Patents Examined by Kam Wan Ma
  • Patent number: 11950899
    Abstract: A monitoring system can protect the privacy of a treatment recipient while monitoring the treatment recipient being treated. A transmitter transmits a beacon signal. A beacon detector detects an RSSI(2) of the beacon signal. A monitoring device includes an imaging element, an open-close body, a beacon detector, an obtainer, and an open-close body controller. The imaging element captures an image of a treatment recipient being treated by a treatment provider through an opening. The open-close body opens and closes the opening. The beacon detector detects an RSSI(1) of the beacon signal. The obtainer obtains the RSSI(2) detected by the beacon detector. The open-close body controller controls opening and closing of the open-close body based on the RSSI(1) detected by the beacon detector and the RSSI(2) obtained by the obtainer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: NIDEC COPAL CORPORATION
    Inventor: Hideki Osawa
  • Patent number: 11945383
    Abstract: A control system of a travelling system includes a directional controller, a first sensor, a second sensor, an image-capturing module and a preprocessor. The first sensor is disposed on a reference position. The second sensor and the image-capturing module are disposed on the directional controller. The preprocessor compares a first directional data from the first sensor and a second directional data from the second sensor to obtain a difference value, and provides a photographing parameter to the image-capturing module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: ABILITY ENTERPRISE CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Cheng-Chang Wu
  • Patent number: 11948370
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method, a device, and a system for parking a truck. The method includes a main controller acquiring real-time point cloud data by scanning a lane crossed by a shore crane using a laser radar; the main controller clustering the real-time point cloud data to obtain a set of point clouds for the truck moving in the lane; and the main controller obtaining a real-time distance from the moving truck to a target parking space based on the set of point clouds and a vehicle point cloud model; the main controller broadcasting a message containing the real-time distance, such that a vehicle controller controls the moving truck to stop at the target parking space based on the real-time distance contained in the message.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: BEIJING TUSEN ZHITU TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yiming Li, Yuhe Jin, Jinpeng Cai, Nan Wu
  • Patent number: 11938895
    Abstract: A sensor integration module for detecting vehicle interior information and an operation method thereof are provided. The sensor integration module includes: a first sensor enabled based on first operation information and providing a sensing result as first sensing information; a second sensor enabled based on second operation information and providing a sensing result as second sensing information; a first communication device that transmits and receives information with electronic devices in a vehicle; and a controller that generates the first and second operation information for selectively enabling the first and second sensors based on information provided from the first communication device and provides the first communication device with the result determined based on the first and second sensing information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Eung Hwan Kim, Gyun Ha Kim, Sang Kyung Seo, Dae Yun An
  • Patent number: 11932338
    Abstract: A bicycle security alarm device is provided. The device includes a battery, a control chip, an alarm unit and a sensor mounted on a bicycle front fork. when a thief moves or rides a bicycle, the sensor detects the vibration of the bicycle and transmits a detection signal to the control chip. The control chip transmits an alarm signal to the alarm unit and operates the alarm unit. The alarm unit emits sound to attract the attention of people around.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: DAH KEN INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Ming-Ta Tsai
  • Patent number: 11933453
    Abstract: A system includes at least one article of personal protective equipment, one or more industrial devices, an industrial controller device configured to output industrial controller data indicative of one or more attributes of the one or more industrial devices, and a computing device. The computing devices is configured to determine a set of one or more safety rules corresponding to a work environment at the first time and determine a change in an attribute of the one or more attributes of the one or more industrial devices. The computing device is further configured to identify an updated set of one or more worker safety rules corresponding to the work environment at the second time and determine whether the status of at least one article of personal protective equipment satisfies the updated set of one or more worker safety rules.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: Brian J. Swift, Andrew W. Long, David R. Stein
  • Patent number: 11925605
    Abstract: A biometrically locked medication bottle lid including a bottle assembly, an alarm assembly and a lock assembly is disclosed herein. The bottle assembly includes a lid and a dispenser mechanism comprising a spring and a tray to dispense medicament. The alarm assembly includes a digital display that is attached to the front side of the bottle. A speaker and a light are also attached to the front side of the bottle and can be activated when an alarm is triggered indicating that it is time for a user to take their medication. The lock assembly includes a fingerprint sensor and a lock mechanism. The lock mechanism is actuated when the fingerprint sensor scans the fingerprint of the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Inventors: Stephanie Young, James May
  • Patent number: 11908032
    Abstract: A method for planning collaborative search-and-rescue missions using a plurality of search-and-rescue equipment in medium to far sea areas, includes: step 1: performing environmental modeling for maritime search-and-rescue missions; step 2: performing modeling for search-and-rescue modes using a plurality of search-and-rescue equipment; step 3: defining a maritime collaborative search-and-rescue mission planning model; based on the maritime collaborative search-and-rescue mission planning model, generating an overall matrix RP for the search-and-rescue mission planning using a plurality of search and rescue equipment; step 4: selecting target parameters, and defining a target function ƒ(RP) of the maritime collaborative search-and-rescue mission; based on an overall matrix RP of the maritime search-and-rescue mission environment model, the search-and-rescue mode model using a plurality of search-and-rescue equipment, and the overall matrix RP of the search-and-rescue mission planning using a plurality of sear
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: Beihang University
    Inventors: Hu Liu, Xin Li, Yongliang Tian, Siliang Liu
  • Patent number: 11905087
    Abstract: The invention relates to an anti-theft device comprising a housing, which is configured to be displaceably mounted to an anti-theft box, which anti-theft box is configured to receive merchandise to be protected, the housing being further configured to selectively take a releasing position, in which the anti-theft box is transferable from a closed state into an opened state, and a locking position, in which the anti-theft box is not transferable from the closed state into the opened state, a locking mechanism associated with the housing and having an unlocked state, in which the housing is displaceable from the locking position into the releasing position, and a locked state, in which the housing is not displaceable from the locking position into the releasing position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: rapitag GmbH
    Inventors: Sebastian Müller, Alexander Schneider
  • Patent number: 11900783
    Abstract: A disaster preparation system may include a system controller, including a device processor, and a non-transitory computer readable medium including instructions executable by the device processor to perform the following steps: receiving location data from a personal electronic device of a user; receiving forecast data regarding a predicted disaster; making a determination of a preparatory action to be executed based on the location data and the forecast data; and executing the preparatory action at a predetermined time relative to the predicted time of the disaster. The computer readable medium may further include instructions for receiving vacancy data from a storage facility. In addition, the preparatory action may include coordinating an order of a moving service to move the user's belongings, and coordinating the order of the moving service may include determining a size of a moving vehicle based on the vacancy data received from the storage facility.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: United Services Automobile Association (USAA)
    Inventors: Meredith Beveridge, Michael J. Maciolek, Robert Wiseman Simpson, Daniel Christopher Bitsis, Jr., Bobby Lawrence Mohs, Manfred Amann, Emily Margaret Gray, Donnette Moncrief Brown
  • Patent number: 11881107
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and other embodiments described herein relate to improving the identification of available parking spaces by inferring when a vehicle is likely to depart. In one embodiment, a method includes, responsive to acquiring sensor data about a surrounding environment including at least one parked vehicle, extracting a feature from the sensor data about a context of the parked vehicle. The method includes analyzing the feature to determine a status of the vehicle in relation to whether the vehicle is remaining parked. The method includes providing the status to inform additional vehicles about an availability of a parking spot of the parked vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2024
    Assignee: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.
    Inventors: Seyhan Ucar, Takamasa Higuchi, Chang-Heng Wang, Onur Altintas
  • Patent number: 11874637
    Abstract: Techniques are described for providing remote device (e.g., thermostat, lighting, appliance, etc.) control and/or energy monitoring. A system monitors sensor data captured by one or more sensors that sense attributes relevant to user presence at one or more monitored properties and status of one or more energy consuming devices associated with the one or more monitored properties. The system analyzes the monitored sensor data and the monitored device status with respect to a set of one or more rules and performs an operation related to controlling the one or more energy consuming devices based on the analysis of the monitored sensor data and the monitored device status with respect to the set of one or more rules.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2024
    Assignee: Alarm.com Incorporated
    Inventors: Stephen Scott Trundle, Alison Jane Slavin, Jean-Paul Martin, David James Hutz
  • Patent number: 11865882
    Abstract: Apparatuses, systems, and methods for determining and verifying operational states of fifth wheels. Certain methods for determining the operational state of the fifth wheel may include sensing, with at least one sensor, magnetic flux caused by a magnet on a movable component movable to lock the fifth wheel to a kingpin of a towed vehicle and determining an end position of the movable component based on the magnetic flux. The end position of the movable component is then compared to a threshold position and an operational state of the fifth wheel is determined based on the comparison of the end position of the movable component to the threshold position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: Fontaine Fifth Wheel Company
    Inventors: Carl Gaufin, Michael Shane Wolfe
  • Patent number: 11858460
    Abstract: An embodiment device for controlling a user authentication transmission includes a user authentication device configured to perform user authentication of a user authorized to operate a vehicle and a controller disposed in the vehicle. The controller is configured to unlock a transmission of the vehicle based on a result of the user authentication. An embodiment method for controlling a user authentication transmission includes performing user authentication of a user authorized to operate a vehicle and unlocking a transmission of the vehicle based on a result of the user authentication.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation
    Inventors: Da Ye Oh, Ki Suk Lee
  • Patent number: 11854367
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a storage device, for a monitoring system that is configured to monitor a property. The monitoring system may include a sensor that is configured to generate sensor data that reflects an attribute of the property, a microphone that is connected to a pipe and that is configured to detect audio data associated with the pipe, and a monitor control unit. The monitor control unit is configured to receive the sensor data and the audio data, provide the sensor data and the audio data as inputs to a model that is trained to determine that a device connected to the pipe is being used, receive, from the model, data indicating that the device connected to the pipe is being used, and based on determining that the device connected to the pipe is being used, perform a monitoring system action.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Assignee: Alarm.com Incorporated
    Inventor: Colin Ulen
  • Patent number: 11856342
    Abstract: The invention concerns an arrangement and a method for configuring equipment for personal performance monitoring comprising at least one carrier item having a mounting zone for receiving a communication module, one or more sensors and/or actuators and a first processing unit functionally connected to said mounting zone and said sensors and/or actuators. The first processing unit is configured to process sensor signals from the sensors and/or actuators and to communicate with a communication module that is mounted on the mounting zone of the carrier item and having a second processing unit configured to further process said sensor/actuator signals and to communicate processed signals to a remote device over a wireless communication protocol. A remote device is adapted to provide a predefined code to configure the equipment to process sensor or actuator signals according to a use of said carrier item as identified by said predefined code.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Assignee: Suunto Oy
    Inventors: Mikko Martikka, Kimmo Pernu, Erik Lindman, Terho Lahtinen
  • Patent number: 11840116
    Abstract: A method of communicating configuration data of a tire pressure monitoring device configured to be affixed to a wheel is disclosed. The method includes, at the tire pressure monitoring device, receiving a request to confirm configuration data, and responsive to receipt of the request to confirm configuration data, transmitting a configuration data signal which encodes the configuration data. The configuration data signal is configured to be received and understood by a human.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2023
    Assignee: AIRBUS OPERATIONS LIMITED
    Inventor: Andrew Bill
  • Patent number: 11844166
    Abstract: A lighting relay panel may include lower-cost features or components related to improved safety and reliability. In some cases, the relay panel includes a power supply capable of protecting the panel from high-voltage and high-current transients. A microcontroller may determine a power interruption based on a zero-cross signal received from the power supply, and may also configure latching relays during the interruption. In some implementations, the relay panel includes a relay sense circuit that is capable of receiving actuation signals from multiple relays connected to different phases of a power signal, and the microcontroller may synchronize or repeat the actuations based on a signal from the relay sense circuit. The microcontroller may generate relay addresses based on the relay positions within the relay panel. In some cases, the relay panel may include isolation circuits that are capable of providing an isolated control signal having an improved voltage range.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2023
    Assignee: ABL IP HOLDING LLC
    Inventors: Dalibor Zulim, Richard Lee Westrick, Jr., Ryan Zaveruha, Frank Pelliccio
  • Patent number: 11823514
    Abstract: An access-control mechanism and method for controlling the access-control mechanism is provided herein. During operation the access-control mechanism will grant access to a user when a same utterance is detected over a local microphone and via a communication system, and a time period between receptions of each utterance is within a predetermined period.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Assignee: MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS, INC.
    Inventors: Grzegorz Kaplita, Michal P Brewinski, Stanislaw Jastrzab, Michal Skuza
  • Patent number: 11815919
    Abstract: A plural component dispensing system includes a dispensing device, first and second fluid component sources, a system controller, and an operator interface device. The first fluid component source is connected to the dispensing device to deliver the first fluid component to the dispensing device. The second fluid component source is connected to the dispensing device to deliver the second fluid component to the dispensing device. The system controller is connected to regulate operation of the first fluid component source and the second fluid component source to produce a target ratio of the first fluid component and the second fluid component at the dispensing device. The operator interface device is remote from and operatively connected to the system controller. The operator interface device is configured to output system state information received from the system controller and to receive operator input to control an operational state of the system controller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2023
    Assignee: Graco Minnesota Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas V. Vo, Jeffrey S. Armstrong, David Bordwell, Jonathan R. McMichael, Christopher M. Lange, Nicholas A. Pagano, Benjamin R. Godding, Mark T. Weinberger, Michael J. Mansheim, Andrew J. Kopel, Nicholas H. Reath