Patents Examined by Mohammad Ali
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Patent number: 11799297Abstract: A method may include measuring, by a processor from a load energy meter, energy provided to an energy grid or from the energy grid or a renewable energy source (RES) to a renewable energy power plant; determining, by the processor based on the measuring, a battery energy storage system is not providing enough energy to satisfy energy requirements of a device operating in the renewable energy power plant; identifying, by the processor based on the measuring, an amount of energy that is needed to satisfy the energy requirements of the device in combination with energy provided by a battery energy storage system to the device; and directing, by the processor, the identified amount of energy from the RES to the device.Type: GrantFiled: July 28, 2022Date of Patent: October 24, 2023Assignee: 8ME NOVA, LLCInventors: Nadim Kanan, Lukas Hansen
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Patent number: 11796974Abstract: A building system includes one or more memory devices comprising instructions thereon that, when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform one or more first operations based on a digital twin of a building. The instructions cause the one or more processors to update a schema of the digital twin by adding a property or tag to an entity class of the schema, add, based on the schema, one or more data elements representing the property or tag to the digital twin, the one or more data elements related to an entity of the entity class, and perform one or more second operations based on the one or more data elements representing the property or tag.Type: GrantFiled: November 16, 2021Date of Patent: October 24, 2023Assignee: JOHNSON CONTROLS TYCO IP HOLDINGS LLPInventors: Dominick James O'Dierno, Brian Scott Otto, Trent Mark Swanson
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Patent number: 11796969Abstract: A manufacturing process for physical components can be optimized using some techniques described herein. For example, a system can receive, via a graphical user interface, a user selection of a particular type of production location. The system can determine a cumulative consumption of a component at the particular type of production location over a particular time window. The system can analyze a group of candidate types of production equipment to identify a particular type of production equipment that can accommodate the cumulative consumption of the component during the particular time window. And the system can execute one or more computing operations configured to facilitate deployment of the particular type of production equipment at the particular type of production location.Type: GrantFiled: June 27, 2023Date of Patent: October 24, 2023Assignee: Starbucks CorporationInventors: John Lawrence Brockman, Susan P. Behroozi
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Patent number: 11789420Abstract: Disclosed are systems and methods for managing secure refrigerated bin systems. A system receives a request to access a respective compartment of a plurality of compartments in a dispensing device. Responsive to receiving the access request-and identifying one or more medications in the respective compartment, a safe temperature range specific to the identified one or more medications is determined, and a temperature of the respective compartment is determined using a respective temperature sensor of the respective compartment. The system determines whether the determined temperature of the respective compartment is within the safe temperature range of the identified one or more medications causes an alert to be displayed when the determined temperature of the respective compartment is outside of the safe temperature range of the identified one or more medications.Type: GrantFiled: July 18, 2022Date of Patent: October 17, 2023Assignee: CAREFUSION 303, INC.Inventors: Honey Garg, Magnus Felke, William Blackledge
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Patent number: 11787304Abstract: Embodiments of the inventive concept measure the amount of electrical power being consumed in one or more houses or buildings, before the utility meter or meters. These measurements are used by a smart load manager (SLM) apparatus, in addition to information about the maximum capacity of the electrical lines that are being measured, to maximize the number of electric vehicle supply equipment (EVSE) units that can be installed in the one or more buildings, and maximize the amount of power that is available for electric vehicle (EV) charging at any given time.Type: GrantFiled: August 10, 2021Date of Patent: October 17, 2023Assignee: Evercharge, Inc.Inventors: John Loren Passmore, Jason Appelbaum
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Patent number: 11789415Abstract: A heating, ventilation, or air conditioning (HVAC) system for a building includes HVAC equipment configured to provide heating or cooling to one or more building spaces and one or more controllers. The one or more controllers include one or more processing circuits configured to generate energy targets for the one or more building spaces using a thermal capacitance of the one or more building spaces to which the heating or cooling is provided by the HVAC equipment, generate setpoints for the HVAC equipment using the energy targets for the one or more building spaces to which the heating or cooling is provided by the HVAC equipment, and operate the HVAC equipment using the setpoints to provide the heating or cooling to the one or more building spaces.Type: GrantFiled: October 19, 2020Date of Patent: October 17, 2023Assignee: Johnson Controls Tyco IP Holdings LLPInventors: Nishith R. Patel, Matthew J. Ellis, Michael J. Wenzel, Robert D. Turney, Brett M. Lenhardt
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Patent number: 11789428Abstract: An I/O server service interacts with multiple containerized controller services each implementing the same control routine to control the same portion of the same plant. The I/O server service may provide the same controller inputs to each of the containerized controller services (e.g., representing measurements obtained by field devices and transmitted by the field devices to the I/O server service). Each containerized controller service executes the same control routine to generate a set of controller outputs. The I/O server service receives each set of controller outputs and forwards an “active” set to the appropriate field devices. The I/O server service and other services, such as an orchestrator service, may continuously evaluate performance and resource utilization in the control system, and may dynamically activate and deactivate controller services as appropriate.Type: GrantFiled: October 19, 2021Date of Patent: October 17, 2023Assignee: FISHER-ROSEMOUNT SYSTEMS, INC.Inventors: Anthony Amaro, Jr., Mark J. Nixon
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Patent number: 11781768Abstract: A device is configured to operate a Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning (HVAC) system. The device is further configured to determine that the amount of time to ignite a burner in a burner assembly has exceeded a time threshold value and that a flame was not detected by a flame sensor. The device is further configured to receive an audio signal from a microphone while operating the HVAC system, to identify an audio signature for the flame, and to determine whether the audio signature for the flame is present within the first audio signal. The device is further configured to determine a fault type based on the determination of whether the audio signature for the flame is present within the audio signal, to identify a component identifier for a component of the HVAC system that is associated with fault type, and to output a recommendation identifying the component identifier.Type: GrantFiled: May 28, 2021Date of Patent: October 10, 2023Assignee: Lennox Industries Inc.Inventors: Payam Delgoshaei, Glenn William Kowald
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Patent number: 11783996Abstract: Transformer power management controllers and transformer power management methods are described. According to one aspect, a transformer power management controller includes processing circuitry configured to monitor an electrical characteristic of electrical energy which is received from a secondary of a transformer of an electric power system, use the monitored electrical characteristic to determine transformer loading information which is indicative of an amount of power which is being supplied by the secondary of the transformer to a plurality of loads which are coupled with the secondary of the transformer, and use the transformer loading information to adjust an amount of the electrical energy which is supplied by the secondary of the transformer to at least one of the loads which is coupled with the secondary of the transformer.Type: GrantFiled: June 6, 2018Date of Patent: October 10, 2023Assignee: Battelle Memorial InstituteInventors: Richard M. Pratt, Michael CW Kintner-Meyer
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Patent number: 11784335Abstract: A hydrogen-energy control system according to the present embodiment includes a hydrogen energy system, a power grid control system, a hydrogen transport system, and a hydrogen-energy integrated management system configured to control the hydrogen energy system based on information on communication with the power grid control system, wherein the hydrogen-energy integrated management system includes a first communication portion configured to perform communication of at least data of a charge request in charge and discharge requests with the power grid control system, a second communication portion configured to perform communication of hydrogen demand data with the hydrogen transport system, a target hydrogen-amount acquisition portion configured to acquire a target hydrogen-production amount based on the hydrogen demand data, and an operation planning portion configured to create an operation plan in the hydrogen energy system based on the target hydrogen-production amount and the data of the charge request.Type: GrantFiled: June 11, 2021Date of Patent: October 10, 2023Assignee: Toshiba Energy Systems & Solutions CorporationInventors: Takashi Akiba, Fumiyuki Yamane, Shin Kato, Hirofumi Morita, Tetsuharu Tanoue
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Patent number: 11782409Abstract: An environmental control system of a building including a first building device operable to affect environmental conditions of a zone of the building by providing a first input to the zone. The system includes a second building device operable to independently affect a subset of the environmental conditions by providing a second input to the zone and further includes a controller including a processing circuit. The processing circuit is configured to perform an optimization to generate control decisions for the building devices. The optimization is performed subject to constraints for the environmental conditions and uses a predictive model that predicts an effect of the control decisions on the environmental conditions. The processing circuit is configured to operate the building devices in accordance with the control decisions.Type: GrantFiled: March 17, 2022Date of Patent: October 10, 2023Assignee: Johnson Controls Tyco IP Holdings LLPInventors: Robert D. Turney, Michael J. Wenzel, Mohammad N. Elbsat, Liming Yang, Matthew J. Ellis, Masayuki Nonaka
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Patent number: 11782399Abstract: A system for controlling power distribution between a renewable energy source (RES) that generates electrical power, a power grid, an energy storage system (ESS) coupled to and configured to store electrical power from the RES and the power grid, and a behind-the-meter (BTM) load coupled to and configured to receive electrical power from the RES, the ESS, and the power grid includes a controller. The controller includes a processor and a non-transitory computer readable storage medium comprising instructions stored thereon that, upon execution by the processor, cause the controller to determine a prioritization mode and control the flow of electrical power in the system based on the prioritization mode.Type: GrantFiled: April 20, 2023Date of Patent: October 10, 2023Assignee: 8ME NOVA, LLCInventors: Thomas Buttgenbach, Lukas Hansen, Gautham Ramesh, Finbar Sheehy
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Industrial internet of things for material transportation control, control methods and media thereof
Patent number: 11774947Abstract: The present disclosure discloses an Industrial Internet of Things for material transportation control, a control method and a medium thereof, wherein the management platform in the Industrial Internet of Things includes: an obtaining module configured to generate a first layout directed graph; a material module configured to assign a material requirement to a corresponding material end point and assign a material supply to a corresponding material start point; a decomposition module configured to divide each material end point into a plurality of sub-nodes; a reconstruction module configured to form a third layout directed graph; a first calculation module configured to calculate a first path; a correction module configured to form an intermediate layout directed graph; and a second calculation module configured to calculate a second path.Type: GrantFiled: February 22, 2023Date of Patent: October 3, 2023Assignee: CHENGDU QINCHUAN IOT TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.Inventors: Zehua Shao, Bin Liu, Haitang Xiang, Yong Li, Xiaojun Wei -
Patent number: 11774942Abstract: An object is to provide a machine tool operation system that enables inputs to an NC device of a machine tool by use of a tablet terminal from any location and an operation method using the system. The machine tool operation system includes an NC device, a computer connected to the NC device, and a tablet terminal that is in wirelessly communication with the computer and enables inputs and outputs of signals for the NC device via the computer. The tablet terminal includes a display unit that make to display a menu screen on a display screen, an input unit that receives an input from a user, and an input processing unit that outputs an input signal transmitted to the computer based on the input. The computer includes a signal processing unit that outputs a command signal for a machine tool operation based on the input signal.Type: GrantFiled: October 10, 2019Date of Patent: October 3, 2023Assignee: KITAMURA MACHINERY CO., LTD.Inventors: Akihiro Kitamura, Kosaku Kitamura, Seiji Amaike
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Patent number: 11774933Abstract: A stage automation system, may include: at least one processor device implementing a physics engine; at least one memory device; one or more instructions stored in the memory device that, when executed by the at least one processor device implementing a physics engine, configure the at least one processor device for: receiving at least one target case corresponding to a user-interface specified position of a virtual object representative of a real-world object within a virtual space representative of a real-world space; providing position data defining the target case as a seed value to a physics engine; computing at least one effect-of-gravity solution from the seed value; comparing the effect-of-gravity position solution to the target case to determine if the effect-of-gravity position is within one or more position tolerance values relative to the target case; and providing user notification indicative of the comparison between the effect-of-gravity solution and the target case.Type: GrantFiled: September 8, 2021Date of Patent: October 3, 2023Assignee: Exato IP LLCInventor: Ryan Mast
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Patent number: 11774938Abstract: A monitoring device is provided for a human or mechanical manipulator on which an operating element, such as a tool or a handling device, can be fixed and by which the operating element can be operated. The monitoring device has at least one detection device which includes at least one sensor, by which at least one actual value of the manipulator can be detected, and which detection device includes at least one control unit by which the actual value of the manipulator detected by the sensor can be matched to at least one desired value of the manipulator stored in the control unit. The detection device has at least one transponder element arranged on the operating element and/or on a working station in order to detect the actual value using the at least one sensor, which transponder element can be detected via the at least one sensor.Type: GrantFiled: January 3, 2020Date of Patent: October 3, 2023Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke AktiengesellschaftInventor: Markus Straeussl
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Patent number: 11774939Abstract: Methods of managing aggregate inventory. The methods include utilizing a dynamic protocol for an oilfield operation with aggregate from chambers of a multi-silo system wherein each chamber accommodates a single aggregate type throughout operations. However, the chambers also have a dynamic classification as either active, idle or reserved depending on the stage of operations. Once more, even though each silo may accommodate multiple chambers, unique techniques may be utilized to obtain real-time inventory information for each chamber via weight measurement of entire silos.Type: GrantFiled: February 3, 2020Date of Patent: October 3, 2023Assignee: Schlumberger Technology CorporationInventors: Miguel Angel Lopez, Marcos Suguru Kajita, Bansi Chauhan, Christopher Todd Shen
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Patent number: 11777322Abstract: The present disclosure provides an islanding detection method for an inverter and a corresponding apparatus. The islanding detection method includes: step A1: obtaining a parameter of an output voltage of a three-phase AC system and a steady-state value corresponding to the parameter within a period of time; step A2: obtaining a disturbance signal based on the parameter and the steady-state value; step A3: superimposing the disturbance signal on at least one reference value of a droop control; and step A4: detecting the parameter added with the disturbance signal, and determining that island occurs in response to the parameter greater than an upper limit or less than a lower limit.Type: GrantFiled: April 26, 2021Date of Patent: October 3, 2023Assignee: Delta Electronics (Shanghai) CO., LTDInventors: Li Chen, Changyong Wang, Aibin Qiu
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Patent number: 11778799Abstract: A support plate, which is configured to support a component supply tape, is provided on a bottom face section of a tape passage, through which the component supply tape passes, of a tape feeder. A computer acquires information on a type of the support plate provided in the tape feeder and also acquires information on a type of components of the component supply tape. Further, the computer determines the appropriateness of a combination of the type of the support plate and the type of the components of the component supply tape so acquired by referring to a database accumulating therein data on appropriate combinations of types of support plates and types of components of component supply tapes and outputs a message corresponding to a determination result of the appropriateness of the combination to at least one of a display device, an audio device, and a mobile terminal.Type: GrantFiled: February 20, 2018Date of Patent: October 3, 2023Assignee: FUJI CORPORATIONInventor: Yamato Endo
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Patent number: 11774994Abstract: Provided is a control module of a converter, in particular a power converter of a wind power installation, which is configured to control the converter in such a way that the converter emulates a behavior of a synchronous machine, comprising an, in particular internal, control loop which has an, in particular adjustable, virtual admittance by means of which the converter is controlled in order to emulate the behavior of the synchronous machine.Type: GrantFiled: December 10, 2020Date of Patent: October 3, 2023Assignee: Wobben Properties GmbHInventors: Roberto Rosso, Sönke Engelken, Marco Liserre