47th week of 2021 patent applcation highlights part 35 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20210364251 | Light Dot Sight - With a light dot sight ( | 2021-11-25 |
20210364252 | SYSTEMS AND TECHNIQUES FOR FACILITATING ARCHERY - Systems and techniques for facilitating archery implemented in conjunction with a bow mountable laser-based speed measurement instrument or a speed sensor bar as well as a bow movement sensor system which may be affixed to any of the available mounting positions on a conventional bow. | 2021-11-25 |
20210364253 | SIGHT ADJUSTER - The present disclosure provides a sight adjuster. The sight adjuster includes a frame, a horizontal clamping mechanism disposed on the frame, a vertical clamping mechanism disposed on the frame, and an adjusting mechanism disposed on the frame. The vertical clamping mechanism includes an upper fixing portion and a lower fixing portion. The lower fixing portion is disposed on a bottom portion of the frame. The lower fixing portion includes a lower driving piece, a support board and a bracket hinged to the support board. The lower driving piece drives the bracket to move along a vertical direction. | 2021-11-25 |
20210364254 | Training device with laser-assisted weapon - Training device ( | 2021-11-25 |
20210364255 | Method For Shock Attenuation Device Using A Pivot Mechanism - A method for forming a weapon accessory mounting device to attach to a projectile firing weapon is disclosed. A flexure for receiving a body of the weapon accessory is formed. A pivot portion is formed at a first end of the flexure to attach the flexure to the weapon at a first attachment region. A second attachment portion is formed at a second end of the flexure to attach the flexure to the weapon at a second attachment region. A first aperture is formed in the pivot portion configured to receive a pivot pin. A second aperture in the weapon accessory body receives the pivot pin at a weapon accessory body first end to attach the weapon accessory body first end to the pivot portion. The pivot portion is configured to convert at least a portion of energy of a weapon shock recoil from translational energy to rotational energy. | 2021-11-25 |
20210364256 | MOTION-BASED OPERATION FOR A CONDUCTED ELECTRICAL WEAPON - A conducted electrical weapon (“CEW”) launches electrodes to provide a stimulus signal through a target to impede locomotion of the target. The CEW may include a motion detector that detects movement of the CEW or the handle of the CEW. In response to the CEW detecting a predetermined movement in accordance with the movement detected by the motion detector, the CEW may perform one or more operations. | 2021-11-25 |
20210364257 | Chamber Reamer for Multi-Piece Polymer Ammunition - The present invention provides a chamber reamer used to form a chamber in a firearm wherein the chamber is adapted to fit a multi piece ammunition cartridge comprising: a reamer comprising a reamer profile corresponding to an ammunition cartridge having a reduced neck height comprising: a shortened neck having a projectile aperture, wherein the shortened neck is reduced by 25-100% of the neck height of a standard cartridge neck; a shoulder extending from the shortened neck to a cartridge side wall; and wherein the cartridge side wall extends from the shoulder to the base to form an interior propellant chamber; wherein the base comprises an extraction ring, a primer recess positioned in the base in communication with the propellant chamber through a flash hole that extends from the primer recess into the propellant chamber. | 2021-11-25 |
20210364258 | Method of Forming a Chamber for Polymer Ammunition - The present invention provides a method of forming a chamber in a firearm wherein the chamber is adapted to fit a polymer ammunition cartridge comprising the steps of: providing a barrel blank; providing a reamer having the dimensions of the desired polymer ammunition cartridge, wherein the reamer comprising a reamer profile corresponding to an ammunition cartridge having a reduced neck height comprising: a shortened neck having a projectile aperture, wherein the shortened neck is reduced by 25-100% of the neck height of a standard cartridge neck; a shoulder extending from the shortened neck to a cartridge side wall; and wherein the cartridge side wall extends from the shoulder to the base to form an interior propellant chamber; wherein the base comprises an extraction ring, a primer recess positioned in the base in communication with the propellant chamber through a flash hole that extends from the primer recess into the propellant chamber; contacting the reamer with the barrel blank to form a reamed barrel having a chamber having the corresponding profile that mates to the reamer profile; removing the reamer from the reamed barrel. | 2021-11-25 |
20210364259 | ARCHERY ARROW WRAP SYSTEM - A vane wrap for a projectile is provided where the wrap includes a base configured to wrap entirely around a circumference of a projectile, such as an arrow, and adhere to the arrow. The base includes an outward facing surface having a set of adhesive strips which are placed in predetermined locations and equally spaced about the circumference when the base is applied to the arrow. Each adhesive strip can include an individual corresponding release liner removable from the strip to expose the respective adhesive for application of a vane thereto, and to the arrow in predetermined locations about a circumference of the arrow. A related method of use also is provided. | 2021-11-25 |
20210364260 | GAS FAVORING BOATTAIL PROJECTILE - A gas favoring boattail projectile has a body, a nose extending from the body as an ogive, a tip upon the nose, a meplat of the tip, a frustum outwardly of the body and opposite the nose, and a base opposite the tip. The frustum also appears as a boattail and the body appears as a cylinder. The projectile has a caliber denoting its widest diameter and serving as the basis for additional dimensions measured from it. The meplat has a proportional relationship to the boattail and the boattail has an angular relationship to the surface of the cylinder. The relationships of specific features of the invention optimize its accuracy on target while remaining within weight and other specified parameters. | 2021-11-25 |
20210364261 | Self-Glowing Materials and Tracer Ammunition - A self-glowing solid material comprises a man-made metal mixture containing at least one rare earth metal and an oxide of iron. The material is inducible by flame initiation to self-glow with yellow-to-red colors (577-to-700 nanometer wavelengths). A stealth tracer ammunition comprises a projectile body having a tip and a base, and a solid pellet disposed in the base. The pellet may be made from the above-mentioned self-glowing solid material or another suitable material. The pellet becomes incandescent as a result of being heated when the ammunition is fired. The incandescent pellet emits a glow observable only from behind when the ammunition travels downrange after being fired. An illuminant comprises a bimodal blend of a man-made metal mixture containing at least one rare earth metal and an oxide of iron. The bimodal blend is a blend of smaller-sized fragments and larger-sized pellets. The illuminant is capable of ignition and dispersion in response to ballistic energy to create illumination. An illumination device comprises a body having an interior cavity, the body configured to be launched as a projectile or configured to contain projectiles. An illuminant is disposed in the cavity, the illuminant comprising a bimodal blend of a suitable illuminant material. The illuminant is capable of ignition and dispersion in response to ballistic energy to create illumination. | 2021-11-25 |
20210364262 | ROTARY-DRIVE AMMUNITION RELOADING SYSTEMS WITH DISCONTINUOUS STROKE SPEED - An ammunition reloading system is configured to be operatively coupled with an ammunition reloading press to enable automated operation of the press. The reloading system includes a motor and a power transmission assembly that enables rotational power in a single direction from the motor to drive the ammunition reloading press. A controller is communicatively coupled to the motor and to one or more press position sensors to determine a position of the press within a press stroke cycle and increase or decrease the speed of the motor accordingly. | 2021-11-25 |
20210364263 | DUAL COIL INDUCTIVE ENERGY GENERATOR - Apparatus for generating energy and a method of operating the apparatus to generate energy, where the apparatus comprises a coil assembly of a pair of coils circumscribing a magnet assembly that is held in a first position until, upon an acceleration event, the magnet moves from the first position to a second position, which imparts inductive energy into the coils. | 2021-11-25 |
20210364264 | ELECTRONIC DETONATION DEVICE FOR BLASTING SYSTEM AND BLASTING SYSTEM USING SAME - The present disclosure relates to an electronic detonation device for a blasting system. The electronic detonation device include: an electronic detonator; a wireless communication module; an electric wire connecting the electronic detonator to the wireless communication module; and a communication module support in which the electric wire is stored in a wound state, with the wireless communication module positioned on an upper surface of the communication module support. The communication module support is provided with a pile part configured to be driven into a ground for fixation, so that the electronic detonation device enables stable communication reliability to be secured by orienting the wireless communication module toward the sky, thereby preventing malfunction during blasting and improving blasting accuracy. | 2021-11-25 |
20210364265 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANAGING REGISTRATION AND ARRANGEMENT OF DETONATOR - A device and a method for managing registration and arrangement of a detonator are proposed. The device includes: a detonator arrangement part configured to arrange, in response to a request for registration of a detonator input by an operator, the detonator on a detonator hole number according to a blasting pattern pre-designed on the basis of arrangement information input by the operator or arranging the detonator on the basis of an arrangement pattern of pre-arranged detonators; an arrangement result analysis part configured to analyze an arrangement result of the detonator that is arranged according to the arrangement pattern of the pre-arranged detonators; and an arrangement error notification part configured to provide notification to the operator when the analyzed arrangement result has an error. | 2021-11-25 |
20210364266 | IMPLOSION SHIELD APPARATUS AND METHOD - An implosion shield of ballistic fabric adapted to mount so as to surround an implosion sleeve or dead-end on a power line. The implosion shield may be wrapped or formed as an envelope or tent including one piece and folded around the implosion sleeve or dead-end and secured with fasteners. A method of installing the implosion cover may include installing an implosion sleeve or dead-end on a power line, and then installing the implosion shield around the implosion sleeve or dead-end, by wrapping the implosion shield around the implosion sleeve or dead-end, or by securing an envelope implosion shield over the implosion sleeve or dead-end, or by draping the shield over the implosion sleeve or dead-end, or by mounting the shield on a frame over the implosion sleeve or dead-end, then detonating the implosion sleeve or dead-end. The implosion shield attenuates shock, pressure and sound waves from the detonation. | 2021-11-25 |
20210364267 | Munitions and Ordnance Remediation Blanket (MORB) and Methods of Using Same - A Munitions and Ordnance Remediation Blanket (MORB) includes: an impermeable outer layer made of plastic or similar fiber; a Commercial blasting mat layer; a MUNIREM reagent in powder or solution layering acting as an instant explosives neutralization reagent; and a commercial water-soluble seal on the opposing outer layer. Using a Munitions and Ordnance Remediation Blanket (MORB) includes the steps of: locating an underwater UXO; exposing the MORB to the unexploded ordnance fillers using one or more breaching mechanisms; enclosing the breached/decaying/leaching point source emitter with the MORB; anchoring the MORB to the seafloor or a sturdy fixture which allows water to permeate the water soluble cover material to dissolve membrane and create contact between energetics, reagent, and water; leaving the MORB in place for the reaction to proceed to completion; and recovering the metal casing for recycling. | 2021-11-25 |
20210364268 | MAGNETIC TAPE MEASURE MOUNT - Systems and methods for manufacturing, implanting and using a magnetic tape measure mount to secure a tape measure or other related instrument magnetically to a user, to a user's belt, or work belt. | 2021-11-25 |
20210364269 | Method for Operating an Absolute Measuring Position Detection System Having a Single-Track Magnetic Code Object - In a method for operating, an absolute measuring position detection system having a sensor arrangement ( | 2021-11-25 |
20210364270 | Position Sensor with Wiegand Wire, Position Magnet(s), and Reset Magnet - A position sensor is configured to use a Wiegand wire, position magnet(s) and a reset magnet in which changes in polarization of the Wiegand wire caused by the position magnet(s) can be reset by the reset magnet. The position magnet(s), which can move in relation to the Wiegand wire, can have relatively stronger magnetic flux densities, and the reset magnet, which can be fixed in relation to the Wiegand wire, can have a relatively weaker magnetic flux density. When the position magnet(s) are proximal the Wiegand wire, the relatively stronger position magnet(s) overcome the reset magnet to cause a change in polarization of the Wiegand wire which produces an electrical pulse which can be counted. However, when the position magnet(s) become distal to the Wiegand wire, the relatively weaker reset magnet can reset the polarization of the Wiegand wire to prepare for a next count. As a result, the total number of magnets required in the system can be reduced, and the probability of failing to reset the Wiegand wire can be lowered. | 2021-11-25 |
20210364271 | WIRE GAUGE DEVICE AND METHOD OF DETERMINING WIRE GAUGE - A wire gauge measuring device comprises a main body, an arm extending from the main body such that a gap is defined between the arm and the main body, a plurality of switches, and indicator means. The gap has a plurality of differently sized gap portions arranged in decreasing size from a distal end to a proximal of the arm. Each switch is aligned with a corresponding one of the gap portions. The indicator means is adapted to provide an indication to a user based on which of the plurality of switches is depressed. The gap portion sizes are selected such that each gap portion is adapted to (1) receive a corresponding differently sized electrical wire, (2) prevent the corresponding differently sized electrical wire from moving into a smaller sized gap portion, and (3) position the differently sized electrical wire to depress the corresponding switch. | 2021-11-25 |
20210364272 | INDUCTIVE ANGLE SENSOR HAVING TWO PICKUP COIL ARRANGEMENTS ARRANGED OFFSET FROM ONE ANOTHER - An inductive angle sensor includes an inductive target arrangement with | 2021-11-25 |
20210364273 | Handling Obstructions and Transmission Element Contamination for Self-Mixing Particulate Matter Sensors - A portable electronic device is operable in a particulate matter concentration mode where the portable electronic device uses a self-mixing interferometry sensor to emit a beam of coherent light from an optical resonant cavity, receive a reflection or backscatter of the beam into the optical resonant cavity, produce a self-mixing signal resulting from a reflection or backscatter of the beam of coherent light, and determine a particle velocity and/or particulate matter concentration using the self-mixing signal. The portable electronic device is also operable in an absolute distance mode where the portable electronic device determines whether or not an absolute distance determined using the self-mixing signal is outside or within a particulate sensing volume associated with the beam of coherent light. If not, the portable electronic device may determine a contamination and/or obstruction is present that may result in inaccurate particle velocity and/or particulate matter concentration determination. | 2021-11-25 |
20210364274 | PROCESSING APPARATUS, MEASUREMENT METHOD, AND ARTICLE MANUFACTURING METHOD - A processing apparatus includes a height measurement device configured to perform first measurement of measuring a height of at least one measurement point of a measurement target region and second measurement of measuring heights of a plurality of measurement points of the measurement target region, a pressure measurement device configured to measure an air pressure that influences results of the first measurement and the second measurement by the height measurement device, and a calculator configured to obtain shape information representing a shape of the measurement target region by correcting the result of the second measurement by the height measurement device based on the result of the first measurement by the height measurement device and a result of measurement of the air pressure by the pressure measurement device. | 2021-11-25 |
20210364275 | THIN FILM METROLOGY - A method of evaluating a thickness of a film on a substrate includes detecting atomic force responses of the film to exposure of electromagnetic radiation in the infrared portion of the electromagnetic spectrum. The use of atomic force microscopy to evaluate thicknesses of thin films avoids underlayer noise commonly encountered when optical metrology techniques are utilized to evaluate film thicknesses. Such underlayer noise adversely impacts the accuracy of the thickness evaluation. | 2021-11-25 |
20210364276 | STRAIN DISTRIBUTION MEASUREMENT SYSTEM AND STRAIN DISTRIBUTION MEASUREMENT METHOD - A strain distribution measurement system includes a tensile tester that deforms a test piece to measure mechanical properties of a material of the test piece, and a strain distribution measuring device that measures a strain distribution of the test piece. The strain distribution measuring device measures the strain distribution of the test piece based on a distribution of at least one of a reflectance or a polarization characteristic on the main face of the test piece. | 2021-11-25 |
20210364277 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR OPTICALLY MEASURING THE SURFACE OF A MEASUREMENT OBJECT - A method of optically measuring a surface of a measurement object is disclosed. The method includes generating image light having an image pattern, projecting the generated image light onto the measurement object, and recording influenced light having an influenced image pattern. The image light is generated by an image generation device and the influenced light is captured by a capturing device. The influenced light is light that is reflected, scattered, diffracted, and/or transmitted by the measurement object based on interaction of the image light with the measurement object. The method further includes applying a correcting function to the image light. The correction function alters the image light such that the influenced image pattern recorded by the capturing device shows temporally and/or locally an at least approximately constant and/or homogenous and/or linear brightness. A device having an image generation device, image capture device, and correcting device is also disclosed. | 2021-11-25 |
20210364278 | Method And Device For Measuring Apex Radius Of Optical Element Based On Computer-Generated Hologram - The disclosure relates to a measuring method and a measuring device for measuring a radius of an optical element based on a computer-generated hologram, and belongs to the field of photoelectric technology detection. The present disclosure is characterized in that two conjugated wave surfaces, i.e. a confocal wavefront and a cat's eye wavefront, are simultaneously generated by one piece of computer-generated hologram, and at the same time, interferograms at the cat's eye position and at the confocal position are obtained and surface shape parameters are measured, and the radius of an optical element is solved according to the measurement result. | 2021-11-25 |
20210364279 | Measurement Modes for Overlay - An overlay metrology tool may include an illumination source, illumination optics to illuminate an overlay target having periodic features with one or more illumination beams, collection optics to direct diffracted light from the periodic features of the overlay target to a detector, an adjustable pupil mask located at a pupil plane, and a controller. The adjustable pupil mask may include one or more individually-addressable control zones distributed across the one or more portions of the pupil plane to provide an adjustable pupil transmissivity distribution. The controller may direct the adjustable pupil mask to provide a selected pupil transmissivity distribution corresponding to a selected overlay metrology recipe, where the selected pupil transmissivity distribution corresponds to a selected configuration of the one or more control zones providing transmission of a selected set of diffraction orders from the target to the detector. | 2021-11-25 |
20210364280 | ROAD SURFACE AREA DETECTION DEVICE, ROAD SURFACE AREA DETECTION SYSTEM, VEHICLE, AND ROAD SURFACE AREA DETECTION METHOD - A road surface area detection device, which is capable of accurately determining a road surface shape, includes: a data accumulator accumulating a ranging point sequence measured in a circumferential direction for each depression angle by a sensor; an adjacent point specifying processing circuitry extracting an attention point in one of the ranging point sequences, and adjacent points located on a large depression angle side and a small depression angle side with respect to the depression angle for the one ranging point sequence; an angle calculator calculating an angle formed by the adjacent points with respect to the attention point, as a difference angle; and a shape calculator classifying the attention point based on a shape determination result using the attention point and the adjacent points, and calculates a road surface shape based on the classification. | 2021-11-25 |
20210364281 | LOCALIZATION AND VISUALIZATION OF SOUND - A method of and system for visualizing a sound source is disclosed. The method may include analyzing an audio signal received by a sound transducer to determine a positional direction of the sound source, determining whether the positional direction of the sound source falls outside a field of view of a user, and in response to determining that the positional direction of the sound source falls outside the field of view of the user, rendering on a display unit a visual representation of the sound source. The visual representation of the source is rendered on a virtual surface at a location within the field of view of the user, the location corresponding to at least one of a distance of the source from the user and a positional direction of the source with respect to the user. | 2021-11-25 |
20210364282 | THICKNESS MEASUREMENT METHOD, THICKNESS MEASUREMENT DEVICE, DEFECT DETECTION METHOD, AND DEFECT DETECTION DEVICE - A thickness measurement method includes: heating a surface of the measurement object in a dot shape by a heating device; generating a thermal image corresponding to a temperature of the surface of the measurement object by capturing an image of the heated surface of the measurement object at a predetermined time interval by an imaging device; acquiring temperature data indicating temporal changes in temperature at multiple positions on the surface of the measurement object based on the thermal image generated by the imaging device; fitting a solution function indicating a solution of a heat conduction equation corresponding to a point heat source and including a parameter related to the thickness of the measurement object to the temperature data; and calculating the thickness of the measurement object based on a value of the parameter in the fitted solution function. | 2021-11-25 |
20210364283 | SAMPLE CONTAINER SPRING CHECK APPARATUS - An apparatus for measuring an angle between a longitudinal axis of a sample container inserted into an opening of a sample container carrier and a reference ray, the apparatus comprising a first accelerometer being fixable to the sample container and being adapted to generate a number of first accelerometer signals being dependent on the orientation of the sample container, and a calculation unit being coupled to the first accelerometer and being adapted to calculate the angle depending on the number of first accelerometer signals. | 2021-11-25 |
20210364284 | quick tire self-centering clamp - The present disclosure relates to a quick tire self-centering clamp, including a clamp body assembly, a gear and rack transmission mechanism and a locking mechanism, where the clamp body assembly includes a seat body and three guide rails, each of the guide rails is provided with a sliding seat, and a gripping jaw for holding a tire tightly is fixed on the sliding seat; the gear and rack transmission mechanism includes three racks, one end of each of the racks is fixedly connected to the sliding seat and is parallel to the guide rail in opposite directions, a central shaft sleeve is mounted in the seat body, a gear is fixed on the central shaft sleeve; the locking mechanism includes a ratchet, a positioning pin rod and a positioning pin telescopic component. the gear and rack transmission mechanism can increase the adjustment stroke of the clamp. | 2021-11-25 |
20210364285 | ROTATING LASER APPARATUS AND LASER RANGING METHOD - A rotating laser apparatus includes a laser emitting module configured to emit a first laser and a second laser, the first laser and the second laser forming a first included angle; a rotating module configured to make the first laser and the second laser respectively rotate around a first rotation axis to form a first laser surface and a second laser surface that do not overlap with each other; and a base connected to the laser emitting module and the rotating module and configured to support the laser emitting module and the rotating module. | 2021-11-25 |
20210364286 | Digital Level - A tool, such as a digital level, having multiple methods of indicating the orientation of the level. One embodiment of the level includes two or more accelerometers arranged in complimenting orientations, such as 90 degrees with respect to each other. The complimenting orientation allows for more precise measurements from less expensive accelerometers compared to a level with a single more expensive accelerometer. A power supply module, and an associated control module in charge of the power supply, selectively provides power to the accelerometers and displays based in part on user input, movement of the level, and the disposition of the level. | 2021-11-25 |
20210364287 | Level with Removable End Cap with Wall Grip - A level with a clip and removable end cap is provided. The end cap includes an outer member and locking member received within a clip that is affixed inside an end of the level. The locking member is inserted into the outer member pushing a moveable portion of the outer member into an engagement, such as a shearing engagement, that holds the end cap assembly in place relative to the level body. The clip includes a projection that interfaces with an aperture in the level frame. | 2021-11-25 |
20210364288 | OPTICAL MEASUREMENT AND CALIBRATION METHOD FOR POSE BASED ON THREE LINEAR ARRAY CHARGE COUPLED DEVICES (CCD) ASSISTED BY TWO AREA ARRAY CCDS - An optical measurement and calibration method for a pose based on three linear array charge coupled devices (CCD) assisted by two area array CCDs includes the following steps: step 1: preparing devices, and determining cooperative targets, namely three red light-emitting diode (LED) light dots; step 2: arranging measuring devices; step 3: configuring a cylindrical lens of a linear array CCD camera with a cylindrical mirror and an optical filter; and step 4: measuring through a fast capture process, a coarse adjustment calculation process, a fine adjustment calculation process, and a calibration process till coordinates are obtained by means of a fine adjustment. According to the present disclosure, an optical lens based on a telecentric optical path in an image space can fulfill a large field of view (FOV), an extended depth of field (DOF), and low distortion of a system. | 2021-11-25 |
20210364289 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR FAULT-PROOF COLLECTION OF IMAGERY FOR UNDERWATER SURVEY - An apparatus and method are presented comprising one or more sensors or cameras configured to rotate about a central motor. In some examples, the motor is configured to travel at a constant linear speed while the one or more cameras face downward and collect a set of images in a predetermined region of interest. The apparatus and method are configured for image acquisition with non-sequential image overlap. The apparatus and method are configured to eliminate gaps in image detection for fault-proof collection of imagery for an underwater survey. In some examples, long baseline (LBL) is utilized for mapping detected images to a location. In some examples, ultra-short baseline (USBL) is utilized for mapping detected images to a location. The apparatus and method are configured to utilize a simultaneous localization and mapping (SLAM) approach. | 2021-11-25 |
20210364290 | Long-term in-situ observing device and method for deep sea bottom-supported engineering geological environment - A long-term in-situ observation device for the deep sea bottom supported engineering geological environment is provided, including: a sediment acoustic probe, a sediment pore water pressure probe, a three-dimensional resistivity probe, a water observation instrument, a long-term observation power supply system, a probe hydraulic penetration system, a general control and data storage transmission system, an acoustic releaser, an underwater acoustic communication apparatus, and an instrument platform. The observations include the engineering properties, physical properties, mechanical properties, and biochemical properties of a seawater-seabed interface-sediment. The engineering properties and the physical and mechanical indexes of seafloor sediments are comprehensively determined by three-dimensional measurement of seafloor resistivity and acoustic wave measurements. The physical and biochemical properties of seawater are expected to be acquired by sensors. The observation probe penetrates into the sediments following the hydraulic method. Powered by seawater dissolved oxygen batteries; data transmission is achieved through sea surface relay buoys and satellite communications. The present invention provides an effective integrated, in situ and long-term observation device and method for the deep sea engineering geological environment. | 2021-11-25 |
20210364291 | GYROSCOPE WITH PERIPHERAL DETECTION - A gyroscope comprises four Coriolis masses arranged around a center point where a lateral axis crosses a transversal axis orthogonally in the device plane. The first and second masses are aligned on the lateral axis, and the third and fourth masses are aligned on the transversal axis. The gyroscope further comprises four pairs of elongated mass elements. The mass elements of the first pair are transversally aligned on opposite sides of the lateral axis outside of the first mass. The mass elements of the second pair are transversally aligned on opposite sides of the lateral axis outside of the second mass. The mass elements of the third pair are laterally aligned on opposite sides of the first transversal axis outside of the third mass. The mass elements of the fourth pair are laterally aligned on opposite sides of the first transversal axis outside of the fourth mass. | 2021-11-25 |
20210364292 | GYROSCOPE WITH SELF-TEST - A microelectromechanical gyroscope which comprises one or more Coriolis masses driven by a drive transducer and a force-feedback system. The force-feedback circuit comprises first and second sideband modulators and the self-test circuit comprises first and second sideband demodulators. | 2021-11-25 |
20210364293 | MULTIAXIS GYROSCOPE WITH SUPPLEMENTARY MASSES - A gyroscope with a first Coriolis mass quartet and a second Coriolis mass quartet arranged around two quartet center points, and two elongated mass elements or synchronization bars aligned with each other outside of each Coriolis mass. One end of each elongated mass element and synchronization bar is attached to the corresponding Coriolis mass. Each elongated mass element is suspended from a peripheral anchor point by a mass element suspension arrangement which allows said elongated mass element to undergo rotational motion both in the device plane and out of the device plane. Each elongated synchronization bar is suspended from a peripheral anchor point by a synchronization bar suspension arrangement which allows said elongated synchronization bar to undergo rotational motion both in the device plane and out of the device plane substantially around its midpoint. | 2021-11-25 |
20210364294 | SYSTEM HAVING A MICROMECHANICAL CLOCKING SYSTEM COMPONENT - A system having a micromechanical clocking system component a clocking system component. The system includes a micromechanical oscillation element, which is able to be induced to an oscillation with a natural frequency, and a first circuit, which generates from the natural frequency of the oscillation element a clock frequency which is pre-calibrated to a predefined setpoint clock frequency; a memory for the remaining deviation of the clock frequency from the setpoint clock frequency, the deviation having been individually determined for the clocking system component; and a processing unit which generates a reference time basis for at least a part of the system on the basis of the generated clock frequency and the stored deviation. | 2021-11-25 |
20210364295 | Physical Quantity Detection Circuit and Physical Quantity Detection Device - A physical quantity detection circuit includes a first chopping circuit to which a first differential signal based on an output signal of a physical quantity detection element is input, an operational amplifier configured to perform differential amplification on a second differential signal input from the first chopping circuit via a first signal path and a second signal path, a second chopping circuit to which a third differential signal based on an output signal of the operational amplifier is input, an analog/digital conversion circuit configured to convert a fourth differential signal based on an output signal of the second chopping circuit into a digital signal, and a capacitance circuit coupled to the first signal path and the second signal path. | 2021-11-25 |
20210364296 | POSITIONING METHOD, POSITIONING APPARATUS, AND COMPUTER-PROGRAM PRODUCT - A positioning method includes determining a positioning coordinate (x | 2021-11-25 |
20210364297 | DYNAMIC ROUTE PLANNING METHOD AND DEVICE FOR UNMANNED SHIP USED FOR FEEDING - Disclosed are a dynamic route planning method and device for unmanned ship used for feeding. The method includes: acquiring positioning information of a first set of vertices in a water body region, a feeding distance of a feeding device and positioning information of an unmanned ship; establishing a regional model according to the positioning information of the first set of vertices, and obtaining a route planning point according to the regional model and the feeding distance of the feeding device; obtaining a route target point according to the positioning information of the first set of vertices and the route planning point; dividing the route target point into an unreached target point or a reached target point according to the positioning information of the unmanned ship and the route target point; and obtaining a cruise route according to the positioning information of the unmanned ship and the unreached target point. | 2021-11-25 |
20210364298 | FLOOR SELECTION FOR STRUCTURE LOCATION TRACKING - There is described a floor selection system for location tracking within a structure. A communication component receives sensor data, associated with a beacon received from a tag, from sensors. A processor identifies features based on the sensor data, identifies decision tree stumps arranged in a particular order, assigns weights to the decision tree stumps based on the features and the feature thresholds. The processor further determines whether an aggregate of the weights is greater than a resultant threshold and selects a floor location of the tag based on whether the aggregate of weights is greater than the resultant threshold. The floor location is selected from floor locations of the structure proximal to the sensors. | 2021-11-25 |
20210364299 | INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND NON-TRANSITORY RECORDING MEDIUM - The present disclosure efficiently performs delivery of delivery articles, collection of collection articles, and transportation of collection articles. The present disclosure is an information processing method including an information processing apparatus performing the following: setting a travel route of a vehicle that goes through both of a delivery position and a collection position based on information indicating the delivery position of a delivery article and information indicating the collection position of a collection article; and retrieving at least one recipient corresponding to an attribute of the collection article, and outputting information indicating the retrieved recipient. | 2021-11-25 |
20210364300 | NETWORK COMPUTER SYSTEM TO ARRANGE POOLED TRANSPORT SERVICES - A network computer system operates to receive service requests from requesters. Based at least in part on a proximity between the current locations of a first and a second requester, the system can match the first service request and the second service request by (i) selecting pickup locations for the first and second requesters, (ii) transmitting rendezvous information to the computing devices of the first and second requesters, (iii) determining an estimated time interval for each of the first requester and the second requester to arrive at their pickup locations, and (iv) selecting a transport provider to service both the first transport request and the second transport request. | 2021-11-25 |
20210364301 | TRAFFIC-AWARE ROUTE DECODING USING A PROBABILISTIC ENCODING DATA STRUCTURE - A mobile apparatus receives a route response comprising an encoded route and one or more delay encoding data structures. The delay encoding data structures are probabilistic data structures configured to not provide false negatives. The mobile apparatus determines a decoded route based on the encoded route and a mobile version of a digital map; determines an expected traffic delay for at least one adjacent traversable map element (TME) of the decoded route based on the one or more delay encoding data structures; and performs one or more navigation functions based at least on the expected traffic delay for the at least one adjacent segment of the decoded route. An adjacent TME is a TME of the digital map that intersects the decoded route and is not a TME of the decoded route. | 2021-11-25 |
20210364302 | NETWORK SYSTEM FOR PRESELECTING A SERVICE PROVIDER BASED ON PREDICTIVE INFORMATION - A computing system detects activation of a service application on a computing device of a user. Based on a set of service factors, the system determines that a likelihood of the user requesting service exceeds a confidence threshold. Before receiving a request for service from the computing device of the user, and upon determining that the likelihood of the user requesting service exceeds the confidence threshold, the system performs a selection process to select a service provider to provide service for the user. Subsequent to performing the selection process, the system receives, from the computing device of the user, the request for service, and transmits, to a provider device of the selected service provider, an invitation for providing service for the user. | 2021-11-25 |
20210364303 | ENCODING A ROUTE USING A PROBABILISTIC ENCODING DATA STRUCTURE - A network apparatus determines a route from an origin TME to a target TME based on map data of a network version of a digital map. The route includes a list of route TMEs to be traveled from the origin TME to the target TME. The network apparatus accesses map version agnostic information identifying each TME of the list of route TMEs from the network version of the digital map; generates a map version agnostic identifier for each route TME of the list of route TMEs based on the accessed information; evaluates coding functions based at least on the map version agnostic identifier for each route TME to generate a coded identifier for each route TME; generates an encoding data structure based on the coded identifiers for the route TMEs; and provides the encoding data structure. The encoding data structure is a probabilistic data structure configured to not provide false negatives. | 2021-11-25 |
20210364304 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM - According to one embodiment, an information processing apparatus includes: a weight determiner configured to determine weights of a plurality of travel paths in a travel path network based on timings at which a first moving object travels on travel paths included in a first route among the plurality of travel paths; and a route creator configured to create a second route on which a second moving object travels in the travel path network based on the weights of the plurality of travel paths. | 2021-11-25 |
20210364305 | ROUTING AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES BASED ON LANE-LEVEL PERFORMANCE - A map database stores data describing a set of connected roadways, each having one or more lanes. A navigation system selects a route for an autonomous vehicle (AV) by identifying a set of candidate lanes for routing the AV in the map database and retrieving at least one parameter of each candidate lane from the map database. The navigation system determines a performance metric for each of the candidate lanes, the performance metric for a given candidate lane based on the retrieved at least one parameter of the given candidate lane. The navigation system selects a candidate lane for routing the AV based at least in part on the determined performance metrics. | 2021-11-25 |
20210364306 | MAP SELECTION DEVICE, STORAGE MEDIUM STORING COMPUTER PROGRAM FOR MAP SELECTION AND MAP SELECTION METHOD - A map selection device having an acquisition device that acquires a traveling route from the current location of a vehicle to a destination, a storage device that stores multiple maps, and a processor configured to select one or more maps containing a traveling route from among the multiple maps stored in the memory, so as to include the region from the current location on the traveling route to the destination, and, when multiple map candidates exist containing a single zone included in the traveling route, to select a map candidate suitable for automatic control as the map to be utilized for traveling in the zone. | 2021-11-25 |
20210364307 | Providing Additional Instructions for Difficult Maneuvers During Navigation - A dataset descriptive of multiple locations and one or more maneuvers attempted by vehicles at these locations is received. A machine-learning model is trained using this dataset, so that the machine-learning model is configured to generate metrics of difficulty for the set of maneuvers. A query data including indications of a location and a maneuver to be executed by a vehicle at the location is received. The query data is applied to the machine-learning model to generate a metric of difficulty for the maneuver, and a navigation instruction for the maneuver is provided via a user interface, such that at least one parameter of the navigation instruction is selected based on the generated metric of difficulty. | 2021-11-25 |
20210364308 | TRAFFIC-AWARE ROUTE ENCODING USING A PROBABILISTIC ENCODING DATA - A network apparatus determines a route from an origin traversable map element (TME) to a target TME. The route comprises a list of route TMEs to be traveled from the starting location to the target location. The network apparatus identifies adjacent TMEs to the route, wherein an adjacent TME is a TME of the digital map that intersects the route and is not a route TME; determines an expected traffic delay for each adjacent TME based on traffic data; separates the adjacent TMEs into a plurality of delay groups based on the corresponding expected traffic delays; generates delay encoding data structures; and provides the delay encoding data structures and information identifying the route. Each delay encoding data structure encodes a map version agnostic identifier for the adjacent TMEs of one of the delay groups and is a probabilistic data structure configured to not provide false negatives. | 2021-11-25 |
20210364309 | DEFAULT MAP ZOOM LEVEL BY TRAVEL TIME - Systems and methods are provided for generating a mapping application that displays an initial map with a zoom level that is based on a travel time associated with the location of the user. The mapping application receives a request to present a digital map from a client device. Based on the current geographic location of the client device, the mapping application estimates a distance in which a user of the client device can travel within a particular time period. The mapping application then selects a parameter for a viewport of the digital map based at least on the estimated distance. For example, the viewport parameter may be a zoom level. The mapping application then generates the digital map in accordance with the selected parameter, and displays the digital map via a user interface of the client device. | 2021-11-25 |
20210364310 | METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR PROVIDING NAVIGATION INSTRUCTIONS - A method and an apparatus are disclosed for providing navigation instructions. The method may include receiving, from a user apparatus, a first location and a destination location; calculating a first route from the first location to the destination location; generating, for a predetermined time period, a first set of maneuvering data corresponding to the first route, wherein the first set of maneuvering data comprises playback cues based on a predicted user apparatus location; transmitting the first set of maneuvering data to the user apparatus; receiving, from the user apparatus, a second location; generating, for a subsequent predetermined time period, a second set of maneuvering data, wherein the second set of maneuvering data comprises playback cues based on a further predicted user apparatus location; calculating an update set of maneuvering data based on the first and second set of maneuvering data; and transmitting the update set of maneuvering data to the user apparatus for providing navigation instructions. | 2021-11-25 |
20210364311 | Displaying Personalized Landmarks in a Mapping Application - To provide personalized data for display on a map, a server device obtains location data for a user and identifies locations that are familiar to the user based on the frequency and recency in which the user visits the locations. The server device then provides the familiar locations in search results/suggestions and annotates the familiar locations with a description of a relationship between the familiar location and the user. The server device also includes the familiar locations as landmarks for performing maneuvers in a set of navigation instructions. Furthermore, the server device provides a familiar location as a frame of reference on a map display when a user selects another location nearby the familiar location. Moreover, the server device includes a familiar location as an intermediate destination when the user request navigation directions to a final destination. | 2021-11-25 |
20210364312 | Routes on Digital Maps with Interactive Turn Graphics - A computer-implemented method for providing turn-specific navigation guidance to a user of a mobile computing device includes presenting, within a viewport provided by a GUI of the mobile computing device, a digital map depicting a route from a starting point to a destination. The digital map includes, for each of one or more turns along the route, a turn graphic situated at an area of the digital map that depicts a portion of the route corresponding to the turn. The method also includes detecting a user selection, made via the GUI, of the turn graphic corresponding to a first turn of the one or more turns, and in response presenting, via the GUI, a detail view of the first turn. The detail view of the first turn includes a zoomed-in portion of the digital map, and the zoomed-in portion includes a graphic representation of the first turn. | 2021-11-25 |
20210364313 | MAPPING METHOD AND DEVICE OF MAP ENGINE, TERMINAL DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - A mapping method of a map engine, a mapping device of a map engine, a terminal device, and a storage medium are provided. The mapping method of the map engine includes: receiving an instruction of a user; and performing, according to the instruction of the user, a mapping operation corresponding to the instruction of the user in a drawing process of a surface view. The map engine includes a map engine main process and the drawing process of the surface view. | 2021-11-25 |
20210364314 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PLANNING A PATH OF A VEHICLE - One or more processors identify a first set of candidate passes of a second vehicle at a work area to provide area coverage of the work area within an outer boundary of the work area and to avoid contact between one or more components of the second vehicle and plant rows at the work area, based on dimensions of the second vehicle and estimated positions of the plant rows at the work area. A user interface presents, from a first present position and a first present heading of the second vehicle, the identified first set of candidate passes for operator selection of one of the first set of candidate passes as a planned first pass guidance path of the second vehicle. | 2021-11-25 |
20210364315 | ROUTE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND MANAGEMENT METHOD THEREOF - A route management system ( | 2021-11-25 |
20210364316 | DECODING INCREMENTAL UPDATES OF CATEGORICAL INFORMATION ENCODED BY A PROBABILISTIC ENCODING DATA STRUCTURE - A first category encoding data structure encoding map version agnostic identifiers of traversable map elements (TMEs) within a zone of interest and associated with a first category is received. The first category encoding data structure was provided by a network apparatus. The first category encoding data structure is received by a mobile apparatus comprising a processor, memory storing a mobile version of a digital map, and a communication interface. The first category encoding data structure is a probabilistic data structure configured to not provide false negatives. The mobile apparatus determines a respective category associated with each of one or more TMEs within the zone of interest based at least in part on whether the TME satisfies the first category encoding data structure. The mobile apparatus performs at least one navigation function based at least in part on the respective category associated with each of the one or more TMEs within the zone of interest. | 2021-11-25 |
20210364317 | PROVIDING INCREMENTAL UPDATES OF CATEGORICAL INFORMATION USING A PROBABILISTIC ENCODING DATA STRUCTURE - Information corresponding to one or more traversable map elements (TMEs) within a zone of interest is accessed from the geographic database. A respective category of a plurality of categories is determined for each of the one or more TMEs based at least in part on the information corresponding to the TME. A first category encoding data structure is generated based at least in part on map version agnostic identifiers corresponding to TMEs determined to be in a first category of the plurality of categories, wherein the first category encoding data structure is a probabilistic data structure configured to not provide false negatives for TMEs within the zone of interest. The first category encoding data structure is provided such that a mobile apparatus receives the first category encoding data structure. | 2021-11-25 |
20210364318 | DECODING A ROUTE ENCODED BY A PROBABILISTIC ENCODING DATA STRUCTURE - A mobile apparatus receives a route response including information identifying a starting location and a target location of a route and an encoding data structure encoding the route. The encoding data structure is a probabilistic data structure configured to not provide false negatives. The mobile apparatus uses the information identifying the starting and target locations to identify a decoded origin traversable map element (TME) and a decoded target TME of the mobile version of the digital map for the route; accesses map information for determining a cost value for TMEs of the digital map, wherein a TME that satisfies the encoding data structure is assigned a minimal cost value; determines a decoded route from the decoded starting TME to the decoded target TME based on the cost value assigned to the TMEs using a cost minimization route determination algorithm; and performs at least one navigation function using the decoded route. | 2021-11-25 |
20210364319 | INFRASTRUCTURE MAPPING AND LAYERED OUTPUT - A system may include a processor configured to receive a first image captured during a drive of a first vehicle along a road segment and receive a second image captured during a drive of the second vehicle along the road segment; analyze the first and second images to identify representations of objects; analyze the first and second images to determine position indicators for each of the objects relative to the road segment; correlate the position indicators for each of the objects, wherein the correlating includes determining refined positions of each object based on the determined position indicators; and generate, based on the refined positions of objects belonging to a particular predetermined category of objects, a map including representations of the refined positions of one or more of the objects that belong to the particular predetermined category of objects. | 2021-11-25 |
20210364320 | VEHICLE LOCALIZATION - In one aspect, a vehicle localization system implements the following steps: receiving a predetermined road map; receiving at least one captured image from an image capture device of a vehicle; processing, by a road detection component, the at least one captured image, to identify therein road structure for matching with corresponding structure of the predetermined road map, and determine a location of the vehicle relative to the identified road structure; and using the determined location of the vehicle relative to the identified road structure to determine a location of the vehicle on the road map, by matching the road structure identified in the at least one captured image with the corresponding road structure of the predetermined road map. | 2021-11-25 |
20210364321 | DRIVING INFORMATION PROVIDING METHOD, AND VEHICLE MAP PROVIDING SERVER AND METHOD - In accordance with an aspect of the present disclosure, there is provided a vehicle map providing method performed by a vehicle map providing server, comprising: receiving, from a first vehicle, first information including second driving information of a second vehicle on the first image; receiving, from a third vehicle, second information including fourth driving information of a fourth vehicle on the second image; generating, according to whether the second vehicle is the same as the fourth vehicle, a vehicle map by using the first information and the second information; predicting, from the vehicle map, a first vehicle map including driving information for one or more vehicles on a route of the first vehicle at a current time based on the first driving information; and transmitting the first vehicle map to the first vehicle. | 2021-11-25 |
20210364322 | EMOJI COMMANDED ACTION - A system and method for receiving and executing emoji based commands in messaging applications. The system and method may include processes such as identifying emojis in a message, determining one or more action based on the emoji, and completing the determined actions. | 2021-11-25 |
20210364323 | SINGLE-TRACK MAGNETIC ENCODING - A system includes a substrate, a first and a second magnetic field sensor, and a computing device communicatively coupled to the first and second magnetic field sensors. The substrate has a surface encoded with a magnetic pattern sequenced along a direction of movement of the substrate. The magnetic pattern includes a data pattern that indicates a position of the substrate along the direction of movement and a clock pattern interleaved and substantially colinear with the data pattern that indicates a plurality of clock transitions. The computing device is configured to receive, from the first and second magnetic field sensors positioned above the magnetic pattern, a plurality of magnetic field signals detected from the magnetic pattern. The computing device is configured to determine, based on the plurality of magnetic field signals, the position of the substrate and output the position of the substrate. | 2021-11-25 |
20210364324 | METHOD FOR DETERMINING ROTATIONAL POSITION OF A ROTATING CAMSHAFT ON A RECIPROCATING ENGINE USING A TARGET WITH A PATTERN OF TEETH AND A COLLECTION OF DETECTION ALGORITHMS - Identifying position of a first rotating shaft may comprise a first position detection system and a second position detection system. A controller may be coupled to a first sensor and a second sensor and may identify the position of the first shaft using the identified shaft position from either the first detection system or the second detection system, whichever is identified faster. The first shaft may have a first wheel disposed thereon with targets and one or more gaps disposed about the first wheel. A second shaft may have a second wheel disposed thereon with targets and one or more gaps disposed thereon. The second wheel is in a fixed relationship relative to the first wheel. The first detection system may use data simultaneously from the first sensor and the second sensor to eliminate targets to determine position. The second detection system uses data only from the first sensor. | 2021-11-25 |
20210364325 | MAGNETIC ANGULAR POSITION SENSOR - A magnetic angular position sensor system is described herein, which includes a shaft rotatable around a rotation axis, the shaft having a soft magnetic shaft end portion. The system further includes a sensor chip spaced apart from the shaft end portion in an axial direction and defining a sensor plane, which is substantially perpendicular to the rotation axis. At least four magnetic field sensor elements are integrated in the sensor chip, with two of the magnetic field sensor elements being spaced apart from each other and are sensitive to magnetic field components in a first direction and wherein two of the magnetic field sensor elements are spaced apart from each other and are only sensitive to magnetic field components in a second direction, whereby the first and the second direction are mutually non-parallel and the first and the second direction being perpendicular to the rotation axis. | 2021-11-25 |
20210364326 | FULLY REDUNDANT POSITION SENSOR - A position sensor according to some embodiments includes a first position sensor board having first sensor coils and a first transmit coil; a second position sensor board having second sensor coils stacked with, and separated from by a distance Z, the first position sensor; and at least one target positioned relative to the stacked first position sensor and second position sensor. A redundant position sensor according to some embodiments includes a plurality of stacked sensor boards, each of the plurality of sensor boards including sensor coils, wherein one of the plurality of stacked sensor boards includes an active transmit coil; and a target positioned over the plurality of stacked sensor boards. | 2021-11-25 |
20210364327 | SENSOR DEVICE REMOVABLY ATTACHABLE TO A DRUG DELIVERY DEVICE - A sensor device is removably attachable to a drug delivery device. The sensor device comprises an array of optical sensors arranged within the sensor device such that, when the sensor device is attached to the drug delivery device, which has a first movable element configured to move along a path parallel to the longitudinal axis of the drug delivery device, each optical sensor is operable to detect light received at different locations along the path and to output a signal indicative of an amount of detected light. Circuitry is configured to receive the signals output from the optical sensors and, based on the received signals, determine information associated with a location along the path of the first movable element. | 2021-11-25 |
20210364328 | Composite Single-Mode/Multimode Optical Fiber - A composite optical fiber is provided for permitting sensing of multiple parameters. The optical fiber is for incorporation into a sensing system, the optical fiber comprising: a single mode optical fiber core, a multimode optical fiber core, and an optical fiber cladding layer surrounding the single mode optical fiber core and the multimode optical fiber core. The optical fiber provided preferably enables multiple sensing and/or measurements to take place at a single location and at a single time. | 2021-11-25 |
20210364329 | OPTICAL ENCODER WITH ALIGNABLE RELATIVE POSITIONS BETWEEN ELEMENTS AND POSITION ALIGNMENT METHOD THEREOF - There is provided an optical encoder with alignable relative positions between elements including an encoding medium, a sensor package and a memory. The sensor package includes a photodiode array and two alignment photodiodes opposite to the encoding medium. The memory records an alignment pattern associated with output signals of the two alignment photodiodes when the encoding medium and the sensor package are at nominal operating positions. When the encoding medium and the sensor package are not at the nominal operating positions, the relative position alignment is performed by adjusting current relative positions between the encoding medium and the sensor package to cause a current pattern associated with output signals of the two alignment photodiodes to be identical to the alignment pattern. | 2021-11-25 |
20210364330 | Sensor Device And Electronic Apparatus - A sensor device includes a mounting member having fixation surfaces inside, and at least one electronic component directly or indirectly fixed to the fixation surfaces of the mounting member, and the mounting member constitutes a part of a casing for housing the electronic component. Further, the fixation surfaces are perpendicular to each other. | 2021-11-25 |
20210364331 | MAGNETIC-INDUCTIVE FLOWMETER - A magnetic-inductive flowmeter includes: a measuring tube; a magnetic field generator including a pole shoe for producing in the medium a magnetic field extending perpendicular to the longitudinal direction, wherein the pole shoe subtends a field central angle; and at least two measuring electrode components in galvanic contact with the medium, wherein the measuring electrode components have a circular arc length, which subtends an electrode central angle, wherein the field and electrode central angles are so adapted relative to one another that the flowmeter is insensitive to departures from a rotationally symmetric flow to a degree such that the magnetic-inductive flowmeter has in a test measurement a measurement error of flow velocity and/or a measurement error of volume flow of less than 0.2%. | 2021-11-25 |
20210364332 | ULTRASONIC CLAMP-ON FLOW METER - An ultrasonic clamp-on flow meter is disclosed. The flow meter comprises a moulded coupling element ( | 2021-11-25 |
20210364333 | PRESSURE-INSENSITIVE THERMAL TYPE FLOW METER - The invention relates to a thermal type flow meter, comprising a flow tube for a medium whose flow is to be determined, a sensor tube, having an inlet and an outlet connected to the flow tube, the sensor tube comprising a thermal flow sensor for measuring a temperature differential to determine the flow, a pressure sensor provided at the flow tube to measure the pressure of the flow, a temperature sensor provided at the flow tube to measure the temperature of the flow, characterized by a processing unit for determination of the actual medium properties based on the pressure measured by the pressure sensor, the temperature measured by the temperature sensor and intrinsic medium data and a processing unit for determination of the flow by compensating the measurement of the thermal flow sensor with the actual medium properties and calibration data. | 2021-11-25 |
20210364334 | Foldable and intrinsically safe coiled inductance sensors for sensing depth of solids in liquids and sensing depth of two different types of liquids in hazardous locations - The present invention comprises a novel foldable and intrinsically safe planar coiled inductance sensor to measure liquid depths, solids in liquid depths, and two different liquids depths. This invention is used in onsite wastewater management systems (OWTS) to monitor depths of solids, oil, and effluent in a wastewater tank. The inductors are configured to allow for solids, liquids and gases to surround the coils. A number of coils are hung in series from near the OWTS tank lid to at least 18 inches below the output baffle to measure the different materials at different depths in the OWTS tank. The inductance sensors are capable of use with various materials to measure solids, oil, and effluent depths in an OWTS tank. | 2021-11-25 |
20210364335 | Suppression Tank Scale and Level Determination - In a system for measuring a fire suppressant or fire suppression propellant quantity, the system comprising: a base ( | 2021-11-25 |
20210364336 | SYSTEM AND METHOD TO MEASURE MUD LEVEL IN A WELLBORE ANNULUS - Systems include a floating device disposed on a top of a column of drilling fluid in an annulus of a wellbore. The floating device includes a capsule. A transmitter or a reflector may be coupled to the capsule. The floating device may transmit signals to a surface region from the annulus or receive signals from the surface region and reflect at least a portion of the received signals. A receiver in the surface region receives transmitted signals or reflected signals from the floating device and determines a distance between the floating device and a reference point in the surface region. The distance indicates a level of the drilling fluid in the annulus. | 2021-11-25 |
20210364337 | APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR PLANT PROPAGATION WEIGHT MEASUREMENT - Embodiments described herein relate to plant propagation weight measurement apparatus and methods. Load cells are utilized to measure one or more of seedling trays, flood tables, support systems, and combinations thereof. The load cells are integrated in weight measurement systems and configured to enable weight detection of various system components. In certain embodiments, load cells are utilized to measure stationary system components. In other embodiments, load cells are utilized to measure conveyed system components. | 2021-11-25 |
20210364338 | LOAD CELLS FOR PLUG HOLDER WEIGHT MEASUREMENT - Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to apparatus for measuring various characteristics of an indoor agriculture system. In one embodiment, a plug holder weight measurement system includes a plant plug holder disposed in a grow tower and one or more load cells positioned and configured to detect a weight of a plug holder. The load cells may be compression-type, tension-type, torsion-type, or beam-type load cells and each may be integrated into the grow tower. | 2021-11-25 |
20210364339 | BATCH WEIGHING/SUPPLY DEVICE, AND OPERATING METHOD THEREFOR - In a batch weighing/supply device for a raw material such as a granular material, a primary height adjustable scraper | 2021-11-25 |
20210364340 | Method for the Gravimetric Control of a Metering Device for a Bulk Material During the Refilling of its Storage Container, and Metering Device for Carrying Out the Method - The method according to the invention provides a way to continue gravimetric weighing of bulk material during refilling of a gravimetric metered dispensing unit, and to determine the mass of the refilled bulk material using a refilling container during the filling operation material and so determine the actual mass flow discharged during refilling in real time or on average in order to adjust it to a target mass flow. | 2021-11-25 |
20210364341 | GRAVIMETRIC MEASURING SYSTEM - A gravimetric measuring system ( | 2021-11-25 |
20210364342 | GRAVIMETRIC MEASURING SYSTEM - A gravimetric measuring system ( | 2021-11-25 |
20210364343 | GRAVIMETRIC MEASURING SYSTEM - A gravimetric measuring system ( | 2021-11-25 |
20210364344 | GRAVIMETRIC MEASURING SYSTEM - A gravimetric measuring system ( | 2021-11-25 |
20210364345 | DISTRIBUTED ACOUSTIC SENSING USING MULTI-BAND TIME-GATED DIGITAL ORTHOGONAL FREQUENCY DOMAIN REFLECTOMETRY - Aspects of the present disclosure describe systems, methods, and structures for distributed acoustic sensing using multi-band time-gated digital orthogonal frequency domain reflectometry. | 2021-11-25 |
20210364346 | VIBRATION SENSOR - A vibration sensor includes a circuit board, a spacer, a pressure sensing device and a housing. The spacer is located on the circuit board. The pressure sensing device is located on the spacer, and the circuit board, the spacer and the pressure sensing device jointly form a first chamber and an air gap. The housing is mounted on the circuit board to defining a third chamber along with the circuit board, wherein the air gap allows the first chamber venting to the third chamber. | 2021-11-25 |
20210364347 | VIBRONIC MULTISENSOR - Disclosed is a method for determining and/or monitoring at least two different process variables of a medium, wherein a sensor unit is excited to vibrate mechanically by means of an excitation signal, the mechanical vibrations are received from the sensor unit and are converted into a first reception signal, the sensor unit emits a transmission signal and receives a second reception signal, and a first process variable is determined on the basis of the first reception signal and a second process variable is determined on the basis of the second reception signal. Disclosed also is an apparatus configured to carry out a method according to the invention. | 2021-11-25 |
20210364348 | ASYMMETRICAL ULTRASOUND TRANSDUCER ARRAY - An array of micromachined ultrasonic transducers (MUTs). The array has first and second rows, the MUTs in the first row being equally spaced by a horizontal pitch in a horizontal direction, the MUTs in the second row being equally spaced by the horizontal pitch in the horizontal direction. The MUTs in the second row are shifted along the horizontal direction by a first horizontal distance relative to the MUTs in the first row and shifted along a vertical direction by a first vertical distance relative to the MUTs in the first row. The first horizontal distance is greater than zero and less than the horizontal pitch. The first vertical distance ranges from one tenth of a horizontal width of a MUT to a half of a vertical height of a MUT. | 2021-11-25 |
20210364349 | FIXING STRUCTURE FOR FIXING REFLECTOR AND DEVICE FOR DETECTING DISPLAY BRIGHTNESS - A fixing structure for fixing a reflector and a device for detecting a display brightness are provided. The fixing structure is configured to fix a reflector to a photosensitive detecting assembly; and the fixing structure includes at least one clamping unit configured to clamp and fix the reflector. Each clamping unit includes: a first support, including a first clamping arm configured to support a first surface of the reflector; and a second support, including a second clamping arm configured to press on a second surface of the reflector facing away from the first surface. | 2021-11-25 |
20210364350 | LIGHT EXPOSURE TRACKING SYSTEM, DEVICE, AND METHODS - A system for monitoring ultraviolet (UV) exposure of a wearer. The system comprises a wearable device operable to sense UV radiation levels to which the wearer is exposed, and to transmit UV radiation information. The system further comprises an external computing device in remote communication with the wearable device, operable to receive the UV radiation information from the wearable device and configured to determine the wearer's real-time UV index value and the wearer's daily cumulative percentage of minimal erythema dose based upon the UV radiation information. | 2021-11-25 |