Patents Examined by Brandi N Hopkins
  • Patent number: 11980043
    Abstract: A metal mask and an inspecting method thereof are provided for improving quality standard detection. The metal mask has a first and a second long side and plural pattern regions. The method includes the followings steps Based on the pattern regions adjacent to the first and second long sides, a first and a second reference straight line adjacent to the first and second long sides respectively are defined. Then, a first maximum offset length between the pattern regions and the first reference straight line is measured. A second maximum offset length between the pattern regions and the second reference straight line is measured. When a difference between the first and second maximum offset lengths is less than or equal to 20 ?m, the metal mask is determined to meet an inspecting standard.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: DARWIN PRECISIONS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yun-Pei Yang, Mei-Lun Li, Wen-Yi Lin
  • Patent number: 11977055
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides for a guide for use in a compression test, the compression test comprising loading a test sample between a first loading plate and an opposing load applied between the test sample and the first loading plate in a loading direction, the guide comprising: at least one support member, positionable between the first loading plate and the load and extending substantially parallel to the loading direction to constrain the test sample in a direction perpendicular to the loading direction, wherein, when in use, the at least one support member is positioned to define a space between the first loading plate and the support member such that when a load is applied the test sample is deformable in a direction perpendicular to the loading direction within the space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: Illinois Tool Works Inc.
    Inventors: Lorenzo Vigna, Davide Paolino, Giovanni Belingardi
  • Patent number: 11976941
    Abstract: A method and system for measuring a physical parameter, such as speed and/or distance travelled by a bicycle, includes a permanent magnet disposed on a front fork and a measuring circuit with a magnetic sensor disposed on a rim of the wheel at the same distance from the wheel axis of rotation as the magnet. The sensor passes in front of the magnet to generate an induced voltage pulse at each passage. The induced voltage is rectified and stored on a capacitor. Energy recovery during the sensor passing in front of the magnet allows powering of the measuring circuit. The parameter is calculated in the calculation unit clocked by an oscillator based on the received induced voltage pulses by knowing the bicycle wheel diameter. Measurements performed from the measuring circuit are transmitted to a portable device carried by the user or mounted on the bicycle to be displayed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: The Swatch Group Research and Development Ltd
    Inventor: Arnaud Casagrande
  • Patent number: 11976978
    Abstract: A system for determining a risk level for particles moving along a path. —The system includes a sensor arrangement including at least one set of sensing elements including at least two sensing elements arranged to co-operate with mutually separated sensing zones along the path of movement of the particles to detect a signal related to temperature of the particles. The system further includes a processing device arranged to: receive signals from the sensor arrangement; form signals from the sensing elements into a pulse train when a particle moves through field-of-view of the sensor arrangement; based on the pulse train, determine a risk level for the particles; and adapt at least one parameter used in the determination of the risk level based on at least one property of the particles moving along the path of movement from the first position to the second position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: Firefly AB
    Inventor: Lennart Jansson
  • Patent number: 11977010
    Abstract: A tissue core sample in a metal core collector or stylet is touched to a substrate channel filled with as special liquid such as a hydrogel to which the tissue core sample is attracted to thereby transfer the tissue sample to the channel while preserving the integrity of the sample, speeding up the transfer and preserving the sample orientation so it can be unambiguously associated with its anatomical origin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: URO-1, Inc.
    Inventors: Phillip Jack Snoke, Sharon Collins Presnell, Philip Morrison Allred, III, Ted Belleza
  • Patent number: 11976994
    Abstract: A sensor for detecting pressure, filling level, density, temperature, mass and/or flow rate, wherein at least one central sensor component is coupled to a further component by nanowires and wherein the sensor component is stiffened, fixed and/or electrically contacted this way.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: WIKA ALEXANDER WIEGAND SE & CO. KG
    Inventor: Alexander Wiegand
  • Patent number: 11976995
    Abstract: A micromechanical component for a capacitive sensor or switch device, having a substrate having a substrate surface, a diaphragm mounted on the substrate surface having a self-supporting region, at least one lever element and at least one first electrode connected to the at least one lever element. The at least one lever element is connected to the diaphragm in such a way that when there is a warping of the self-supporting region of the diaphragm the at least one lever element is set into a rotational movement, whereby the at least one connected first electrode is set into a first adjustment movement oriented at an angle to the substrate surface. The at least one lever element and the at least one first electrode connected to the at least one lever element are situated between the substrate surface and the diaphragm inner side of the self-supporting region of the diaphragm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: ROBERT BOSCH GMBH
    Inventor: Jochen Reinmuth
  • Patent number: 11977005
    Abstract: Disclosed is a crack detection apparatus for detecting a building structure, belonging to the technical field of building detection and including a main shaft collar, an auxiliary shaft collar, a rotating drum, a bracket assembly, a crawling mechanism and a transmission assembly, where the main shaft collar is rotationally connected with the auxiliary shaft collar, main slewing arms and auxiliary slewing arms that are in X-shaped crossing are arranged on the main shaft collar and the auxiliary shaft collar, the rotating drum swinging back and forth is rotationally assembled on the main shaft collar, a tail end of the rotating drum is provided with a cleaning arm, the crawling mechanism is assembled at tail ends of the main slewing arms and the auxiliary slewing arms and connected with the rotating drum through the transmission assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2023
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: Anhui Jianzhu University
    Inventors: Wei He, Mingqi Peng, Rongyao Gong, Haizhou Tan
  • Patent number: 11972698
    Abstract: A blood vessel model simulation apparatus for conducting a test or a simulation surgery on a blood vessel model, including: a blood vessel model mounting unit on which a blood vessel model is mounted to allow a blood-mimicking liquid flow; a blood-mimicking liquid tank unit that is integrally attached to the blood vessel model mounting unit and stores a blood-mimicking liquid which is to be supplied to the blood vessel model mounted on the blood vessel model mounting unit; a pump unit that circulates the blood-mimicking liquid stored in the blood-mimicking liquid tank unit via the blood vessel model; and a pump control unit that controls drive of the pump unit. The units are configured to be integrally coupled to each other such that the blood vessel model simulation apparatus has a reduction in size and weight to be mobile.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: THE CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF KOREA INDUSTRY-ACADEMIC COOPERATION FOUNDATION
    Inventors: Jai Ho Choi, Yong Sam Shin
  • Patent number: 11964270
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a suction device (1) to be used together with a pipette, in particular a Pasteur pipette. The suction device comprises a base element (2) with the bore (2a) for the insertion of a pipette (5), and a body connected to the base element, wherein the interior of the body is hollow, wherein at least the body is made of a flexible material, so that the inner volume of the body (3) is variable. Herein, the base element is formed in a polygonal or elliptic shape, so that the shape of the base element is not round and hence prevents a rolling of the suction device over a lab bench or the like.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignee: HILGENBERG GmbH
    Inventor: Ingo Hilgenberg
  • Patent number: 11965861
    Abstract: Disclosed is an equivalent acceleration method of creep loads based on a consistent failure mode. The equivalent acceleration method includes obtaining corresponding tensile strengths; obtaining corresponding creep rupture time; establishing rupture time law, minimum creep rate law and rupture strain law; calculating the value of parameter p in creep damage accumulation model; and dividing the failure mode consistency interval of creep load under variable temperature and variable load. The damage caused by the creep load in the failure mode consistency interval is calculated by using the multi-grade variable temperature and variable load creep nonlinear damage accumulation model, the damage is accelerated to the maximum creep load state in the failure mode consistency interval according to the principle of damage equivalence, and finally the equivalent acceleration of creep load is realized.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignee: NANJING UNIVERSITY OF AERONAUTICS AND ASTRONAUTICS
    Inventors: Zhigang Sun, Xu Zhao, Yingdong Song, Xuming Niu, Yaning Chang, Qiuhong Peng
  • Patent number: 11959839
    Abstract: A non-belt automatic mechanized sampling system for a truck configured to collect materials from a carriage of the truck. The system includes an integrated sample preparation component having, in descending arrangement, a discharging mechanism and a feeder, a crusher, a constant mass dividing machine and a sample retention barrel. The system also includes a constant mass dividing machine configured to divide the crushed material into samples and discards. The samples are conveyed to a sample retention barrel and discards to a discharging mechanism, which is configured to convey the discards to the carriage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: LEON INTELLIGENCE & INFORMATION (SUZHOU) TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ying Jiang, Yunfei Luo, Guoning Jiang, Lu Zhou
  • Patent number: 11959781
    Abstract: A human body sensing mat can sense the movement of a human body and analyze a user's sleep. The human body sensing mat may include a substrate; a plurality of fiber sensors for generating signals according to a distance to a specific object; a sensor array disposed on the substrate; a shield layer for covering the sensor array; and a driving unit for applying a voltage to the sensor array. Each of the fiber sensors is disposed on a central portion of the substrate and on both ends of the substrate. The fiber sensors that are respectively disposed in the central portion and end portions of the mat can sense the user's breathing, tossing and turning, and the like regardless of the user's posture. Accordingly, the user's sleep can be analyzed regardless of the user's posture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Hyungyu Park, Seonghyok Kim, Suhyang Kim, Jeongwook An, Younjae Lee
  • Patent number: 11959747
    Abstract: A system having a micromechanical clocking system component a clocking system component. The system includes a micromechanical oscillation element, which is able to be induced to an oscillation with a natural frequency, and a first circuit, which generates from the natural frequency of the oscillation element a clock frequency which is pre-calibrated to a predefined setpoint clock frequency; a memory for the remaining deviation of the clock frequency from the setpoint clock frequency, the deviation having been individually determined for the clocking system component; and a processing unit which generates a reference time basis for at least a part of the system on the basis of the generated clock frequency and the stored deviation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: ROBERT BOSCH GMBH
    Inventors: Gerhard Lammel, Timo Giesselmann
  • Patent number: 11959892
    Abstract: A liquid chromatograph is presented which enables automatic resolution of a liquid sending failure when the liquid sending failure caused by a liquid sending pump occurs, and execution of a new analysis with good reproducibility after the liquid sending failure is resolved. The liquid sending failure can be automatically resolved by a purging operation. A sample remaining in the analysis flow path is washed away by a non-injection analysis after the liquid sending failure is resolved, and a new analysis can be executed with good reproducibility.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: SHIMADZU CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroshi Ohashi, Takayuki Kihara, Hiroshi Miura
  • Patent number: 11959890
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an experimental apparatus for researching characteristics of subsea tunnel at bottom of seabed under wave, comprising main control system, wave making test system, rock and soil confining pressure test system and water level regulation test system, wherein a bottom of the rock and soil confining pressure test system is connected with the water level regulation test system; a bottom of the wave making test system is connected with the rock and soil confining pressure test system; and all test systems are electrically connected with the main control system. The experimental apparatus, when being small, may simulate the situation of the subsea tunnel under a nonlinear complex wave, may consider the common action of the seabed and the wave, and may regulate water levels and soil pressures, having perfect functions and effectively exploring the effect of various aspects on the subsea tunnel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: Shandong University
    Inventors: Ke Wu, Wenbin Xu, Dapeng Liu, Yajun Liu, Zhenhua Liu, Zhongyu Dou
  • Patent number: 11953379
    Abstract: A live detection system, a thermal infrared (IR) imager and a method for power grid equipment are provided. The system includes an environmental parameter module for acquiring environmental temperature, humidity and wind speed data; a ranging module for measuring a linear distance to the power grid equipment; an equipment type recognition module for acquiring an image of the power grid equipment, and recognizing a type of the power grid equipment; an equipment material determination module for determining a material type of the power grid equipment; an emissivity setting module for setting an emissivity; an temperature measurement module for obtaining a temperature of the power grid equipment by focusing on positions of the power grid equipment which need temperature measurement; and a report generation module for selecting a corresponding diagnostic model, displaying a temperature measurement position and a temperature value, drawing a conclusion, and generating a report.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignees: State Grid Shandong Electric Power Research Institute, State Grid Corporation of China
    Inventors: Rong Liu, Hui Liu, Qinghe Shen, Jinxia Yao, Haiyan Yuan, Bo Yang, Xiaobin Sun, Chao Gu, Ran Jia, Yang Zhang, Chao Zhou, Chuanbin Liu
  • Patent number: 11953400
    Abstract: A pressure sensing unit is provided. The pressure sensing unit includes a membrane and a pressure sensing pad group. The membrane has a first surface and a second surface. The pressure sensing pad group includes a first pressure sensing pad, a second pressure sensing pad, and a ground pad that are spaced apart from one another. The ground pad and one among the first pressure sensing pad and the second pressure sensing pad are located at the first surface of the membrane, another one among the first pressure sensing pad and the second pressure sensing pad is located at the second surface of the membrane, and an orthographic projection of the ground pad projected onto a reference plane is located between orthographic projections of the first pressure sensing pad and the second pressure sensing pad that are projected onto the reference plane. Therefore, a signal-to-noise ratio can be increased and an erroneous detection can be prevented.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: PIXART IMAGING INC.
    Inventors: Che-Chia Hsu, Yu-Han Chen, Chi-Chieh Liao
  • Patent number: 11953393
    Abstract: A method of measuring torque is provided in a six phase electrical motor which includes a motor-stator including two electrically independent stator winding arrangements which each have three combined windings such that the winding arrangements are symmetrical and offset by an angle to each other and such that each combined winding of the second stator arrangement has a corresponding combined winding in the first stator arrangement and offset thereto by an angle. The method includes a) determining the current in the three combined windings of the first stator arrangement and/or the current in the three combined windings of the second stator arrangement and b) determining the torque from the currents.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: BorgWarner Luxembourg Automotive Systems SA
    Inventor: Felix Mandoux
  • Patent number: 11953391
    Abstract: Various embodiments are directed to a pressure sensor and method of using the same. A pressure sensor may comprise a substrate having a substrate thickness extending between a first substrate surface and a second substrate surface, wherein the first substrate surface and the second substrate surface define opposing ends of the substrate thickness; a first pressure sensing assembly attached to the first substrate surface and configured to detect a first pressure force associated with a first fluid volume, wherein a portion of the first substrate surface adjacent the first pressure sensing assembly is fluidly isolated from the first volume of fluid; and a second pressure sensing assembly attached to the second substrate surface and configured to detect a second pressure force associated with a second volume of fluid, wherein a portion of the second substrate surface adjacent the second pressure sensing assembly is fluidly isolated from the second fluid volume.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.
    Inventors: Sathish Vadlamudi, Manjesh Kumar B, Sudheer Beligere Sreeramu