Patents Examined by Xiuqin Sun
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Patent number: 11624649Abstract: An inertial measurement system includes three acceleration sensors detecting along three orthogonal axes, a display having several display areas, and a processor programed to perform a process. The processor calculates frequencies and spectral intensities of vibrations based on detected time series accelerations by three acceleration sensors and obtains relationship values between the calculated frequencies and the calculated spectral intensities. The processor causes the display to successively display an N-th value, intermediate values, and an (N+1)-th value of the relationship values at one display area in time series.Type: GrantFiled: April 23, 2021Date of Patent: April 11, 2023Inventor: Kenta Sato
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Patent number: 11593897Abstract: A system (100), method and computer program product for optimization of crop protection. A generator module (120) accesses one or more configuration data structures (220) wherein the one or more configuration data structures include data fields to store crop data (221), advice data (222) related to respective crop data, and crop protection product data (223) related to respective advice. Further, it accesses a plurality of code snippets (230) wherein each code snippet (231, 232, 233) has a condition which relates either to at least one property field of the one or more data structures (220) or to a result of another code snippet, and further includes generic program logic associated with the condition, and wherein each property field is used in the condition of at least one code snippet. The plurality of code snippets is applied to the one or more configuration data structures to generate an advice logic program.Type: GrantFiled: September 10, 2018Date of Patent: February 28, 2023Assignee: BASF SEInventors: Klaus Stenzel, Maximilian Seitz, Matthias Nachtmann
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Patent number: 11561127Abstract: A method of operating an apparatus for analysing the condition of a machine having a part rotating with a speed of rotation, includes receiving a first digital signal dependent on mechanical vibrations emanating from rotation of the part, analyzing the first digital signal So as to detect peak amplitude values during a finite time period, the finite time period corresponding to a certain amount of revolution of the part, the certain amount of revolution corresponding to more than one revolution of the monitored rotatable part, defining amplitude ranges, sorting the detected peak amplitude values into corresponding amplitude ranges so as to reflect occurrence of detected peak amplitude values within the plurality of amplitude ranges, and estimating a representative peak amplitude value in dependence on the sorted peak amplitude values and the certain amount.Type: GrantFiled: June 7, 2019Date of Patent: January 24, 2023Assignee: S.P.M. Instrument ABInventor: Lars-Olov Hedin
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Patent number: 11557007Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media for utility monitoring and utility usage determination, control and optimization. The system receives utility usage information from one or more sensor devices, and obtains water usage information from a first sensor device coupled to a water pipe, obtains electricity usage information from a second sensor device coupled to an electrical panel, and/or obtains water heater usage information from a third sensor device coupled to a water heater. The system may use the obtained utility information to determine types of utility activities and/or appliances being used corresponding to the utility usage.Type: GrantFiled: September 30, 2021Date of Patent: January 17, 2023Assignee: PowerX Technology Inc.Inventor: Manuel Schönfeld
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Patent number: 11555699Abstract: Determining when an estimated altitude of a mobile device can be used for calibration or location determination. Particular systems and methods determine an area in which the mobile device is expected to reside, determine an altitude value of each section of a plurality of sections in the area, determine if the altitude values meet a threshold condition, and determine that the estimated altitude of the mobile device can be used for determining the position of the mobile device or for calibrating a pressure sensor of the mobile device when the altitude values meet the threshold condition.Type: GrantFiled: March 26, 2019Date of Patent: January 17, 2023Assignee: NextNav, LLCInventors: Michael Dormody, Guiyuan Han, Badrinath Nagarajan
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Patent number: 11533855Abstract: A system and method for selecting plants based on climate data and plant data. The system receives climate data and plant data and selects plants for a geographical division based on the climate data and plant data. The system generates durable plant tags with for the plants that have an icon that identifies the lighting level and watering level of the plants using a color and a number.Type: GrantFiled: August 5, 2016Date of Patent: December 27, 2022Assignee: Orora Visual TX LLCInventors: Jack Davis, Andrew Levi
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Patent number: 11506563Abstract: Methods and related systems for operating a climate control system for an indoor space are disclosed. In an embodiment, the method includes operating an indoor fan of the climate control system to rotate an impeller of the indoor fan in a reverse rotational direction opposite a nominal rotational direction of the impeller. Additionally, the method includes determining an airflow of the indoor fan when the impeller of the indoor fan is rotated in the reverse rotational direction. Further, the method includes determining a duct leakage rate associated with at least one duct of the climate control system based on the determined airflow, wherein the at least one duct is sealed-off at an end thereof.Type: GrantFiled: February 14, 2020Date of Patent: November 22, 2022Assignee: Trane International Inc.Inventor: Wayne N. Kraft
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Patent number: 11506560Abstract: Examples provide for an apparatus, method, and computer program for comparing the output of sensor cells in an arrangement of sensor cells in an area A, including a set of at least two measurement units. A measurement unit includes at least two sensor cells, wherein at least one sensor cell of at least one measurement unit includes a sensitive sensor cell, which is sensitive with respect to a measured quantity. The sensor cells are intermixed with each other. The apparatus further includes means for selecting output signals of sensor cells of the arrangement and means for determining a measured quantity or determining an intact sensor cell by comparing output signals of different measurement units.Type: GrantFiled: February 8, 2019Date of Patent: November 22, 2022Assignee: Infineon Technologies AGInventors: Victor Popescu-Stroe, Emanuel Stoicescu, Matthias Boehm, Constantin Crisu, Uwe Fakesch, Stefan Jahn, Erhard Landgraf, Janis Weidenauer, Bernhard Winkler
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Patent number: 11486901Abstract: A system maps and stores data in digital three-dimensional oscilloscope, wherein an ADC module has four ADC submodules. Four acquired waveform data are sent to an extraction module, and buffered in a FIFO module. When a trigger signal arrives, FIFO module outputs four extracted waveform data to a mapping address calculation module for calculating a mapping address and a RAM serial number for each point data, and the waveform data comparison and control module performs the reading and writing control of the 4×N dual port RAMs. When mapping number reaches a frame number, the RAM array module outputs its waveform probability values to the upper computer module to convert each value into RBG values, and the display module displays the waveforms of input signals of four channels on a screen according the RBG values.Type: GrantFiled: April 1, 2021Date of Patent: November 1, 2022Assignee: UNIVERSITY OF ELECTRONIC SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY OF CHINAInventors: Yuhua Cheng, Bo Xu, Kai Chen, Songting Zou, Libing Bai, Hang Geng, Yanjun Yan, Jia Zhao
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Patent number: 11482718Abstract: The invention relates to a method for detecting a leak in an energy converter system (1) containing a gas. A pressure regulator (3) is used to regulate a gas pressure in the energy converter system (1), and the pressure regulator (3) has a gas metering valve (4). The method has the following steps: a. measuring an inlet pressure (10) of the pressure regulator (3) and measuring an outlet pressure (12) of the pressure regulator (3), b. measuring an output variable (16) of the energy converter system (1) and calculating a gas requirement in the energy converter system (1) on the basis of the output variable (16) of the energy converter system (1), c. determining a first calculated flow (20) through the pressure regulator (3) on the basis of the measured inlet pressure (10) of the pressure regulator (3) and the measured outlet pressure (12) of the pressure regulator (3), d. determining a second calculated flow (22) through the pressure regulator (3) on the basis of the gas requirement, e.Type: GrantFiled: February 14, 2018Date of Patent: October 25, 2022Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbHInventors: Helerson Kemmer, Johannes Schild
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Patent number: 11467266Abstract: In one embodiment, a lidar system includes a light source configured to emit local-oscillator light and pulses of light, where each emitted pulse of light is (i) coherent with a corresponding portion of the local-oscillator light and (ii) includes a spectral signature of one or more different spectral signatures. The lidar system also includes a receiver configured to detect the local-oscillator light and a received pulse of light, the received pulse of light including light from one of the emitted pulses of light scattered by a target located a distance from the lidar system, the one of the emitted pulses of light including a particular spectral signature of the one or more spectral signatures. The local-oscillator light and the received pulse of light are coherently mixed together at the receiver. The receiver includes one or more detectors and a frequency-detection circuit.Type: GrantFiled: June 26, 2020Date of Patent: October 11, 2022Assignee: Luminar, LLCInventors: Joseph G. LaChapelle, Jason M. Eichenholz, Alex Michael Sincore
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Patent number: 11460601Abstract: A method for determining a distribution of a uranium deposit is provided, including: acquiring a remote detection result of a target area; acquiring a chemical detection result of soil in the target area; delineating a plurality of exploration regions in the target area according to the remote detection result and the chemical detection result; and providing boreholes in the plurality of exploration regions for gamma detection to determine a distribution and a trend of a uranium deposit according to a result of the gamma detection.Type: GrantFiled: March 8, 2022Date of Patent: October 4, 2022Assignee: BEIJING RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF URANIUM GEOLOGYInventors: Mingkuan Qin, Qiang Guo, Bihong Li, Licheng Jia, Shaohua Huang, Jing Xiao
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Patent number: 11454354Abstract: A pipe diagnosis apparatus 10 includes a simulation execution unit 11 that simulates vibrations of pressure in a pipe included in piping equipment to be diagnosed, based on pipe information for specifying a configuration of the piping equipment, and a stress analysis unit 12 that calculates stress that occurs in a pipe included in the piping equipment, based on pressure vibrations acquired through simulation.Type: GrantFiled: January 17, 2018Date of Patent: September 27, 2022Assignee: NEC CORPORATIONInventor: Manabu Kusumoto
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Patent number: 11448576Abstract: A multifunctional true triaxial rock drilling test system and method; rock cores are respectively taken from a plurality of drilling holes on the same test piece, uniaxial test and triaxial test are respectively performed on these rock cores to obtain multiple groups of mechanical property parameters, multiple groups of drilling parameters are obtained according to a multifunctional true triaxial rock drilling tester that can directly measure the drilling parameters, relational expression between mechanical property parameters of rock mass and the drilling parameters is established, and mechanical property parameters of rock mass can be obtained just by detecting the drilling parameters of the rock mass through the relational expression. The multifunctional true triaxial rock drilling tester is preset test device, has function of performing triaxial loading on the test piece, and can simulate drilling process of drilling rig in a three-way confining pressure state in underground engineering of the test piece.Type: GrantFiled: January 7, 2017Date of Patent: September 20, 2022Assignees: SHANDONG UNIVERSITY, SHANDONG TIANQIN ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.Inventors: Shucai Li, Qi Wang, Bei Jiang, Hongke Gao
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Patent number: 11449013Abstract: Technical solutions are described for predicting linepack delays. An example method includes receiving temporal sensor measurements of a first fluid-delivery pipeline network and generating a causality graph of the first fluid-delivery pipeline network. The method also includes determining a topological network of the stations based on the causality graph, where the topological network identifies a temporal delay between a pair of stations. The method also includes generating a temporal delay prediction model based on the topological network and predicting the linepack delays of a second fluid-delivery pipeline network based on the temporal delay prediction model, where a compressor station of the second fluid-delivery pipeline network compresses fluid based on the predicted linepack delays to maintain a predetermined pressure.Type: GrantFiled: March 10, 2020Date of Patent: September 20, 2022Assignee: Utopus Insights, Inc.Inventors: Harsh Chaudhary, Younghun Kim, Tarun Kumar, Abhishek Raman, Rui Zhang
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Patent number: 11432591Abstract: At least one example embodiment discloses a section of an electronic-vaping device including a pressure sensor configured to measure a current ambient pressure, the pressure sensor further configured to output the current ambient pressure measurement in accordance with a read request frequency, and a controller configured to determine a mode of operation of the electronic-vaping device, control the read request frequency based on the determined mode of operation, and detect a threshold pressure change based on the current ambient pressure and a baseline pressure.Type: GrantFiled: May 22, 2020Date of Patent: September 6, 2022Assignee: ALTRIA CLIENT SERVICES LLCInventors: Geoffrey Brandon Jordan, Phillip Diana, Sean Sundberg, David Bennett, Christopher S. Tucker, Barry S. Smith, Edmond J. Cadieux, Douglas A. Burton, Paul Butler, Jarrett Keen, Patrick Cobler, Kai Cao
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Patent number: 11435384Abstract: A method and device for estimating spatial distribution of power system inertia based on multi-innovation identification. The method includes: (S1) acquiring time-series data including each node frequency of a power system and a transmission power of a transmission line; decomposing a frequency signal in a series of different spaces to identify a disturbance occurring moment; (S2) analyzing a relationship among node inertia, node frequency and node injection power; constructing an OEMA model to describe an active power-frequency dynamic process of the node after the disturbance occurs; analyzing a coupling relationship between an unknown parameter of the model and the node inertia; (S3) solving the OEMA model based on multi-innovation identification to identity the unknown parameter; and (S4) according to the relationship between a vector of the parameter and the node inertia, calculating each node inertia to estimate the spatial distribution of the power system inertia.Type: GrantFiled: December 7, 2021Date of Patent: September 6, 2022Assignee: Hunan UniversityInventors: Yunfeng Wen, Yuanchen Li, Xiaohuang Lin, Li Kuang
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Patent number: 11435493Abstract: A method for enhanced dispersion analysis begins with obtaining a plurality of measured waveforms, for example from two or more receivers of an acoustic logging tool placed in a borehole. The measured waveforms are divided into common gathers, and waveforms of each common gather are enhanced. The enhancement begins by calculating a travel time curve for a selected target mode of the common gather waveforms. Using the travel time curve, waveforms of the selected target mode are aligned to have zero apparent slowness. The aligned waveforms are filtered to suppress non-target mode waves. The aligned waveforms are then enhanced, and used to generate an enhanced dispersion curve of the selected target mode.Type: GrantFiled: June 15, 2017Date of Patent: September 6, 2022Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.Inventors: Ruijia Wang, Chung Chang
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Patent number: 11435499Abstract: Tops of geological layers can be automatically identified using machine-learning techniques as described herein. In one example, a system can receive well log records associated with wellbores drilled through geological layers. The system can generate well clusters by applying a clustering process to the well log records. The system can then obtain a respective set of training data associated with a well cluster, train a machine-learning model based on the respective set of training data, select a target well-log record associated with a target wellbore of the well cluster, and provide the target well-log record as input to the trained machine-learning model. Based on an output from the trained machine-learning model, the system can determine the geological tops of the geological layers in a region surrounding the target wellbore. The system may then transmit an electronic signal indicating the geological tops of the geological layers associated with the target wellbore.Type: GrantFiled: September 22, 2021Date of Patent: September 6, 2022Assignee: SAS INSTITUTE INC.Inventors: Sergiy Peredriy, Keith Richard Holdaway
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Patent number: 11429119Abstract: A system is provided for differentiating between water usage of multiple water consumers using a common distributed water infrastructure. The system receives from a water sensor that is upstream of a plurality of appliances, signals indicative of water usage, and constructs from the signals a plurality of water event profile signatures. The system associates, based on differences between similar water event profiles, at least one water event profile signature with a first water consumer and associates a second water event profile signature with a second water consumer, and stores the water event profile signatures for the first water consumer and the second water consumer. The system constructs current water event profiles reflecting subsequent water usage in the distributed water infrastructure, and attributes a first current water event profile to the first water consumer and attributes a second current water event profile to the second water consumer.Type: GrantFiled: November 21, 2017Date of Patent: August 30, 2022Assignee: WINT WI LTDInventor: Alon Haim Gal