Patents Examined by Tung S Lau
  • Patent number: 11927710
    Abstract: Computing device, computer instructions and method for processing input seismic data d. The method includes receiving the input seismic data d recorded in a first domain by seismic receivers that are towed in water, the input seismic data d including pressure data and/or and particle motion data; generating a model p in a second domain to describe the input data d; processing the model p to generate an output particle motion dataset; and generating an image of the surveyed subsurface based on the output particle motion dataset.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignee: CGG SERVICES SAS
    Inventor: Gordon Poole
  • Patent number: 11920917
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for inspecting a part mounted in a manufacturing fixture between two manufacturing operations by means comprising: a sensor a robot to hold and move the sensor a computer comprising memory means, computation means and display means, comprising in its memory means a three-dimensional digital model of the workpiece, and able to record the coordinates of the points acquired by the sensor the method comprising the steps consisting of: segmenting (1010) of the CAD model into a set of surfaces, designated as nodes, each node corresponding to a surface that is visible in a single acquisition according to the characteristics of the sensor determining (1020) the visibility of each node from each position of the sensor relative to said node determining common visibilities (1030) between the nodes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: I-MC
    Inventors: Dominique Nozais, Manon Peuzin Jubert, Jean-Luc Mari, Jean-Philippe Pernot, Arnaud Polette
  • Patent number: 11913877
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an improvement in spectral analysis in spectrometry, particularly in a technique of spectral analysis by spectral classification at high speed. A spectral analysis device 10 comprises: a measurement unit 20 that measures a sample spectrum of a target sample 30; and an analysis unit 40 that analyses the sample spectrum, and analyses a compound contained in the target sample 30, wherein the analysis unit has a library that is processed with an arithmetic processing in advance, the library has a plurality of compound groups to which the compound is classified, and the analysis unit further comprises an analysis display part 42, the analysis display part 42 displays, in real time, the compound group to which the compound belongs during analysis of the sample spectrum as the analysis progress or analysis result.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: JASCO Corporation
    Inventors: Koshi Nagamori, Kenichi Akao, Kohei Tamura, Miyuki Kanno, Toshiyuki Nagoshi
  • Patent number: 11916383
    Abstract: A method for implementing power delivery of an integrated renewable energy source and energy storage system (RES?ESS) facility includes a renewable energy source (RES) and an energy storage system (ESS). The method comprises obtaining a first control rule configured to be used to control power distribution in the RES?ESS facility for a time slot, wherein the power distribution includes directing power from a renewable energy source (RES) to an electric grid and to an energy storage system (ESS) and power from the ESS to the electric grid; receiving a second control rule configured to be used to control the power distribution in the RES?ESS facility, wherein the second control rule was used to control the power distribution in the RES?ESS facility for the time slot; determining a difference in performance of the RES?ESS facility; and transmitting a record comprising an identification of the difference in performance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: 8ME NOVA, LLC
    Inventors: Thomas Buttgenbach, Lukas Hansen, Philippe Garneau-Halliday, Emily Arnold, Stephanie Perry, Finbar Sheehy
  • Patent number: 11909208
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for estimating capacity of a system including an energy generation system, an energy storage system or both. The method and apparatus initially estimate the system capacity based on a facility location and size. The initial estimate may be adjusted through adjustment of at least one parameter. An updated capacity estimate is generated and displayed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: Enphase Energy, Inc.
    Inventors: Ayyapu Reddy Pallam, Sandeep Chandran, Rishabh Goel, Samuel Mattathil Joseph, Sumit Saraogi, Ashish Bansal, Jayant Somani, Badrinarayanan Kothandaraman, Ankit Prakash Gupta, Jan Spencer Rosen
  • Patent number: 11904464
    Abstract: A three-dimensional measuring device includes a ball-shaped structure, an X-axis measuring module, a Y-axis measuring module and a Z-axis measuring module. The ball-shaped structure is moved and/or rotated in response to a movement of a movable object. The X-axis measuring module includes a first measuring structure and a first position sensor. The first measuring structure is movable along an X-axis direction and contacted with the ball-shaped structure. The Y-axis measuring module includes a second measuring structure and a second position sensor. The second measuring structure is movable along a Y-axis direction and contacted with the ball-shaped structure. The Z-axis measuring module includes a third measuring structure and a third position sensor. The third measuring structure is movable along a Z-axis direction and contacted with the ball-shaped structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: DELTA ELECTRONICS, INC.
    Inventors: Chi-Huan Shao, Chih-Ming Hsu, Chi-Shun Chang, Hung-Sheng Chang
  • Patent number: 11906333
    Abstract: Data is utilized more efficiently and effectively. A position detection device includes a plurality of scales that each record absolute data embedded with a scale ID for identifying a scale, a detector that detects the absolute data from each of the plurality of scales, and an extractor that extracts, from the detected absolute data, the scale ID and position data representing the position of the scale.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: DMG MORI CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shigeru Ishimoto, Kayoko Taniguchi, Chihiro Murayama
  • Patent number: 11906305
    Abstract: Provided are a movable marking system, a method of controlling a movable marking apparatus, and a computer-readable recording medium. The movable marking system is a movable marking system that includes a movable marking apparatus, and includes: a data receiving unit for receiving marking data regarding a working surface; a marking unit for performing a marking operation on the working surface in response to the marking data; a sensing unit for scanning space targeted for scanning; and a scan condition setting unit for setting a movement path of the movable marking apparatus corresponding to the marking data, setting a scan position for scanning the space targeted for scanning by taking into account reference map data corresponding to the space targeted for scanning, and setting a scan angle of the sensing unit at the scan position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: LANDOR ARCHITECTURE, INC.
    Inventors: Han Seok Nam, Dongjun Lee
  • Patent number: 11906397
    Abstract: Methods of and systems for actively detecting an increasing amount of backlash within a machine's mechanical power application to detect, predict, and estimate future mechanical failure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Inventor: Martin E. Best
  • Patent number: 11906472
    Abstract: A system of monitoring diffuse waves over a concrete beam under different loads. Ultrasound transmitters and receivers are placed over the concrete beam to emit sound waves and collect diffuse waves under different loads. The waveform variations are observed to quantify a decorrelation coefficient (DC) indicating global structural changes and crack position. An inversion of the correlations is applied to estimate distribution density at each localized position following the sensitivity kernel and inversion algorithms. Then, three-dimensional imaging comprised of density values at each localized position are generated to indicate number, position, and depth of multiple cracks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Inventors: Hanwan Jiang, Hanyu Zhan, Ruinian Jiang
  • Patent number: 11899050
    Abstract: A method for detecting low-frequency oscillations, in particular subsynchronous resonances, in a grid is provided. The method includes recording a series of measurements, having measurement points, of a grid variable over a measurement time period, for performing a frequency analysis and multiplying the series a time-dependent sinusoidal test function for the same measurement time period. The test function is characterized by a test frequency and a test angle as phase angle. The series for each measurement point is multiplied by the test function in order to obtain a test product for each measurement point. The method includes adding the test products taking into consideration the mathematical sign thereof to give a product sum, and evaluating, depending on the product sum, whether the series of measurements has a low-frequency oscillation having a frequency in the region of the test frequency and a phase angle in the region of the test angle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: Wobben Properties GmbH
    Inventors: Aramis Schwanka Trevisan, Kaveh Malekian Boroujeni
  • Patent number: 11898923
    Abstract: A residual stress distribution measuring method of the present invention is characterized by comprising: by using an analytical model in which a cut-surface is interpolated to a cross section of a metal member, the step of calculating a residual force vector that is a sum of a load vector acting on a first metal piece at the cut-surface and a load vector acting on a second metal piece at the cut-surface; the step of calculating, as a modified displacement vector, an amount of movement at the cross section by interpolating the residual force vector as a forced load to the cross section of an analytical model of the metal member; by using an analytical model having the shape of a cut-surface of a measured first or second metal piece, the step of modifying the shape of the cut-surface of the first or the second metal piece on the basis of the calculated modified displacement vector; and by using the analytical model in which the shape of the cut-surface of the first or the second metal piece is modified, the
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: UNIVERSITY PUBLIC CORPORATION OSAKA
    Inventors: Masakazu Shibahara, Kazuki Ikushima, Atsushi Kawahara, Yoshitaka Kawajiri, Yui Okimi
  • Patent number: 11893472
    Abstract: Disclosed is an accuracy compensation method for discharge caustic alkali concentration measuring device in evaporation process, comprising following steps: step 1. collecting process data of instrument values and laboratory values of alkali liquor refractive index, temperature and caustic alkali concentration in the evaporation process; step 2. performing sliding average filtering, time series matching and normalization on the process data collected in step 1 to obtain preprocessed process data; step 3. inputting the preprocessed process data into an accuracy compensation model of the caustic alkali concentration measuring device to obtain compensation values; step 4. adding the compensation values of the caustic alkali concentration to the instrument values to realize on-line compensation of the caustic alkali concentration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignee: Northeastern University
    Inventors: Tianyou Chai, Yao Jia, Liangyong Wang
  • Patent number: 11892769
    Abstract: When detecting an object structure, at least one portion of the object is initially illuminated with illumination light of an at least partly coherent light source from at least one preferred illumination direction. At least one diffraction image of the illuminated portion is recorded by spatially resolved detection of the diffraction intensity of the illumination light, diffracted by the illuminated portion, in a detection plane. At least one portion of the object structure is reconstructed from the at least one recorded diffraction image using an iterative method. Here, the iteration diffraction image of a raw object structure is calculated starting from an iteration start value and said raw object structure is compared to the recorded diffraction image in each iteration step.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignee: Carl Zeiss SMT GmbH
    Inventors: Beat Marco Mout, Dirk Seidel, Christoph Husemann, Ulrich Matejka
  • Patent number: 11890963
    Abstract: A method for estimating a present energy consumption of an electrically propelled vehicle powered by a propulsion battery. The method includes obtaining previous energy consumption values for a set of previous time instants, and a present drive pattern parameter value; estimating a present energy consumption based on a weighted moving average model fed with the energy consumption values, wherein, the weighted moving average model includes a modelled gain factor for each of at least a portion of the previous energy consumption values, where the modelled gain factors are modelled as a function of the drive pattern parameter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignee: VOLVO TRUCK CORPORATION
    Inventor: Il Cho
  • Patent number: 11885788
    Abstract: A multimode biological sample inspection apparatus and method is provided. The apparatus includes an illumination hardware arrangement comprising transmission and sensing hardware configured to inspect a biological sample using at least two modes from a group comprising a fluorescence imaging mode, a reflectance imaging mode, a scattering imaging mode, and a Raman imaging mode, and processing hardware configured to operate the illumination hardware arrangement according to a protocol comprising inspection settings of the at least two modes. The processing hardware receives scan results from the illumination hardware arrangement and identifies attributes of the biological sample by constructing a multidimensional dataset comprising at least one spatial dimension and at least one spectral dimension from the scan results and analyzing the multidimensional dataset. The processing hardware is configured to employ the attributes of at least one biological sample and alter the protocol.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: Safety Spect, Inc
    Inventors: Daniel L. Farkas, Li Kang, Stanislov Sokolov, Fartash Vasefi, Alireza Akhbardeh
  • Patent number: 11883119
    Abstract: A sequence of input samples that are measures of position or orientation of an input device being held by a user are received. A current output sample of a state of linear quadratic estimator, LQE, is computed that is an estimate of the position or orientation of the input device. The current output sample is computed based on i) a previously computed output sample, and ii) a velocity term. An updated output sample of the state of the LQE is computed, based on i) a previously computed output sample, and ii) a new input sample. Other embodiments are also described and claimed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: VERB SURGICAL INC.
    Inventors: Hasan Tutkun Sen, Sina Nia Kosari
  • Patent number: 11881700
    Abstract: A longitudinal differential protection method for a transformer comprises: calculating a corrected parameter of a transformer according to a voltage and electrical parameters of the transformer, wherein the electrical parameters of the transformer comprise a rated capacity of the transformer, and the corrected parameter of the transformer comprise a capacity of the transformer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2024
    Assignees: NR ELECTRIC CO., LTD., NR ENGINEERING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Qiaogen Gu, Xiaoyu Zhang, Jifeng Wen, Hang Lv, Pinhao Mo, Chao Zheng, Xiao Gong, Zhongmin Sun, Xiao Cheng
  • Patent number: 11874151
    Abstract: A process and a device for determining the volume of liquid remaining inside a flexible pouch provided with means for dispensing the liquid to be consumed comprises placing the pouch inside a rigid envelope filled with a known volume V1 of a first measuring liquid having an electrical conductivity C1, during the dispensing of a volume VA of liquid to be consumed, admitting inside the rigid envelope the same volume of a second measuring liquid present outside the rigid envelope and having an electrical conductivity C2 different from the electrical conductivity C1, measuring the electrical conductivity CM of the mixture of the measuring liquids present inside the rigid envelope, determining the volume VA of liquid to be consumed which has been dispensed from the measurement of the electrical conductivity C3, and calculating the volume Vr of liquid to be consumed remaining inside the pouch from the volumes Vi and VA.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2024
    Assignee: SAIPEM S.A.
    Inventor: Thomas Delaplace
  • Patent number: 11852528
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a device and method for measuring a flicker frequency of a light source configured to implement at least one phase lock loop.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Assignee: STMicroelectronics (Grenoble 2) SAS
    Inventors: Mickael Guene, Salim Bouchene, Cedric Grospellier, Jean-Jacques Rouger, Pascal Mellot