Patents Examined by John C Kuan
  • Patent number: 11709912
    Abstract: A method of detecting abnormality may include the following steps. A normal-value range of a parameter for a target object is determined based on historical values of the parameter in a preset time period or at a preset time point. Whether the target object is abnormal is determined based on the normal-value range and the value of the parameter for the target object in the preset time period or at the preset time point within a current time cycle. Further, another normal-value range may be determined based on historical deviation values for the target object in historical time periods or at historical time points before the preset time period or the preset time point. Whether the target object is abnormal is determined based on either of the two normal-value ranges.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2023
    Assignee: Hangzhou DPtech Technologies Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tian Tan, Zhongliang Chen, Xiaolong Li
  • Patent number: 11668755
    Abstract: This disclosure provides a method and an apparatus for determining available energy of a battery, a battery management system, and a storage medium, and relates to the field of battery technologies. The method includes: obtaining a DOD interval corresponding to a current SOC interval of the battery, and a cycle quantity and a cycle temperature that correspond to the DOD interval; obtaining recoverable energy information of the battery based on the DOD interval, the cycle quantity, and the cycle temperature; and determining current remaining available energy of the battery based on the recoverable energy information. For a battery with a recoverable attenuation capacity, the method, the apparatus, the battery management system, and the storage medium in this disclosure could help improve accuracy in estimating remaining available energy of the battery, thereby improving battery reliability, prolonging a service life of the battery, and enhancing user experience.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2023
    Assignee: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED
    Inventors: Jian Ruan, Mingshu Du, Shenzhi Tang, Shichao Li, Yanhua Lu, Wei Zhang
  • Patent number: 11663316
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a communication unit that communicates with a battery, a storage unit that stores a first identification information of the battery, and a determination unit that determines whether the communication unit is capable of performing a predetermined communication with the battery, in a case where a second identification information of the battery received from the battery is matched with the first identification information stored in the storage unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2023
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Sho Miyazaki
  • Patent number: 11660749
    Abstract: Methods, apparatus, systems, and computer-readable media are provided for generating a spatio-temporal object inventory based on object observations from mobile robots and determining, based on the spatio-temporal object inventory, monitoring parameters for the mobile robots for one or more future time periods. Some implementations relate to using the spatio-temporal object inventory to determine a quantity of movements of objects that occur in one or more areas of the environment when one or more particular criteria are satisfied—and using that determination to determine monitoring parameters that can be utilized to provide commands to one or more of the mobile robots that influence one or more aspects of movements of the mobile robots at future time periods when the one or more particular criteria are also satisfied.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2023
    Assignee: Boston Dynamics, Inc.
    Inventor: Peter Elving Anderson-Sprecher
  • Patent number: 11656146
    Abstract: A diagnostic system for a closed fluid system is provided. The closed fluid system includes a first fluid subsystem and a second fluid subsystem connected using a valve or valve/actuator. The diagnostic system includes a first sensor disposed in the first fluid subsystem, a second sensor disposed in the second fluid subsystem and a computer. The computer receives first time-ordered fluid level measurements and second time-ordered fluid level measurements from respectively the first sensor and the second sensor and performs a comparison of first fluid level of the first fluid subsystem and second fluid level of the second fluid subsystem. The computer produces a notification indicating a predicted transfer of hydraulic fluid when the first time-ordered fluid level measurements and the second time-ordered fluid level measurements have at least a threshold divergence and outputs the notification for display to a user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Omid B. Nakhjavani, Ryan K. Coleman, Franz David Betz, Greg Jackson, Sean Warlick, Darren Puigh, Andrey Aleksandrovich Zaikin, James Schimert, Steven C. Runo
  • Patent number: 11656210
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a sensor device including a gas sensor disposed on a first substrate, a heating element disposed within the first substrate so that the gas sensor overlaps the heating element, a processor operatively coupled to the gas sensor and the heating element, and a memory storing a program to be executed by the processor. The gas sensor is configured to measure first sensor data points and second sensor data points. The program includes instructions for performing the following steps in real-time: recording first resistance values and second resistance values of the heating element; adjusting the second sensor data points using the first sensor data points, the first resistance values, and the second resistance values to obtain corrected sensor data points; and determining sensed values from the corrected sensor data points.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignee: INFINEON TECHNOLOGIES AG
    Inventors: Prashanth Makaram, Abidin Güçlü Onaran
  • Patent number: 11656295
    Abstract: A controller generates a first command for battery array sensors to sense voltages of battery cell arrays of a traction battery, and generates a second command to sample a value of current through the traction battery at a time following the first command that is defined by durations of analog to digital conversion operations of some of the battery array sensors and an analog to digital conversion operation associated with sampling the value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Benjamin A. Tabatowski-Bush, John Paul Gibeau, Baojin Wang
  • Patent number: 11644516
    Abstract: The disclosure is directed to systems and methods by which the lifetime, e.g., remaining life or amount of life used, of variable use items, such as rechargeable batteries, battery relays, vehicles and power tools, can be determined that takes into account the conditions of the use of the item. The systems and methods involve an algorithm that can be described as accumulating points based on the real time utilization of the item, e.g., rechargeable battery, battery relay, vehicle, or power tool, and when an agreed-upon number of points have been accumulated, the item can be considered to be at end of life or end of warranty.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2023
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventor: Mark Kotik
  • Patent number: 11644825
    Abstract: A product state estimation device includes: an examination result acquisition device that acquires an examination result related to a state of a product obtained through each shot by a die-casting machine; a time series data acquisition device that acquires time series data based on an output from a sensor that detects an operation state of the die-casting machine at each shot; a time series data manipulation device that performs manipulation that clips data of a predetermined time interval out of the time series data; an estimation model generation device that generates an estimation model by using a neural network with the examination result of the product and the manipulated time series data as learning data; and an estimation device that estimates information related to quality of the product based on the manipulated time series data obtained from a plurality of detection signals at each shot by using the estimation model.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2023
    Assignees: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Toshiba Digital Solutions Corporation
    Inventors: Shintarou Takahashi, Minoru Nishizawa
  • Patent number: 11625031
    Abstract: Systems and method are provided for detecting an anomaly of a sensor of a vehicle. In one embodiment, a method includes: storing a plurality of sensor correlation groups based on vehicle dynamics; processing a subset of signals based on the sensor correlation groups to determine when an anomaly exists; processing the subset of signals based on the sensor correlation group to determine which sensor of the sensor correlation group is anomalous; and generating notification data based on the sensor of the correlation group that is anomalous.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2023
    Assignee: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventors: Mert Dieter Pese, Prachi Joshi, Kemal E. Tepe
  • Patent number: 11614490
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method of estimating a charge state for a battery cell, specifically taking into account different operational states (402, 404, 406, 408) of the battery cell. The present disclosure also relates to a battery management arrangement (200) and to a corresponding computer program product.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2023
    Assignee: VOLVO TRUCK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hanna Bryngelsson, Esteban Gelso
  • Patent number: 11609969
    Abstract: According to an embodiment, an information processing apparatus is configured to set a candidate for a time lag until analysis target data including at least one of a measurement item and a setting item for use in control of a process controller affects an objective variable, and a time-lag number allowed in a regression model; select, as a candidate for an explanatory variable, at least one of the measurement item measured at a time corresponding to the candidate for the time lag and the setting item set at the time; and determine a regularization parameter of the regression model such that a number of the time lag is equal to or less than the time-lag number, based on a regularization path indicating transition of a regression coefficient for the candidate for the explanatory variable, the regression coefficient varying in accordance with a value of the regularization parameter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2023
    Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Ryusei Shingaki, Masaaki Takada
  • Patent number: 11598810
    Abstract: System and method for battery runtime forecasting, including identifying a power usage of a IHS; identifying a charge profile of a battery of the IHS, the charge profile including charging levels each associated with a respective time period; determining a state of charge of the battery based on a current time; identifying power delivery capabilities of a power source providing power to the battery; generating a predicted relative state of charge (RSOC) profile of the battery based on i) the power usage of the IHS, ii) an entirety of the charge profile of the battery, iii) the state of charge of the battery, and iv) power delivery capabilities of the power source; and identifying a runtime estimate of the battery.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2023
    Assignee: Dell Products L.P.
    Inventors: Tyler Ryan Cox, Richard Christopher Thompson, Thanh Thien Tran
  • Patent number: 11592351
    Abstract: Disclosed is an urban non-metallic pipeline leakage location method, the method comprise the following steps: determining whether leakage occurs in a pipeline through numerical simulation law analysis or a Markov chain-based flow analysis method; for a leaking pipeline, establishing an inverse-transient control equation for non-metallic pipeline gas leakage, and obtaining pressure and flow rate data of each measuring point in different periods of time through experiments and substituting the data into the control equation to analyze experimental data; and defining a nonlinear programming problem of an objective function with a least squares criterion, and applying a sequential quadratic programming method to minimize the objective function, so as to determine the size and position of the leakage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2023
    Inventors: Yongmei Hao, Juncheng Jiang, Zhixiang Xing, Yifei Ma, Ke Yang, Lei Ni, Jie Wu, Yilong Zhu
  • Patent number: 11573272
    Abstract: A method for calculating the process capacity at a specific temperature of a lithium secondary battery includes a correction to a process capacity (Q3) at a specific temperature (T2) is performed using a value (Q1?Q2) obtained by subtracting the charge capacity (Q2) at the time of the shipping charge from the discharge capacity (Q1) measured at a discharge temperature (T1). A system for calculating a process capacity of a lithium secondary battery is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2023
    Assignee: LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.
    Inventors: Jun Kyu Park, Jeong Min Ha, Jeong Taik Lee, Min Hae Kim, Go Eun Lee
  • Patent number: 11573558
    Abstract: Methods and systems for sensor fusion in a production line environment are disclosed. An example system for data collection in an industrial production environment may include an industrial production system comprising a plurality of components, and a plurality of sensors each operatively coupled to at least one of the components; a sensor communication circuit to interpret a plurality of sensor data values in response to a sensed parameter group; and a data analysis circuit to detect an operating condition of the industrial production system based at least in part on a portion of the sensor data values; and a response circuit to modify a production related operating parameter of the industrial production system in response to the detected operating condition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2023
    Assignee: Strong Force IoT Portfolio 2016, LLC
    Inventors: Charles Howard Cella, Gerald William Duffy, Jr., Jeffrey P. McGuckin, Mehul Desai
  • Patent number: 11560745
    Abstract: A door closer diagnostics system including a door closer, a server, and a mobile device having a display and at least one sensor. The mobile device is configured to (i) generate, by the at least one sensor, motion data indicative of motion of the door as the door is moved from an open position to a closed position, and (ii) transmit the motion data to the server. The server is configured to analyze the motion data to (i) determine a duration the door was in each of a plurality of door movement zones between the open and closed positions, (ii) determine at least one adjustment to the door closer for a successful installation of the door closer based on the duration the door was in each of the door movement zones, and (iii) transmit at least one installation instruction corresponding with the at least one adjustment to the mobile device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2023
    Assignee: Schlage Lock Company LLC
    Inventors: Daniel Langenberg, Nathanael L. Thomas, Dakoda Johnson, William Jones, Nicholas Richardson
  • Patent number: 11543550
    Abstract: Implementations for monitoring seismic data recorded in a marine survey of a subterranean formation for coverage gaps are described herein. Implementations include computing Fresnel sum operators for Fresnel zones of the subterranean formation based on a Kirchhoff migration impulse response at horizons of a representative plane layer model of a survey area of the subterranean formation. Implementations also include computing an acceptability map of the survey area based on the Fresnel sum operators. The acceptability map reveals coverage gaps in the survey area. Geoscientist may use the acceptability map to infill seismic data in areas of the survey area that correspond to the coverage gaps.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2023
    Assignee: PGS GEOPHYSICAL AS
    Inventors: Christian Wilhelm Strand, Peter Ward
  • Patent number: 11537109
    Abstract: A server system can operate to function as an automatic association of tags defining a system within a process. The operations include accessing tags and associated signals including a plurality of data values over time indicative of a physical property, behavior or measurement of a component of the process. For each signal, calculating a time-weighted average over a specific time period, selecting a specific number of different day periods sampled from the tags and signals, and for each tag, calculating a slope and intercept by calculating a linear regression of plurality of signals over the specific time period. Further, calculating a residual value of each data value of the signals over the specific time period, and calculating a normalized value of each residual value, and then calculating the absolute value of the dot product of the normalized residual value and the residual value of a subsequent number of tags.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2022
    Assignee: AVEVA SOFTWARE, LLC
    Inventors: Brian Kenneth Erickson, Greg C. Clinton, Vinay T. Kamath, Abhijit Manushree
  • Patent number: 11506720
    Abstract: A diagnostic method and a diagnostic system for an electrochemical energy storage cell, and a vehicle including the diagnostic system. An electrical current due to an electrical connection between the energy storage cell and a central load is modulated at a first excitation frequency and is measured centrally. An electrical voltage at the energy storage cell is measured and a first impedance value is determined based on the electrical current and the electrical voltage. Also, a previously-known electrical current due to an electrical connection between the energy storage cell and a predefined cell-individual load is modulated at a second excitation frequency. The electrical voltage occurring at the energy storage cell is measured and a second impedance value is determined based on the previously-known electrical current and the electrical voltage. Diagnostic information is determined and output based on a comparison of the first impedance value with the second impedance value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2022
    Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventor: Jan Philipp Schmidt