44th week of 2021 patent applcation highlights part 42 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20210341818 | CAMERA AND LIGHT ADJUSTMENT MODULE - A light adjustment module for a camera includes a light source unit and a light adjustment unit. The light source unit includes light emitting elements disposed around a lens of the camera, and the light direction of each of the light emitting elements is parallel to the image capturing direction of the lens. The light adjustment unit is disposed above the light source unit and includes secondary optical elements, and the secondary optical elements respectively correspond to the light emitting elements. The light emitted by each of light emitting elements is deflected through the corresponding secondary optical element. Each of the secondary optical elements includes a first ring-shaped prism and a second ring-shaped prism, the width of the second ring-shaped prism is greater than the width of the first ring-shaped prism, and the second ring-shaped prism surrounds the outer circumference of the first ring-shaped prism. | 2021-11-04 |
20210341819 | CAMERA-LENS WATERPROOFING DEVICE - A camera-lens waterproofing device is provided, including a shell, a camera lens, a cover ring and an outer cover. A mounting hole is formed in a surface of the shell. The camera lens includes a body and a lens. One end of the body is disposed to the mounting hole, and the other end of the body extends out of the mounting hole. The lens is located at the other end of the body. The cover ring is connected to the body in a sleeving manner and fixed on the mounting hole. The outer cover is fixed at a periphery of the lens in a sleeving manner to form a first-layer waterproof structure and disposed on the surface of the shell, and covers the exterior of the cover ring. The cover ring abuts between the camera lens and the shell to form a second-layer waterproof structure. | 2021-11-04 |
20210341820 | Polymer Composition for Use in a Camera Module - A camera module comprising a polymer composition that includes a polymer matrix containing a liquid crystalline polymer and a mineral filler is provided. The liquid crystalline polymer contains repeating units derived from naphthenic hydroxycarboxylic and/or dicarboxylic acids in an amount of about 10 mol. % or more of the polymer. Further, the polymer composition exhibits a melt viscosity of from about 30 to about 400 Pa-s, as determined at a shear rate of 400 seconds | 2021-11-04 |
20210341821 | High Temperature Camera Probe - An exemplary embodiment provides a camera probe having an elongated housing provided with an external wall made of heat-resistant material enclosing an internal space. The housing has a forward opening covered by a window of heat-resistant radiation-transparent material and a position within the internal space for mounting a camera positioned to receive radiation from the window. At least one cooling channel is provided within or adjacent to the external wall, at least over a part of the external wall exposed to elevated temperatures during use of the probe. At least one gas exit port is provided adjacent the window and is oriented to cause gas leaving the gas exit port to sweep over an external surface of the window to keep it cool and free of debris. | 2021-11-04 |
20210341822 | BIAXIAL TILTING DEVICE, CAMERA DEVICE, AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - A biaxial tilting device includes: a frame body; and a tilting and driving mechanism configured to drive a member to be tilted so as to be tilted in the frame body, wherein, in an XYZ orthogonal coordinate system, the frame body includes a first gimbal frame opposed to two of the side surfaces of the member to be tilted, each extending in a Y-Z plane direction, and a second gimbal frame opposed to other two of the side surfaces of the member to be tilted, each extending in an X-Z plane direction, and wherein the first gimbal frame is coupled to an external member, the second gimbal frame is coupled to the member to be tilted in a tillable manner, and the first gimbal frame and the second gimbal frame are coupled to each other in a tiltable manner. | 2021-11-04 |
20210341823 | WAVELENGTH CONVERSION ELEMENT AND LIGHT SOURCE MODULE AND PROJECTION DISPLAY DEVICE - A wavelength conversion element according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes: a phosphor layer; a refrigerant; a refrigerant transport member; and a housing. The phosphor layer includes a plurality of phosphor particles. The phosphor layer has a gap therein. The refrigerant cools the phosphor layer. The refrigerant transport member is provided in contact with the phosphor layer. The refrigerant transport member circulates the refrigerant. The phosphor layer, the refrigerant, and the refrigerant transport member are encapsulated in the housing. | 2021-11-04 |
20210341824 | ILLUMINATION SYSTEM AND PROJECTION DEVICE - An illumination system and a projection device are provided. The illumination system includes a light source device, a light homogenizing element, and a polarization element. The light source device is configured to provide first, second, third, and first compensation beams. The light homogenizing element is disposed on transmission paths of the first, second, and third beams and the first compensation beam and is configured to convert the first, second, and third beams and the first compensation beam into an illumination beam. The polarization element is disposed on the transmission paths of the first beam and the first compensation beam and located between the light source device and the light homogenizing element. The first beam and the first compensation beam pass through the polarization element to change polarization states of the first beam and the first compensation beam to be the same as polarization states of the second and third beams. | 2021-11-04 |
20210341825 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DYNAMICALLY ADJUSTING COLOR GAMUT OF DISPLAY SYSTEM, AND DISPLAY SYSTEM - A system and method for dynamically adjusting a color gamut of a display system, and a display system are provided. The display system includes a light source system and an imaging system. The light source system includes an excitation light source and a narrow-spectrum primary-light source. The imaging system includes a spatial light modulation device and the system for dynamically adjusting the color gamut of the display system. The excitation light source emits excitation light which is processed to output at least one broad-spectrum primary light. The narrow-spectrum primary light source outputs at least one narrow-spectrum primary light. The narrow-spectrum primary light and the wide-spectrum primary light are combined and then output to the imaging system. The brightness of light emitted by the excitation light source and the narrow-spectrum primary light source is adjusted. Therefore, the efficiency is improved and the costs are reduced while enhancing the color gamut. | 2021-11-04 |
20210341826 | PROJECTION APPARATUS - The projection apparatus includes: a projection unit, a support frame, a mirror assembly, a mirror balance assembly, and an adjustment device. The projection unit is configured to emit a projection light beam. The mirror assembly is configured to reflect the projection light beam emitted by the projection unit. One end of the support frame is fixed to the projection unit, and the other end of the support frame is suspended. The mirror balance assembly is configured to suspend the mirror assembly to the other end of the support frame that is suspended. The mirror assembly is rotatable about at least one axis of rotation relative to the support frame. The adjustment device is configured to cause the mirror assembly to be inclined along the at least one axis of rotation relative to the mirror balance assembly. In this way, the mirror assembly is flexibly adjusted at a plurality of angles. | 2021-11-04 |
20210341827 | PROJECTION SCREEN AND PROJECTION SYSTEM - A projection screen and a projection system using the projection screen. The projection screen includes a microstructure layer and a light absorbing layer sequentially stacked from the side where a projected light is introduced. The microstructure layer includes multiple microstructure units. Each microstructure unit includes one reflective surface and one lens surface opposite the reflective surface; moreover, the reflective surface is provided at a position matching the focus of the lens surface. The projection screen and the projection system can resist ambient light and have a high gain and a high contrast. | 2021-11-04 |
20210341828 | EXTREME ULTRAVIOLET MASK ABSORBER MATERIALS - Extreme ultraviolet (EUV) mask blanks, methods for their manufacture and production systems therefor are disclosed. The EUV mask blanks comprise a substrate, a multilayer stack of reflective layers on the substrate, a capping layer on the multilayer stack of reflecting layers, and an absorber on the capping layer. The absorber comprising a plurality of bilayers comprising a first layer of silicon and a second layer selected from the group consisting of TaSb, CSb, TaNi, TaCu, SbN, CrN, Cr, Ir, Pd, Re, Os, Cd, Co, Ag, Pt, oxides of TaSb, CSb, TaNi, TaCu, SbN, CrN, Cr, Ir, Pd, Re, Os, Cd, Co, Ag, Pt, and nitrides of TaSb, CSb, TaNi, TaCu, Cr, Ir, Pd, Re, Os, Cd, Co, Ag, and Pt. | 2021-11-04 |
20210341829 | MASK FOR EXTREME ULTRAVIOLET PHOTOLITHOGRAPHY - A method for forming an extreme ultraviolet photolithography mask includes forming a reflective multilayer, forming a buffer layer on the reflective multilayer, and forming an absorption layer on the reflective multilayer. Prior to patterning the absorption layer, an outer portion of the absorption layer is removed. Photoresist is then deposited on the top surface of the absorption layer and on sidewalls of the absorption layer. The photoresist is then patterned, and the absorption layer is etched with a plasma etching process in the presence of the patterned photoresist. The presence of the photoresist on the sidewalls of the absorption layer during the plasma etching process helps to improve uniformity in the etching of the absorption layer during the plasma etching process. | 2021-11-04 |
20210341830 | PATTERN FORMING METHOD, PHOTOMASK SUBSTRATE CREATION METHOD, PHOTOMASK CREATION METHOD, AND PHOTOMASK - A pattern forming method of an embodiment includes: obtaining a height difference of a transfer surface of a substrate to which a pattern is to be transferred; measuring a focus shift tracking amount with respect to the height difference of an exposure apparatus that performs pattern transfer; calculating a difference between the height difference and the tracking amount; forming a photomask provided with an optical path difference corresponding to the difference; and transferring a pattern to the substrate using the photomask. | 2021-11-04 |
20210341831 | Mask Assembly and Associated Methods - A method comprising the steps of receiving a mask assembly comprising a mask and a removable EUV transparent pellicle held by a pellicle frame, removing the pellicle frame and EUV transparent pellicle from the mask, using an inspection tool to inspect the mask pattern on the mask, and subsequently attaching to the mask an EUV transparent pellicle held by a pellicle frame. The method may also comprise the following steps: after removing the pellicle frame and EUV transparent pellicle from the mask, attaching to the mask an alternative pellicle frame holding an alternative pellicle formed from a material which is substantially transparent to an inspection beam of the inspection tool; and after using an inspection tool to inspect the mask pattern on the mask, removing the alternative pellicle held by the alternative pellicle frame from the mask in order to attach to the mask the EUV transparent pellicle held by the pellicle frame. | 2021-11-04 |
20210341832 | SYSTEM, METHOD, AND PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR MANUFACTURING A PHOTOMASK - Methods and systems for building a photomask from obtained pattern information relating to a photomask that exhibits defects on wafer. Spatial domain analysis is conducted on the pattern information so that corrective photomask structures can be generated and applied to a photomask layout. A photomask is built using the corrective photomask structures. The photomask is verified for effectiveness. | 2021-11-04 |
20210341833 | ROLL-TO-ROLL PROGRAMMABLE FILM IMPRINT LITHOGRAPHY - A method for fabricating patterns on a flexible substrate in a roll-to-roll configuration. Drops of a monomer diluted in a solvent are dispensed on a substrate, where the drops spontaneously spread and merge with one another to form a liquid resist formulation. The solvent is evaporated (e.g., blanket evaporation) from the liquid resist formulation followed by selective multi-component resist film evaporation resulting in a non-uniform and substantially continuous film on the substrate. The gap between the film on the substrate and a template is closed such that the film fills the features of the template. After cross-linking the film to polymerize the film, the template is separated from the substrate thereby leaving the polymerized film on the substrate. | 2021-11-04 |
20210341834 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A STAMP FOR IMPRINT LITHOGRAPHY, STAMP FOR IMPRINT LITHOGRAPHY, IMPRINT ROLLER AND ROLL-TO-ROLL SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS - A method of manufacturing a stamp for imprint lithography is described. The method includes coating a master with a layer system, comprising a first layer and a second layer, the second layer being on top of the first layer, the master providing a template of an imprint structure. The method further includes providing a stabilization element over the second layer, the stabilization element having a higher bending resistance than the second layer, and separating the master from the layer system to expose the imprint structure. | 2021-11-04 |
20210341835 | Production of Three-Dimensional Structures by Means of Photoresists - A process for the production of three-dimensional structures involves generating stepped structures in the micrometer to millimeter range. A novel possibility for realizing microstructures for micromechanical and high-performance electronic structures allows a substantially free shaping of and high-throughput production of stepped structures is met according to the invention by coating a copper-clad substrate at least once with a first photoresist for generating a defined height of at least one structure step and coating the first photoresist at least once with a second photoresist for generating a defined height of at least one further structure step, wherein the first photoresist and the second photoresist have different photosensitivities and transmission characteristics which generate structure-forming regions at least of the first photoresist and second photoresist by exposing with different wavelengths and radiation doses and after developing. The structure-forming regions at least partially overlap one another and form a stepped three-dimensional structure. | 2021-11-04 |
20210341836 | SALT, ACID GENERATOR, RESIST COMPOSITION AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING RESIST PATTERN - A salt represented by formula (I), an acid generator and a resist composition: | 2021-11-04 |
20210341837 | RESIN, PHOTORESIST COMPOSITION, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - A method for manufacturing a semiconductor device includes forming a photoresist layer including a photoresist composition over a substrate. The photoresist layer is selectively exposed to actinic radiation to form a latent pattern and the latent pattern is developed by applying a developer to the selectively exposed photoresist layer to form a patterned photoresist. The photoresist composition includes a photoactive compound and a resin comprising a radical-active functional group and an acid labile group. | 2021-11-04 |
20210341838 | UV PATTERNABLE POLYMER BLENDS FOR ORGANIC THIN-FILM TRANSISTORS - A polymer blend includes at least one organic semiconductor (OSC) polymer, at least one crosslinker, and at least one photoinitiator, such that the at least one OSC polymer is a diketopyrrolopyrrole-fused thiophene polymeric material, the fused thiophene being beta-substituted, and such that the crosslinker includes at least one of: acrylates, epoxides, oxetanes, alkenes, alkynes, azides, thiols, allyloxysilanes, phenols, anhydrides, amines, cyanate esters, isocyanate esters, silyl hydrides, cinnamates, coumarins, fluorosulfates, silyl ethers, or a combination thereof. | 2021-11-04 |
20210341839 | FLUOROCARBOXYLIC ACID-CONTAINING MONOMER, FLUOROCARBOXYLIC ACID-CONTAINING POLYMER, RESIST COMPOSITION AND PATTERNING PROCESS - A fluorocarboxylic acid-containing polymer comprising recurring units having formula (A1), but not acid labile group-containing recurring units is provided. A resist composition comprising the same offers a high sensitivity and is unsusceptible to nano-bridging or pattern collapse independent of whether it is of positive or negative tone. | 2021-11-04 |
20210341840 | COATING COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS OF FORMING ELECTRONIC DEVICES - Coating compositions comprise: a curable compound comprising: a core chosen from a C | 2021-11-04 |
20210341841 | SUBSTRATE MEASURING DEVICE AND A METHOD OF USING THE SAME - Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a substrate measuring device in a lithography projection apparatus that provides multiple light sources having different wavelengths. In some embodiments, a lithography projection apparatus includes a substrate measuring system disposed proximate to a substrate stage, the substrate measuring system further including an emitter including multiple light sources configured to provide multiple beams of light, each of at least some of the multiple beams of light having a different wavelength, at least one optical fiber, wherein each of respective portions of the at least one optical fiber is configured to pass a respective one of the multiple beams of light, and a receiver positioned to collected light emitted from the emitter and reflected off of a substrate disposed on the substrate stage. | 2021-11-04 |
20210341842 | SUBSTRATE MEASURING DEVICE AND A METHOD OF USING THE SAME - Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a substrate measuring device in a lithography projection apparatus that provides multiple light sources having different wavelengths. In some embodiments, a lithography projection apparatus includes a substrate measuring system disposed proximate to a substrate stage, the substrate measuring system further including an emitter including multiple light sources configured to provide multiple beams of light, each of at least some of the multiple beams of light having a different wavelength, at least one optical fiber, wherein each of respective portions of the at least one optical fiber is configured to pass a respective one of the multiple beams of light, and a receiver positioned to collected light emitted from the emitter and reflected off of a substrate disposed on the substrate stage. | 2021-11-04 |
20210341843 | MANUFACTURING METHOD OF SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND SEMICONDUCTOR PROCESSING SYSTEM - A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device and a semiconductor processing system are provided. The method includes the following steps. A photoresist layer is formed on a substrate in a lithography tool. The photoresist layer is exposed in the lithography tool to form an exposed photoresist layer. The exposed photoresist layer is developed to form a patterned photoresist layer in the lithography tool by using a developer. An ammonia gas by-product of the developer is removed from the lithography tool. | 2021-11-04 |
20210341844 | LITHOGRAPHY METHOD FOR POSITIVE TONE DEVELOPMENT - A method includes illuminating radiation to a resist layer over a substrate to pattern the resist layer. The patterned resist layer is developed by using a positive tone developer. The patterned resist layer is rinsed using a basic aqueous rinse solution. A pH value of the basic aqueous rinse solution is lower than a pH value of the developer, and a rinse temperature of rinsing the patterned resist layer is in a range of about 20° C. to about 40° C. | 2021-11-04 |
20210341845 | GAMMA RAY GENERATOR? GAMMA RAY LITHOGRAPHY SYSTEM AND METHOD OF PERFORMING GAMMA RAY LITHOGRAPHY - A gamma ray generator includes a plate, a plurality of holes and a plurality of gamma ray sources. The plate is configured to rotate along a rotational axis. The holes are disposed in the plate, and the holes are arranged in a matrix. The gamma ray sources are respectively placed in the holes. | 2021-11-04 |
20210341846 | MEASUREMENT APPARATUS AND A METHOD FOR DETERMINING A SUBSTRATE GRID - A measurement apparatus and method for determining a substrate grid describing a deformation of a substrate prior to exposure of the substrate in a lithographic apparatus configured to fabricate one or more features on the substrate. Position data for a plurality of first features and/or a plurality of second features on the substrate is obtained. Asymmetry data for at least a feature of the plurality of first features and/or the plurality of second features is obtained. The substrate grid based on the position data and the asymmetry data is determined. The substrate grid and asymmetry data are passed to the lithographic apparatus for controlling at least part of an exposure process to fabricate one or more features on the substrate. | 2021-11-04 |
20210341847 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ANALYZING PARAMETER OF MASK PLATE - A method and apparatus for analyzing a parameter of a mask plate is provided. A detection parameter of at least one mask pattern is acquired, and the detection parameter includes a deviation coordinate between a measurement coordinate of each alignment mark in a mask pattern manufactured with a mask plate and a preset coordinate of each alignment mark in a layout of the mask pattern. A direction and a vector length of a deviation vector of the deviation coordinate of each alignment mark in the mask pattern are acquired according to the detection parameter. Quality analysis data of the mask plate is generated according to the direction and the vector length of the deviation vector of each alignment mark in the mask pattern. | 2021-11-04 |
20210341848 | METHOD FOR IN-SITU DYNAMIC PROTECTION OF A SURFACE AND OPTICAL ASSEMBLY - In situ dynamic protection of an optical element surface against degradation includes disposing the optical element in an interior of an optical assembly for the FUV/VUV wavelength range and supplying at least one volatile fluorine-containing compound (A, B) to the interior for dynamic deposition of a fluorine-containing protective layer on the surface. The protective layer ( | 2021-11-04 |
20210341849 | DYNAMIC GENERATION OF LAYOUT ADAPTIVE PACKAGING - Aspects of disclosure provide a method for attaching wiring connections to a component using both design and field measured data of the component to produce accurate wiring connections. | 2021-11-04 |
20210341850 | Magnetic Information Label and Use Thereof - The present invention provides the ability to record information on a stationary magnetic information label. Magnetic information label is designed to record information on it by heating special areas of the label with electromagnetic radiation up to or above Curie temperature and/or magnetization relaxation temperature; such magnetic information label has a magnetic layer attached to a magnetic layer carrier. Product of thermal conductivity coefficient by density and specific thermal capacity of the magnetic layer carrier in such a label should be greater than product of thermal conductivity coefficient by density and specific thermal capacity of the magnetic layer. The technical result of the invention is to provide non-uniform heating of the magnetic layer with spatially structured electromagnetic radiation. | 2021-11-04 |
20210341851 | PRINTED MATTER, INFRARED-ABSORBING-PIGMENT-CONTAINING TONER, TONNER SET, IMAGE FORMING METHOD, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - Printed matter is provided which includes a recording medium, a colored layer overlying the recording medium, and an infrared-absorbing-pigment-containing layer overlying the recording medium and underlying the colored layer. The colored layer contains a colorant. The infrared-absorbing-pigment-containing layer contains an infrared absorbing pigment having an average diameter of from 120 to 250 nm in the infrared-absorbing-pigment-containing layer. | 2021-11-04 |
20210341852 | WAX FOR TONERS FOR DEVELOPING ELECTROSTATIC IMAGES, AND TONER FOR DEVELOPING ELECTROSTATIC IMAGES CONTAINING THE WAX - Provided is a wax which is used in a toner, whereby the toner is excellent in low-temperature fixability and heat-resistant shelf stability, the glossiness is improved as compared with the prior art, and the generation of ultrafine particles and the bleeding of the wax are not likely to occur. The wax for toners, wherein the wax is an ester wax generated by esterification of a pentaerythritol and a monocarboxylic acid; wherein the monocarboxylic acid used for the esterification contains a behenic acid, an arachidic acid and a stearic acid; and wherein, with respect to 100% by mass of the monocarboxylic acid, a content ratio of the behenic acid is from 60% by mass to 80% by mass; a content ratio of the arachidic acid is from 5% by mass to 15% by mass; and a content ratio of the stearic acid is from 15% by mass to 25% by mass. | 2021-11-04 |
20210341853 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - When, in a state where a developer borne by a developer bearing member is sandwiched by an opposing portion of an image bearing member and the developer bearing member, C denotes capacitance between the image bearing member and the developer bearing member, ΔV denotes a development contrast, Q/S denotes a charge amount per unit area of the developer borne by the developer bearing member, and Δv denotes a peripheral velocity ratio which is a ratio of a peripheral velocity of the developer bearing member to a peripheral velocity of the image bearing member, a first peripheral velocity ratio is set so that |Q/S×Δv|≤|C×ΔV| is satisfied, and a second peripheral velocity ratio which is larger than the first peripheral velocity ratio is set so that |Q/S×Δv|>|C×ΔV| is satisfied. | 2021-11-04 |
20210341854 | LINKING MECHANISM FOR TONER CARTRIDGE - A linking mechanism for a toner cartridge includes a cover, a horizontal sliding portion and a tilt sliding portion. The cover has an accommodating space for disposing a toner cylinder. The horizontal sliding portion is horizontally slidden when the toner cartridge is installed or disassembled, and is slidably connected to the cover. When the horizontal sliding portion is slidden, the tilt sliding portion is linked to rise or decline. | 2021-11-04 |
20210341855 | DEVELOPING CARTRIDGE HAVING FIRST INCLINED SURFACE MOVABLE TOGETHER WITH FIRST SHAFT, AND SECOND INCLINED SURFACE MOVABLE TOGETHER WITH SECOND SHAFT - A developing cartridge includes: a developing roller rotatable about a first axis extending in a first direction; a casing; a first shaft extending in the first direction and movable in the first direction between a first position and a second position; a first inclined surface movable together with the first shaft; a second shaft extending in the first direction and movable in the first direction between a third position and a fourth position; a second inclined surface movable together with the second shaft; and a link mechanism connecting the first shaft to the second shaft. The link mechanism shifts to a first state to move the second shaft to the third position when the first shaft is at the first position. The link mechanism shifts to a second state to move the second shaft to the fourth position when the first shaft is at the second position. | 2021-11-04 |
20210341856 | CONTROLLING AMOUNT OF DEVELOPER BY USING OUTPUT WAVEFORM OBTAINED FROM TONER CONCENTRATION SENSOR - An image forming apparatus measures, using a toner concentration sensor installed in a developing apparatus of the image forming apparatus, a toner concentration of a developer stored in the developing apparatus to obtain an output waveform. The image forming apparatus calculates, based on the output waveform, a first characteristic value corresponding to a volume of the developer. Based on a result of comparing the first characteristic value with a reference value calculated from a reference output waveform obtained in an initial state of the developing apparatus, the image forming apparatus determines whether to execute a discharge mode for discharging the developer from the developing apparatus and to control an amount of the developer. The image forming apparatus discharges, according to a result of the determining, a portion of the developer from the developing apparatus by controlling a driving speed of the developing apparatus when the discharge mode is executed. | 2021-11-04 |
20210341857 | PRINT AGENT FILTRATION - A print agent filtration apparatus is disclosed. The filtration apparatus is to remove non-liquid contaminant from liquid carrier. The apparatus comprises an electrode having a first surface, wherein the electrode is to generate an electric field towards liquid carrier containing non-liquid contaminant. The apparatus further comprises a second surface to accumulate non-liquid contaminant removed from the liquid carrier, the second surface being formed at least in part from a ceramic and movable relative to the first surface. A gap between the first surface and the second surface is substantially constant over the extent of the first surface. The first surface and the second surface define a passage therebetween through which the liquid carrier may pass. An electric field formed between the first surface and the second surface is to act on the liquid carrier, to thereby cause non-liquid contaminant to adhere to the second surface. A method and a print apparatus are also disclosed. | 2021-11-04 |
20210341858 | ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC BELT AND ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An electrophotographic belt including: a base layer, an elastic layer formed on the base layer, and a surface layer formed on the elastic layer. The surface layer contains a binder resin and polytetrafluoroethylene particles. A content of the polytetrafluoroethylene particles is 200 parts by mass or more with respect to 100 parts by mass of the binder resin. The polytetrafluoroethylene particles have a number average particle diameter of 200 nm or less. | 2021-11-04 |
20210341859 | ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC BELT AND ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS USING THE ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC BELT - An electrophotographic belt having an endless shape and including an endless-shaped base layer, an elastic layer on an outer peripheral surface of the base layer, and a surface layer on the outer peripheral surface of the elastic layer, and the surface layer contains a urethane resin as a binder, polytetrafluoroethylene particles, and a compound having a perfluoropolyether structure and an oxyalkylene structure. | 2021-11-04 |
20210341860 | FIXING DEVICE, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND METHOD FOR ADJUSTING LENGTH OF INTERPOSING AND PRESSURIZING REGION BY FIXING DEVICE - An image forming apparatus includes a transfer unit for transferring a toner image onto a sheet, a fixing device for fixing the image, the fixing device including a belt, a pressure element for pressing against the belt, a heating member on the belt including a heat generating element and electrodes on both sides of the heat element in a sheet conveyance direction and connected to the heat element, and an adjustment mechanism for moving one of the heating member and the pressure element in a manner to move the one closer to or away from the other, and a controller for controlling the adjustment mechanism so that a distance between the heating member and the pressure element becomes a first distance during a fixing process and a second distance larger than the first distance during temperature raising of the heating member, which is conducted before the fixing process. | 2021-11-04 |
20210341861 | FIXING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A heater holding member circulatably guides a fixing belt and holds a heater that heats the fixing belt. A stay sheet metal reinforces the heater holding member. The heater holding member has a base plate and side walls. The stay sheet metal is placed on the base plate. A side wall is erected on either side of the base plate in a short direction thereof. A pocket which keeps the stay sheet metal is formed in each side wall. The stay sheet metal has a top plate and side plates. A side plate bends and extends from either edge of the top plate in a short direction thereof. A slit is formed in each side plate such that the side plates are kept in the pockets of the heater holding member. | 2021-11-04 |
20210341862 | FUSER DEVICE - A tubular fuser device rotates and is in contact with a sheet on which a positively charged toner image is formed to fix the toner image to the sheet. The fuser device includes a tubular substrate made of a metal, a rubber layer covering the outer periphery of the substrate, an adhesion layer covering the outer periphery of the rubber layer, and a surface layer made of a resin covering the outer periphery of the adhesion layer. In the fuser device, a charge decay ΔV at a moment 120 seconds after end of charging a surface of the surface layer to −1 kV is zero, and an electrostatic capacity per unit area C in a thickness direction of the fuser device is equal to or less than 3.30 pF/cm | 2021-11-04 |
20210341863 | COLOR REGISTRATION BY VARYING ROTATIONAL SPEED OF PHOTOSENSITIVE DRUM - An example image forming apparatus includes a printing engine including a plurality of photosensitive drums, a motor device to provide a driving force to each of the plurality of photosensitive drums, and a processor to control the printing engine such that printing data is printed on a printing paper and control the motor device such that at least one of the plurality of photosensitive drums operates at a different speed from the other photosensitive drums while the printing data is printed. | 2021-11-04 |
20210341864 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes an image bearing member, an optical sensor configured to detect a pattern image formed on the image bearing member, and an attachment member to which the optical sensor is attached. The optical sensor includes a circuit board, a light emitting element and a light receiving element which are provided on a first side of the circuit board, and a connector provided on a second side opposite to the first side of the circuit board. The attachment member has a surface contacting the second side of the circuit board. In an insertion/removal direction of a cable to be connected to the connector, a first thickness, from the surface, of a part of a portion, contacting the second side, of the attachment member is smaller than a second thickness, from the surface, of a portion, not contacting the second side, of the attachment member. | 2021-11-04 |
20210341865 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes a fixing portion and an optical sensor having first and second positioning holes and a connector. The fixing portion includes first and second screw holes, a through-hole, and an extension portion. If the optical sensor is placed on the fixing portion in a first orientation where the first positioning hole is aligned with the first screw hole and the second positioning hole is aligned with the second screw hole, the connector is inserted into the through-hole without interfering with the extension portion so that screws fix the optical sensor. If the optical sensor is placed on the fixing portion in a second orientation where the first positioning hole is aligned with the second screw hole and the second positioning hole is aligned with the first screw hole, the connector interferes with the extension portion so that the connector is not inserted into the through-hole. | 2021-11-04 |
20210341866 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR ADJUSTING OUTPUT VALUE OF OPTICAL SENSOR HAVING LIGHT-RECEIVING ELEMENT THAT RECEIVES REGULARLY-REFLECTED LIGHT AND DIFFUSELY-REFLECTED LIGHT - An optical sensor comprises a first light-emitting element, a second light-emitting element, a light-receiving element, a first amplifier circuit and a second amplifier circuit. The light-receiving element receives reflected light from an object to be measured, and outputs an output value on the basis of a light receiving result of the light-receiving element. The amplifier circuits amplifies the output value output from the light-receiving element. | 2021-11-04 |
20210341867 | IMAGING SYSTEM AND DEFECT DETECTION PROGRAM - An imaging system includes a toner imaging device to form a toner image, a toner image conveying device to convey the toner image, a medium conveying device to convey a medium, and a toner image recording device to record the toner image conveyed by the toner image conveying device on the medium conveyed by the medium conveying device. Additionally, the imaging system includes a control device to determine a stop state including at least one of a state where a recording check toner image is recorded on the medium, a state where a conveyance check toner image is positioned on the toner image conveying device, and a state where a formation check toner image is positioned on the toner imaging device. During the stop state, the control device stops a formation of the toner image that is performed by the toner imaging device, stops a conveyance of the toner image that is performed by the toner image conveying device, and stops a conveyance of the medium that is performed by the medium conveying device. | 2021-11-04 |
20210341868 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - Provided is an image forming apparatus including a printer controller configured to form an image on a sheet, a storage unit configured to store a plurality of adjustment conditions for adjusting a position on the sheet at which the image is to be formed, and a CPU. The CPU selects one of the plurality of adjustment conditions, adjusts the position at which the image is to be formed based on the selected adjustment condition, and causes the printer controller to form the image on the sheet. | 2021-11-04 |
20210341869 | IMAGE-FORMING DEVICE PERFORMING PRINTING PROCESS ACCORDING TO MODE SWITCHED BETWEEN NORMAL PRINTING MODE AND EXTENDED PRINTING MODE - In an image-forming device, a drum cartridge and a developing cartridge are detachably attached to a frame. A controller is configured to perform: a drum replacement necessity determination process; and a mode switch process. The drum replacement necessity determination process determines, based on life information for the drum cartridge, whether replacement of the drum cartridge is necessary. The mode switch process switches a mode of a printing process between a normal printing mode and an extended printing mode. The normal printing mode allows the image-forming device to perform the printing process when the replacement of the drum cartridge is determined to be unnecessary. The extended printing mode allows the image-forming device to perform the printing process on a condition that the developing cartridge attached to the frame is not replaced with another developing cartridge in a state where the replacement of the developing cartridge is necessary. | 2021-11-04 |
20210341870 | DRUM UNIT, CARTRIDGE, ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND COUPLING MEMBER - A drum unit includes a photosensitive drum in a coupling member. The coupling member includes an engageable member having a driving force receiving portion which is capable of entering a recess of a driving shaft to receive a driving force for rotating photosensitive drum. The coupling member includes a holding member configured to hold said engageable member so as to be slidable at least in a radial direction of said drum unit. | 2021-11-04 |
20210341871 | CLEANING OF PRINT APPARATUS COMPONENTS - In an example of the disclosure, a print apparatus component to be cleaned is rotated about a rotational axis. A cleaning element having a cleaning surface in contact with the print apparatus component is rotated. The cleaning element is oscillated in a direction parallel to the rotational axis. Rotation and oscillation of the cleaning element are varied according to a predetermined function to remove a residue from the print apparatus component. | 2021-11-04 |
20210341872 | LUBRICANT APPLICATOR - A lubricant application device includes an application roller with application bristles radially arranged about an outer circumferential surface thereof for receiving a lubricant from a lubricant supply source and applying the lubricant to a photosensitive body A minimum distance between the outer circumferential surface of the application roller and the photosensitive body is shorter than a length of the application bristles. The lubricant application device has a drive unit for rotating the application roller and a controller for controlling the drive unit. The controller is adapted to control the drive unit to counteract a bristle-bending tendency of the application bristles. | 2021-11-04 |
20210341873 | CARTRIDGE AND ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A cartridge for a main assembly of an electrophotographic image forming apparatus, wherein the main assembly includes a rotatable driving coupling member including a driving force transmitting portion for transmitting a driving force and a driving side abutment, wherein the cartridge is demountable in a direction substantially perpendicular to a rotational axis of the driving coupling member, includes a rotatable driven coupling member including a driving force receiving portion for receiving the driving force, and a driven side abutment to be abutted by the driving side abutment, the driven coupling member being slidable in a predetermined direction which is substantially parallel with a rotational axis of the receiving coupling member; wherein at least one of the driving side abutment and the driven side abutment is inclined so that the driven coupling member is retractable away from the driving coupling member in the predetermined direction by a force received by driven side abutment from the driving side abutment, and wherein a distance between the rotational axis of the driven coupling member and the abutment of the receiving abutment is not more than a distance between the rotational axis of the driven coupling member and the driving force receiving portion. | 2021-11-04 |
20210341874 | DEVELOPING CARTRIDGE INCLUDING FIRST AND SECOND CAMS CONNECTED BY CONNECTION MEMBER AND MOVABLE RELATIVE TO CASING - A developing cartridge includes: a casing; a developing roller rotatable about an axis extending in a first direction; a first cam positioned at one end portion of the casing; a second cam positioned at another end portion of the casing; and a connection member connecting the first cam and the second cam to each other. The first cam is movable relative to the casing and the developing roller in the first direction between a first position and a second position, and the second cam is movable relative to the casing and the developing roller in the first direction between a third position and a fourth position. The second cam is movable from the third position to the fourth position due to a tensile force of the connection member in accordance with movement of the first cam from the first position to the second position. | 2021-11-04 |
20210341875 | CARTRIDGE INCLUDING AN IMAGE BEARING MEMBER AND DEVELOPER BEARING MEMBER THAT CAN BE EASILY SEPARATED - A cartridge including: a first unit including an image bearing member and a first portion, and configured to take a removal posture when the cartridge is to be removed from a main body; a second unit including a developer bearing member and a second portion, the second unit being movable between a first position where the developer bearing member is in contact with the image bearing member and a second position where the developer bearing member is separated from the image bearing member and where the second portion is in contact with the first portion, wherein when the first unit takes the removal posture, the second unit is located at the second position, and when the second unit is located at the second position, movement of the second unit in a direction, in which the developer bearing member is separated from the image bearing member, is restricted. | 2021-11-04 |
20210341876 | DEVELOPING CARTRIDGE INCLUDING FIRST ARM PIVOTALLY MOVABLE ALONG WITH PIVOTAL MOVEMENT OF CAM AND ALONG WITH ROTATION OF FIRST SHAFT - A developing cartridge includes: a developing roller; a casing having an outer surface; a first shaft rotatable about a rotational axis; a first arm; and a cam. The first arm and the cam extend radially outward from an outer periphery of the first shaft and pivotally movable along with rotation of the first shaft. The cam has: one end connected to the first shaft; another end positioned farther from the rotational axis than the one end is farther from the rotational axis; and a pressure contact surface inclined so as to approach the outer surface of the casing as extending from the one end toward the another end. When a pressing force is applied to the pressure contact surface, the first arm pivotally moves from a first position to a second position along with: pivotal movement of the cam; and the rotation of the first shaft. | 2021-11-04 |
20210341877 | LIGHT GUIDE PLATE FOR IMAGE DISPLAY - Provided is a light guide plate for image display, whereby clear images can be displayed even when a resin base is used, wherein the light guide plate for image display ( | 2021-11-04 |
20210341878 | OPTICAL SCANNING HOLOGRAPHY SYSTEM - An optical scanning holography system includes a polarization-sensitive lens configured to receive a linearly polarized beam and generate a first spherical wave of right-handed circular polarized light having a negative focal length and a second spherical wave of left-handed circular polarized light having a positive focal length, a first polarizer configured to pass only a beam component therethrough in a predetermined polarization direction among components of the generated first and second spherical waves, a scanning unit configured to scan an object by using an interference beam generated between the first and second spherical waves passing through the first polarizer, and a first photodetector configured to detect a beam reflected from the object. | 2021-11-04 |
20210341879 | 2D/3D Holographic Display System - A display system ( | 2021-11-04 |
20210341880 | DEVICE FOR DISPLAYING AN INDICATION OF TIME OR DERIVED FROM THE TIME AND INDEXING DEVICE | 2021-11-04 |
20210341881 | DEVICE FOR DISPLAYING AN INDICATION OF TIME OR DERIVED FROM THE TIME AND INDEXING DEVICE - Jumper device ( | 2021-11-04 |
20210341882 | POWER INDICATOR DEVICE OF A THERMOELECTRIC GENERATOR OF A WATCH - A power indicator device ( | 2021-11-04 |
20210341883 | METHOD OF CONFIGURING TIMER AND TIMER USING THE METHOD - The present invention relates to a timer configuring method and a timer using the same. The timer configuring method includes receiving, by a timer, a target time, and changing, by the timer, an area of a time display region on the basis of the target time and counting the target time. The area of the time display region is changed by rotation of a plurality of time display structures. | 2021-11-04 |
20210341884 | GENERATION OF A CONTROL SYSTEM FOR A TARGET SYSTEM - The invention relates to a method for generating a control system for a target system, wherein: operational data is received; a first neural model component is trained with the received operational data for generating a prediction on a state of the target system based on the received operational data; a second neural model component is trained with the operational data for generating a regularizer for use in inverting the first neural model component; and the control system is generated by inverting the first neural model component by optimization and arranging to apply the regularizer generated with the second neural model component in the optimization. The invention relates also to a system and a computer program product. | 2021-11-04 |
20210341885 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR TRAINING A CONTROL STRATEGY FOR A CONTROL DEVICE OVER SEVERAL ITERATIONS - A method of training a control strategy for a control. An exploration strategy for a current version of the control strategy is determined in each of several iterations. Several simulation runs are carried out, in each of which an action is selected in accordance with the exploration strategy, and it being checked if the selected action is safe, until a safe action has been selected or a maximum number of actions greater than or equal to two has been selected. A follow-up state of the state in the sequence of states is ascertained. The sequence of states are collected as data of the simulation run; for the iteration. The value of a loss function is ascertained over the data of the executed simulation runs and the control strategy is adapted so that the value of the loss function is reduced. | 2021-11-04 |
20210341886 | System and Method of Efficient, Continuous, and Safe Learning Using First Principles and Constraints - A computer implemented method for self-learning of a control system. The method includes creating an initial knowledge base. The method learns first principles using the knowledge base. The method creates initial control commands derived from the knowledge base. The method generates constraints for the control commands. The method performs constrained reinforcement learning by executing the control commands with the constraints and observing feedback to improve the control commands. The method enriches the knowledge base based on the feedback. | 2021-11-04 |
20210341887 | INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD - To provide an information processing device capable of more efficiently searching for parameters. An optimization portion selects a search area, namely, any of the multiple subspaces contained in a parameter space composed of multiple parameters based on evaluation result information indicating an evaluation value that evaluates a processing result of information processing based on each trial parameter by using the trial parameter. The optimization portion allows a classification model portion to perform information processing using the trial parameter, namely, any one of parameters belonging to the search area. The optimization portion repeats a search process to update the evaluation result information based on the processing result of the information processing. | 2021-11-04 |
20210341888 | PRESENCE TRIGGERED NOTIFICATIONS AND ACTIONS - In some embodiments, a resident controller at a specified location performs a method including registering a plurality of mobile devices of a plurality of users and a device profile for a resident device to be controlled based on a location of the plurality of users, and establishing a user state for each of the plurality of users corresponding to their location. In some embodiments, the mobile devices can provide boundary-crossing signals when their location cross a boundary corresponding to the specified location causing the resident controller to update the user states based on the boundary-crossing signals and update a presence state of the specified location based on changes to the user states, where the device profile specifies a first action to be performed when the presence state transitions to a first presence value. | 2021-11-04 |
20210341889 | COORDINATIONG MODIFICATIONS BY MULTIPLE USERS TO A SHARED AUTOMATED ENVIRONMENT - Modifications made by multiple controller devices to an environment model describing a shared automated environment can be coordinated. One of the controller devices can be designated as a coordinator, and any controller device other than the coordinator can send an update request to the coordinator. The coordinator can determine whether to accept or reject the requested modification and can report its determination to the requesting controller device. If the coordinator accepts the request, the coordinator can instigate operations to update the environment model across all controller devices of all users. If the coordinator rejects the request, the environment model is not updated. The controller device that made the request can update its local copy of the environment model and roll back the update if the request is rejected. | 2021-11-04 |
20210341890 | BUILDING MANAGEMENT SYSTEM WITH INTEGRATED CONTROL OF MULTIPLE COMPONENTS - A building management system including one or more circuits configured to receive a selection of an object associated with one of a building system, a piece of equipment, or a space of one or more building systems, one or more pieces of equipment, and/or one or more spaces of a building; determine the one or more pieces of equipment related to the object and/or the one or more spaces related to the object; and generate a graphical user interface illustrating (i) a relationship of the object with (a) the one or more pieces of equipment related to the object and/or (b) the one or more spaces related to the object and/or (ii) a control path between the object and (a) the one or more pieces of equipment related to the object and/or (b) the one or more spaces related to the object. | 2021-11-04 |
20210341891 | REMOTE DEPLOYMENT AND COMMISSIONING OF WORKSTATIONS WITHIN A DISTRIBUTED CONTROL SYSTEM - A method and a system facilitate remote commissioning of workstations for controlling, maintaining, and/or configuring process control field devices in a process control plant. Using a configuration workstation coupled to the workstation by a communication network, a user may specify a configuration for the workstation in software and, upon selecting the workstation for commissioning, can effect configuration of the workstation, according to the specified configuration, remotely from the configuration workstation. Effecting configuration of the workstation may include installing/updating an operating system, installing/updating an operator, maintenance, or configuration interface application, and/or installing/updating a process plant configuration. Upon completion of the configuration, the workstation is operable to communicate with a process controller to implement control, maintenance, and/or configuration of the process control plant. | 2021-11-04 |
20210341892 | Irrigation Controller and System - A convenient, 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, any regulation data, and property-specific data, with consideration given to reduction in watering days, increase in soil watering depth, and day of year. Once set, the FROG controller provides incremental adjustments over the course of the year; the homeowner no longer needs to re-set the watering program seasonally to automatically comply with local mandated and voluntary watering restrictions. One aspect provides a web-based wizard that is used to determine a customized water budget/schedule which is input into the FROG controller. Another aspect provides an integration of a network of FROG controllers with a central command unit. | 2021-11-04 |
20210341893 | Control System and Method for Tracking Changes in Configuration Data of the Control System in a Technical Plant - A control system for a technical plant, in particular a manufacturing or process plant, which has at least one engineering station server for creating a configuration for components of the technical plant and at least one operator station server for operator control and process monitoring of the configured components of the technical plant, wherein the engineering station server is configured to provide, starting from an already created configuration, a change made by a configuration planner to the already created configuration with at least one change indicator that indicates the change made to the configuration, and to send the at least one change indicator in addition to the changed configuration to the operator station server in order to send information concerning the changes made to the configuration to an operator using the operator station server. | 2021-11-04 |
20210341894 | Access Control Within A Modular Automation System - A method for managing access control within a modular automation system including at least two automation modules. Each automation module is associated with an operation or a set of operations for carrying out a specific task. The method includes: receiving a schema of a common process including at least the order of processing steps of the modular automation system, wherein each processing step includes one or more of the specific tasks of the automation modules; generating privilege associations for each processing step with one or more automation modules, based on the schema; and generating an access control policy for the automation modules based on the privilege associations. | 2021-11-04 |
20210341895 | PID CONTROLLER AUTOTUNER USING MACHINE LEARNING APPROACHES - An approach for auto tuning a PID controller that may incorporate determining set-points for controlled variables, obtaining controlled variables from a controlled process module, taking a difference between the set-points and the controlled variable as inputs to a proportional, integral and derivative (PID) controller, calculating a loss or reward from the difference between the controlled variables and the set-points, and achieving set-point tracking. The loss or reward needs to be an increasing or decreasing function of a control error value. Also incorporated may be adding loss or reward components based on controlled variables time difference or control action time difference, which may effect a self-tuned performance of the PID controller. | 2021-11-04 |
20210341896 | INDUSTRIAL MOTOR DRIVES WITH INTEGRATED CONDITION MONITORING - Various embodiments of the present technology generally relate to condition monitoring in industrial environments. More specifically, some embodiments relate to an embedded analytic engine for motor drives. A drive-embedded analytic engine discussed herein enables industrial enterprises, employers, and other users to monitor an industrial operation comprising at least a motor and a mechanical load in order to detect failures before they occur. An embedded analytic engine may perform condition monitoring from within a frequency drive based on a configuration specific to a monitored fault condition. In order to detect fault conditions, the embedded analytic engine may obtain baseline signal data from an industrial operation using rotating machinery, obtain recent runtime signal data from the industrial operation, and use the signal data to produce data light metrics that may be used to detect fault conditions from within the drive. | 2021-11-04 |
20210341897 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CREATING A SET OF MONITOR AND EFFECT BLOCKS FROM A CAUSE AND EFFECT MATRIX - A system and method of configuring monitor blocks and effect blocks associated with a process control system for a process plant includes causing a display device to display a graphical user interface, the graphical user interface indicating a first monitor block, a second monitor block, and an effect block. The system and method further includes enabling a user to input configuration data via the input device, including: (i) configuring one of the outputs of the first monitor block to serve as one of the inputs of the second monitor block, (ii) configuring an additional one of the outputs of the first monitor block and one of the outputs of the second monitor block to serve as inputs to the effect block, and (iii) designating at least one of the plurality of cells of each of the first monitor block, the second monitor block, and the effect block as a trigger associated with the respective input/output pair for the respective cell and corresponding to a condition in the process plant. | 2021-11-04 |
20210341898 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR REAL-TIME MONITORING AND CORRECTING DISPLACEMENT OF INDOOR MICROFORM MODEL MEASURING EQUIPMENT - The invention discloses a device for real-time monitoring and correcting the displacement of indoor microform model measuring equipment, comprising a measuring equipment, a sensing device, and a adjusting device that are installed on a truss; the outside of the truss is provided with a horizontal and a vertical base point; the sensing device and the adjusting device both take the horizontal and vertical base points as benchmarks, and are both connected to a controller; the adjusting device is connected to the measuring equipment, which can drive the measuring equipment to fine-tune on the truss. The invention further discloses a real-time monitoring and correcting method using the device. The invention is simple in structure, convenient to use, and easy to install. Since an automatic adjusting device is used, the adjustment value can be accurate to 0.01 mm, making the data obtained from the indoor model observation test more accurate and reliable. | 2021-11-04 |
20210341899 | MORPHIC MANUFACTURING - A manufacturing control system for an additive, subtractive, or hybrid machining system implements a morphic manufacturing approach that integrates in situ inspection and related decision-making into the manufacturing process. After execution of a machining or deposition operation, the system performs a sensor scan to collect sensor measurement data for the resulting part while the part remains in the manufacturing work cell. The measurement data is compared with an as-designed digital model of the part to determine whether further machining or deposition is necessary to bring the finished part into tolerance with the model. If necessary, the system performs another additive and/or subtractive manufacturing operation on the part based on analysis of the measurement data to bring the part into tolerance. The measured inspection data can be stored in association with each manufactured part for auditing purposes or for creation of part-specific digital twins. | 2021-11-04 |
20210341900 | AIRPLANE STRUCTURE STIFFENER REPAIR METHOD BASED ON MEASURED DATA - The present invention relates to an airplane structure stiffener repair method based on measured data guidance. The method includes: respectively measuring point cloud data on a surface of a structure stiffener and point cloud data on a surface of a to-be-assembled position of a body; respectively extracting all assembly plane features in two point cloud data based on an RANSAC algorithm; performing pre-alignment according to the plane features; performing accurate alignment based on a signed distance constraint according to repair tolerance requirements; and calculating a repair allowance, and generating a machining path to serve as an accurate machining basis. According to the method in the present invention, a repair amount can be accurately calculated by virtue of an alignment algorithm of the signed distance constraint, and an envelope relationship during model matching is met. | 2021-11-04 |
20210341901 | INDUCTION MOTOR CONDITION MONITORING USING MACHINE LEARNING - Various embodiments of the present technology generally relate to condition monitoring in industrial environments. More specifically, some embodiments relate to an embedded analytic engine for motor drives that monitors induction motor conditions for potential failures including rotor faults and stator faults. In an embodiment, a condition monitoring module is configured to obtain runtime signal data from a controller within a drive, derive runtime metrics from the runtime signal data based on an induction motor fault condition, provide the runtime metrics as input to a machine learning model constructed to identify a status of the induction motor based on the runtime metrics and output the status, and monitor the induction motor fault condition based on the status of the induction motor output by the machine learning model. | 2021-11-04 |
20210341902 | METHOD FOR COMPUTER ASSISTANCE IN THE MANAGEMENT OF A PRODUCTION LINE - The present invention relates to a method for computer assistance in the management of a production line. In the method a portable terminal executes and displays a human-machine interface (HMI), and the terminal visualizes through display means at least one module of said production line. The method performs a geographical localization of said terminal within a three-dimensional reference frame centered on said production line and determining the position of said terminal with respect to said module. The method also displays via said display means in superimposition a virtual model limited to said module as a function of said determined position of said terminal. | 2021-11-04 |
20210341903 | SYSTEM, METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM FOR CREATING GEOMETRY-COMPLIANT LATTICE STRUCTURES - A system and method of creating a shape-conforming lattice structure for a part formed via additive manufacturing. The method includes receiving a computer model of the part and generating a finite element mesh. A lattice structure including a number of lattice cellular components may also be generated. Some of the mesh elements of the finite element mesh may be deformed so that the finite element mesh conforms to the overall shape of the part. The lattice structure may then be deformed so that the lattice structure has a cellular periodicity corresponding to the finite elements of the finite element mesh. In this way, the part retains the benefits of its overall shape and the benefits of lattice features without introducing structural weak points, directional stresses, and other structural deficiencies. | 2021-11-04 |
20210341904 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A ROBOT - A method for controlling a robot. The method includes receiving an indication of a target configuration to be reached from an initial configuration of the robot, determining a coarse-scale value map by value iteration, starting from an initial coarse-scale state and until the robot reaches the target configuration or a maximum number of fine-scale states has been reached, determining a fine-scale sub-goal from the coarse-scale value map, performing, by an actuator of the robot, fine-scale control actions to reach the determined fine-scale sub-goal and obtaining sensor data to determine the fine-scale states reached, starting from a current fine-scale state of the robot and until the robot reaches the determined fine-scale sub-goal, the robot transitions to a different coarse-scale state, or a maximum sequence length of the sequence of fine-scale states has been reached and determining the next coarse-scale state. | 2021-11-04 |
20210341905 | SMART GATEWAY PLATFORM FOR INDUSTRIAL INTERNET OF THINGS - A smart gateway platform leverages pre-defined industrial expertise to identify limited subsets of available industrial data deemed relevant to a desired business objective, and to collect and model this relevant data to apply useful constraints on subsequent artificial intelligence or machine learning analytics applied to the data. This approach can reduce the data space to which AI analytics are applied, and assist data analytic systems to more quickly derive valuable insights and business outcomes. In some embodiments, the smart gateway platform can operate within the context of a multi-level industrial analytic system, feeding pre-modeled data to one or more AI or machine learning systems executing on one or more different levels of an industrial enterprise. | 2021-11-04 |
20210341906 | GLOBAL E-STOP IN AN INDUSTRIAL SAFETY SYSTEM - A single-wire safety system architecture yields reliable safety device monitoring without the need for dual redundant signal channels. The safety system comprises a safety relay and one or more compatible safety input devices connected in series with the safety relay via a single-wire communication circuit. A safety signal with a recognizable pulse pattern traverses the single-wire safety circuit to the safety relay via the safety devices. The safety relay opens its contactors and deenergizes its associated industrial equipment if the pulse pattern is not received and recognized. The safety relay can also be configured to initiate a global emergency stop in response to a loss of a safety function by one of its safety input devices, the global emergency stop instructing other safety relays of other safety circuits to open their contactors and enter safe mode. | 2021-11-04 |
20210341907 | ETHERNET I/O CARD SCANNER - An Ethernet I/O card (EIOC) scanner device facilitates configuration of a process control system to enable improved integration of EIOC-enabled field devices (and associated field device variables) into the process control system. Specifically, the EIOC scanner may: (i) analyze decoder files for EIOC-enabled field devices to automatically identify field device variables that the EIOC-enabled field devices are configured to transmit or receive; and (ii) quickly and easily facilitate a configuration of the process control system to integrate into the process control system the EIOC-enabled field devices and any associated field device variables identified by the EIOC scanner. | 2021-11-04 |
20210341908 | WORK MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND WORK MANAGEMENT METHOD - Provided is a work management system enabling real-time inspection by simultaneously performing work and measurements. The work management system includes a tool including a communication unit and a trigger switch, a camera unit including a communication unit, a camera capable of identifying 3D camera coordinates from an image, a posture detecting device configured to acquire camera posture information, a control unit, and a prism, and a surveying instrument including a communication unit, a tracking unit, a distance-measuring unit, an angle-measuring unit, and a control unit, wherein upon detection that the trigger switch has been used, the camera unit collects camera posture information by the posture detecting device, a tool image by the camera, position coordinates of the prism measured by the surveying instrument, and orientation information of the camera unit viewed from the surveying instrument, and obtains and stores position coordinates of a tip end position of the tool. | 2021-11-04 |
20210341909 | IDENTIFYING AND MANAGING EQUIPMENT WITHIN AN OPERATIONAL ENVIRONMENT - Embodiments are directed to apparatuses and methods for managing and producing equipment within an operational environment. In one scenario, a method is performed that includes generating an organizational database structure that maintains information associated with equipment that is part of an operational environment. The organizational database structure includes information indicating which packable items are associated with the piece of equipment. The method further includes accessing the generated organizational database structure to identify physical operational environment factors that affect which pieces of equipment are to be currently produced within the operational environment. The method then evaluates the identified physical operational environment factors to determine whether the specified piece of equipment is to be currently produced within the operational environment and, upon determining that the specified piece of equipment is to be currently processed within the operational environment, the specified piece of equipment is produced and provided to the operational environment. | 2021-11-04 |
20210341910 | SENSOR ATTRIBUTION FOR ANOMALY DETECTION - Methods and systems for detecting and correcting anomalies includes generating historical binary codes from historical time series segments. The historical time series segments are each made up of measurements from respective sensors. A latest binary code is generated from a latest time series segment. It is determined that the latest time series segment represents anomalous behavior, based on a comparison of the latest binary code to the historical binary codes. The sensors are ranked, based on a comparison of time series data of the sensors in the latest time series segment to respective time series data of the historical time series, to generate a sensor ranking. A corrective action is performed responsive to the detected anomaly, prioritized according to the sensor ranking. | 2021-11-04 |
20210341911 | AUTOENCODER UTILIZING VEHICLE CONTEXTUAL INFORMATION - A method, system, and non-transitory computer readable medium describing an autoencoder that creates a reduced feature space from healthy power electronics devices for training. Devices under test are then encoded and compared to the encoded features of the healthy devices to determine health of the other devices. Contextual information is used to build multiple models that compare power electronics devices from similarly operated vehicles with one another. | 2021-11-04 |
20210341912 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR REMOTE STRUCTURAL HEALTH MONITORING - A method includes determining, based on physical characteristics indicated by first data, a plurality of sensor operations associated with a plurality of structures. The method further includes updating a structural health management system to indicate the plurality of sensor operations and, after updating the structural health management system, sending a plurality of notifications to the plurality of portable field devices. The method further includes receiving, in response to sending the plurality of notifications, second data from the plurality of portable field devices indicating results of the plurality of sensor operations. The results are generated by a plurality of tools used to perform the plurality of sensor operations. The method further includes performing, based on the results of the plurality of sensor operations, a plurality of remote structural health monitoring operations to determine one or more structural health characteristics of each structure of the plurality of structures. | 2021-11-04 |
20210341913 | Gated Asynchronous Multipoint Network Interface Monitoring System - Systems, methods, and devices for monitoring operation of industrial equipment are disclosed. In one embodiment, a monitoring system is provided that includes a passive backplane and one more functional circuits that can couple to the backplane. Each of the functional circuits that are coupled to the backplane can have access to all data that is delivered to the backplane. Therefore, resources (e.g., computing power, or other functionality) from each functional circuits can be shared by all active functional circuits that are coupled to the backplane. Because resources from each of the functional circuits can be shared, and because the functional circuits can be detachably coupled to the backplane, performance of the monitoring systems can be tailored to specific applications. For example, processing power can be increased by coupling additional processing circuits to the backplane. | 2021-11-04 |
20210341914 | Solar Powered Cooler Assembly - A solar powered cooler assembly includes track drive that is drivable over a support surface. The track drive includes a pair of tracks that is each drivable in a forward direction or a rearward direction. Each of the tracks is drivable independently of one another for steering the track drive and facilitating the track drive to have a zero turning radius. A cooler is mounted to the track drive for transporting the cooler over the support surface. A personal electronic device is in wireless communication with the track drive for remotely controlling the track drive. In this way the personal electronic device facilitates the user to drive the track drive. | 2021-11-04 |
20210341915 | INTERVENTION IN OPERATION OF A VEHICLE HAVING AUTONOMOUS DRIVING CAPABILITIES - Among other things, a determination is made that intervention in an operation of one or more autonomous driving capabilities of a vehicle is appropriate. Based on the determination, a person is enabled to provide information for an intervention. The intervention is caused in the operation of the one or more autonomous driving capabilities of the vehicle. | 2021-11-04 |
20210341916 | METHOD FOR OPERATING AN AIRCRAFT, FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEM FOR AN AIRCRAFT AND AIRCRAFT WITH SUCH A FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEM - A method for operating an aircraft with N>4 drive units, preferably in the form of electrically driven rotors, where a flight control system generates control commands μ | 2021-11-04 |
20210341917 | REMOTE CONTROL METHOD, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, CAB, CLOUD SERVER AND AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE - A remote control method, an electronic device, a cab, a cloud server and an autonomous vehicle are provided. The method includes: receiving first remote control request information sent by a cloud, the first remote control request information is sent by the cloud after receiving second remote control request information sent by the vehicle to the cloud; sending a control parameter synchronization signal of a cab to the cloud such that the cloud sends the control parameter synchronization signal to the vehicle, so that the vehicle synchronizes the control parameter with the cab; sending verification information for taking over vehicle control to the cloud to enable the cloud to switch on a control channel between the vehicle and the cab; and sending a control signal by the cab against the vehicle and receiving a response signal from the vehicle against the control signal through the control channel. | 2021-11-04 |