Patents Assigned to Engineering
  • Patent number: 11100595
    Abstract: Calculation of a value of energy passing a point of an electric power delivery system, and price associated with the value is disclosed herein. Use of energy packets according with the embodiments of this disclosure more accurately represents the amount of energy produced and consumed by equipment. Energy packets may be calculated over one or more phases, over configurable time periods. Energy packets may be used in conjunction with a monetary rate to calculate the price for billing an energy consumer or crediting an energy producer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2021
    Assignee: Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories, Inc.
    Inventors: Edmund O. Schweitzer, III, David E. Whitehead, Gregary C. Zweigle, Dallas J. Jacobsen
  • Patent number: 11100651
    Abstract: A system and method for intrusion detection includes an imager directed towards an object in an interior space. The imager is in data communication with a computer. The computer is arranged to process digital three-dimensional image data received from the imager and programmed to execute a change detection algorithm in response to the processed three-dimensional data to determine movement of the object. The computer generates an alarm output in response to detecting movement of the object above a predetermined threshold. The method includes providing an imager directed towards an object in an interior space; receiving Time of Flight signals by the imager; processing digital three-dimensional image data received from the imager; and executing a change detection algorithm in response to the processed three-dimensional data to determine movement of the object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2021
    Assignee: National Technology & Engineering Solutions of Sandia, LLC
    Inventors: John L. Russell, Daniel E. Small, Jon David Bradley
  • Patent number: 11098190
    Abstract: Provided is a polybutylene terephthalate resin composition containing, with respect to 100 parts by mass of (A) a polybutylene terephthalate resin, (B) a total of 30 to 60 parts by mass of at least two different brominated flame retardants selected from the group consisting of a brominated epoxy compound, a brominated polycarbonate compound and a brominated polystyrene compound, (C) 5 to 15 parts by mass of an antimony compound, (D) 5 to 30 parts by mass of an elastomer, and (E) 0.5 to 3 parts by mass of a mold-release agent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2021
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Engineering-Plastics Corporation
    Inventors: Souki Yoshida, Yasushi Yamanaka
  • Patent number: 11099282
    Abstract: Detector module designs for radiographic imaging include first and second layers of scintillator rods or pixel arrays oriented in first and second directions. The first and second directions are transversely oriented to define a light sharing region between the first and second layers. Encoding features may be disposed in, on or between the first and second layers, and configured to modulate propagation of optical signals therealong or therebetween.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2021
    Assignee: Minnesota Imaging and Engineering LLC
    Inventors: Robert Sigurd Nelson, William Bert Nelson
  • Patent number: 11096747
    Abstract: Example embodiments relate to surgical systems and methods. System includes an end-effector assembly and arm assembly. End-effector assembly includes an instrument assembly and wrist assembly. Instrument assembly includes an instrument and instrument driven portion. Instrument driven portion includes an instrument connection portion and instrument driven gear. Instrument connection portion connects the instrument driven gear to the instrument. Wrist assembly includes a wrist driven gear and wrist body, which connects the wrist driven gear to the instrument assembly. Arm assembly includes a wrist connector portion and integrated motors. Arm assembly attaches to and detaches from the wrist assembly. When the arm assembly is attached to the wrist assembly, the instrument driven gear and wrist driven gear are drivable to rotate by the integrated motors. When the arm assembly is detached from the wrist assembly, the instrument driven gear and wrist driven gear are not drivable to rotate by the integrated motors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2021
    Assignee: Bio-Medical Engineering (HK) Limited
    Inventors: Chung Kwong Yeung, Wing Fai Lam, Wai Lik Alik Chan
  • Patent number: 11097961
    Abstract: Water contaminated with antibiotics, pharmaceuticals, microorganisms and other organic material stripped of these contaminating products with a specialized gas sparged hydrocyclone apparatus using an ozone containing gas as the stripping gas. The stripping gas contains 50-98 volume percent ozone, and the contaminated water is exposed to UV light prior to introduction into the sparger.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2021
    Assignee: John D. Jones Engineering, Inc.
    Inventor: John D. Jones
  • Patent number: 11098306
    Abstract: The present invention relates to synthetic promoters, as well as expression cassettes, and recombinant scaffolds, and methods thereof. In particular embodiments, the synthetic promoter is inducible by one or more chemical compounds present during lignin depolymerization.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2021
    Assignee: National Technology & Engineering Solutions of Sandia, LLC
    Inventors: Seema Singh, Arul Mozhy Varman
  • Patent number: 11099220
    Abstract: A system is provided for monitoring and protecting an electric power distribution system using intelligent electronic devices that may rely on the communication from wireless electrical measurement devices. A wireless electrical measurement device may obtain electrical measurements on a transmission line and wirelessly transmit messages containing the measurements to an intelligent electronic device. The intelligent electronic device may determine a consistency of wireless communication from the wireless electrical measurement device based at least in part on the received messages. When the wireless communication is determined to be presently consistent, the intelligent electronic device may operate in a first mode. When the wireless communication is determined not to be presently consistent, the intelligent electronic device may operate in a second mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2021
    Assignee: Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories, Inc.
    Inventor: Kei Hao
  • Patent number: 11097649
    Abstract: The selectively sealable vehicle bed partition comprises a partition body comprising a top edge, a bottom edge, a first end edge extending between the top edge and the bottom edge, an opposed second end edge extending between the top edge and the bottom edge, a first face bounded by the top edge, bottom edge, first end edge, and second end edge, and an opposed second face bounded by the top edge, bottom edge, first end edge, and second end edge; and a selectively inflatable seal comprising an inflation chamber disposed on the partition body, the selectively inflatable seal disposed on and extending along the first end edge, bottom edge, and second end edge, the selectively inflatable seal comprising a selectively openable and closable valve that is configured to receive and retain a gas for inflation of the inflation chamber and release the gas to deflate the inflation chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2021
    Assignee: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.
    Inventors: Paxton S. Williams, Randy Badia
  • Patent number: 11098850
    Abstract: A large volume natural gas storage tank comprises rigid tubular walls having closed tubular cross-sections that are interconnected at opposing ends with two other rigid tubular walls such that interiors of the rigid tubular walls define an interior fluid storage chamber. The storage tank also includes bulkheads positioned in the interior fluid storage chamber across intermediate segments of the rigid tubular walls and closure plates connected between exterior surfaces of successive interconnected rigid tubular walls to define sides of the storage tank. Interior surfaces of the closure plates and exterior surfaces of the rigid tubular walls define an auxiliary fluid storage chamber. The storage tank also includes exterior support structures extending through the closure plates and between the exterior surfaces of the rigid tubular walls on some of the sides of the storage tank to reinforce the storage tank against dynamic loading from fluid in the interior fluid storage chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2021
    Assignee: Altair Engineering, Inc.
    Inventors: Regu Ramoo, Thomas Lamb
  • Patent number: 11097244
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for controlling chemical production and/or petroleum processing reaction systems to allow for improved control of control variables relative to desired set points. The improved control can be achieved by use of a modified proportional-integral-derivative (PID) controller or a similar type of controller that includes dynamic tuning logic. The modified PID controller can be operated using different coefficients based on the relative values of a control variable and a reasonable progress curve determined based on the values of the control variable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2021
    Assignee: ExxonMobil Research and Engineering Company
    Inventor: Douglas J. Picou
  • Patent number: 11097309
    Abstract: A system and a method for irradiating an object and potentially for controlling the irradiation or other conditions relating to an effect of the irradiation. A sensor is translated along a longitudinal direction of the radiation emitter and in a space between the radiation emitter and the objects irradiated to arrive at information relating to a parameter relating to the effect of the irradiation, such as the radiation, and derived in the space between the radiation emitter and the objects irradiated. Calibrating the sensor readings and adjusting the radiating emitter output, thereby controlling the irradiation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2021
    Assignee: EFSEN Engineering A/S
    Inventors: Thomas Efsen, Agge Winther
  • Patent number: 11096847
    Abstract: An exoskeleton wheelchair system includes a base, one or more wheels coupled to the base, a body support connected to the base. The body support includes a back support, and one or more leg supports pivotally coupled to the back support. The exoskeleton wheelchair system also includes an actuator linked with the one or more leg supports and configured to rotate the one or more leg supports, a processor, a memory module, and machine readable instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to rotate the one or more leg supports with the actuator. The one or more leg supports pivot about a first axis when the back support is in a standing position mode, and the first axis is maintained at a fixed position when the one or more leg supports pivot about the first axis while the back support is in the standing position mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2021
    Assignee: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.
    Inventors: Douglas Moore, Christopher Paul Lee
  • Patent number: 11101193
    Abstract: A power electronics module includes an electrically-conductive substrate including a base portion defining a plurality of orifices that extend through the base portion, the plurality of orifices defining a plurality of jet paths extending along and outward from the plurality of orifices, and a plurality of posts extending outward from the base portion, where individual posts of the plurality of posts are positioned between individual orifices of the plurality of orifices, and a power electronics device coupled to the plurality of posts opposite the base portion, the power electronics device defining a bottom surface that is oriented transverse to the plurality of jet paths.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2021
    Assignee: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.
    Inventors: Shailesh N. Joshi, Naoya Take, Ercan Mehmet Dede
  • Publication number: 20210255655
    Abstract: Systems and methods to disconnect a faulted region of a power grid are described. For example, a control system may obtain a set of regions of a power grid. The control system may obtain a current magnitude and a voltage magnitude of the power grid. The control system may detect a fault in the power grid based at least in part on the current magnitude. The control system may, from the set of regions, determine a faulted region that the fault is located within based on a voltage magnitude of one or more buses in the power grid, a net change in power with respect to time of one or more regions in the set of regions, or both. The control system may send one or more signals to electrically disconnect the faulted region from the power grid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2020
    Publication date: August 19, 2021
    Applicant: Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories, Inc.
    Inventors: Krishnanjan Gubba Ravikumar, Bharath Nayak, Christopher P. Knox, Ceeman B. Vellaithurai
  • Publication number: 20210254971
    Abstract: A method of verifying measurements of a spray pattern from a nozzle is provided. The method includes inserting the nozzle through an opening in a bottom wall of a closed spray testing container. The closed spray testing container includes a pair of side walls and a pair of end walls connected to the side walls. A top wall is opposite the bottom wall and is connected to the pair of side walls and the pair of end walls to provide a volume. The top wall is transparent. The bottom wall includes at least one of a scale and a spray pattern representation provided on a surface of the bottom wall. At least one of the scale and the spray pattern is used to verify a spray pattern provided using the nozzle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2020
    Publication date: August 19, 2021
    Applicant: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.
    Inventors: Huey Do, Michael Troy Collins
  • Publication number: 20210257331
    Abstract: Present disclosure provides a semiconductor package, including a first substrate having a first active surface and a first trench recessed from the first active surface, a second substrate having a second trench facing the first trench, and a pathway cavity defined by the first trench and the second trench. The first trench comprises a first metal protrusion and a first insulating protrusion. A method for manufacturing the semiconductor package described herein is also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2020
    Publication date: August 19, 2021
    Applicant: Advanced Semiconductor Engineering, Inc.
    Inventors: Yun-Ching HUNG, Yung-Sheng LIN, Chin-Li KAO
  • Publication number: 20210253980
    Abstract: Bioactive coatings that include a base and a protein associated with the base for actively promoting the removal of organic stains are provided. In aspects, bioactive coatings that are stabilized against inactivation by weathering are provided including a base associated with a chemically modified enzyme, and, optionally a first polyoxyethylene present in the base and independent of the enzyme. The coatings are optionally overlayered onto a substrate to form an active coating facilitating the removal of organic stains or organic material from food, insects, or the environment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2021
    Publication date: August 19, 2021
    Applicants: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc., Toyota Motor Corporation, Regents of the University of Minnesota
    Inventors: Andreas Buthe, Ping Wang, Songtao Wu, Hongfei Jia, Masahiko Ishii, Minjuan Zhang
  • Publication number: 20210254077
    Abstract: Fungi that are genetically inactivated for the mstC gene (or a homolog thereof) are provided, which can also be genetically modified to increase production of heterologous proteins from a glucoamylase promoter. Methods of using these fungi, for example to degrade a biomass, are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2021
    Publication date: August 19, 2021
    Applicants: Battelle Memorial Institute, National Technology & Engineering Solutions of Sandia, LLC
    Inventors: Scott E. Baker, Jon K. Magnuson, Morgann C. Reilly, Joonhoon Kim, John Gladden, Jed J. Lynn
  • Publication number: 20210257246
    Abstract: A semiconductor device package includes a substrate, a partition structure and a polymer film. The partition structure is disposed on the substrate and defines a space for accommodating a semiconductor device. The polymer film is adjacent to a side of the partition structure distal to the substrate. A first side surface of the polymer film substantially aligns with a first side surface of the partition structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2020
    Publication date: August 19, 2021
    Applicant: Advanced Semiconductor Engineering, Inc.
    Inventors: Wei Ling MA, Ying-Chung CHEN, Hsin-Ying HO, Cheng-Ling HUANG, Chang Chin TSAI