Patents Examined by Alexander Mercado
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Patent number: 11965763Abstract: Systems, devices, and methods are provided for measuring fluid flow across a pump used in a system for precisely and accurately metering fluid. The systems, devices, and methods can use contactless approaches to measure the properties of the fluid being pumped. The measured properties can be used to precisely and accurately determine the flow rate through the pump.Type: GrantFiled: November 12, 2021Date of Patent: April 23, 2024Assignee: Mozarc Medical US LLCInventors: Krishnaraja Nellikunje, Hemanth Kumar Jain, Thisanth Gunasekaran
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Patent number: 11965808Abstract: A sensing device for measuring physical properties of fluid medium uses fiber based cantilevers embedded in a cartridge. The cartridge may include: at least one fluidic channel, at least one light channel, at least one chamber located at the intersection of the fluidic channel and the light channel, and at least one light guide placed in the light channel. The light guide is at least partially contained in the respective chamber. The light guide has a movable section. The vibration of the movable section may be externally actuatable.Type: GrantFiled: March 8, 2021Date of Patent: April 23, 2024Assignee: TARABiOS SA{hacek over (G)}LIK TEKNOLOJİLERİ A.Ş.Inventors: Hakan Urey, Goksen Goksenin Yaralioglu, Fehmi Civitci, Yusuf Samet Yaras, Gokhan Saglam
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Patent number: 11959830Abstract: A leak detection system for a membrane is disclosed. The system includes a non-permeable membrane; a plurality of printed sensors configured to obtain membrane measurements at a plurality of locations of the membrane; and a control circuit.Type: GrantFiled: October 12, 2020Date of Patent: April 16, 2024Assignee: Benecke-Kaliko AGInventors: Burak Uezel, Antoine Segeral, Joshua Snyder
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Patent number: 11959427Abstract: An apparatus is provided to test valves. The apparatus includes an actuation mechanism having an actuator that seals a valve of a combustion chamber of an engine. The apparatus further includes a flow control device that controls a flow of a pressurized fluid to the combustion chamber. The apparatus further includes a plurality of sensors having a first sensor and a second sensor. The first sensor is disposed in an inlet port of the combustion chamber to detect a first flow rate of the pressurized fluid in the inlet port. The second sensor is disposed in an exhaust port of the combustion chamber to detect a second flow rate of the pressurized fluid in the exhaust port. The apparatus further includes a notification device configured to generate an alert based on the detected first flow rate and the detected second flow rate.Type: GrantFiled: March 4, 2022Date of Patent: April 16, 2024Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.Inventors: Kaleb Stephens, John Michael Scelsi, Cody Weldon Cline, Christopher Ray Wills
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Patent number: 11946944Abstract: An analysis device for a detection chip, a method for operating an analysis device, and an analysis system are provided. The analysis device includes a base and a control module. The control module includes a positioning sub-module, an operation sub-module, and a detection sub-module. The positioning sub-module includes an accommodating structure, and the accommodating structure is configured to accommodate the detection chip. The operation sub-module includes at least one operation part, and the at least one operation part is configured to perform a contact mechanical operation. The detection sub-module is configured to perform a detection operation.Type: GrantFiled: June 5, 2020Date of Patent: April 2, 2024Assignees: BEIJING BOE HEALTH TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.Inventor: Hongquan Li
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Patent number: 11946345Abstract: A device and a method for experimental exploitation of natural gas hydrates in full-sized production wells are provided. The device includes a full-diameter well, and the full-diameter well includes a heating circulation tube, a temperature sensor tube, an upper sealing unit and a lower sealing unit. Perforations are provided along a body of the full-diameter well. A reactor includes an upper cover, a lower cover, and a reactor body. The method is conducted by using the device and the reactor. The device and method allow simulation of sand-control wellbores in actual exploitation of natural gas hydrates, and realize horizontal and vertical sand-control experiments.Type: GrantFiled: September 8, 2020Date of Patent: April 2, 2024Assignee: GUANGZHOU INSTITUTE OF ENERGY CONVERSION, CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCESInventors: Xiaosen Li, Zhaoyang Chen, Yi Wang, Zhiming Xia, Gang Li, Yu Zhang
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Patent number: 11946835Abstract: A gas monitoring and control system including a gas sampling chamber, sampling inlet and outlet valves, a pump and a controller. Sensors are disposed within the interior chamber that sense characteristics of a gas from a gas source and generate representative signals. The sampling inlet and outlet valves i) allow the gas into the gas sampling chamber while operating in a gas sampling state, and ii) allow ambient air into the gas sampling chamber while operating in a purge state. The pump i) causes the gas to flow through the gas sampling chamber while operating in the gas sampling state or ii) causes ambient air to flow through the gas sampling chamber while operating in the purge state. The controller causes the sampling inlet and outlet valves, and the pump to alternate operating in the gas sampling or purge state to selectively expose the sensors to the gas.Type: GrantFiled: May 23, 2022Date of Patent: April 2, 2024Assignee: Chrintec, LLCInventor: Gregory R. Chrin
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Patent number: 11940309Abstract: An apparatus for use with a Coriolis meter is provided. The apparatus includes an array of strain-based sensors, a filtering module, and a processing unit. The sensor array is configured for sensing a meter flow tube. The array is configured for mounting on the flow tube. The sensors are configured to produce sensor signals representative of strain within the flow tube. The processing unit controls the sensor array to produce the sensor signals representative of the strain within the flow tube. The strain includes a first portion associated with the flow tube vibrating at a resonant frequency of the flow tube and a second portion associated with a fluid flow passing through the flow tube. The filtering module filters the sensor signals to remove a sensor signal portion representative of the strain associated with the flow tube vibrating at the resonant frequency of the flow tube.Type: GrantFiled: May 17, 2021Date of Patent: March 26, 2024Assignee: EXPRO METERS, INC.Inventor: Daniel L. Gysling
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Patent number: 11940353Abstract: A test device for an automatic pressure regulating valve of an electronic braking system includes a test device composed of an air supply, a pneumatic circuit, a valve, a sensor, a signal processing unit, and a control unit. By subjecting an automatic pressure regulating valve to a bench test including a functional test, a static performance test, a dynamic performance test, an air tightness test, a leakage test, and a brake chamber braking force test, the present disclosure avoids the high risk of a field test, improves the test efficiency, and ensures the test consistency. An automatic pressure regulating valve is tested before being loaded on a vehicle, and parameters of the automatic pressure regulating valve are continuously modified through tests to improve the performance, such that the automatic pressure regulating valve can meet the real-time, fast, independent, and accurate regulation requirements of EBS of commercial vehicles.Type: GrantFiled: March 10, 2022Date of Patent: March 26, 2024Assignee: Wuhan University Of TechnologyInventors: Gangyan Li, Hanwei Bao, Jian Hu, Zhiqiang Gu, Fang Yang
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Patent number: 11940379Abstract: A device (1) for measuring a relative humidity level inside the enclosure (9) of a case (3) of a watch (2), the device (1) including: an emitter module (5) provided with a source of light radiation capable of emitting light beams (8) towards the enclosure (9) of the case (3); a receiver module (6a, 6b, 6c) for receiving at least one acoustic signal (12) from the enclosure (9), and a control unit (7) connected to the modules (5, 6) and which is configured to evaluate the water vapour content of a gaseous fluid (11) contained inside the enclosure (9) as a function of the at least one acoustic signal (12) received by the receiver module (6a, 6b, 6c).Type: GrantFiled: September 21, 2021Date of Patent: March 26, 2024Assignee: The Swatch Group Research and Development LtdInventors: Dominique Dubugnon, Cédric Blatter, Michel Willemin
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Patent number: 11933807Abstract: A measuring device for determining the density, the mass flow and/or the viscosity of a gas-charged liquid includes an oscillator, having a media-conducting measuring tube and two vibrational modes having media-density-dependent natural frequencies; an exciter for exciting the two vibrational modes; a vibrational sensor for detecting vibrations of the oscillator; and an operating and evaluating circuit to apply an excitation signal to the exciter, detect signals of the vibration sensor, determine current values of the natural frequencies of the two vibrational modes of the oscillator and fluctuations of the natural frequencies. The operating and evaluating circuit is designed to determine a first media state value, wherein the operating and evaluating circuit is furthermore designed to determine a second media state value which represents a gas charge of the medium.Type: GrantFiled: May 4, 2020Date of Patent: March 19, 2024Assignee: Endress+Hauser Flowtec AGInventors: Hao Zhu, Michael Wiesmann
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Patent number: 11928983Abstract: An artificial eye assembly (100) comprising: —an anterior layer (50) comprising an anterior cavity (52); —a flow constricting (40) layer comprising a first aperture (42), and wherein the first aperture (42) is in fluid communication with the anterior cavity (52); —a shaping layer (30) comprising a second aperture and a shaping structure (32), wherein the shaping structure (32) is located within, partially within, or outside of the second aperture, and wherein the shaping structure comprises (32) one or more webs (33), the webs (33) connecting the structure (32) to the rest of the shaping layer (30), and wherein the second aperture is in fluid communication with the first aperture (42); —a flow resistive layer (20) comprising pores, and wherein pores of the layer are in fluid communication with the second aperture; —a posterior layer (10) comprising a posterior cavity (12), and wherein the posterior cavity (12) is in fluid communication with pores of the flow resistive layer (20); —a fluid inlet (13) located iType: GrantFiled: March 19, 2021Date of Patent: March 12, 2024Assignee: Optceutics LimitedInventors: Sahar Awwad, Yann Bouremel, Nkiruka Ibeanu, Stephen James Brocchini, Peng Tee Khaw
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Patent number: 11918837Abstract: There is provided a fit testing method comprising: providing a respirator donned by a wearer; providing a sensor in electrical communication with a sensing element, where the sensor is configured to monitor a particulate concentration parameter of a gas space within the respirator, and a second particulate concentration parameter of a gas space outside the respirator, where the sensor is attached to the respirator such that the respirator such that the weight of the sensor is supported by the respirator; and providing a reader configured to communicate with the sensor, where the reader is configured to provide a respirator fit parameter based on a comparison of the particulate concentration within the respirator to the particulate concentration parameter outside the respirator.Type: GrantFiled: August 31, 2018Date of Patent: March 5, 2024Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties CompanyInventors: Richard C. Webb, Andrew S. Viner, Daniel B. Taylor, Jessica L. T. Hauge, Jennifer L. Kamarainen, Jacob P. Vanderheyden, Silvia G. Guttmann, Kenneth B. L. Stanford
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Patent number: 11913855Abstract: A system may include a hose assembly; a sensor device; and a controller. The hose assembly may be configured to be connected to a hydraulic circuit of a machine. A first layer, of a hose of the hose assembly, may be configured to transport a hydraulic fluid. A second layer, of the hose, may comprise a tracer material that is configured to be released into the hydraulic fluid when the first layer is experiencing a failure. The sensor device may be configured to detect the tracer material in the hydraulic fluid, and generate sensor data indicating that the tracer material has been detected. The controller may be configured to determine that the hose assembly is experiencing the failure based on the sensor data and cause an action to be performed based on determining that the hose assembly is experiencing the failure.Type: GrantFiled: June 3, 2021Date of Patent: February 27, 2024Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.Inventor: Stefano Morone
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Patent number: 11906339Abstract: The invention relates to a Coriolis measuring transducer of a Coriolis measuring device comprising: at least one measuring tube; at least one exciter; at least two sensors; wherein at least one exciter or at least one sensor has a coil device and a magnet device, wherein the magnet device has a holder and at least a first magnet group and at least a second magnet group, wherein the holder has a body with a body length axis and a first end and a second end wherein the first end has an end surface, wherein the body has three recesses, wherein a central recess is separated, in each case, from an outer recess by, in each case, an intermediate wall, wherein each intermediate wall has an opening, and wherein the first magnet group is arranged in a first opening, and wherein the second magnet group is arranged in a second opening.Type: GrantFiled: February 14, 2020Date of Patent: February 20, 2024Assignee: Endress+Hauser Flowtec AGInventors: Benjamin Schwenter, Marc Werner, Claude Hollinger, Gebhard Gschwend
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Patent number: 11906495Abstract: According to one embodiment, a sensor includes a sensor part including a first film, and a structure body including a second film. The first film has a first density, and a first concentration of a first element. The second film has at least one of a second density, or a second concentration of the first element. The second concentration is greater than the first concentration. The second density is greater than the first density.Type: GrantFiled: August 12, 2020Date of Patent: February 20, 2024Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha ToshibaInventors: Yumi Hayashi, Hiroaki Yamazaki
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Patent number: 11906340Abstract: A separation assembly for the flow measurement of a gas flow and a liquid flow of a multiphase fluid includes separator with a housing and a separation element inside the housing. The separation element provides the fluid to rotate at high-speed causing strong centrifugal forces on the multiphase fluid. The housing has an inlet for a multiphase mixture and two outlets, one primarily for pre-separated gas and the second primarily for pre-separated liquid. These outlets lead to a regulator. The regulator is part of the separation assembly and includes at least two outlets, one for gas and one for liquid. The regulator ensures the proportional regulation and the final separation of gas and liquid phases over an entire flow rate to provide monophase liquid and gas at the outlets of the regulator.Type: GrantFiled: March 22, 2021Date of Patent: February 20, 2024Assignee: L'ATELIER DE MATOURNE S.A.S.Inventors: Ton Leenhoven, Goncalo Gil Vieira Amaro
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Patent number: 11885784Abstract: An apparatus for sampling landfill gas from a landfill flowing through a pipe. The apparatus may comprise: an enclosure configured to receive a section of the pipe; a gas sampling port in the section of the pipe; at least one sensor device disposed in a region of the enclosure, the at least one sensor being coupled to the section of the pipe through the gas sampling port; and thermal insulation positioned to retain heat from the section of the pipe in the region of the enclosure. A method of operating a landfill gas recovery system. The method may comprise: flowing gas from a well riser pipe through a sampling subsystem to a collection system; and heating a portion of the sampling subsystem with the gas flowing from the well riser pipe to the collection system.Type: GrantFiled: June 9, 2021Date of Patent: January 30, 2024Assignee: Loci Controls, Inc.Inventors: Andrew Campanella, Ian Martin, Joseph G. Michels, Nathan Pallo, Peter Quigley
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Patent number: 11879805Abstract: A method for spin set bearing setting verification in a preload state on a shaft. An inertia wheel may be disposed on the shaft. The inertia wheel or the shaft is rotated. A first rotational speed is measured at a first time. The inertia wheel may decelerate over time to achieve a second rotational speed measured at a second time. The second speed is less than first speed. The change in time between the first time and the second time is measured. The bearing setting may be adjusted if the change in time is outside a predetermined time range. The bearing setting may remain unchanged if the change in time is within a predetermined time range.Type: GrantFiled: April 25, 2023Date of Patent: January 23, 2024Assignee: Deere & CompanyInventors: Clayton P. Neumann, Kevin R. King
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Patent number: 11871722Abstract: A robotic milking system includes a milking control, a milk line, and a sampling and analysis device for the milk, wherein the milking control controls the robotic milking device based on the analysis of the milk sample. The sampling and analysis device includes a control unit, a tape reel with a tape with reagent pads that detect the presence of a substance in the sample, a tape mover, a dosing device to provide a sample onto a reagent pad, a camera to image of the reagent pad with said sample, and to analyse the images to indicate a presence or concentration of said substance. The lengthwise consecutive substantially rectangular reagent pads are separated by a hydrophobic line, and the control unit recognises said line in the image and determines a position thereof. The control unit controls the tape mover on the basis of the obtained image and line position.Type: GrantFiled: September 19, 2019Date of Patent: January 16, 2024Assignee: LELY PATENT N.V.Inventor: Abram Christiaan Knip