Patents Assigned to Engineering
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Patent number: 11639154Abstract: A vehicle includes a cabin and a vehicle body including a cargo area rearward of the cabin. A tailgate assembly is mounted to the vehicle body that closes the cargo area. The tailgate assembly includes a rear-mounted video camera. An electronic control unit receives image data from the rear-mounted video camera. A connector communicatively couples the electronic control unit and the rear-mounted video camera. The connector has a closed configuration with the tailgate assembly mounted to the vehicle body and an open configuration with the tailgate assembly removed from the vehicle body. The electronic control unit includes logic that, wherein executed by a processor, causes the electronic control unit to receive signals from an alarm circuit when the connector is in the closed configuration and detect when the signals from the alarm circuit have stopped when the connector is in the open configuration.Type: GrantFiled: October 11, 2021Date of Patent: May 2, 2023Assignee: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.Inventors: Justin B. Norris, Frank A. Richards, Alexander L. Paradis
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Patent number: 11639018Abstract: Techniques involve cleaning a polymer melt, which allow volatile foreign substances and solid foreign substances to be removed from the polymer melt. Such techniques involve a filter element and a vacuum of a vacuum chamber. The polymer melt is fed through the filter element into the vacuum of the vacuum chamber, The filter element binds the solid foreign substances and the vacuum chamber takes up the volatile foreign substances.Type: GrantFiled: September 3, 2018Date of Patent: May 2, 2023Assignee: BB Engineering GmbHInventors: Klaus Schäfer, Jörg Alexander, Friedel Dickmeiss, Matthias Schmitz
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Patent number: 11639781Abstract: An illumination system configured to be attached to a rear of a vehicle with a tow hitch, and positioned to direct light towards the ground behind the vehicle and the tow hitch. The illumination system including a housing, a socket with differently shaped fingers for attachment to the housing in a proper orientation. An LED light is received in the socket for directing light rays in a first direction, and an inner lens is coupled to the LED, and configured to receive the light rays such that a flat portion of the lens directs some of the light rays substantially along the first direction and an angled portion of the lens directs some of the light rays in a second direction different from the first direction. A protective outer lens surrounds the inner lens, and includes transparent and opaque portions.Type: GrantFiled: February 11, 2022Date of Patent: May 2, 2023Assignee: TOYOTA MOTOR ENGINEERING & MANUFACTURING NORTH AMERICA, INC.Inventor: Jose Hernan Hernandez
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Patent number: 11639749Abstract: A gear system based on variably expandable gears, where input from either or both an operator or a computer processor may induce selective radial expansion and contraction of at least one gear in a gear set. The computer processor may be programmed to establish and maintain a desired gear ratio, regardless of the various variable forces which may be encountered, permitting gear setting and adjustment to control a desired parameter, such as speed, revolutions-per-minute, and watts with minimal effort by the operator.Type: GrantFiled: May 21, 2020Date of Patent: May 2, 2023Assignee: SunMan Engineering, Inc.Inventors: Allen Nejah, Sagar Bhatia
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Patent number: 11639135Abstract: A vehicle rock slider having a removable cover and methods of using the same. The rock slider may be attachable to a rocker panel of the vehicle along a length of the rocker panel such that an edge of the rock slider extends below a rocker flange extending downward from a bottom of the rocker panel. The rock slider may have a cover removably attachable onto the rock slider. The cover may be shaped and sized to conceal the rock slider when the rock slider is not in use.Type: GrantFiled: March 26, 2021Date of Patent: May 2, 2023Assignee: TOYOTA MOTOR ENGINEERING & MANUFACTURING NORTH AMERICA, INC.Inventors: James Chung, Ryan C. Harris
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Patent number: 11639071Abstract: A table device and a printing apparatus are provided. The table device includes a X-shaped link member in which two long members are turnably coupled in an X-shape, an expansion/contraction mechanism that expands/contracts with at least a pair of X-shaped link members arranged facing each other, a table that is disposed on one end side of the expansion/contraction mechanism and moves in the expansion/contraction direction of the expansion/contraction mechanism, a support member disposed on the other end side of the expansion/contraction mechanism, a coupling member that couples the opposing long members of the long members forming the expansion/contraction mechanism and moves with the expansion/contraction of the expansion/contraction mechanism, and a regulating member that regulates a fluctuation of the coupling member that moves when the expansion/contraction mechanism expands/contracts.Type: GrantFiled: March 11, 2020Date of Patent: May 2, 2023Assignee: MIMAKI ENGINEERING CO., LTD.Inventor: Takashi Tsuchiya
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Patent number: 11638895Abstract: The filter of a gas sensor comprises an inorganic porous support supporting both an organic sulfonic acid compound including sulfo group (—SO3H) and a Lewis acid having at least a metal element of transitional metal elements, Al element, Ga element, In element, Ge element, and Sn element. The Lewis acid loaded in the inorganic porous support adsorbs low concentration siloxanes. The organic sulfonic acid compound including sulfo group polymerizes adsorbed siloxanes in the filter so as not to desorb from the filter.Type: GrantFiled: February 19, 2018Date of Patent: May 2, 2023Assignees: Figaro Engineering Inc., University Public Corporation OsakaInventors: Masato Takeuchi, Junpei Furuno, Tatsuya Tanihira, Kenichi Yoshioka
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Patent number: 11638912Abstract: Methods of producing metal catalysts can include mixing two or more metal salts and an aluminum salt in water to produce a metal catalyst precursor solution having a pH of about 2.5 to about 4.0; mixing the metal catalyst precursor solution and a basic solution having a pH of about 10 to about 13 to produce a mixture with a pH of about 6 to about 7 and a precipitate; producing a powder from the precipitate; and calcining the powder to produce a metal catalyst. Such metal catalysts may be useful in producing bifunctional catalyst systems that are useful in, among other things, converting syngas to dimethyl ether in a single reactor.Type: GrantFiled: August 13, 2020Date of Patent: May 2, 2023Assignee: EXXONMOBIL TECHNOLOGY AND ENGINEERING COMPANYInventors: Chuansheng Bai, Majosefina Cunningham, Jihad M. Daaka, Preeti Kamakoti, Aruna Ramkrishnan
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Patent number: 11639856Abstract: Methods, systems, devices and apparatuses for an infrastructure planning tool. The infrastructure planning tool includes a navigation unit. The navigation unit is configured to determine a location of a vehicle. The infrastructure planning tool includes a processor. The processor is configured to determine a route within an off-road real property to traverse by the vehicle using the location of the vehicle over a period of time. The processor is configured to determine or estimate an amount of energy used by the vehicle to traverse the route. The processor is configured to determine a location along the route to place critical based on the amount of energy used. The processor is configured to render, on a display, a graphical representation that includes the route, the off-road real property and the location along the route to place the critical infrastructure.Type: GrantFiled: May 11, 2020Date of Patent: May 2, 2023Assignee: TOYOTA MOTOR ENGINEERING & MANUFACTURING NORTH AMERICA, INC.Inventor: Geoffrey D. Gaither
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Patent number: 11641029Abstract: Solid-state lithium ion electrolytes of metal lithium chloride derivative compounds having a crystal morphology in the P21/c space group are provided as materials for conducting lithium ions. An activation energy of the lithium aluminum chloride derivative compounds is from 0.15 to 0.40 eV and conductivities are from 0.01 to 3 mS/cm at 300K. Compounds of specific formulae are provided and methods to alter the materials with inclusion of aliovalent ions shown. Lithium batteries containing the composite lithium ion electrolytes and electrodes containing the lithium aluminum chloride derivative compounds are also provided.Type: GrantFiled: June 23, 2020Date of Patent: May 2, 2023Assignees: TOYOTA MOTOR ENGINEERING & MANUFACTURING NORTH AMERICA, INC., UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, COLLEGE PARKInventors: Yifei Mo, Yunsheng Liu, Chen Ling
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Patent number: 11639113Abstract: Systems and methods for reducing a current speed of a vehicle that can operate on solar energy to increase solar energy collection. The system may include a photovoltaic (PV) panel configured to receive sunlight to drive an electric motor, a solar loading sensor configured to detect solar load, a global position system (GPS) sensor configured to detect vehicle location data, a speed sensor configured to detect vehicle speed, and an electronic control unit (ECU) connected to the electric motor, the solar loading sensor, the speed sensor, and the GPS sensor. The ECU may determine whether the vehicle is exposed to solar load greater than a predetermined threshold value and, if so, present a driver of the vehicle a minimum acceptable speed to select based on sensor data and a difference of solar energy collection between the minimum acceptable speed and the current speed.Type: GrantFiled: November 19, 2020Date of Patent: May 2, 2023Assignee: TOYOTA MOTOR ENGINEERING & MANUFACTURING NORTH AMERICA, INC.Inventor: Geoffrey D. Gaither
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Patent number: 11639030Abstract: To manufacture a shaped object more appropriately by adjusting weight and the like of the shaped object. A manufacturing method for a shaped object for manufacturing a three-dimensional shaped object by depositing a layer of shaping material, the manufacturing method includes: setting a weight of at least part of the shaped object to be a setting weight different from a filling weight that is weight in a case of forming the shaped object by filling deposition material used for deposition; and forming the shaped object to which the setting weight is set to be matched with the setting weight by forming at least part of the shaped object in a state of including a clearance inside as a region that is not formed with the deposition material.Type: GrantFiled: January 31, 2018Date of Patent: May 2, 2023Assignee: MIMAKI ENGINEERING CO., LTD.Inventors: Kunio Hakkaku, Yoshikazu Furukawa
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Patent number: 11639849Abstract: A system and method for aligning a floor target relative to a vehicle, the floor target including a calibration pattern for observation by a vehicle safety system sensor during calibration. The system includes at least one optical projection system consisting of at least one optical projector having an orientable projection axis. The optical projection system is operatively controlled by a processor to orient said projection axis towards a selected location on the floor surface relative to the vehicle, and to activate the optical projected to illuminate a point, a line, or a boundary, against which the floor target is aligned.Type: GrantFiled: April 12, 2022Date of Patent: May 2, 2023Assignee: HUNTER ENGINEERING COMPANYInventors: Brian M. Cejka, Nicholas J. Colarelli, III, Michael T. Stieff
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Patent number: 11640675Abstract: A vehicle for interpreting a traffic scene is provided. The vehicle includes one or more sensors configured to capture an image of an external view of the vehicle, and a controller. The controller is configured to obtain the captured image of the external view of the vehicle from the one or more sensors, segment a plurality of instances from the captured image, determine relational information among the plurality of instances, and generate a hyper graph including a plurality of nodes representing the plurality of instances and a plurality of edges representing the relational information among the plurality of instances.Type: GrantFiled: December 13, 2019Date of Patent: May 2, 2023Assignee: TOYOTA MOTOR ENGINEERING & MANUFACTURING NORTH AMERICA, INC.Inventors: Rui Guo, Hongsheng Lu, Prashant Tiwari
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Publication number: 20230126777Abstract: An offshore wind turbine blade and tower maintenance devices and systems, more particularly, to the system for service tools positioning relative to the offshore wind turbine blade and tower. An arrangement for lowering and raising service tools used for offshore wind turbine blade and tower maintenance, having: a truss system, a rigging and a rigging pulling in and letting out means. The truss system, includes booms, pivotally attached to a supporting means, which are adapted to be leaned against or releasably fixed to a wind turbine tower or wind turbine tower mooring elements; wherein the rigging and a rigging pulling in and letting out means are operably connected with the truss system, so to allow lowering and raising service tools used for offshore wind turbine blade and tower maintenance.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 2, 2020Publication date: April 27, 2023Applicant: AERONES ENGINEERING, SIAInventor: Janis PUTRAMS
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Publication number: 20230129063Abstract: Solid-state lithium ion electrolytes of lithium metal nitride based compounds are provided which contain an anionic framework capable of conducting lithium ions. Materials of specific formulae are provided and methods to alter the materials with inclusion of aliovalent ions shown. Lithium batteries containing the composite lithium ion electrolytes are provided. Electrodes containing the lithium metal nitride based composites are also provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 22, 2022Publication date: April 27, 2023Applicants: UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, COLLEGE PARK, TOYOTA MOTOR ENGINEERING & MANUFACTURING NORTH AMERICA, INC.Inventors: Yifei MO, Qiang BAI, Alexander EPSTEIN, Chen LING, Ying ZHANG
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Publication number: 20230126492Abstract: An LED UV sterilization device, including a lens assembly and a light source assembly; the lens assembly includes a plurality of lenses of different materials suitable for light of different wavelengths; the light source assembly includes a visible light source assembly and an ultraviolet light source assembly. Visible light irradiated by the visible light source assembly and invisible ultraviolet light irradiated by the ultraviolet light source assembly pass through lenses of corresponding materials and form an overlapped light spot, so that an irradiation location of the invisible ultraviolet light is indicated by the visible light. The LED UV sterilization device not only realizes safe disinfection and sterilization, but also visualizes the sterilization process. The sterilization process is safer and more reliable, and the sterilization area is more accurate.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 15, 2022Publication date: April 27, 2023Applicants: Shanghai Sansi Electronic Engineering Co. Ltd., Shanghai Sansi Technology Co. Ltd., Jiashan Sansi Optoelectronic Technology Co. Ltd., Pujiang Sansi Optoelectronic Technology Co. Ltd.Inventors: Ming CHEN, Xiaoliang HE, Shan LI, Defeng NI
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Publication number: 20230131004Abstract: A pharmaceutical composition for an ophthalmic use either in humans or mammalians for a treatment of eye disorders is provided. The pharmaceutical composition includes an effective amount of an oxidizing agent and an effective amount of a photo-sensitizing agent, in combination with pharmaceutically acceptable excipients; the photo-sensitizing agent is a molecule having an absorbance peak in a wavelength range between 340 nm and 440 nm and emits fluorescence in a wavelength range between 450 nm and 600 nm; the oxidizing agent is chosen among molecules, wherein the molecules partially or totally inhibit a mitochondrial electron transport chain activity, wherein the pharmaceutical composition is a liquid formulation further includes one or more substances chosen among: diluents, permeabilizers, disinfectants, buffer systems, salts, antiseptics, and the pharmaceutically acceptable excipients.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 9, 2020Publication date: April 27, 2023Applicant: VISION ENGINEERING ITALY SRLInventors: Giuseppe LOMBARDO, Marco LOMBARDO
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Publication number: 20230129407Abstract: An inkjet printer that includes an inkjet head in which a plurality of ink flow paths are formed is provided. In this inkjet printer, a plurality of nozzles from which ink is ejected and a plurality of ink flow paths to which the plurality of nozzles 0 are connected are formed in an inkjet head. The inkjet head includes a plurality of ejection energy generation elements that make the plurality of respective nozzles eject ink. Based on an ink flow rate which is a flow rate of ink flowing into each of the plurality of ink flow paths and internal temperature or external temperature of the inkjet head, a controller of the inkjet printer estimates the ink temperature in each of the plurality of ink flow paths, and controls drive voltage applied to the plurality of ejection energy generation elements based on the result of the estimation.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 10, 2021Publication date: April 27, 2023Applicant: MIMAKI ENGINEERING CO., LTD.Inventor: Yutaro Kishida
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Publication number: 20230131108Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for separation of particles and/or asphaltenes from heavy hydrocarbon fractions. The heavy hydrocarbon fraction can correspond to a feed including particles or a processing effluent that includes particles. If the heavy hydrocarbon fraction is mixed with lower boiling fractions, a separation can be performed to reduce or minimize the amount of hydrocarbons that are present in the heavy hydrocarbon fraction. The heavy hydrocarbon fraction can then be mixed with a sufficient amount of a separation solvent to cause a phase separation. One phase can correspond to the separation solvent plus a portion of the hydrocarbons. The other phase can correspond to hydrocarbons rejected by the separation solvent plus the particles from the heavy hydrocarbon fraction. The phases can then be separated from each other using a solids-liquid centrifugal separator.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 31, 2020Publication date: April 27, 2023Applicant: EXXONMOBIL TECHNOLOGY AND ENGINEERING COMPANYInventors: Bryan A. PATEL, Brenda A. RAICH, Keith K. ALDOUS
