are compared with landmarks stored on a digital map. A transformation of the detected and/or stored landmarks into a common perspective performed to compare the landmarks. The transformation is carried out based on model parameters of a parametric model of the elevation profile of the roadway and a parametric model of a vehicle inclination. The model parameters are determined by determining an expected elevation profile of the roadway from the parametric models of the elevation profile and the vehicle inclination and minimizing a difference between the expected elevation profile and the detected elevation profile by varying the model parameters. | 2022-07-14 |
20220221292 | A Method of Determining A Route - A method of determining a route is provided. The route is defined between a start point and an end point on a map defined by a plurality of links for representing roads and a plurality of nodes for representing junctions between roads. The links meet at respective nodes and comprise a plurality of features comprising distance and/or time and a further feature. The method comprises: defining a cost parameter for representing the relative weighting of each of the plurality of features. Each of the links is associated with a respective cost value representing the evaluation of the cost parameter over that link. The method then comprises: finding a route from the start point to the end point via links and nodes that minimises the summed cost values over the route. | 2022-07-14 |
20220221293 | Predictable and Delay Tolerant Traffic Management System - A method of operating a traffic management system comprises receiving data from a vehicle indicating a traffic state, estimating a future time at which the vehicle will receive driving instructions transmitted by the traffic management system, predicting a future traffic state at the estimated future time, determining the driving instructions for the vehicle based on the predicted future traffic state, and transmitting the driving instructions to the vehicle. | 2022-07-14 |
20220221294 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR GENERATING MANEUVERING TRAJECTORIES FOR A VEHICLE - The present disclosure relates to generating maneuvering trajectories using Machine Learning (ML) model. The ML model scores each candidate maneuvering trajectories based on a plurality of dynamic profile parameters. A candidate maneuvering trajectory from a plurality of candidate maneuvering trajectories, having a best trajectory score is selected as the final maneuvering trajectory and is provided to the vehicle for navigating according to the final maneuvering trajectory. The final maneuvering trajectory is the most ideal trajectory as it is generated using the ML model based on the plurality of dynamic profile parameters. Also, the vehicle navigation is most efficient when navigated according to the final maneuvering trajectory. | 2022-07-14 |
20220221295 | GENERATING NAVIGATION INSTRUCTIONS - Concepts for generating navigation instructions for a driver of a vehicle are presented. One example, includes obtaining a current location of the vehicle, a route for the vehicle from the current location to a target destination, and a captured image of the surrounding environment of the vehicle, the image having a field of view comprising at least part of a field of view of the driver. An object is identified in the captured image. Navigation instructions for the driver are generated based on the current location of the vehicle, the route for the vehicle and the object identified in the captured image. | 2022-07-14 |
20220221296 | COMPUTER IMPLEMENTED METHOD FOR GUIDING TRAFFIC PARTICIPANTS - A computer implemented method for guiding traffic participants, especially pedestrians, especially visually impaired and blind people, especially for guiding in urban environments, between at least two places wherein the method contains the following steps: A. Providing a multi-modal three-dimensional map; B. Calculating a route based on the multi-modal three-dimensional map connecting the at least two places over at least one intermediate waypoint; C. Determining precise location of the traffic participant, preferably by using the multi-modal three-dimensional map; and D. Setting beacons along the path at the waypoints. | 2022-07-14 |
20220221297 | WAYPOINT TIMELINE USER INTERFACE SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Techniques are disclosed for systems and methods for selecting waypoints using timelines. A waypoint selection system includes a display and a logic device configured to communicate with the display and a position sensor. The logic device is configured to receive user input defining a plurality of navigational waypoints, receive user input defining a timeline comprising a start point and an end point, and render a subset of the plurality of navigational waypoints, wherein each time stamp associated with each navigational waypoint of the subset of navigational waypoints corresponds to the defined timeline. Each navigational waypoint may be defined, at least in part, by position data received from the position sensor and/or a corresponding time stamp. | 2022-07-14 |
20220221298 | VEHICLE CONTROL SYSTEM AND VEHICLE CONTROL METHOD - Provided is a system for generating a recommended driving lane based on a general-purpose map with improved real-time property for updating. A vehicle control system | 2022-07-14 |
20220221299 | UPDATE METHOD OF MAP DATA AND MAP INFORMATION SYSTEM - In an update method of map data executed by a map information system provided in a vehicle, wherein the map data includes multiple pieces of block data separated so as to correspond to blocks on a map and stored in a storage device of the map information system, the map information system decides pieces of block data to be updated based on at least one of a passage history and a future expected route when the vehicle is in a sleep state, communicates with a map server having a latest version of the map data and downloads update data corresponding to the pieces of block data to be updated from the map server, and updates the pieces of block data stored in the storage device based on the downloaded update data. | 2022-07-14 |