Reynolds, CA
Adam Craig Reynolds, Bolton CA
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20080228554 | System, Method and Apparatus for Determining a Target for Distributing Molding Material Equipment - A method, system and a computing apparatus for determining a target molding material user for distribution of molding material equipment to molding material users from a molding material producer is disclosed. The computing apparatus, for example, includes a processing module operable to receive (i) supply information representative of molding material equipment available for distribution from the molding material producer, and (ii) demand information representative of at least one molding material user in need of molding material equipment, and to determine the target molding material user to which to supply molding material equipment from the molding material producer in accordance with at least the supply information and the demand information. | 09-18-2008 |
20100114352 | METHOD OF MOLDING - Disclosed is a method of molding molded articles, amongst other things. | 05-06-2010 |
Brent Allen Reynolds, Parksville CA
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20100167999 | INHIBITION OF THE TUMORIGENIC POTENTIAL OF TUMOR STEM CELLS BY LIF AND BMPS - The present disclosure includes methods and compositions for the treatment or prevention of diseases and disorders characterized by excessive or misregulated cellular proliferations, including methods for the treatment of tumors. The methods involve the use of pharmaceutical compositions comprising at least one agent selected from the group consisting of a LIF preparation, a BMP preparation, a BMPR signalling activator, and a LIFR signalling activator. The disclosure also includes LIF preparations, BMP preparations, BMPR signalling activator, and LIFR signalling activators, and methods for the identification of LIF preparations, BMP preparations, BMPR signalling activator, and LIFR signalling activators. The disclosure also includes pharmaceutical compositions comprising at least one agent selected from the group consisting of a LIF preparation, a BMP preparation, a BMPR signalling activator, and a LIFR signalling activator. | 07-01-2010 |
Caleb Reynolds, Toronto CA
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20140067677 | SECURE PAYMENT SYSTEM - A method for facilitating secure payment for a transaction, the method comprising: Systems, methods, and devices for facilitating secure payment for a transaction are described. In some embodiments, secure tokens that are linked with remotely- and securely-stored purchaser payment information may be exchanged and transmitted during transaction processing so as to avoid direct transmission of sensitive purchaser information. | 03-06-2014 |
Damien Reynolds, Vancouver Bc CA
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20140233496 | MOBILE DEVICE FOR USE IN A DYNAMIC AND STOCHASTIC ASYNCHRONOUSLY UPDATED WIRELESS AD-HOC NETWORK - A method for establishing and maintaining a dynamic network designed to allow wireless devices to communicate with one another on an ad-hoc basis. The wireless network is designed specifically to function autonomously, remaining completely independent from relying on any internet service provider or any other subsidiary systems such as any access points or routers. Rather than using central routers, all nodes in the network share the same capabilities as one another, and allow for a dynamic routing protocol to be executed directly by the network nodes. | 08-21-2014 |
Damien Reynolds, Vancouver CA
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20130223286 | Asynchronous Wireless Dynamic Ad-Hoc Network - A method for establishing and maintaining a dynamic network designed to allow wireless devices to communicate with one another on an ad-hoc basis. The wireless network is designed specifically to function autonomously, remaining completely independent from relying on any internet service provider or any other subsidiary systems such as any access points or routers. Rather than using central routers, all nodes in the network share the same capabilities as one another, and allow for a dynamic routing protocol to be executed directly by the network nodes. | 08-29-2013 |
David A. Reynolds, Kingston CA
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20140255099 | IN SITU REMEDIATION OF SOILS AND GROUND WATER CONTAINING ORGANIC CONTAMINANTS - There is provided a method for achieving oxidation of organic contaminants held in low permeability soil and its contained pore water. The method comprises the supply and electromigration of an oxidant throughout the soil and pore water by means of an applied direct current via electrodes arrayed within the soil, followed by the heating of the soil by an applied alternating current using the identical electrodes. | 09-11-2014 |
David L. Reynolds, Rockwood CA
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20150101708 | Inter-vial transfer system - A transfer system suitable for medicaments comprising a vial socket, a housing having first and second open ends with the first open end being releasably connected to the vial socket, a needle hub mounted within the housing, a needle having first and second piercing ends mounted in the needle hub, a vial having a neck and a body, the vial being inserted in the vial socket and being non removably retained therein, a cartridge having a plunger sealing an open end thereof and a septum located at an opposite end of the cartridge, and an activation cap for causing the needle to penetrate a septum of the vial and the septum of the cartridge to permit transfer of components therebetween. | 04-16-2015 |
David L. Reynolds, Bromont CA
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20090082751 | Device for transferring fluid from a cartridge to a container - A system and method for transferring a fluid from a first container to a second container, the system comprising a first container ( | 03-26-2009 |
20090308895 | Rack and pinon drive for by-pass cartridge - A device for mixing a substance comprised of two constituents contained in a cartridge and having a cartridge holder thereabout, the device comprising a plunger rod for pushing the closure member to permit the transfer of a diluent in a first chamber through a by-pass channel to mix with a constituent in a first chamber, the plunger rod being driven by means of a rack and a pinion gear arrangement to prevent overly rapid movement of the plunger rod. | 12-17-2009 |
20100042071 | Airless mixing with a by-pass syringe - A method for transferring and mixing a pharmaceutical mixture utilizing a by-pass cartridge and a syringe. After mixing the dry component and the diluent in the by-pass cartridge, the mixture can be passed to a syringe which includes a syringe plunger having a fluid passageway therein with a hydrophobic membrane covering the passageway. The mixture can be transferred back and forth between the by-pass cartridge and the syringe through a small bore to achieve mixing, particularly in the case of microspheres held in suspension. | 02-18-2010 |
20110068124 | RACK AND PINION DRIVE FOR BY-PASS CARTRIDGE - A device for mixing a substance comprised of two constituents contained in a cartridge ( | 03-24-2011 |
20110106045 | Inter vial transfer system - A transfer system suitable for medicaments comprising a vial socket, a housing having first and second open ends with the first open end being releasably connected to the vial socket, a needle hub mounted within the housing, a needle having first and second piercing ends mounted in the needle hub, a vial having a neck and a body, the vial being inserted in the vial socket and being non removably retained therein, a cartridge having a plunger sealing an open end thereof and a septum located at an opposite end of the cartridge, and an activation cap for causing the needle to penetrate a septum of the vial and the septum of the cartridge to permit transfer of components therebetween. | 05-05-2011 |
20120152039 | EASY-LINK DEVICE FOR FLUID TRANSFER - A transfer device ( | 06-21-2012 |
20120330280 | Airless mixing with a by-pass syringe - A method for transferring and mixing a pharmaceutical mixture utilizing a by-pass cartridge and a syringe. After mixing the dry component and the diluent in the by-pass cartridge, the mixture can be passed to a syringe which includes a syringe plunger having a fluid passageway therein with a hydrophobic membrane covering the passageway. The mixture can be transferred back and forth between the by-pass cartridge and the syringe through a small bore to achieve mixing, particularly in the case of microspheres held in suspension. | 12-27-2012 |
20130018324 | INJECTION DEVICEAANM Reynolds; David L.AACI BromontAACO CAAAGP Reynolds; David L. Bromont CAAANM MacDonald; DanielAACI BromontAACO CAAAGP MacDonald; Daniel Bromont CAAANM Tremblay; YanAACI OrfordAACO CAAAGP Tremblay; Yan Orford CAAANM Trepanier; JulieAACI SherbrookeAACO CAAAGP Trepanier; Julie Sherbrooke CA - An injection device ( | 01-17-2013 |
20140000738 | EASY LINKING TRANSFER SYSTEM | 01-02-2014 |
20140284354 | RECONSTITUTION DEVICE - A reconstitution device ( | 09-25-2014 |
20150238706 | INJECTION DEVICE - An injection device which includes a housing ( | 08-27-2015 |
Joshua James Reynolds, Ottawa CA
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20090022473 | VIDEO SIGNAL CONTENT INDEXING AND LINKING TO INFORMATION SOURCES - A method for identifying object images in a display of a video signal, storing object identification information in an overlay directory, and extracting object information relevant to identified objects from respective information databases is disclosed. Overlay directories from several video signals and associated object information are assembled in an overlay server accessed by computers directly or through a telecommunication network. Object images are selected by users of authoring computers accessing the overlay server. An overlay directory for a video recording indicates temporal and spatial coordinates of images of selected objects, a network address of a video source providing the video recording, descriptions of the selected objects, and addresses of servers providing detailed information of the selected objects. The objects may include commercial products, services, or educational material. The disclosed method therefore may be used for advertising or general information dissemination purposes. | 01-22-2009 |
20090158322 | DISTRIBUTED SYSTEM FOR LINKING CONTENT OF VIDEO SIGNALS TO INFORMATION SOURCES - A system for product advertising through a telecommunication network is disclosed. The system comprises an advertising engine and an information depot. The advertising engine comprises an information-extraction tool for acquiring product information, an authoring tool for tracking product images appearing in a display of a video recording, and an augmented-display tool for relating product images appearing in a display of a video recording to respective product information. The information depot comprises a global product directory and overlay directories for a set of video recordings. A number of authoring computers connect to the advertising engine of the present invention as well as streaming video sources and advertising databases to generate content of the information depot. The advertising engine distributes the augmented-display tool to viewers' computers which accesses the video-content directory and the product directory to acquire respective overlay directories and associated product data. | 06-18-2009 |
20130074139 | DISTRIBUTED SYSTEM FOR LINKING CONTENT OF VIDEO SIGNALS TO INFORMATION SOURCES - A system for product advertising through a telecommunication network is disclosed. The system comprises an advertising engine and an information depot. The advertising engine comprises an information-extraction tool for acquiring product information, an authoring tool for tracking product images appearing in a display of a video recording, and an augmented-display tool for relating product images appearing in a display of a video recording to respective product information. The information depot comprises a global product directory and overlay directories for a set of video recordings. A number of authoring computers connect to the advertising engine of the present invention as well as streaming video sources and advertising databases to generate content of the information depot. The advertising engine distributes the augmented-display tool to viewers' computers which accesses the video-content directory and the product directory to acquire respective overlay directories and associated product data. | 03-21-2013 |
Mark Reynolds, Toronto CA
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20140041252 | ALUMINUM CHIP DRYERS - In accordance with one aspect of an exemplary embodiment, a dryer for removing hydrocarbons and/or moisture from metal chips is provided. The dryer has a chamber including a top portion and a base portion. The top portion is comprised of a material having a higher emissivity than the material forming the base portion. A burner is provided which introduces heated gas into the top portion. A device for transporting the metal chips is provided in the base portion. The device receives the metal chips at an inlet and transporting the metal chips to an outlet. | 02-13-2014 |
Mark F. Reynolds, Langley CA
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20140310882 | BIT TOOL HAVING A BIT STORAGE MEMBER, LIGHT ASSEMBLY FOR A BIT TOOL AND BIT TOOL HAVING A RATCHETING HANDLE ASSEMBLY - According to one aspect, there is provided a bit tool having a bit storage member for housing a plurality of bits. The member includes an exterior which is at least partially transparent. A light assembly extends around the bit storage member and selectively illuminates the bit storage member to reveal the bits. According to another aspect, the tool has a pushrod for operatively selecting bits and a locking assembly that may be actuated for selectively coupling the pushrod and a respective one of the bits together to operate the tool. According to a further aspect, there is provided a ratcheting handle assembly which includes at least one catch member operatively connected to and linearly moveable relative to an inner core. A selector member actuates respective ones of the catch members for selectively causing the handle assembly to ratchetly drive the inner core in forward and reverse positions. | 10-23-2014 |
Meritt Reynolds, Burnaby CA
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20090268271 | FREQUENCY-SHIFTING MICRO-MECHANICAL OPTICAL MODULATOR - An apparatus for shifting the frequency of light comprises a modulator comprising one or more light-reflective elements. The elements are arranged in N groups that are interleaved along the surface of the modulator. The elements are deflected in time in a periodic sawtooth or sinusoidal N-phase manner. The frequency shift can be varied continuously and quickly. Such a modulator may be operated at zero frequency shift, to produce an optical phase shift. | 10-29-2009 |
Meritt Reynolds, New Westminster CA
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20150216028 | APPARATUS FOR ACCELERATING AND COMPRESSING PLASMA - Examples of a plasma acceleration and compression device are described. The device includes a plasma accelerator with a high compression funnel section extending from an inlet of the accelerator and an elongated section connected to the high compression funnel section that can extend from the end of the funnel section to an accelerator's outlet. The funnel section can be a cone with a steep tapering while the elongated section can have a mild, gentle, tapering along its length toward the outlet. The device further includes a power source for providing a current pulse to the accelerator to generate a pushing flux to accelerate and compress a plasma torus throughout the accelerator. The current pulse can be so shaped so that the current pulse behind the plasma torus at the outlet of the elongated section is significantly smaller than the current pulse at the first end of the elongated section while the pressure of the plasma torus at the outlet of the elongated section is greater than the pressure of the plasma torus at the beginning of the elongated section. | 07-30-2015 |
Meritt W. Reynolds, Burnaby CA
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20080239498 | RANDOM PHASE MASK FOR LIGHT PIPE HOMOGENIZER - An apparatus for illuminating a light valve ( | 10-02-2008 |
20100020376 | SHEARING RADIATION BEAM FOR IMAGING PRINTING MEDIA - An illuminator ( | 01-28-2010 |
20100027095 | BALANCED LIGHT VALVE - Radiation from an illumination source ( | 02-04-2010 |
20110235148 | TOTAL INTERNAL REFLECTION LIGHT VALVE - An imaging method includes emitting radiation from an illumination source towards a total internal reflection (TIR) modulator. At least one of the pixel regions is controlled to form at least one image pixel on a surface. A first electric potential is imposed on a first pixel region, the first electric potential being associated with a first signal provided by a first electrical conductor to the second set of electrodes associated with the first pixel region, the first electrical conductor extending over a first non-pixel region. A second electric potential is imposed on the first pixel region, the second electric potential being associated with a second signal provided by a second electrical conductor to first set of electrodes associated with the first pixel region, the second electrical conductor extending over a second non-pixel region, wherein the second non-pixel region is different from the first non-pixel region, and the second electric potential is different from the first electric potential. The second electric potential is imposed on the first non-pixel region. | 09-29-2011 |
Paul Andrew Reynolds, Toronto CA
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20090173747 | BEAD CRAFT SYSTEM - The invention is directed to a bead craft system for making a bead craft. The bead craft system may be used with beads that are wettable and subsequently dryable to adhere to one another. In one aspect, the bead craft system may include a bead storage and dispensing device including a bead storage chamber having a bead storage chamber wall defining a chamber outlet aperture and a bead outlet conduit external to the bead storage chamber wall. The bead outlet conduit has an inlet. The bead storage chamber wall is movable between an unaligned position wherein the chamber outlet aperture is unaligned with the inlet of the bead outlet conduit to prevent the release of beads from the bead storage chamber, and an aligned position wherein the chamber outlet aperture is aligned with the inlet of the bead outlet conduit to permit the release of at least one bead from the bead storage chamber. | 07-09-2009 |
20110192544 | APPARATUS FOR MANIPULATING AND SHAPING ADHEREABLE ARTS AND CRAFTS BUILDING ELEMENTS - A mould for creating a finished article from adherent building elements such as fusible beads. The mould includes a mould core, which may be removable; one or more female mould portions surrounding the core so as to define a cavity between the core and the one or more female mould portions; and at least one opening for ingress of adherent building elements into the cavity and introduction of a fusing agent in order to bond together the adherent building elements. A tool for selectively picking up and dispensing the adherent building elements is also disclosed. The tool is provided in the form of a squeezable container having a spout and one-way air valve for creating suction to pick up the adherent elements, and then selectively dispense them. | 08-11-2011 |
20160059143 | CONSTRUCTION TOY ELEMENT AND SET - In a first aspect, a construction toy element is provided and includes a body and a first circumferential row of arms extending from the body. The body has an axis, and has a first axial end and a second axial end. A first circumferential row of arms extends from the body. Each arm includes a root end and a free end, and has a first connecting member thereon that is configured for connecting the construction toy element to another construction toy element. The root end projects from the body in a direction that is angled towards one of the first and second axial ends relative to a normal direction to a surface of the body. | 03-03-2016 |
Paul Donovan Reynolds, White Rock CA
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20160090774 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR A PORTABLE SELF STORAGE SYSTEM - There is disclosed a portable self-storage system comprising a portable container, a portable fence comprising a keypad, wherein the portable fence surrounds the portable container, a portable light, wherein the portable light is a solar powered light that is portable, and a storage medium storing a program having instructions which when executed by a processor will cause the processor to control and operate the portable container, the portable fence, and the portable light. | 03-31-2016 |
Randy Reynolds, Calagry CA
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20090230718 | Tonneau Cover - A tonneu cover assembly mountable to a open top truck bed of a pick up truck for covering the bed. The cover assembly includes a pair of side rail caps that are attachable to the side rails of the bed by a clamping system. A pair of door panels are hingedly mounted on respective side rail caps. The door panels are rotatable between a closed position where the bed is covered and open positions permitting access to the bed. A pair of actuators are connected to respective door panels and are operable to rotate the door panels between the closed and open positions. The actuators may operate to rotate one door more quickly than the second when opening the doors, and then reverse the speed of the doors when closing them enabling correct engagement between the inward sides of the doors. A quick release mechanism is provided to decouple a door from an actuator in case of a failure. | 09-17-2009 |
Rob Reynolds, Chelsea CA
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20130232652 | Over Garment Protective Shorts - Protective over garment shorts including at least one pocket sized and otherwise dimensioned to removeably receive a ballistic protection panel therein and at least one ballistic protection panel configured to fit within each of the at least one pockets. The shorts are configured to be worn over existing pants and extend from a position covering the pelvic region of a wearer to a position proximate the knee region of the wearer. | 09-12-2013 |
20130238014 | Protective Garment With Tourniquet - A protective garment including a waist portion adapted to be donned proximate the waist of a wearer and first and second leg portions extending from a waist portion to at least proximate a knee portion of the wearer and a tourniquet member attached to an inner surface of at least one of said first and second leg portions. | 09-12-2013 |
Rob Reynolds, Wakefield CA
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20130036537 | Scalable And Modular Protective Garment System - A protective garment system for a user including a cummerbund having a shoulder harness connected to a wraparound waist portion, and at least one connector device operatively attached to the cummerbund. The protective garment further includes one or more upper body modular protective elements and one or more lower body modular protective elements, with at least one of the lower body modular protective elements to the cummerbund by the connector device. | 02-14-2013 |
Ron Reynolds, Toronto CA
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20090157433 | System and method having a hierarchical model with override capability for generating a flexible insurance plan - A system and method for implementing an insurance plan to coordinate an adjudication of a submitted claim corresponding to the plan. The plan includes a people model and a benefit model, such as hierarchical trees combined by a plurality of policies. The system and method comprise assigning a first predefined inheritance of global attributes to coupled elements of the people tree and assigning a second predefined inheritance of global attributes to coupled elements of the benefits tree. The system and method also assigning a local administration rule for at least one local attribute of the trees, the assignment between a selected people element of the people tree and a selected benefit element of the benefits tree. The local administration rule overrides the corresponding global attributes of the selected elements, such that resolution of the global attributes with the local attributes for the selected elements provides a rule set for adjudication of the submitted claim. | 06-18-2009 |
20130166327 | SYSTEM AND METHOD HAVING A HIERARCHICAL MODEL WITH OVERRIDE CAPABILITY FOR GENERATING A FLEXIBLE INSURANCE PLAN - A system and method for implementing an insurance plan to coordinate an adjudication of a submitted claim corresponding to the plan. The plan includes a people model and a benefit model, such as hierarchical trees combined by a plurality of policies. The system and method comprise assigning a first predefined inheritance of global attributes to coupled elements of the people tree and assigning a second predefined inheritance of global attributes to coupled elements of the benefits tree. The system and method also assigning a local administration rule for at least one local attribute of the trees, the assignment between a selected people element of the people tree and a selected benefit element of the benefits tree. The local administration rule overrides the corresponding global attributes of the selected elements, such that resolution of the global attributes with the local attributes for the selected elements provides a rule set for adjudication of the submitted claim. | 06-27-2013 |
Steven Campbell Reynolds, North Vancouver CA
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20150148877 | APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR ASSISTED BREATHING BY TRANSVASCULAR NERVE STIMULATION - A catheter may include electrodes for transvascular nerve stimulation. The electrodes may be positioned within lumens of the catheter and aligned with apertures in the outer wall of the catheter. The electrodes may produce focused electrical fields for stimulation of one or more nerves. In one embodiment, the catheter may include a set of proximal electrodes and a set of distal electrodes, and the proximal electrodes may stimulate a patient's left phrenic nerve and the distal electrodes may stimulate a patient's right phrenic nerve. | 05-28-2015 |
Steven P. Reynolds, Toronto CA
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20110071682 | ELEVATOR DOOR WIRELESS CONTROLLER - Control systems and methods for operating the doors of an elevator where the control logic is distributed in local car and landing door controllers that communicate wirelessly with one another to eliminate door control signal wiring in the hoistway thereby simplifying installation and diagnostics and affording door motor control that is individualized for each door. | 03-24-2011 |
Trent George Reynolds, Surrey CA
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20160081880 | MEDICATION COMMINUTION AND DELIVERY CUP - A single-use nesting cup for use with mechanical comminution devices having a spinning drive mechanism for pulverizing pills into powder is disclosed. Each cup has a textured base surface that provides for a more efficient grinding and crushing of pills inserted between two such cups when an upper cup is spinningly brought to bear down on a bottom cup. The textured surface of each cup base has a symmetric three-dimensional wave design with each wave arcing along a curve from an outer cylindrical wall of the cup spiraling in toward a center point of the base of each cup. The crest and troughs of each wave act as grinding edges while the overall symmetric wave design acts to maintain the one or more pills and it's powdered form in the center of the bottom cup. | 03-24-2016 |
Warren Reynolds, Stoney Creek CA
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20090325468 | ABRASIVE WATERJET MACHINING AND METHOD TO MANUFACTURE A CURVED ROTOR BLADE RETENTION SLOT - A method of machining a blade retention slot with an abrasive water jet machining. A straight blade retention slot along an X-axis then a at least one side of the straight blade retention slot is abrasive water jet machined to generate a curved side of the blade retention slot defined within an X-Y plane. | 12-31-2009 |
William Reynolds, Tecumseh CA
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20100066289 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING AN ELECTRIC MOTOR - A method for controlling an electric motor includes receiving a first control command that is indicative of a desired motor control. A current operating condition for the motor is determined. It is then determined whether the first control command meets at least one predetermined criterion at the current operating condition. A second control command that is different from the first control command is generated when the first control command meets the at least one predetermined criterion. Generating the second control command includes determining a current value of a motor parameter, changing the parameter value, and using the changed parameter value to generate the second control command. The second control command is then used to control the motor. | 03-18-2010 |
20140067173 | VEHICLE ELECTRIC MACHINE CONTROL STRATEGY - A vehicle includes at least one electric machine and an inverter for selectively transmitting power to the electric machine. The inverter includes a power module. At least one controller controls the electric machine and the inverter. The controller at least temporarily disables the inverter during a power cycle such that power to the electric machine is inhibited. In response to the disabling of the inverter, the controller resets the duty cycle commands for the power module, and re-enables the inverter during the same power cycle. | 03-06-2014 |
20140077739 | ELECTRIC MOTOR POSITION SIGNAL SYNCHRONIZED OPERATION - An embedded controller in a vehicle electronics subsystem includes a signal processing circuit used to communicate with an electric machine. The signal processing circuit may be configured to receive an input signal from the electric machine and provide digital output signals to the embedded controller. The digital output signals may include Hall position and rotor position signals. Once the digital output signals are processed by a processor embedded within the controller, the processor may issue a control command to the electric machine. The processor may have memory containing software to make the processor execute the computation of the control command of the electric machine in accordance with a torque command. | 03-20-2014 |
20140100725 | HYBRID-ELECTRIC VEHICLE POWERTRAIN AND CONTROL SYSTEM - In at least one embodiment, a vehicle is provided including a variable voltage controller (VVC), an electric motor configured to provide an assistive torque to an engine, and a single controller configured to read a plurality of analog signals indicative of operating conditions of the vehicle. The controller may also perform, during each of a repeating sequence of time periods, analog to digital (ATD) conversions on the analog signals, and further provide command signals to the electric motor and the VVC based on the ATD conversions and readings. | 04-10-2014 |
20140100726 | CONTROL STRATEGY FOR AN ELECTRIC MACHINE IN A VEHICLE - A vehicle is provided including an electric machine and at least one controller. The controller, or controllers, are configured to, in response to a reset of the at least one controller while a speed of the vehicle is greater than a threshold value, provide a current command to the electric machine in accordance with calibration values calculated prior to the reset such that inoperability of the electric machine due to the reset is less than one second. | 04-10-2014 |
20150054433 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING AN ELECTRIC MOTOR - A method for controlling an electric motor includes receiving a first control command that is indicative of a desired motor control. A current operating condition for the motor is determined. It is then determined whether the first control command meets at least one predetermined criterion at the current operating condition. A second control command that is different from the first control command is generated when the first control command meets the at least one predetermined criterion. Generating the second control command includes determining a current value of a motor parameter, changing the parameter value, and using the changed parameter value to generate the second control command. The second control command is then used to control the motor. | 02-26-2015 |
20150236628 | DISCONTINUOUS PULSE WIDTH MODULATION - A discontinuous pulse width modulation technique is used in a controller to control an inverter that converts DC battery power to AC power to operate an electric motor, e.g., in a hybrid electric vehicle. The discontinuous pulse width modulation technique uses only one of the two zero state voltage vectors in its calculations whereas traditional pulse width modulation uses both zero state voltage vectors. The use of a single zero state voltage vector can result in one of a group of switches in the inverter remaining in a constant state during a complete duty cycle while still providing the commanded voltage vector to the electrical motor. As a result losses due to switching can be reduced. | 08-20-2015 |
William C. Reynolds, Tecumseh CA
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20130200828 | PWM Frequency Pattern Optimization for NVH - An optimized pseudo-random period pattern can reduce audible noise in a system that includes an inverter circuit configured to provide power to an electric machine. A system can include a PWM optimization module (POM) comprising the PPP. A carrier period for a carrier signal used to provide PWM inverter drive signals can be selected in accordance with the PPP. The PPP can be expressed as an array of 200-400 elements, each element a period belonging to a finite set of 2 or more predetermined periods. A period can be selected by index from the array, and the index incremented to progress through the PPP, which can be repeated upon its completion. The PPP can be optimized to reduce audible noise while mitigating inverter losses. Modeling techniques can determine the number of array elements, the number of possible periods, and the period values that optimize the PPP. | 08-08-2013 |