Patents Examined by Mahmoud Gimie
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Patent number: 11659811Abstract: A stall vacuum trailer system to secure to a vehicle, the system includes a trailer supported by a frame and having a cargo compartment to receive particles therein; a vacuum machine supported by the frame, the vacuum machine having a motor; a fan device to mulch a substrate into the particles; and a hose extending from the fan and to extend to a rear of the cargo compartment; the fan device creates a vacuum effect to pull the substrate through the hose and further through the fan device and into the cargo compartment; the substrate is mulched into particles while entering the cargo compartment.Type: GrantFiled: November 17, 2018Date of Patent: May 30, 2023Inventor: Sha Griffin
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Patent number: 11655751Abstract: To effectively suppress strong knock that occurs in the operating region of high load and high rotation in a specific engine having a pre-chamber in a combustion chamber, the engine includes a piston that defines a combustion chamber together with a cylinder block and a cylinder head. The combustion chamber includes a sub-chamber and a main chamber separated from the sub-chamber by a pre-chamber. The specific ratio obtained by dividing a volume of the sub-chamber by a stroke volume of a cylinder is greater than or equal to 0.00005 and less than or equal to 0.00045.Type: GrantFiled: November 18, 2022Date of Patent: May 23, 2023Assignee: Mazda Motor CorporationInventors: Yuji Harada, Kenji Uchida, Ryohei Ono, Masayuki Kidokoro, Kazuhiro Nagatsu
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Patent number: 11649662Abstract: Even in a case where an external camera image-captures a door of a car, with high precision, it can be set to be determined whether or not a foreign substance inserted into the door is present. A monitoring apparatus acquires a camera image that results from a camera image-capturing the vicinity of a door of a car using an external camera, from a camera. A processor of the monitoring apparatus detects the door from the camera image, sets a determination area based on a position of the detected door, acquires an image of the determination area from the camera image, determines whether or not a foreign substance inserted into the door is present, based on the image of the determination area, and performs report outputting to a monitor and a reporting apparatus according to a result of the determination.Type: GrantFiled: January 29, 2018Date of Patent: May 16, 2023Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.Inventor: Takeshi Watanabe
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Patent number: 11651631Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for diagnosing leaks/degradation in a fuel system. In one example, a system for a vehicle may comprise a variable volume device disposed within a fuel tank; an atmospheric port of the variable volume device fluidly coupled to a vent line upstream of a hydrocarbon sensor housed in the vent line, the vent line coupling a fuel vapor canister to atmosphere; and a controller storing instructions for monitoring output of the hydrocarbon sensor; and generating an indication of a degradation in the variable volume device based on the monitored hydrocarbon sensor. In this way, it is possible to effectively detect a degradation/leak in the variable volume device with minimal specialized components in the fuel system.Type: GrantFiled: April 5, 2021Date of Patent: May 16, 2023Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventor: Aed Dudar
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Patent number: 11647690Abstract: A lawn mower robot includes a water tank configured to store water, a nozzle, and a cleaning module that is configured to clean the cutting blades of the robot by spraying water stored in the water tank on the blades through the nozzle.Type: GrantFiled: September 2, 2020Date of Patent: May 16, 2023Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.Inventor: Jongha Kim
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Patent number: 11649598Abstract: The present disclosure relates to improvements in snow removal vehicles. A vehicle is disclosed, wherein the vehicle may have a reduced turning radius, or a zero-turn radius. The present disclosure also relates to improvements in snow shovels attached to the vehicle, including disclosure directed to a snow shovel mounted to the middle of the vehicle, rather than to the vehicle's front. Further yet, the present application discloses a snow shovel which is interchangeable with a mower attachment, thereby allowing a vehicle to be used as a snow plow or as a mower.Type: GrantFiled: September 17, 2019Date of Patent: May 16, 2023Assignee: Arlington Power Equipment, Inc.Inventors: Robert Saranzak, Donald Saranzak
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Patent number: 11641796Abstract: The invention provides a blade and a lawn mower. The blade comprises a flat middle portion, and two end portions respectively disposed at two opposite ends of the middle portion, wherein a cutting edge is located on the end portion, and wherein each end portion includes a first end portion and a second end portion, and wherein the second end portion is located between the middle portion and the first end portion, and wherein along the longitudinal direction of the middle portion, the ratio of the length of the first end portion to the length of the blade in a horizontal plane is between 0.045 and 0.09. The blade and the lawn mower have advantages that grass can be smashed completely by the blade to achieve an optimal grass smashing effect, the structure is simple and the cost is low.Type: GrantFiled: October 15, 2020Date of Patent: May 9, 2023Assignee: Globe (Jiangsu) Co., LtdInventor: Shouchuan Feng
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Patent number: 11641792Abstract: Described is a lawn mower robot comprising: a frame; cutting means configured for cutting grass, adjusting the height; movement means, associated with the frame for moving it along a working trajectory in a feed direction; a system for detecting the presence of grass in an area of ground along the working trajectory in the feed direction; a computerised command and control unit operatively associated with said cutting means, movement means and detection system; said detection system comprises a radar sensor configured for sending an electromagnetic wave towards the ground, receiving a reflected electromagnetic wave from the ground and transmitting a signal representing said reflected electromagnetic wave to the command and control unit.Type: GrantFiled: September 22, 2020Date of Patent: May 9, 2023Inventor: Fabrizio Bernini
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Patent number: 11641797Abstract: The invention provides a mower. The mower comprises a housing and a cutting device arranged in the housing. The mower is provided with a height adjustment device. The height adjustment device comprises a rotating member and a traction member arranged on the housing. One end of the traction member is fixed on the rotating member, and the other end of the traction member is fixed on the cutting device. The rotating member rotates to drive the traction member to adjust the height of the cutting device. Such an arrangement makes the mower have a simple structure, save internal space of the mower, and be convenient to operate.Type: GrantFiled: September 23, 2020Date of Patent: May 9, 2023Assignee: Globe (Jiangsu) Co., LtdInventors: Wanghao Li, Jin Cao, Jie Gao, Van Cuong Bui, Johanna Olsson
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Patent number: 11639693Abstract: A method, controller, and internal combustion engine including the controller and operable in accordance with the method by: determining a temperature of a working liquid in an engine block circuit (31, 35) of the internal combustion engine (10), the working liquid comprising a cooling liquid or a lubrication liquid; operating the internal combustion engine (10); engaging a thermal load responsive to the temperature of the liquid being below a first temperature threshold, wherein engaging the thermal load comprises at least one of increasing a pumping load of the internal combustion engine (10), or changing an air/fuel ratio, thereby adding heat to the engine block circuit (31, 35); controlling the thermal load as a function of the temperature of the liquid; and disengaging at least a portion of the thermal load responsive to the temperature of the liquid being above the low temperature limit.Type: GrantFiled: September 30, 2016Date of Patent: May 2, 2023Assignee: CUMMINS INC.Inventors: Jeremiah C. Nethercutt, Emrah Arslanturk, Weiwen Wang, James A. Cramer
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Patent number: 11639704Abstract: A controller executes a fuel introduction process when stopping combustion in a cylinder under a situation in which a crankshaft is rotating. The fuel introduction process causes a fuel injection valve to inject fuel and causes the fuel to flow out unburned from inside the cylinder to an exhaust passage. The opening degree of an exhaust gas recirculation valve at a point in time when a state in which the execution condition of the fuel introduction process is not satisfied is switched to a state in which the execution condition of the fuel introduction process is satisfied is a preliminary opening degree. During the execution of the fuel introduction process, the recirculation valve controlling section causes the opening degree of the exhaust gas recirculation valve to be smaller than the preliminary opening degree.Type: GrantFiled: December 7, 2020Date of Patent: May 2, 2023Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Eiji Ikuta, Yuki Nose, Yuto Ikeda, Keiichi Myojo, Yoshiyuki Shogenji, Hirokazu Ando
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Patent number: 11640577Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for data capture instructions for asset tracking are provided. An example method for capturing data involves obtaining raw data from a data source onboard an asset and monitoring the raw data for satisfaction of a simplified data capture trigger. When the simplified data capture trigger is satisfied, a dataset simplification algorithm is performed on the raw data to generate a simplified set of raw data, and the simplified set of raw data is logged. The method further involves monitoring the raw data for satisfaction of a rich data capture trigger. When the rich data capture trigger is satisfied, an unsimplified block of raw data is identified and logged for rich data analysis. The data is transmitted to a server. The unsimplified block of raw data contains raw data that is additional to the raw data contained in the simplified set of raw data.Type: GrantFiled: August 31, 2020Date of Patent: May 2, 2023Assignee: Geotab Inc.Inventors: Robert Spencer Hockin, Willem Petersen, Robert Bradley
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Patent number: 11620557Abstract: An estimator for producing values for dependent variables of streaming objects based on values of independent variables of the objects, as well for continuously tuning the estimator based on any objects received with pre-populated values for the dependent variables.Type: GrantFiled: February 22, 2020Date of Patent: April 4, 2023Assignee: ThroughPuter, Inc.Inventor: Mark Henrik Sandstrom
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Patent number: 11613176Abstract: A tank closure that includes a first tank closure member, a second tank closure member, and a bias member having a spring force to brace the second tank closure against the first tank closure member. The first tank closure member has a first stop member, while the second tank closure member has a second stop member. The second tank closure member is flexibly mounted in an axial direction relative to the first tank closure member, the second tank closure member. The second stop member, in a closed position of the tank closure, forms a mechanical stop relative to the first stop member to prevent axial movement of the second tank closure member relative to the first tank closure member against the spring force of the bias member.Type: GrantFiled: December 13, 2021Date of Patent: March 28, 2023Assignee: MAGNA Energy Storage Systems GesmbHInventors: Philipp Deutschmann, Ralf Malskorn
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Patent number: 11604679Abstract: A system for dynamic job shifting includes an interface and a processor. The interface is configured to receive a job request to perform a job. The processor is configured to monitor available resources for performing the job. The available resources include a set of vehicle carried systems accessible to a vehicle event recorder via a communication link. The vehicle event recorder is coupled to a vehicle. The processor is further configured to determine a vehicle carried system of the set of vehicle carried systems for performing the job; provide the job to the vehicle carried system, where the job is configured to create one or more checkpoint data files; and receive an indication of creation of a checkpoint data file of the one or more checkpoint data files.Type: GrantFiled: September 9, 2020Date of Patent: March 14, 2023Assignee: Lytx, Inc.Inventors: Jeremiah Todd Wittevrongel, Marc Ische, Daniel Lambert, Stephen Krotosky
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Patent number: 11604037Abstract: Provided are an integrated connector and a heat exchanger including the same, which may prevent assembly defects and leaks of a heat exchanger because the connector may be manufactured with precise dimensions, and is easy to manufacture, by integrally forming the connector that connects and firmly couples a header tank and a gas-liquid separator so that a heat exchanger medium communicates in the heat exchanger such as a condenser, in which the integrated connector is formed by molding a first pipe portion inserted into a hole of the header tank, a first flange portion in surface contact with an outer surface of the header tank, a second pipe portion inserted into a hole of the gas-liquid separator, and a second flange portion in surface contact with an outer surface of the gas-liquid separator so as to be connected to one another and have an interior communicating with one another.Type: GrantFiled: June 2, 2021Date of Patent: March 14, 2023Assignee: Hanon SystemsInventors: Seung Hark Shin, Dae Sung Noh, Kug Seung Jo, Woon Sik Kim
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Patent number: 11603803Abstract: A coupling arrangement is disclosed for the rotational coupling of a drive element of a pivoting drive of an exhaust-gas flap for the exhaust-gas flow of a combustion engine to a pivot shaft rotatable about a pivot axis. A first coupling element has a coupling region coupled to a pivot shaft for rotation about the pivot axis. A preload element generates a force acting on the first coupling element and the second coupling element in a peripheral direction with respect to one another and generates a force acting in an axial direction between the coupling elements. One of the coupling elements includes two radially outwardly extending rotational coupling projections and the other coupling element includes a rotational coupling cutout receiving the projection. The one coupling element is held axially on the other coupling element by the preload element to prevent the projections from moving out of the cutouts.Type: GrantFiled: January 19, 2022Date of Patent: March 14, 2023Assignee: Purem GmbHInventors: Matthias Grün, Markus Birgler, Markus Lory, Andreas Wacker, Annika Zeumer, Ralph Schenk, Miljenko Novosel
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Patent number: 11605961Abstract: An adjustable system for facilitating establishment of an operative connection between a charging station and a rechargeable power supply on an operating unit that is propelled by a drive. The adjustable system has: an arm assembly on one of the charging station and the operating unit and supporting at least one connector; and at least one connector on the other of the charging station and the operating unit. The connectors, when engaged, establish an operative charging connection. The arm assembly is configured so that the at least one connector on the arm assembly can move in at least two dimensions relative to the one of the charging station and the operating unit to align with and engage the at least one connector on the other of the arm assembly and operating unit as an incident of the operating unit moving from a position spaced fully from the charging station into the charging position.Type: GrantFiled: November 13, 2019Date of Patent: March 14, 2023Assignee: ECHO INCORPORATEDInventors: Stephen J. Towner, Ryan Garrett, Joseph John Zenkus, Brent Peterson
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Patent number: 11606009Abstract: A motor control apparatus for securing insulation performance includes: a temperature sensor detecting a temperature of a motor; an altitude detection means providing information on an altitude at which the motor is positioned; and a controller including a motor output map having a plurality of groups of map data in which motor output limit rates depending on temperatures of the motor are pre-stored for each preset altitude section, selecting one group of map data corresponding to the information on the altitude provided by the altitude detection means, and determining a motor output limit rate by applying the temperature detected by the temperature sensor to the selected group of map data.Type: GrantFiled: July 15, 2021Date of Patent: March 14, 2023Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATIONInventor: Kyung Gook Bae
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Patent number: 11591977Abstract: A standby generator includes an internal combustion engine, an alternator, and a controller. The internal combustion engine includes an engine housing, an engine block, and a crankshaft. The engine housing at least partially covers the engine block. The engine block includes a cylinder. The crankshaft is configured to rotate about a vertical crankshaft axis in response to movement by the cylinder. The alternator includes a stator, as well as a rotor that is configured to rotate with the rotation of the crankshaft to produce electrical power. The controller includes an inverter that is configured to receive electrical power from the alternator and output alternating current electrical power. The controller extends at least partially above the engine housing.Type: GrantFiled: June 2, 2021Date of Patent: February 28, 2023Assignee: Briggs & Stratton, LLCInventors: Joshua Thurnbauer Cirillo, Sie Teong Lim, Philip Helwig, Kenny Jalmas Stair, Svetlana Byaliy, Mark Thomas Molinski
