Patents Assigned to AS America, Inc.
  • Load effects on transport energy
    Patent number: 11975626
    Abstract: An example operation includes one or more of providing to a charging station a distance desired to be driven by a transport and determining, by the charging station, an amount of energy to retrieve from the transport such that a residual amount of energy in the transport is equivalent to the distance desired to be driven.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC.
    Inventor: Norman Lu
  • System and method of dosing a polymer mixture with a first solvent, device, system and method of extracting solvent from at least one polymeric yarn, system and method of mechanical pre-recovery of at least one liquid in at least one polymeric yarn, and continuous system and method for producing at least one polymeric yarn
    Patent number: 11976385
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a method and a system for the production of at least one polymeric yarn comprising means for mixing a polymer (1) with a first solvent yielding a mixture; means for homogenizing the mixture; means for rendering the mixture inert (21, 22, 23); means for dipping the mixture into a quenching bath (30), wherein an air gap is maintained before the mixture reaches the quenching bath (30) liquid surface forming at least one polymeric yarn; means for drawing (41) the at least one polymeric yarn at least once; means for washing (5) the at least one polymeric yarn with a second solvent that is more volatile than the first solvent; means for heating the at least one polymeric yarn (6); means for drawing at room temperature (7) the at least one polymeric yarn at least once; and means for heat drawing (8) the at least one polymeric yarn at least once.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: Braskem America, Inc.
    Inventors: Marcos Roberto Paulino Bueno, Andre Penaquioni, Alessandro Bernardi, Sergio Luiz Dias Almeida, Leandro Ohara Oliveira Santa Rosa, Patricia Freitas Oliveira Fialho, Daniela Zaira Rauber
  • Integrated photonic component for enhanced mode overlap of a 2D phase shifter
    Patent number: 11977281
    Abstract: A silicon on insulator (SOI) photonic device having a waveguide is provided that includes a mode overlap portion with a topology optimized structure situated below an electrode of the capacitance structure. The device can significantly change a refractive index in a volume of mode overlap depending upon the applied potential to the capacitor and allows for a ? phase shift in a modest mode overlap volume. The topology optimized structure has a waveguide and substrate that are partitioned in three dimensions using an extruded projection design. The electrode is a transition metal di-chalcogenide monolayer sheet (2D TMD). The enhanced mode overlay from the topology optimized waveguide portion allows a large reduction in the length of the waveguide with the mode overlap to achieve the needed phase shift for a photonic device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.
    Inventors: Sean P. Rodrigues, Paul Donald Schmalenberg, Yuqing Zhou, Ercan Mehmet Dede
  • Magnetic coupling for sound transmission
    Patent number: 11978428
    Abstract: Systems for magnetoacoustically transferring sound across an acoustic barrier include first and second acoustic resonators positioned on opposite sides of the barrier. Each of the first and second resonators includes an attached magnet. Via magnetic coupling between the magnets, an acoustic oscillation at the first resonator induces an oscillation of the same frequency at the second resonator. Thus sound waves absorbed at the first resonator are magnetically transferred across the barrier to the second resonator, from which they are emitted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.
    Inventors: Taehwa Lee, Hideo Iizuka
  • Locating, identifying, and shifting objects in automated or semi-automated fashion including during transit
    Patent number: 11978012
    Abstract: Detecting, locating, identifying, engaging, and/or shifting objects in automated or semi-automated fashion as well as methods, systems, apparatuses, and computer-program products therefor. Embodiments used for shifting objects in automated or semi-automated fashion may be implemented in stationary environments, and/or in moving, e.g., in-transit, environments, and may be used to transfer, route, and/or organize objects based on their designated destinations. The embodiments may further be implemented in a logistics network, thereby increasing the efficiency and capacity of the logistics network, among other benefits.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: United Parcel Service of America, Inc.
    Inventor: Julio Gil
  • Systems and methods for selective steering wheel transparency and control of the same
    Patent number: 11975609
    Abstract: Embodiments herein are directed to a transparent steering wheel system for a vehicle that includes a sensor system, a projection system, and an electronic control unit. The electronic control unit is configured to determine when a plurality of display data displayed on a display device behind a steering wheel is blocked by the steering wheel from a field of view of a driver, determine when a desirable notification is included in the plurality of display data, and when the desirable notification is included and the field of view of the desirable notification for the driver is blocked by the steering wheel, control the projection system to project the desirable notification onto the projection surface of the steering wheel that fully covers the steering wheel such that the steering wheel appears to be transparent when the desirable notification is displayed onto the projection surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2023
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignees: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America Inc., Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Benjamin Piya Austin, John K. Lenneman, George M. Evans, Takeshi Yoshida, William Patrick Garrett, Rebecca L Kirschweng
  • Powerfold actuator for exterior mirror
    Patent number: 11975654
    Abstract: A vehicular exterior rearview mirror assembly includes a mirror head pivotally mounted at a mounting base configured for attachment at a side of a vehicle. The mirror head accommodates a reflective element. A powerfold actuator is operable to pivot the mirror head relative to the mounting base between at least an extended position and a folded position. The powerfold actuator includes a primary detent state that is engaged to maintain the mirror head at the extended position when the mirror head is pivoted via the powerfold actuator to the extended position. When the mirror head is manually moved from the folded position to the extended position, the powerfold operator is in a secondary detent to maintain the mirror head at the extended position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2023
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: Magna Mirrors of America, Inc.
    Inventors: Kenneth C. Peterson, Mitchell J. Wesley
  • Automated handling and manipulation of packages and packages specially adapted therefor
    Patent number: 11975878
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and apparatuses for handling and manipulating packages in automated or semi-automated fashion and packages adapted for the same. The systems may include package-holding devices, package-manipulating devices, and package-detection components for locating packages or portions thereof in a three-dimensional space. The packages may include features that enable automated or semi-automated handling and manipulation thereof, such as different types of opening/closing mechanisms with different geometric structures that allow for holding, shifting, and manipulating the packages and/or portions thereof with the package-manipulating devices. The packages additionally or alternatively may include mechanical fasteners, magnets, and/or spring-biased opening/closing mechanisms for keeping the packages closed prior to manipulation thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: United Parcel Service of America, Inc.
    Inventors: Julian Leland Bell, Stephens B. Woodrough, Jr., Justin Ashtiani
  • Vehicle door assembly
    Patent number: 11975598
    Abstract: A vehicle door assembly includes inner and outer door panels, first and second support brackets, a reinforcing panel, a window opening support panel and a side mirror assembly. The first support bracket is attached to the inner door panel. The reinforcing panel is attached to the first support bracket. The second support panel attached to the first support panel and the reinforcing panel. The window opening support panel is attached to the inner door panel, the second support panel and the reinforcing panel. The outer door panel is fixed to the inner door panel such that the inner door panel and the outer door panel define a door cavity therebetween. The side mirror assembly is installed along an exterior side of the outer door panel. The side mirror assembly includes fasteners that extend through the window opening support panel and the second support panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: Nissan North America, Inc.
    Inventors: David Snyder, David Kovie
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR VIRTUALLY HITCHING AND ALIGNING A FOLLOWING VEHICLE TO A LEAD VEHICLE
    Publication number: 20240140425
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and other embodiments described herein relate to improving initiating hitchless towing between a lead vehicle and a following vehicle. In one embodiment, a method includes in response to initiating hitchless towing between a lead vehicle and a following vehicle, generating a hitching path that provides a route from the following vehicle to the lead vehicle, controlling the following vehicle to travel the hitching path, aligning the following vehicle with the lead vehicle, and controlling the following vehicle to perform the hitchless towing by following the lead vehicle without a physical connection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2022
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Applicants: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc., Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Christopher Ferone
  • METHODS FOR THE PRODUCTION OF CARDIAC FIBROBLASTS
    Publication number: 20240139256
    Abstract: Provided herein are methods for producing quiescent cardiac fibroblast cells from pluripotent stem cells. Further provided herein are microtissue compositions comprising the cardiac fibroblast cells with endothelial cells and cardiomyocytes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2023
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Applicants: FUJIFILM Cellular Dynamics, Inc., FUJIFILM Holdings America Corporation
    Inventors: Sarah HIMMERICH, Nathaniel BEARDSLEY, Annie ARMSTRONG SMELTER, Nathan MEYER, Ravi VAIDYANATHAN, Cara RIEGER
  • Composite Cathode Material and Structure for All-Solid-State Batteries
    Publication number: 20240145698
    Abstract: An all-solid-state battery (ASSB) cell has an anode comprising lithium metal, a solid electrolyte, and a cathode composite layer comprising cathode active material particles. Each cathode active material particle has a core of a first lithium transition metal oxide and a surface layer of a second lithium transition metal oxide, the second lithium transition metal oxide being different from the first lithium transition metal oxide. The second lithium transition metal oxide has a composition of LiNixMnyCozO2, wherein 0.40?x?0.82, 0.0?y?0.50, and 0.0?z?0.60 and x+y+z=1.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2022
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Applicants: Nissan North America, Inc., Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hideyuki Komatsu, Shigemasa Kuwata, Balachandran Gadaguntla Radhakrishnan, Kazuyuki Sakamoto
  • DIGITAL LIGHT PROCESSING 3D PRINTED MONOLITHIC SUBSTRATES WITH INTEGRATED AND EMBEDDED SENSORS
    Publication number: 20240140022
    Abstract: A sensor includes a grayscale digital light processing (g-DLP) 3D printed monolithic substrate with at least one microfluid channel. The monolithic substrate is formed from a resin configured to form a solid polymer using g-DLP 3D printing with a Young's modulus ranging from 0.1 MPa to 100 MPa. The resin includes a donor moiety, an acceptor moiety different than the donor moiety, a rigid moiety, a photoinitiator, and a photoabsorber. The donor moiety is in the form of an acrylate monomer with a side group, the acceptor moiety is in the form of an acrylate monomer with a side group, and the rigid moiety is in the form of an acrylate monomer with a side group. Also, the sensor can include a sensor fluid disposed within the at least one microfluid channel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2022
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Applicants: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc., Georgia Tech Research Corporation, Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Yuyang Song, Masato Tanaka, Liang Yue, Hang Qi
  • APPARATUSES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING ACCESS RIGHTS MANAGEMENT IN A BUILDING GRAPH
    Publication number: 20240143819
    Abstract: Provided are systems, methods, and devices for providing access control to data of a system. Implementations may include providing an interface, receiving access control information via the interface, the access control information relating to a subset of the data of the system, generating an access control command based at least in part upon the received access control information, processing the access control command to create an external repository which is external to the system, the external repository including the subset of the data of the system, and providing access to at least a portion of the subset of the data of the system to a user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2023
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Applicant: Schneider Electric Buildings Americas, Inc.
    Inventors: Björn R. Carlsson, Martin Webrant
  • SIGNAL PROCESSING UNIT FOR INDUCTIVE POSITION SENSOR
    Publication number: 20240142215
    Abstract: A signal processing unit for an inductive position sensor is provided. The inductive position sensor provides a first position signal and a second phase-shifted position signal, such as, a sine position signal and a cosine position signal. The signal processing unit has an integrator for integrating an integer number of periods of the first position signal respectively an integer number of periods of the second phase-shifted position signal. The position of the moving target of the position sensor is calculated from the integrated first position signal and the integrated second phase-shifted position signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2023
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Applicant: RENESAS ELECTRONICS AMERICA INC.
    Inventors: Jürgen Peter KERNHOF, Josef JANISCH
  • CONTROLLED RELEASE OF ANTIOXIDANT FOR FUEL CELLS
    Publication number: 20240145749
    Abstract: Microcapsule and microsphere controlled release forms of antioxidants such as cerium oxide to improve durability, and extend the lifetime of fuel cells are disclosed. Membrane electrode assemblies (MEAs) and polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs) employing the controlled release forms and methods of mitigating or suppressing cerium migration in fuel cells are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2023
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Applicants: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc., Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Liang Wang, Hongfei Jia
  • BEHAVIOR-BASED CARBON CREDIT ADJUSTMENT
    Publication number: 20240144261
    Abstract: An example operation includes one or more of determining a behavior of electricity consumption of an electric vehicle and an entity, adjusting a carbon credit associated with the entity based on an amount of the electricity consumption that is carbon-based and the behavior of the electricity consumption preserving a charge of the electric vehicle, and applying the adjusted carbon credit in a transaction related to the entity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2022
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Applicants: TOYOTA MOTOR ENGINEERING & MANUFACTURING NORTH AMERICA, INC., TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Norman Lu, Maximilian Parness
  • LIGHTING SYSTEM FOR VEHICLE CUPHOLDER WITH INDUCTIVE POWER COUPLING AND RELATED METHODS
    Publication number: 20240140307
    Abstract: A lighting system may be for a vehicle cup holder installed in a vehicle. The lighting system may include a first inductive member to be positioned adjacent a back side of the vehicle cup holder, and a first controller configured to inductively couple power and command signals through the first inductive member. The lighting system may also include a lighting device to be positioned adjacent a front side of the vehicle cup holder. The lighting device, in turn, may include a second inductive member configured for inductive coupling with the first inductive member, at least one light, and a second controller configured to operate the at least one light based upon power and command signals inductively coupled to the second inductive member from the first inductive member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2023
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Applicants: Voxx International Corporation, Nissan North America, Inc.
    Inventors: John Adams, Jason Gossiaux, Mangesh Vinayak Soman, Doug Kline, Jonathan Grasso, Steven Young, Nelson Phan
  • SUPPLEMENTAL SPRING LOCK FOR CONNECTOR INTERFACE
    Publication number: 20240145989
    Abstract: The present invention pertains to a spring-induced locking feature applied to an electrical connector that includes the associated connector's body and a flexible element that interfaces against the connector's body to supplement a means of secured retention. The connector is configured to be coupled with a wiring harness and connector receptacle to ensure a maintained electrical contact in during operation with vibrational exposure. The supplemental locking feature is configured to secure the electrical connector in-place to an assembly and maintain electrical interfaces by preventing detachment of the electrical connector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2022
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Applicant: VALEO NORTH AMERICA, INC.
    Inventors: Samuel Alejandro BERTADILLO, Jazmin Amalinalli AGUILAR
  • COOLANT STOP LOGIC
    Publication number: 20240141820
    Abstract: Method and systems for determining when to cancel coolant stop. An initial coolant temperature value is measured. The initial coolant temperature value is used to create Multiple Control Valve (MCV) opening thresholds. A first threshold is generated for MCV opening threshold for engine speed. A second threshold is generated for MCV opening for intake air mass flow. A comparison is made between the first threshold and the currently measured engine speed and/or a comparison is made between the second threshold and the currently measured intake air mass flow. The comparison(s) are then used to determine when to cancel coolant stop and open the MCV.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2022
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Applicants: TOYOTA MOTOR ENGINEERING & MANUFACTURING NORTH AMERICA, INC., TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Mark A. Bachicha