Patents Examined by Travis R Hunnings
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Patent number: 11854361Abstract: There is provided a smoke detector including a light source, a reflective surface, a light sensor and a processor. The light sensor receives reflected light when the light source emits light toward the reflective surface, and generates a reference detection signal when there is no smoke. The processor receives the detection signal from the light sensor, and automatically selects a set of predetermined condition thresholds according to a profile of the detection signal to be compared with the detection signal thereby determining whether to generate an alarm according to the comparison result.Type: GrantFiled: February 20, 2023Date of Patent: December 26, 2023Inventors: Cheng-Nan Tsai, Guo-Zhen Wang, Ching-Kun Chen, Yen-Chang Chu, Chih-Ming Sun
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Patent number: 11847899Abstract: A system includes a depression, a liquid, a gas inlet, an aspiration system, an aspirator, and a gas detector. The depression is formed into a floor. The liquid is disposed within the depression. An unoccupied space is delineated by a surface level of the liquid and a depth of the depression in the floor. The gas inlet is located within the unoccupied space in the depression. the aspiration system is connected to the gas inlet by a tube and located outside of the depression. The aspirator is located within the aspiration system and configured to create a vacuum to draw a gas mixture from the unoccupied space into the aspiration system using the gas inlet and the tube. The gas detector is located within the aspiration system and is configured to detect a specific gas.Type: GrantFiled: June 17, 2022Date of Patent: December 19, 2023Assignee: SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANYInventor: Talal M. Al-Ali
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Patent number: 11844595Abstract: A device may determine end-of-phase information for a plurality of wavelength channels of photoplethysmography (PPG) data. The device may calculate a set of baseline correction points for each wavelength channel of the plurality of wavelength channels. The set of baseline correction points may be calculated based on end-of-phase information for a wavelength channel of the plurality of wavelength channels and PPG data associated with the wavelength channel. The device may perform a baseline correction for each wavelength channel of the plurality of wavelength channels. A baseline correction may be performed for the wavelength channel based on the set of baseline correction points associated with the wavelength channel and the PPG data associated with the wavelength channel. The device may generate a baseline corrected heartbeat profile using a principal component analysis of a result of baseline correcting each wavelength channel of the plurality of wavelength channels.Type: GrantFiled: August 30, 2022Date of Patent: December 19, 2023Assignee: VIAVI Solutions Inc.Inventors: Chang Meng Hsiung, Lan Sun, Marc K. Von Gunten
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Patent number: 11839585Abstract: Resuscitation and ventilation monitoring devices are provided. A device includes an inlet in fluid communication with airflows exchanged with lungs of a patient and an airflow meter for measuring characteristics of the airflows. A user may provide a controller with patient information, e.g., height, weight, gender, or age, via a measurement selector, enabling the controller to determine acceptable ranges of measured airflow characteristics. The device may determine a current mode of ventilation and associated ventilator settings based on the measured airflow characteristics. The device may also identify and filter out artifacts present in the ventilation signal, and determine whether a respiratory failure phenotype is present in the ventilation. If the current mode of ventilation and associated ventilator settings fall outside an acceptable range, the ventilation is classified as off-target and the controller may cause a sensory alarm to alert the user.Type: GrantFiled: August 29, 2022Date of Patent: December 12, 2023Assignee: THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIAInventors: Michael Austin Johnson, Jason Adams, Jean-Pierre Delplanque, Justin Koos, Gregory Rehm
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Patent number: 11830334Abstract: Disclosed are systems comprising: a transmitter background; a receiver background; a plurality of transmitter units affixed on the transmitter background, each transmitting an encoded electromagnetic wave (EM), wherein the electromagnetic wave is transmitted as a wide beam; and a plurality of receiver units affixed on the receiver background, wherein each of the plurality of the transmitter units is in electromagnetic communication with at least one of the receiver units. Also disclosed are methods of identifying the presence of an object intersecting a spatial surface. Further, a housing for the system is disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: October 12, 2021Date of Patent: November 28, 2023Inventors: Magid Fazel, Jerker Taudien, Milorad Mike Terzic
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Patent number: 11830345Abstract: An alert system is configured to track conditions for a tracking system. The one or more processors of the alert system are configured to receive data in a payload related to characteristics of tracking devices of the tracking system. The one or more processors are then configured to determine a condition timeframe for each condition for a given alert based on the data in the payload. The given alert requires at least a first condition and a second condition of the plurality of conditions. The one or more processors are configured to perform a query for historical data for the first condition based on a timestamp of the second condition that is prior to the first condition, determine an alert timeframe for the given, alert based on the condition timeframes and the historical data, and store the given alert and the alert timeframe in a memory of the alert system.Type: GrantFiled: February 6, 2023Date of Patent: November 28, 2023Assignee: X DEVELOPMENT LLCInventor: Grant Uy
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Patent number: 11826901Abstract: Various embodiments of the present invention relate to an electronic device and a method for sensing a state thereof, and the electronic device may include a processor, and a sensor including a first interrupt pin and a second interrupt pin operatively connected with the processor, and configured to detect a movement of the electronic device, wherein the sensor may be configured to, when detecting a free fall of the electronic device, transmit a first designated signal to the processor using the first interrupt pin, and when detecting an impact state of the electronic device, transmit a second designated signal to the processor using the second interrupt pin. Other various embodiments are also possible.Type: GrantFiled: November 26, 2019Date of Patent: November 28, 2023Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hyeongrak Son, Kihoon Kang, Taekeun Kim, Hyungkil Park, Kihun Eom, Jeongmin Park
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Patent number: 11823542Abstract: An inventory system, apparatus and method. The method to be used in a cooler that includes a power module provides power to the inventory system from an electric source, battery, WIFI charge, wireless charge and/or combination thereof, a computer processor coupled to the power module, a memory module coupled to the computer processor, an image capturing module coupled to the processor, a movement module coupled to the processor; wherein the movement module triggers the image capturing device to capture images of products in a cooler due to a movement.Type: GrantFiled: July 23, 2021Date of Patent: November 21, 2023Assignee: Omni Consumer Products, LLCInventor: Stephen Howard
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Patent number: 11821938Abstract: A rigid-flex printed circuit board (PCB) includes at least one rigid PCB including at least one electrical component, a flex circuit, and a built-in diagnostic circuit. The flex circuit includes at least one end connected to the at least one rigid PCD. The flex circuit includes at least one signal trace configured to deliver an electrical signal to the at least one electrical component. The built-in diagnostic circuit is configured to detect a fault in the rigid-flex PCB.Type: GrantFiled: December 2, 2021Date of Patent: November 21, 2023Assignee: HAMILTON SUNDSTRAND CORPORATIONInventor: Gomathi Ganesh Narayanan
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Patent number: 11816986Abstract: A method for increasing the traffic flow density at a traffic light intersection is disclosed in which vehicles driving straight ahead and vehicles turning left may pass the traffic light intersection simultaneously, wherein the vehicles driving straight ahead are partly equipped vehicles having a Car2X communication, an automatic longitudinal control and a control unit. To increase the traffic flow density, the number of waiting vehicles turning left is transmitted to the equipped vehicles driving straight ahead. Time gaps between the vehicles driving straight ahead is set in dependence upon the number of vehicles turning left by the control unit and the automatic longitudinal control, such that a first share of the time gaps are safety time gaps, which respectively correspond to the required safety distance, and the second share of the time gaps are critical time gaps, which permit at least one vehicle turning left to turn collision-free.Type: GrantFiled: July 28, 2020Date of Patent: November 14, 2023Assignee: VOLKSWAGEN AKTIENGESELLSCHAFTInventors: Hannes Rewald, Stephan Sorgatz, Florian Kranke
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Patent number: 11806219Abstract: A sensor for monitoring wetness in a diaper or other absorbent article includes a housing that attaches to the absorbent article. The sensor may include inner and outer housing portions that capture an edge of the absorbent article between the housings. The sensor may include contacts that electrically connect with a pair of contact strips embedded in the absorbent article. The distance between the embedded strips may vary depending on the size of the absorbent article. The sensor may include multiple pairs of contacts that are spaced apart to match the distance between the contact strips for the variously sized absorbent articles. In this way, depending on the pair of contacts connected to the contact strips, the sensor may indicate the size of the absorbent article. The sensor may have a housing with a cavity and a lid that closes the cavity. The lid may be secured with a latch.Type: GrantFiled: June 29, 2022Date of Patent: November 7, 2023Assignee: Medline Industries, LPInventors: Alyssa Kurt, Amanda Roszkowiak, Kristy Matus, Derrick Roemisch, Karolina Blaszczuk, Michelle Christiansen, Jeremy Stephen Fogel, William Bowser, Morgan Uridil, Cole Fuerste
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Patent number: 11810439Abstract: A safety tracking system is provided, including: a tracking device; a sensor that determines the location of the tracking device; and a safety device that receives the location information from the sensor and activates a safety measure based on the location information.Type: GrantFiled: June 6, 2023Date of Patent: November 7, 2023Assignee: KING FAISAL UNIVERSITYInventors: Nazargi Mahabob, Mohamad Aariz
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Patent number: 11798339Abstract: A multi-layer packaging material can include a layer of material with an outer surface and an inner surface. The layer of material formable into a package. An electronic circuit can be fixedly attached to the layer of material. The electronic circuit can include a clock, a processor in logical communication with the clock, a radio receiver, a transmitter, and a digital storage. The digital storage can include software executable upon demand. The software can be operative with the processor to cause the electronic circuit to receive and store radio signals from multiple reference points.Type: GrantFiled: February 25, 2021Date of Patent: October 24, 2023Assignee: LOCATORX, INC.Inventor: William D. Meadow
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Patent number: 11783687Abstract: According to one or more embodiments, a premises security system includes a sensor adaptor device mountable on a third-party sensor. The sensor adaptor device comprises at least one terminal in electrical communication with a preconfigured premises device of a premise security system, and processing circuitry configured to: store a mapping of a plurality of third-party sensor signals to a plurality of translated third-party signals, detect a first third-party sensor signal emitted from the third-party sensor, determine that the first third-party sensor signal maps to a first translated third-party signal based on the mapping, and in response to determining that the first third-party sensor signal maps to the first translated third-party signal, trigger, via the at least one terminal where the preconfigured premises device to cause the preconfigured premise device to transmit an alert signal to the premises security system.Type: GrantFiled: March 31, 2023Date of Patent: October 10, 2023Assignee: The ADT Security CorporationInventor: Jeron E. Bornstein
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Patent number: 11776370Abstract: Methods for tracking a container with a tracking device are provided.Type: GrantFiled: February 28, 2023Date of Patent: October 3, 2023Assignee: Stress Engineering Services, Inc.Inventors: Clinton A. Haynes, Joseph Krumme Bullard, Daniel L. Morrow
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Patent number: 11775068Abstract: A system and method for controlling a non-tactile device including a receiving device configured to receive signals corresponding to a user's EEG or movements, translate the EEG or movements into directional intentions, transmit the directional intentions to a secondary device, receive a command for one or more actions from the secondary device based on the transmitted directional intentions and output at least one control signal to the non-tactile device based on the received command for one or more actions. The non-tactile device may receive signals corresponding to a user's EEG or movements using a gestural sensor and/or an EEG sensor.Type: GrantFiled: May 16, 2022Date of Patent: October 3, 2023Assignee: NAQI LOGIX INC.Inventor: David Lee Segal
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Patent number: 11769384Abstract: A method of operating a sensing component for sensing a magnetic field to determine a state of an access point having a first component and a second component that are separable from each other to create an opening and wherein a magnet is mounted on one of the first or second components of the access point, wherein the method comprises: operating the sensing component to sense a magnetic field in multiple dimensions to produce a sample representation of the sensed magnetic field, wherein the sample representation is a multi-dimensional representation and determining whether the sample representation is in a pre-determined region about a reference representation that is representative of a state of an access point to determine that the sensed magnetic field corresponds to said state of the access point, wherein the pre-determined region comprises a circular cross-section.Type: GrantFiled: June 10, 2021Date of Patent: September 26, 2023Assignee: Essence Security International (E.S.I.) Ltd.Inventors: Nissim Tugendhaft, Boaz Menis, Ohad Amir
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Patent number: 11756391Abstract: The present invention relates to a voice alarm device which forms part of a fire alarm system loop. Upon detection of a fire, a control panel instructs appropriate voice alarm devices to retrieve relevant audio from local storage and output the audio via a local speaker.Type: GrantFiled: February 12, 2020Date of Patent: September 12, 2023Assignee: JOHNSON CONTROLS FIRE PROTECTION LPInventors: Praveen Deshpande, Faruk Meah, Prasad Kulkarni
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Patent number: 11755874Abstract: A method for configuring a sensor tag includes placing the sensor tag in a location on a garment or fabric to be affixed. The method may further include applying a heat source at a temperature to the sensor tag for a time period. The method may further include removing the heat source after the time period has elapsed. The method may further include removing a paper layer between an adhesive layer and the garment of fabric prior to placing the sensor taking in the location. The method may further include removing a top protective layer after removing the heat source.Type: GrantFiled: March 3, 2022Date of Patent: September 12, 2023Assignee: SENSORMATIC ELECTRONICS, LLCInventors: Carlos Gomez Garcia, David Torrecilla, Olivier B. Sommer, Steven E. Trivelpiece, George H. West, Fernando Pereira Mosqueira
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Patent number: 11756397Abstract: Disclosed are systems comprising: a transmitter background; a receiver background; a plurality of transmitter units affixed on the transmitter background, each transmitting an encoded electromagnetic wave (EM), wherein the electromagnetic wave is transmitted as a wide beam; and a plurality of receiver units affixed on the receiver background, wherein each of the plurality of the transmitter units is in electromagnetic communication with at least one of the receiver units. Also disclosed are methods of identifying the presence of an object intersecting a spatial surface. Further, a housing for the system is disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: October 12, 2021Date of Patent: September 12, 2023Inventors: Magid Fazel, Jerker Taudien, Milorad Mike Terzic