Patents Assigned to AS America, Inc.
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Patent number: 11077801Abstract: A vehicular exterior rearview mirror assembly includes a mirror reflective element sub-assembly having a mirror reflective element, a mirror reflector, a mirror back plate, a heater pad and a blind spot indicator module. The heater pad is disposed between the mirror reflective element and the mirror back plate and has a light transmitting portion that is aligned with an aperture of the mirror back plate. The blind spot indicator module includes a body portion and a connector portion extending from the body portion. Light emitted by at least one light emitting diode of the blind spot indicator module passes through the light transmitting portion of the heater pad and through a light-transmitting portion of the mirror reflector and exits the mirror reflective element to provide a visual icon visible to a driver of the vehicle who is driving the vehicle and who is viewing said mirror reflective element.Type: GrantFiled: May 4, 2020Date of Patent: August 3, 2021Assignee: MAGNA MIRRORS OF AMERICA, INC.Inventors: Keith D. Foote, Niall R. Lynam
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Patent number: 11081004Abstract: A method includes receiving from a vehicle, a position of the vehicle, obtaining locations of one or more available parking spaces from a plurality of parking spaces based at least in part on the position of the vehicle, determining an estimated travel time for the vehicle to arrive at each of the one or more available parking spaces based at least in part on the position of the vehicle and the locations of the one or more parking spaces, obtaining historical usage data for the one or more available parking spaces, and determining a probability that one or more of the available parking spaces will be available at a time when the vehicle arrives at each of the available parking spaces based at least in part on the estimated travel time and the historical usage data.Type: GrantFiled: January 31, 2020Date of Patent: August 3, 2021Assignee: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.Inventors: Takamasa Higuchi, Kentaro Oguchi
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Patent number: 11081876Abstract: One or more embodiments relate to a control circuit for an input filter circuit in a switch mode power supply comprising a power switch and a switch controller to control the power switch to provide a regulated output voltage and current to a load. The control circuit, also referred to as a filter control circuit, can be used to detect a high voltage surge at its input and disconnect a capacitor in the input filter circuit from an input return, thereby protecting the input filter capacitor and the SMPS from damage. According to certain aspects, the control circuit can be integrated with the switch controller. Additionally, the control circuit can provide power to the switch controller at start-up.Type: GrantFiled: January 14, 2020Date of Patent: August 3, 2021Assignee: Renesas Electronics America Inc.Inventor: Zhihong Yu
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Patent number: 11081893Abstract: A removable vehicle battery system includes an energy storage module, a charging/discharging control unit, converter configured to convert the energy into a usable format for an external device, and a power outlet configured to supply energy to the external device. The system communicates with the external device regarding the energy formats the external device requires as well as the quantity of energy in the energy storage module, and the formats in which the energy storage module can supply this energy to the external device. The control unit controls energy delivery from the energy storage module to the external device.Type: GrantFiled: June 3, 2019Date of Patent: August 3, 2021Assignee: TOYOTA MOTOR ENGINEERING & MANUFACTURING NORTH AMERICA, INC.Inventors: Justin J. Chow, Joshua D. Payne, Nathan C. Westover, Robert C. MacArthur, Shannon Alicia Wrobel
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Patent number: 11077732Abstract: Disclosed is an automotive road construction machine, particularly a recycler or a cold stripping machine, comprising an engine frame that is supported by a chassis, a working roller which is stationarily or pivotally mounted on the engine frame and is used for machining a ground surface or road surface. The chassis is provided with wheels or tracked running gears which are connected to the engine frame via lifting column and are vertically adjustable relative to the engine frame. Each individually vertically adjustable lifting column is equipped with a device for measuring the actual vertical state of the lifting column.Type: GrantFiled: April 30, 2019Date of Patent: August 3, 2021Assignee: Wirtgen America, Inc.Inventors: Peter Busley, Gunter Tewes
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Patent number: 11078473Abstract: The invention provides CadA polypeptides with mutations that increase activity in alkaline pH compared to the wild-type lysine decarboxylase. The invention also provides methods of generating such mutant polypeptides, microorganisms genetically modified to overexpress the mutant polypeptides, and methods of generating such microorganisms.Type: GrantFiled: December 30, 2016Date of Patent: August 3, 2021Assignees: CATHAY BIOTECH INC., CIBT AMERICA INC.Inventors: Howard Chou, Ling Chen, Wenqiang Lu, Xiucai Liu
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Patent number: 11076660Abstract: A method for manufacturing a separable artificial muscle fastener includes: securing one or more muscle loops of an artificial muscle fiber to a substrate such that at least a portion of the one or more muscle loops extends out from the substrate; annealing the artificial muscle fiber to retain the one or more muscle loops; and cutting and removing a portion of the one or more muscle loops to transform the one or more muscle loops into one or more muscle hooks. When the one or more muscle hooks are engaged with one or more holders, actuating the one or more muscle hooks disengages the one or more muscle hooks from the one or more holders.Type: GrantFiled: August 30, 2019Date of Patent: August 3, 2021Assignee: LINTEC OF AMERICA, INC.Inventor: Marcio Dias Lima
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Patent number: 11080958Abstract: A vehicular window assembly includes a laminated glass window panel comprising an inner glass sheet and an outer glass sheet that are laminated together. A sensing device is disposed between the inner and outer glass sheets and includes a plurality of sensors and a plurality of illumination sources. With the laminated glass window panel disposed at a vehicle and when one or more of said illumination sources are activated, a person viewing the laminated glass window panel from exterior of the vehicle views one or more of a plurality of icons or alphanumeric characters illuminated by light emitted by the activated respective one or more of the illumination sources. With the laminated glass window panel disposed at the vehicle and when the illumination sources are not activated, the sensing device is not readily visible to the person viewing the laminated glass window panel from exterior of the vehicle.Type: GrantFiled: February 10, 2020Date of Patent: August 3, 2021Assignee: MAGNA MIRRORS OF AMERICA, INC.Inventors: Darin J. Snider, David K. Johnson
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Patent number: 11079085Abstract: A lighting module and a headlamp for vehicle lighting are provided. The lighting module includes a dynamic bending light module; and a lens that is situated in operative relationship with the dynamic bending light module; wherein the lens has a thin aspect.Type: GrantFiled: July 23, 2018Date of Patent: August 3, 2021Assignee: Valeo North America, Inc.Inventor: Gavin Warner
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Patent number: 11076567Abstract: One embodiment relates to seed and plants of tomato hybrid STM11238. Another embodiment relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of tomato hybrid STM11238, and to methods for producing a tomato plant produced by crossing such plants with themselves, with another tomato plant, such as a plant of another genotype, or with vegetatively propagating said plant. Another embodiment further relates to seeds and plants produced by such crossing. Further embodiments relate to parts of such plants, including the fruit and gametes of such plants.Type: GrantFiled: August 14, 2019Date of Patent: August 3, 2021Assignee: Sakata Seed America, Inc.Inventors: Juan M. Quintana, David Wolff
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Publication number: 20210230853Abstract: Provided are valve devices and flow heads for a valve device. A valve device can include a valve body (30) that opens and closes a valve hole (15a) to allow communication between a primary flow path (17a) and a secondary flow path (17b), a back pressure chamber (7) defined at the back side of the valve body, a small hole (51) that is provided in the valve body to allow the primary flow path of and the back pressure chamber to communicate with each other, and a pin (6) that has a straight portion inserted into the small hole to clean the small hole by relative motions of the small hole and the straight portion. A flow head (34) may be annular and include one or more notches along a perimeter and be configured to engage with an inner peripheral surface of an upper end portion of an inner barrel of the valve device.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 17, 2019Publication date: July 29, 2021Applicant: AS America, Inc.Inventors: Marin Marinov, Walter Pitsch, Eric Soberano, Koji Shimizu, Kojiro Watari
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Publication number: 20210234141Abstract: Embodiments described herein generally relate to a battery pack assembly. The battery pack assembly includes a housing and a plurality of battery cells. The housing includes a pair of sidewalls and a pair of end walls that define a cavity, and a pair of lids. Each lid of the pair of lids has an interior surface and each lid of the pair of lids moves between an open position and a closed position. A plurality of terminal connectors are positioned on each inner surface of each of the pair of lids. The plurality of battery cells are positioned within the cavity. Each battery cell of the plurality of battery cells has a pair of terminals. When each lid is in the closed position, each of the plurality of terminal connectors are communicatively coupled to a corresponding terminal of the pair of terminals of each battery cell.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 29, 2020Publication date: July 29, 2021Applicant: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.Inventor: Geoffrey D. Gaither
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Publication number: 20210229691Abstract: A method includes receiving a service request from a vehicle within a geographic area, receiving a first set of data from the vehicle comprising a position of the vehicle within the geographic area, a direction that the vehicle is facing, and a field of view for an augmented reality display associated with the vehicle, obtaining historical traffic data associated with the geographic area, identifying one or more traffic infrastructures within the field of view of the augmented reality display based on a map associated with the geographic area, the historical traffic data, the position of the vehicle, and the direction the vehicle is facing, generating an augmented reality image for the one or more traffic infrastructures based on the historical traffic data and the field of view of the augmented reality display, and sending the augmented reality image to the vehicle.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 23, 2020Publication date: July 29, 2021Applicant: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.Inventors: Yin-Chen Liu, BaekGyu Kim
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Publication number: 20210229747Abstract: Pillar apparatus for use with vehicles are disclosed. A disclosed vehicle includes a roof and a roof side rail including an inner panel that extends along a side of the roof. The vehicle also includes a pillar having an outer panel that extends along the side of the roof and is coupled between the roof and the inner panel. The pillar includes a structural feature positioned on the outer panel. The structural feature is configured to cause the outer panel to form a bend that distributes a first load onto an area of the inner panel to prevent the inner panel from tearing during a first vehicle impact event in which the first load is imparted on the outer panel.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 24, 2020Publication date: July 29, 2021Applicant: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.Inventor: Justin E. DOMINIC
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Publication number: 20210232017Abstract: An optical transceiver including a submount, a Mach-Zehnder Modulator (MZM), bonding wires, and a low pass filter type matching network is provided. The MZM includes an input port and an output port and disposed on the submount. The bonding wires are coupled to the submount and the MZM. The low pass filter type matching network is coupled to the bonding wires and is configured to absorb inductance of the bonding wires at a high frequency.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 11, 2021Publication date: July 29, 2021Applicants: OE Solutions America, Inc., OE Solutions Co., Ltd.Inventors: Moon Soo PARK, Tae Young JEON
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Publication number: 20210231165Abstract: A spherical bearing for a damper system includes a first segment and a second segment with a ball therebetween. The ball includes a shaft extending therefrom. The shaft extends out of the first segment. A lubricious liner is disposed between the first segment and the second segment.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 14, 2021Publication date: July 29, 2021Applicant: Roller Bearing Company of America, Inc.Inventors: Jarrod McGuire, Travis Gipson, Brian Rowe, JR., Bradley Smith
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Publication number: 20210234143Abstract: A battery pack assembly includes a plurality of battery cells and a pair of elongated connector terminal plates. Each battery cell has a terminal side and an opposite floor side. A pair of terminals extend from each of the plurality of battery cells on the terminal side. Each of the pair of elongated connector terminal plates includes an upper and a lower elongated terminal connector. The upper and lower elongated terminal connector plates of each of the pair of elongated connector terminal plates are configured to independently move between an aligned position and an engaged position such that in the engaged position the pair of elongated connector terminal plates retain the plurality of battery cells and in the aligned position the pair of elongated connector terminal plates are removed from the battery pack releasing the plurality of battery cells.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 29, 2020Publication date: July 29, 2021Applicant: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.Inventors: Geoffrey D. Gaither, Brian Schneidewind
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Publication number: 20210229713Abstract: An aerial ropeway hazard sensing system including a radar sensing unit mounted at a position along a ropeway that generates radar data representative of predetermined ropeway conditions proximate the radar sensing unit, and a processor that analyzes data from the radar sensing unit to detect predetermined hazard conditions and to generate a hazard detection signal indicative thereof. A method of performing an aerial ropeway safety function comprises using radar to detect a hazard condition and generating a hazard detection signal in response thereto; generating a control signal in response to the hazard detection signal; and initiating a safety with the control signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 25, 2021Publication date: July 29, 2021Applicant: Leitner-Poma of America, Inc.Inventor: Matthew Moorland
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Patent number: D926474Type: GrantFiled: April 24, 2020Date of Patent: August 3, 2021Assignee: SUNSTAR AMERICAS, INC.Inventors: Katie Capalungan, Charles Y. Choi, James L. Cwik, Marcy Eisenstadt Freeman, Leoncio Angel Gonzalez, Chad Misner, Timothy Robinson, Mark A. Pavel, Kelly Adair
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Patent number: D926882Type: GrantFiled: December 10, 2019Date of Patent: August 3, 2021Assignee: DENSO International America, Inc.Inventors: Gareth Webb, Martin Nespolo, Sibu Varughese, Justin McBride
