Patents Assigned to Engineering
  • Charging system
    Patent number: 9331505
    Abstract: A charging system for regulating the temperature of an electronic device. The charging system includes a base having a top surface configured to support the electronic device. The base is configured to draw heat away from the electronic device. The base may include at least one channel disposed along the top surface. A charger is operable to electrically charge the electronic device and a blower is configured to blow air along the channel so as to facilitate cooling of the electronic device during charging operations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2016
    Assignee: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.
    Inventor: Michael Lambert
  • Method for production of novel materials via ultra-high energy electron beam processing
    Patent number: 9328976
    Abstract: A body comprising at least two components having one or more different properties and a method of producing the same are disclosed. One of the body components is in the form of particles with optional adhesive interlayers. A second of the components has a surface locally melted in a predetermined pattern and only to a predetermined depth by scanning an electron beam there across to incorporate the particles and form a metal composite film. Thereby, a predetermined volumetric concentration of the incorporated particles varies continuously from the locally melted surface so as to provide two surfaces in the body having different coefficients of thermal expansion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2016
    Assignee: MAINSTREAM ENGINEERING CORPORATION
    Inventors: Thomas M. Lasko, Ted J. Amundsen, Justin J. Hill
  • Drilling ship for a polar region
    Patent number: 9327806
    Abstract: Provided is an arctic drill ship in which a weather tight structure protecting a drill floor and a drilling work area from outside air is coupled to a side strake around the drilling work area. It is possible to economically and easily manufacture the weather tight structure which minimizes the influence of outside air on the drilling operation in the polar regions, and it is possible to efficiently support the hull longitudinal strength and the weather tight structure with the use of the side strake structure solely. Therefore, a structure which may cause a disturbance in the drilling work area is minimized, and it is unnecessary to install a separate structural reinforcement part for a drilling workspace in the polar regions. In addition, the drilling workspace in the polar regions can be effectively ensured, and a spatial limitation in an upper portion of a moonpool can be solved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2016
    Assignees: DAEWOO SHIPBUILDING & MARINE ENGINEERING CO., LTD., TRANSOCEAN SEDCO FOREX VENTURES LIMITED
    Inventors: Norman D. Howard, Gi Yun Lee, Hun Gi Lee
  • Benzodithiophene based copolymer containing isoindoline-1,3-diketone units and preparing method and applications thereof
    Patent number: 9328194
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a benzodithiophene based copolymer containing isoindoline-1,3-diketone units and a preparing method and applications thereof. The polymer has a structural formula (I), wherein R1 and R2 are respectively selected from H or alkyl groups of C1 to C16; R3 and R4 are respectively selected from H, alkyl groups of C1 to C16, alkoxy groups of C1 to C16, or thiophene groups substituted by alkyl groups of C1 to C16; R5 is selected from alkyl groups of C1 to C16; n is a natural number from 7 to 80. Applications of the benzodithiophene based copolymer containing isoindoline-1,3-diketone units in polymer solar cells, polymer organic light-emitting, polymer organic field effect transistors, polymer organic optical storage, polymer organic nonlinear materials or polymer organic laser are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2016
    Assignees: OCEAN'S KING LIGHTING SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., SHENZHEN OCEAN'S KING LIGHTING ENGINEERING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Mingjie Zhou, Rong Guan, Manyuan Li, Jiale Huang, Naiyuan Li
  • Benzodithiophene based copolymer containing thiophene pyrroledione units and preparing method and applications thereof
    Patent number: 9328204
    Abstract: A benzodithiophene based copolymer containing thiophene pyrroledione units, a preparing method thereof, and applications of the copolymer in polymer solar cells, organic light-emitting, organic field effect transistors, organic optical storage, organic nonlinear materials or organic laser.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2016
    Assignees: OCEAN'S KING LIGHTING SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., SHENZHEN OCEAN'S KING LIGHTING ENGINEERING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Mingjie Zhou, Rong Guan, Manyuan Li, Jiale Huang, Naiyuan Li
  • MRIS shim coil
    Patent number: 9329249
    Abstract: A shim coil for use in magnetic resonance imaging spectroscopy (MRIS) is formed by cutting or punching in a sheet of electrically conductive material the required coil pattern. The pattern can be punched using a CNC punching or stamping machine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2016
    Assignee: Tesla Engineering Limited
    Inventor: Michael Colin Begg
  • Benzodithiophene based copolymer containing pyridino [2,1,3] thiadiazole units and preparing method and applications thereof
    Patent number: 9328203
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a benzodithiophene based copolymer containing pyridino[2,1,3]thiadiazole units and a preparing method and applications thereof. The polymer has a structural formula (I), wherein R1 and R2 are respectively selected from H or alkyl groups of C1 to C16; R3 and R4 are respectively selected from H, alkyl groups of C1 to C16, alkoxy groups of C1 to C16, or thiophene groups substituted by alkyl groups of C1 to C16; X is N and Y is CH, or X is CH and Y is N; and n is a natural number of 7 to 80. Applications of the benzodithiophene based copolymer containing pyridino[2,1,3]thiadiazole units in polymer solar cells, polymer organic light-emitting, polymer organic field effect transistors, polymer organic optical storage, polymer organic nonlinear materials or polymer organic laser are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2016
    Assignees: OCEAN'S KING LIGHTING SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., SHENZHEN OCEAN'S KING LIGHTING ENGINEERING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Mingjie Zhou, Rong Guan, Manyuan Li, Jiale Huang, Naiyuan Li
  • Cup holder assembly with cantilevered support
    Patent number: 9327650
    Abstract: A cup holder assembly and an instrument panel assembly for use in an automotive vehicle. The cup holder assembly includes a catch configured to assist with the blind installation of the cup holder assembly into an opening of the instrument panel. The catch is further configured to provide cantilevered support so as to help maintain the cup holder in a fixed relationship when a cup is mounted therein. The catch engages an elongated portion of a reinforcement bracket so as to limit the advancement of the cup holder assembly during installation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2016
    Assignee: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.
    Inventor: Philip J. Babian
  • Seat heater and capacitive occupancy sensor combination
    Patent number: 9332592
    Abstract: In a combined seat heater and capacitive occupancy sensor, the present invention proposes to perform two measurements with two different frequencies. In a first step, the carrier frequency is set to a first known carrier frequency, the complex current through inductance and unknown capacitance and complex drive voltage are measured. In a second step, the carrier frequency is set to a second known carrier frequency, the complex current through inductance and unknown capacitance and complex drive voltage are measured. The measured complex values are used in a formula which yields the unknown capacitance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2016
    Assignee: IEE INTERNATIONAL ELECTRONICS & ENGINEERING S.A.
    Inventor: Laurent Lamesch
  • Vehicles having internal body cavity seals and methods of assembling the same
    Patent number: 9327769
    Abstract: Vehicles having internal body cavity seals and methods of assembling the same are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, a vehicle includes a vehicle structural member, an exterior vehicle body panel that is coupled to the vehicle structural member and is spaced apart from the vehicle structural member at an internal body cavity, and a compressible sealing member that is positioned in the internal body cavity such that the compressible sealing member is concealed from an exterior of the vehicle. The compressible sealing member is coupled to at least one of the vehicle structural member or the exterior vehicle body panel and is compressed from an uninstalled thickness such that the compressible sealing member contacts both the vehicle structural member and the exterior vehicle body panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2016
    Assignee: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.
    Inventors: James R. Kane, Sagar V. Kulkarni
  • Steel pipe pile and steel pipe pile implementation method
    Patent number: 9328475
    Abstract: A steel pipe pile includes an elongated cylindrical steel pipe pile body with an open end and a helical wing fixed on an outer circumference of the pile body at a predetermined height range from the open end. The wing includes a wing edge extending outward from the outer circumference of the open end, and a wing body extending continuously with the wing edge and extending helically along the outer circumference and toward an upper side of the pile body. The open end includes an opening slanted in a radial direction of the pile body and a distal backside that is defined by a remaining circumference of the pile body. An upper end of the slanted opening is above the wing edge, and the distal backside has a point intersecting with a line orthogonal to a line connecting the wing edge and a center of the pile body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2016
    Assignee: NIPPON STEEL & SUMIKIN ENGINEERING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masamichi Sawaishi, Masatoshi Wada
  • Heat transport dead leg
    Patent number: 9328586
    Abstract: The invention concerns a subsea system transporting fluid, wherein the subsea system comprises a first part having a flow path carrying a flow of fluid and at least a second part having a flow path provided for carrying fluid. The second part is temporarily being closed off from the flow path of the first part of the subsea system. The heat from the fluid transported in the first part of the subsea system is transferred to the second part by a heat conducting structure establishing a contact between the first and second part of the subsea system, to prevent the formation of hydrates in the second part of the subsea system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2016
    Assignee: FRAMO ENGINEERING AS
    Inventors: Stig Kàre Kanstad, Erik Nilsen
  • Etching method
    Patent number: 9332647
    Abstract: A solution is characteristic in being an etching method that processes a surface of a target object by corroding the surface by a corrosive, and the etching method includes: a resist forming step of forming a resist on the surface using resist liquid by ink jet printing the resist liquid on the surface; a surface corroding step of corroding a portion of the surface where the resist is not formed by bringing the corrosive into contact with a surface side of the target object where the resist has been formed in the resist forming step; and a resist detaching step of detaching the resist from the surface after the surface corroding step, wherein the resist forming step is a step of forming the resist by the resist liquid containing monofunctional monomers or monofunctional oligomers, and polyfunctional monomers or polyfunctional oligomers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2016
    Assignee: MIMAKI ENGINEERING CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Norikazu Nakamura
  • Method of preparing graphene nanoplate, prepared graphene nanoplate, graphene nanoplate paste, and conductive layer including the graphene nanoplate
    Patent number: 9327984
    Abstract: A method for preparing graphene nanoplate (GNP) is provided and includes preparing expanded graphite (EG) and exfoliating, grinding, or cracking the expanded graphite to crack the EG induced by gas-phase-collision. A graphene nanoplate paste and a conductive coating layer formed of the graphene nanoplate paste are provided and are prepared by the method for preparing graphene nanoplate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2016
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Korea Institute of Ceramic Engineering and Technology
    Inventors: Kwang Il Chang, Chul Kyu Song, Dha Hae Kim, Seung Hun Hur
  • Device and method for performing regression testing on bios boot information
    Patent number: 9329959
    Abstract: A basic input/output system (BIOS) storage unit stores therein a BIOS. An operating system (OS) storage unit stores therein a plurality of OSs. A boot control unit sequentially starts the OSs stored in the OS storage unit. When each of the OSs booted by the boot control unit starts up, a boot information acquisition unit acquires boot information transferred between the OS and the BIOS. A regression analysis processing unit compares the boot information acquired by the boot information acquisition unit with expected values which are predetermined values for the boot information to determine whether the boot information coincides with the expected values.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2016
    Assignees: FUJITSU LIMITED, FUJITSU ADVANCED ENGINEERING LIMITED
    Inventors: Manabu Kanaya, Yasushi Sekiguchi, Takashi Ohhashi
  • Mobile device retention and charging tray
    Patent number: 9327659
    Abstract: A console assembly for an automotive vehicle and use with a mobile device. The console assembly including a storage compartment having a floor, a pair of sidewalls, and a pair of end walls. An opening permits access into the storage area and a slidable top wall is operable to move between a covered position and a retracted position relative to the opening. An anti-slip surface is provided on the top wall and configured to receive the mobile device thereon. A wireless charging unit is also incorporated into and moveable with the top wall. The wireless charging unit is located immediately below the anti-slip surface. When the mobile device is placed on the anti-slip surface, the device is moveable with the top wall, between the covered position and retracted position, while being charged.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2016
    Assignee: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael R. Lambert, Nicholas S. Sitarski, Scott L. Weiss, Jonathan J. Quijano
  • Method of grinding powder
    Patent number: 9327288
    Abstract: A method of grinding a powder, which grinds a powder using an air stream generated inside a grinding chamber in a jet mill in which there is no place to retain powder inside the grinding chamber is provided. The method includes: a mixing step of mixing an auxiliary agent with the powder; a heating step of heating a high pressure gas; a supplying step of supplying the high pressure gas heated in the heating step into the grinding chamber; an injecting step of injecting the powder in which the auxiliary agent is mixed in the mixing step into the grinding chamber in a predetermined amount in which the concentration of the auxiliary agent inside the grinding chamber is lower than an ignition concentration; and a grinding step of grinding the powder using the air stream generated inside the grinding chamber by the high pressure gas supplied in the supplying step.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2016
    Assignee: NISSHIN ENGINEERING INC.
    Inventors: Kazumi Kozawa, Harutoshi Tominaga
  • Fuel housing assemblies with primary and secondary fuel door lock systems
    Patent number: 9327593
    Abstract: A fuel housing assembly for a vehicle includes a fuel door. A primary fuel door lock system includes a locking shaft having a locked configuration where a locking end of the locking shaft engages a locking member of the fuel door to inhibit opening of the fuel door and an unlocked configuration where the locking end of the locking shaft is removed from the locking member to allow opening of the fuel door. A secondary fuel door lock system is connected to the locking shaft by a decoupling structure that allows movement of the locking shaft between the locked and unlocked configurations relative to the secondary fuel door lock system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2016
    Assignee: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.
    Inventor: David Lafayette Minock
  • Temperature control apparatus and method for a barbeque grill
    Patent number: 9329606
    Abstract: A temperature control system for controlling the rate of flow of a flammable fluid at generally constant pressure is disclosed. The system may include a flow control apparatus that is free of a regulator mechanism, for affecting the flow of the fluid. The flow control apparatus may be operable between at least a first flow rate and a second flow rate, and may have at least one upstream opening and at least one downstream opening. The system may also include a first burner in fluid communication with the downstream opening of the flow control apparatus and a conduit in fluid communication at one end thereof with the upstream opening of the flow control apparatus, and configured at the other end thereof for connection to a fuel supply. A thermocouple may be located in the vicinity of the burner, for converting a sensed thermal state into an electrical signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2016
    Assignee: WOLFEDALE ENGINEERING LIMITED
    Inventors: Sydney Barkhouse, Stuart T. McKenzie
  • Vacuum isolation valve
    Patent number: 9328848
    Abstract: The vacuum isolation valve includes a housing installed between a chamber and a chamber cleaning gas supply and including a tube connecting the chamber to the chamber cleaning gas supply, a tube isolator formed at a predetermined position of the tube, a first blocking unit installed to the housing, and a second blocking unit installed to the housing, for, when the first blocking unit moves in the first direction, maintaining communication between the chamber and the chamber cleaning gas supply by moving in a second direction and pressing the first blocking unit and for, when the first blocking unit moves in an opposite direction to the first direction, blocking communication between the chamber and the chamber cleaning gas supply.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2016
    Assignee: MST ENGINEERING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hanjung Cho, Sangho Kim