Patents Assigned to Engineering
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Publication number: 20240035829Abstract: An edge device for providing an HD map to a vehicle is provided. The edge device includes a controller programmed to: obtain a head pose of an occupant of a vehicle; obtain a location of the vehicle following an original route; analyze the head pose and the location of the vehicle to determine a potential route for the vehicle, the potential route being different from the original route, and transmit HD map information corresponding to the potential route to the vehicle in response to determining the potential route.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 29, 2022Publication date: February 1, 2024Applicants: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc., Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Dawei Chen, Haoxin Wang, Kyungtae Han
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Publication number: 20240038677Abstract: A semiconductor device package and a method of manufacturing a semiconductor device package are provided. The semiconductor device package includes a carrier, a protective element, and a sensor device. The protective element encapsulates the carrier. The sensor device is embedded in the carrier and the protective element. The sensor device includes a sensing portion and a protective portion adjacent to the sensing portion, and the protective portion of the sensor device has a first surface exposed from the protective element and the carrier.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 29, 2022Publication date: February 1, 2024Applicant: Advanced Semiconductor Engineering, Inc.Inventors: Ying-Chung CHEN, Lu-Ming LAI
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Publication number: 20240035847Abstract: A system includes a processor and a memory in communication with the processor. The memory has instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to generate, based on an image of a roof of a multi-level parking structure, a roof map having at least one road segment and at least one parking space of the roof. The instructions further cause the processor to predict, based on the roof map, a lower level map having at least one road segment and at least one parking space of a lower level of the parking structure.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 26, 2022Publication date: February 1, 2024Applicants: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc., Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Takamasa Higuchi, Kentaro Oguchi
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Publication number: 20240039785Abstract: Systems and methods for fast vehicular micro cloud formation are disclosed herein. In one example, a system includes a processor and a memory in communication with the processor and having instructions. When executed by the processor, the instructions cause the processor to receive an identifier of the vehicle and determine if the identifier matches the information in stored metadata. If the identifier matches the information in the stored metadata, the vehicle is allowed to join the vehicular micro cloud without performing a standard onboarding procedure. Otherwise, a standard onboarding procedure is performed to allow the vehicle to join the vehicular micro cloud.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 29, 2022Publication date: February 1, 2024Applicants: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc., Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Seyhan Ucar, Takamasa Higuchi, Onur Altintas
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Publication number: 20240034661Abstract: A system for extracting carbon source from sewage sludge in sewer pipes through online organic and inorganic component separation includes an outer system box, where the outer system box is provided therein with a system body; the system body includes a deodorization module, a pre-treatment module, and a cyclone separation module that are sequentially connected from top to bottom; an upper side wall of the cyclone separation module is provided with an oversize residue pressing module; and the pre-treatment module, the cyclone separation module, and the oversize residue pressing module are electrically connected to a control module. The present disclosure achieves online and on-site quick treatment of the sewage sludge in the sewer pipe, and solves common practical problems arising in the existing centralized treatment and disposal method of sewage sludge in the sewer pipe.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 8, 2022Publication date: February 1, 2024Applicant: NORTH CHINA MUNICIPAL ENGINEERING DESIGN & RESEARCH INSTITUTE CO., LTD.Inventors: Yongli SUN, Xingcan ZHENG, Pengfeng LI, Min YANG, Kejian SUI
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Publication number: 20240038625Abstract: Power electronics device assemblies, circuit board assemblies, and power electronics assemblies are disclosed. In one embodiment, a power electronics device assembly includes an S-cell including a first metal layer, a first graphite layer bonded to the first metal layer, an electrically insulating layer bonded to the first graphite layer, a second graphite layer bonded to the electrically insulating layer and a second metal layer bonded to the second graphite layer, the second metal layer comprising a surface and a recess provided within the surface. The power electronics device assembly further includes a power electronics device disposed within the recess of the surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 27, 2022Publication date: February 1, 2024Applicant: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.Inventors: Feng Zhou, Hiroshi Ukegawa
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Publication number: 20240034604Abstract: Disclosed herein are apparatus for a system includes a main vehicle and a secondary vehicle configured to couple to the main vehicle. The secondary vehicle includes a wheel configured to move the secondary vehicle and a body coupled to the wheel. The body includes a first set of retractable bars. The first set of retractable bars are configured to extend into receivers of the main vehicle in a deactivated state. The first set of retractable bars are further configured to be disposed in the body in a retracted state. The first set of retractable bars are further configured to extend into a pod and lift the pod in an attached state.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 1, 2022Publication date: February 1, 2024Applicants: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc., Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki KaishaInventors: John F. Daly, Adrian Lombard, Satoshi Nagashima, Trinell Ball, Brent Bowen, Vic Hoffman
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Publication number: 20240038678Abstract: The present disclosure provides an electronic device. The electronic device includes a first interposer, a first interconnection array, a first shielding wall, and a second interconnection array. The first interconnection array is disposed in the first interposer and electrically connected to ground. The first shielding wall continuously extends at a side of the first interconnection array. The second interconnection array is disposed between the first shielding wall and the first interconnection array. The second interconnection array is configured to transmit a signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 29, 2022Publication date: February 1, 2024Applicant: Advanced Semiconductor Engineering, Inc.Inventors: Hsin-Yu CHEN, Huei-Shyong CHO, Shih-Wen LU
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Publication number: 20240034415Abstract: A vehicle includes a mud guard control system including a speed sensor configured to provide a signal indicative of speed to a controller. The controller is configured to instruct an actuator to move a mud guard from a stowed configuration to a deployed configuration based on the signal from the speed sensor when the speed of the vehicle is below a predetermined threshold value.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 27, 2022Publication date: February 1, 2024Applicants: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc., Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki KaishaInventor: Paxton S. Williams
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Publication number: 20240035569Abstract: A volume control actuator including a non-contact cylinder. An installation frame has a predetermined height and size. First and second installation spaces are defined in upper and lower portions of the installation frame, respectively. A pressing unit is vertically disposed on top of the installation frame to move a reciprocating rod in the first installation space reciprocating stroke movements. A fluid pipe is provided in the second installation space and connected to an installation plate to obtain a path through which fluid flows. Both ends of a rubber cylinder are fixed to a top surface of the installation plate and one end of the reciprocating rod. The rubber cylinder is provided in the first installation space so that the volume of the rubber cylinder changes in an expanding and contracting manner in response to the stroking of the reciprocating rod, thereby causing fluid in the fluid pipe to flow.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 2, 2022Publication date: February 1, 2024Applicant: SEOUL INDUSTRY ENGINEERING CO., LTD.Inventor: Sang Taek OH
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Publication number: 20240035715Abstract: A heat pump has an internal heat-absorbing section that receives heat and an internal heat-releasing section that releases heat. Heat is transferred between the internal heat-absorbing section and the internal heat-releasing section using a magnetic particle dispersion circulating between the internal heat-absorbing section and the internal heat-releasing section. The heat pump may include: an external heat-absorbing section in which a secondary working fluid receives heat from a heat-giving fluid; an external heat-releasing section in which the secondary working fluid releases heat to a heat-receiving fluid; and a circulation channel that allows the secondary working fluid to circulate.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 1, 2021Publication date: February 1, 2024Applicant: TOYO ENGINEERING CORPORATIONInventor: Hiroshi TAKASE
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Publication number: 20240038624Abstract: Power electronics assemblies having embedded power electronics devices are disclosed. In one embodiment, a power electronics assembly includes a circuit board assembly that includes a substrate that is electrically insulating and a power electronics device assembly embedded in the substrate. The power electronics device assembly includes an S-cell that includes an inner graphite layer, a metal layer encasing the inner graphite layer, and a first surface of the metal layer comprising a recess provided within the first surface. The power electronics device assembly further includes a power electronics device disposed within the recess of the first surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 27, 2022Publication date: February 1, 2024Applicant: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.Inventors: Feng Zhou, Hiroshi Ukegawa
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Publication number: 20240038210Abstract: A flexural wave absorber includes an L-shaped cantilever beam lossy acoustic black hole disposed on a surface of a mechanical structure and an L-shaped cantilever beam lossless acoustic black hole disposed on the surface and spaced apart from the L-shaped cantilever beam lossy acoustic black hole a predefined distance. The L-shaped cantilever beam lossy acoustic black hole and the L-shaped cantilever beam lossless acoustic black hole, in combination, are configured to asymmetrically absorb a plurality of different frequencies of flexural waves within at least a 2000 Hz frequency band acting on the mechanical structure. The L-shaped cantilever beam lossy acoustic black hole and the L-shaped cantilever beam lossless acoustic black hole can both include a projecting beam with an outer surface or an inner surface having power law profile.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 28, 2022Publication date: February 1, 2024Applicants: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc., Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Xiaopeng Li, Ziqi Yu, Taehwa Lee
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Publication number: 20240038569Abstract: A micro device, a micro device alignment apparatus, and an alignment method using the same are proposed. In a micro device that has to be aligned with at least any one surface of front and rear surfaces of the micro device when mounted on a substrate and simultaneously be aligned with any one direction of the micro device when mounted on the substrate, there is provided the micro device, the micro device alignment apparatus, and the alignment method using the same so that surface alignment and direction alignment are simultaneously performed for a plurality of micro devices that is not aligned with at least any one surface of the front and rear surfaces and simultaneously is not aligned with any one direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 8, 2021Publication date: February 1, 2024Applicant: POINT ENGINEERING CO., LTD.Inventors: Bum Mo AHN, Seung Ho PARK, Jeong Hyuk LEE
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Publication number: 20240039016Abstract: A fuel cell system includes: a first fuel cell; a second fuel cell; a cathode configured to receive a positive charge from the first fuel cell and the second fuel cell; an anode disposed apart from the cathode and configured to receive a negative charge from the first fuel cell and the second fuel cell; a manifold enclosing the anode and the cathode; coolant disposed within the manifold and surrounding the cathode and the anode; and a seal disposed between the cathode and the anode so as to prevent the coolant from leaking into the first fuel cell, wherein the cathode includes a seal portion disposed adjacent to the seal and a remaining portion separated from the seal by the seal portion, and wherein the remaining portion of the cathode is configured to be non-parallel with the anode so as to reduce shunt current at the seal portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 29, 2022Publication date: February 1, 2024Applicants: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc., Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Tomoki Tambo, Ercan Dede, Yuqing Zhou
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Publication number: 20240039272Abstract: Protection of shunt capacitor banks in electric power delivery systems using protection settings determined by the protection device or an independent system using capacitor bank arrangement data is described herein. Capacitor bank arrangement data may be entered into an intelligent electronic device (IED). The IED may determine protection settings for the capacitor bank arrangement and for fail-open and fail-short scenarios using the arrangement data. The protection settings may be loaded into a protection element, which applies protection using signals from the power system. Upon detection of an unbalance condition, the IED may effect a protective action by opening a circuit breaker to disconnect the capacitor bank from the power system.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 20, 2023Publication date: February 1, 2024Applicant: Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories, Inc.Inventors: Bogdan Z. Kasztenny, Satish Samineni
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Publication number: 20240034923Abstract: Disulfide solvents may be particularly effective for dissolving deposits comprising elemental sulfur, but the extreme odor of these solvent may make their use rather problematic. Solvent blends comprising at least one disulfide solvent, amine solvent, ketone solvent, and ester solvent may afford a less obnoxious odor and not appreciably compromise the sulfur dissolution capabilities. Surfaces contacted with such solvent blends or at least partially spent variants thereof may exhibit excessive odor due to loss of one or more of the amine, ketone, or ester solvents. Excessive odor resulting from a solvent residue upon a surface may be alleviated by contacting the surface with at least one oxidant. Odor balance may also be restored to at least partially spent solvent blends by introducing additional ester solvent, which may convert a biphasic mixture into an emulsion comprising the disulfide solvent.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 8, 2021Publication date: February 1, 2024Applicant: EXXONMOBIL TECHNOLOGY AND ENGINEERING COMPANYInventors: Kevin A. HARNSBERRY, P. Scott NORTHROP
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Publication number: 20240034576Abstract: A docking plate apparatus is provided for motorized floor conveyor vehicles, such as conveyance tuggers, that is particularly structured to provide tactile feedback at a determined stop position for improved docking and/or stopping placement. The docking plate apparatus has a structure and dimensions to ensure that the motorized floor conveyor vehicle is docked exactly in a determined stop position that is deemed most optimal for interaction with a delivery system. The docking plate apparatus can comprise body, which is a flat panel structure, and a docking aperture that is structured in a portion of the body. The docking aperture receiving at least one wheel of a motorized floor conveyor vehicle to dock the motorized vehicle in a determined stop position for interaction with the delivery system.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 27, 2022Publication date: February 1, 2024Applicants: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc., Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Ronald Scott Friend, Brian McElroy, Robert Aaron Allex, David A. Britton, Billy D. Dooley
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Publication number: 20240039012Abstract: A fuel cell (FC) assembly having a stack that includes a bipolar plate and a gas diffusion layer (GDL) composed of a microporous metal foam having embedded therein a plurality of discrete microchannels or a plurality of discrete microstructures.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 26, 2022Publication date: February 1, 2024Applicants: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc., Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Yuqing Zhou, Gaohua Zhu, Ercan M Dede, Liang Wang, Hongfei Jia, Debasish Banerjee
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Publication number: 20240038698Abstract: A package structure is provided. The package structure includes a substrate, a conductive pad, and a conductive wire. The conductive pad is disposed over the substrate. The conductive wire includes an end portion connected to the conductive pad, wherein a grain arrangement of the end portion is distinct from a grain arrangement of the conductive pad.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 6, 2023Publication date: February 1, 2024Applicant: Advanced Semiconductor Engineering, Inc.Inventor: Erh-Ju LIN
