52nd week of 2021 patent applcation highlights part 40 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20210404772 | MULTI-CURVE STEEL BODY ARMOR AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SAME - A steel armor plate and method of manufacturing is described. The armor plate has three curves, a first curve about an axis that parallels the length of the armor plate, and two additional curves about axes that parallel the width of the armor plate. A die for manufacturing said plate is described, the die being formed of a stack of metal plates, each plate having a curve that substantially matches the first curve, the stack of plates being arranged in a step-down-then-step-up fashion to form a concavity that approximates one of the two additional curves. | 2021-12-30 |
20210404773 | TACTICAL TURRET - A ball turret includes a turret shell having a rear portion and a front portion. The rear portion and the front portion are assembled to form the turret shell. The shell includes a block assembly configured to mount to a mounting element of a weapon system, and a yoke carriage assembly configured to receive and mount to the block assembly. A number of guide rods within the turret shell are configured to mount the yoke carriage assembly thereto and to provide a recoil shock absorber in response to a discharge of the weapon system. The yoke carriage assembly is releasably mounted to the block assembly. | 2021-12-30 |
20210404774 | Multi-spectral artificial target device and a method for producing the same as well as a method of generating a thermal and radar signature of an object with an artificial target device - It is herein proposed a novel multi-spectral artificial target device for producing a deceptive thermal and radar signature of an object. The device features a multi-layer structure with a substrate and a functional thermal signal layer, which is provided directly or indirectly on the substrate. The substrate is made of pliable material which is capable of being shaped on a frame. The thermal signal layer includes electrically conductive material such arranged to form an array of independently controlled thermal elements for outputting a thermal signal, which is observable in the infra-red spectrum, upon exposure to a control voltage. The multi-layer structure further includes a functional radar signal layer, which is provided directly or indirectly onto the substrate. The radar signal layer outputs a radar response signal, which is observable in the radio frequency spectrum, upon exposure to an external radar stimulus or excitation. | 2021-12-30 |
20210404775 | Target Shooting Training Device Marker - The invention is a training device marker for target shooting. The device contains a semi-rigid support having a forward side, a back side and a flexible material cover stretched over the forward side of the semi-rigid support. The forward side has a first marking and the back side has an affixing means for attaching the semi-rigid support to an existing target. The flexible material cover has a second marking such that when the flexible material is penetrated by a projectile, the flexible material tears away from the semi-rigid support exposing the first marking. The partial or complete removal of the flexible material cover alerts the shooter that the marker has been hit. This has the advantage of being able to be observed at a distance, and with multiple training device markers affixed on a target, the user does not have to stop and confirm a hit after each shot. | 2021-12-30 |
20210404776 | MODULAR TARGET STRUCTURE - A modular target structure is disclosed for supporting targets during target practice. An example modular target structure includes a first leg structure, a second leg structure, and an interconnecting member. The interconnecting member connects between the first leg structure and the second leg structure to form a substantially triangular shaped support structure which can be utilized in a horizontal or vertical configuration. At least one target mount may be provided for attaching targets. The support structure is readily assembled and unassembled and can be configured between an operating position for target practice, and a collapsed position for transport and storage. | 2021-12-30 |
20210404777 | Shaped Charges for Focusing a Fluid Mass - Provided herein are shaped charges for focusing a fluid mass and related methods of using the shaped charges for disruption of an explosive target with a spherical projectile. The shaped charge comprises a plastic shell having a special geometric shape configured to support a shape-conforming explosive. A cylindrical plastic body has an interior volume for containing a fluid and the plastic shell. The plastic body closed distal end has a geometric shape that is substantially matched to the shape of the plastic shell. Metal spherical projectiles having an outer layer of metal selected to have an effective density matched to the fluid provide advantageous target disruption capabilities. | 2021-12-30 |
20210404778 | CANISTER ASSEMBLY WITH PROTECTED CAP WELL AND BOOSTER EXPLOSIVE COMPRISING THE SAME - A booster explosive ( | 2021-12-30 |
20210404779 | High Impact Strength Lighted Nock Assembly - A high impact strength lighted nock assembly for an arrow that is activated when the arrow is fired with a bowstring. The lighted nock assembly includes a nock molded from a high impact strength, transparent polymeric material containing at least 10% by weight reinforcing fibers. The nock includes a head configured to engage with the bowstring and a shank configured to couple with a rear end of the arrow. The shank includes a recess extending in a distal end of the shank toward the head. A light assembly including a light emitting device is located in the recess in the shank that is electrically coupled to a battery. A switch is electrically coupled to the light emitting device and the battery that is triggered when the arrow is tired to activate the light emitting device. | 2021-12-30 |
20210404780 | Air Driven Projectile - A system for propelling an air-driven projectile from an air gun includes an air gun with an elongate bore and a source of compressed air in fluid communication with the elongate bore. A projectile is disposed within the bore of the air gun, the projectile having an outer diameter that is less than an inner diameter of the elongate bore. | 2021-12-30 |
20210404781 | CARTRIDGE WITH IMPROVED PENETRATION AND EXPANSION BULLET - A cartridge with a bullet has desirable penetration capabilities and controlled separation of components upon terminal impact. In embodiments of the invention, the bullet comprises a forward component, a lead core, and a copper jacket. The bullet having a forward nose portion with a plurality of cutaways spaced circumferentially about the nose portion. The copper jacket having a leading edge portion positioned at the cutaways. | 2021-12-30 |
20210404782 | MUNITIONS AND METHODS FOR OPERATING SAME - A warhead includes a gas generator, a plurality of barrels, and a plurality of projectiles. The warhead is configured to selectively actuate the gas generator to generate a pressurized gas that energetically propels the projectiles through and out from the barrels to strike a target. | 2021-12-30 |
20210404783 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR COMMUNICATING BETWEEN COUNTERMEASURE DISPENSERS AND EXPENDABLES - A countermeasure dispenser system has a dispenser with a fire pin and a smart expendable housed in the dispenser awaiting to be fired upon a fire command. The smart expendable has features that need power and communication signals from the dispenser. The communication signals and power sent from the dispenser to the smart expendable are sent through an interface that is different than the fire pin in the dispenser. The interface may be a dedicated wired interface or the interface may be a wireless interface. If wireless, the wireless interface may use near field communications, RF signaling, or near field magnetic induction. | 2021-12-30 |
20210404784 | DETONATION CONNECTOR HAVING EXPOSURE PART FOR TAGGING - The present disclosure relates to a detonation connector having an exposure part for tagging, the detonation connector includes: an electrically conductive wire-connecting bracket member having a plurality of electric wire mounting grooves to which a leg line or a leading line is mounted; a lower casing member at which the wire-connecting bracket member is positioned; and an upper casing member covering the lower casing member, wherein the upper casing member or the lower casing member is provided with a tagging exposure part that exposes a part of the wire-connecting bracket member wire-connecting the leg line and the leading line, so that the tagging work of charging initialization time to a detonator can be performed without opening the upper casing member, and the convenience and the efficiency of the tagging work can be improved. | 2021-12-30 |
20210404785 | MODULAR DISRUPTION SYSTEMS FOR EXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE DISPOSAL - A modular disruption system is described. The modular disruption system can include one or more interchangeable barrel sections, each interchangeable barrel section being configured to support a different ammunition caliber. The modular disruption system can also include one or more interchangeable chamber sections, each interchangeable chamber section being configured to support a different ammunition caliber. Each interchangeable chamber section can be configured to detachably attach to each interchangeable barrel section. | 2021-12-30 |
20210404786 | MEASURING TOOL - A measuring tool includes outer and inner tubes. The outer tube telescopically receives the inner tube. Marking indicia are provided on the tubes for measuring a distance between objects. Each tube includes feet for abutting a respective object or anchoring a respective tube end. A measuring method comprises the steps of providing a measuring tool with outer and inner tubes each having a respective end mounting a foot. The measuring tool is placed between objects with each foot engaging a respective object. The measuring tool is telescopically adjusted to determine the distance between the objects. | 2021-12-30 |
20210404787 | ASSEMBLY, ADAPTER DEVICE, AND METHOD FOR MEASURING THE HEIGHT OF A FLANGE - The present disclosure provides an assembly, adapter device, and method that utilize a standard displacement gauge or the like, well known to those of ordinary skill in the art, to measure the height of a flange, such as a flange formed via bending a planar vehicle component with a given thickness and, thus, including a radius at the bottom interior of the flange. This assembly, adapter device, and method provide consistent measurements across components, operators, education and experience levels, etc. The adapter device is designed to engage the flange being measured in such a way that consistent engagement of the adapter device with the radius, and, thus, consistent engagement of the assembly with the flange, is provided for measurement. | 2021-12-30 |
20210404788 | ALTERNATING ELECTRIC FIELD BASED PLANE 2D TIME-GRATING DISPLACEMENT SENSOR - Disclosed is an alternating electric field based plane 2D time-grating displacement sensor which includes two parts: the base of fixed ruler and the base of moving ruler, and the two parts are installed in parallel. The base of fixed ruler is arranged with square excitation electrodes that are respectively staggered coded along axis X and Y, and the base of moving ruler is arranged with induction electrodes arranged adjacently along X-axis and Y-axis, and the four induction groups respectively output four traveling wave signals through electric field coupling, and summation of adjacent output signals with an adder can simultaneously decouple two traveling wave signals with opposite phases and only containing X-axis displacement and two traveling wave signals with opposite phases and only containing Y-axis displacement; two traveling wave signals in either direction are differenced by a subtractor to eliminate common mode interference. | 2021-12-30 |
20210404789 | MULTIPLE SCALE ANALYSIS OF CORE SAMPLE TO ESTIMATE SURFACE ROUGHNESS - Measurements of a core sample at scales of measurement that differ by multiple orders of magnitude can be used to calculate a value that fairly represents surface roughness of the core sample. This surface roughness value can be used to determine petrophysical properties of the subsurface formation from which the core sample was obtained. The measurements can be nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) diffusion-relaxation and gas-adsorption measurements. Surface relaxivities at the different scales are determined from the measurements and a ratio those surface relaxivities can be used to calculate the surface roughness value. | 2021-12-30 |
20210404790 | APPARATUS, SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR COMPRESSIVE SENSING - An apparatus is provided that includes a detector configured to detect, separately during separate exposure periods of multiple exposure periods, spatially modulated light. The apparatus also includes a spatial modulator configured to apply a different spatial modulation to received light separately during separate exposure periods of the multiple exposure periods, to produce spatially modulated light. The apparatus further includes one or more optical elements configured to condense the spatially modulated light for detection by the detector. A system that includes the apparatus and a corresponding method and a computer-readable storage medium are also provided. | 2021-12-30 |
20210404791 | METHOD FOR COMPENSATING THE ARTIFACTS GENERATED BY MOVING MEASUREMENT OBJECTS IN MEASUREMENT SIGNALS OF SWEPT-SOURCE OCT SYSTEMS - A method for compensating the artifacts generated by moving measurement objects in measurement signals of swept-source OCT systems by moving measurement objects. Signal reconstruction is implemented without the aid of additional reference signals in respect of the movement of the measurement object and only by way of especially adapted algorithms. Example methods relate firstly to the especially adapted, Fourier transform-based algorithms for processing the captured measurement signals and secondly to the measurement signals to be captured, in particular to the optical coherence interferometry-based measurement systems used for the production thereof. Although the proposed method is provided for applications in ophthalmology in particular, it can be used, in principle, wherever signals reflected by curved surfaces or backscattered from structures are analyzed. | 2021-12-30 |
20210404792 | USER INTERFACE FOR THREE-DIMENSIONAL MEASUREMENT DEVICE - A system and method for providing feedback on a quality of a 3D scan is provided. The system includes a coordinate scanner configured to optically measure and determine a plurality of three-dimensional coordinates to a plurality of locations on at least one surface in the environment, the coordinate scanner being configured to move through the environment while acquiring the plurality of three-dimensional coordinates. A display having a graphical user interface. One or more processors are provided that are configured to determine a quality attribute of a process of measuring the plurality of three-dimensional coordinates based at least in part on the movement of the coordinate scanner in the environment and display a graphical quality indicator on the graphical user interface based at least in part on the quality attribute, the quality indicator is a graphical element having at least one movable element. | 2021-12-30 |
20210404793 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MEASURING DISTANCE BETWEEN FIDUCIAL FEATURES, SUCH AS MAGNETIC TRANSDUCERS, TO AN ACCURACY OF WITHIN ONE NANOMETER - An apparatus and method for precise and fast measurement of distances between fiducial features of samples such as transducers spans. In one approach, the apparatus includes a sample holder for holding a plurality of discrete samples having fiducial features thereon. The apparatus also includes a device configured to acquire locations of the fiducial features of the samples positioned in the sample holder. An x-y stage is configured to move the sample holder along an x-y plane for selectively positioning a first fiducial feature of a selected one of the samples to within ±10 micrometers or better of a predefined location in a field of view of the device in both x and y directions. A precision stage is configured to control an extent of movement of the selected one of the samples along an axis a predefined distance to an accuracy of about ±50 nanometers or better. | 2021-12-30 |
20210404794 | POSITION DETECTOR, DOOR OPENING DETECTION DEVICE AND ASSOCIATED METHOD - The position detector of an object comprises a body defining an input receiving an optical fibre delivering a light signal, and an output delivering a signal representative of the position of the object. A mirror is mounted to move between first and second positions in the body with respect to the input. The first position or the second position ensures transmission of the light signal from the input to the output. The other of the first position and the second position prevents transmission of the light signal to the output. A spring is mounted in the body in order to place the mirror in the first position. A tip is movable relative to the body between a first position and a second position along a direction of movement and is intended to cooperate with the object to be monitored. | 2021-12-30 |
20210404795 | COMPRESSION STATE MEASURING METHOD AND COMPRESSION STATE MEASURING SYSTEM - A compression state measuring method is adapted to measure a compressed state of a compressed object compressed by a compressing object. First, at least one image of a first surface region of the compressed object not covered by the compressing object is captured. A first strain distribution value of the first surface region is obtained according to the at least one image. At least one strain distribution function is obtained according to the first strain distribution value. A second strain distribution value of a second surface region of the compressed object covered by the compressing object is obtained according to the at least one strain distribution function. | 2021-12-30 |
20210404796 | METHOD OF SIZE MEASUREMENT IN MONO-VISION SCOPE IMAGE - An embodiment in accordance with the present invention provides a method for accurate and objective quantification of stone fragment size. The method includes intraoperative measurement of objects during URS. The method analyzes URS procedures for ureteral and renal stones during basket extraction of fragments. An instrument is passed through an instrument channel of the ureteroscope and advanced until it is adjacent to the stone fragment to be measured. The measurement of stone fragment size is based on the known distance of a tip of the instrument in the ureteroscope's visual field. | 2021-12-30 |
20210404797 | System and Method for 3D Shape Measurement of Freeform Surface Based on High-Speed Deflectometry using Composite Patterns - The present disclosure is related to a system and a method for 3D shape measurement of a freeform surface based on high-speed deflectometry using composite patterns. More particularly, a system for profile measurement based on high-speed deflectometry using composite patterns includes: a composite pattern generation part to project a composite pattern generated by synthesizing patterns having different frequencies to a measurement object; a detector to acquire images of a deformed composite pattern reflected from the measurement object; and a phase acquisition part to acquire wrapped phases by each frequency from the composite pattern and unwrapped phases from the respective wrapped phases. | 2021-12-30 |
20210404798 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING A TUBULAR THICKNESS USING A PULSE ECHO WAVEFORM SIGNAL - A method for characterizing a tubular includes obtaining acoustic waveform data in a time domain using an acoustic transducer configured to emit an acoustic signal and receive a return acoustic signal and transforming the acoustic waveform data into a frequency domain to provide frequency domain acoustic waveform data. The method also includes determining a complex group delay function G | 2021-12-30 |
20210404799 | INSPECTION VEHICLE - Inspection vehicle for under water inspection of coating, marine growth, structural integrity and corrosion on ferromagnetic ship hulls and other ferromagnetic structures. The inspection vehicle is distinctive in that it comprises
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20210404800 | ACCURACY DIAGNOSTIC DEVICE AND ACCURACY DIAGNOSTIC METHOD FOR MACHINE TOOL - An accuracy diagnostic device for a machine tool diagnoses an accuracy of the machine tool. The machine tool includes a change amount detection unit that measures a change amount. The change amount changes due to an installation environment and an operational motion. The accuracy diagnostic device includes a change-amount-reference-value recording unit that records a reference value of the change amount. The accuracy diagnostic device obtains the change amount measured by the change amount detection unit. The accuracy diagnostic device diagnoses a change of the accuracy of the machine tool based on a first change index derived from a magnitude of a change of the change amount per a predetermined period and a second change index derived from the current change amount and the reference value. | 2021-12-30 |
20210404801 | Pattern Measurement Method, Measurement System, and Computer-Readable Medium - The present disclosure pertains to a method, a system, and a computer-readable medium for highly precisely measuring the depth of a recess formed in a sample even when, inter alia, the material or pattern density of the sample differs. In order to achieve the purpose described above, there are proposed a method, a measurement system, and a non-temporary computer-readable medium for storing program commands that can be executed by a computer system, the method, system, and medium involving: using a measurement tool to acquire an image or a brightness distribution of a region including a recess formed in a sample; extracting a first characteristic of the interior of the recess, and a second characteristic pertaining to the dimensions or area of the recess, from the acquired image or brightness distribution; and inputting the extracted first characteristic and second characteristic to a model that indicates the relationship between the first characteristic, the second characteristic, and a depth index of the recess to thereby derive the depth index of the recess. | 2021-12-30 |
20210404802 | METHOD AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR FILTERING A MEASUREMENT DATA SET USABLE FOR SPECIFYING AND/OR VERIFYING AN INTERNAL FEATURE OF A WORKPIECE - A method for filtering a measurement data set usable for specifying and/or verifying an internal feature of a workpiece, the method includes providing a measurement data set comprising a plurality of measurement points of the internal feature; providing an auxiliary feature representing an ideal estimate for the internal feature of the workpiece; mirroring each measurement point of the measurement data set on a boundary element of the auxiliary feature, thereby generating a first modified data set comprising a plurality of first modified measurement points; determining a convex hull of the first modified measurement points and projecting the first modified measurement points onto the determined convex hull, thereby generating a second modified data set comprising a plurality of second modified measurement points; and mirroring each second modified measurement point on the boundary element of the auxiliary feature, thereby generating a filtered measurement data set comprising a plurality of filtered measurement points. | 2021-12-30 |
20210404803 | ROAD SURFACE INCLINATION ANGLE CALCULATION DEVICE - A road surface inclination angle calculation device includes a storage device configured to store mapping data that prescribes mapping, and an execution device. The mapping includes a front-rear acceleration variable and a drive wheel torque variable as input variables, and includes, as an output variable, an inclination angle variable that is a variable indicating the inclination angle of a road surface, on which a vehicle is traveling, for the travel direction of the vehicle. The execution device is configured to acquire the values of the input variables, and configured to calculate the value of the output variable by inputting the acquired values of the input variables to the mapping. | 2021-12-30 |
20210404804 | MOVABLE DEVICE AND METHOD FOR SENSING INCLINATION OF DISTANCE SENSOR ATTACHED TO MOVABLE DEVICE - A method, performed by a movable device, of sensing an inclination of a distance sensor attached to the movable device includes sensing an obstacle fixed in a task space of the movable device; the movable device moving toward the sensed obstacle; while the movable device is moving, measuring a plurality of first distance values from the movable device to the obstacle by using the distance sensor; obtaining at least one second distance value indicating a moving distance of the movable device while measuring the plurality of first distance values, using odometry information of the movable device; and identifying an inclination state of the distance sensor based on the plurality of measured first distance values and the obtained at least one second distance value. | 2021-12-30 |
20210404805 | Intelligent Drop Table - A drop table system can intelligently provide truck assembly movement with a controller connected to at least one lifting column and a single inclinometer with the inclinometer positioned at a geometric center of a drop table platform. The drop table platform can be suspended with the at least one lifting column prior to a detection of drop table platform tilt with the inclinometer. The tilt may be corrected by altering operation of the at least one lifting column to orient the drop table platform in a level configuration. | 2021-12-30 |
20210404806 | LASER LEVEL WITH ELECTRONIC TILT SENSOR - A laser level containing a housing, an electronic tilt sensor located in the housing; a controller to which the electronic tilt sensor is connected, and a laser module. The controller is communicable with a first display device and a second display device. The laser line is adapted to project a straight ground laser line on a flat surface. The electronic tilt sensor is adapted to detect a tilt of the laser level and provide a measurement signal to the controller. The controller is adapted to provide a display signal to the first and second display devices to display information about the tilt. By using an electronic tilt sensor, the laser level can provide accurate indicate of the tilt of the device and also allows such tilt information to be processed further. | 2021-12-30 |
20210404807 | TWO-LINE LASER EMITTER - A two-line laser emitter is provided. The two-line laser emitter includes a housing, a laser emitter base mounted inside the housing, an elastic clamping member, a laser emitter and a pair of rotation adjustment screws. The laser emitter base has a laser emitter mounting hole. The laser emitter is mounted in the laser emitter mounting hole, and one end of the laser emitter is inserted into the elastic clamping member. A pair of rotation adjustment screws are disposed in the laser emitter base and located on the same side of a central axial plane of the laser emitter. The pair of rotation adjustment screws abut against a side wall of the laser emitter in opposite directions on the same straight line. Each of the rotation adjustment screws is adjustable to slightly adjust a rotation angle of the planar ray of light emitted by the laser emitter. | 2021-12-30 |
20210404808 | EYEWEAR DISPLAY SYSTEM AND EYEWEAR DISPLAY METHOD - Provided is an eyewear display system | 2021-12-30 |
20210404809 | THREE-DIMENSIONAL SLOPE DETECTION DEVICE AND SLOPE DETECTION METHOD THEREOF - Disclosed are a three-dimensional slope detection device and a slope detection method thereof, the slope detection device including: a structure provided with a spherical surface; multiple optical sensors provided on a spherical surface of the structure in a manner that face different directions, the optical sensors measuring a quantity of sunlight; an optical sensor receiving unit receiving output information of each of the optical sensors; a time providing unit providing calendar information on a date and a time when the output information is received; and an operation unit configured to analysis an incidence angle of the sunlight from the collected pieces of the output information, calculate a horizontal coordinate system from the analyzed incidence angle of the sunlight, the calendar information, and a sun path equation, and calculate a three-dimensional slope information for a current location in comparison with the horizontal coordinate system. | 2021-12-30 |
20210404810 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANAGING THE DISPLAY OF AN AERONAUTICAL CHART - Methods and systems for managing the orientation of the display of an aeronautical chart, notably towards Magnetic North or True North are provided. Rotational and/or translational tactile movements may manage the display of the chart. In one advantageous embodiment, the display screen is a haptic feedback screen (for example piezoelectric or MEMS microactuators), the North symbol rendered in relief is able to be manipulated with a single finger and the display device is stabilized by at least partially compensating for the turbulence experienced by the cockpit. Some software aspects are described. | 2021-12-30 |
20210404811 | METHOD FOR SOLVING ATTITUDE OF RIGID BODY BASED ON FUNCTION ITERATIVE INTEGRATION - The present disclosure provides a system and a method for solving an attitude of a rigid body based on function iterative integration, including: step 1, fitting a polynomial function of an angular velocity according to a gyroscope measurement value over a time interval; step 2, iteratively calculating a Rodrigues vector by using the fitted polynomial function of the angular velocity and a Rodrigues vector integral equation; and Step 3, and obtaining an attitude change over the time interval in terms of quaternion according to the final iterative result of the Rodrigues vector. | 2021-12-30 |
20210404812 | TRAVELING ASSISTING DEVICE FOR WORK VEHICLE AND THE WORK VEHICLE - Provided is a traveling assisting device for a work vehicle which makes it easy to avoid local compaction of the soil. There is provided a route determination section that determines a target traveling route based on a ground-contact expected area which is an area where the traveling device is expected to contact the ground surface in the field. | 2021-12-30 |
20210404813 | PAVEMENT MARKING MAP CHANGE DETECTION, REACTION, AND LIVE TILE SHIPPING - Systems, methods, and computer-readable media are provided for detecting a pavement marking around an autonomous vehicle, comparing the detected pavement marking with a pavement marking present in a semantic data map, determining whether a change has occurred between the detected pavement marking and the pavement marking present in the semantic data map, and updating the semantic data map based on the determining of whether the change has occurred between the detected pavement marking and the pavement marking present in the semantic data map. | 2021-12-30 |
20210404814 | Map Generation Using Two Sources of Sensor Data - Examples disclosed herein may involve a computing system that is operable to (i) receive first data of one or more geographical environments from a first type of localization sensor, (ii) receive second data of the one or more geographical environments from a second type of localization sensor, (iii) determine constraints from the first data and the second data, (iv) determine shared pose data associated with both of the first data and the second data using the constraints determined from both the first data and the second data by determining one or more sequences of common poses between respective poses generated from each of the first and second data, wherein the shared pose data provides a common coordinate frame for the first data and the second data, and (v) generate a map of the one or more geographical environments using the determined shared pose data. | 2021-12-30 |
20210404815 | CONFIGURABLE ROUTES - An example configurable route based on a distance input causing a device to access location relevant cartographic data and present the location relevant cartographic data on a display on the device. The instructions are executable to receive a plurality of input selections to the location relevant cartographic data, convert the plurality of input selections to a plurality of coordinates, receive a distance input and deliver the plurality of coordinates and the distance input to a routing algorithm, and to receive a route generated therefrom that begins at a starting location and ends at the starting location and has a length substantially equal to the distance input. | 2021-12-30 |
20210404816 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MANAGING LOST PROPERTY IN SHARED AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE - Disclosed herein is a method and apparatus for managing lost property in a shared autonomous vehicle, which determine a likely lost property spot based on a location and time a passenger is highly likely to lose their property, by monitoring the passenger's movements in the vehicle and classifying the passenger's behavior as a behavior pattern that makes the passenger prone to losing their property. Accordingly, the passenger may send a lost property retrieval request, and the passenger may be given guidance on how to retrieve the lost property, thereby allowing for efficient management of lost property in a shared autonomous vehicle. One or more among an autonomous vehicle, user terminal, and server according to the present invention may be associated with an artificial intelligence module, a drone (or unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV)) robot, an augmented reality (AR) device, a virtual reality (VR) device, and a 5G service-related device. | 2021-12-30 |
20210404817 | CURRENT LOCATION ESTIMATION DEVICE, CURRENT LOCATION ESTIMATION METHOD, AND PROGRAM - A current position of a user can be estimated with high accuracy. A movability calculation unit | 2021-12-30 |
20210404818 | METHOD, APPARATUS, AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING HYBRID TRAFFIC INCIDENT IDENTIFICATION FOR AUTONOMOUS DRIVING - An approach is provided for providing hybrid traffic incident identification. The approach, for example, involves processing traffic incident information received from at least one incident source to classify the traffic incident information as either well-formatted data (matching at least one previously stored incident code) or non-well-formatted data (not matching the previously stored incident code). The approach also involves converting the well-formatted data to an incident reporting format to generate a first output portion. The approach further involves extracting incident content from the non-well-formatted data. The extracted incident content represents the traffic incident information based on the at least one previously stored incident code. The approach further involves converting the extracted incident content to the incident reporting format to generate a second output portion. The approach further involves providing the first output portion and/or the second output portion as a hybrid incident output. | 2021-12-30 |
20210404819 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SELECTING IMPROVED ROUTES FOR FULFILLING TRANSPORTATION REQUESTS - The disclosed computer-implemented method may include (i) receiving, by a dynamic transportation matching system, a request for transportation between initial waypoints, (ii) calculating, by the dynamic transportation matching system, a value metric for an initial driving route between the initial waypoints (iii) calculating a value metric for a walk-enabled driving route that comprises at least one alternate waypoint that is within a predetermined walking range of one of the initial waypoints, and (iv) improving, by the dynamic transportation matching system, a value of fulfilling the request for transportation by determining that a difference between the value metric of the walk-enabled driving route and the value metric of the initial driving route satisfies a walking-value threshold and selecting, based on the determination that the difference satisfies the walking-value threshold, the walk-enabled driving route for fulfilling the request for transportation. Various other methods, systems, and computer-readable media are also disclosed. | 2021-12-30 |
20210404820 | CHARGING SYSTEM FOR DYNAMIC CHARGING OF ELECTRIC VEHICLES - The invention relates to a charging system ( | 2021-12-30 |
20210404821 | DYNAMICALLY DETERMINING ORIGIN AND DESTINATION LOCATIONS FOR A NETWORK SYSTEM - A network system dynamically determines a route, including start and end points, for vehicles in a transportation network. The transportation network receives a service request from a user of the transportation network including an origin location for the trip and a destination location for the trip. The transportation network then generates a waypoint plan for one or more vehicles, which includes the requested origin and destination in addition to any previously requested origins and destinations included in the vehicles current route. The network system then determines a directionality for each of the waypoints in the waypoint plan and retrieves candidate start and end points that have an associated directionality within a threshold angle of the directionality of each waypoint and are proximate to the waypoint. The network system evaluates each combination of retrieved candidate points to select a route for the vehicle. | 2021-12-30 |
20210404822 | SYSTEMS, COMPUTING DEVICES, AND METHODS FOR INDICATING A GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION OF TRANSPORTATION FOR A USER - Systems, computing devices, and methods for indicating a geographic location of transportation for a user are disclosed. According to an aspect, a method includes determining an approximate time when a user is expected to use a mode of transportation. The method also includes determining an estimated time to travel from a current geographic location of the user to a current geographic location of the mode of transportation. Further, the method includes presenting, via a computing device of the user, a message at a time based on the determined approximate time and the determined estimated time. | 2021-12-30 |
20210404823 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING AN AUTOMATED MOBILE UNIT AND METHOD FOR EMITTING A PIECE OF HAZARD INFORMATION - A method for controlling, in particular for evacuating, a mobile unit operated in an automated manner. The method includes the following: receiving a signal from an external source, which encompasses a piece of hazard information; automated control of the mobile unit based on this piece of hazard information, the control taking place in such a way that the mobile unit is guided to a safe position for the mobile unit; automatically guiding the mobile unit based on the piece of hazard information and/or a received all-clear signal and/or a received guidance signal, the automatic guidance taking place so that the mobile unit is guided to a starting position of the mobile unit. | 2021-12-30 |
20210404824 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR UTILIZING SIDE-OF-STREET INFORMATION WHILE FULFILLING TRANSPORTATION REQUESTS - The disclosed computer-implemented method may include (i) receiving, from a transportation requestor device, a request for transportation that comprises a transportation stop at a location next to a street, (ii) matching, by a dynamic transportation matching system, the transportation requestor device with a transportation provider, and (iii) improving, by the dynamic transportation matching system, a value of fulfilling the request by (a) determining that a near side of the street is closer to the location of the transportation stop than a far side of the street, (b) mapping, based on the determination that the near side of the street is closer to the location of the transportation stop, a driving route that traverses the street, and (c) directing the transportation provider to fulfill the request for transportation by traversing the driving route. Various other methods, systems, and computer-readable media are also disclosed. | 2021-12-30 |
20210404825 | CONTROL SYSTEM AND CONTROL METHOD FOR HYBRID VEHICLE - A control system for a hybrid vehicle includes: an electric heater configured to heat a catalyst of an internal combustion engine; a position determination unit configured to determine whether the hybrid vehicle is located in an exit area of a low emission zone where operation of the internal combustion engine is supposed to be restricted, the exit area being an area adjacent to a boundary of the low emission zone; and a heater control unit configured to turn on the electric heater when the position determination unit determines that the hybrid vehicle is located in the exit area. | 2021-12-30 |
20210404826 | EXERTION-AWARE PATH GENERATION - Technologies are provided for generation of exertion-aware paths. Some embodiments include a computing system that can generate a path based at least on first data defining a terrain, second data defining a target level of total work, and third data defining a target level of perceived difficulty. The computing system also can generate a road surface along the path. Generating the road includes embedding metadata defining position-dependent resistance forces based on a physics model, the metadata controlling force feedback at virtual-reality equipment. The computing system also can supply the road surface to the virtual-reality equipment. | 2021-12-30 |
20210404827 | BATTERY PRE-COOLING SYSTEM AND METHOD - An illustrative system includes a location sensor configured to sense location of an electric vehicle and to generate a signal indicative of an electric vehicle's location. An electric vehicle battery cooling system is configured to provide cooling to an electric vehicle's battery. A controller is electrically couplable to receive the signal indicative of an electric vehicle's location from the location sensor and is configured to determine battery energy for the electric vehicle to reach a location of a charging station. The battery energy is based on the location of the electric vehicle and an amount of electrical energy remaining in the electric battery. The controller is configured to initiate cooling of the electric battery based on the amount of electrical energy remaining in the electric battery and the battery energy for the electric vehicle to reach the location of the charging station. | 2021-12-30 |
20210404828 | TECHNIQUES FOR PERSONALIZING RIDE HAILING SERVICES USING SOCIAL MEDIA - A methodology and system, devices and computing apparatus are presented for personalizing ride hailing services. A proprietary social media platform is integrated with a computing apparatus providing ride hailing services. The proprietary social media platform allows users and drivers to selectively share comments, posts and ratings that are used to personalize rides and increase the quality of taxi-like services while minimizing risks and helping drivers better monetize the taxi-like services. | 2021-12-30 |
20210404829 | PRIORITIZING COLLECTING OF INFORMATION FOR A MAP - A host map system for updating a region of a host map based on sensor data received from a plurality of connected vehicles travelling in the region comprises monitoring a host map region for discrepancies, defining a geo-fence around an area of a discrepancy and setting a schedule for activing the geo-fence. When a connected vehicle enters the geo-fence, the host mapping system transmits the geo-fence to the connected vehicle and requests that it share its sensor data while travelling in the geo-fenced area. The host mapping system receives the sensor data and processes the data to update details of the host map. The host mapping system may transmit the updated map to connected vehicles travelling in the map region. | 2021-12-30 |
20210404830 | NAVIGATION DEVICE, VEHICLE, NAVIGATION METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY STORAGE MEDIUM - An interactive device to perform speech interaction with a speaker includes a recognition section, an input/output section, an information generation section, an identification section, and a control section. The recognition section is configured to recognize audience members around the speaker. The input/output section is configured to input and output information as speech. The information generation section is configured to generate second information in response to first information that has been input to the input/output section. The identification section is configured to identify a speaker who spoke the first information. The control section is configured to judge whether or not the second information is information favorable to the speaker identified by the identification section, and to cause the second information to be output from the input/output section in cases in which the second information is judged to be favorable. | 2021-12-30 |
20210404831 | AUGMENTED REALITY-BASED TRANSLATIONS ASSOCIATED WITH TRAVEL - Aspects of the present disclosure involve a system comprising a computer-readable storage medium storing a program and method for providing augmented reality content corresponding to a translation in association with travel. The program and method provide for receiving, by a messaging application running on a device of a user, a request to scan an image captured by a device camera; obtaining, in response to receiving the request, a travel parameter associated with the request, and an attribute of an object depicted in the image; determining, based on the travel parameter and the attribute, to perform a translation with respect to the object; performing, in response to the determining, the translation with respect to the object; and displaying an augmented reality content item, which includes the translation, with the image. | 2021-12-30 |
20210404832 | Systems and Methods for Generating Movement Insights - The present disclosure is directed to systems for generating travel improvements. In particular a computer system can access historical trip information associated with a user. The computer system can select one or more trips represented in the historical trip information, the one or more trips comprising data describing an origination point, a destination point, and an actual route traveled between the origination point and the destination point. The computer system can generate a recommended route from the origination point to the destination point. The computer system can compare the actual route and the recommended route to identify one or more areas of trip improvement. The computer system can transmit a recommendation for display to a user including information associated with the one or more areas of trip improvement. | 2021-12-30 |
20210404833 | CONTEXT AWARE NAVIGATION VOICE ASSISTANT - To provide context-aware audio navigation instructions, a server device obtains sets of audio navigation instructions previously provided to users along with sensor data descriptive of a context in which the audio navigation instructions were provided and an indication of whether a driver correctly responded to the audio navigation instructions. The server device trains a machine learning model using this data, where the machine learning model identifies audio navigation instruction parameters for a particular context. In response to a request for navigation directions, the server device receives sensor data from the client computing device generating the request that is indicative of the environment surrounding the client computing device. The server device then applies the sensor data and navigation instructions to the machine learning model to generate a set of audio navigation instructions responsive to the request. The server device provides the set of audio navigation instructions to the client computing device. | 2021-12-30 |
20210404834 | Localization Based on Multi-Collect Fusion - Examples disclosed herein may involve a computing system that is operable to (i) generate a local map portion of a geographical environment based on sensor data captured by a device, wherein the local map portion comprises local map structure data generated using one or more map structure generation methods, (ii) determine a transformation of the local map structure data relative to existing map structure data of an existing map based on common visible features between the local map structure data and the existing map structure data, wherein the existing map structure data is aligned to a global coordinate system and is predetermined from a plurality of previously-generated map structure data, and (iii) determine a localization of the device within the global coordinate system using the determined transformation. | 2021-12-30 |
20210404835 | METHOD, APPARATUS, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM FOR GENERATING ROAD NETWORK DATA FOR AUTONOMOUS DRIVING VEHICLE - Provided are a method, an apparatus, and a computer program for generating road network data for an autonomous driving vehicle. The method of generating road network data for an autonomous driving vehicle, which is performed by a computing device, the method includes generating one or more roads by grouping a plurality of unit lanes, generating connection information about the one or more roads, and generating road network data including road graphs generated by graphing the one or more roads and reflecting the connection information on the graphed one or more roads. | 2021-12-30 |
20210404836 | TRUNCATING GRAPHICAL ROUTE SUMMARIES OF TRANSIT ROUTES FOR DISPLAY VIA GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACES - The present disclosure relates to systems, non-transitory computer readable media, and methods for determining a transit route to a destination and generating a shortened graphical summary of the transit route to present on a computing device. For instance, in some cases, a system determines a transit route by which transit vehicles transport a user along route segments to a destination. The system further generates or configures a graphical route summary that includes segment graphics representing route segments from the transit route. To shorten the graphical route summary to fit within a graphical user interface, the system can successively perform one or both of (i) segment-level-truncation operations on individual segment graphics and (ii) summary-level-truncation operations on the graphical route summary. The system can further present a truncated graphical route summary in the graphical user interface based on one or both the segment-level-truncation operations and the summary-level-truncation operations. | 2021-12-30 |
20210404837 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OPTIMIZED PAIRING OF PERSONAL TRANSPORT DEVICE TO RIDER - A system and method for pairing a rider to a suitable electric transport device based on a variety of input parameters is described. The system involves a service provider that deploys at least two differently configured electric transport devices, and processes inputs from a user/rider such as biometric data, the rider's physical characteristics, rider experience level and preferences to pair the rider to a suitable electric transport device based on the inputs. | 2021-12-30 |
20210404838 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY STORAGE MEDIUM - An information processing apparatus includes a map information storage, a charging record information storage, and a processor. The map information storage is configured to store map information including a location of a charging station to charge a battery of an electric vehicle. The charging record information storage is configured to store charging record information indicating whether or not it has been possible to charge the battery. The processor is programed to calculate an evaluation value based on the charging record information. | 2021-12-30 |
20210404839 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR NAVIGATIONAL MAP VERSION MANAGEMENT - Systems and methods for navigational map version management are disclosed. In one aspect, a map management server includes a processor and a computer-readable memory having stored thereon a navigational map including a plurality of units, each of the units covering an area and including a plurality of objects within or adjacent to roadways within the area. The processor is configured to receive update data for the navigational map, the update data including object data to update the navigational map. The processor is also configured to create a released version of the navigational map that includes one or more updated units. The processor is further configured to provide the released version of the navigational map to an autonomous vehicle. | 2021-12-30 |
20210404840 | TECHNIQUES FOR MAPPING USING A COMPACT PAYLOAD IN A MOVABLE OBJECT ENVIRONMENT - Techniques are disclosed for mapping in a movable object environment. A method of mapping may include obtaining mapping data from a scanning sensor of a compact payload coupled to an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) the compact payload comprising the scanning sensor, one or more cameras, and an inertial navigation system (INS) configured to be synchronized using a reference clock signal, obtaining feature data from a first camera of the one or more cameras, obtaining positioning data from the INS, associating the mapping data with the positioning data based at least on the reference clock signal to generate geo-referenced data, and storing the geo-referenced data and the feature data to a removable storage medium. | 2021-12-30 |
20210404841 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR INFERRING INFORMATION ABOUT STATIONARY ELEMENTS BASED ON SEMANTIC RELATIONSHIPS - Examples disclosed herein may involve a computing system configured to (i) identify a stationary element in a real-world environment for which to infer information, (ii) detect a semantic relationship between the stationary element and one or more other stationary elements in the real-world environment, (iii) based on the detected semantic relationship, infer information about the stationary element, (iv) include the inferred information about the stationary element within a set of information that describes the stationary element. | 2021-12-30 |
20210404842 | Number of Steps Measuring Device, Method, and Program - A first calculation unit synthesizes respective measured values of acceleration of an X-axis, a Y-axis and a Z-axis measured by a measurement unit and calculates the synthesized acceleration. A second calculation unit calculates acceleration in a body axis direction (vertical direction) of a wearer wearing the measurement unit from the respective measured values of acceleration of the X-axis, the Y-axis and the Z-axis. The third calculation unit calculates amplitude of a time variation of acceleration in the body axis direction calculated by the second calculation unit. A reference setting unit sets a reference time for determining one step based on the amplitude calculated by the third calculation unit. A walking detection unit detects one-step walking motion of the wearer, a one-step time of which falls within a range of the reference time based on the synthesized acceleration. | 2021-12-30 |
20210404843 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD FOR INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - An information processing apparatus performs first correction for correcting, in a case where a loop of a movement path of a sensor is detected, a position and orientation associated with a first measurement point used for estimation of a position and orientation to a position and orientation based on a second measurement point that is present near the sensor when the loop is detected. | 2021-12-30 |
20210404844 | TRIBOELECTRIC SENSOR AND CONTROL SYSTEM - A triboelectric sensor comprises a substrate; at least one grid structure disposed in or on the substrate; and at least one electrode for collecting triboelectric charges that are generated by sliding of an object over a surface of the substrate; wherein the at least one grid structure is configured such that motion of the object is detectable from a signal generated by crossing of the object over at least part of the grid structure. | 2021-12-30 |
20210404845 | SUBSEA HOUSING ASSEMBLY - A subsea housing assembly, in particular for a subsea sensor, includes a first housing portion and a second housing portion. The first housing portion includes a first electrical connection for data communication and the second housing portion includes a second electrical connection for data communication. A wall provides separation between the first housing portion and the second housing portion of the subsea housing. An inductive coupler, that includes a first coupling section disposed in the first housing portion and a second coupling section disposed in the second housing portion, is provided. The inductive coupler is configured to provide inductive coupling across the wall for providing at least a data communication between the first and second electrical connections. | 2021-12-30 |
20210404846 | CALIBRATION BRACKET - A calibration bracket is provided. The calibration bracket includes a base, a support rod and a hanger. The support rod is movably connected to the base. The hanger is mounted to the support rod. The base has an abutting face. The support rod includes a main rod and an angle adjustment structure. The main rod is connected to the angle adjustment structure. The angle adjustment structure is connected to the base. The angle adjustment structure is rotatable relative to the base. A range of angular rotation of the support rod is controlled by limiting positions in which the main rod of the support rod and the angle adjustment structure abut against the base. The support rod is rotatable within the range of angular rotation relative to the base. The hanger is mounted to the support rod and is configured to hang a calibration element on the support rod. | 2021-12-30 |
20210404847 | ASSIST GAS FLOW RATE CALCULATION DEVICE AND CALCULATION METHOD - Storage units | 2021-12-30 |
20210404848 | Inspecting an ultrasound flow meter - An inspection device for an ultrasound flow meter is provided that has an inspection chamber having a fluid at a flow velocity of zero and having a first installation station for a first ultrasonic transducer and having a second installation station for a second ultrasonic transducer of the ultrasound flow meter so that the ultrasonic transducers are aligned toward one another in the installed state and span an ultrasound measurement path through the inspection chamber on the connection line. The invention further relates to a method of inspecting and/or calibrating an ultrasound flow meter. | 2021-12-30 |
20210404849 | MULTIPHASE FLOWMETER AND RELATED METHODS - Multiphase flowmeters and related methods are disclosed herein. An example multiphase flowmeter includes a microwave transmitter to transmit a signal through a fluid, a microwave receiver to determine at least one of attenuation or phase shift, a sensor to obtain at least one of pressure, temperature, or differential pressure, an intermediate-output generator to determine intermediate flow parameters, and a flow rate generator to determine a flow rate for respective phases in the fluid, and a model selector to select at least one of a physics model or a machine learning model for determining the intermediate flow parameters or the flow rates, the physics model to determine a first value of the intermediate flow parameters or the flow rates, and, in response to an error not being less than a threshold, the machine learning model to determine a second value of the intermediate flow parameters or the flow rates. | 2021-12-30 |
20210404850 | METHOD FOR CORRECTING AT LEAST ONE MEASURED VALUE OF A CORIOLIS MEASURING DEVICE AND SUCH A CORIOLIS MEASURING DEVICE - A method for correcting a measured value of a measured variable with reference to a medium flowing through at least two measuring tubes, wherein each measuring tube is excited by an oscillation exciter to execute oscillations, and wherein the oscillations of each measuring tube are registered by oscillation sensors, wherein an electronic circuit monitors at least two of the following measured variables or, in each case, a measured variable derived therefrom: phase difference between measurement signals, resonant frequency, ratio of an oscillation exciter electrical current amplitude to a measuring tube oscillation amplitude, the method including: determining a plausibility; and, wherein upon failing a plausibility requirement of at least one of the measured variables, determining measured values of the measured variables of at least one, first/second measuring tube as a function of corresponding measured values of the measured variables of at least one, second/first measurement tube. | 2021-12-30 |
20210404851 | POWDER DISPENSING FIXTURE - A module for dispensing a powder is disclosed. The module has a channel having an entry port, a hopper coupled to the entry port and configured to receive the powder, and a piston partially disposed within the channel and configured to reciprocate within the channel. The piston has a retracted position configured to allow the powder to move from the hopper through the entry port into the channel. | 2021-12-30 |
20210404852 | SELF-DOSING MEASURING CAP FOR A LIQUID CONTAINER - In some embodiments, a system for dispensing liquid from a container holding a liquid comprises a reservoir mountable to the container so as to be in fluidic communication with the container. The reservoir may comprise an inlet and an outlet. When mounted to the container, the reservoir may be configured to measure a predetermined quantity of liquid while in first orientation and to simultaneously dispense the predetermined quantity of liquid from the outlet and receive a refilling quantity of liquid through the inlet while in a second orientation that is angled relative to the first orientation above a threshold angle. | 2021-12-30 |
20210404853 | MULTI-RESERVOIR LIQUID DISPENSER AND ASSOCIATED METHODS - A liquid dispenser includes a housing configured to receive a liquid supply cartridge, and a reservoir disposed in the housing that holds a volume of the product. The reservoir includes an access port for receiving the liquid supply cartridge and placing the liquid supply cartridge and the reservoir in communication. A dosing tank is connected to the reservoir and configured to hold a metered volume of the product. A control valve is movable between an opened position and a closed position, wherein when the control valve is in the opened position, product in the dosing tank is permitted to flow from the liquid dispenser and product flow from the reservoir to the dosing tank is prevented, and when the control valve is in the closed position, product in the dosing tank is prevented from flowing from the liquid dispenser and product flow from the reservoir to the dosing tank is permitted. | 2021-12-30 |
20210404854 | METHODS FOR CONTROLLING PUMP FLOW RATE BASED ON PUMP FLOW RATE ESTIMATION USING PUMP HEAD AND PERFORMANCE CURVES AND PUMP CONTROL SYSTEMS HAVING THE SAME - Systems and methods for determining a pump flow (Q) of a pump are disclosed. A method for determining a pump flow (Q) of a pump includes calculating an inverse of a polynomial equation defining a DP-Q performance curve of a pump, where the inverse is a Q-DP polynomial equation defining the performance of the pump, receiving a pump head (DP) value from a pump head sensor associated with the pump, computing a pump flow based on the Q-DP polynomial equation, comparing the computed pump flow to a preset target flow rate, and automatically controlling a pump parameter of the pump such that the calculated flow rate becomes the preset target flow rate. | 2021-12-30 |
20210404855 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR INDICATING FUTURE NEED FOR PRODUCT REPLACEMENT OF RANDOM-USE DISPENSING - A method and device for indicating whether a dispensable product will require refilling prior to the next scheduled service interval includes tracking the amount of use over a first interval, and calculating a frequency based from the use over the first interval. The quantity remaining is compared with the required amount, which is the product of the number of weeks in the service interval and the calculated frequency. Thus, when the quantity remaining is less that the required amount, a warning will be provided to indicate that the dispensing product should be replaced, as it will be empty before the next service interval. | 2021-12-30 |
20210404856 | Liquid Level Determination - Disclosed herein are a system and method for determining a liquid level in a container based on data extracted from a digital image of the container. An image capture apparatus captures an image of a container used to store liquid reagents used by analytical instruments to test patient samples. A controller receives the captured image and extracts an analysis region based on a container type and applies a gradient filter to the analysis region. A location of a minimum gradient value (i.e., a row index) is determined based on the air-to-liquid boundary of the liquid in the extracted analysis region. A volume module calculates the liquid level in the analysis region by dividing the row index by a length of a gradient column vector and compares the determined liquid level to a threshold analysis region fraction for the container type to determine whether to output an alert. | 2021-12-30 |
20210404857 | Sensor Assembly - A sensor assembly includes a housing including a cavity allowing a liquid to flow thereinto, a liquid level sensing module installed on the housing and configured to sense information related to a liquid level when the liquid is flowing into the cavity, and a turbidity sensing module installed on the housing. The turbidity sensing module includes a light emitting unit and a light receiving unit. The light emitting unit and the light receiving unit are located oppositely on an outer surface of the housing to allow a light emitted from the light emitting unit to pass through the cavity of the housing and be received by the light receiving unit. | 2021-12-30 |
20210404858 | METHOD AND SYSTEM OF MONITORING A METER SET USING A SENSOR - By implementing a monitoring system to a fluid meter set, the meter set can be monitored for abnormalities including fluid leaks or other system failures as well as gas blend or gas density. A monitoring system that uses sensors such as vibration sensors can detect fluid leaks or other system failures based on abnormal conditions such as vibrations of the meter set. Sensors may be positioned at various locations along the meter set where leakage of fluids or other system failures may be possible. Sensory information detected by sensors are communicated to processing or control unit which can trigger an alarm signaling unit alerting of a potential fluid leak. Such a system of monitoring the integrity of a fluid meter set can help to quickly identify and respond to a fluid leak without necessarily relying on visual or olfactory cues associated with the fluid being leaked. | 2021-12-30 |
20210404859 | Metered Material Feeder - A material handling machine dispenses uniformly metered charges of smoking material from a bulk supply, by means of a metered material feeder that has a first hopper with an opening disposed over a first horizontal chute. The first chute is mounted on slanted springs and has a dispensing end above a second chute also mounted upon slanted springs. The second chute discharges onto a tippable weighing tray above a set of nested hoppers in which one is fixed and the other is vertically movable. A weight sensor may be attached to the tippable tray or the fixed hopper, or both. The move-able hopper may comprise a forming belt indenter to form a trough in a cigarette rolling apparatus. The first hopper may include an agitator that has at least one vertical rod for stirring the bulk material. The dispensing end of the first chute may also include a rotating rake. | 2021-12-30 |
20210404860 | MONITORING OF COMBINATION SCALES THROUGH A 3D SENSOR - The present invention deals with a filling device ( | 2021-12-30 |
20210404861 | Automated Collection and Scale System - This disclosure describes a collection bin for a waste collection vehicle. The collection bin includes a weighing system with a processor for measuring the weight of material collected from each waste container and associating this weight with appropriate data, such as the owner of the waste container. | 2021-12-30 |
20210404862 | NESTING BALANCES - A balance assembly having an assembled state and an unassembled state. The balance assembly comprises a base configured to receive a portion of a like base in a nesting relation in an unassembled state of the balance assembly, a pedestal coupled to the base in an assembled state of the balance assembly, the pedestal configured to receive a portion of a like pedestal in a nesting relation in the unassembled state, a lever removably and pivotably coupled to the pedestal about a fulcrum centered along a length of the lever in the assembled state, the lever configured to receive a portion of a like lever in a nesting relation in the unassembled state, and a pair of containers removably supported at opposite ends of the lever in the assembled state, each container configured to receive a portion of a like container in a nesting relation in the unassembled state. | 2021-12-30 |
20210404863 | Modular Off-Platter Detection Assembly for Use with Barcode Readers - A modular off-platter detection assembly for use with a barcode reader includes a housing, a first light source, a first light sensor, and a controller operatively coupled to the first light source and the first light sensor. The housing is configured to be removably mounted to the barcode reader, a frame supporting the barcode reader, or the workstation. The first light source is positioned within the housing and emits a first light along a first lateral edge of a weigh platter. The first light sensor is positioned within the housing, has a first field-of-view along the first lateral edge, and is configured to detect at least a portion of the first light reflected towards the housing. The controller is configured to provide a first alert in response to receipt of a first value from the first light sensor indicating there is an object extending across the first lateral edge. | 2021-12-30 |
20210404864 | DEVICE FOR ACCURATELY MEASURING MECHANICAL VIBRATION BY PHOTON COUNTER - The invention relates to the technical field of mechanical vibration measurement, and discloses a device for accurately measuring mechanical vibration by photon counter. The device comprises a laser, an optical isolator, an adjustable attenuator, an optical fiber coupler, a single-photon counter and an FPGA post-processing module, wherein the laser enters the optical fiber coupler after passing through the optical isolator and the adjustable attenuator, and then enters into a measured object. The transmitted signal of the object to be measured returns to the optical fiber coupler and is output to the single-photon counter; the mechanical vibration of the measured object is analysed and obtained by the FPGA post-processing module connecting with the output terminal of the single-photon counter. This invention solves the problem that weak mechanical vibration is difficult to measure, and realizes microscopic vibration measurement of light-permeable objects such as nanofiber cavities by using a single photon counter. | 2021-12-30 |
20210404865 | Attachment System For Attaching a Sensor to a Substrate, Method of Attaching a Sensor to a Substrate - An attachment system for attaching a sensor to a substrate includes a first layer of adhesive attaching to the sensor and a second layer of adhesive attaching to the substrate. The first layer is attached to the second layer and the first layer differs from the second layer in at least one of elasticity and hardness. | 2021-12-30 |
20210404866 | VIBRATION SENSOR AND VIBRATION DETECTION DEVICE - Disclosed is a vibration sensor including a piezoelectric substrate, a first electrode and a second electrode that are arranged on the piezoelectric substrate, an amplifier electrically connected between the first electrode and the second electrode, and a solid medium having a first surface part in contact with the piezoelectric substrate, and a second surface part disposed opposite to the first surface part and used for contact with a target substance, the solid medium having a sound speed lower than the phase speed of a plate wave in the piezoelectric substrate, in which an oscillation loop includes the piezoelectric substrate, the first electrode, the second electrode, the amplifier, and the solid medium, and a vibration of the target substance is detected as a result of variation in the loop length of the oscillation loop in response to the vibration of the target substance. | 2021-12-30 |
20210404867 | IMAGE SENSOR INCORPORATING AN ARRAY OF OPTICALLY SWITCHABLE MAGNETIC TUNNEL JUNCTIONS - An image sensor includes an array of optically switchable magnetic tunnel junctions (MTJs) arranged in columns and rows. The image sensor has first lines of transparent conductive material and second lines of conductive material. Each first line is in contact with the free layers of the MTJs in a corresponding row. Each second line is electrically connected to the fixed layers MTJs in a corresponding column. The first lines are concurrently exposable to radiation. The first and second lines are selectively biasable. In a global reset operation, biasing conditions are such that all MTJs are switched to an anti-parallel state. In a global sense operation, biasing conditions are such that, depending upon the intensity of radiation received at those portions of the first lines in contact with MTJs, the MTJs may switch to a parallel state. In selective read operations, biasing conditions are such that stored data values in the MTJs can be read. | 2021-12-30 |
20210404868 | BALANCED PHOTODETECTOR AND METHODS THEREOF - A balanced photodetector may include: a balanced photodiode including a first photodiode and a second photodiode coupled with one another at a common node, wherein the first photodiode has a first effective responsivity and the second photodiode has as second effective responsivity; and a control circuit configured to set an operating parameter of the balanced photodiode to compensate for a difference between the first effective responsivity and the second effective responsivity. | 2021-12-30 |
20210404869 | DATA OUTPUT DEVICE - A data output device is provided. The data output device includes a converter circuit configured to generate a conversion signal based on an output signal; a boosting circuit configured to generate a boosting signal based on the output signal; and an output circuit configured to generate the output signal based on an input signal and a feedback signal, the feedback signal being based on the conversion signal and the boosting signal. | 2021-12-30 |
20210404870 | SENSOR CIRCUIT HAVING IDENTICAL CAPACITORS TO IMPROVE SENSING EFFICIENCY OF PIXELS AND OPERATING METHOD THEREOF - There is provided a circuit to improve the sensing efficiency of pixels that uses the induction effect of a capacitor to duplicate a voltage deviation caused by additional electrons and uses a circuit to cancel out the voltage deviation during reading pixel data thereby improving the sensing efficiency. | 2021-12-30 |
20210404871 | PIXEL CIRCUIT HAVING CAPACITOR WITH IDENTICAL ELECTRODES TO IMPROVE SENSING EFFICIENCY AND OPERATING METHOD THEREOF - There is provided a circuit to improve the sensing efficiency of pixels that uses the induction effect of a capacitor to duplicate a voltage deviation caused by additional electrons and uses a circuit to cancel out the voltage deviation during reading pixel data thereby improving the sensing efficiency. | 2021-12-30 |