30th week of 2021 patent applcation highlights part 44 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20210232054 | Exhaust System with U-Shaped Pipes - The present disclosure provides an exhaust system for discharging from semiconductor manufacturing equipment a hazardous gas. The exhaust system includes: a main exhaust pipe having a top surface and a bottom surface; a first branch pipe including an upstream end coupled to a source of a gas mixture containing the hazardous gas and a downstream end connected to the main exhaust pipe through the top surface; a second branch pipe including a downstream end connected to the main exhaust pipe through the bottom surface; and a detector configured to detect presence of the hazardous gas in the second branch pipe. | 2021-07-29 |
20210232055 | MASK BLANK FOR LITHOGRAPHY AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A mask for cleaning a lithography apparatus includes a mask substrate and a coating provided on a surface of the mask substrate. The coating is configured to trap particulate contaminant matter from the lithography apparatus. A method of cleaning a lithography tool is also provided preparing a cleaning mask including a particle trapping layer formed on a substrate. The method includes transferring the cleaning mask through a mask transferring route of the lithography tool. Subsequently, the method includes analyzing a particle trapped by the particle trapping layer. | 2021-07-29 |
20210232056 | ELECTROSTATIC CHARGE IMAGE DEVELOPER, PROCESS CARTRIDGE, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND IMAGE FORMING METHOD - An electrostatic charge image developer contains toner particles, layered-compound particles that are particles of a nitrogen-containing layered compound, and a resin-coated carrier that has magnetic particles and a resin layer covering the magnetic particles. The maximum height Ry of the roughness profile as defined in JIS B0601: 1994 of the surface of the resin-coated carrier is 0.01 μm or more and 0.20 μm or less. | 2021-07-29 |
20210232057 | PHOTOSENSITIVE IMAGING SURFACES - In an example, a photosensitive imaging surface is provided by an extended photodiode structure. | 2021-07-29 |
20210232058 | CHARGING ROLL OR DEVELOPING ROLL FOR ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC DEVICE - An elastic body layer is composed of a conductive rubber composition containing an isoprene rubber, a rubber other than the isoprene rubber, and carbon black. The elastic body layer is phase-separated into a first rubber phase containing the isoprene rubber and a second rubber phase containing the rubber other than the isoprene rubber; in the range of a 5 μm×5 μm square of an arbitrary cross section of the elastic body layer, the area ratio of the first rubber phase is within a range of 10 to 90%. The resistance value of the elastic body layer is within a range of 1.0×10 | 2021-07-29 |
20210232059 | PRINT APPARATUSES USING REUSABLE PRINT AGENT CONTAINERS - A print apparatus is disclosed. The print apparatus comprises a container-receiving unit for receiving a reusable print agent container; a print agent reservoir for storing print agent to be consumed by the print apparatus during a printing operation; a pump for transferring print agent between a reusable print agent container positioned in the container-receiving unit and the print agent reservoir; and processing circuitry. The processing circuitry is to operate the pump to transfer print agent of a first concentration from the reusable print agent container to the print agent reservoir; and, responsive to determining that a volume of print agent of the first concentration in the reusable print agent container has fallen below a threshold volume, operate the pump to transfer a volume of print agent of a second, lower concentration from the print agent reservoir to the reusable print agent container. A method and a machine-readable medium are also disclosed. | 2021-07-29 |
20210232060 | PRINTING DEVICE AND CONTROL METHOD OF THE SAME - A printing device, including: a cartridge storing developer; a memory provided in the cartridge; and a controller configured to execute a printing process of operating the cartridge form a developer image on a sheet by use of the developer in the cartridge, a first access process of performing access to the memory when the printing process is not being executed, and a second access process of performing access to the memory in a period in which the printing process is being executed, in response to a predetermined operation of the printing device, wherein, when an access failure occurs in the first access process, the controller notifies an error, and wherein, when an access failure occurs in the second access process, the controller continues the printing process and executes the second access process again in response to a next timing of the predetermined operation of the printing device. | 2021-07-29 |
20210232061 | STRUCTURE FOR REFILLING TONER INTO DEVELOPMENT CARTRIDGE MOUNTED IN MAIN BODY - A printer includes a main body; a development cartridge attachable to and detachable from the main body, the development cartridge comprising a developing portion in which a photoconductive drum and a developing roller are provided, a waste toner container to receive waste toner removed from the photoconductive drum, a toner container connected to the developing portion and to receive toner, and a toner refilling portion connected to the toner container and to refill toner through the toner refilling portion into the toner container; and a communicating portion provided in the main body to be connected to the toner refilling portion to provide an access the toner refilling portion from outside of the main body when the development cartridge is attached to the main body. | 2021-07-29 |
20210232062 | SHUTTER STRUCTURE FOR TONER REFILL CARTRIDGE - A toner cartridge includes a body including a first toner discharge portion, a discharge shutter configured to rotate relative to the body about a first rotation axis to a discharge position at which toner is allowed to be discharged via the first toner discharge portion and a closed position at which the first toner discharge portion is closed, and a locking member supported by the body and configured to rotate about a second rotation axis different from the first rotation axis to a locked position at which a first interference portion of the discharge shutter located at the closed position is caught by a second interference portion, thereby not allowing the discharge shutter to rotate and an unlocked position at which the discharge shutter is allowed to rotate. | 2021-07-29 |
20210232063 | PRINT PARTICLE OUTPUT ASSEMBLY - Examples of an output assembly for a print particle replenishment device are described herein, Some examples of the output assembly include a sliding member. For example, the sliding member includes a channel that is offset from a rotating axis of the output assembly and a notch that is offset from the rotating axis and that extends to an outer edge of the sliding member. Some examples of the output assembly include a cover member to maintain a static position with respect to a rotation of the sliding member. In some examples, the cover member includes an alignment structure that is offset from the rotating axis of the output assembly. | 2021-07-29 |
20210232064 | STRUCTURE FOR SELECTIVELY LOCKING TONER INLET SHUTTER OF TONER REFILL PORTION BASED ON ROTATIONAL PHASE OF TONER REFILL CARTRIDGE - A printer includes a main body, a development cartridge attachable to and detachable from the main body, the development cartridge to supply toner contained in a toner container to an electrostatic latent image formed on a photoconductor, to form a visible toner image, a mounting portion including a toner inlet portion connected to the toner container, where a toner cartridge usable to refill toner in the toner container is mountable to the mounting portion, an inlet shutter rotatably provided in the mounting portion to be rotatable together with the toner cartridge, the inlet shutter rotatable between a blocking position to block the toner inlet portion from receiving toner and an inlet position to open the toner inlet portion to receive toner, a locking unit to selectively lock and unlock the inlet shutter, and a controller to control the locking unit to selectively lock and unlock the inlet shutter based on whether the toner cartridge is mounted to the mounting portion. | 2021-07-29 |
20210232065 | DEVELOPING CARTRIDGE HAVING COUPLING AND DEVELOPING ROLLER - In a cartridge, a housing has a developer accommodating portion and includes a first side wall and a second side wall. A coupling member is disposed at a position opposite to the developer accommodating portion with respect to the first side wall. A detection body is disposed at a position opposite to the developer accommodating portion with respect to the second side wall. A first driving force transmission member is positioned at the same side with the coupling member with respect to the first side wall, and transmits driving force from the coupling member to a rotating member. A second driving force transmission member is positioned at the same side with the detection body with respect to the second side wall, and transmits driving force from the rotating member to the detection body. | 2021-07-29 |
20210232066 | METHOD FOR ERROR HANDLING IN THE TONER REFILL PROCESS - An image forming apparatus is provided. The image forming apparatus includes a print engine to perform a print job by using a toner filled in a toner cartridge, a communication apparatus to communicate with a memory chip attached to a toner refill apparatus refilling the toner in the toner cartridge, and a processor to, based on an error being found in a toner injection process for the toner cartridge by using the toner refill apparatus, store information related to the error in the toner cartridge. | 2021-07-29 |
20210232067 | DEVELOPER SUPPLY CONTAINER, DEVELOPER SUPPLYING SYSTEM AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - Conventionally, when a developer is supplied into a developer receiving apparatus from a developer supply container using the air, a filter is provided in the developer receiving apparatus side, but the pressure feeding type wherein a mixture of the air and the developer is continuously fed from the developer supply container into the developer receiving apparatus side involves a problem of filter clogging. | 2021-07-29 |
20210232068 | FILTERING PRINTING FLUID - Disclosed is a method to mitigate deterioration of printing fluid in a tank of a printer. The method comprises: draining printing fluid from a tank of a printer, and stopping the draining before the tank is empty, wherein the printing fluid comprises solids suspended in imaging oil, filtering the printing fluid drained from the tank, to separate at least some of the solids from the imaging oil, passing the filtered imaging oil to a reservoir; and then passing imaging oil from the reservoir to the tank. Also disclosed is a printer and a system to perform the method. | 2021-07-29 |
20210232069 | BLANKET SERVICING - In an example of the disclosure, a blanket servicing system includes a rotatably mounted endless cleaning surface and a scraper. The endless cleaning surface is to have a first engagement with a blanket to obtain a layer of thermoplastic print agent from the blanket. The endless cleaning surface is to have a second engagement with the blanket to receive residue from the blanket onto the layer of thermoplastic print agent. The scraper is to scrape the endless cleaning surface to transfer the residue from the endless cleaning surface to a collection element. | 2021-07-29 |
20210232070 | SEQUENCING AND STACKING GROUP SELECTION FOR HEATING COMPONENTS - According to examples, an apparatus may include a processor and a nontransitory computer readable medium storing machine readable instructions that when executed by the processor may cause the processor to receive a requested power demand from a first heating component and a second heating component, compare the requested power demand to a first threshold, and select a sequencing and stacking group of a plurality of sequencing and stacking groups for the first heating component and the second heating component corresponding to a result of the requested power demand being compared to the first threshold. The instructions may also cause the processor to control application of power to the first heating component and the second heating component according to the selected sequencing and stacking group. | 2021-07-29 |
20210232071 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes a fixing device including a heat generating element, a fixing belt which moves along a surface of the heat generating element while an inner peripheral surface of the fixing belt contacts the heat generating element via a lubricant, and a rotatable body configured to be pressed against an outer peripheral surface of the fixing belt. The apparatus further includes a processor configured to cause the rotatable body to execute a predetermined operation a first time to increase a gap between the heat generating element and the fixing belt, and cause the rotatable body to execute the predetermined operation a second time to further increase the gap. | 2021-07-29 |
20210232072 | HEATING APPARATUS INCLUDING A PLURALITY OF HEAT GENERATION MEMBERS, FIXING APPARATUS, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - The heating apparatus including a plurality of heat generation members including first, second and third generation members, the second heat generation member and the third heat generation member having lengths in a longitudinal direction shorter than a length of the first heat generation member, the heating apparatus including first, second, third, and fourth contacts, and a first switching unit configured to bring an electric path between the second contact and the fourth contact into one of a connecting state and an open state. | 2021-07-29 |
20210232073 | FIXING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A fixing apparatus includes a rotary member including a heat-generation layer with a plurality of rings, a temperature detecting portion configured to detect a temperature of the rotary member, a conduction detecting unit configured to detect a conduction failure in an opposing ring that is one of the plurality of rings of the heat-generation layer and that opposes the temperature detecting portion, and a controller configured to control the supply of power to the magnetic field generator. The conduction detecting unit includes a first magnetic core, a second magnetic core, and a current detecting portion that includes a detection coil. A length of one of the first magnetic core and the second magnetic core around which the detection coil is wound is less than a length of another of the first magnetic core and the second magnetic core around which the detection coil is not wound. | 2021-07-29 |
20210232074 | FUSER - A fuser having a heater, a holder, and a connector, is provided. The heater is in a form of a planar plate. The heater has a metal-made base plate having a recessed portion, a heating pattern having a resistance-heating element arranged on the base plate, and a plurality of power-supplying terminals conductive to the heating pattern. The plurality of power-supplying terminals are located in an end area in the heater on one side in a lengthwise direction of the heater. The holder supports the heater and has a projecting portion configured to contact the recessed portion in the lengthwise direction. The connector has electrodes connectable with the plurality of power-supplying terminals. The recessed portion is located between the heating pattern and one of the plurality of power-supplying terminals closest to the heating pattern in the lengthwise direction. | 2021-07-29 |
20210232075 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING METHOD - An image forming apparatus includes a first image forming part that forms a first image on a print medium using a photoluminescent developer containing a photoluminescent pigment; a second image forming part that forms a second image on the print medium using a coloring developer containing a coloring material; and a lamination part that laminates the first image and the second image on the print medium, wherein a viscoelastic phase angle (A) of the coloring developer and a viscoelastic phase angle (B) of the photoluminescent developer when measured at 125 [° C.] using a viscoelasticity measuring device satisfy follow: | 2021-07-29 |
20210232076 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes a control unit configured to, in executing a job to form images continuously on a plurality of sheets of a recording material, accumulate an addition amount per sheet to an index in accordance with a number of sheets of the recording material to which images are formed in the job. A value of the addition amount per sheet is determined in correspondence with an attribute of the recording material used in the job. The control unit is configured to, during execution of the job, change a throughput of the job so that images are formed at a first throughput if an accumulated value of the index still does not exceed a predetermined threshold value and images are formed at a second throughput slower than the first throughput if the accumulated value of the index has exceeded the threshold value. | 2021-07-29 |
20210232077 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes an image forming unit configured to form an image on a recoding medium, side plates extending on one end and another end of the image forming unit in a vertical direction thereof and configured to support the image forming unit, a main board including an element on a first board and fixed to the side plate on the one end such that the first board vertically extends on an outer side of the side plate, a sub-board including an element on a second board and electrically connected to the main board, a top surface member arranged above the image forming unit and including a sheet discharge tray, and a holding member configured to support the sub-board below the top surface member such that the second board extends in a direction intersecting with a plane on which the first board of the main board extends. | 2021-07-29 |
20210232078 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - Collecting efficiency of UFP by a filter | 2021-07-29 |
20210232079 | DRUM CARTRIDGE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A drum cartridge includes: a photosensitive drum rotatable about a drum axis extending in an axis direction; a drum cleaner including a cleaning member cleaning a circumferential surface of the photosensitive drum, and a cleaning housing accommodating transfer residual toner removed from the circumferential surface of the photosensitive drum by the cleaning member; a first drum side plate supporting a first end portion of the photosensitive drum; a second drum side plate located distant from the first drum side plate in the axis direction and supporting a second end portion of the photosensitive drum; a pipe located between the first drum side plate and the second drum side plate in the axis direction and extending in the axis direction; and a conveyor device conveying the transfer residual toner from the cleaning housing to the pipe. | 2021-07-29 |
20210232080 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes an apparatus main body, a drawer, a drum cartridge, an exposure device, a developing cartridge, and a fixing device. The drum cartridge includes a photosensitive drum, a cleaning member, and a waste toner conveying pipe. The drum cartridge is mountable to the drawer. The developing cartridge includes a toner container and a waste toner container, and is attachable to and detachable from the drum cartridge. The toner container includes a developing roller. The cleaning member is located between the photosensitive drum and the fixing device in a vertical direction in a state where the drum cartridge is mounted to the drawer and the drawer is located at an inner position. The toner container is swingably coupled to the waste toner container, thereby being capable of moving relative to the photosensitive drum in a state where the developing cartridge is attached to the drum cartridge. | 2021-07-29 |
20210232081 | Image Forming Apparatus - According to the present disclosures, a first end of a detection switch is connected to a first electrode and a second end is connected to a collecting roller. A detection signal generator is configured to generate a detection signal based on voltage of an attachment part side first electrode connected to the first electrode. A controller determines whether amount of adhered substances in a waste toner box becomes larger than a particular amount based on the detection signal. | 2021-07-29 |
20210232082 | DEVELOPER COLLECTING CONTAINER - A developer collecting container | 2021-07-29 |
20210232083 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes a drawer and a main body. The drawer includes a drawer-side electrical contact part and a socket. The main body includes a main body-side connector including: a main body-side electrical contact part; and a holder including a base, a panel, and an elastic member interposed between the base and the panel. The holder holds the main body-side electrical contact part to be movable in an intersection direction intersecting with an extension and contraction direction of the elastic member. When the holder contacts the socket, the panel moves relative to the base in the intersection direction together with the main body side-electrical contact part, and the main body side-electrical contact part and drawer-side electrical contact part are in contact with each other. | 2021-07-29 |
20210232084 | CARTRIDGE HAVING ROTATABLE COUPLER - A cartridge which is detachably mountable in a printer main body includes a rotatable member and a coupler to rotate the rotatable member by receiving rotation power from an external source. The coupler includes a coupler body connected to the rotatable member and a coupler arm provided at the coupler body so as to be movable to a first position and a second position. The first position is farther from a center of rotation of the coupler than the second position, and the coupler arm is to push and rotate the coupler body when the rotation power is received by the coupler. The coupler also includes an elastic member to apply an elastic force to the coupler arm in a direction in which the coupler arm returns to the first position from the second position. | 2021-07-29 |
20210232085 | TONER CARTRIDGE, TONER SUPPLYING MECHANISM AND SHUTTER - According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a toner cartridge detachably mountable to a receiving device, the toner cartridge comprising a container including a accommodating portion for accommodating the toner and a discharge opening for discharging the toner from the accommodating portion into the receiving device; and an open/close member including a closing portion for closing the discharge opening and an engaging portion movable relative to the closing portion, the open/close member being rotatable relative to the container between (a) an opening position for causing the closing portion to open the discharge opening and (b) a closing position for causing the closing portion to close the discharge opening, wherein the engaging portion is movable relative to the closing portion between (c) a engaging position for engagement with the receiving device to receive a force for moving the open/close member from the opening position to the closing position when the toner cartridge is dismounted from the receiving device and (d) a retracted position retracted from the engaging position, and wherein the engaging portion is movable from the retracted position to the engaging position with rotation of the open/close member from the closing position to the opening position. | 2021-07-29 |
20210232086 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS CAPABLE OF CONTROLLING EXTENSION OF USE OF DRUM CARTRIDGE - An image forming apparatus includes an apparatus body, a toner cartridge, a replaceable part, an apparatus body memory, and a controller. The replaceable part includes a replaceable part memory storing therein extended-use allowance-and-restriction information. The extended-use allowance-and-restriction information indicates one of allowance information and restriction information. The extended use is defined as use of the replaceable part even after the replaceable part exceeds the remaining life indicated by the life information stored in the apparatus body memory. The apparatus body memory stores life information indicating remaining life of the replaceable part. In a case where the controller determines that the extended-use allowance-and-restriction information indicates the restriction information, the controller is configured to restrict the extended use of the replaceable part. In a case where the controller determines that the extended-use allowance-and-restriction information indicates the allowance information, the controller is configured to allow the extended use of the replaceable part. | 2021-07-29 |
20210232087 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes a main body housing, a drawer, a drum cartridge, an exposure device, developing cartridge, a transfer roller, and a fixing device. The drum cartridge includes a photosensitive drum and is attachable to and detachable from a first supporting position on the drawer. The developing cartridge is attachable to and detachable from a second supporting position on the drawer and includes a developing roller. The drawer includes a first guide. The drum cartridge includes a second guide. In a state where the drum cartridge is attached to the first supporting position on the drawer, the first guide of the drawer and the second guide of the drum cartridge forms a developing cartridge guide configured to guide the developing cartridge toward the second supporting position on the drawer. | 2021-07-29 |
20210232088 | PROCESS CARTRIDGE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A process cartridge includes: a toner cartridge including: a toner housing accommodating toner and having a toner discharge hole; and a toner shutter movable between a closed position closing the toner discharge hole and an opened position opening the toner discharge hole with respect to the toner discharge hole; and a drum cartridge including: a photosensitive drum rotatable about a drum axis extending in a first direction; and a drum frame supporting the photosensitive drum, wherein in a state the toner cartridge is mounted to the drum cartridge, the toner housing is rotatable about an axis between a first position in which the toner shutter is located in the closed position and a second position in which the toner shutter is located in the opened position, the axis extending in a second direction intersecting with the first direction. | 2021-07-29 |
20210232089 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS CAPABLE OF CONTROLLING EXTENSION OF USE OF DRUM CARTRIDGE - An image forming apparatus includes an apparatus body, a toner cartridge, a replaceable part, a controller and an apparatus body memory. An operating mode of the controller is set to one of a subscription mode and a normal mode. The controller is configured to perform processes in accordance with the set operating mode. The apparatus body memory is configured to store life information indicating a remaining life of the replaceable part attached to the apparatus body. The controller is configured to switch a control between: a control for allowing an extended use of the replaceable part; and a control for restricting the extended use of the replaceable part, according to the set operating mode. The extended use is defined as use of the replaceable part even after the replaceable part exceeds the remaining life indicated by the life information stored in the apparatus body memory. | 2021-07-29 |
20210232090 | Image Reproduction Method and Image Analysis Apparatus - The accuracy of estimation of a focal distance in digital holography is enhanced. In an image reproduction method, a two-dimensional power spectrum is generated from an interference fringe image generated from object light and reference light, the two-dimensional power spectrum having an intensity specified by a first frequency in a first direction and a second frequency in a second direction. A one-dimensional power spectrum is generated by, for each frequency component specified by the first frequency and the second frequency in the two-dimensional power spectrum, associating the frequency component with a feature quantity, the feature quantity being calculated by aggregating a plurality of intensities corresponding to the frequency component. A focal distance between an object and a detector is estimated using a trained distance estimation model, the trained distance estimation model receiving, as input, a plurality of feature quantities included in the one-dimensional power spectrum. | 2021-07-29 |
20210232091 | MACHINE LEARNING HOLOGRAPHY FOR PARTICLE FIELD IMAGING - A method comprises obtaining input data comprising a hologram of a 3-dimensional (3D) particle field, a depth map of the 3D particle field, and a maximum phase projection of the 3D particle field. The method also comprises applying a U-net convolutional neural network (CNN) to the input data to generate output data. Encoder blocks have residual connections between a first layer and a second layer that skips over a convolution layer of the encoder block. Decoder blocks have residual connections between a first layer and a second layer that skips over a convolution layer of the decoder block. The output data includes a channel in which pixel intensity corresponds to relative depth of particles in the 3D particle field and an output image indicating locations of centroids of the particles in the 3D particle field. | 2021-07-29 |
20210232092 | FABRICATION AND REPLICATION OF VOLUME HOLOGRAPHIC OPTICAL ELEMENTS - Provided are methods for replication (copying) of volume Holographic Optical Elements (HOE) using a master hologram in optical contact with a prism, wherein the master hologram comprises distinct object and reference beam coupling elements, and wherein in the replication process light is coupled from one face of the prism and transmitted through another face of the prism using the distinct object and reference beam coupling elements. Methods for making the master hologram by sequentially forming the distinct object and reference beam coupling elements therein are provided. Further methods for encoding aperture functions directly to the master hologram are provided. Yet further methods provide for forming a copy HOE in an array configuration using a step-and-repeat method wherein the copy HOE is translated laterally by a specified distance before the next exposure is made. | 2021-07-29 |
20210232093 | PROJECTOR WITH PHASE HOLOGRAM MODULATOR - A projection system includes: an illumination source configured to output illumination light; a phase light modulator (PLM) optically coupled to the illumination source, the PLM configured to: receive the illumination light; phase modulate the illumination light while displaying a phase hologram, to produce modulated light; and projection optics coupled to the PLM, the projection optics configured to receive the modulated light and to project an image responsive to the modulated light; wherein both a mean in intensity and a variance in intensity in bright regions of the projected image is greater than the mean intensity and the variance in intensity in dark regions of the projected image. | 2021-07-29 |
20210232094 | Watch - A watch includes a first barrel complete including a first barrel arbor, a first mainspring, and a first barrel, and a second barrel complete that includes a second barrel arbor, a second mainspring, and a second barrel, is disposed side by side in a planar direction orthogonal to a shaft direction of the first barrel arbor, and receives transmission of rotation of the first barrel complete. A tooth tip circle diameter of the first barrel complete is smaller than a tooth tip circle diameter of the second barrel complete, and a thickness of the first barrel is greater than a thickness of the second barrel. | 2021-07-29 |
20210232095 | DEVICE FOR ADJUSTING A SHAKE - A device for adjusting a shake and more particularly a bar ( | 2021-07-29 |
20210232096 | SWITCH DEVICE AND TIMEPIECE - A switch device including: a case provided with a through hole; an operating member having a shaft portion slidably inserted into the through hole; and a plurality of gaskets which are provided on an outer periphery of the shaft portion and are in slidable contact with an inner surface of the through hole, at least one gasket among the plurality of gasket being made of a material containing fluorine. | 2021-07-29 |
20210232097 | MACHINE FOR WINDING A WATCH AND/OR HOROLOGICAL MOVEMENT - A winding machine includes motorization means arranged to move a support, carrying at least one watch or one horological movement, along a path in a plane. The motorization means are arranged to move each support parallel to a starting position corresponding to the loading or unloading of a watch or of a movement on the support, the axes of a three-dimensional frame of reference specific to the support always remaining parallel to the oriented directions that the axes occupy in the starting position. | 2021-07-29 |
20210232098 | Electronic Watch - An electronic watch includes an including a package in which an oscillator and a watch control integrated circuit are housed, a circuit board having an elastic function, the circuit board including a first face and a second face, a first member provided with a plurality of first protrusions, and a second member provided with a second protrusion facing the first protrusion with the circuit board interposed therebetween, in which a plurality of clamping positions are clamped between the first protrusion and the second protrusion, A | 2021-07-29 |
20210232099 | Watch - A watch includes a power reserve hand configured to be visually recognizable from a watch rear side, an oscillating weight including a weight, a transmission wheel configured to rotate a ratchet wheel, a pawl lever configured to engage with the transmission wheel, an eccentric wheel including an eccentric shaft member to which the pawl lever is attached and an eccentric toothed gear, a train wheel bridge provided between the pawl lever and the oscillating weight, and a seconds wheel and pinion including a seconds hand shaft. The eccentric shaft member and the seconds hand shaft are supported by the train wheel bridge. The power reserve hand is disposed in a position that does not overlap the weight in plan view, and is disposed in a position that overlaps the train wheel bridge in side view orthogonal to the seconds hand shaft. | 2021-07-29 |
20210232100 | DISPLAY SYSTEM - A display system ( | 2021-07-29 |
20210232101 | COOLING SYSTEM FOR A COLD ATOMS SENSOR AND ASSOCIATED COOLING METHOD - A cooling system for a cold-atom sensor, this system includes a two-dimensional cooling chamber, called the 2D chamber (Ch2D), kept under ultra-high vacuum and placed at least partially inside an integrating cylinder (IC) having a Z-axis, the integrating cylinder being configured to illuminate the 2D chamber with a first isotropic light (IL | 2021-07-29 |
20210232102 | Safety system and method for localizing a person or object in a monitored zone using a safety system - A method of localizing a person or object in a monitored zone using a safety system, having a movable machine, having a control and evaluation unit, having at least one radio location system, and having at least one spatially resolving sensor for the position determination of the person or object, wherein the radio location system has arranged radio stations, wherein at least one radio transponder is arranged at the person or object, wherein position data of the person or object can be determined by means of the radio location system, and wherein the position data are transmitted from the radio stations of the radio location system to the control and evaluation unit and position data of the person or object are determined by means of the spatially resolving sensor, wherein the control and evaluation unit compares the position data of the radio location system and the position data of the spatially resolving sensor and forms tested position data on an agreement. | 2021-07-29 |
20210232103 | COOPERATIVE MULTI-ACTUATOR VARIABLE BANDWITH CONTROLLER - A system including a system controller configured to transmit a first amount of commands in order to produce a desired effect by a group of actuators acting in combination. A system controller configured to control a group of at least two actuators in order to produce at least one combined effect, wherein the number of actuators is greater than or equal to the number of effects. A system controller configures to independent and variable bandwidths or responses of the desired effects produced by the actuators acting in combination. | 2021-07-29 |
20210232104 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR IDENTIFYING AND FORECASTING THE DEVELOPMENT OF FAULTS IN EQUIPMENT - The invention relates to the remote monitoring of equipment. In a method for identifying incipient faults in technical equipment, data is obtained about the equipment being monitored; a reference sample of performance indices of the equipment is generated; state matrices and empirical state forecasting models are constructed. Disruptions and integral criteria characterizing deviations in the parameter indices of the equipment being monitored are also determined; information from the equipment being monitored is analyzed; the reference sample is modified; the empirical models are updated. The degree to which the parameter indices of the equipment being monitored deviate from the indices of the empirical models is also determined, and disruptions pertaining to such indices are identified. The calculated disruptions are then ranked; an anomaly for a performance index of the equipment is determined; the type of fault is determined for each anomaly; an equipment fault classifier is generated and an incipient fault is determined and the development thereof is forecast. Automated fault determination is hereby provided. | 2021-07-29 |
20210232105 | HTM-BASED PREDICTIONS FOR SYSTEM BEHAVIOR MANAGEMENT - An embodiment includes duplicating an input dataset being input to a model predictive control (MPC) module for input to a first Hierarchical Temporal Memory (HTM) network. The embodiment also includes generating system behavior data using the MPC module for characteristic data of the input dataset. The embodiment also includes generating first HTM prediction data from the input dataset and the system behavior data using the first HTM network, the first HTM prediction data comprising predictions for respective dimensions of the system. The embodiment also includes generating second HTM prediction data from the first HTM prediction data and system output data using a second HTM network, the second HTM prediction data comprising a distinction between the first HTM prediction and the system output data. Finally, the embodiment includes determining that the distinction of the second HTM prediction data indicates an anomaly and adjusting system input data based on the anomaly. | 2021-07-29 |
20210232106 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ADJUSTING PROCESS CONTROL PREDICTION MODEL AND PROCESS CONTROLLER - The present disclosure provides a method and an apparatus for adjusting a process control prediction model, and a process controller. In an embodiment, the method includes: determining, based on controlled variable data in process control data obtained through real-time monitoring, whether a prediction performance of the process control prediction model is lower than a reference performance; and when the prediction performance is determined to be lower than the reference performance, using manipulated variable data in the process control data monitored to adjust the process control prediction model. By way of the method, a re-test does not need to be executed to re-identify a model so as to eliminate a mismatch of the process control prediction model, thereby eliminating an influence of fluctuation introduced by addition of an excitation signal during the re-testing. | 2021-07-29 |
20210232107 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR EVALUATING SENSOR DATA OF INTERNET-OF-THINGS (IOT) DEVICES AND RESPONSIVELY CONTROLLING CONTROL DEVICES - Storing a plurality of cloud-bots, each of the plurality of cloud-bots including a respective service. Gathering first data over a communication network, the first data being associated with a first Internet-of-Things (IoT) device. Gathering second data over the communication network, the second data being associated with a second IoT device. Triggering execution of a particular cloud-bot of the plurality of cloud-bots. Evaluating at least a portion of the first data and at least a portion of the second data against a response condition of a cloud-bot model of the particular cloud-bot. Initiating one or more response actions in response to satisfaction of the response condition, the one or more response actions controlling one or more device actions of a particular IoT device. | 2021-07-29 |
20210232108 | Systems and Methods for Harmonic Analysis of Soil - Systems and methods for harmonic analysis of soil are provided herein. Some methods include converting a first frequency of an operating signal into a second, higher frequency relative to the first frequency to create a stimulating signal, transmitting the stimulating signal into soil, and determining attenuation based on a comparison of a responsive signal and the operating signal. | 2021-07-29 |
20210232109 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OPERATING A WIND TURBINE - A system and method are provided for operating and maintaining a wind turbine. Accordingly, a plurality of data inputs are received. The plurality of data inputs represent a plurality of monitored attributes of a component of the wind turbine. A consolidated risk index for the component is determined using the plurality of monitored attributes, and a range of potential risk indices is forecasted. A remaining-useful-life distribution is determined based on the damage potential and an end-of-life damage threshold. The wind turbine is shut down or idled if the remaining-useful-life distribution is below a shutdown threshold. | 2021-07-29 |
20210232110 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR GATHERING AND ANALYZING FUEL CONSUMPTION AND DEMAND INFORMATION OF A BUILDING - A system and related method to analyze operation of a heating system of a building based on fuel consumption and fuel demand of the building. The system includes a database of information about the heating system of the building, a first sensor set arranged to gather fuel consumption information and a second sensor set arranged to gather fuel demand information within the building. The system includes a fuel usage and demand analysis function configured to analyze data from the first sensor set and from the second sensor set to output a determination of operation of the heating system based on consumption information and demand information. | 2021-07-29 |
20210232111 | Control Method for Smart Home Device and Terminal Device - Disclosed in the present disclosure are a control method for a smart home device and a terminal device. The control method comprises establishing a virtual usage scenario, wherein the virtual usage scenario comprises at least one virtual room, each of the at least one virtual room is bound to at least one virtual smart home device; acquiring a switching operation performed by a user for the virtual usage scenario, wherein the switching operation corresponds to a first virtual smart home device in the virtual usage scenario, and is used for switching the first virtual smart home device from a first virtual room where the first virtual smart home device is located to a second virtual room; and arranging the first virtual smart home device to the second virtual room according to the switching operation. | 2021-07-29 |
20210232112 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROL OF SMART APPLIANCE OPERATION - In a method of controlling an operational parameter of a smart apparatus, a user processing device receives user-defined criteria for changing the operational parameter based on a financial parameter associated with an account. The user processing device obtains a value for the financial parameter from a financial institution server a value and determines whether the user-defined criteria have been met. Responsive to a determination that the user-defined criteria have been met, the user processing device transmits to the smart apparatus a first instruction to change the operational parameter. The user processing device may then receive an updated value for the financial parameter from the financial institution server and determine whether the user-defined criteria are no longer being met. Responsive to a determination that the user-defined criteria are no longer being met, the user processing device transmits to the smart apparatus a second instruction to change the operational parameter. | 2021-07-29 |
20210232113 | METHOD AND APPARATUS TO IDENTIFY CONNECTED DEVICE TYPES ON AN I/O CHANNEL BASED ON CURRENT CHARACTERISTICS - A method, system and apparatus for identifying a type of device connected to I/O (Input/Output) channels of an I/O module, can involve applying a current for a predefined time duration to one or more I/O channels of an I/O module, initiating a current readback at a regular interval of time within the predefined time duration, determining values of the current readback for each of a time interval during the predefined time duration, storing the values of the current readback in a memory associated with the I/O module, determining a pattern as a function of the values of the current readback and a sample of time interval for a device connected to the one or more I/O channels, and identifying a type of the device connected to the one or more I/O channels based on a determined pattern of a current sink of the device connected to the one or more I/O channels. | 2021-07-29 |
20210232114 | WIRELESS EMERGENCY STOP SYSTEMS INCLUDING MOBILE DEVICE CONTROLLERS LINKED WITH SAFETY STOP DEVICES - A wireless emergency stop system includes a machine safety device connected to a machine stop circuit for stopping operation of a machine when the machine stop circuit is activated. The machine safety device includes a wireless communication interface. The system also includes a mobile device controller configured to control operation of the machine, and a safety stop device. The safety stop device includes a wireless communication interface for wireless communication with the machine safety device, and an emergency stop switch configured to, when activated, transmit an emergency stop signal to the machine safety device to trigger an emergency stop of the machine. The mobile device controller is configured to link with the safety stop device via short-range wireless communication. | 2021-07-29 |
20210232115 | CONFIGURABLE DISTRIBUTED-INTERLOCK-SYSTEM - Various embodiments include methods and apparatuses to provide human safety and machine safety and operations. In one example, a distributed interlock system includes at least one master device coupled to a number of slave device. The slave devices receive signals from one or more tools and provide the signals to the master device. The master device evaluates the signals and prevents unsafe conditions prior to one or more command executions, related to the unsafe conditions, being transmitted to one or more of the slave devices. Other methods and systems are disclosed. | 2021-07-29 |
20210232116 | MULTI-AXIS COMPUTER NUMERICAL CONTROL MACHINE TOOL WITH INTEGRALLY-CONTROLLED SAW AND METHOD - A CNC machining center that includes a machine base and a machine tool positioned on the base for carrying out a machining operation on a workpiece. A work table is positioned on the base and is adapted for supporting the workpiece and moving the workpiece relative to the machine tool during a machining operation. A saw is positioned above the work table in a longitudinally-offset direction from the machine tool for carrying out a sawing operation on the workpiece. The saw may be a band saw. | 2021-07-29 |
20210232117 | RTU ADDON - An ADDON for a networked sensor solution that provides a new innovative way for enabling the integration with legacy industrial control systems by connecting the ADDON in the same way as a sensor is connected to the base unit; wired or wireless; direct or indirect. The ADDON makes the data from the sensors directly available to ICS without having to connect to a network first, through industrial wired protocols such as but not limited to, Modbus RTU and BACnet MSTP. | 2021-07-29 |
20210232118 | GENERATING A PREVIEW OF A PART TO BE PRINTED - In one example, a representation of a volume of a part to be printed by an additive manufacturing system is generated, where the representation depicts a plurality of voxels. A plurality of slices of the representation are generated. Each slice relates to a plurality of voxels within a first plane. A first process is performed in respect of a slice of the plurality of slices, wherein in the first process at least one voxel that has a predetermined colour and is located on a predetermined surface of the part is identified and a data file is updated to include data representative of the identified at least one voxel. The first process is repeated in respect of another slice. A three-dimensional preview of the part to be printed is generated based on the data file. | 2021-07-29 |
20210232119 | METHOID AND APPARATUS FOR GENERATING A 3D MODEL OF AN OBJECT - A method for generating a 3D model for fabricating a multi-material object using additive manufacturing. The method comprises providing a first volumetric model of an object in a deformed configuration, generating a second volumetric model from the first volumetric model and assigning materials to the second volumetric model by: a) defining a cluster of elementary volumetric elements of the second volumetric model, b) selecting a cluster object material in the database of object materials by minimizing a cost function determined by computing a deformed configuration of the second volumetric model under a set of predefined loads and constraints, c) partitioning the elementary volumetric elements of the cluster in two sub-clusters based on the deformed configuration, d) repeating step b) for each sub-clusters. The method further comprises generating a 3D model for fabricating an object from the second volumetric model and the assigned materials. | 2021-07-29 |
20210232120 | CONVERSION OF GENERATIVE DESIGN GEOMETRY TO EDITABLE AND WATERTIGHT BOUNDARY REPRESENTATION IN COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN - Methods, systems, and apparatus, including medium-encoded computer program products, for computer aided design of physical structures include, in at least one aspect, a fully automatic method of converting a generative design into an editable, watertight B-Rep by leveraging the generative solver input and representation to: (1) embed the exact input solid boundary surfaces where the design coincides with the input, (2) approximate everywhere else the design boundary with globally smooth, editable “organic” surfaces, and (3) join all surfaces to form a generative design output B-Rep. | 2021-07-29 |
20210232121 | ROBOTIC TASK PLANNING FOR COMPLEX TASK INSTRUCTIONS IN NATURAL LANGUAGE - This disclosure provides systems and methods for robotic task planning when a complex task instruction is provided in natural language. Conventionally robotic task planning relies on a single task or multiple independent or serialized tasks in the task instruction. Alternatively, constraints on space of linguistic variations, ambiguity and complexity of the language may be imposed. In the present disclosure, firstly dependencies between multiple tasks are identified. The tasks are then ordered such that a dependent task is always scheduled for planning after a task it is dependent upon. Moreover, repeated tasks are masked. Thus, resolving task dependencies and ordering dependencies, a complex instruction with multiple interdependent tasks in natural language facilitates generation of a viable task execution plan. Systems and methods of the present disclosure finds application in human-robot interactions. | 2021-07-29 |
20210232122 | MANAGEMENT DEVICE, MANAGEMENT METHOD, AND PROGRAM - The management device ( | 2021-07-29 |
20210232123 | DETERMINING CONTROL PARAMETERS FOR AN INDUSTRIAL AUATOMATION DEVICE - Disclosed is a method including obtaining a graphical representation including information on one or more performance metrics associated with an industrial automation device, determining a target operating point associated with the industrial automation device based at least partly on the graphical representation, obtaining a target reference value and one or more operating limits for the industrial automation device, obtaining operational information associated with usage of the industrial automation device, and determining one or more control parameters for the industrial automation device, wherein the one or more control parameters are determined based at least partly on the following: the target reference value, the one or more operating limits, the operational information, and the target operating point. | 2021-07-29 |
20210232124 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR A MULTI-PURPOSE SENSING DEVICE FOR INDUSTRIAL AUTOMATION EQUIPMENT - In one embodiment, a multi-purpose sensor may couple to a machine operating in an industrial environment and include numerous sensors disposed within the multi-purpose sensor to acquire sets of data associated with the machine or an environment surrounding the machine. A first portion of the sets of data may include historical sensor measurements over time for each of the sensors, and a second portion of the sets of data may include sensor measurements subsequent to when the first portion is acquired for each of the sensors. A processor of the multi-purpose sensor may determine a baseline collective signature based on the first portion, determine a subsequent collective signature based on the second portion, determine whether the collective signatures vary, and generate signals when a variance exists. The signals may cause a computing device, a cloud-based computing system, and/or a control/monitoring device to perform various actions. | 2021-07-29 |
20210232125 | PROCESSING DATA TO ESTABLISH AND REPLICATE LIFECYCLE THREADS IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF A STRUCTURAL PRODUCT - A method is provided for processing data to replicate lifecycle threads in the development of a structural product. The method includes defining a source lifecycle thread from process-related information for development of the structural product, and defining and matching a target lifecycle thread to the source lifecycle thread. The process, and source and target lifecycle thread are expressible as respectively a network and sub-networks of tasks described by a plurality of attributes. Defining and matching the target lifecycle thread includes selecting a plurality of candidate target tasks from the plurality of tasks; matching a candidate target task to a particular source task using a distance map for an attribute of the plurality of attributes, with the distance map including only unique values of the attribute and distances between the unique values; and back-chaining through the source lifecycle thread to match candidate target tasks with respective source tasks. | 2021-07-29 |
20210232126 | QUALITY MONITORING OF INDUSTRIAL PROCESSES - A method for generating a digital production quality certificate for a component carrying a machine readable unique identifier undergoing a plurality of manufacturing steps is provided. The method comprises obtaining parameters indicative of the manufacturing steps from one or more sensors for a plurality of monitored manufacturing steps. The obtained parameters are linked with the machine readable unique identifier and one or more quality analyses are performed for a selected monitored manufacturing step based on the obtained parameters for said manufacturing step. A digital quality certificate is generated for the component comprising data related to the results of the quality analyses and the parameters obtained for the component are stored. The disclosure also provides examples of methods and systems of monitoring a manufacturing process. | 2021-07-29 |
20210232127 | SEWING MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND SEWING MANAGEMENT METHOD - The sewing management system includes a sewing machine that performs sewing on a sewing line, a management server that manages various information on the sewing line, and a wearable terminal that detects physical condition management information of an operator on the sewing line. The sewing machine transmits production management information, including identification information of the operator who perform sewing operations on the sewing line and operation information of the main unit of the device, to the management server. The management server estimates a sewing skill of the operator based on the production management information and estimates the production capacity of the operator based on the physical condition management information. | 2021-07-29 |
20210232128 | METHOD FOR VISUALIZING PROCESS INFORMATION DURING MANUFACTURING OF SHEET METAL WORKPIECES - A method visualizes manufacturing process information during manufacturing of workpieces with a flatbed machine tool. The workpieces are output as cut material on a pallet of the flatbed machine tool, a sorting table, or a conveyor belt. Workpiece image data is provided in a control system. The image data is associated with a workpiece and is for display on a display unit. Workpiece-specific manufacturing process information is provided in the manufacturing control system, and is acquired during manufacturing of the workpieces and includes features of cutting processes. A database of illustration options is provided in the manufacturing control system, the options are associated with a specific manufacturing feature and are applicable to the workpiece image data to cause an illustration of the respective workpiece image data on the display unit. The workpiece image data is displayed on the display unit, while taking into account illustration options in the workpiece-specific manner. | 2021-07-29 |
20210232129 | MANUFACTURING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR NESTING SUB-SPACES FOR CONTROL OF A CUTTING PROCESS - The present disclosure relates to nesting sub-spaces for a machine tool by reading in evaluation criteria for an arrangement of nested sub-spaces, generating sequence data for an arrangement of nested sub-spaces, repeatedly performing a process until the result data exceeds a specified range. The process includes: generating evaluation data by evaluating the sequence data with an evaluation algorithm, generating result data based on a combinatorial logic of the evaluation data with the evaluation criteria, generating calculation data from the sequence data, the evaluation data, and the result data using the evaluation algorithm, generating further sequence data taking into account the calculation data with the evaluation algorithm, and repeating the process until the result data exceeds a specified range. The calculation data acts onto the generation of new sequence data to improve an arrangement of nested sub-spaces with respect to evaluation criteria. | 2021-07-29 |
20210232130 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR USE IN FACILITATING A MANUFACTURING OPERATION - A system for use in facilitating a manufacturing operation that includes a wireless beacon paired with each vehicle of multiple vehicles routable along a production line in a sequence. The wireless beacon emits a signal containing information that identifies the paired vehicle. A wireless transceiver is at a predetermined location along the production line, and the wireless transceiver scans for the signal. A server device is in communication with the wireless transceiver. The server device stores pairing data of which wireless beacon is paired with each vehicle, and sequence data of the vehicles routed along the production line, and receives, from the wireless transceiver, a signal containing the information that identifies the paired vehicle. The server device also verifies, based on the pairing data, the sequence data, and the information in the signal, that an order in which the vehicles enter the predetermined location corresponds to the sequence. | 2021-07-29 |
20210232131 | ABNORMALITY DETERMINATION SUPPORT APPARATUS - An abnormality determination support apparatus includes an analysis object data preparation unit, a primary determination unit, and a secondary determination unit. The analysis object data preparation unit acquires a time-series signal representing at least one of a state of the manufacturing facility and a product quality from a data collection apparatus of the manufacturing facility, and extracts analysis object data from the time-series signal. The primary determination unit derives a plurality of primary determination results from common analysis object data by applying a plurality of different types of analysis methods to the analysis object data extracted by the analysis object data preparation unit. The secondary determination unit includes a machine learning device. | 2021-07-29 |
20210232132 | ONLINE FAULT LOCALIZATION IN INDUSTRIAL PROCESSES WITHOUT UTILIZING A DYNAMIC SYSTEM MODEL - A method and system for localizing faults in an industrial process is proposed. The industrial process includes a plurality of components. The method includes receiving structural plant data from an industrial plant. A structured model of the process is generated from the structural plant data. Sensor data measuring characteristics of the plurality of components is also received. Parameters of the structured model are identified from the received sensor data and stored. Faults are detected during operation of the industrial plant utilizing the identified parameters and detecting changes in the parameters by comparing current parameters to stored parameters. The fault information is then displayed via a display to an operator. | 2021-07-29 |
20210232133 | METHOD FOR PREDICTING AN OPERATING ANOMALY OF ONE OR SEVERAL EQUIPMENT ITEMS OF AN ASSEMBLY - The present invention relates to a method for predicting an operating anomaly of one or several equipment items of an assembly, comprising the steps of taking an assembly, having at least one operating cycle, and comprising one or several series of equipment items comprising at least a first and a second equipment item both operating in parallel and in substantially the same manner, each equipment item comprising a first operating parameter or at least a first, a second and a third operating parameter, each parameter evolving, over time, in a similar manner between the first and the second equipments, recording and storing measurements over time of the first parameters for the first and the second equipment items, for one or several operating cycles, or one or several parts of the cycle(s), collecting the measurements during or after the completion of one or several operating cycles, or one or several parts of the cycle(s), processing the collected measurements, in order to detect a possible malfunction of the first and/or second equipment items, by establishing a first coefficient of determination, between the measurements of the first parameters of the first equipment and the measurements of the first parameters of the second equipment, whether, for one or several operating cycles, or one or several parts of the cycle(s), the first coefficient of determination is below a first determined threshold, emitting a notification indicating the malfunction of the first and second equipment item(s) and/or triggering additional steps of the method according to the invention and, if the first coefficient of determination is greater than or equal to the first threshold, emitting a notification indicating an absence of malfunction of the first and/or second equipment item(s) and/or adjusting the first threshold as a function of the first coefficient of determination. | 2021-07-29 |
20210232134 | DATA ANALYSIS FOR SELECTING CONTAINER WITH INTEGRATED ENERGY SOURCE BASED ON PREDICTED TRANSPORT ENERGY USAGE - Product transport is facilitated by a processor(s) obtaining data related to a planned transport event, and analyzing the data to predict energy usage of a transport vehicle in performing the planned transport event, including transporting one or more transport containers. The processor(s) determine, based at least in part on the predicted energy usage, an energy source size for a transport container of the transport container(s) to be transported by the transport vehicle, and determine whether the transport vehicle is to proceed with the transport event. The determining whether to proceed is based, at least in part, on the processor(s) determining that an energy source of the determined energy source size is integrated within the transport container, with the integrated energy source being adapted in the container to contribute energy to the transport vehicle when the transport container is positioned within the transport vehicle for transport. | 2021-07-29 |
20210232135 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR INTERACTIVE AUTONOMOUS DRIVING - A method and device for interactive autonomous driving. A vehicle guidance controller is configured to detect, during operation of a vehicle in an autonomous operating mode, an order for intervention by a driver in a driving event on an input device, in particular a joystick. And, on denial of the order, the vehicle guidance controller is configured to determine at least one setpoint for the autonomous operating mode. The setpoint may influence a longitudinal guidance of the vehicle and/or a transverse guidance of the vehicle in the autonomous operating mode. The vehicle guidance controller is configured to control the vehicle autonomously in the autonomous operating mode depending on the setpoint. | 2021-07-29 |
20210232136 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CLOUD EDGE TASK PERFORMANCE AND COMPUTING USING ROBOTS - Systems and methods for cloud edge task performance and computing using robots are disclosed herein. According to at least one non-limiting exemplary embodiment, a cloud server may utilize a robotic network, comprising a plurality of robots, communicatively coupled to the cloud server to collect data, perform physical tasks, perform a computational function, or a combination thereof in a distributed fashion. | 2021-07-29 |
20210232137 | SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING A PLURALITY OF AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES ON A MINE SITE - The present application comprises a system for controlling a plurality of autonomous vehicles on a mine site, the system comprising: a centralized platform configured to store an inventory list of vehicles travelling on the mine site and comprising a first communication interface configured to communicate missions to the vehicles; a plurality of autonomous vehicles, the autonomous vehicles comprising: a first communication interface configured to wirelessly communicate with the centralized platform for receiving a predetermined mission, a trajectory control system configured to autonomously control the autonomous vehicle according to the predetermined mission; and at least one portable device, the portable device comprising a second communication interface configured to wirelessly communicate with a second communication interface of the plurality of vehicles from the mine site. | 2021-07-29 |
20210232138 | VEHICLE CONTROL DEVICE AND MEMORY - An automatic driving executability determination unit restricts automatic driving when a charge amount determination unit (third determination unit) determines that a battery is in a low capacity state, and decides whether to restrict the automatic driving according to a determination result of a discharge performance determination unit (first determination unit) when a temperature determination unit (second determination unit) determines that the battery is in the low capacity state but a charge amount determination unit determines that the battery is not in the low capacity state. | 2021-07-29 |
20210232139 | CONTROL DEVICE FOR AUTONOMOUS OPERATING MACHINES, CONTROL METHOD FOR AUTONOMOUS OPERATING MACHINES, AND RECORDING MEDIUM HAVING CONTROL PROGRAM FOR AUTONOMOUS OPERATING MACHINES STORED THEREON - A control device for an autonomous operating machine includes: an acquisition unit that acquires first state information of a first autonomous operating machine and second state information of a second autonomous operating machine in a case where the first and the second autonomous operating machines that operate in cooperation with each other select and execute executable operations as needed in order to achieve an object; a generation unit that generates value information indicating a height of a value of execution for achievement of the object regarding each of the operations that can be executed by the first autonomous operating machine by using a value calculation criterion based on the first state information and the second state information; a selection unit that selects a specific operation from among the operations based on the value information; and a control that controls the first autonomous operating machine to execute the specific operation. | 2021-07-29 |
20210232140 | DRONE FOR RECOGNIZING AND TESTING MONITORING SYSTEM SENSORS - Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a storage device, for using a drone to test monitoring system sensors. In one aspect, the drone perform operations that include navigating from a first location of a property towards a second location of the property, detecting a sensor that is installed at the property, interrupting, by the drone, navigation through the property from the first location of the property towards the second location of the property to initiate a test of the detected sensor and (ii) determining a sensor test type for the detected sensor, administering a sensor test to the detected sensor, wherein the sensor test is based on the determined sensor test type, evaluating results of the administered test, storing data describing the results of the administered test, and continuing navigation through the property towards the second location of the property or towards another location of the property. | 2021-07-29 |
20210232141 | Repair of Structures Using Unmanned Aerial Vehicles - Methods and apparatus for performing repair operations using an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV). The methods are enabled by equipping the UAV with tools for rapidly repairing a large structure or object (e.g., an aircraft or a wind turbine blade) that is not easily accessible to maintenance personnel. A plurality of tools are available for robotic selection and placement at the repair site. The tools are designed to perform respective repair operations in sequence in accordance with a specified repair plan, which plan may take into account the results of a previously performed UAV-enabled inspection. | 2021-07-29 |
20210232142 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING TRAILER DIMENSIONS IN A MOTOR VEHICLE - Methods and apparatus are provided for determining a trailer dimension including a radar for generating a depth map wherein the depth map includes a detection of a first trailer surface, a camera for generating an image of the first trailer surface, a processor operative to determine a first dimension of the first trailer surface in response to the depth map and a second dimension of the first trailer surface in response to the first dimension and the image, and a vehicle controller controlling a vehicle in response to the first dimension and the second dimension. | 2021-07-29 |
20210232143 | SYSTEM FOR OBSTACLE DETECTION - The disclosure is related to a system for obstacle detection adapted to a self-guiding machine. The system includes a controller for driving the system, a light emitter, and a light sensor. The light emitter and the light sensor are set apart at a distance. When the light emitter emits an indicator light being a vertical linear light projected onto a path the self-guiding machine travels toward, the light sensor senses the indicator light. The vertical linear light is segmented into a first segment projected to a ground and a second segment projected to a floating obstacle when the self-guiding machine approaches the floating obstacle with a height from the ground and the indicator light is projected to the floating obstacle, in which the second segment of the light sensed by the light sensor is determined as the floating obstacle in front of the self-guiding machine. | 2021-07-29 |
20210232144 | METHOD OF CONTROLLING ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE ROBOT DEVICE - A method for controlling an artificial intelligence robot device may include identifying capacity information of a battery; obtaining driving information for at least one driving route for driving a target area; predicting power information of the battery of which power is consumed during moving through the driving route based on the obtained driving information and the capacity information of the battery; determining whether the driving route is completed based on a charge remaining state in the battery calculated by analyzing the predicted power information; and determining the driving route based on whether the driving route is completed. The artificial intelligence robot device according to the present disclosure may be linked with an Artificial Intelligence module, a drone (Unmanned Aerial Vehicle, UAV), a robot, an Augmented Reality (AR) device, a virtual reality (VR) device, a device related to 5G service, and the like. | 2021-07-29 |
20210232145 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, NON-TRANSITORY STORAGE MEDIUM, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD - An information processing apparatus disclosed includes a controller configured to execute the processing of acquiring a remaining amount of energy source defined as the remaining amount of energy source stored in the storage unit of a first chassis unit coupled with a specific vehicle body unit, and when the remaining amount of energy source is smaller than a predetermined threshold, sending a decoupling command to the first chassis unit and sending a coupling command to a second chassis unit for which replenishment of energy source has been completed. The decoupling command is a command to decouple the first chassis unit from the vehicle body unit, and the coupling command is a command to couple the second chassis unit to the specific vehicle body unit. | 2021-07-29 |
20210232146 | TRAVELING ROUTE DETERMINATION APPARATUS AND WORK MACHINE - A traveling route determination apparatus for determining a traveling route of a work machine in a work region, comprising an obtaining unit configured to obtain geographical information of the work region, an evaluating unit configured to evaluate a gradient distribution of the work region based on the geographical information, and a determining unit configured to determine a traveling route of the work machine from a current position to a destination in the work region based on the gradient distribution, such that an undulation in the traveling route decreases. | 2021-07-29 |
20210232147 | TRAJECTORY REPRESENTATION IN BEHAVIOR PREDICTION SYSTEMS - Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for generating a representation of a trajectory of a target agent in an environment. In one aspect, the representation of the trajectory of the target agent in the environment is a concatenation of a plurality of channels, where each channel is represented as a two-dimensional array of data values. Each position in each channel corresponds to a respective spatial position in the environment, and corresponding positions in different channels correspond to the same spatial position in the environment. The channels include a time channel and a respective motion channel corresponding to each motion parameter in a predetermined set of motion parameters. | 2021-07-29 |
20210232148 | HUMAN INTERACTING AUTOMATIC GUIDED VEHICLE - Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to automatic guide vehicles (AGVs) that are capable of interacting with human operators. Particularly, the AGVs can follow a human operator, lead a human operator, and receive and react to gestures from a human operator. The AGVs switches directions of moving to provide human operators with easy access to components of user interface on the AGVs. The AGVs are also capable of avoiding collision with other AGVs by yielding to AGVs with a higher priority level. | 2021-07-29 |
20210232149 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PERSISTENT MAPPING OF ENVIRONMENTAL PARAMETERS USING A CENTRALIZED CLOUD SERVER AND A ROBOTIC NETWORK - Systems and methods for persistent mapping of environmental parameters using a centralized cloud server and a robotic network are disclosed herein. According to at least one non-limiting exemplary embodiment, a cloud server may utilize a robotic network, comprising a plurality of robots, communicatively coupled to the cloud server to collect data and generate or update a persistent map of a parameter of an environment based on the collected data from the plurality of robots on the robotic network. | 2021-07-29 |
20210232150 | CONTROL DEVICE, CONTROL METHOD, AND PROGRAM - A control device includes a recognizing unit that recognizes the external environment based on sensing information; an action decision managing unit that, based on the recognized external environment, decides on the actions to be taken; a behavior managing unit that, based on at least either the difficulty level of recognition for the recognizing unit or the difficulty level of action decision for the action decision managing unit, determines about whether or not to exhibit emotional expressions; and a drive control unit that, based on the determination performed by the behavior control unit, controls the execution of the actions corresponding to emotional expressions. | 2021-07-29 |
20210232151 | Systems And Methods For VSLAM Scale Estimation Using Optical Flow Sensor On A Robotic Device - Various embodiments include methods for improving navigation by a processor of a robotic device equipped with an image sensor and an optical flow sensor. The robotic device may be configured to capture or receive two image frames from the image sensor, generate a homograph computation based on the image frames, receive optical flow sensor data from an optical flow sensor, and determine a scale estimation value based on the homograph computation and the optical flow sensor data. The robotic device may determine the robotic device pose (or the pose of the image sensor) based on the scale estimation value. | 2021-07-29 |
20210232152 | DETECTING AND RESPONDING TO SOUNDS FOR AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES - The technology relates to detecting and responding to sounds for a vehicle having an autonomous driving mode. In one example, an audible signal corresponding to a sound received at one or more microphones of the vehicle may be received. Sensor data generated by a perception system of the vehicle identifying objects in an environment of the vehicle may be received. A type of sound may be determined by inputting the audible signal into a classifier. A set of additional signals may be determined based on the determined type of sound. The sensor data may be processed in order to identify one or more additional signals of the identified set of additional signals. The vehicle may be controlled in the autonomous driving mode in order to respond to the sound based on the one or more additional signals and the type of sound. | 2021-07-29 |
20210232153 | TRAVELING BODY, TRAVELING SYSTEM AND TRAVELING CONTROL METHOD - A traveling body has a position detector, a traveling controller, and a determination processor. The position detector detects a position of the traveling body while the traveling body travels. The traveling controller switches between a first traveling method and a second traveling method. In the first traveling method, the traveling body is traveled along a guide member, by detecting the guide member laid on the traveling route, whereas in the second traveling method, the traveling body is traveled based on the position detected by the position detector without depending on the guide member. The determination processor determines a detection state of the guide member. The traveling controller switches from the first traveling method to the second traveling method, when the determination processor determines that the guide member is in a detection state in which the traveling body cannot travel by the first traveling method. | 2021-07-29 |