32nd week of 2022 patent applcation highlights part 45 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20220253003 | 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. | 2022-08-11 |
20220253004 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS CAPABLE OF RETURNING SCATTERED TONER AT A PORTION WHERE A DEVELOPING ROLLER AND A SUPPLY ROLLER FACE EACH OTHER TO A CIRCULATION PATH DURING AN IMAGE FORMING OPERATION - An image forming apparatus includes an image carrier, an exposure device to expose the image carrier to form an electrostatic latent image on the image carrier, a conductive member, and a developing device having a rotatable developing roller and a rotatable toner supply roller. Polarity of direct-current components of biases applied during image forming operation to the conductive member, the developing roller, and the toner supply roller are the same as a polarity of normally charged toner. An absolute value of the bias applied to the developing roller during the image forming operation is smaller than an absolute value of the bias applied to the toner supply roller during the image forming operation. The absolute value of the bias applied to the toner supply roller during the image forming operation is smaller than an absolute value of the bias applied to the conductive member during the image forming operation. | 2022-08-11 |
20220253005 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes an image bearing member, a transfer belt, a secondary transfer member, a voltage source, a current detecting portion, and a controller. The controller is operable in a first mode in which when a recording material is absent in a secondary transfer portion, a current flowing through the secondary transfer member under application of a first test voltage is detected by the current detecting portion and then information on a current-voltage characteristic of the secondary transfer member is acquired, and in a second mode in which a predetermined test image is transferred from the transfer belt onto the recording material under application of second test voltages and then a test chart for adjusting a transfer voltage set during transfer is outputted. On the basis of the information, the controller changes an interval of the second test voltages applied in the operation in the second mode. | 2022-08-11 |
20220253006 | FIXING APPARATUS INCLUDING HEAT GENERATING ELEMENT, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A fixing apparatus including a heat generating element having a first area, a second area, and a third area, the first area being located on an end portion side in an orthogonal direction orthogonal to a conveyance direction of a recording material and having a first heat generation amount per unit length in the orthogonal direction, the second area being located on an inner side than the first area in the orthogonal direction and having a second heat generation amount per unit length in the orthogonal direction, the third area being located on the inner side than the second area in the orthogonal direction and having a third heat generation amount per unit length in the orthogonal direction. The second heat generation amount is larger than the third heat generation amount, and the third heat generation amount is larger than the first heat generation amount. | 2022-08-11 |
20220253007 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes an image forming unit, a film-shaped cylindrical body, a heating body unit, a first member, and a control unit. The image forming unit forms an image on a sheet. The cylindrical body has a sheet-passing region coming into contact with the sheet to fix the image to the sheet moving in a first direction. The cylindrical body is broader than the sheet-passing region in a second direction orthogonal to the first direction. The heating body unit includes a heating body and comes into contact with a first surface inside the cylindrical body. The first member is disposed on a second surface opposite to the first surface of the heating body. The first member has an outer end disposed outside an outer end of the sheet-passing region in the second direction. The control unit allows the heating body to generate heat inside the outer end of the sheet-passing region in the second region. | 2022-08-11 |
20220253008 | FIXING APPARATUS - A fixing apparatus includes a belt, a pad member, a pressure member, a heating roller, a stretching roller, and, an outer stretching roller. The outer stretching roller disposed between the heating roller and the stretching roller and configured to press the heating roller from an outer surface of the belt and bring the belt into contact with the heating roller. In a cross section orthogonal to a rotation axis of the pressure member, a surface between the heating roller and the stretching roller of the belt in a state where the belt is pushed toward the heating roller by the outer stretching roller is located inside that of the belt in a state where the outer stretching roller is removed. | 2022-08-11 |
20220253009 | FIXING APPARATUS - A fixing device includes a first rotatable member with a heater, a second rotatable member contacting the first rotatable member and forming a fixing nip, a pressing unit pressing the first rotatable member to the second rotatable member in a pressing direction, a pair of side boards disposed with a space in the widthwise direction, and first, second and third stays supporting the pair of side boards. The first stay is provided upstream of a center of the fixing nip in the pressing direction and upstream of the center in a feeding direction of a recording material. The second stay is provided upstream of the center in the pressing direction and downstream of the center in the feeding direction. The third stay is provided downstream of the center in the pressing direction and at least one of upstream and downstream of the center in the feeding direction. | 2022-08-11 |
20220253010 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING TRANSFER VOLTAGE BASED ON PATTERN - An image forming unit forms test images of a color of the same type as a first color using toner of a second color and toner of a third color, transfers a first and second test images, fixes the test images on a sheet, controls a sensor to read test images, determines sampling timings for the test images based on an output signal related to the first test image outputted from the sensor using a color filter of a fourth color, acquires a result of reading the test images based on a reading result of the test images on the sheet by the color sensor using a color filter of the first color, and the sampling timing, and determines a transfer voltage based on the result of reading the test images. | 2022-08-11 |
20220253011 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes an image carrier, an image forming unit, a transfer unit, a detector, a controller, an edge detector, and an abnormality detector. The detector detects developer attached to an image carrying surface at a position between a position where an image is formed and a position where the image is transferred. The controller controls the image forming unit such that a check image including an edge that extends in a direction intersecting the moving direction of the image carrying surface is formed in a region of the image carrying surface that passes through the detection position. The edge detector determines a position of the edge based on a detection status of the developer. The abnormality detector determines whether or not the image former is abnormal based on the position of the edge. | 2022-08-11 |
20220253012 | TRANSPORT APPARATUS - A transport apparatus includes: a transport mechanism that transports a medium manually inserted; and a control unit that changes, depending on a type of the medium, a start timing of transporting the medium. | 2022-08-11 |
20220253013 | MEDIUM CONVEYING APPARATUS FOR CORRECTING A SKEW OF A MEDIUM - A medium conveying apparatus includes a plurality of feed rollers spaced in a direction perpendicular to a medium conveying direction, each of the feed rollers rotating independently at a respective speed to feed a medium, a plurality of brake rollers, each of the plurality of brake rollers being located to face a corresponding one of the plurality of feed rollers, a plurality of torque limiters separately provided between one of rotation shafts of the plurality of brake rollers and a corresponding one of the plurality of brake rollers, and a processor to detect a skew of the medium, and correct the skew of the medium by changing the speed of one of the plurality of feed rollers when the skew of the medium is detected. | 2022-08-11 |
20220253014 | DEVELOPING DEVICE, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS INCLUDING DEVELOPING DEVICE - A developing device is detachably supported by an image forming apparatus. The developing device includes a housing that can store developer inside the housing, at least one rotating member rotatably provided for the housing, a first support shaft composed of a conductive member and disposed at an axial end of the rotating member, and a support member including a first bearing portion that supports the first support shaft and constituting a side face of the housing in an axial direction of the rotating member. The first bearing portion includes a first guide portion. The first guide portion protrudes outward from an outer surface of the support member and configured to be guided to an installation position of the developing device during installation of the developing device in the image forming apparatus. | 2022-08-11 |
20220253015 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes an apparatus body, an opening/closing member, a cartridge configured to be inserted into and pulled out from the apparatus body, a supporting member configured to support the cartridge, a moving mechanism configured to support the supporting member and move the supporting member from a second position to a first position in accordance with a movement of the opening/closing member from an open position to a closed position, and an urging member configured to urge the supporting member or the moving mechanism so that the supporting member is retained at the second position by the moving mechanism in a state where the opening/closing member is in the open position. | 2022-08-11 |
20220253016 | SORTING METHOD FOR PLURIPOTENT STEM CELL, PREDICTION METHOD FOR DIFFERENTIATION INDUCTION RESULT, AND PRODUCTION METHOD FOR CELL PRODUCT - There is provided a method including generating a phase contrast image of an aggregate of a pluripotent stem cell from a hologram in which the aggregates is captured; deriving a phase contrast amount density obtained by dividing a total phase contrast amount which is a value obtained by integrating a phase contrast amount of each of a plurality of pixels that constitute the phase contrast image, by a volume of the aggregate; and sorting the pluripotent stem cell based on the phase contrast amount density. | 2022-08-11 |
20220253017 | BEAM EXPANDING FILM AND HOLOGRAPHIC DISPLAY APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME - A beam expanding film includes a first material layer and a photonic crystal layer that expands a width of incident light and emits light having an expanded width. The photonic crystal layer includes a first material layer and a plurality of second material layers buried in the first material layer. A holographic display apparatus includes a backlight unit configured to provide coherent collimated light; a beam expanding film described above and facing the backlight unit; a flat panel arranged between the backlight unit and the beam expanding film to provide a hologram; and a lens configured to focus a holographic image on a space. | 2022-08-11 |
20220253018 | Electronic Watch And Control Method For Electronic Watch - An electronic watch includes a reception circuit configured to receive a radio wave, a hand, an operation device, a storage unit configured to store a reception result of whether reception by the reception circuit succeeds or fails, and a reception controller configured to switchably set a reception permission state where reception is permitted and a reception inhibition state where reception is inhibited, wherein when first operation of the operation device is performed, the hand indicates a first position in a case in which the reception permission state is set and a reception result stored in the storage unit is a success, indicates a second position in a case in which the reception permission state is set and a reception result stored in the storage unit is a failure, and indicates a third position in a case in which the reception inhibition state is set. | 2022-08-11 |
20220253019 | System and Method for Safe Retention of Loads with Stored Potential Energy - An improved system and method for providing safety-rated operation of a motor and motor drive controlling operation of a load with stored potential energy includes a two-channel method of monitoring and retaining control of the load. A first safety channel is configured to control operation of a holding brake, which provides sufficient holding force to retain the stored potential energy in the load. A second safety channel is configured to independently enable and disable torque production from the motor drive controlling operation of the motor. When torque production from the motor drive is enabled, the motor drive and motor are able to provide sufficient torque to retain the stored potential energy in the load. Monitoring and subsequent control of each safety channel is provided to ensure that a single failure in either channel will not cause the unexpected release of the stored potential energy from the load. | 2022-08-11 |
20220253020 | DEVICE CONTROL APPARATUS AND METHOD - To reduce a load on a client terminal that uses a device under control. A first control unit operates the device in response to a device use request from the client terminal. A detection unit detects a failure of the device. A transfer unit transfers, when a failure is detected in an operating device under control of the first control unit, the device use request from the client terminal to another device control apparatus connected via the network. A second control unit operates, when the device use request is received from the other device control apparatus via the communication interface, the device in response to the request. | 2022-08-11 |
20220253021 | DETECTION OF DRIVING ACTIONS THAT MITIGATE RISK - Systems and methods are provided for detecting a driving action that mitigates risk. | 2022-08-11 |
20220253022 | ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE REMOTE CONTROL DISTRIBUTED SYSTEM - The invention discloses an artificial intelligence remote control distributed system, comprising a main APP module, a first split module, a second split module, and a distributed module, wherein the main APP module performs data monitoring on the first split module and the second split module; the first split module and the second split module feed back data to the main APP module; the first split module and the second split module monitor the distributed module; data exchange between the first split module and the second split module. The invention has the following advantages: it can realize unmanned monitoring and management, improve labor efficiency, can cooperate with the ground and the air, has no dead angles in the monitoring angle in all directions, and has great advantages in improving labor efficiency and diversifying service scope. | 2022-08-11 |
20220253023 | System And Method For Compliance, Safety And Space Management - A computerized system for managing disparate data comprising: a server in electronic communications with a remote access point and data depositories taken from the group consisting of: physical documents, digital documents, third party databases, regulatory databases, building code databases, or any combination; and, a set of server computer readable instructions that for retrieving disparate information from data depositories, normalizing the data in the data depositories, adding functional overlays to the normalized data, displaying the normalized data in response to a user request. | 2022-08-11 |
20220253024 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONFIGURING A BRAIN CONTROL INTERFACE USING DATA FROM DEPLOYED SYSTEMS - Universal switch modules, universal switches, and methods of using the same are disclosed, including methods of preparing an individual to interface with an electronic device or software. For example, a method is disclosed that can include measuring brain-related signals of the individual to obtain a first sensed brain-related signal when the individual generates a task-irrelevant thought. The method can include transmitting the first sensed brain-related signal to a processing unit. The method can include associating the task-irrelevant thought and the first sensed brain-related signal with N input commands. The method can include compiling the task-irrelevant thought, the first sensed brain-related signal, and the N input commands to an electronic database. | 2022-08-11 |
20220253025 | SITE COMMAND AND CONTROL TOOL WITH DYNAMIC USER INTERFACES - A building system including one or more memory devices having instructions stored thereon, that, when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to obtain first data regarding operations of a building management system (BMS) and second data comprising a user profile for a first user. The instructions further cause the one or more processors to determine at least one of a site status or an event based on the first data and to identify a role of the user based on the second data. The instructions further cause the one or more processors to determine a first set of graphical elements and a first layout based on the role of the user and the at least one of the site status or the event and to generate a graphical user interface based on the first set of graphical elements and the first layout. | 2022-08-11 |
20220253026 | METHOD FOR MONITORING A PROCESS ENGINEERING INSTALLATION, AND PROCESS ENGINEERING INSTALLATION - The invention relates to: a method for monitoring a process engineering installation, in which a model of the process engineering installation is used to ascertain values of at least one performance parameter of the process engineering installation from actual values of at least one operating parameter of the process engineering installation that occur during operation of the process engineering installation, wherein the model is used to ascertain comparison values of the at least one performance parameter of the process engineering installation from setpoint values of the at least one operating parameter, and wherein mutually corresponding values and comparison values of the at least one performance parameter are taken as a basis for ascertaining at least one performance gap in the operation of the process engineering installation and to a process engineering installation. | 2022-08-11 |
20220253027 | SITE COMMAND AND CONTROL TOOL WITH DYNAMIC MODEL VIEWER - A building system including one or more memory devices having instructions stored thereon, that, when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to generate a user interface comprising a 2-dimensional (2D) model of a building and a 3-dimensional (3D) model of the building. The instructions further cause the one or more processors to receive a first user input indicating a selection of a first object. The instructions further cause the one or more processors to determine a physical space or equipment represented by the first object and one or more events associated with the physical space or equipment. The instructions further cause the one or more processors to receive a second user input indicating creation of an incident based on the one or more events and to initiate an automated response process in response to the creation of the incident. | 2022-08-11 |
20220253028 | INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, PROGRAM, AND SUPPLY VEHICLE - An information processing device includes a control unit configured to acquire first usage of a power source of a vehicle that supplies energy used in the vehicle in a predetermined period in which an occupant takes refuge by staying in the vehicle and to determine a supply of the power source which is able to be supplied to the vehicle based on the acquired first usage. | 2022-08-11 |
20220253029 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MANAGING LEASED APPLIANCES - Appliances for use under appliance leasing agreements include a memory that stores a local parameter defining a lockout time at which the appliance will be locked out from performing an appliance leasing function and a controller that is configured to automatically switch the appliance from an operating mode to a locked mode at the stored lockout time. An asset management system for leased refrigeration appliances can include a remote server for sending a command to appliances which changes the lockout time stored in local memory. An encrypted key generator may also be used to enable a user to locally update the lockout time stored in the memory upon entry of an encrypted key. | 2022-08-11 |
20220253030 | Device and Method for Controlling Apparatus Installed Indoors, and Program Therefor - A control device for autonomously controlling an apparatus. A device | 2022-08-11 |
20220253031 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR OPERATING AN AUTOMATED SYSTEM, UTOMATED SYSTEM, AND COMPUTER-PROGRAM PRODUCT - A method for operating an automated system, the system comprising:
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20220253032 | DYNAMIC 3D OBJECT RECOGNITION AND PRINTING - Three-dimensional (3D) object manufacturing systems and methods are operable to manufacture printed 3D objects corresponding to user-selected physical objects of interest shown in a media content event that have been viewed by a user, wherein at least one 3D printer that is accessible by the user of the media device is operable to manufacture the printed 3D object corresponding to the viewed physical object of interest. | 2022-08-11 |
20220253033 | Method and System for Implementing Event Rules for Maintenance Relevant Events in a Plurality of Machines - Method for implementing event rules for maintenance relevant events in a plurality of machines, wherein the method utilizes a computer system containing a common central configurator, and wherein the machines are connected to the common central configurator to transfer data, where the method includes defining a maintenance relevant event for a certain class of machines by using the common central configurator, sending the event rule to an edge device of at least one machine of this class, preferably to edge devices of all machines of this class, where the edge device forms part of the computer system, and storing the event rule in the edge device and the common central configurator such that it is possible to implement event rules in a plurality of similar machines without having to implement those event rules on every single machine independently. | 2022-08-11 |
20220253034 | WORKPIECE PROCESSING METHOD AND WORKPIECE PROCESSING MACHINE - A processing apparatus for processing a workpiece includes a tool holding part | 2022-08-11 |
20220253035 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MODELING NETWORK COMPONENTS IN PROVISIONING ENVIRONMENT - A system includes one or more devices. The devices are configured to: receive data input to a template for a network equipment part; convert the data into JavaScript Object Notation (JSON) name-value pairs; store the JSON name-value pairs in a database; receive a request to provision a network component for an access network; identify equipment parts that are to be used to assemble the network component; assemble the network component; and deploy the network component in the access network. | 2022-08-11 |
20220253036 | TOOL INFORMATION SETTING DEVICE AND MACHINE TOOL - A tool information setting device includes: a first storage portion in which a tool holder number and a torque limiting value of tool information, which are associated with each other, are stored; a second storage portion in which a turret face number and a tool holder number, which are associated with each other, are stored; and a torque limiting value setting portion as a tool information setting portion that acquires the tool holder number from the second storage portion based on the turret face number described in the machining program. The torque limiting value setting portion acquires a torque limiting value from the first storage portion based on the acquired tool holder number when selecting a predetermined tool by the turret face number of the turret on which the predetermined tool is mounted. | 2022-08-11 |
20220253037 | MONITORING APPARATUS FOR THE IDENTIFICATION OF ANOMALIES AND DEGRADATION PATHS IN A MACHINE TOOL - A monitoring apparatus for the identification of anomalies and degradation paths in a machine tool is disclosed. The monitoring apparatus includes a control system interfaceable with a machine tool and configured for making the machine tool execute a predetermined cycle of operations; a recording system interfaceable with a plurality of sensors in the machine tool, wherein the recording system is configured for collecting operation data of machine tool during the predetermined cycle of operations; and an analysis system configured for receiving the operation data and for executing a statistical and data mining analysis on the operation data, comparing a pattern of the operation data with a predetermined pattern, for identifying any anomalies and degradation paths. | 2022-08-11 |
20220253038 | ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING OF INVERSE-DESIGNED METADEVICES - A method for creating metadevices includes receiving, at a computing device, one or more boundary conditions for a metadevice. The method also includes processing, with an inverse-design algorithm stored in a memory of the computing device, the one or more boundary conditions to generate a metadevice structure design that satisfies the one or more boundary conditions. The method also includes converting, by a processor of the computing device, the metadevice structure design into a file that is compatible with an additive manufacturing device. The method further includes providing the file of the metadevice structure design to the additive manufacturing device. | 2022-08-11 |
20220253039 | INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, AND PROGRAM - The easy and quick detection of a contour shape of an object from three dimensional point group data, and control a robotic arm and a tool using it. An information processing method comprising: a step of acquiring three-dimensional point group data by a sensor from an object, a step of specifying a contour point group data that constitutes a contour of the object from the three-dimensional point group data, a step of acquiring tool control information including tool position information and tool posture information for specifying a tool trajectory of the tool connected to the arm of the working robot from the contour point group data, and a step of controlling the tool based on the tool control information. | 2022-08-11 |
20220253040 | METHODS, SYSTEMS AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCTS FOR GENERATING AND IMPLEMENTING ENGINEERING DATA WITHIN PROCESS CONTROL SYSTEMS - The invention enables generation of engineering data, for subsequent retrieval and implementation for a batch process. In an embodiment, the invention comprises (i) executing a processor implemented unit model editor, (ii) generating a unit model that includes data corresponding to a unit represented within a P&ID; (iiia) generating a control logic drawing corresponding to the unit represented within the P&ID, and (iii-b) generating a graphic drawing corresponding to the unit represented within the P&ID—both based on data parsed from the unit model, (iv) executing an operation sequence editor, (v) generating one or more operation sequences corresponding to the unit, and (vi) generating a wrapper object that includes the generated control logic drawing, the generated graphic drawing and the generated one or more operation sequences. Each of the control logic drawing, graphic drawing, and operation sequences may be implemented on formats that are different from the others. | 2022-08-11 |
20220253041 | INTELLIGENT BINDING AND SELECTION OF HARDWARE VIA AUTOMATION CONTROL OBJECTS - The present disclosure is directed to systems, methods and devices for facilitating object-based industrial automation control. An automation control library comprised of a plurality of objects may be maintained in association with one or more industrial automation applications. Code defining the execution of an industrial automation process may be received. A plurality of objects in the object library for implementing the industrial automation control process may be identified. The plurality of identified objects may be matched to one or more hardware components based on one or more operational requirements included in the code, and available hardware resources for performing the automation control process. | 2022-08-11 |
20220253042 | CAMERA ASSISTED DOCKING SYSTEM FOR COMMERCIAL SHIPPING ASSETS IN A DYNAMIC INFORMATION DISCOVERY PROTOCOL ENVIRONMENT - A method for operating a commercial shipping asset includes entering one of a docking and an undocking mode of operations using a vehicle controller of a commercial shipping asset, identifying at least one trusted video source remote from the commercial shipping asset, determining a distance between the commercial shipping asset and at least one object based at least in part on an image analysis of a video feed from the trusted video source, and responding to the determined distance by providing at least one of a warning to an operator of the commercial shipping asset and adjusting an automated or semi-automated operation of the commercial shipping asset. | 2022-08-11 |
20220253043 | MONITORING SYSTEM, SEWING MACHINE, AND MONITORING METHOD - A sewing machine detects a sewing status after a change, when the sewing status changes. When the sewing machine receives a status request requesting the sewing status, from an information terminal via a LAN, the sewing machine transmits, to the information terminal, sewing status information that accords with the detected sewing status. When the detected sewing status satisfies a predetermined condition, the sewing machine transmits a notification request, which includes identification information identifying the information terminal, to a server, in order to cause the server to transmit, to the information terminal, a notification command instructing a push notification in the information terminal. | 2022-08-11 |
20220253044 | AUDIO-BASED INDUSTRIAL AUTOMATION CONTROL - A system may include audio devices that output sound waves. The system also includes a control system having a processor. The control system may receive a first plurality of operation parameters associated with a plurality of components in an industrial automation system from one or more sensors. The control system may also determine a plurality of audio tones based on the plurality of operation parameters. Further still, the control system may send one or more control signals to one or more audio devices in response to detecting the plurality of operation parameters, wherein the one or more audio devices are configured to produce the plurality of audio tones in response to receiving of the one or more control signals. | 2022-08-11 |
20220253045 | META-DATA DRIVEN MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR FLEXIBLE MANUFACTURING - The application provides a meta-data driven management system and interaction method for flexible manufacturing, the system comprising: a management subsystem, an intelligent subsystem, and functional devices. The functional devices comprising devices with specific functions. Wherein, the management subsystem comprises a core module. The core module is configured to manage the meta-data driven management system. And the intelligent subsystem comprises an agent module. The agent module is configured to assist the core module in achieving dynamic operation. | 2022-08-11 |
20220253046 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANAGING TRACEABILITY OF A CUTTING TOOL - An electronic device, a method and computer program product for managing traceability of at least a first cutting tool in a manufacturing process. The method includes the steps of obtaining information related to at least a first identification marker; decoding the at least first cutting tool identification marker to determine at least first cutting tool identification data; obtaining information related to at least a first carrier identification marker of at least a first carrier in the manufacturing process; decoding the at least first carrier identification marker to determine at least first carrier identification data; and generating a first association data indicative of the at least first cutting tool identification data and the at least first carrier identification data. | 2022-08-11 |
20220253047 | METHODS, SYSTEMS AND DATA STRUCTURES FOR OPTIMIZING PARAMETER DATA RETRIEVAL FROM DEVICES IN A CONTROL SYSTEM - The invention relates to the field of industrial automation and process control systems. More specifically, the invention provides methods, systems and computer program products that optimize scheduling of parameter data retrieval from devices that are coupled with and controlled by a control system. In a particular embodiment, the invention provides methods, systems and computer programs for scheduled parameter data retrieval from one or more field devices implemented within a process control environment. In other embodiments, the invention additionally provides methods, systems and computer programs for retrievably storing a scheduling map for enabling scheduled parameter data retrieval from one or more field devices implemented within a process control environment. | 2022-08-11 |
20220253048 | HYPERGRAPH SEARCH FOR REAL-TIME MULTI-ROBOT TASK ALLOCATION IN A SMART FACTORY - Task assignment for multi-robot systems (MRSs) in a smart factory (Industry 4.0) is described. Aspects are directed to a hypergraph based MRS and production model facilitating the cooperation among robots and serving frequent reconfiguration desired in Industry 4.0. Aspects are directed to a time complexity friendly search algorithm for real-time application using a hypergraph model to get task assignment(s). Parameters are provided for a tradeoff between solution optimality and time complexity. In an implementation, a system comprises a MRS comprising robots, wherein the MRS is configured to perform a manufacturing task, and a computing device configure to perform a multi-robot task allocation (MRTA) for the MRS. In an implementation, a method comprises generating task assignments, using MRTA, for robots of a MRS comprising the robots, wherein the MRS is configured to perform a manufacturing task, and providing the task assignments to the MRS. | 2022-08-11 |
20220253049 | PRODUCTION MACHINE COMPRISING A CONTROL PRORAMME - The invention relates to a production machine ( | 2022-08-11 |
20220253050 | APPARATUS FOR ASSISTING MAINTENANCE WORK, METHOD OF ASSISTING MAINTENANCE WORK, AND PROGRAM FOR ASSISTING MAINTENANCE WORK - An apparatus for assisting maintenance work, a method of assisting maintenance work, and a program for assisting maintenance work that assists maintenance work, while reducing the number of onside services by a maintenance operator, are provided. An apparatus for assisting maintenance work includes a first acquirement unit configured to acquire a data set including a combination of device information of a target device and operation information of the target device, or a data set including a combination of the device information of the target device and event information indicating an event for the target device. The apparatus for assisting maintenance work includes a second acquirement unit configured to acquire work content information indicating a content of maintenance work, for the target device, performed through a maintenance operator, the work content information indicating a replaced or repaired part, or a new part after replacement. The apparatus for assisting maintenance work includes a learning unit configured to perform learning based on the data set acquired by the first acquirement unit, the data set being associated with the replaced or repaired part, or the new part after replacement that is indicated by the work content information acquired by the second acquirement unit. | 2022-08-11 |
20220253051 | METHOD AND ASSISTANCE SYSTEM FOR DETECTING AN ABNORMAL BEHAVIOUR OF A DEVICE - A method for detecting an abnormal behavior of a device, includes capturing data of at least two different sensors associated to the device within a temporal sequence of time intervals, estimating a relationship between two different sensors for each combination of two different sensors and for each of the time intervals by determining a precision matrix of a multivariate probabilistic model, each matrix element representing the relationship between two sensors, determining a temporal course of the precision matrix by applying the precision matrix of neighboring time intervals with at least one penalty, and identifying an abnormal behavior of the device, if the precision matrix of adjacent time intervals differs by a value larger than an expected threshold value. | 2022-08-11 |
20220253052 | Anomaly Detection using Hybrid Autoencoder and Gaussian Process Regression - A method for detecting anomalies in a piece of wellsite equipment. The method may include measuring data related to the piece of wellsite equipment. The method may also include encoding the measured data with a first autoencoder to produce a first set of encoded data. The method may further include performing a first Gaussian process regression (“GPR”) on the first set of encoded data to produce a first set of results that identifies a first anomaly in the measured data and that provides a first confidence interval for the first anomaly. | 2022-08-11 |
20220253053 | REMOTE OPERATING SYSTEM AND REMOTE OPERATING METHOD - A remote operating system is equipped with an automatically operated vehicle and a remote operating device. A first processor of the automatically operated vehicle calculates a target steering angle of a first steering unit on the vehicle side during the performance of automatic operation control. A first communication device transmits the target steering angle to the remote operating device. A second processor on the remote operating device side controls an electric motor in such a manner as to generate a driving torque for making a steering angle of a second steering unit coincident with the target steering angle, during the execution of a cooperative mode in which a turning actuator on the vehicle side is controlled through cooperation between remote operation control for controlling the turning actuator based on the steering angle of the second steering unit steered by an operator and the automatic operation control. | 2022-08-11 |
20220253054 | HYGIENE MONITORING AND MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD - A hygiene monitoring and management system including a monitoring module and a display. The management module with an input and that receives data via the input. The received data includes one or more locations of a device in a facility, and the management module further includes one or both of software and hardware configured to generate data representative of cleaning behavior associated with the device based on the received data. The cleaning behavior includes timing and movement of the device in the facility, and a cleanliness level of at least one area in the facility. | 2022-08-11 |
20220253055 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR REMOTE CONTROL OF VEHICLES - The disclosure describes systems and methods including for monitoring and remotely controlling a fleet of autonomous vehicles. The remote vehicle control system includes a horizontal display with vehicle graphics on a map and determines a control input to control a vehicle based on a device input from an input device. | 2022-08-11 |
20220253056 | Targeted Surface Sanitizing Robot - A targeted surface sanitizing robot includes a transport drive and control system powered by batteries and arranged for autonomous movement of the robot to reach areas that need sanitizing. The robot chassis carries two arms that aid in sanitizing. The first arm has UV lights mounted on its underside. This arm swings horizontally and adjusts vertically to reach the surface to be sanitized. The second arm has a gripper at the end that can open a drawer or a closet so that the first arm can then sanitize that surface. The control system mounted on the robot is wirelessly connected to a remote central system that tracks which rooms or surfaces have been cleaned. | 2022-08-11 |
20220253057 | IMAGE PROCESSING-BASED LASER EMISSION AND DYNAMIC CALIBRATION APPARATUS AND METHOD, DEVICE AND MEDIUM - The present invention discloses an image processing-based laser emission and dynamic calibration apparatus and method, a device and a medium. The apparatus includes: an image acquisition system configured to acquire images of a target and a laser spot; an image processing system connected to the image acquisition system and configured to extract the target's attribute and coordinate information, and coordinate information of the laser spot; a control system connected to the image processing system and configured to sight or calibrate a laser emission angle based on a result of the image processing system, and send an instruction to a laser emission system; and the laser emission system bound to the image acquisition system and connected to the control system, and configured to calibrate the laser emission angle based on the instruction of the control system or emit laser. The present invention completes automatic adjustment of a laser emission angle. | 2022-08-11 |
20220253058 | MOBILE OBJECT CONTROL DEVICE AND MOBILE OBJECT CONTROL METHOD - A mobile object control device ( | 2022-08-11 |
20220253059 | Autonomous Vehicle and Infrastructure Aided Robotic System For End-To-End Package Delivery - A method for controlling a robotic vehicle in a delivery environment includes causing the robotic vehicle to deploy from an autonomous vehicle (AV) at a first AV position in the delivery environment. The method further includes localizing, via a robotic vehicle controller, an initial position within a global reference map using a robot vehicle perception system, receiving, from the AV, a 3-dimensional (3D) augmented map and localizing an updated position in the delivery environment based on the 3D augmented map and the global reference map. The robot vehicle perception system senses obstacle characteristics, and generates a unified 3D augmented map with robot-sensed obstacle characteristics. The method further includes generating a dynamic path plan to a package delivery destination using the unified 3D augmented map, and actuating the robot vehicle to the package delivery destination according to the dynamic path plan. | 2022-08-11 |
20220253060 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING ROBOT, AND ROBOT - A method for controlling a robot includes: obtaining a target action of the robot; obtaining environment information of a working environment where the robot is located; determining a target work area of the robot based on the environment information and the target action; and controlling the robot to move in the target work area based on the target action. | 2022-08-11 |
20220253061 | NON-SOLID OBJECT MONITORING - An autonomous navigation system may navigate through an environment in which one or more non-solid objects, including gaseous and/or liquid objects, are located. Non-solid objects may be determined, using sensor data, to present an obstacle or interference based on determined chemical composition, size, position, velocity, concentration, etc. of the objects. | 2022-08-11 |
20220253062 | MOVING BODY CONTROL SYSTEM - A moving body control system includes a moving body, a fixed environment sensor, a moving environment sensor, and an environment matching server. The fixed environment sensor obtains environment detection data in a fixed region in a predetermined space. The moving environment sensor obtains environment detection data in a region in which the moving environment sensor moves. The environment matching server controls a movement of the moving body based on the environment detection data obtained by the fixed environment sensor, and the environment detection data obtained by the moving environment sensor. The environment detection data obtained by the fixed environment sensor and the environment detection data obtained by the moving environment sensor include detection data of at least one of humidity, temperature, illuminance, wind velocity, noise, and scent. | 2022-08-11 |
20220253063 | AUTONOMOUS MACHINE NAVIGATION AND TRAINING USING VISION SYSTEM - Autonomous machine navigation techniques may generate a three-dimensional point cloud that represents at least a work region based on feature data and matching data. Pose data associated with points of the three-dimensional point cloud may be generated that represents poses of an autonomous machine. A boundary may be determined using the pose data for subsequent navigation of the autonomous machine in the work region. Non-vision-based sensor data may be used to determine a pose. The pose may be updated based on the vision-based pose data. The autonomous machine may be navigated within the boundary of the work region based on the updated pose. The three-dimensional point cloud may be generated based on data captured during a touring phase. Boundaries may be generated based on data captured during a mapping phase. | 2022-08-11 |
20220253064 | CLEANING ROBOT AND CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR - A method of controlling a cleaning robot includes: acquiring a marked position of a charging station in a map; controlling the cleaning robot to travel to a front position of the marked position and identifying the charging station; when the charging station is not identified, generating a finding path based on the marked position; and controlling the cleaning robot to travel in accordance with the finding path and identifying the charging station in a traveling process. | 2022-08-11 |
20220253065 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING PROGRAM - An information processing apparatus of the present disclosure includes: a first acquisition unit that acquires distance information between a measurement target and a distance measurement sensor, which is measured by the distance measurement sensor; a second acquisition unit that acquires position information of a reflector that mirror-reflects a detection target detected by the distance measurement sensor; and an obstacle map creation unit that creates an obstacle map on the basis of the distance information acquired by the first acquisition unit and the position information of the reflector acquired by the second acquisition unit, in which the obstacle map creation unit creates a second obstacle map by specifying a first area in a first obstacle map including the first area created by mirror reflection of the reflector on the basis of the position information of the reflector, integrating a second area, which is obtained by inverting the specified first area with respect to a position of the reflector, into the first obstacle map, and deleting the first area from the first obstacle map. | 2022-08-11 |
20220253066 | OBJECT LOCALIZATION FOR AUTONOMOUS DRIVING BY VISUAL TRACKING AND IMAGE REPROJECTION - Aspects of the disclosure relate to verifying the location of an object of a particular type. For instance, a plurality of images of an environment of the vehicle may be received. Associated objects of the particular type may be identified in ones of the plurality of images. A plurality of estimated locations may be determined for the object using a plurality of different localization techniques. For each image of the ones of the plurality of images, determine a reprojection error for each of the plurality of estimated locations. For each of the plurality of estimated locations, an error score is determined based on the reprojection errors. An estimated location may be selected from the plurality of estimated locations based on the determined error score. This selected location may be used to control a vehicle in an autonomous driving mode. | 2022-08-11 |
20220253067 | DISINFECTION ROBOT CAPABLE OF AUTONOMOUS DRIVING AND AUTOMATIC RECOGNITION OF DISINFECTION TARGETS - Disclosed is a disinfection robot capable of autonomous driving and recognition of a disinfection target. The disinfection robot includes: a recognition unit configured to generate recognition information by recognizing a surrounding environment of the disinfection robot; a movement unit configured to move a position of the disinfection robot; a light source unit configured to emit a light of a predetermined wavelength area for disinfection; an injection unit configured to inject a fluid for disinfection; and a control unit configured to move the disinfection robot through the movement unit based on the recognition information, wherein the control unit is configured to identify a disinfection target from the recognition information and control at least one of the light source unit and the injection unit to perform disinfection to at least one of the surrounding environment of the disinfection robot and the disinfection target. | 2022-08-11 |
20220253068 | MOVING ROBOT WITHOUT DETECTION DEAD ZONE - There is provided a moving robot including a first light source module and a second light source module respectively project a first light section and a second light section, which are vertical light sections, in front of a moving direction, wherein the first light section and the second light section cross with each other at a predetermined distance in front of the moving robot so as to eliminate a detection dead zone between the first light source module and the second light source module in front of the moving robot to avoid collision with an object during operation. | 2022-08-11 |
20220253069 | ROBOT CONTROL SYSTEM, ROBOT CONTROL METHOD, AND CONTROL PROGRAM - A robot control system according to an embodiment is a robot control system that controls a mobile robot configured to be able to move autonomously inside a facility. When the mobile robot moves from a first area inside the facility to a second area through a partition configured to be openable and closable, a moving route of the mobile robot is set based on the mobile robot that is determined from an image captured by a first camera that photographs the first area and an obstacle that is determined from an image captured by a second camera that photographs the second area. | 2022-08-11 |
20220253070 | AUTONOMOUS MOBILE DEVICE AND METHOD FOR OPERATING AN AUTONOMOUS MOBILE DEVICE - An autonomous mobile device, in particular an autonomous work device. The device includes at least one device frame; at least one drive unit for generating a propulsion force; at least one detection unit, situated in or at the device frame, for detecting the surroundings of the device frame, the detection unit including at least one synthetic aperture radar sensor; and at least one control or regulation unit for controlling or regulating the drive unit and/or the detection unit. The control or regulation unit is configured to activate the drive unit in such a way that a self-rotation of the device frame about a vertical axis of the device frame to form a circular synthetic aperture takes place with the aid of the synthetic aperture radar sensor. | 2022-08-11 |
20220253071 | MATERIALS HANDLING VEHICLE PATH VALIDATION AND DYNAMIC PATH MODIFICATION - A materials handling vehicle comprising a path validation tool and a drive unit, steering unit, localization module, and navigation module that cooperate to navigate the vehicle along a warehouse travel path. The tool comprises warehouse layout data, a proposed travel path, vehicle kinematics, and a dynamic vehicle boundary that approximates the vehicle physical periphery. The tool executes path validation logic to determine vehicle pose along the proposed travel path, update the dynamic vehicle boundary to account for changes in vehicle speed and steering angle, determine whether the dynamic vehicle boundary is likely to intersect obstacles represented in the layout data based on the determined vehicle pose at candidate positions along the proposed travel path, determine a degree of potential impingement at the candidate positions by referring to the dynamic vehicle boundary and obstacle data, and modify the proposed travel path to mitigate the degree of potential impingement. | 2022-08-11 |
20220253072 | ROBOT CONTROL SYSTEM, ROBOT CONTROL METHOD, AND PROGRAM - A robot control system according to the present embodiment is a robot control system that controls a plurality of mobile robots that can autonomously move in a facility. The robot control system acquires error information indicating that an error has occurred in a first transport robot, acquires transported object information related to a transported object of the first transport robot, determines a second transport robot able to transport the transported object of the first transport robot among the transport robots based on the transported object information and the error information, and moves the second transport robot to a transfer location of the transported object of the first transport robot. | 2022-08-11 |
20220253073 | Systems And Methods For Smart Containers Configured For Moving Goods - A smart container for transporting items in transportation vehicles, e.g., an autonomous vehicle (AV), having heating/cooling capabilities, security features, unloading/loading assistance, and/or GPS cellular tracking for positional awareness, and methods of use thereof, are provided. The smart container includes an inductive charging module for receiving power from the vehicle. The container may provide information to facilitate delivery. When the vehicle arrives at a delivery destination, the customer may be provided a map of containers within the vehicle, and a specific container may provide an indication that it is the correct container. The customer may then provide a code to access the container. If a container is improperly removed, an alarm may be triggered and a notification may be provided to a third party. | 2022-08-11 |
20220253074 | TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM - A system includes at least partially autonomous vehicles, at least partially separated interconnected roadways, and a management system. Each of the vehicles is configured to cooperate with another vehicle or an area controller. The management system is configured to receive requests to transport, which may have respective start points and respective destinations. Additionally, the management system is configured, responsive to receiving the request, to assign a vehicle to fulfill the request. The assigned vehicle is configured to transport a person from the respective start point, at least in part via the interconnected roadways, to the respective destination. | 2022-08-11 |
20220253075 | LANDING CONTROL METHOD, AIRCRAFT AND STORAGE MEDIUM - The embodiments are a landing control method, an aircraft, and a storage medium. The method is applied to the aircraft, and includes: the current frame template image is subjected to image feature extraction, and the extracted image features are used to train the position filter and the scale filter of the first template image; the position information of the first template image in the next frame image is predicted by using the position filter and the scale filter; and the landing of the aircraft is corrected by using the position information, such that the aircraft can dynamically track the preset takeoff and landing point for landing, so as to realize the accurate landing of the aircraft. | 2022-08-11 |
20220253076 | CONFIGURATOR FOR MULTIPLE USER EMERGENCY RESPONSE DRONES - A method for configuring a multiple autonomous drone mission includes displaying, a plurality of queries on a display of the computing device. The method further includes receiving, via a user interface, a plurality of inputs responsive to the plurality of queries. At least a first input of the plurality of inputs specifies a type of mission to be performed and at least a second input of the plurality of inputs specifies a geographical area in which a mission to be performed will be carried out. The method further includes automatically determining, based on the plurality of inputs, an initial location to move to for each of a plurality of drones available for implementing the mission. The method further includes automatically determining, based on the plurality of inputs, a series of tasks for each of the plurality of drones. | 2022-08-11 |
20220253077 | SELF-SENSING AND SELF-ACTUATING VALVE FOR MODULATING PROCESS COOLANT FLOW - A valve includes a first inline compartment to attach to a first return line exiting a processing chamber and a second inline compartment to attach to a second return line entering a coolant source. A flow compartment is attached between the first inline compartment and the second inline compartment and through which a coolant is to return to the coolant source. A first inlet orifice and a second inlet orifice positioned between the first inline compartment and the flow compartment. A plunger has a tip to variably open and close the second inlet orifice. A shape memory alloy (SMA) spring is positioned on the plunger and attached to the tip, the SMA spring to variably increase or decrease a flow rate of the coolant through the second inlet orifice according to a temperature of the coolant. | 2022-08-11 |
20220253078 | SMART ENERGY SCHEDULING - Systems and techniques are described for monitoring energy use habits of consumers. In some implementations, a method includes obtaining temperature data from a monitored property. An energy model of the monitored property is generated based on the obtained temperature data. The current temperature data is obtained from the monitored property. The current temperature data is provided to the generated energy model to generate a duty-cycle for turning an HVAC system of the monitored property off an on during the on-peak hours. The HVAC system of the monitored property is instructed to cycle off and on during the on-peak hours based on the generated duty-cycle. | 2022-08-11 |
20220253079 | THERMAL CONTROL DEVICE AND METHODS UTILIZING TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION MODELING - Thermal control devices and methods to provide improved control, speed and efficiency in temperature cycling are provided herein. Such thermal control device and methods can include one or more active elements, such a thermoelectric cooler device, that is controlled by an algorithm that regulates a temperature distribution of an adjacent reaction-vessel according to a temperature distribution command trajectory and estimated reaction-vessel temperature distribution. Some embodiments include two active elements that are bilaterally applied to opposing sides of the reaction-vessel. In some embodiments, the estimated reaction-vessel temperature is determined based on a state of power electronics of the element and a temperature output of one or more sensors of a portion of the element and/or an ambient environment of the reaction-vessel. Methods of calibration of such systems utilizing a thermal calibrator as a proxy for the reaction-vessel are also provided herein. | 2022-08-11 |
20220253080 | SMART VOLTAGE REDUCTION AND REVERSE POWER OPERATING MODE DETERMINATION FOR LOAD TAP CHARGING TRANSFORMERS AND VOLTAGE REGULATORS - The present disclosure relates to a system for using load tap changing (LTC) transformers and voltage regulators (VRs) to more accurately reduce the voltage in a power transmission system. It further relates to a system for determining the operating mode for LTC transformers and VRs during reverse power flow. Corresponding methods are also disclosed. The various components of the present system, and the manner in which they interrelate, are more fully described hereinafter. | 2022-08-11 |
20220253081 | BIASING SCHEME FOR POWER AMPLIFIERS - A front-end module comprises a low-dropout (LDO) voltage regulator, a reference current generator, and a power amplifier. The LDO voltage regulator, reference current generator, and power amplifier are integrated on a first semiconductor die. | 2022-08-11 |
20220253082 | SLEW RATE IMPROVEMENT IN MULTISTAGE DIFFERENTIAL AMPLIFIERS FOR FAST TRANSIENT RESPONSE LINEAR REGULATOR APPLICATIONS - An electronic circuit comprises an error amplifier and an overshoot and undershoot detection circuit. The error amplifier has an output stage including a differential input to single ended output amplifier that includes a frequency compensation resistor. A switch circuit is connected across the frequency compensation resistor that shunts the frequency compensation resistor when activated. The overshoot and undershoot detection circuit compares differential input nodes of the output amplifier to a baseline voltage signal and activates the switch circuit when detecting an overshoot condition or an undershoot condition using the baseline voltage signal. | 2022-08-11 |
20220253083 | HIGH VOLTAGE REGULATOR - Disclosed herein is a regulator for a non-volatile memory. The regulator comprises a high voltage supply terminal, a low voltage supply terminal, an output terminal, a ground terminal and an internal node. The regulator further comprises an input amplifier inserted between the low voltage supply terminal and the ground terminal and outputting a first output voltage at a first intermediate output node according to a reference voltage and a feedback voltage provided at its negative and positive input terminals, respectively; a mirror circuit forming two current paths between the internal node and the ground terminal and between the internal node and a second intermediate output node respectively; and a cascode block coupled between the high voltage supply terminal and the internal node and operating in response to a voltage at the second intermediate output node of the regulator where the two current path is formed by the mirror circuit. | 2022-08-11 |
20220253084 | Voltage Regulator Circuit For Following A Voltage Source With Offset Control Circuit - A voltage regulator can include an input device, a current mirror, one or more offset control circuits, an output device, and a positive feedback loop. The input device can be configured to receive a source voltage from a voltage source. The current mirror can be coupled to the input device and configured to provide load current regulation within the voltage regulator. The one or more offset control circuits can be configured to balance voltage levels within the voltage regulator. The output device can include at least a first transistor that is matched to a second transistor within the voltage regulator such that the matching is configured to provide supply regulation within the voltage regulator. The positive feedback loop can be formed at least in part by the current mirror, the first transistor and the second transistor. | 2022-08-11 |
20220253085 | Reference Circuit with Temperature Compensation - The present invention discloses a reference circuit with temperature compensation, which is characterized in that a current output circuit is designed to receive a reference voltage from a bias voltage generation circuit, generate two reference currents with opposite temperature variation characteristics, and then merge them into a compensated current with temperature compensation. In addition, a voltage output circuit is designed to receive a reference voltage from a bias voltage generation circuit, which includes several field-effect transistors operating in saturation regions, and a precision voltage increases with threshold voltages of the field-effect transistors to compensate for the temperature variation. Resistors can be incorporated or sizes of the field effect transistors can be changed to adjust the output current, output voltage or the temperature variation characteristics. | 2022-08-11 |
20220253086 | CURRENT MIRROR CIRCUIT - A current mirror circuit includes a current input circuit, a current output circuit and a negative feedback circuit. A first terminal of the current input circuit receives input current, a second terminal of the current input circuit is coupled to a second terminal of the current output circuit, a first terminal of the current output circuit outputs mirror current. The negative feedback circuit includes a first transistor and a second transistor, a first terminal of the first transistor is coupled to a third terminal of the current input circuit, a second terminal of the first transistor is coupled to a second terminal of the second transistor. The first terminal of the second transistor is coupled to the third terminal of the current output circuit, the third terminal of the second transistor is grounded. The current mirror circuit improves the output impedance. | 2022-08-11 |
20220253087 | BANDGAP REFERENCE VOLTAGE GENERATOR - A bandgap reference voltage generator can include a bandgap core circuit configured to output at least one control voltage. The bandgap reference voltage generator can further include feedback circuitry that can be configured to receive a control voltage outputted by the bandgap core circuit or another control voltage generated based on the control voltage, and output a current. The current can be outputted such that the current is sourced to or sank from the bandgap core circuit. The feedback circuitry can be further configured to generate a bandgap reference voltage. When the current is sourced to the bandgap core circuit, the bandgap reference voltage can be greater than a threshold value. Similarly, when the current is sank from the bandgap core circuit, the bandgap reference voltage can be less than the threshold value. | 2022-08-11 |
20220253088 | COOKING APPLIANCE AND KNOB ASSEMBLY FOR PREVENTING ACCIDENTAL ENGAGEMENT - A cooking appliance or knob assembly may include a surface panel, a knob switch, a support plate, a control body, a central projection, and a spacing stake. The knob switch may be disposed behind the surface panel. The knob switch may include an internal spring and a slidable stem extending through a central axis. The slidable stem may be in forward-biased mechanical communication with the internal spring. The support plate may be rotabably mounted about the slidable stem. The control body may be mounted to the slidable stem. The control body may be rotationally fixed to the support plate and slidable relative thereto. The control body may include a primary grip extending about at least a portion of the slidable stem. The central projection may be disposed radially inward from the primary grip and define an axially fixed stop surface disposed forward from the control body. | 2022-08-11 |
20220253089 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SWITCHING AND ON-DEVICE PORTABILITY OF PERSONALIZED MONITOR PROFILES - A method includes mapping a monitor setting to a shortcut key associated with a human interface device, and translating the monitor setting of a first monitor into binary data based on a lookup table. The method may also generate a human interface device report; embed the binary data in the human interface device report, and store the human interface device report with the binary data in the human interface device. The method may also detect invocation of the shortcut key using the human interface device, match an identifier in the human interface device report associated with the shortcut key; and retrieve the binary data based on the identifier. The method may also transmit the binary data to a second monitor. | 2022-08-11 |
20220253090 | STORAGE DEVICE AND OPERATING METHOD THEREOF - A memory device including a clock generator generating a data processing clock signal based on an external clock signal, and an input/output circuit performing a data transmission/reception operation of transmitting/receiving data to/from an external device based on the data processing clock signal, wherein the clock generator comprises a warm-up operation controller generating a warm-up enable signal for recognizing a portion of a period of the external clock signal as a dummy signal, and resetting the warm-up enable signal when a pause period where a toggle of the external clock signal is temporarily stopped is detected. | 2022-08-11 |
20220253091 | ACCUMULATORS FOR REDUCING FREQUENCY OF SAMPLES AND RELATED APPARATUSES, SYSTEMS, METHODS - Accumulators for reducing frequency of samples and related apparatuses, systems, and methods are disclosed. An apparatus includes a first accumulator and a second accumulator. The first accumulator provides a first total. The first total corresponds to a sum of a current sample value of an input signal and a previous value of the first total. The second accumulator provides a second total. The second total corresponds to a sum of the first total and a previous value of the second total. | 2022-08-11 |
20220253092 | HOST DEVICE, SLAVE DEVICE, AND DATA TRANSFER SYSTEM - A data transfer system includes a slave device, and a host device that is connected to the slave device via at least a power supply line, a clock line, a command line, and a data line. A CMD line is continuously driven to a low level in a period from when the supply of at least a first clock is stopped to when the second clock is supplied (period form timing t5 to timing t6). | 2022-08-11 |
20220253093 | Keyboard Movement Changes Virtual Display Orientation - Systems, methods, and non-transitory computer readable media containing instructions for causing at least one processor to perform operations for integrating a moveable input device with a virtual display projected via a wearable extended reality appliance. In one implementation, the processor is configured to perform operations comprising receiving motion signals associated with the moveable input device, the motion signals reflecting physical movement; outputting during a first time period, first display signals to the reality appliance, the first display signals being configured to cause the wearable extended reality appliance to virtually present content in a first orientation; outputting during a second time period, second display signals to the wearable extended reality appliance, the second display signals being configured to cause the wearable extended reality appliance to virtually present the content in a second orientation; and switching between the output of the first display signals and the output of the second display signals. | 2022-08-11 |
20220253094 | DISPLAY APPARATUS - A display apparatus is provided. The display apparatus includes a display; a main body on which the display is mounted; a cover; a mounting member configured to separably mount the main body to the mounting member; and a guide member disposed at a back surface of the main body, the guide member including a plate member and side-surface members extending from opposite side surfaces of the plate member, wherein each of the side-surface members has an inclined shape. | 2022-08-11 |
20220253095 | BIOMETRIC SENSOR AND DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME - A display device includes a display panel, a cover glass disposed on the display panel, and a biometric sensor device disposed below the display panel. The biometric sensor device includes a printed circuit board, a biometric sensor disposed on the printed circuit board, and a housing disposed on the printed circuit board and in which an opening is formed. The biometric sensor is disposed in the opening of the housing and is attached to a surface of the display panel through the housing. | 2022-08-11 |
20220253096 | Modular Dock for Mobile Computing Devices - A dock for a computing device includes: a cradle configured to receive a first edge of the computing device; a body extending from the cradle, the body having: (i) a first mounting surface configured to removably support a first accessory module in a first volume adjacent to the computing device, and (ii) a second mounting surface configured to removably support, independently of the first accessory module, a second accessory module in a second volume disjoint from the first volume. | 2022-08-11 |
20220253097 | MOUNTING DOCK WITH MODULE RECEPTACLE AND METHODS OF MAKING AND USING - A mounting dock for an electronic device includes a base configured to fit over at least a portion of a back surface of the electronic device; a tray extending from the base for receiving one side of the electronic device and extending over a portion of the front surface of the electronic device; at least one attachment arm extending from the base opposite the tray and configured to engage a portion of the front surface of the electronic device; and a module receptacle extending from the base and configured to receive and securely store a module that is attachable to the electronic device or a case containing the electronic device. | 2022-08-11 |
20220253098 | INTEGRATED COMPUTATIONAL INTERFACE DEVICE WITH HOLDER FOR WEARABLE EXTENDED REALITY APPLIANCE - An integrated computational interface device may include a portable housing having a key region and a non-key region; a keyboard associated with the key region of the housing; and a holder associated with the non-key region of the housing. The holder may be configured for selective engagement with and disengagement from the wearable extended reality appliance, such that when the wearable extended reality appliance is selectively engaged with the housing via the holder, the wearable extended reality appliance is transportable with the housing. | 2022-08-11 |
20220253099 | STRENGTHENED FIXING STRUCTURE AND METHOD FOR ASSEMBLING DISPLAY PANEL THEREWITH - A fixing structure used to connect a display panel to a housing of an electronic device during manufacture of the electronic device includes a fixing member, an auxiliary member spaced apart from the fixing member, and supporting posts disposed between the fixing member and the auxiliary member. The fixing member is to be bonded to the display panel. A projection of an outer edge of the auxiliary member on a plane of the fixing member is outside of an outer edge of the fixing member. The supporting posts and the auxiliary member are removed after the display panel is bonded to the fixing member. A method for assembling the display panel with the fixing structure is also disclosed. | 2022-08-11 |
20220253100 | DIGITIZER PANEL AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME - An electronic device according to certain embodiments comprises: a digitizer panel; and a printed circuit board electrically connected to the digitizer panel, wherein the digitizer panel includes: a body including an insulating layer, a first layer laminated on a first surface of the insulating layer and including first connection pads, a second layer laminated on a second surface opposite to the first surface of the insulating layer, signal patterns included in the first layer and the second layer, and dummy patterns electrically disconnected from the signal patterns, and a connection part including second connection pads corresponding to the first connection pads and electrically connected to the printed circuit board, wherein the signal patterns included in the first layer and the signal patterns included in the second layer are electrically connected to each other by a via hole disposed in the insulating layer, and dummy patterns are arranged in a pad region of the second layer facing a portion in which the first connection pads are arranged. | 2022-08-11 |
20220253101 | Portable Triple Mount - The present invention relates to a multiple monitor display apparatus in the form or a laptop PC, a desktop monitor, a mobile device, and the like. In triple screen mode, the additional monitor is typically presented displaying different content and centered to the user. In single screen mode, the additional display enclosures are retracted and stored in such a manner that they do not present themselves to the user. A guiderail assembly is used to center all display enclosures relative to the user. The guiderail assembly may be motorized or manually effected and may be located above or below the primary enclosure hinge. The secondary enclosure may be extended and retracted from the primary enclosure by the use of slider arms. The tertiary enclosure may be extended and retracted from the primary enclosure by the use of slider arms. Independent Hinge that connects both the main holder and side holder have their own swivel mechanism so that the user can change the placement of the monitor according to what the user prefers. In one embodiment, the monitor may be rotated from landscape to portrait view. | 2022-08-11 |
20220253102 | NOTEBOOK COMPUTER - A notebook computer includes a base, a first display device, a second display device and a camera. A first side of the first display device is pivotally connected to the base and the second display device is pivotally connected to a second side of the first display device, wherein the first side is opposite to the second side. The camera is disposed on the second display device. The second display device rotates with respect to the first display device to adjust an angle and a height of the camera. | 2022-08-11 |