Patents Assigned to Engineering
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Patent number: 11919347Abstract: A coil spring includes an elongated body (10) formed by a plurality of continuous coils (21, 31), and the body (10) includes an upper section (20) and a lower section (30), wherein pitches (22) and coil angles (23) of the coils (21) in the upper section (20) are consistent to form an upright profile (24) for the upper section (20), and wherein pitches (32) and coil angles (33) of two or more coils (31) at a free end of the lower section (30) is differed from the pitches (22) and the coil angles (23) of the coils (21) in the upper section (20) to form a gradually curved profile (34) for the lower section (30).Type: GrantFiled: March 18, 2022Date of Patent: March 5, 2024Assignee: APM Engineering and Research Sdn. Bhd.Inventors: Muhammad Ridhwan B Mohd Talib, Kok Wui Bon, Ming Sheng Tan, Kar Chun Wong
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Patent number: 11924606Abstract: Systems and methods for determining the incident angle of an acoustic wave are presented herein. One embodiment receives an acoustic wave at N transducers, where N is a natural number greater than or equal to 2; solves a set of N coupled differential equations modeling a set of N virtual coupled acoustic resonators using N coupled analog circuits, wherein each of the N coupled analog circuits receives an output signal from a unique one of the N transducers and outputs a voltage signal; and analyzes the N voltage signals output by the N coupled analog circuits to produce an estimate of the incident angle of the acoustic wave.Type: GrantFiled: December 21, 2021Date of Patent: March 5, 2024Assignee: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.Inventors: Ziqi Yu, Xiaopeng Li, Taehwa Lee
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Patent number: 11923285Abstract: An electronic device package and a method for manufacturing the same are provided. The electronic device package includes a circuit layer and an electronic component. The circuit layer includes a dielectric layer having an opening, and an electrical contact. A width of an aperture of the opening increases from a first surface toward a second surface. The electrical contact is at least partially disposed in the opening and exposed through the opening. The electronic component is disposed on the second surface and electrically connected to the circuit layer.Type: GrantFiled: January 5, 2021Date of Patent: March 5, 2024Assignee: ADVANCED SEMICONDUCTOR ENGINEERING, INC.Inventors: Po-Jen Cheng, Chien-Fan Chen
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Patent number: 11918952Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for performing CO2 sorption and desorption using a sorbent structure with an integrated heat pump. The integrated heat pump can allow at least a portion of the heat generated during sorption to be recovered by forming steam from water. The steam raised during the sorption process can then be compressed and optionally heated to raise the temperature of the steam. The compressed and optionally heated steam can then be used as at least a portion of the steam for desorption of CO2 in the same sorbent bed or a different sorbent bed. By recovering the heat of sorption to raise steam, substantial energy savings can be achieved relative to a conventional process.Type: GrantFiled: May 18, 2022Date of Patent: March 5, 2024Assignee: EXXONMOBIL TECHNOLOGY AND ENGINEERING COMPANYInventor: Everett J. O'Neal
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Patent number: 11918980Abstract: A catalyst for continuous production of 1,1,1,3-tetrachloropropane through gas-solid reaction as well as a preparation method and use thereof are provided. The catalyst includes a zero-valent iron and phosphorus co-modified carbon material which includes a carbon material as a carrier, a zero-valent iron supported onto the carrier and serving as an active component, and a phosphate functional group formed on the surface of the carbon material. The preparation method includes: co-modifying a carbon material using a ferric salt and organic phosphorus to obtain the catalyst for continuous production of 1,1,1,3-tetrachloropropane through gas-solid reaction. The present application further provides a method for continuous production of 1,1,1,3-tetrachloropropane through gas-solid reaction.Type: GrantFiled: December 24, 2021Date of Patent: March 5, 2024Assignees: NINGBO INSTITUTE OF MATERIALS TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING, CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES, NINGBO JUHUA CHEMICAL & SCIENCE CO., LTD.Inventors: Yexin Zhang, Qiang Zhou, Jian Zhang, Junliang Zhong, Xiuxiu Wang, Jili Du, Hui Chen, Chengjun Mu, Jie Yang, Linbing Xia, Yong Yang, Gang Wu
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Patent number: 11924860Abstract: System, methods, and other embodiments described herein relate to selecting servers and allocating resources concurrently for offloading computing tasks from vehicles. In one embodiment, a method includes acquiring characteristics of a vehicle and a server for an offloading request, wherein the offloading request is associated with a computing task of the vehicle. The method also includes, upon satisfying criteria for optimization associated with executing the computing task remotely, determining server selection and resource allocation by processing the characteristics using modeling. The method also includes communicating the server selection and the resource allocation to the vehicle.Type: GrantFiled: July 29, 2021Date of Patent: March 5, 2024Assignee: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.Inventors: Yuhan Kang, Haoxin Wang, BaekGyu Kim
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Patent number: 11918958Abstract: The present invention discloses a Fe—Al-based metal porous membrane and a preparation method thereof, which relate to the technical field of industrial gas-solid and liquid-solid separation and purification, and mainly address problems in the prior art, such as cracking-prone and peeling of a membrane layer of an existing Fe—Al-based metal porous membrane during its preparation and use. The preparation method of the present invention comprises the steps of: adding a Fe—Al-based metal powder and a metal fiber powder into an organic-additive-added water-based solvent, and mixing them into a slurry; casting the slurry, through a casting machine, to form a membrane green body on a metal substrate layer, and letting it dry; and placing the dried membrane green body in a sintering furnace, to remove organic substances and perform high-temperature sintering and predetermined-temperature reaction synthesis.Type: GrantFiled: June 4, 2020Date of Patent: March 5, 2024Assignee: AT&M ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.Inventors: Hu Gu, Junjun Yang, Fan Wang, Guanying Liu, Yu Zhang, Ying Dai, Xuan Yang, Kun Wang, Shiyu Lin
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Patent number: 11920877Abstract: A system and method of forming integrated power electronic packages includes 3D-printing a cold plate having a hollow interior recess and a plurality of fins. The method includes printing, using a 3D printer, an electrical insulation layer and a conductor substrate onto a top surface of the cold plate, such that the electrical insulation layer and conductor substrate are embedded within the top surface of the cold plate. The method further includes embedding power devices in the conductor substrate, printing, using a 3D printer, a circuit board on and around the power devices, and mounting electronic components on the circuit board.Type: GrantFiled: November 18, 2021Date of Patent: March 5, 2024Assignee: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.Inventors: Feng Zhou, Ercan Dede
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Patent number: 11919072Abstract: The present invention discloses a preparation process of multi-component spherical alloy powder, which adopts a plasma rotation electrode process (PREP) method to prepare the multi-component spherical alloy powder. The multi-component alloy includes at least one of refractory metals and compounds thereof, specifically including tungsten, molybdenum, tantalum, niobium, rhenium, tungsten carbide, tantalum carbide and the like.Type: GrantFiled: February 11, 2022Date of Patent: March 5, 2024Assignee: ZHENG ZHOU RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERINGInventors: Zhihui Lu, Hongtao Yang, Xudong Si, Zhiyang Sun, Leile Zhang, Guangfei You, Yiyong Wu, Chao Chen
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Patent number: 11919876Abstract: Processes and systems for producing olefin epoxides with three or more carbon atoms by oxidation of the corresponding branched hydrocarbons using oxygen are disclosed. An example process for producing olefin epoxides may include oxidizing a branched alkane to produce at least an organic hydroperoxide. The example process may further include epoxidizing a branched alkene by a catalytic reaction with least a portion of the organic hydroperoxide to produce at least an olefin epoxide and an alcohol. The example process may further include converting at least a portion of the alcohol to either additional branched alkane and/or additional branched alkene.Type: GrantFiled: June 30, 2020Date of Patent: March 5, 2024Assignee: EXXONMOBIL TECHNOLOGY AND ENGINEERING COMPANYInventors: Kun Wang, Timothy D. Shaffer
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Publication number: 20240070831Abstract: Disclosed are a tunnel-inspection image acquisition device, a tunnel-inspection system and a tunnel-inspection method. With a plurality of CCD cameras, a plurality of auxiliary light sources and a fixing bracket, wherein the CCD cameras and the auxiliary light sources are fixed on the fixing bracket, and the plurality of CCD cameras are fixed on the same ring, a center of the ring is located at a center of a circle of the tunnel in working condition, distances between the plurality of CCD cameras and a tunnel lining are the same and overall shooting angles of the plurality of CCD cameras cover a range of the tunnel lining; meanwhile, with the cooperation of a computer, a monitor, a synchronous encoder and a data collector on a defect detecting mobile platform, functions such as the synchronous shooting, the disease identification, the real-time splicing and display of the tunnel can be achieved.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 23, 2020Publication date: February 29, 2024Applicant: SHANGHAI ORIENTAL MARITIME ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.Inventors: Tianle YU, Jun KUANG, Jidong YAO
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Publication number: 20240068931Abstract: In corrosion rate measurement equipment according to an atmospheric environment according to the present invention, the length of a conductive pattern for temperature correction of a corrosion sensor is greater than the length of a conductive pattern for corrosion measurement, and the surface area of the conductive pattern for temperature correction of a corrosion sensor is less than the surface area of the conductive pattern for corrosion measurement so that a measured error of reference resistance measured values measured in the conductive pattern for temperature correction is minimized and thus the measured values measured in the conductive pattern for corrosion measurement can be more accurately corrected by using the reference resistance measured value and thus, corrosion rate can be more accurately measured.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 17, 2023Publication date: February 29, 2024Applicants: HYUNDAI ENGINEERING & CONSTRUCTION CO., LTD., CORREL TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.Inventors: Suho CHA, Kyeong Wan PARK, Sung Won JUNG, Insun PARK
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Publication number: 20240071945Abstract: An electronic device and a method for manufacturing the same are provided. The electronic device includes a first electronic component, a second electronic component and a conductive element. The conductive element includes a first portion and a second portion. The first portion is configured to block an electromagnetic interference between the first electronic component and the second electronic component. The second portion protrudes from the first portion and contacts a shielding layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 31, 2022Publication date: February 29, 2024Applicant: Advanced Semiconductor Engineering, Inc.Inventor: Zhi-Yuan LIN
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Publication number: 20240071353Abstract: Systems and devices are disclosed herein for absorbing unwanted target sounds. In one example, an acoustic scatterer for absorbing a target sound includes a housing defining a plurality of channels having an open end and a terminal end. The terminal ends of the plurality of channels are separate from each other and extend along a length of the housing. The acoustic scatterer also includes one or more spacers subdividing the plurality of channels along the length of the housing. In another example, a system for absorbing a target sound includes a plurality of acoustic scatterers, each having a housing that defines a plurality of channels having an open end and a terminal end. The terminal ends of the plurality of channels are separate from each other and extend along a length of the housing. The plurality of acoustic scatterers are stacked on top of each other in a lengthwise direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 29, 2022Publication date: February 29, 2024Applicants: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc., Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Mizuki Sakamoto, Tomohiro Miwa, Reimi Emoto, Xiaoshi Su, Debasish Banerjee
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Publication number: 20240068838Abstract: An edge device for providing an HD map to a vehicle is provided. The edge device includes a controller programmed to obtain an HD map request including a task type from a vehicle, obtain a status of a wireless channel between the vehicle and the edge device, determine an HD map version among a plurality of versions based on the status of the wireless channel and the task type, and transmit the determined HD map version to the vehicle.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 26, 2022Publication date: February 29, 2024Applicants: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc., Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Dawei Chen, Haoxin Wang, Kyungtae Han
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Publication number: 20240067200Abstract: Compensation can be made for mismatch in abnormal driving behavior detection between an ego vehicle and its human driver. Sensor data of a surrounding driving environment can be acquired. The acquired sensor data can be analyzed to detect abnormal driving behavior by a vehicle in the surrounding driving environment. Responsive to detecting abnormal driving behavior by the vehicle in the surrounding driving environment, the abnormal driving behavior can be classified as to whether it is severe. If the abnormal driving behavior is classified as not being severe, an amplified version of the abnormal driving behavior can be caused to be presented to the human driver of the ego vehicle.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 24, 2022Publication date: February 29, 2024Applicants: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc., Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Seyhan Ucar, Emrah Akin Sisbot, Kentaro Oguchi
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Publication number: 20240066618Abstract: A method of using a processing oven may include disposing at least one substrate in a chamber of the oven and activating a lamp assembly disposed above them to increase their temperature to a first temperature. A chemical vapor may be admitted into the chamber above the at least one substrate and an inert gas may be admitted into the chamber below the at least one substrate. The temperature of the at least one substrate may then be increased to a second temperature higher than the first temperature and then cooled down.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 6, 2023Publication date: February 29, 2024Applicant: Yield Engineering Systems, Inc.Inventors: Lei Jing, M Ziaul Karim, Kenneth Sautter, Kang Song
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Publication number: 20240067358Abstract: A system for isolating sound generated by an aircraft utilizing a helipad may include a plurality of acoustic scatterers being disposed adjacent to at least a portion of a perimeter of the helipad. Each of the plurality of acoustic scatterers include channels having an open end and a terminal end. Additionally, each of the plurality of acoustic scatterers has an acoustic monopole response and an acoustic dipole response with a resonant frequency that is substantially similar to one another.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 29, 2022Publication date: February 29, 2024Applicants: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc., Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Mizuki Sakamoto, Tomohiro Miwa, Reimi Emoto, Xiaoshi Su, Debasish Banerjee
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Publication number: 20240072697Abstract: The present disclosure pertains to devices, systems, and methods for monitoring a generator. In one embodiment, the system may include a measurement subsystem to receive a plurality of split-phase measurements of branch currents associated with the at least one generator. A split-phase transverse differential monitoring subsystem may receive the plurality of split-phase measurements of branch currents associated with the at least one generator and may generate an offset value representing a standing split-phase current. A protective action subsystem may generate a first protective action based on the phasor operating current.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 30, 2022Publication date: February 29, 2024Applicant: Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories, Inc.Inventors: Ritwik Chowdhury, Matchyaraju Alla, Normann Fischer, Dale S. Finney
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Publication number: 20240072413Abstract: An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes an antenna array including a plurality of antenna patterns collectively configured to provide a scan-angle coverage. Each of the antenna patterns includes a curved surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 24, 2022Publication date: February 29, 2024Applicant: Advanced Semiconductor Engineering, Inc.Inventors: Cheng-Yu HO, Meng-Wei HSIEH, Chih-Pin HUNG
