44th week of 2011 patent applcation highlights part 53 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20110270448 | Irrigation Controller and System Integrating No-Watering Restrictions and an Empirically-Derived Evapotranspiration Local Characteristic Curve - A convenient, easy-to-use, water-saving, and labor-saving FROG irrigation controller and system are provided, which determine the appropriate water budget and schedule for the property's landscaping based on evapotranspiration data for the geographic area, regulation data (mandated and voluntary watering restrictions), and property-specific data (such as type of plant, zone number, emitter type, and plant environment), with consideration given to reduction in watering days, increase in soil watering depth, and day of year. Once set, the FROG provides incremental adjustments over the course of the year; the homeowner no longer needs to re-set the watering program seasonally to comply with local mandated and voluntary watering restrictions. Compliance is automatic and obligatory, meeting the water saving goals of the local water authority. Optionally presented is a web-based wizard used to determine a customized water budget/schedule that is input into the FROG controller through a data storage unit or wireless input. | 2011-11-03 |
20110270449 | MODULAR AND EXPANDABLE IRRIGATION CONTROLLER - Described herein are several embodiments relating to modular irrigation controllers. In many implementations, the irrigation controllers are modular in that various functional components of the irrigation controller are implemented in removable modules that when inserted into position within the controller, expand the capabilities of the controller. Also described are various different types of expansion modules that may be coupled to the modular controller, having as variety of functions and features, as well as related methods of use and configuration of these modules in the controller. In one implementation, an expansion module is provided that includes a microcontroller capable of sending and receiving data communications to and from a main microcontroller of the controller that executed irrigation programs, the data communications relating to an irrigation program. | 2011-11-03 |
20110270450 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IDENTIFYING WIND TURBINE PERFORMANCE INEFFICIENCY - The present disclosure relates to an approach by which low-performing turbines may be identified from among a plurality of wind turbines, such as may be present at a wind power plant. In accordance with one embodiment, low-performing turbines are identified from among pairs of turbines and based upon a comparison of the observed and expected performance of the turbines within each pair. | 2011-11-03 |
20110270451 | CONTROL DEVICE FOR EXHAUST HEAT RECOVERY SYSTEM - Disclosed is a control device for a waste heat recovery system which enables improvement in the responsiveness of the output control for a power turbine and a steam turbine with respect to sudden changes in the inboard load. The control device for a waste heat recovery system is equipped with: a power turbine that provides drive using engine exhaust gas and a steam turbine that provides drive using steam generated with an engine exhaust gas economizer, and is equipped with a power turbine control means which controls the output of the power turbine and a steam turbine control means which controls the output of the steam turbine, and both of which drive an electrical generator by means of the power turbine and the steam turbine. The power turbine control means is equipped with: a power turbine feedback control means which calculates a control valve operation amount based on the deviation between a power turbine target value and; the actual power turbine output; and a power turbine feed-forward control means which extracts a control valve operation amount from a power turbine degree-of-opening command map wherein the relationship between the engine load, the power turbine output target value calculated from the engine load, and the control valve operation amount has been preset. The power turbine control means sets the degree of opening of the control valve by adding the operation amount from the feed-forward control means and the operation amount from the feedback control means. | 2011-11-03 |
20110270452 | SCHEDULING AND MODELING THE OPERATION OF CONTROLLABLE AND NON-CONTROLLABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICES - Disclosed herein are representative embodiments of methods, apparatus, and systems for controlling and scheduling power distribution in a power network, such as household power network. One disclosed embodiment is a system comprising a central controller and a control device coupled to a household appliance. The central controller can comprise computing hardware coupled to a wireless transceiver. The central controller can be configured to generate and transmit control signals for controlling the operational state of the household appliance according to the schedule. Furthermore, the control device can be configured to receive the transmitted control signals from the central controller and to control the operational state of the household appliance in response to the control signals. | 2011-11-03 |
20110270453 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PRIVACY-DRIVEN MODERATION OF METERING DATA - According to an embodiment there is provided a system comprising an input for connecting the system to a power supply, at least one further power source, at least one power consumer, an identifying unit arranged to identify, based on information originating from within the system, an ongoing and/or future power consumption event by the at least one power consumer and a power router that comprises a controller and that is arranged to route power to the power consumer from at least one of the power supply and the at least one further power source, the power router storing rules that define at least part of the routing operation of the router. The power router is arranged to route power to an power consumer in accordance with the rules so that at least a part of the power consumed by the power consumer during the power consumption event is provided by the at least one power source, rather than through the input, in response to the identifying unit identifying a power consumption event. | 2011-11-03 |
20110270454 | System and Method for Providing Power Distribution System Information - A system, method and computer program product for processing utility data of a power grid is provided. In one embodiment, the system includes a datamart comprised of a plurality of physical databases storing utility data, a plurality of applications comprising an automated meter application configured to process power usage data from a plurality of automated meters, a power outage application configured to identify a location of a power outage, and a power restoration application configured to identify a location of a power restoration. The system may include an analysis engine comprising a plurality of analysis objects with each analysis object configured to process data to provide a specific analysis, wherein said analysis engine is accessible via one or more of the plurality of applications, and the system may include a report module configured to receive an output from the analysis engine and to output a report. The plurality of applications may also include a fault analysis application, a transformer analysis application, a theft detection application, a power flow application, a substation automation application, a load shed application and others. | 2011-11-03 |
20110270455 | METHOD FOR PERFORMING SERVICE/MAINTENANCE ON A SWITCHGEAR PANEL, AND RELATED SWITCHGEAR PANEL - A switchgear panel and a method for servicing/maintaining a switchgear panel are disclosed which provide a Human Machine Interface that includes a first memory unit, and a first circuit breaker on board of which an Intelligent Electronic Device is placed. The Intelligent Electronic Device having an associated memory unit. The first memory unit and/or on the associated memory unit storing sets of data related to one or more of the switchgear panel, the first Intelligent Electronic Device, and the first circuit breaker. The Human Machine Interface is in operative communication with the first Intelligent Electronic Device, to transfer and save one or more of the sets of data stored on the associated memory unit onto the first memory unit or vice versa. | 2011-11-03 |
20110270456 | POWER CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD AND PROGRAM FOR CONTROLLING POWER CONTROL SYSTEM - A power control device includes a priority setting section capable of setting a use priority of a home appliance connected wirelessly or via cable or an adapter connected to the home appliance. The home appliance or the adaptor connected to the home appliance operates within the usable power of a result of the inquiry to the power control device. When there is no excess in usable power over the required power in the inquiry, the power control device reduces the power of a device having a lower priority than the device which has transmitted the inquiry in order to use the device with the higher priority. | 2011-11-03 |
20110270457 | System and Method for Providing Power Distribution System Information - A system, method and computer program product for processing utility data of a power grid is provided. In one embodiment, the system includes a datamart comprised of a plurality of physical databases storing utility data, a plurality of applications comprising an automated meter application configured to process power usage data from a plurality of automated meters, a power outage application configured to identify a location of a power outage, and a power restoration application configured to identify a location of a power restoration. The system may include an analysis engine comprising a plurality of analysis objects with each analysis object configured to process data to provide a specific analysis, wherein said analysis engine is accessible via one or more of the plurality of applications, and the system may include a report module configured to receive an output from the analysis engine and to output a report. The plurality of applications may also include a fault analysis application, a transformer analysis application, a theft detection application, a power flow application, a substation automation application, a load shed application and others. | 2011-11-03 |
20110270458 | ELECTRICAL SOCKET APPARATUS WITH OVER-CURRENT PROTECTION - An electrical socket apparatus with over-current protection is disclosed, including at least two sockets, at least one breaker switch, a current detection unit and a microprocessor. The sockets are coupled in parallel to a power system. The breaker switch is installed in the path of one of the sockets coupled to the power system for breaking or connecting the path of the sockets to the power system. The current detection unit detects the current flowing into the sockets and outputs a set of current values. The microprocessor is coupled to the current detection unit for receiving the set of current values, determining whether a total current flowing into the sockets exceeds a current threshold value and breaking the breaker switch according to a predetermined breaking data when total current flowing into the sockets exceeds the current threshold value. | 2011-11-03 |
20110270459 | POWER CONSUMPTION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, AND POWER CONSUMPTION MANAGER, POWER CONSUMPTION MANAGEMENT METHOD, POWER SUPPLY MANAGER, AND POWER SUPPLY MANAGEMENT METHOD, WHICH ARE USED FOR THE POWER CONSUMPTION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - According to one embodiment, a power consumption management system includes power consumption managers and a power supply manager. Each of the power consumption managers creates changeable power amount information with respect a planned value of power consumption for each predetermined time range in a preset predetermined period in future, the planned value being related to a load of each piece of equipment in a building as a monitoring target. The power supply manager is connected to each of the power consumption managers through a network, decides a power change request amount for each building based on the created changeable power amount information, and transmits the decided power change request amount to each of the power consumption managers for the purpose of notification. | 2011-11-03 |
20110270460 | DEMAND CONTROL DEVICE, DEMAND CONTROL SYSTEM, AND DEMAND CONTROL PROGRAM - The cause of inconvenience to users for a long time is avoided during demand control. For each of the electric apparatuses belonging to an electric apparatus combination that was created by an apparatus calculation unit | 2011-11-03 |
20110270461 | DISCOVERING AN EQUIPMENT POWER CONNECTION RELATIONSHIP - A method, system, and computer usable program product for discovering an equipment power connection relationship between an equipment and an electrical power outlet. A workload executing on the equipment is monitored for a period resulting in monitoring data. The Metering data associated with a first power outlet in a plurality of power outlets is searched, the metering data representing electrical power drawn from a power outlet over the period. A determination is made whether the monitoring data matches with the metering data associated with the first power outlet. If a match is determined, a relationship is identified between the equipment and the first power outlet, whereby the first power outlet is known to supply electrical power to the equipment. | 2011-11-03 |
20110270462 | CONTACTLESS POWER SUPPLY SYSTEM AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - Power is contactlessly supplied from a power transmitting portion to a power receiving portion. A transmitting efficiency detecting portion detects the transmitting efficiency, and a determining portion determines whether the transmitting efficiency is equal to or greater than a specified value. If the transmitted efficiency is less than the specified value, an obstruction may be present so power temporarily stops being transmitted. Power is then periodically transmitted with a minute power and the efficiency is detected. If the efficiency is equal to or greater than the specified value, power starts to be transmitted again with regular power. | 2011-11-03 |
20110270463 | STATIC SYNCHRONOUS GENERATORS - The invention is concerned with a device and a method for controlling an inverter associated with a power source, which typically will be a distributed power source. The role of an inverter is to modulate the electrical power output, e.g. to provide a three phase AC electrical output at suitable voltage, where the output is to be supplied to a conventional power distribution, grid. The invention involves modelling the behaviour of a synchronous electrical generator. Variables represent the angular position and rotational speed of the virtual rotor ( | 2011-11-03 |
20110270464 | DISTRIBUTION OF COOLING RESOURCES USING HIERARCHICALLY IDENTIFIED COOLING MICROGRIDS - In a method for distributing cooling resources to a plurality of locations using a plurality of hierarchically identified cooling microgrids, conditions detected at the plurality of locations are received. Each level of the hierarchically identified cooling microgrids is a plurality of resource actuators configured to vary distribution of the cooling resources. Settings for the plurality of resource actuators in each of the levels in the cooling microgrid hierarchy that substantially maintain conditions at the plurality of locations within predetermined ranges are determined using a processor, while substantially optimizing at least one measure of performance associated with supplying the cooling resources to the plurality of locations. | 2011-11-03 |
20110270465 | TEMPERATURE SETTING METHOD OF HEAT PROCESSING PLATE, TEMPERATURE SETTING APPARATUS OF HEAT PROCESSING PLATE, PROGRAM, AND COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM RECORDING PROGRAM THEREON - An object of the present invention is to perform temperature setting of a heating plate so that a wafer is uniformly heated in an actual heat processing time. The temperature of a wafer is measured during a heat processing period from immediately after a temperature measuring wafer is mounted on the heating plate to the time when the actual heat processing time elapses. Whether the uniformity in temperature within the wafer is allowable or not is determined from the temperature of the wafer in the heat processing period, and if the determination result is negative, a correction value for a temperature setting parameter of the heating plate is calculated using a correction value calculation model from the measurement result, and the temperature setting parameter is changed. | 2011-11-03 |
20110270466 | CURVE RADIUS ESTIMATING DEVICE - A curve radius estimating device ( | 2011-11-03 |
20110270467 | SAFETY TEST CARRIER CONTROLLED BY EXTERNAL GUIDANCE SYSTEM - The disclosure relates to a carrier for automotive safety testing wherein the movement of the carrier is controlled by an external guidance system, so that the carrier follows a determined route during the automotive safety testing. The actual position of the carrier is typically determined by a GPS system, while the desired position and velocity of the carrier are provided by a wireless transmitter, typically a W-LAN router receiving data from a PC or similar external source. | 2011-11-03 |
20110270468 | Methods and Apparatus for Dynamic Powertrain Management - A computer-implemented method includes determining that a vehicle powertrain feature is engaged. The method further includes relaying, to a remote computing source, a request for a computation to be performed relating to the engaged powertrain feature. The method additionally includes receiving a result of the computation at a vehicle computing system and transferring the result of the computation to a powertrain for use in controlling the powertrain feature. | 2011-11-03 |
20110270469 | UNIVERSAL MOUNTING SYSTEM FOR A HANDHELD ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A universal mounting system for a handheld electronic device includes a handheld electronic device, a first mounting plate, and a second mounting plate. The handheld electronic device includes universal mounting members operable to mount to mounting plates. The first mounting plate includes first receiving members operable to detachably couple to the universal mounting members of the handheld electronic device. The first mounting plate also includes a fastener assembly operable to detachably couple the first mounting plate to a person. The second mounting plate includes second receiving members operable to detachably couple to the universal mounting members of the handheld electronic device. The second mounting plate also includes a connector assembly operable to attach the second mounting plate to a vehicle. | 2011-11-03 |
20110270470 | AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS AND METHODS WITH ACTIVE DECELERATION CONTROL - A system is provided for controlling the speed of an aircraft during a deceleration segment between a first state associated with a first speed and a first time and a second state associated with a second speed and a second time. The system includes a navigation system configured to determine the first state; a guidance system configured to determine the second state; and an active deceleration system coupled to the navigation system and the guidance system and configured to construct the deceleration segment between the first state and the second state with at least one intermediate speed between the first speed and the second speed. | 2011-11-03 |
20110270471 | Control Panel For An Aircraft - The control panel ( | 2011-11-03 |
20110270472 | Distance Separation Criteria Indicator - Methods, systems, and computer-readable media described herein provide for the display of aircraft traffic and climb/descent information on an aircraft display. Flight data is received from a traffic aircraft in the vicinity of an ownship aircraft. Similar flight data is determined for the ownship aircraft. The flight data for the traffic aircraft and the ownship aircraft is used to determine a criteria indicator that is associated with at least the longitudinal separation and closure rate between the two aircraft. According to various embodiments, a number of altitude indication lines are displayed and an aircraft traffic indicator and ownship indicator corresponding with the traffic aircraft and ownship aircraft are displayed on the appropriate altitude indication lines. The criteria indicator is displayed so that the position of the criteria indicator with respect to the aircraft traffic indicator and ownship indicator informs a pilot as to whether an altitude change is possible. | 2011-11-03 |
20110270473 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING A VERTICAL PROFILE FOR AN IN-TRAIL PROCEDURE - A vertical profile for an in-trail procedure can provide a pilot with enhanced situational awareness. Such a vertical profile may be able to provide a graphical indication of a clearance window for change in altitude procedures, as well as the underlying bases for such a window. A method can include providing, in a hardware display, a graphical vertical profile displaying an aircraft to a pilot of the aircraft. The method can also include providing, in the vertical profile, an indication of the relative speed of at least one other aircraft and a graphical indication of a clearance window for vertical maneuvers for the aircraft of the pilot. | 2011-11-03 |
20110270474 | Control System for Vehicles - A system for controlling flight of an aircraft has sensors, a receiver, and a digital control system, all of which are carried aboard the aircraft. The sensors determine the position of the aircraft relative to the earth and the inertial movement of the aircraft. The receiver receives transmitted data communicating the position and movement of a reference vehicle relative to the earth. The control system calculates the position and velocity of the aircraft relative to the reference vehicle using the data from the sensors and the receiver and then commands flight control devices on the aircraft for maneuvering the aircraft in a manner that maintains a selected position and/or velocity relative to the reference vehicle. The system allows use of a graphical or tactile user interfaces. | 2011-11-03 |
20110270475 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING OPERATIONS OF A VEHICLE CONSIST BASED ON LOCATION DATA - Systems and methods are described for monitoring different conditions that are simultaneously or concurrently experienced by different vehicles in the same consist and using the monitored conditions to locally change operations of one or more of the vehicles. In accordance with one embodiment, operations data related to one or more vehicles of the consist is acquired from one or more of plural different locations in the consist. The operations data and location data related to where the operations data is acquired are communicated to a first vehicle of the consist. Command data is formed based on the operations data and the location data. The command data directs at least one of the vehicles in the consist to change one or more operations of the at least one of the vehicles. The command data is transmitted to one or more of the vehicles of the consist. | 2011-11-03 |
20110270476 | ADAPTER DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CHARGING A VEHICLE - An adapter apparatus has an interface for detecting internal vehicle operation data containing factors which report driving habits according to lifestyle, and an interface for detecting details related to the fluctuation of energy prices. The adapter apparatus further has a device for detecting and planning requirements, the device being configured for deducing an energy requirement profile using the vehicle operation data and for producing a future requirement plan based on at least one of the named factors. The device further being suitable for deducing the duration and frequency of vehicle down times by incorporating the requirement plan and having a charging optimizing device which is configured for comparing the vehicle down times with the energy price fluctuation. Details for producing a vehicle charging plan which is optimized for time and/or price and is based on the results of the comparison. The apparatus further having a charging control unit which is configured for charging the vehicle from an energy store in a manner controlled by the charging plan. | 2011-11-03 |
20110270477 | NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE TYPE SECONDARY BATTERY SYSTEM AND VEHICLE - A purpose is to provide a nonaqueous electrolyte type lithium ion secondary battery system, a control method, and a vehicle using the system, arranged to prevent unevenness of a salt concentration distribution in an electrolyte, avoiding an increase in internal resistance, thus improving endurance of the nonaqueous electrolyte type lithium ion secondary battery. For a measuring time (S | 2011-11-03 |
20110270478 | System, method, and computer readable medium for a force-based wheelchair joystick - The present invention provides an interface for use with a pressure-based wheelchair joystick. The interface comprises circuitry which enables highly sensitive calibration of the pressure-based joystick, and allows the user to control the wheelchair thereafter. The present invention also provides a protective sleeve for the pressure-based joystick, thereby providing increased durability. | 2011-11-03 |
20110270479 | MOTOR VEHICLE - A motor vehicle has two drive units that can be operated jointly or individually to generate drive torque. The motor vehicle also has a device for predefining a driver's request. The device for predefining the driver's request is embodied so that a force level (K) with an increased restoring force is present within an adjustment range of the device. A control unit processes the driver's request and generates a control signal for actuating the drive units. The control unit operates so that, starting from a driving mode in which only one drive unit for generating a positive drive torque is active, switching over occurs from one drive unit to the other or the other drive unit also is activated when the force level is exceeded. At least one feature that characterizes the force level (K) can be varied based peripheral conditions. | 2011-11-03 |
20110270480 | BATTERY MODULE, ELECTRIC VEHICLE, AUTHENTICATION APPARATUS, AND DISCHARGING CONTROL METHOD FOR BATTERY MODULE - There is provided a battery module including: a power storage unit storing power; a first authentication unit carrying out first authentication via a first authentication route; a second authentication unit carrying out second authentication via a second authentication route; and a discharging control unit controlling discharging from the power storage unit to an external appliance, wherein the first authentication unit is operable, when the first authentication has succeeded, to share key information to be used in the second authentication with an authentication party for the second authentication, the second authentication unit carries out the second authentication using the key information shared with the authentication party, and the discharging control unit is operable, when the second authentication has succeeded, to permit discharging from the power storage unit. | 2011-11-03 |
20110270481 | WARM-UP METHOD FOR HYBRID-TYPE CONSTRUCTION MACHINE AND HYBRID-TYPE CONSTRUCTION MACHINE - When a hybrid-type construction machine including an electric power accumulator is started under a low-temperature environment, at first an ignition key of an engine is turned on to drive the engine. If the temperature of the electric power accumulator is lower than a predetermined temperature, the electric power accumulator is heated by driving the engine. Further, if the temperature of the electric power accumulator is lower than the predetermined temperature, the engine is driven to carry out a warm-up operation and a motor generator is driven to charging and discharge the electric power accumulator to thereby heat the electric power accumulator. | 2011-11-03 |
20110270482 | ADAPTIVE CENTRAL MAINTENANCE SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PLANNING MAINTENANCE OPERATIONS FOR SYSTEMS - A maintenance system for generating maintenance instructions for at least one system, the maintenance system having a plurality of system components set up to receive operating data for a system from a central control unit of the system, to use said data to identify a fault of a system component, to compare the fault with predefined known faults and to retrieve maintenance operations which have already been carried out or are predefined and are correlated with the known faults from a main memory and to select a maintenance operation which correlates with the identified fault in order to rectify the fault and to output the operation as a maintenance instruction. A method for planning maintenance operations has steps of monitoring the systems for faults and generating a maintenance instruction. | 2011-11-03 |
20110270483 | CONTROL DEVICE FOR VEHICLE HYDRAULIC CONTROL CIRCUIT - A control device for a vehicle hydraulic control circuit having a hydraulic switch disposed on a hydraulic control circuit of an automatic transmission, includes: a malfunction detecting portion configured to detect a malfunction of the hydraulic switch; and a malfunction removing portion configured to execute an operation for restoring a contact of the hydraulic switch when a malfunction of the hydraulic switch is detected. | 2011-11-03 |
20110270484 | Real-Time Prognostic and Health Management System, Program Product, and Associate Methods - Embodiments of the present invention provide a prognostics and health management (PHM) system for one or more electronic, electro-mechanical, pneudraulic and mechanical devices of an aircraft, and associated diagnostic methods and computer program products. The system includes a tangible and non-transitory memory preloaded with prognostics and health management signature data; one or more sensors that are adapted to monitor the one or more devices; and a logic device adapted to calculate an address and to access the tangible and non-transitory memory using the calculated address in real time. One or more portions of the calculated address are responsive to one or more parameter values associated with the sensors so that sensor parameter data determines the address into the memory. In the PHM system, the logic device is further adapted to generate a PHM alert in real time responsive to a value of the PHM signature data accessed at the address. | 2011-11-03 |
20110270485 | MULTIPURPOSE IN-VEHICLE DIAGNOSTIC II ADAPTER - The present invention is directed to an extension connector. The extension connector may include a first connector communicatively coupled to an in-vehicle connector associated with an automobile. The extension connector may further include a second connector that may be communicatively coupled to the first connector. The extension connector may further include a third connector that may be communicatively coupled to the first connector and the second connector. | 2011-11-03 |
20110270486 | SYSTEM, METHOD AND COMPUTER PROGRAM FOR SIMULATING VEHICLE ENERGY USE - A system, method and computer program for simulating vehicle energy use is provided. The system comprises a server, an energy modeling tool is linked to a server and generates energy consumption data that provides an energy consumption function of a vehicle under consideration. The data logging tool is linked to test vehicles and collects drive cycle data from real-world driving conditions. The data logging tool then communicates the drive cycle data to the server over a network. The fleet management tool is also linked to the server and combines the energy consumption data with the drive cycle data to estimate the energy use of a vehicle under consideration. | 2011-11-03 |
20110270487 | REACTIVE REPLENISHABLE DEVICE MANAGEMENT - Reactive replenishable device management includes receiving, over a network, device measurement data from replenishable devices usable by corresponding vehicles and replenishable by corresponding replenisher devices; updating a usage profile corresponding to at least some of the replenishable devices, the usage profile including performance data derived from the device measurement data and saved to system memory over a period of time; determining whether energy usage of the replenishable devices is suboptimal based on corresponding usage profiles and vehicles in which the corresponding replenishable devices are used; and sending, over the network, a management recommendation to a mobile device of a user of each replenishable device for which the corresponding energy usage is suboptimal based on respective usage profiles. It may also include monitoring real-time performance data from the replenishable devices and corresponding vehicles for fault event information related thereto; determining whether the fault event information is indicative of a fault for the replenishable devices; and issuing an alert to a mobile device of a user for each replenishable device corresponding to a determined fault or having a usage profile indicative of a fault. | 2011-11-03 |
20110270488 | EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE AND MONITORING FOR CONTAINER YARDS - A processor is disclosed that may be configured to receive a status report for a vehicle in a container yard and/or a status reporting device configured to monitor the vehicle. The processor may respond to the received status report by creating a system action request and/or a system log. The system action request may include a fault condition problem report and/or a maintenance schedule request for the vehicle and/or the status reporting device. The processor automates generating responses to the received status reports, providing a fundamental tool to reduce down time for vehicles and improve their support of container transfer operations in the container yard. The system action request, system log and/or system action may be products of the processor's operation. A computer readable memory and/or a server may be configured to deliver a report, program system and/or an installation package to the end user. | 2011-11-03 |
20110270489 | Vehicle Electrical System - A vehicle electrical system for a motor vehicle having a vehicle electrical system with electrical consumers connected to it. The vehicle electrical system also has electrical energy generation devices and at least one energy accumulator connected to it. The energy accumulator is being able to be separated from the vehicle electrical system via a switching device. At least one switching device monitor is provided, which checks the operating state of the switching device. | 2011-11-03 |
20110270490 | VEHICLE-USE ELECTRONIC CONTROL DEVICE - The vehicle-use electronic control device includes a main microcomputer and a sub microcomputer. The sub-microcomputer is configured to be in one of a normal operation mode, a sleep mode and a stop mode, and to learn a frequent use time period in which frequency of use of the vehicle is high. The sub-microcomputer continues to be in the sleep mode if the frequent use time period prevails, and changes from the sleep mode to the stop mode if the frequent use time period does not prevail in order to further reduce the dark current. | 2011-11-03 |
20110270491 | Noise Reduction for Occupant Detection System and Method - An occupant detection system with noise reduction, a controller having noise reduction for an occupant detection system and a method for reducing noise in an occupant detection system. A high order digital filter is used to filter harmonics of a noise signal from an electrode signal used to determine an occupant presence or absence of the occupant. A way of sampling the electrode signal and the implementation of the high order digital filter cooperate such that the signal processing can be performed by a lower cost general purpose microprocessor as opposed to using a higher cost digital signal processor. | 2011-11-03 |
20110270492 | VEHICLE AND METHOD OF IDENTIFYING PASSENGER OF THE SAME - A vehicle according to the present invention includes: a weight sensor disposed in a seat to sense the weight of a passenger sitting in the seat; a weight-keeping-exerted time measurer measuring how long the weight of the passenger sensed by the weight sensor is exerted; a vehicle speed sensor sensing the traveling speed; and a passenger identification unit setting the class of the seat by using the passenger's weight sensed by the weight sensor and the weight-keeping-exerted time measured by the weight-keeping-exerted time measurer and finally fixing the set class, when the traveling speed sensed by the vehicle speed sensor is a fixed reference speed or more. | 2011-11-03 |
20110270493 | SEAT-BELT-RETRACTOR CONTROL DEVICE AND SEAT BELT DEVICE HAVING THE SAME - To produce a compact torque limiter mechanism at low cost while improving the durability of the torque limiter mechanism. An ECU | 2011-11-03 |
20110270494 | Agricultural Combine And Draper Header - An agricultural combine with draper header includes left and right conveyors, and a microprocessor-based controller coupled to the conveyors to determine whether one of the conveyors is overloaded or slipping. | 2011-11-03 |
20110270495 | GPS CONTROLLED RESIDUE SPREAD WIDTH - A positioning sensor (e.g., GPS) allows a controller to determine the present location and orientation of the harvester on a map and to record the presently and previously harvested portions of a field. The controller uses the map and positional information to determine if the crop residue spray pattern from an adjustable spreader is returns substantially all the crop residue to the currently harvest portion and automatically adjusts the adjustable spreader to achieve an ideal residue spray pattern. | 2011-11-03 |
20110270496 | Lift Truck Safety System - A lift truck that includes a motorized mover and a front end assembly movably coupled to the motorized mover. The front end assembly is positionable in a safety configuration and a working configuration. The front end assembly includes at least one horizontal member that is movable in a substantially horizontal direction. When the front end assembly is positioned in the safety configuration, at least a portion of the horizontal member is positioned within the footprint of the motorized mover. When the front end assembly is positioned in the working configuration, at least a portion of the horizontal member is positioned outside the footprint of the motorized mover. | 2011-11-03 |
20110270497 | Traction Control Device - An object of the invention is to provide a traction control apparatus capable of suitably controlling an error, if it occurs, between an estimation of a vehicle speed and an actual vehicle speed. A traction control apparatus according to the invention includes a vehicle speed estimator and a driving-force controller. The traction control apparatus includes a vehicle state determiner that determines whether the vehicle speed of the construction vehicle estimated by the vehicle speed estimator and the driving-force control by the driving-force controller are balanced, and a driving-force control changer that changes a driving-force control by the driving-force controller when the vehicle state determiner determines the vehicle speed and the driving-force control to be unbalanced. | 2011-11-03 |
20110270498 | CONTROL DEVICE FOR HYBRID CONSTRUCTION MACHINE - A control device for a hybrid construction machine includes a regulator that performs control such that a tilt angle of a variable volume pump increases as an exerted pilot pressure decreases. A controller switches a main switch valve such that an oil discharged from the variable volume pump is led to a regenerative hydraulic motor and switches a pilot selection valve such that a second pilot flow passage provided with a solenoid variable pressure reducing valve communicates with the regulator when all of a plurality of operation valves are determined to be in a neutral position. | 2011-11-03 |
20110270499 | TRANSMISSION CONTROL DEVICE FOR AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION - A transmission control device for an automatic transmission that changes the speed of rotation output from an engine having a turbocharger includes intake-state detecting means detecting an engine intake state; intake-state determining means determining whether or not a predetermined target intake state is satisfied based on a detection result of the intake-state detecting means; transmission-pattern selecting means having a first transmission pattern for setting a transmission gear ratio in accordance with an operational state and a second transmission pattern for setting the transmission gear ratio such that an engine rotation speed is higher than that in the first transmission pattern, and selecting the first transmission pattern or the second transmission pattern when the target intake state is satisfied or not satisfied, respectively; and transmission control means controlling a transmission mechanism unit of the automatic transmission based on the selected transmission pattern. | 2011-11-03 |
20110270500 | Method for Supporting a Brake System in Case of Reduced Effectiveness of the Vehicle Brake System - Disclosed is a method for increasing the braking effect in a motor vehicle having a hydraulic brake system. An energy supply unit, which is used to increase the brake pressure in at least one wheel brake, is switched on when the brake pressure adjusted by the driver in a master brake cylinder exceeds a first activation threshold value, which is determined depending on a detected vehicle deceleration, and the energy supply unit is switched off when the brake pressure reaches a predetermined bottom threshold value at a specific instant. According to the method, within an interval beginning at that specific instant, it is checked whether the brake pressure (p | 2011-11-03 |
20110270501 | VEHICLE CONTROLLING SYSTEM - A vehicle controlling system includes an engine serving as a power source of a vehicle; an electric storage device; an assist device that assists an operation of a driver by consuming power from the electric storage device so as to operate a running device that changes the running condition of the vehicle; and a starting device that consumes power from the electric storage device so as to start the engine, wherein the starting device automatically starts the engine based upon a physical quantity concerning the engine, and the start of the engine is inhibited while the assist device operates the running device, when the execution of an inertial running in which the engine is stopped to allow the vehicle to run with inertia. | 2011-11-03 |
20110270502 | EMPLOYING FUEL PROPERTIES TO AUTO-TUNE A GAS TURBINE ENGINE - A tuning process is provided for monitoring fuel properties of a fuel being consumed by a gas turbine (GT) engine, and for dynamically tuning the GT engine as a function of changes to the monitored fuel properties. Initially, readings are taken from the GT engine during a reference calibration, or commissioning, and utilized to calculate an initial-pressure-drop reference value. The tuning process during commercial operation takes post-calibration readings from the GT engine to calculate a fuel property parameter, which represents a heating value of the fuel. Specifically, the fuel property parameter is calculated by deriving a corrected-pressure-drop dynamic value as a function of pressure and temperature readings of the fuel at a point upstream of a combustor and pressure drops across fuel nozzles that introduce the fuel into the combustor, and solving a ratio of the dynamic value and the reference value. | 2011-11-03 |
20110270503 | SELECTING AND APPLYING TO FUEL-FLOW SPLITS BIAS VALUES TO CORRECT FOR ELEVATED INLET AIR HUMIDITY - Methods for controlling a gas turbine engine are provided, where a compressor inlet temperature, ambient temperature, and relative humidity are measured. Utilizing these measurements, it is first determined whether an evaporation cooler is actively importing water content into inlet air entering the compressor. This determination is based on whether the inlet air is substantially cooler than the ambient temperature. If so, an EC correction factor is added to an inlet air temperature value (CTIM) and set as an air temperature parameter (INLETIM). Second, it is determined whether the relative humidity is greater than a predefined threshold. If so, a relative humidity (RH) correction factor is added to CTIM and set as the INLETIM. Next, the INLETIM and TTRF are located in a look-up table, and a bias value corresponding to these inputs is identified. The fuel-flow for a fuel circuit is adjusted according to the identified bias value. | 2011-11-03 |
20110270504 | EXHAUST AND COMPONENT TEMPERATURE ESTIMATION SYSTEMS AND METHODS - An exhaust control system comprises a nominal specific heat module, a correction module, a specific heat determination module, and a convective loss estimation module. The nominal specific heat module determines a nominal specific heat of exhaust input to a component of an exhaust system based on a temperature of the exhaust input to the component and based on a predetermined oxygen content. The correction module determines a specific heat correction based on an oxygen content measured by a sensor. The specific heat determination module determines a specific heat of the exhaust based on the nominal specific heat and the specific heat correction. The convection loss estimation module estimates a convective energy loss rate associated with the component based on the specific heat. | 2011-11-03 |
20110270505 | Prediction and estimation of the states related to misfire in an HCCI engine - A method for predicting and correcting an impending misfire in a homogeneous charge compression ignition (HCCI) engine includes: modeling HCCI engine operation in a nominal, steady-state operating region and in unstable operating regions bordering the steady-state operating region, using a zero-dimensional model; predicting an occurrence of an engine misfire based on the modeling of the HCCI engine operation; and providing a remedial corrective measure when an engine misfire is predicted. The remedial corrective measure includes one of: (a) late injection to avoid full combustion during a trapping cycle, and a reduction in amount of injected fuel to account for residual fuel of the previous cycle; or (b) earlier exhaust valve closing to trigger combustion of residual fuel within the trapping cycle, and a later injection and reduction of injected fuel to account for residual fuel of the previous cycle. | 2011-11-03 |
20110270506 | DEVICE FOR CONTROLLING A MULTIPLE SPARK OPERATION OF AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE, AND RELATED METHOD - The invention relates to a device for controlling a multiple spark operation of an internal combustion engine, wherein an ignition transformer can be switched off and back on again for delivering or interrupting an ignition spark energy based on at least one current threshold. The invention proposes that the at least one current threshold be programmable. | 2011-11-03 |
20110270507 | PRIMARY TORQUE ACTUATOR CONTROL SYSTEMS AND METHODS - An engine control system includes a coordinated torque control (CTC) module, a diagnostic module, and an actuator limiting module. The CTC module determines a first position for a throttle valve of a spark-ignition, internal combustion engine and controls opening of the throttle valve based on the first position. The diagnostic module selectively diagnoses an engine shutdown fault and disables the control of the opening of the throttle valve based on the first position when the engine shutdown fault is diagnosed. The actuator limiting module determines a second position for the throttle valve based on an accelerator pedal position, selects a lesser one of the first and second positions, and selectively limits the opening of the throttle valve to the lesser one of the first second positions when the engine shutdown fault is diagnosed. | 2011-11-03 |
20110270508 | METHOD OF AND APPARATUS FOR OPERATING A SUPERCHARGER - A method of and apparatus for operating a supercharger for an automotive engine is disclosed. The supercharger has: an input shaft for coupling to an engine crankshaft, and coupled to the rotor of a first electrical machine and a first component of an epicyclic gear train; and an output shaft connected to a compressor and a second component of the epicyclic gear train; wherein the third component of the epicyclic gear train is connected to the rotor of a second electrical machine. The first electrical machine is selectively operable to supply electrical energy to the second electrical machine. The method includes the steps of: (a) calculating a required speed of the second electrical machine that would give rise to a required pressure at an outlet of the compressor; and (b) setting the speed of the second electrical machine to the calculated required speed. | 2011-11-03 |
20110270509 | FUEL CUTOFF TRANSITION CONTROL SYSTEMS AND METHODS - An engine control system includes a fuel cutoff (FCO) module, a fuel control module, and a spark control module. The FCO module, when a FCO event is disabled, determines a feed-forward (FF) number of cylinders to offset a delay period associated with supplying fuel to the cylinders of an engine and selectively maintains a FCO torque request at a predetermined torque. The fuel control module commands fuel be supplied to the FF number of cylinders of the engine when the FCO event is disabled. The spark control module maintains a spark timing of the FF number of cylinders at a fully retarded spark timing based on the FCO torque request. | 2011-11-03 |
20110270510 | CONTROLLING CYLINDER MIXTURE AND TURBOCHARGER OPERATION - A method for controlling differences in exhaust gas residual amount for a two cylinder bank engine having at least one turbocharger is presented. In one example, the description includes a method for adjusting valve timing to reduce cylinder exhaust gas residual variation. | 2011-11-03 |
20110270511 | METHOD ENGINE STARTING - An engine starting method is disclosed. In one example, engine operation is adjusted to reduce catalyst light off time. Exhaust temperatures may be increased until a threshold engine temperature is reached. | 2011-11-03 |
20110270512 | AUTOMATIC STOP AND RESTART DEVICE FOR AN ENGINE - Provided is an automatic stop and restart device for an engine that is capable of suppressing occurrence of an abnormal condition even if a transmission state is changed during an engine restart process after an engine restart condition is satisfied in an automatic engine stop process. A controller performs the automatic engine stop process and the engine restart process. If a determined state of a transmission is a drive range, a transmission state determination unit drives a pinion gear thrust unit at timing determined by a first pinion gear thrust timing determination unit. If the determined state of the transmission is a non-drive range, the transmission state determination unit drives the pinion gear thrust unit at timing determined by a second pinion gear thrust timing determination unit. | 2011-11-03 |
20110270513 | ROW RUNNING CONTROL SYSTEM AND VEHICLE - A row running control system is a system that controls the running state of each vehicle by optimum control (LQ control) so that five vehicles, for example, run in a row. Acceleration instruction values for the succeeding four vehicles among the five vehicles are determined as values minimizing predetermined evaluation functions, and the evaluation functions are calculated based on the errors of the distances between the respective vehicles, relative speeds between the respective vehicles and the acceleration instruction values for the respective vehicles. | 2011-11-03 |
20110270514 | ROW-RUNNING CONTROL SYSTEM AND VEHICLE - A vehicle platooning control system is a vehicle platooning control system that controls a relative relationship between vehicles so that a plurality of vehicles runs in a row. In this system, each target value of a relative relationship between vehicles continuous in the longitudinal direction of a row is determined on the basis of a relative relationship error propagation ratio which is a ratio of an error of the relative relationship propagated to the rear vehicles running in the row. | 2011-11-03 |
20110270515 | Continuous Driving Mileage Calculation Control System And Calculation Control Method - The invention discloses a continuous driving mileage calculation control system and a calculation control method. The calculation control system comprises an MCU microprocessor, a continuous driving mileage digital display, a vehicle speed signal sampling circuit, an instantaneous fuel consumption signal sampling circuit and a fuel signal sampling circuit. According to the received instantaneous fuel consumption signal and the vehicle speed signal, the MCU microprocessor calculates the average fuel consumption, and then calculates the continuous driving mileage according to the average fuel consumption and the current remaining fuel amount. The digital display is used for displaying the continuous driving mileage. The average fuel consumption refers to the amount of fuel consumption per hundred kilometers between two refilling; and the remaining fuel amount is obtained by deducting the amount of fuel consumption calculated according to the instantaneous fuel consumption signal from the amount of remaining fuel amount measured right after the refilling. | 2011-11-03 |
20110270516 | Destination Maps User Interface - A user interface is presented via which user inputs can be received and maps can be displayed. A user selection of a destination and a user specification of a region of interest on a map are received. The region of interest surrounds the destination on the map. In response to receiving the user specification of the region of interest, a destination map is displayed via the user interface. The destination map includes both the destination and the region of interest, and a layout of one or more roads that include one or more routes to the destination at multiple different scales. | 2011-11-03 |
20110270517 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING PERSONALIZED PRESENTATIONS BASED ON NAVIGATION INFORMATION - Techniques for providing personalized presentations based on navigation information. A personalized presentation application determines one or more points of interest associated with a navigation. The personalized presentation application generates one or more presentations personal to a user of the navigation based, at least in part, on the points of interest, and the messages supplement navigation guidance information associated with the navigation. The personalized presentation application causes, at least in part, rendering of the one or more presentations. | 2011-11-03 |
20110270518 | NAVIGATION SYSTEM WITH ROUTE PLANNING AND METHOD OF OPERATION THEREOF - A method of operation of a navigation system includes: detecting a light intensity; and selecting a route determined by the light intensity for displaying on a device. | 2011-11-03 |
20110270519 | Apparatus and Method for Estimating Relative Location - Provided is a method and an apparatus for estimating a distance from a target terminal, collecting route information of the apparatus and route information of the target terminal, and estimating a relative location to the target terminal based on the route information of the apparatus and the route information of the target terminal. | 2011-11-03 |
20110270520 | Methods for Linking Motor Vehicles to Reduce Aerodynamic Drag and Improve Fuel Economy - Methods for linking two or more vehicles to achieve reduced aerodynamic drag while the vehicles are travelling on the road are disclosed. The disclosed methods utilize a dynamic linking system that not only physically connects the vehicles but also allows the driver of the leading vehicle to monitor and control essential functions of the trailing vehicles. Preferably, the driving mechanisms of the trailing vehicles, such as throttles, brakes, and gears, are fully operational so as not to put excessive burden on the driving mechanisms of the leading vehicle. Methods for linking individual vehicles as well as streamlining the operation of a fleet of vehicles are also disclosed. | 2011-11-03 |
20110270521 | METHODS, DEVICES, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCTS FOR GEO-TAGGED PHOTOGRAPHIC IMAGE AUGMENTED FILES - A method of providing augmented Global Positioning System (GPS) navigation can include detecting movement of a GPS enabled mobile device along a navigational route and displaying a photographic image on a display of the GPS enabled mobile device responsive to detecting movement of the GPS enabled mobile device along the navigational route provided by the GPS enabled mobile device. Related devices and computer program products are also disclosed. | 2011-11-03 |
20110270522 | VISUAL TRAINING DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS - Visual training aids including an eyewear article including a lens, an image generator mounted to the eyewear article in a position to display an image on the lens, a processor operatively connected to and in data communication with the image generator, a global positioning system operatively connected to and in data communication with the processor, a computer readable medium operatively connected to and in data communication with the processor. In some examples, the visual training aid includes a pair of eyeglasses. In some examples, the visual training aid includes a display monitor mounted to the eyewear. In some examples, the visual training aid includes a camera mounted to the eyewear. | 2011-11-03 |
20110270523 | DEVICE, METHOD AND MEDIUM PROVIDING CUSTOMIZED AUDIO TOURS - The present invention relates to a method, medium and portable device for providing customized audio tours. The portable device includes a position identification module detecting a location of a user carrying the portable electronic device, a memory storing a plurality of audio files, each file having information corresponding to one of a plurality of predetermined themes and to one of a plurality of locations; and a playback module playing back an audio file of the plurality of audio files, the audio file including information of interest to the user related to the detected location of the user and related to a theme selected by the user of the plurality of predetermined themes. | 2011-11-03 |
20110270524 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OBTAINING MAP COORDINATES TO FIXED LOCATION - A method for obtaining directions to fixed location such as a restaurant includes using a telephone to call the restaurant, and providing a prompt to the caller during the call to push a button on the telephone to download GPS location of the restaurant. The GPS information is transferred from the telephone to a navigation module in a vehicle which displays a map showing the route to the restaurant. | 2011-11-03 |
20110270525 | MACHINES, SYSTEMS, COMPUTER-IMPLEMENTED METHODS, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCTS TO TEST AND CERTIFY OIL AND GAS EQUIPMENT - Embodiments of machines, systems, computer-implemented methods, and computer program products certify oil and gas well equipment. Embodiments identify a selected well equipment device, a device test specification, and testing sequences to be performed by a corresponding testing apparatus. Embodiments select a testing sequence responsive to the selected device. Embodiments control the testing apparatus for the selected testing sequence so that the corresponding testing apparatus performs the sequence responsive to the device test specification. Embodiments generate testing data for the selected testing sequence and link the testing data for the selected testing sequence to the device identifier for the device so that a certificate can be generated. Embodiments generate a certificate for the selected device responsive to the testing sequences having been performed upon the selected device and link the certificate for the selected device to the device identifier so that the certificate can be readily recalled. | 2011-11-03 |
20110270526 | UPDATING INFORMATION REGARDING SECTIONS OF A STREAMER THAT ARE IN A BODY OF WATER - To perform a marine survey, a streamer is deployed into a body of water, where the streamer has plural first sensors to perform a subterranean survey. Indications are received from second sensors in corresponding sections of the streamer, where the indications are regarding which sections are in the body of water. Information is updated regarding which sections of the streamer are in the body of water in response to the received indications. | 2011-11-03 |
20110270527 | System and method for compensating time and offset varying near-surface effects in seismic data background - A system for and computer implemented method for transforming seismic trace information includes obtaining seismic trace information for each trace, the seismic trace information including shot to receiver offset and the vertical velocity of at least one subsurface primary reflector and including respective information resulting from near-surface layering and velocity effects and relating to the primary reflector, reversibly transforming seismic trace information from each non-zero offset trace such that the respective information resulting from the near-surface effects at each non-zero offset position is moved in a time dimension such that they become effectively periodic with respect to respective primary reflector information and in accordance with a periodicity for a zero offset trace at the same surface location, filtering the transformed seismic trace information to remove at least a portion of the information resulting from near-surface effects, and inverting the reversible transforming. | 2011-11-03 |
20110270528 | Method for Random Grouping of Multiple Parameters - A method is provided for randomizing at least two factors among subjects, comprising (a) measuring said at least two factors in said subjects; (b) creating candidate solutions comprising said subjects; (c) evaluating fitness of said candidate solution; (d) forming a new generation from candidate solutions; and (d) repeating steps (c) and (d) to obtain a candidate solution with optimal fitness. | 2011-11-03 |
20110270529 | SYSTEM, METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR MANAGING A RESEARCH SEED LOCATION - The present invention provides a system, method and computer program product for managing a research seed location. In various embodiments, the method of the present invention comprises storing at least one field characteristic layer in a memory, storing at least one the research plot layer in a memory, and merging the research plot layer and the field characteristic layer via a processor. In some embodiments, the research plot plan may be linked to a research plot database. In some embodiments, plant observation data and/or plant harvest data may be collected and may be merged with the research plot plan. In some embodiments, a seed planting device may be controlled to plant seeds according to the research plot plan. | 2011-11-03 |
20110270530 | COMBINED NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE ASSAYS - The present invention relates to methods for the diagnosis and evaluation of BNP-related diseases. In particular, patient test samples are analyzed for the presence and amount of a plurality of natriuretic peptides, and a combined natriuretic peptide result is used as a diagnostic marker. | 2011-11-03 |
20110270531 | SYSTEM FOR SELECTING PLANTS FROM AMONG A POPULATION OF PLANTS - Provided is a system ( | 2011-11-03 |
20110270532 | Systems And Methods For Identifying Exon Junctions From Single Reads - Systems and methods are used to identify an exon junction from a single read of a transcript. A transcript sample is interrogated and a read sequence is produced using a nucleic acid sequencer. A first exon sequence and a second exon sequence are obtained using the processor. The first exon sequence is mapped to a prefix of the read sequence using the processor. The second exon sequence is mapped to a suffix of the read sequence using the processor. A sum of a number of sequence elements of the first exon sequence that overlap the prefix of the read sequence, of a number of sequence elements of the second exon sequence that overlap the suffix of the read sequence, and of a constant is calculated using the processor. If the sum equals a length of the read sequence, a junction is identified in the read using the processor. | 2011-11-03 |
20110270533 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ANALYZING NUCLEIC ACID SEQUENCES - Nucleic acid sequence mapping/assembly methods are disclosed. The methods initially map only a contiguous portion of each read to a reference sequence and then extends the mapping of the read at both ends of the mapped contiguous portion until the entire read is mapped (aligned). In various embodiments, a mapping score can be calculated for the read alignment using a scoring function, score (i, j)=M+mx, where M can be the number of matches in the extended alignment, x can be the number of mismatches in the alignment, and m can be a negative penalty for each mismatch. The mapping score can be utilized to rank or choose the best alignment for each read. | 2011-11-03 |
20110270534 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING GAS FLUX - Disclosed embodiments of the present invention provide means to obtain correct gas density and flux measurements using (i) gas analyzer (open-path, or closed-path gas analyzers with short intake tube, for example 1 m long, or any combination of the two); (ii) fast temperature or sensible heat flux measurement device (such as, fine-wire thermocouple, sonic anemometer, or any other device providing fast accurate gas temperature measurements); (iii) fast air water content or latent heat flux measurement device (such as, hygrometer, NDIR analyzer, any other device providing fast accurate gas water content measurements); (iv) vertical wind or sampling device (such as sonic anemometer, scintillometer, or fast solenoid valve, etc.) and (v) algorithms in accordance with the present invention to compute the corrected gas flux, compensated for T-P effects. In case when water factor in T-P effects is negligible, the fast air water content or latent heat flux measurement device (item iii in last paragraph) can be excluded. | 2011-11-03 |
20110270535 | Systems and Methods for Identifying Classes of Substances - In one embodiment, a system and a method for identifying the class of a component of a mixture includes collecting samples from a sample source, determining a summed ion spectrum for each sample and generating sample data from the summed ion spectra, comparing the sample data with reference summed ion spectra of multiple reference substances to determine correlations between the reference substances and the sample data, and evaluating the correlations of the substances of each substance class to determine which substance class most closely correlates to the sample data. | 2011-11-03 |
20110270536 | SHIELDING AND ACTIVITY ESTIMATOR FOR TEMPLATE-BASED NUCLIDE IDENTIFICATION METHODS - According to one embodiment, a method for estimating an activity of one or more radio-nuclides includes receiving one or more templates, the one or more templates corresponding to one or more radio-nuclides which contribute to a probable solution, receiving one or more weighting factors, each weighting factor representing a contribution of one radio-nuclide to the probable solution, computing an effective areal density for each of the one more radio-nuclides, computing an effective atomic number (Z) for each of the one more radio-nuclides, computing an effective metric for each of the one or more radio-nuclides, and computing an estimated activity for each of the one or more radio-nuclides. In other embodiments, computer program products, systems, and other methods are presented for estimating an activity of one or more radio-nuclides. | 2011-11-03 |
20110270537 | NON-DESTRUCTIVE INSPECTION METHOD WITH OBJECTIVE EVALUATION - A method of non-destructive inspection evaluation includes converting a scan file of a part into a text file, determining whether the signal attenuation representative value is greater than a predetermined value and outputting a numeric score related to the signal attenuation representative value to signify a defect. | 2011-11-03 |
20110270538 | BALANCING DEVICE - A balancing device includes an active balancing mechanism. The active balancing mechanism maintains the balancing device in an actively balanced state within a range of the active balancing mechanism. An auxiliary balancing mechanism is configured to support the balancing device in an unbalanced state that is outside the range of the active balancing mechanism and aid a transition of the balancing device to the actively balanced state that is within the range of the active balancing mechanism, wherein the auxiliary balancing mechanism is configured to support the balancing device includes to prop up the balancing device. | 2011-11-03 |
20110270539 | AIRFLOW DETECTOR AND METHOD OF MEASURING AIRFLOW - An airflow detecting device includes at least one pivot rod, a first vane portion hingedly secured to the at least one pivot rod and a second vane portion hingedly secured to the at least one pivot rod. The airflow detecting device further includes a first sensor assembly coupled to the first vane portion and the second vane portion. The first sensor assembly generates a signal when the one of the first vane portion and the second vane portion is moved relative to the other of the second vane portion and the first vane portion when effected by airflow. The airflow detecting device further includes a control module secured to the at least one pivot rod and coupled to the first sensor assembly to receive the signal from the first sensor assembly. The control module is configured to determine the direction and the amount of airflow based on the signal from the first sensor assembly. Other embodiments of airflow detecting devices are further disclosed. | 2011-11-03 |
20110270540 | APPARATUS FOR MEASURING FLOW VELOCITY AND FLOW RATE OF GROUNDWATER LEAKING FROM EARTH SURFACE AND APPARATUS FOR MONITORING THE SAME - An apparatus for measuring a flow velocity and a flow rate of groundwater leaking from the earth surface includes: a storage tank that is fixed to close a side surface and a top surface of an earth surface region from which the groundwater leaks and that stores the groundwater leaking from the earth surface; a liquid column tube that causes the groundwater stored in the storage tank to introduce thereto and causes a water column to rise; and a pressure-type measuring unit that is formed in a top opening of the liquid column tube and that senses a differential pressure. Accordingly, it is possible to easily and rapidly measure a flow velocity and a flow rate of groundwater leaking from the earth surface by the use of a user's terminal in real time, or by time zones, or on the user's request. | 2011-11-03 |
20110270541 | AIR FLOW RATE SENSOR - Disclosed is an air flow rate sensor capable of sensing an air flow rate and respirator air flow rate. The air flow rate sensor includes a chamber having left and right portions having same internal diameters and a central portion having an internal diameter greater than the internal diameters of the left and right portions, first and second pressure taps provided at the left and right portions of the chamber, respectively, and a pressure sensor connected to the first and second pressure taps to measure a differential pressure between the left and right portions of the chamber. There are obstacles on the path of air flow, so that exact and uniform measurement characteristics are maintained. Since energy loss is measured by using vortex, the structure of the air flow rate sensor is simplified. The air flow rate sensor is used as a respirator air flow rate sensor. | 2011-11-03 |
20110270542 | FLUID LEVEL SENSING SYSTEM - A system for monitoring the level of a fluid in a vehicle is provided. The system comprises a capacitance sensor configured to be at least partially immersed in the fluid. The capacitance sensor is configured to measure a first capacitance associated with a predetermined level of the fluid and a second capacitance associated with an actual level of the fluid in the vehicle. The system further comprises a processing circuit configured to determine the actual level of the fluid in the vehicle using the first capacitance and the second capacitance. The processing circuit is configured to receive at least one of an attitude of the vehicle and a temperature of the fluid from at least one sensor coupled to the vehicle. The processing circuit is further configured to compare the determined actual level of the fluid with a threshold level associated with the at least one of the attitude and temperature to identify a relative position of the determined actual level of the fluid with respect to the threshold level. | 2011-11-03 |
20110270543 | PHOTOCONDUCTIVE PHOTODIODE BUILT-IN TEST (BIT) - A Built-In Test (BIT) for a photoconductive photodiode is performed using the health or characteristics of the photodiode's parasitic capacitance as a “proxy” for the health or characteristics of the photodiode itself. A failure or degradation of the photodiode manifests as a similar failure or degradation of the parasitic capacitance. Under normal operating conditions, the photoconductive photodiode responds to incident photons from a target by generating a photocurrent signal at its cathode. A processor processes the signals from one or more photodiodes to evaluate characteristics of the target. To perform the BIT, a time-varying voltage signal is applied at the photodiode's anode. This signal is coupled through the parasitic capacitance to produce a test current signal at the photodiode's anode. The processor processes the signal to evaluate the health or characteristics of the parasitic capacitance and thus the photodiode. | 2011-11-03 |
20110270544 | STORAGE DEVICE ENERGIZED ACTUATOR HAVING DIAGNOSTICS - A system having unified diagnostics where an electrical energy storage device may supply an actuator. Various techniques may be used to determine energy storage capacity and actuator current usage. Measured storage capacity and actuator current may indicate the health of the energy storage device and the actuator, respectively. Also, operation of a service switch for the actuator may be checked relative to its state. | 2011-11-03 |
20110270545 | MEASURING OF EARTH FAULT CURRENT - Method and apparatus for measuring an earth fault current in an output circuit of an inverter (INU) operating on the PWM principle and forming alternating-current voltage from direct-current voltage, the output currents (i | 2011-11-03 |
20110270546 | EFFICIENCY METER FOR PHOTOVOLTAIC POWER GENERATION SYSTEMS - A portable instrument for displaying an efficiency metric for a photovoltaic power generation system based on an estimate of the source power available from the photovoltaic modules. The source power is a value scaled from the rated DC source power computed with data from irradiance and temperature sensors or from a photovoltaic sensor's deviation from a rated level of power generation. A ratio of output power divided by source power is one measure of efficiency and relates to the health of the physical photovoltaic power generation system. | 2011-11-03 |
20110270547 | POWER MEASURING DEVICE - A power measuring device includes an induced current meter and a power consumption indicator. The induced current meter measures and outputs a first current information of a power circuit or a second current information of a main power circuit. A voltage information of one of the branching power circuits is measured by the power consumption indicator, and the power consumption indicator receives the first or the second current information from the induced current meter. A first information is calculated according to the first current information and the voltage information, a second information is calculated according to the second current information and the voltage information, and both of the current information is displayed by the indicator. The first current information and the voltage information are obtained by the induced current meter and the indicator respectively and synchronously. The second current information and the voltage information are obtained by the induced current meter and the indicator respectively and synchronously. | 2011-11-03 |