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  • System for detecting remaining quantity in liquid hydrogen tank
    Patent number: 8315824
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a system for detecting the remaining quantity of liquid hydrogen stored in a hydrogen storage device. In this system, the remaining quantity of liquid hydrogen is calculated accurately without being affected by the previous state in a tank. The internal pressure of the tank is detected. A fixed heat quantity is applied into the liquid hydrogen. The pressure in the tank after the application of heat quantity is detected. The volume of phase-transited hydrogen gas is calculated based on the heat quantity applied into the tank. The change amount of pressure in the tank before and after the application of heat quantity is calculated based on the pressure and the pressure. The remaining quantity of liquid hydrogen in the tank is calculated based on the volume of hydrogen gas and the change amount of pressure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2012
    Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Katsuhiko Hirose
  • Electromagnetically operatable valve
    Patent number: 8313084
    Abstract: An electromagnetically operatable valve, in particular a fuel injector for fuel injection systems of internal combustion engines, includes a magnetic circuit having a core, a solenoid, an armature, which operates a valve closing body cooperating with a fixed valve seat and is drawn against the core when the solenoid is excited, and is held on the valve closing body by a closing body carrier representing a part of a valve needle. The spherical valve closing body is secured on the closing body carrier in a non-positive manner due to the shape of the corresponding connecting surfaces. The valve is suitable in particular for use in fuel injection systems of mixture-compressing, externally ignited internal combustion engines.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2012
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventor: Ferdinand Reiter
  • Method and system for using location-based services for mobile terminals
    Patent number: 8315610
    Abstract: A system and method is provided for using location-based services (LBS) for mobile terminals of a mobile telephony network, a user dispatching an information request via the mobile terminal for information matched to the location of the user; the user dispatching the information request as an USSD code which belongs to a class of USSD codes specified in the mobile telephony network for location-based services (LBS-USSD), so that a USSD handler of network operator identifies the incoming USSD code for location-based services (LBS-USSD) and routes them on together with the address of the requesting user to an LSB further processing entity (WVI), by which the USSD code for location-based services (LBS-USSD) is interpreted with the aid of the parameterization, and the matching location-based information is made available for transmission to the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2012
    Assignee: Deutsche Telekom AG
    Inventor: Joerg-Michael Hasemann
  • Ignition device for a laser ignition system of an internal combustion engine
    Patent number: 8312854
    Abstract: An ignition laser for an internal combustion engine is provided, wherein the combustion chamber window is connected to a housing of the ignition laser in a gas-, pressure-, and temperature-resistant manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2012
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Martin Weinrotter, Pascal Woerner, Juergen Raimann
  • Enhanced motion behavior framework
    Patent number: 8314799
    Abstract: An enhanced motion behavior framework, in which an input is received from a user corresponding to an object to be animated and one or more animation parameters to be applied to the object, the one or more animation parameters are applied to the object, and an animation of the object is displayed based on the application of the one or more parameters to the object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2012
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Jean-Francois Pelletier, Gregory Niles, Stephen Sheeler
  • Time synchronization of multiple time-based data streams with independent clocks
    Patent number: 8316147
    Abstract: Techniques are described for synchronizing multiple time-based data streams with independent clocks wherein relationships between clock rates of timing devices associated with the time-based data streams are determined, and based on these relationships, times in at least one of the time-based data streams may be translated to times in any of the other time-based data streams despite the data streams having independent clocks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2012
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: James D. Batson, John S. Bushell, Gregory R. Chapman, Christopher L. Flick
  • System and method for applying phase effects of mask diffraction patterns
    Patent number: 8316326
    Abstract: In accordance with some embodiments, a method is provided for creating a photolithographic component, comprising: determining a target pattern for a circuit layout, the target pattern comprising target features; identifying a set of periodic target features within the target pattern; calculating a relationship between feature and pitch for the set of periodic target features; and determining a mask pattern from the target pattern using the relationship, wherein the mask pattern has a set of periodic mask features configured to result in projection of a first subset of the set of periodic target features when exposed to a light source that induces a first phase effect, and configured to result in projection of a second subset of the set of periodic target features when exposed to a light source that induces a second phase effect. In further embodiments, the method outputs the mask pattern as a mask dataset.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2012
    Assignee: Cadence Design Systems, Inc.
    Inventor: Christophe Pierrat
  • Method for reducing the rollover risk in vehicles
    Patent number: 8315765
    Abstract: In a method for reducing the rollover risk in vehicles, at least one state variable which characterizes the transverse dynamics of the vehicle is ascertained and is used as the basis for an intervention into the steering system and the braking system which stabilizes the vehicle. A multivariable control is carried out in which two control loops are superimposed, the first control loop being based on control of the yaw rate and the second control loop being based on control of the transverse acceleration. The steering system as well as the braking system may be adjusted via the first and second control loops.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2012
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Manfred Gerdes, Frank Niewels, Sylvia Futterer, Peter Ziegler
  • Vehicle door lock control apparatus
    Patent number: 8314680
    Abstract: A disclosed vehicle door lock control apparatus mounted in a vehicle for locking and unlocking the closed doors includes an automatic door locking unit locking the doors when no operation of opening a vehicle door is detected within a prescribed period of time-out time after the doors are unlocked by the user; and a time-out time determining unit determining the prescribed period of time-out time based on own vehicle position information. The time-out time determining unit, when the user requests to unlock the doors within a prescribed time after the doors are locked by the automatic door locking unit, learns that the prescribed period of time-out time with respect to an own vehicle position is to be extended.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2012
    Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Masaaki Ichihara
  • Arc-welding torch, wear detection system for power supply portion of contact tip, and wear detection method for contact tip
    Patent number: 8309887
    Abstract: A welding torch includes: a contact tip having, on a distal-end inner circumferential surface thereof, a power supply portion that contacts a fed welding wire to supply current; and a wire guide that is provided having a predetermined clearance within the contact tip and guides the fed welding wire, and wherein the arc-welding torch is configured such that axes of the contact tip and the wire guide are relatively changed so as to cause the welding wire fed while guided by the wire guide to contact the power supply portion of the contact tip. The power supply portion of the contact tip is formed to have an axial length with which a welding current can be maintained at least a predetermined lower limit current despite a shift of a power supply point in accordance with wear of the power supply portion, more specifically, formed to have a length of 1 to 4 mm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2012
    Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Akiyoshi Yamamoto, Yoshiharu Isoshima
  • Medical catheter assembly including multi-piece connector
    Patent number: 8308713
    Abstract: A medical catheter assembly including a multi-piece connector. In one embodiment, the medical catheter assembly is a PEG implanting assembly comprising a tubular dilator and a silicone feeding tube having an internal bolster at its rear end. The assembly also comprises a multi-piece connector comprising an inner ring, a fitting and an outer ring. The inner ring has an outer diameter greater than the inner diameter of the feeding tube and is coaxially disposed within the feeding tube by a friction-fit. The fitting comprises a front portion, an intermediate portion and a rear portion, the intermediate portion including a shoulder having an outer diameter greater than the inner diameter of the feeding tube. The front portion of the fitting is inserted through the rear end of the dilator and is secured to the dilator by a plurality of barbs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2012
    Assignee: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
    Inventors: Changqing Li, Gary Wood, Herbert Alan Sundheimer, Laddvanh Bouphavichith, Patrice A. Weststrate, Laurence D. Brenner
  • Fuel cell with control unit for recirculating fuel
    Patent number: 8309261
    Abstract: This invention provides a fuel cell system which can render the distribution of water in an electrolyte membrane even without lowing the pressure of a fuel system (1) comprises an electrolyte membrane (11), an oxidant electrode provided on one side of the electrolyte membrane (11), and a fuel electrode provided on the other side of the electrolyte membrane (11). An oxidant gas flow passage (14) for supplying an oxidant gas along the face of the oxidant electrode and a fuel gas flow passage (15) for supplying a fuel has along the face of the fuel electrode are provided so that the flow direction of the oxidant gas faces the flow direction of the fuel gas. A control unit (50) conducts control so that, when the electrolyte membrane (11) is dry, the flow rate of the fuel gas which flows through the fuel gas flow passage (15) is increased.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2012
    Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Takuya Hashimoto, Hideki Kubo
  • Processor chip including a plurality of cache elements connected to a plurality of processor cores
    Patent number: 8312200
    Abstract: Programming of modules which can be reprogrammed during operation is described. Partitioning of code sequences is also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2012
    Inventors: Martin Vorbach, Armin Nückel
  • Object classification method, parking assistance method, and parking assistance system
    Patent number: 8310376
    Abstract: An object classification method in which a vehicle moves toward an object includes: (a) ascertaining a first characteristic quantity from the variation of a first signal received by a distance-measuring sensor; (b) ascertaining an additional characteristic quantity from the variation of a second signal received by the distance-measuring sensor; (c) ascertaining a distance traveled by the vehicle between step (a) and step (b); (d) ascertaining a predictive quantity associated with the distance ascertained in step (c); (e) comparing the predictive quantity with the additional characteristic quantity; and (f) generating an object classification signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2012
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Michael Frank, Petko Faber
  • Systems and methods for lithography-aware floorplanning
    Patent number: 8312398
    Abstract: The present invention is directed towards designing integrated circuit and provides systems and methods for lithography-aware floorplanning. According to one embodiment of the invention, a method for circuit floorplanning is provided. The method comprises generating a floorplan through a floorplanner, performing a lithography-analysis within the floorplanner on at least a portion of the floorplan, and generating one or more violations that result from the lithography-analysis. Some embodiment, in addition to viewing a floorplan, further comprise of modifying the floorplan. Furthermore, some embodiments provide a method that further comprises fixing the violations that result from the lithography analysis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2012
    Assignee: Cadence Design Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Chayan Majumder, Pawan Fangaria
  • Heating device for liquid fuels and the like
    Patent number: 8307813
    Abstract: A heating device, which is designed as a heater for liquid fuels, has a housing component and a heating element embedded in the housing component. The heating element is designed as a self-regulating heating element, so that protection against overheating is ensured.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2012
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Jens Schneider, Jean-Marc Couffignal, Stephan Ernst
  • Compositions, methods and devices for control and clean-up of hazardous spills
    Patent number: 8309034
    Abstract: Disclosed are methods for treating hazardous materials, such as those which result from an unwanted spill or leak, which comprise one or more of the steps or effects of: neutralizing the dispersed material; solidifying the dispersed material; immobilizing the material; and/or reducing the evolution of harmful or unwanted gaseous forms from the spillage, preferably using a binding agent which comprises a polyacrylate-polyacrylamide cross-linked copolymer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2012
    Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.
    Inventors: Rajiv R. Singh, Ian Shankland
  • Methods and devices for treating and processing data
    Patent number: 8312301
    Abstract: A data processing unit having a field of clocked logic cells (PAEs) which is operable in different configuration states and a clock preselecting means for preselecting logic cell clocking. The clock preselecting means is designed in such a way that, depending on the state, a first clock is preselected at least at a first cell (PAE) and an additional clock is preselected at least at an additional cell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2012
    Inventors: Martin Vorbach, Volker Baumgarte
  • Fuel cell system
    Patent number: 8309262
    Abstract: A fuel cell system includes a power supply controller. In response to input of a first command prior to a start of fuel cells in a state of power supply from a power source to fuel cell-related auxiliary machinery, the power supply controller reduces an amount of electric power supplied to the fuel cell-related auxiliary machinery until input of a start instruction to start the fuel cells. In response to input of a second command, the power supply controller instructs to continue the power supply from the power source to the fuel cell-related auxiliary machinery without reducing the electric power level of the power supply, irrespective of the input or non-input of the first command. The fuel cell system of this arrangement effectively reduces the amount of electric power consumed by an electricity storage device before a start of the fuel cells.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2012
    Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Shigeto Kajiwara, Katsuki Ishigaki
  • Optical glass and optical apparatus using the same
    Patent number: 8309481
    Abstract: An optical glass includes a substance A generating light of a wavelength ?2 when irradiated with light of a wavelength ?1 and a substance B generating light of a wavelength ?3 when irradiated with light of the wavelength ?1 in the case where the relation between the wavelength ?1, the wavelength ?2, and the wavelength ?3 is assumed to be ?1<?2<?3 with respect to a 100% of basic glass composition containing at least, 2-20% SiO2, 5-45% B2O3, and 10-29% La2O3, by weight, or with respect to a 100% of basic glass composition containing; at least, 2-20% SiO2, 5-45% B2O3, 10-29% La2O3, 0-45% RO (R=Zn, Sr, Ba), 0-10% Ln2O3 (Ln=Y, Gd), and 1-20% total of ZrO2+Nb2O5+TiO2+Ta2O5, by weight.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2012
    Assignee: Olympus Corporation
    Inventor: Naoyuki Morisada