34th week of 2022 patent applcation highlights part 38 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20220268494 | MAGNETIC REFRIGERATION MODULE, MAGNETIC REFRIGERATION SYSTEM, AND COOLING METHOD - This magnetic refrigeration module includes a magnetic refrigeration operation unit which has a magnetic refrigeration material, and extends in a longitudinal direction, and a fixed magnetic field excitation unit and a variable magnetic field excitation unit which are disposed apart from each other in an outer peripheral direction of the magnetic refrigeration operation unit, in which the fixed magnetic field excitation unit applies a fixed magnetic field to the magnetic refrigeration operation unit, and the variable magnetic field excitation unit applies a variable magnetic field to the magnetic refrigeration operation unit when being in an ON state and does not apply the variable magnetic field to the magnetic refrigeration operation unit when being in an OFF state. | 2022-08-25 |
20220268495 | BEVERAGE CONTAINER WITH ACTIVE TEMPERATURE CONTROL - A container with active temperature control system is provided. The active temperature control system is operated to heat or cool a chamber sized to receive a beverage therein. | 2022-08-25 |
20220268496 | REVERSIBLE HEAT PUMP - There is disclosed a reversible heat pump system | 2022-08-25 |
20220268497 | HEAT EXCHANGER - A heat exchanger includes: heat transfer tubes aligned in an up-down direction; a liquid header connected to ends of the heat transfer tubes; and connection tubes aligned in the up-down direction and connected to the liquid header. The heat transfer tubes include: a first heat transfer tube disposed at a lowermost position; and a second heat transfer tube disposed above and adjacent to the first heat transfer tube. The connection tubes include: a first connection tube disposed at a lowermost position; and a second connection tube disposed above the first connection tube. The liquid header includes: a first flow path connected to the first connection tube and the first heat transfer tube; and a second flow path connected to the second connection tube and the second heat transfer tube. | 2022-08-25 |
20220268498 | INTERMEDIATE UNIT FOR REFRIGERATION APPARATUS, AND REFRIGERATION APPARATUS - An intermediate unit includes a liquid-side pipe, a first valve, and a refrigerant pressure sensor. The liquid-side pipe is connected to a liquid connection pipe connecting a heat source unit and a utilization unit together. A controller of the intermediate unit adjusts the opening degree of the first valve based on a value measured by the refrigerant pressure sensor. The pressure of a refrigerant to be sent through the liquid connection pipe from the intermediate unit to the utilization unit is adjusted by the first valve. | 2022-08-25 |
20220268499 | COMPRESSOR UNIT AND REFRIGERATION APPARATUS - A compressor unit includes a first case, a compressor, a connecting port, and a shutoff valve. The connecting port includes a first connecting port and a second connecting port. The shutoff valve includes a first shutoff valve and a second shutoff valve. A heat source heat exchanger is accommodated in a second case. A utilization heat exchanger is accommodated in a third case. The compressor unit is disposed inside a building. The first connecting port is connected to the heat source heat exchanger via a first connection piping. The second connecting port is connected to the utilization heat exchanger via a second connection piping. The first shutoff valve shuts off flow of a refrigerant between the first connecting port and the heat source heat exchanger. The second shutoff valve shuts off flow of the refrigerant between the second connecting port and the utilization heat exchanger. | 2022-08-25 |
20220268500 | PIPING STRUCTURE AND COMPRESSOR SYSTEM - A compressor system includes a first pipe including a first pipe main body that forms a flow path therein and a first flange that projects from the first pipe main body to an outer peripheral side, and a second pipe including a second pipe main body that forms a flow path therein and a second flange that projects from the second pipe main body to an outer peripheral side and faces the first flange, a bellows provided so as to surround an entire circumference between the first flange and the second flange, and an excitation force reducing portion provided to separate the flow path and the bellows in a space between the first flange and the second flange and formed of a stretchable porous material. | 2022-08-25 |
20220268501 | FLASH GAS BYPASS SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AN HVAC SYSTEM - A flash gas bypass system includes a separation assembly having an inlet configured to receive a refrigerant flow from an expansion valve. A bypass conduit is coupled to a first port of the separation assembly and configured to receive a first portion of the refrigerant flow via the first port, where the first portion of the refrigerant flow includes flash gas. A second port of the separation assembly is coupled to an outlet conduit in fluid communication with an evaporator. The outlet conduit is configured to receive the second portion of the refrigerant flow via the second port and direct the second portion of the refrigerant flow toward the evaporator, where the second portion of the refrigerant flow includes liquid refrigerant. A filter is configured to redirect droplets captured by the filter from the first portion of the refrigerant flow into the second portion of the refrigerant flow. | 2022-08-25 |
20220268502 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR OPERATING A REFRIGERATION SYSTEM - A refrigeration system includes a refrigerated cavity, a first compression system, and a second compression system. The refrigeration system further includes a controller configured to operate the refrigeration system in a first mode in which the first compression system and the second compression system operate to cool the refrigerated cavity. The refrigeration system is further configured to selectively operate the refrigeration system in a second mode in which a refrigerant discharged from the second compressor is routed through the first evaporator to defrost the first evaporator. | 2022-08-25 |
20220268503 | APPARATUS, METHOD, AND PROGRAM FOR ESTIMATING AMOUNT OF REFRIGERANT - A refrigerant amount determining device includes: an operation data acquiring unit configured to acquire operation data of an air conditioning system; a calculating unit configured to calculate a refrigerant amount index value from the operation data acquired; an inferring unit configured to infer information regarding correction of the refrigerant amount index value using a correction model and at least one of the acquired operation data or the calculated refrigerant amount index value; and a determining unit configured to determine a refrigerant amount of the air conditioning system based on the information regarding correction of the refrigerant amount index value. | 2022-08-25 |
20220268504 | ICE MAKER - An ice maker control system includes a low side pressure transducer on a suction line and a high side pressure transducer on a discharge line. The ice maker's refrigeration system is hermetically sealed and devoid of pressure taps for servicing gauges. The ice maker can display an indication of real-time suction or discharge pressure. The ice maker can store records of suction and discharge pressure over time and display time series data for suction and discharge pressure on the display. The ice maker can cycle the condenser fan based on the discharge pressure. An additional high pressure switch can shut off the compressor independently of the controller or transducers. During a pulldown routine, the ice maker refrains from delivering water to the ice formation device until the suction pressure is below a threshold. | 2022-08-25 |
20220268505 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MAKING FALLING SNOW - A method and apparatus to create falling snow for use at ski resorts, theme parks and test and training facilities for use with drones, motor vehicles, autonomous vehicles and aircraft components. | 2022-08-25 |
20220268506 | Expandable Ice Chute - An ice chute for an ice dispenser is provided. The device includes a cylindrical body, an expandable hose, and a circular body. The expandable hose is sandwiched between the cylindrical body and the circular body. An interior channel is form through the combination of the cylindrical body, the expandable hose, and the circular body. The cylindrical body includes an upper opening. The device may be placed into a collapsed configuration, a partially expanded configuration, or a fully expanded configuration. Pulling the cylindrical body and the circular body in opposite directions extends the expandable hose to place the device in the partially expanded configuration or the fully expanded configuration. In one embodiment, the cylindrical body includes an embedded magnet. In another embodiment, the cylindrical body includes a band with a loop, whereby a fastener clip may engage with the band via the loop. | 2022-08-25 |
20220268507 | TEMPERATURE CONTROLLED STORAGE CONTAINER - A passive cold storage container, notably a vaccine transport container, comprises: —a product storage compartment ( | 2022-08-25 |
20220268508 | SINGLE AIR PASSAGEWAY AND DAMPER ASSEMBLY IN A VARIABLE CLIMATE ZONE COMPARTMENT - A refrigeration appliance including a partition that defines a through passage between an upper compartment and a lower compartment. A temperature control system is positioned in the upper compartment and includes an air passage. A lower inlet opening extends through a front surface of the vertical partition to the air passage. A damper assembly includes a door that is moveable between a first position and a second position. When the door is in the first position the door fluidly isolates the through passage in the partition from the upper compartment while allowing the lower inlet opening in the vertical partition to fluidly communicate with the air passage in the vertical partition. When the door is in the second position the door fluidly isolates the lower inlet opening from the air passage while allowing the through passage to fluidly communicate with the upper compartment. | 2022-08-25 |
20220268509 | METHOD FOR EXPLOSION-PROOF THAWING OF MEANS OF TRANSPORT OR MEANS OF TRACTION TRANSPORTING IN PARTICULAR BULK MATERIAL - A method for thawing of a transport transporting bulk material includes providing water vapor, introducing water vapor into a thawing chamber. The transport transporting bulk material and to be thawed is at least partially located in the thawing chamber. Air loaded with the water vapor and having a preset dew point temperature T | 2022-08-25 |
20220268510 | REFRIGERATOR - A refrigerator with an enhanced door includes a main body including a storeroom, first and second doors pivotally coupled to the main body to open or close the storeroom and a pivot bar pivotally installed at the first door. The pivot bar is movable between a first position between the first and second doors and a second position pivoted toward the first door to prevent cold air leaks from the storeroom. A locking device separably locks the pivot bar to the first door when the pivot bar is in the second position. | 2022-08-25 |
20220268511 | REFRIGERATOR APPLIANCE AND CONTAINMENT SYSTEM FOR CONTENTS OF REFRIGERATOR APPLIANCE - A containment system for a refrigerator includes a storage bin and a support arm. The storage bin is secured to an internal panel of a refrigerator door. The support arm is secured to the interior panel at a position above the storage bin. The support arm is configured to transition between a retracted position that is adjacent to a back surface of the internal panel and an advanced position that is spaced apart from the back surface. The support arm in the advanced position is configured to engage a food container that is positioned in the storage bin such that the food container is disposed between the support arm and the back surface. | 2022-08-25 |
20220268512 | MODULAR STORAGE - An adjustable refrigeration rack system may include a pair of parallel shafts arranged on a rear interior cabinet side of a refrigerator, a plurality of pairs of attachment mechanisms, each attachment mechanisms having one attachment mechanism arranged on one rail, and another arranged at equal height on the other rail, the attachment mechanisms configured to hold a shelf and selectively engage the respective shafts, and a drive mechanism configured to drive the shafts vertically, wherein movement of the shafts causes movement of the shelf arranged on the attachment mechanisms selectively engaged with the shafts, but not movement of a shelf arranged on the attachment mechanisms unattached to the shafts. | 2022-08-25 |
20220268513 | REFRIGERATOR APPLIANCE HAVING A WEIGHT-DETECTING SHELF ASSEMBLY - A refrigerator appliance may include a cabinet, a door, an image module, and a shelf assembly. The cabinet may define a chilled chamber. The door may be rotatably hinged to the cabinet to provide selective access to the chilled chamber. The image module may be mounted to the cabinet. The shelf assembly may be disposed below the image module within the chilled chamber. The shelf assembly may include a support panel attached to the cabinet, a first shelf attached to the support panel, a second shelf attached to the support panel and spaced apart from the first shelf, and a weight sensor mounted on the support panel to detect stored mass at the first shelf and the second shelf. | 2022-08-25 |
20220268514 | Modular Thermal Beverage Container - The invention relates to a beverage container, and in particular a thermal beverage container having a modular thermal chilling mechanism that can be used to maintain the temperature of a beverage without the continual use of ice. | 2022-08-25 |
20220268515 | GAS LIQUEFACTION USING HYBRID PROCESSING - Disclosed techniques include gas liquefaction using hybrid processing. A gas is compressed adiabatically to produce a compressed gas at a first pressure. The compressing a gas adiabatically is accomplished using one or more compressing stages. Heat is extracted from the compressed gas at a first pressure. The heat that is extracted is collected in a thermal store. The compressed gas at a first pressure is further compressed. The further compressing is accomplished using a first liquid piston compressor. The further compressing produces a compressed gas at a second pressure. The first liquid piston compressor is cooled using a liquid spray. The compressed gas at a second pressure is cooled using a heat exchanger. The cooling accomplishes liquefaction of the compressed gas at a second pressure. The gas that was liquefied is stored for future use. The gas that was liquefied is used to perform work. | 2022-08-25 |
20220268516 | COOLING AND/OR LIQUEFYING SYSTEM AND METHOD - Disclosed is a low-temperature refrigeration device comprising a working circuit that forms a loop and contains a working fluid, the device further comprising a cooling exchanger for extracting heat from at least one member by exchanging heat with the working fluid, the working circuit forming a cycle comprising, connected in series: a compression mechanism, a cooling mechanism, an expansion mechanism and a heating mechanism, wherein the mechanism for cooling the working fluid and the heating mechanism comprise a common heat exchanger in which the working fluid flows in opposite directions in two separate transit portions of the circuit according to whether it is cooled or heated, the device being designed to ensure equal mass flow rates in the two transit portions in the common heat exchanger, the device also comprising a bypass for bypassing one of the two transit portions, said bypass comprising a bypass valve which, in the open state, changes the mass flow rate in one of the two transit portions. | 2022-08-25 |
20220268517 | Systems and Methods for Improving the Efficiency of Open-Cycle Cascade-Based Liquified Natural Gas Systems - Systems and methods for improving the efficiency of open-cycle cascade-based liquified natural gas systems by utilizing one or more ejectors to reduce and/or eliminate compression stages. The systems and methods may thus, be used to improve the efficiency of new and preexisting open-cycle cascade-based liquified natural gas systems to reduce in the flow rate through each compressor, which reduces the energy consumption of the overall process. | 2022-08-25 |
20220268518 | METHOD AND SYSTEM OF THERMO-VACUUM DRYING AND PROCESSING - Methods and systems for the thermo-vacuum drying and processing of objects such as clothes. A vacuum ejector driven by high-pressure steam is employed to evacuate evaporated moisture mixed with air from a dryer vessel producing an intensification of the drying process such as can significantly reduce the energy and time requirements for the drying process and increase water utilization. | 2022-08-25 |
20220268519 | ROTARY DRYER AND METHOD OF USING THE SAME - A rotary dryer for resin dehydration, comprising: a cylindrical body which rotates about an axis perpendicular to a diameter of the cylindrical body; an air filter located outside the cylindrical body; coils located outside the cylindrical body, wherein the coils are oriented vertically and oriented parallel to the diameter of the cylindrical body, wherein the coils do not comprise horizontal surfaces; and lifters located within the cylindrical body. | 2022-08-25 |
20220268520 | VERTICAL FURNACE REACTOR ASSEMBLY, METHOD OF ALIGNING ANNULAR FLANGE UNITS, AND USE - Vertical furnace reactor assembly, comprising: a reactor housing defining a processing chamber configured for processing substrates therein, the processing chamber having an opening for moving substrates into and out of the processing chamber along a main loading axis, the opening being surrounded by a stack of annular flange units including at least two of a housing flange, a gas divided ring unit, a liner suspension ring unit, a scavenger ring unit and a clamp ring unit, wherein at least two of the annular flange units are provided with mutually cooperating centering structures for centering the respective at least two flange units with respect to each other, wherein the mutually cooperating centering structures comprise a plurality of slots and a corresponding plurality of pins, wherein the slots each extend along a respective main slot axis, wherein the slot axes are directed to mutually intersect centrally with respect to the stack. | 2022-08-25 |
20220268521 | FURNACE ROLLER AND ROLLER FURNACE - The present disclosure relates to a furnace roller and to a roller furnace having such a furnace roller. The furnace roller has a hollow-cylindrical roller body with an interior space. A stopper is arranged in each end-side length portion of the roller body. The stopper is composed of a geopolymer, such as an alkali-activated aluminosilicate. | 2022-08-25 |
20220268522 | SINTERING APPARATUS - A sintering apparatus is provided. The sintering apparatus includes a case having an internal space formed therein and including a door provided in a front portion thereof to open and close the internal space, a magnetron coupled to the case and oscillating microwaves toward the internal space, a heat insulating unit disposed in the internal space to form a chamber space and blocking transmission of heat of the chamber space to the internal space, a susceptor unit disposed in the chamber space and having a sintering space in which a to-be-sintered material is accommodated, and a cooling unit cooling at least one of the case or the chamber space. | 2022-08-25 |
20220268523 | CAMERA-ENABLED MACHINE LEARNING FOR DEVICE CONTROL IN A KITCHEN ENVIRONMENT - A cooking control system accesses a set of training data used to train a machine learned model configured to detect smoke in a kitchen environment based on image data of a stovetop. The cooking control system receives real-time image data of a stovetop from a camera in the kitchen environment and applies the machine learned model to the image data to determine a likelihood that the image data includes smoke. If the cooking control system determines that the received images contain smoke, the cooking control system may perform one or more actions, such as disabling operation of the stovetop and sending an alert indicative of smoke to a user of he cooking control system or a local emergency department. | 2022-08-25 |
20220268524 | FABRICATION OF CERAMICS FROM CELESTIAL MATERIALS USING MICROWAVE SINTERING AND MECHANICAL COMPRESSION - Systems and methods for fabrication of ceramics from celestial materials using microwave sintering and mechanical compression for space mining applications are disclosed. In one aspect, a chamber for sintering loose mineral material into solid ceramic shapes includes a plurality of zirconia insulting plates configured to clamp the mineral material and forming a cavity in which the mineral loose material is contained, and at least one dipole array configured to generate microwave energy and apply the microwave energy to the mineral material. | 2022-08-25 |
20220268525 | HEAT TRANSFER TUBE AND HEAT EXCHANGER - A heat transfer tube includes first flow paths aligned in the heat transfer tube. Each of the first flow paths includes a section with a rectangular shape that is elongated in a first direction parallel with an alignment direction of the first flow paths. Each of the first flow paths includes protrusions disposed on an inner surface. The section of each of the first flow paths has a long side having a first length and a short side having a second length, where a ratio of the first length to the second length is between 1.1 and 1.5. | 2022-08-25 |
20220268526 | COMPRESSOR MODULE AND COMPRESSOR MODULE DESIGNING METHOD - A compressor module includes: a compressor; and a high-pressure gas cooler which cools gas discharged from the compressor, wherein the high-pressure gas cooler includes a plurality of gas cooler partial bodies, wherein each gas cooler partial body includes a high-pressure casing which is formed in a cylindrical container shape extending in a horizontal direction and to which the gas is introduced and a high-pressure heat exchange unit which is installed in the high-pressure casing and cools a gas passing in one direction orthogonal to a center axis of the high-pressure casing, and wherein the gas cooler partial bodies are arranged in parallel so that the center axes of the high-pressure casings are parallel to each other, the gas sequentially flows through the gas cooler partial bodies. | 2022-08-25 |
20220268527 | HEAT EXCHANGER AND REPLACEMENT METHOD OF HEAT EXCHANGE CORE - A heat exchanger according to one embodiment includes: a heat exchange core; a shell provided to surround the heat exchange core; and a first partition wall that is provided in a space surrounded by an outer surface of the heat exchange core and an inner surface of the shell, and partitions the space into a first header space communicating with the heat exchange core and a second header space communicating with the heat exchange core. The first header space and the second header space are adjacent to each other, separated by the first partition wall. | 2022-08-25 |
20220268528 | HEAT EXCHANGER HAVING A CONFIGURATION OF PASSAGES AND IMPROVED HEAT-EXCHANGE STRUCTURES, AND COOLING METHOD USING AT LEAST ONE SUCH HEAT EXCHANGER - A heat exchanger having multiple plates which are mutually parallel and parallel to a longitudinal direction, the exchanger having a length measured in the longitudinal direction, the plates being stacked with spacing so as to define a first series of passages for the flow, in a general flow direction parallel to the longitudinal direction, of at least a first refrigerant fluid and a second refrigerant fluid, at least one passage of the first series being defined between two adjacent plates. | 2022-08-25 |
20220268529 | THERMAL CONTROL SYSTEM - A thermal control system includes a closed loop arranged to carry a circulating fluid. There is at least a first heat exchanger and a flow unit in the closed loop. The flow unit includes a first electrode and a second electrode offset from the first electrode in a downstream direction of a flow of the circulating fluid. The first electrode and the second electrode are connectable to a voltage source. The first electrode is formed as a grid structure and arranged to allow the circulating fluid to flow through the first electrode. | 2022-08-25 |
20220268530 | Flameless Glycol Heater - A fluid heating process which does not utilize an open flame, heat is created by a rotating prime mover(s) driving a hydraulic heat generator. Heat is also collected from the prime mover cooling system, and any exhaust heat generated by the prime mover. The heat energy is collected from all these sources, and transmitted through heat exchangers to generate a hot fluid, which can be used to heat other fluids and used for any application where heat is required. | 2022-08-25 |
20220268531 | Carbon Fiber Radiator Fin System - Systems and methods of manufacture of radiator fins. In one embodiment, a radiator fin made of carbon fiber is provided. In one aspect, the radiator fin is made of carbon fibers forming an interlaced pattern. In another aspect, the interlaced carbon fiber radiator fin is attached directly to a heat pipe, the heat pipe connected to a heat source. | 2022-08-25 |
20220268532 | HEAT EXCHANGER - A heat exchanger that heats or cools water with a fluid includes: a heat transfer portion that includes fluid flow paths through which a fluid flows, and water flow paths through which water flows and that are adjacent to the fluid flow paths; an upstream portion that forms an upstream space on an upstream side of the water flow paths; and a distributor disposed in the upstream space and that distributes water that flows into the upstream space from a water entering port to the water flow paths. | 2022-08-25 |
20220268533 | HEAT EXCHANGER - In cooling/heating cycles of a heat exchanger, to prevent cracks that tend to occur in a brazed portion between an end portion of a horizontal cross-section of a tube and a header plate. An end portion cover body is provided for an end portion of a tank main body or a header to cover hereby an end portion in a longer side direction of an opening end portion of a flat tube. | 2022-08-25 |
20220268534 | HEAT EXCHANGER AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A HEAT EXCHANGER CORE WITH MANIFOLD - The invention relates to a heat exchanger comprising first fluid inlets, first fluid outlets, second fluid inlets and second fluid outlets. Each of the first fluid inlets, the first fluid outlets, the second fluid inlets and the second fluid outlets are arranged on four different sides of a heat exchanger core. A manifold covers one of the four different sides of the heat exchanger core, wherein a first sidewall of the manifold is arranged at an angle smaller than 90 degree to the one side of the heat exchanger core which is covered by the manifold. An edge of the heat exchanger core between the one side of the heat exchanger core which is covered by the manifold and a neighbouring side of the four different sides of the heat exchanger core forms a common weld line with a connecting edge of the first sidewall of the manifold. The invention also relates to a method for manufacturing a heat exchanger comprising a heat exchanger core and a manifold. | 2022-08-25 |
20220268535 | TUBE CLEANING SYSTEM AND METHOD - A heat exchanger cleaning system is disclosed which is capable of determining the position of a lance within a tube bundle of a heat exchanger core. The system comprises a lance for directing a jet of fluid into spaces between the tubes of the bundle, an arm mounted alongside the lance and movable relative thereto, an abutment mounted to an end of the arm to sense an outer surface of the heat exchanger core, and a transducer for measuring the position of the lance relative to the arm to determine the extent of travel of the tip of the lance beyond the front face of the tube bundle. | 2022-08-25 |
20220268536 | TUBE CLEANING ROBOT - A robot is disclosed for cleaning the exterior of tubes of a heat exchanger. The robot comprises a lance for directing a jet of fluid into spaces between the tubes, a carriage for transporting the lance in a direction of travel parallel to axes of the tubes of the heat exchanger, and traction assemblies for engaging the tubes to enable the carriage to be advanced along the tubes, wherein the traction assemblies are each moveable relative to the carriage in a direction transverse to that of travel in order to change the track width of the robot. | 2022-08-25 |
20220268537 | SELF CLEANING FILTERING APPARATUS FOR PLATE HEAT EXCHANGERS - A self cleaning filtering method and apparatus for a plate heat exchanger including: a suction pipe, centrally disposed within an inlet channel adapted for receiving a cooling medium therein for the plate heat exchanger; nozzles extending radially from, and in fluid communication with, the suction pipe, the nozzles spaced apart from each other; a low pressure chamber, external to the heat exchanger, abutting the pressure plate, the low pressure chamber in fluid communication with the inlet channel, and a section of the suction pipe extending into the low pressure chamber; a drain valve adapted to reversibly open a drain of the low pressure chamber; and a rotation mechanism controlling axial rotation of the suction pipe. | 2022-08-25 |
20220268538 | FOAMING EVAPORATOR COIL CLEANER - A foaming cleaner includes a composition that includes water about 50 wt. % to about 60 wt. %, a solvent about 20 wt. % to about 50 wt. %, a surfactant about 0.5 wt. % to about 2.5 wt. %, and a pH and corrosion control agent comprising 30% ammonia solution about 1.25 wt. % to about 1.75 wt. %. The composition is configured to form a foam for cleaning an evaporator coil. | 2022-08-25 |
20220268539 | PISTOL WITH A ROTATING CLOSING DEVICE - A pistol comprising a barrel having a combustion chamber and slide translatable between an advanced configuration closing the combustion chamber, and a retracted configuration opening the chamber and in both configurations is substantially parallel to a longitudinal axis. The slide has a locking seat and longitudinal grooving. A closing organ rotatable with respect to the axis between a first and a second angular position and an element drawing in rotation the closing organ and fixed to the fore-end. The closing organ has a locking relief and a cam taking the rotation from the at least one element drawing in rotation. In the advanced configuration, the closing organ is in the first angular position so the locking relief engages the locking seat and the barrel and slide constrain each other, in the retracted configuration the closing organ is in the second angular position wherein the locking relief disengages from the locking seat and slides along the grooving so the slide can retract with respect to the barrel. | 2022-08-25 |
20220268540 | ROLLER DELAYED FIREARM OPERATING SYSTEM - An operating system for a firearm includes a forward bolt includes a forward bolt cavity, a carrier disposed on a rear side of the forward bolt, the carrier including a carrier cavity, a short cam pin including (i) a forward section that is at least partially disposed within the forward bolt cavity and (ii) a rear section that is at least partially disposed within the carrier cavity, a plurality of bearings that interface with the forward bolt, a retracted configuration where the short cam pin is in a rear position relative to the forward bolt, and a deployed configuration where the short cam pin is in a forward position relative to the forward bolt. | 2022-08-25 |
20220268541 | FIREARM MAGAZINE WELL EXTENSION AND RETENTION LOCK, AND METHOD OF USE - A magwell extension is provided and configured to assist a user in inserting a cartridge magazine into the magwell of a firearm. The extension includes a hollow body enclosed on four sides and open at opposite ends. A coupling face defines a first of the ends and includes a pair of rails configured to engage the rim of the magwell. A stop rail extending from the coupling face lies perpendicular to the pair of rails. A locking element is configured to be coupled to the body with a portion extending from the first opening and beyond a plane defined by the coupling face. The locking element is configured to bias the rim of the magwell into secure engagement with the stop rail. | 2022-08-25 |
20220268542 | AMMUNITION MAGAZINE LOADER - An ammunition magazine loader is disclosed herein. The ammunition magazine loader comprises a loader body defining a guide channel. The loader body is configured to facilitate an introduction of a magazine into the guide channel and allow a linear movement of the magazine back and forth along a longitudinal axis of the loader body within the guide channel. The guide channel is configured to facilitate the placement of a round to be loaded into the magazine therein and facilitate the loading of the round in the loader via the linear movement of the magazine in the guide channel. | 2022-08-25 |
20220268543 | Transformer Sub-Pistol Firearm - A firearm is disclosed which advantageously allows for firing from two different magazines, one in a magazine well ahead of a trigger, and a second magazine held in a handle of a pistol grip of the firearm. This allows for both sub-machine gun and pistol firing configurations, allowing for increased firing capacity and allowing the firearm to continuously fire while reloading. | 2022-08-25 |
20220268544 | SAFETY DEVICE ARRANGEMENT FOR FIREARM WITH MAGAZINE WELL - A safety device arrangement for a firearm with a magazine well comprising an insert ( | 2022-08-25 |
20220268545 | RECOIL-REDUCING FIREARM SHOOTING REST HAVING TANK - A shooting rest, components thereof, and associated methods. The shooting rest includes a frame, a forward firearm support connected to the frame, and a rear firearm support connected to the frame. The rear firearm support includes a stop configured to limit rearward movement of the firearm with respect to the frame when the firearm is fired. A liquid tank is supported by the frame and is configured to hold liquid to increase the effective mass of the shooting rest to reduce recoil felt by a shooter when the firearm is fired. | 2022-08-25 |
20220268546 | WEAPON TRAINING ASSEMBLY - A weapons training assembly (WTA) for use with a weapon comprising: a magazine; a weapon adaptor, and a small arms transmitter (SAT), wherein one or both of the magazine and SAT comprise laser detectors, and wherein the weapon adaptor comprises one or more bolt detectors. | 2022-08-25 |
20220268547 | METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR HAPTIC SYSTEMS - Methods and apparatuses are provided that include linear motors and controllers configured to simulate haptic feedback for gaming devices and simulations systems, including gaming firearms and other peripheral devices used in various gaming environments. | 2022-08-25 |
20220268548 | AIRGUN MAGAZINE - A projectile magazine for use with an airgun having a bolt is described herein. The magazine includes a housing with a loading end and openings along a longitudinal axis extending from the loading end to a loading area. The magazine further includes a carousel with a plurality of projectile holders movable through the loading area. Each projectile holder has a projectile holder gap facing the loading end when in the loading area. The projectile holder gap is smaller than a width of the bolt and the projectile holder is resiliently deformable to allow the bolt through the projectile holder gap when exposed to forces created during separation of the magazine and the bolt through the frame gap while the projectile holder does not deform to allow a projectile to be removed from the projectile gap when exposed to the forces generated by a projectile during use of the magazine. | 2022-08-25 |
20220268549 | Noise Reduction Device for Air Gun - A noise reduction device designed for use with air rifles and sub-sonic applications is disclosed. The noise reduction device includes a plurality of collinear rings, each having a plurality of filaments fixed thereto in a radial configuration, so as to define an opening at the center of each of the rings. | 2022-08-25 |
20220268550 | TOY LAUNCH APPARATUS WITH MULTIPLE IMPROVISED PROJECTILE CHECKING AND LOCKING METHODS - An improvised projectile checking housing assembly having latch button and first and second sidewalls with first and second catch apertures opening as a catch latch recess of elongated structure using an improvised projectile checking spring opening to receive a locking key structure based upon the projectile receiving opening to the improvised projectile checking housing assembly. Alternate rearward translating lock gauge at the backside of a dart drum uses a follower and engaging cam surfaces locking and unlocking a pathway for correct dart alignment. Alternate motorized, non-motorized and pneumatic structures are disclosed with apparatus launch operations moving between checking and non-checking positions. | 2022-08-25 |
20220268551 | Handgun - An improved M1911 handgun is disclosed. The improved M1911 handgun contains a handle containing a lower end, and a magazine well formed in the handle and adapted to receive and hold a double stacked magazine, wherein the inner cross-sectional profile of the magazine well is same from the lower end of the handle to a top of a frame of the improved M1911 handgun. | 2022-08-25 |
20220268552 | FIREARM STOCK ADJUSTMENT DEVICE - A firearm stock adjustment device for attachment to a firearm stock provides for a consistent, stable cheek weld and improves speed and consistency for an aimed shot. The device includes a thickness that fills and empty space between the maxilla and the front of the mandible with the firearm stock during a cheek weld and provides rest to the zygomatic arch and bone and pushes the firearm outward away from the jaw and tilts the head more vertically. This provides a quick and consistent sighting with the firearm when the cheek weld is performed and reperformed. The device is disposable, lightweight, cost effective, and comfortable and is universally attachable to common rifle stocks. | 2022-08-25 |
20220268553 | Firearm Sight Mount and Methods and Uses Thereof - The present specification discloses a sight mount used to attach or otherwise secure an optical sight to a firearm as well as methods of modifying a firearm to receive a sight mount disclosed herein. | 2022-08-25 |
20220268554 | LINE APPARATUS FOR INHIBITING AN AIRBOURNE TARGET - There is disclosed a line apparatus for inhibiting an airborne target. The line apparatus comprises at least one line comprising: a flexible tubular member, having a wall and defining a bore; and a fluid adhesive housed within the flexible tubular member, wherein the flexible tubular member is configured to express the fluid adhesive through the wall. | 2022-08-25 |
20220268555 | A LANDMINE, UEO OR IED DETECTION AND DESTRUCTION SYSTEM - A landmine, unexploded ordnance (UEO) or improvised explosive device (IED) detection and destruction system which uses ground penetrating (GPR) radar to detect and guide a ballistic weapon to destroy it. The positions of which are also visually communicated through smart helmets or headgear having heads up display visors worn by the personnel, soldiers, combatants or any endangered persons in the vicinity. | 2022-08-25 |
20220268556 | Systems and Methods for Non-lethal, Near-range Detainment of Subjects - A near-range launcher assembly for at least temporarily detaining a subject include a primary launcher carrying a first projectile, the first projectile including a pair of pellets and a tether connecting the pellets. A secondary launcher carries a second projectile. At least one power source is associated with one or both of the primary and secondary launchers. At least one control system is operably coupled to the at least one power source, the control system operable to activate the power source. At least one user input is operably coupled to the at least one control system, the user input operable to communicate with the control system based on input from the user to activate the at least one power source to expel one or both of the first projectile and the second projectile from the launchers toward the subject. | 2022-08-25 |
20220268557 | TARGET LABEL ASSEMBLY - An improved target label for shooting that includes at least one toner layer defining an image of a target, superimposed over a colored substrate having a color different from the toner layer, and an ink layer underlying the toner layer. When a projectile strikes and penetrates the target, the ink and toner layer displaces and scatters over an area surrounding the point of penetration, exposing the underlying colored substrate layer. The scattering of toner particles visually resembles gun powder and visually simulates damage over an area wider than the point of penetration by the projectile. | 2022-08-25 |
20220268558 | GAS GENERATOR - In a gas generator, a closing member includes: a first region exposed to a side of a second combustion chamber in a closed state, a second region in contact with a partition member from a side of the first combustion chamber in the closed state, and an engagement region that engages an engaged member fixed in a housing in the closed state; and the closing member is configured to have one or a plurality of communication holes be in a closed state by the closing member being supported at the partition member in the second region due to combustion pressure of a first gas generating agent and to have the closed state released by at least a part of the closing member, the closing member including a displacement portion that is formed continuously so as to be included at least a part of the first region, being displaced in a direction from the side of the second combustion chamber toward the side of the first combustion chamber by combustion pressure of a second gas generating agent acting on the first region. | 2022-08-25 |
20220268559 | PISTON/ROCKET PROJECTILE WITH SEPARABLE CASING - A piston/rocket projectile for use within a launcher system having a barrel and method of firing such are presented herein. The projectile comprises a projectile body having a combustion chamber for propellant, a piston moveable to extend out a base of the projectile as a result of ignition of propellant in the combustion chamber, and vents for expulsion of combustion products from the ignition of propellant out of the projectile base after initial movement of the piston. A casing is secured to the base of the projectile body, enclosing the piston and vents prior to the ignition of propellant, and a separable joint is disposed between the casing and the base of the projectile body. Upon ignition of propellant in the combustion chamber, the projectile piston is forced down and the separable joint is caused to separate, leaving the casing in the barrel. After the piston completes exertion of propulsion force, combustion products of the ignition of propellant are expelled through the vents out of a lower end of the projectile and solid combustion byproducts from the ignition of the propellant are collected in the casing. | 2022-08-25 |
20220268560 | Dart - A dart may comprise—in order from the front thereof—a point, a barrel, a shaft, and a flight. The flight may comprise a plurality of fins. The fins may comprise mesh-like reinforcing ribs that protrude from surfaces thereof. The fins may further comprise, at peripheries thereof, fin rims formed so as to be of increased thickness. Reinforcing ribs may be formed over the approximate entireties of the fins. The shaft may comprise an insertion portion at the back end thereof. The flight may comprise a central axial hole having an opening at the front end thereof. The shaft may be removably installable with respect to the flight by virtue of a cap-like arrangement by which the insertion portion is inserted within, and is coupled and secured to, the central axial hole. The central axial hole may be formed from the front end of the flight to the back end thereof. | 2022-08-25 |
20220268561 | DUAL INPUT ACTUATOR FOR AN OUTPUT DEVICE - An output device and/or an output device assembly configured to be initiated in response to different types of input. The disclosed output device may be generally configured so as to be able to receive different types of input in order to produce an output. For example, the two different types of input may be mechanical force and fluid pressure, and thus the disclosed output device may be able to receive either form of input and convert either input into the desired/predetermined output. | 2022-08-25 |
20220268562 | CURRENT FEED-THROUGH WIRELINE RELEASE TOOL AND METHOD - A wireline release tool for downhole intervention, the tool including a housing having an electrical input and an electrical output; a pass-through switch located inside the housing and electrically connected between the electrical input and the electrical output; and a current limiter device located inside the housing and electrically connected between the electrical input and the electrical output. The pass-through switch is connected in parallel to the current limiter device, between the electrical input and the electrical output | 2022-08-25 |
20220268563 | SPROCKET WEAR GAUGE - Various embodiments illustrated herein disclose a sprocket wear gauge. The sprocket wear gauge comprises a first plate having a first opening of a first diameter and a second plate having a second opening of a second diameter. The first plate is mounted on one end of adjacent sprocket teeth of a plurality of sprocket teeth of a sprocket wheel. The second plate is mounted on an opposite end of the adjacent sprocket teeth of a plurality of sprocket teeth of a sprocket wheel. The first plate and the second plate are attached to each other using screws. A cylindrical pin is placed between the adjacent sprocket teeth and is configured to pass through at least one of the first opening of the first plate and the second opening of the second plate. | 2022-08-25 |
20220268564 | ANGLE SENSOR SYSTEM - A magnetic field generator generates a detection-target magnetic field related to an angle to be detected. An angle sensor includes a first and a second magnetic sensor and a processor. The first magnetic sensor detects, at a first detection position, a first applied magnetic field including the detection-target magnetic field, and generates first detection information having a correspondence with the angle to be detected. The second magnetic sensor detects, at a second detection position, a second applied magnetic field including the detection-target magnetic field, and generates second detection information having a correspondence with the angle to be detected. The processor generates an angle detection value by performing arithmetic processing using the first and second detection information. The ratio of a strength of the detection-target magnetic field at the second detection position to a strength of the detection-target magnetic field at the first detection position is 1.65 or more. | 2022-08-25 |
20220268565 | INTERFEROMETRY WITH PULSE BROADENED DIODE LASER - Various optical systems equipped with diode laser light sources are discussed in the present application. One example system includes a diode laser light source for providing a beam of radiation. The diode laser has a spectral output bandwidth when driven under equilibrium conditions. The system further includes a driver circuit to apply a pulse of drive current to the diode laser. The pulse causes a variation in the output wavelength of the diode laser during the pulse such that the spectral output bandwidth is at least two times larger than the spectral output bandwidth under the equilibrium conditions. | 2022-08-25 |
20220268566 | INFORMATION PROCESSING EQUIPMENT, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHODS, AND PROGRAMS - An object of the present invention is to provide an information processing apparatus, an information processing method, and a program, which are capable of determining an owner of an attachment attached to a facility using a solid model of a facility extracted from three-dimensional point group data. The present invention determines the owner of the attachment from a planar positional relationship between the solid model of a columnar structure and the solid model of the attachment in the solid model. For example, a distance between a utility pole and a center of a point (a center of a ground boundary) at which a branch line or a post reaches a ground is acquired, and whether the branch line or the post is owned by a communication company or an electric power company is determined based on whether the distance exists in a constant threshold determined by the communication company or the electric power company. | 2022-08-25 |
20220268567 | SCREEN DISPLAY CONTROL METHOD AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A screen display control method and an electronic device are provided. The method is performed by an electronic device with a camera installed under a screen. The method includes: receiving a first input of a user; controlling, in response to the first input, the camera to be in an operating state, and controlling a target region of the screen to be in an off state, where the target region is a region determined according to a field of view of the camera and position information of the camera. | 2022-08-25 |
20220268568 | THICKNESS MEASUREMENT DEVICE - According to an aspect of the invention, a thickness measuring device comprising: an emission unit emitting an electromagnetic wave toward a specimen, a reception unit receiving an electromagnetic wave output from a direction in which the specimen is positioned; and a control unit calculating a thickness of the specimen by receiving a signal from the reception unit, wherein when the specimen has a first thickness, the reception unit receives a first electromagnetic wave, and when the specimen has a second thickness, the reception unit receives a second electromagnetic wave, wherein the first electromagnetic wave has a first peak value at a first time point, and the second electromagnetic wave has a second peak value at a second time point, and wherein when the first thickness is greater than the second thickness, the first peak value is smaller than the second peak value, may be provided. | 2022-08-25 |
20220268569 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MEASURING HEIGHT PROFILES ON AN OBJECT - An optical device for sensing a surface profile of an object surface of an object by means of interferometric distance measurement, including a beam splitter for splitting a light beam of a light source into first and second sub-beams, a beam divider for dividing each sub-beam into a reference and a measuring beam, a mirror for reflecting the two reference beams, wherein each measuring beam is directed onto a measuring area on the object surface for reflection and after reflection is directed as object beam to the beam divider, each reference beam reflected by the mirror and directed as mirror beam to the beam divider, the object and mirror beams each interfere and are each fed as an evaluation beam to a detector unit for evaluation. Further include a light source for generating a monochromatic light beam, a detector unit, a signal evaluation unit and for determining the surface profile. | 2022-08-25 |
20220268570 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PASSIVE RANGING OF OBJECTS - Apparatus and associated methods relate to passive ranging of objects by using relative positional relation of the object to a coded aperture ranged object. A first range to a first object is determined via a coded-aperture ranging system based on a point spread function optimization of an image of the first object. The terrain surface between the first object and a second object is mapped via a 3D polarimetry system. A second range to the second object is then calculated via a range calculator based on the first range and the terrain surface between the first object and the second object. | 2022-08-25 |
20220268571 | DEPTH DETECTION APPARATUS AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A depth detection apparatus includes: an emitting assembly for emitting a speckle light signal to a detection object, where the emitting assembly is configured to cause the speckle light signal to generate positive distortion; an imaging lens for imaging, to a photoelectric sensor, a depth light signal returned after the speckle light signal strikes the detection object, wherein the imaging lens is configured to cause the imaging of the depth light signal to generate negative distortion; and a photoelectric sensor for converting the depth light signal into an electrical signal, wherein a difference between an absolute value of a distortion amount of the negative distortion and an absolute value of a distortion amount of the positive distortion does not exceed 0.05, and the negative distortion and the positive distortion each are distortion having a distortion amount whose absolute value is greater than or equal to 0.03. | 2022-08-25 |
20220268572 | SHAFT ALIGNMENT ONLINE CONDITION MONITORING SYSTEM USING PLANETARY GEAR APPARATUS - A system includes a first planetary gear set comprising a first sun gear, at least one planetary gear, and a first ring gear designed to rotate at a speed lower than an operating speed of rotating equipment. The system further comprises a second planetary gear set comprising a second sun gear, at least one planetary gear, and a second ring gear designed to rotate at a speed lower than the operating speed of the rotating equipment. The system further comprises at least one laser source installed on the first ring gear of the first planetary gear set and at least one laser receiver installed on the second ring gear of the second planetary gear set. The at least one laser source corresponds with the at least one laser receiver to measure alignment readings while the rotating equipment is rotating at speeds up to and including the operating speed. | 2022-08-25 |
20220268573 | ACTIVE GRATINGS POSITION TRACKING IN GRATINGS-BASED PHASE-CONTRAST AND DARK-FIELD IMAGING - The invention relates to a system and a method for active grating position tracking in X-ray differential phase contrast imaging and dark-field imaging. The alignment of at least one grating positioned in an X-ray imaging device is measured by illuminating a reflection area located on the grating with a light beam, and detecting a reflection pattern of the light beam reflected by the reflection area. The reflection pattern is compared with a reference pattern corresponding to an alignment optimized for X-ray differential phase contrast imaging, and the X-ray imaging device is controlled upon the comparison of the reflection pattern and the reference pattern. | 2022-08-25 |
20220268574 | ON CHIP WAFER ALIGNMENT SENSOR - A sensor apparatus includes an illumination system, a detector system, and a processor. The illumination system is con-figured to transmit an illumination beam along an illumination path and includes an adjustable optic. The adjustable optic is configured to transmit the illumination beam toward a diffraction target on a substrate that is disposed adjacent to the illumination system. The transmitting generates a fringe pattern on the diffraction target. A signal beam includes diffraction order sub-beams that are diffracted by the diffraction target. The detector system is configured to collect the signal beam. The processor is configured to measure a char-acteristic of the diffraction target based on the signal beam. The adjustable optic is configured to adjust an angle of incidence of the illumination beam on the diffraction target to adjust a periodicity of the fringe pattern to match a periodicity of the diffraction target. | 2022-08-25 |
20220268575 | Alignment of Rotational Shafts - For alignment of rotational shafts, two devices for attachment to circular faces of two shaft segments. Each of the two devices has a laser photoelectric device for ascertaining a dimension of displacement of the two shafts from a desired axis of rotation relative to each other. Each of the two devices having a base surface with two linear contact edges designed to engage with a circumferential surface of a shaft and to ensure alignment between the device and an axis of rotation of the shaft to within a tolerance compatible with alignment tolerances of the shaft. Each of the two linear contact edges includes at least two terminal end regions and a center region together defining a line contact at linear intersection of two surfaces meeting at a non-zero angle linear contact edges designed to affix and release from the shaft surface, and to ensure parallel alignment between the device and an axis of rotation of the shaft to a precision allowing measurements to within tolerances required by machinery driven by the shaft. The base surface of at least one of the devices has been modified from its commercially-delivered condition to provide raised rails designed to improve tactile feedback of to a user of the alignment between the base and an axis of rotation of the shaft, and has affixed thereto two rails designed to improve tactile feedback of to a user of the alignment between the base and an axis of rotation of the shaft. Each base has a magnet and a switch to vary magnetic flux for affixation and release from the shaft surface. Each device has brackets designed to securely and reproducibly position laser photoelectric devices relative to the base and axis of rotation of the shaft. The attaching includes a human placing at least one of the devices slightly askew relative to the axis of rotation of the shaft, and the human gently twisting the device to allow the liner contact edges to seat on the circumferential surface of the shaft, to provide tactile feedback to the human to confirm parallel alignment between the at least one device's laser photoelectronic device and the axis of rotation of the shaft. | 2022-08-25 |
20220268576 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR MEASURING A TUBULAR STRAND - A device for measuring a strand that is tubular includes a first radiation source to emit terahertz radiation in a first measurement region from an inside onto an inner surface of the strand. A first radiation receiver receives terahertz radiation reflected by the strand in a second measurement region. A first evaluation apparatus determines at least one geometric parameter of the strand in the first measurement region. A second radiation source emits terahertz radiation in the second measurement region from an outside onto an outer surface of the strand. A second radiation receiver receives terahertz radiation reflected by the strand in the second measurement region. A second evaluation apparatus determines at least one geometric parameter of the strand in the second measurement region. A third evaluation apparatus determines a change in the at least one geometric parameter of the strand between the first and second measurement regions. | 2022-08-25 |
20220268577 | TIRE DEVICE - A tire device has a tire side device and a vehicle body side system, and determines a road surface condition and detects a tire wear state. The tire side device includes a vibration detection unit that outputs a detection signal according to a magnitude of a tire vibration, a control unit extracts a feature amount during one rotation of the tire, and a first data communication unit that transmits a road surface data including a feature amount. The vehicle body side system includes a second data communication unit that receives road surface data, a road surface determination part that determines a road surface condition based on the road surface data, an integral calculation part that calculates an integral value of the feature amount in a specific frequency band included in the road surface data, and a wear determination part that detects the tire wear state from the integral value. | 2022-08-25 |
20220268578 | Failure Prediction and Analysis Techniques - Techniques for implementing Bayesian model for refining and petrochemical wall thickness monitoring are presented. The construction of a model may be automated for each piping circuit or piece of major fixed equipment, utilizing, for example, specific component data, historical thickness measurements, inspection practices and related inspection program information. The model contains nodes describing the most significant sources of variability, namely component original thicknesses, wall thickness degradation over time, corrosion rates and thickness measurement error. Bayesian prior distributions are assigned using readily available inspection program information, including assigned damage mechanisms, inspector and industry experience regarding the expected range of corrosion rates and degree of non-uniform corrosion, thickness monitoring practices, including surface preparation and instrument calibration, thickness data recording practices and component original thicknesses based on applicable industry specifications, typical values for size/component combinations or detailed ultrasonic thickness scanning data generated specifically for this purpose. | 2022-08-25 |
20220268579 | LEVEL APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING SLOPE IN TWO DIMENSIONS - Described implementations provide a level for measuring a level of a target surface. The level has a base structure having a bottom surface, a top surface, a rear surface, and a front surface, and a bubble level disposed on the top surface of the base structure. The bottom surface is disposed at (1) a desired slope angle of the target surface along a first axis, and (2) a predetermined pitch angle along a second axis of the base structure, the second axis perpendicular to the first axis. The bubble level is disposed on the top surface along the first axis to indicate a slope level of the target surface relative to the predetermined slope angle and along the second axis to indicate a pitch level of the target surface relative to the predetermined pitch angle. The base structure has a ledge extending in an engagement direction along a third axis. | 2022-08-25 |
20220268580 | TIDAL CURRENT INFORMATION DISPLAY APPARATUS AND METHOD - A tidal current display data generation apparatus for a movable body, for displaying tidal current information on a display screen, includes a tidal current information receiving terminal configured to receive tidal current information including a position of a tidal current on a chart of a region including the movable body, and a plurality of predicted tidal current directions of the tidal current at the position at a corresponding plurality of time instants, and a tidal current display data generation terminal configured to generate an indicator including a time scale determined according to the plurality of time instants, determine position of each predicted tidal current direction on the time scale at respective time instant, generate a plurality of symbols for respective positions on the time scale, each symbol indicating respective predicted tidal current direction at respective time instant, and output the indicator including the plurality of symbols to the display screen. | 2022-08-25 |
20220268581 | Laser Level - Various laser level designs are shown. In one example, a laser level includes a rotating laser projection assembly to allow users to adjust the placement of the discontinuity in the projected laser plane. In another example, the laser level includes a lanyard attachment robust enough to support the weight of the laser level. The lanyard attachment includes a plurality of prongs that enhance the coupling to the housing of the device. | 2022-08-25 |
20220268582 | VIBROMETER AND METHOD FOR DETECTING VIBRATION - Provided is a vibrometer capable of detecting vibration of a vibrator having a placement surface and vibrating horizontally in a predetermined direction. The vibrometer includes a revolving body and a gyroscope sensor. The revolving body has an outer surface including a curved surface that is curved outward when viewed in a direction along a predetermined axis. The revolving body is capable of rolling in the predetermined direction on the placement surface in such a manner that the curved surface comes into contact with the placement surface, with the predetermined axis forming an angle with the predetermined direction. The gyroscope sensor is fixed to the revolving body and is capable of determining the angular velocity around the predetermined axis. When viewed in the direction along the predetermined axis, the curved surface is shaped such that a portion of the curved surface at a greater distance along the curved surface from a reference portion within the curved surface is farther from the center of gravity of an assembly including the revolving body and members that roll together with the revolving body. | 2022-08-25 |
20220268583 | SENSOR AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - According to one embodiment, a sensor includes a sensor part including first and second sensor elements, and a circuit part. The first sensor element includes a first supporter, a first movable part capable of vibrating, first and second electrodes. The first electrode outputs a first signal corresponding to a vibration of the first movable part. The second electrode outputs a second signal corresponding to the vibration of the first movable part. The second sensor element includes a second supporter, a second movable part capable of vibrating, third and fourth electrodes. The third electrode outputs a third signal corresponding to a vibration of the second movable part. The fourth electrode outputs a fourth signal corresponding to the vibration of the second movable part. The circuit part includes a calculator. The calculator outputs a differential operation result between first and second processing signals. | 2022-08-25 |
20220268584 | RANGE IMAGE AIDED INS WITH MAP BASED LOCALIZATION - A navigation system includes an IMU, a navigation estimator configured to estimate a current navigation solution based on (i) a previous navigation solution, and (ii) a specific force vector and an angular rate vector measured by the IMU, an RI sensor, an RI data preprocessor configured to perform an a priori transformation of RI data acquired by the RI sensor using the current navigation solution to obtain transformed RI data, an RI map database configured to retrieve a valid keyframe map based on the transformed RI data, and an RI filter manager (RFM) configured to construct a map registration cost gradient (MRCG) measurement based on (i) the transformed RI data, and (ii) the known position and the known orientation of the valid keyframe map. The navigation estimator is further configured to determine an absolute navigation solution based on at least (i) the current navigation solution, and (ii) the MRCG measurement. | 2022-08-25 |
20220268585 | ANCHORING SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MARINE VESSELS - Systems and methods for conveniently providing anchoring assistance onboard a watercraft are provided herein. An example system includes a display and a processor in communication with a marine system. The processor is configured to receive marine data from the marine system and/or one or more user inputs and cause the display to show one or more anchoring locations with visual indications of the anchorage quality index based on at least the marine data and/or user inputs. The one or more anchoring locations may be shown as a heat map overlaid on a map. The system may use real-time marine data, environmental data, weather data, tide data, etc. to dynamically adjust the anchoring locations and anchorage quality index. The system may enable convenient and helpful suggestions and notifications to the user when anchoring a watercraft. Some examples provide automatic deployment of an anchoring system and monitoring of a current anchoring. | 2022-08-25 |
20220268586 | AUGMENTED REALITY BASED TIDAL CURRENT DISPLAY APPARATUS AND METHOD - An augmented reality based tidal current display device for superimposing tidal current information on an image displayed on a display screen includes an image information terminal configured to receive the image captured by an image sensor, and output image data for displaying on the display screen; an image sensor information terminal configured to receive and store image sensor information of the image sensor; a tidal current information terminal configured to receive and store tidal current information of the water surface ; and processing circuitry configured to: select tidal currents, calculate a corresponding display position and direction of each selected tidal current on the display screen based on the tidal current information and the image sensor information, generate a symbol to indicate the corresponding display position and direction on the display screen, and superimpose the symbol at a respective display position to the corresponding display position on the image. | 2022-08-25 |
20220268587 | VEHICLE POSITION RECOGNITION APPARATUS - A vehicle position recognition apparatus includes: a processor and a memory connected to the processor. The memory is configured to store: first map information of a first map of a first area; and second map information of a second map of a second area adjacent to the first area through an overlapped area between the first area and the second area. The processor is configured to perform: recognizing a first position of a vehicle in the overlapped area based on the first map information stored in the memory and recognizing a second position of the vehicle in the overlapped area based on the second map information stored in the memory; and calculating a deviation amount between the first map and the second map based on a difference between the first position and the second position recognized. | 2022-08-25 |
20220268588 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ALTERING NAVIGATION INSTRUCTIONS BASED ON THE CONSUMPTION TIME OF MEDIA CONTENT - Systems and methods are described ensuring that a user will be able to consume selected media content in its entirety. In particular, a media guidance application described herein determines an amount of time ( | 2022-08-25 |
20220268589 | ROUTE SEARCH SYSTEM, ROUTE SEARCH APPARATUS, AND COMPUTER READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM - A route search system includes: a center server configured to perform a route search using preset transportation; a weather server configured to output weather information to the center server; and a terminal device configured to output, to the center server, a route search request including at least a scheduled departure time, an origin, and a destination. The center server is configured to: acquire the weather information along a route from the origin to the destination from the weather server in a case where the route search request is acquired from the terminal device; perform the route search in consideration of weather along the route included in the weather information; and output, to the terminal device, a route search result including at least the scheduled departure time, the origin, the destination, transportation used along the route, a boarding point of the transportation, and an exit point of the transportation. | 2022-08-25 |
20220268590 | INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, AND NON-TRANSITORY STORAGE MEDIUM - An information processing method executed by an information processing device includes acquiring a vehicle dispatch request from a user, via a terminal device, acquiring movement information regarding an amount of movement of the user, deciding a boarding position at which the user is to board a vehicle, based on a current position of the user and the movement information, and deciding an operation plan of the vehicle such that the vehicle heads for the boarding position. | 2022-08-25 |
20220268591 | Method, Computer Program, and Device for Processing Data Recorded by a Motor Vehicle - The invention relates to a method, to a computer program with instructions, and to a device for processing data recorded by a motor vehicle. The invention additionally relates to a motor vehicle and to a back end in which a method according to the invention or a device according to the invention is used. In a first step, data recorded along a route traversed by the motor vehicle are received. The recorded data are then divided into segments of the traversed route, each of the segments being separated by a gap. Additionally, a spatial obfuscation is applied to the data of the segments of the traversed route. The obfuscated data are finally forwarded for further processing. The segmentation and the spatial obfuscation may be carried out within the motor vehicle or in a back end connected to the motor vehicle. | 2022-08-25 |
20220268592 | DISPLAY TERMINAL, DISPLAY SYSTEM, DISPLAY METHOD, AND COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM - A display terminal incudes a memory and a hardware processor coupled to the memory. The hardware processor is configured to acquire route information and evaluation indexes. The route information is information indicating a first traveling route that is estimated based on destination information related to a plurality of destinations and accumulated traveling history data, and a second traveling route for suppressing battery deterioration that is calculated based on the destination information and accumulated battery data. The evaluation indexes are evaluation indexes of the first traveling route and the second traveling route. The hardware processor is further configured to display the evaluation indexes together with the first traveling route and the second traveling route. | 2022-08-25 |
20220268593 | JOINT OPTIMIZATION OF VEHICLE MOBILITY, COMMUNICATION NETWORKS, AND COMPUTING RESOURCES - A computer-implemented method, a computer program product, and a computer system for optimizing vehicle mobility, communication networks, and required computing resources for a connected vehicle. A computer applies user-defined settings to configure associated optimization algorithms. The computer aggregates data structures related to traveling distances, mobility metrics, and expected levels of Quality of Service (QoS) for one or more applications in a connected vehicle. The computer calculates an optimal route, given imposed constraints including points of interest and QoS requirements of the one or more applications. The computer prepares expected QoS of the one or more applications, recommended configurations of the one or more applications, and recommended configurations of one or more networks along the optimal route. The computer provides the connected vehicle with the optimal route, the recommended configurations of the one or more applications, and recommended the configurations of the one or more networks. | 2022-08-25 |