Patents Assigned to Engineering
  • Patent number: 11113168
    Abstract: Systems and methods for detecting an anomaly in a power semiconductor device are disclosed. A system includes a server computing device and one or more local components communicatively coupled to the server computing device. Each local component includes sensors positioned adjacent to the power semiconductor device for sensing properties thereof. Each local component receives data corresponding to one or more sensed properties of the power semiconductor device from the sensors and transmits the data to the server computing device. The server computing device utilizes the data, via a machine learning algorithm, to generate a set of eigenvalues and associated eigenvectors and select a selected set of eigenvalues and associated eigenvectors. Each local component conducts a statistical analysis of the selected set of eigenvalues and associated eigenvectors to determine that the data is indicative of the anomaly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2021
    Assignees: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc., University of Connecticut
    Inventors: Ercan Mehment Dede, Shailesh N. Joshi, Lingyi Zhang, Weiqiang Chen, Krishna Pattipatti, Ali M. Bazzi
  • Patent number: 11111401
    Abstract: There is provided a light curing molding ink set used for a manufacturing method for light curing molding using an ink-jet scheme, comprising a combination of a resin composition for a modeling material used for shaping the modeling material and a resin composition for a supporting material used for shaping the supporting material, wherein surface tension Mt (mN/m) of the resin composition for a modeling material is greater than surface tension St (mN/m) of the resin composition for a supporting material, and the surface tension Mt and the surface tension St satisfy the [0<Mt ?St<5] expression, and this light curing molding ink set can afford a light cured article having the good dimensional accuracy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2021
    Assignees: MAXELL HOLDINGS, LTD., MIMAKI ENGINEERING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Katsuyuki Kitou, Taeko Izumo, Masakatsu Okawa, Kenta Hongo
  • Patent number: 11114245
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a ceramic dielectric, including: heat-treating a barium precursor or a strontium precursor, a titanium precursor, and a donor element precursor to obtain a conducting or semiconducting oxide, preparing a mixture including the conducting or semiconducting oxide and a liquid-phase acceptor element precursor, and sintering the mixture to form a ceramic dielectric, wherein the ceramic dielectric includes a plurality of grains and a grain boundary between adjacent grains, and wherein the plurality of grains including an insulating oxide comprising an acceptor element derived from the acceptor element precursor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2021
    Assignees: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., KOREA INSTITUTE OF CERAMIC ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Chan Kwak, Myoung Pyo Chun, Hyeon Cheol Park, Daejin Yang
  • Patent number: 11110432
    Abstract: Catalysts including multi-transition metal doped copper-cobalt spinel mixed oxide catalyst materials for direct NOx decomposition with selectivity to N2 from combustion engine exhaust, while minimizing formation of the N2O product. In one example, the catalyst may include a ternary zinc-doped copper-cobalt spinel material or a quaternary manganese+zinc doped copper-cobalt spinel material. The catalysts are effective for reducing NO to N2 at suitable temperatures of 350-500° C., with and without excess O2 presence.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2021
    Assignee: Toyota Motor Engineering and Manufacturing North America, Inc.
    Inventors: Torin C. Peck, Ying Zhang, Krishna Gunugunuri, Charles A. Roberts, Chen Ling
  • Patent number: 11110798
    Abstract: A multi-function input apparatus of a steering wheel that includes a plurality of outer buttons that correspond to a plurality of vehicle systems, such that actuation of at least one of the plurality of outer buttons selects a corresponding vehicle system from the plurality of vehicle systems. The apparatus includes a touch pad having a capacitive touch surface that is positioned adjacent the plurality of outer buttons. In response to actuation of the capacitive surface the touch pad is configured to navigate through and select a setting of a plurality of settings of the selected vehicle system. The apparatus further includes a confirmation button positioned adjacent to the touch pad that corresponds to a confirmation input such that actuation of the confirmation button actuates the selected setting of the selected vehicle system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2021
    Assignee: TOYOTA MOTOR ENGINEERING & MANUFACTURING NORTH AMERICA, INC.
    Inventors: John Charles Rafferty, Lou M. Pope, Clinton J. Williams
  • Patent number: 11111648
    Abstract: The present invention provides a boom system 1 for breaking and manoeuvring oversize material. The boom system 1 is mounted or attached to a vehicle. The boom system 1 comprises a base 2, a column 5 protruding upwardly from the base 2 and a boom arm 3 moveably connectable to the upright column 5 at connection point 16. A moving arrangement 4 is provided to move all or part of the upright column 5 towards and away from the base 2 so that the connection 16 between the boom arm 3 and the upright column is moveable towards and away from the base 2. A mobile crusher comprising a boom system 1 for breaking and manoeuvring oversize material is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2021
    Assignee: McQuaid Engineering Ltd
    Inventor: Paul McQuaid
  • Patent number: 11115008
    Abstract: Provided are a latch circuit and a flip-flop circuit each having more excellent tolerance to single event upset (SEU). The single event upset (SEU)-tolerant latch circuit of the present invention is configured such that three transistors for redundancy are added to each of eight transistors constituting a conventional DICE latch circuit, at respective positions consisting of a serial position, a parallel position and a parallel-serial position so as to form a four-transistor circuit in which a serially duplicated circuit is duplicated in parallel, and each of a first data input part and a second data input part is also made dually redundant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2021
    Assignees: Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, High-Reliability Engineering & Components Corporation
    Inventors: Akifumi Maru, Satoshi Kuboyama, Tsukasa Ebihara, Akiko Makihara
  • Patent number: 11111778
    Abstract: A method for providing a well injection program in which injection testing is performed on an existing well which is intended to be an injection well in a field development. Water is injected into the well in a series of step rate tests or injection cycles, the data is modelled to determine thermal stress characteristics of the well and by reservoir modelling the optimum injection parameters are determined for the well injection program to provide for maximum recovery. The thermal stress characteristics are those that would previously have been obtained from core samples when the well was drilled. Further wells on a development can be tested and the individual thermal stress characteristics of each well combined in the reservoir model for optimized field development.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2021
    Assignee: GEOMEC ENGINEERING LTD.
    Inventor: Frederic Joseph Santarelli
  • Patent number: 11114389
    Abstract: A substrate structure includes a chip attach area and an upper side rail surrounding the chip attach area. The upper side rail includes an upper stress relief structure and an upper reinforcing structure. The upper stress relief structure surrounds the upper chip attach area. The upper reinforcing structure surrounds the upper stress relief structure. A stress relieving ability of the upper stress relief structure is greater than a stress relieving ability of the upper reinforcing structure. A structural strength of the upper reinforcing structure is greater than a structural strength of the upper stress relief structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2021
    Assignee: ADVANCED SEMICONDUCTOR ENGINEERING, INC.
    Inventor: Shun Sing Liao
  • Patent number: 11114858
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to controlling a capacitor bank using current measurements from different current sensors depending on the power flow direction. For example, the system may perform capacitor bank control operations using current measurements from a first current sensor coupled to the power line between an initial source and the capacitor bank when power is flowing in a first power flow direction on the power line. The system may determine that power flow on the power line has changed from flowing in the first power flow direction to flowing in a second power flow direction from an updated source, different from the initial source. The system may, upon detecting the change in the power flow direction perform control operations of the capacitor bank using current measurements from a second current sensor between an updated source and the capacitor bank.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2021
    Assignee: Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories, Inc.
    Inventors: Kei Hao, Mark W. Feltis, Naresh Malla
  • Patent number: 11113727
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for presenting personalized information to one or more vehicle occupants as a vehicle approaches and/or passes a road sign. Characteristics of a vehicle, e.g., operating conditions, characteristics of the one or more vehicle occupants, e.g., age, demographic, driving record, purchase history, etc. and/or road conditions, e.g., weather-related road conditions, current traffic conditions, etc., may be obtained. Information relevant to the one or more vehicle occupants based on one or more of these characteristics/conditions may presented to the one or more vehicle occupants. In scenarios where the presentation of personalized information is unwanted/unwarranted, more generalized information and/or safety warnings or recommendations can be presented.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2021
    Assignee: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.
    Inventor: Geoffrey D. Gaither
  • Patent number: 11110437
    Abstract: A method for preparing an SCR catalyst may include: (1) placing a first aqueous solution containing a titanium oxide and a tungstate in an electric field environment, adjusting the pH value of the first aqueous solution, and adjusting the current direction of the electric field environment to obtain a first mixture; (2) providing a second mixture by, in the electric field environment, adding dropwise a second aqueous solution containing a soluble salt of one or more active components, a copper-organic polyamine complex and a dispersant to the first mixture, and adjusting the current direction; and (3) processing the second mixture to obtain the SCR catalyst. The one or more active components may be selected from Ce, Zr, Cu, Fe, Pr and Sc.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2021
    Assignees: BAOTOU RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF RARE EARTHS, NATIONAL ENGINEERING RESEARCH CENTRE OF RUIKE RARE EARTH METALLURGY AND FUNCTION MATERIALS CO., LTD., HEBEI HWAT AUTOMOBILE COMPONENTS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Wenyi Zhao, Yan Wang, Zhaoqiang Li, Cheng Zhang, Rongrong Fan, Xin Guo, Yu Wang, Rong Wang, Lihua Song, Yanhai Song, Yuan Li, Zhiyong Ding, Jing Song
  • Patent number: 11112815
    Abstract: Systems and methods to isolate faults and restore power are described herein. For example, an intelligent electronic device (IED) may receive a blocking signal indicating a fault is detected on a power line. The IED may obtain one or more current measurements of the power line. The IED may determine that a fault is not present on the power line at the IED based on the one or more current measurements. The IED may trip a first current interruption device of the IED The IED may send a close permissive signal to another IED indicating that the other IED is permitted to permitted to close an open current interruption device of the other IED to restore power to one or more loads.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2021
    Assignee: Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories, Inc.
    Inventors: Austin Edward Wade, Dennis Haes
  • Patent number: 11110513
    Abstract: A combined ultrasonic micro-forging device and a related additive manufacturing method for improving the microstructure and mechanical properties of additive manufactured metal part. The device comprises a transducer, a pneumatic sliding table, a pneumatic sliding table connecting frame, an amplitude transformer, a tool head and a roller, wherein the transducer is provided in a transducer housing, a socket connector and a pipeline connector are provided on the transducer housing, the amplitude transformer is connected under the transducer, the tool head is connected under the transducer, the roller is located between the tool head and workpiece, and the pneumatic sliding table is connected to the transducer housing and the amplitude transformer via the pneumatic sliding table connecting frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2021
    Assignees: HARBIN ENGINEERING UNIVERSITY, HATRAN MANUFACTURE SCIENCE INSTITUTE(YANTAI) CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Fengchun Jiang, Yuanping Chen, Ding Yuan, Dacheng Hua, Chunhuan Guo
  • Patent number: 11111148
    Abstract: Provided are a graphene and a preparation method therefor. The method for preparing a graphene comprises following steps: i) placing a mixture of a magnesium powder and a solid oxide powder in a carbon dioxide-containing environment; and ii) heating the mixture to enable the magnesium powder to react with carbon dioxide, thereby obtaining a graphene. The specific surface area of the grapheme is 350-750 m2/g, and the pore volume is 1-2 cm3/g. The method for preparing a graphene in the present invention is simple and easy to carry out, and has a low cost and a high yield; and the graphene product has few impurities, a high carbon-oxygen ratio, and excellent capacitance performance and electrochemical stability.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2021
    Assignee: INSTITUTE OF ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING, CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES
    Inventors: Yanwei Ma, Chen Li, Xiong Zhang
  • Patent number: 11112060
    Abstract: A mobile work machine which includes a lower protective belly plate and a machine component drawer located above the belly plate. The drawer has a bottom with at least one fluid drain aperture. A fluid drip retention tray is removably positioned below the drawer in a protected space above the belly plate. The machine component drawer and drip retention tray may each have a magnetically attractable bottom and magnets means preferably affixed to the bottom of the drawer to magnetically support the tray below the drawer. A drip retention tray is also provided for a wheel steering cylinder, the tray having a curved retainer portion which extends upwardly around the cylinder for a distance sufficient to retain the tray on said cylinder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2021
    Assignee: CALIFORNIA MANUFACTURING & ENGINEERING CO LLC
    Inventor: Gary Crook
  • Patent number: 11110384
    Abstract: A chemical catalysis module is disclosed. The chemical catalysis module includes adsorption cubes for adsorbing a chemical gas. The chemical catalysis module further includes a frame structure for accommodating the adsorption cubes. The frame structure includes two oppositely arranged semi-cells. Each of the semi-cells is uniformly provided with a plurality of cavity structures. Each of the cavity structures is embedded with the adsorption cubes inside. The adsorption cubes are embedded in each of the cavity structures in a single or array manner. One half of the adsorption cubes are embedded in the cavity structure of one of the semi-cells of the frame structure, and the other half of the adsorption cubes are embedded in the cavity structure of the other of the semi-cells of the frame structure. The product has sufficient strength, friction and good aerodynamic performance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2021
    Assignee: HBOS ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING (SHANGHAI) CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Feng Zhao, Jianjun Wu, William Hall
  • Patent number: 11111688
    Abstract: A three-dimensional rotating intelligent storage compartment is provided in the present invention, which includes a tower body, a center of the tower body being provided with a central garage for storing bicycles, the central garage including a central pillar. A plurality of layers of placement plates are arranged around the central pillar, and each layer of the placement plates is equally divided into a plurality of independent storage spaces by a longitudinal partitioning plate. A longitudinal edge on one side of the longitudinal partitioning plate is fixed to the central pillar; each storage space is provided with a clamping mechanism for clamping bicycle. An inner wall of the tower body is longitudinally provided with a plurality of loop tracks, each loop track is provided with a plurality of ferry parking spaces, which are movable within the loop track, is capable of clamping bicycle in a standing position and capable of pushing bicycle to the placement plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2021
    Assignee: BEIJING UNIVERSITY OF CIVIL ENGINEERING AND ARCHITECTURE
    Inventors: Jianwei Yang, Dechen Yao, Tangbo Bai, Ziming Kou, Ran Sun, Chuan Liu, Zhifen Pang, Fang Wen
  • Patent number: 11114370
    Abstract: A semiconductor device package includes a substrate, a redistribution structure, a conductive pad, a conductive element, and a conductive via. The redistribution structure is disposed over the substrate and includes a first dielectric layer and a first conductive layer. The conductive pad is disposed on a first surface of the first dielectric layer. The conductive element is disposed in the first dielectric layer and is electrically connected to the conductive pad. The conductive via extends from the conductive pad toward the substrate through the conductive element and the first dielectric layer. The first conductive layer is separated from the conductive via.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2021
    Assignee: ADVANCED SEMICONDUCTOR ENGINEERING, INC.
    Inventors: Shun-Tsat Tu, Hong-Jyun Lin, Yi Tong Chiu, Yi Chun Wu
  • Patent number: 11113388
    Abstract: A system, method, and device for cloud forensics and incident response is provided. In an embodiment, a computer-implemented method for performing cloud forensics and incident response includes intercepting, by a cloud incident response module (CIRM), communication between a virtual machine (VM) and a hypervisor. The method also includes extracting, by the CIRM, data from the communication between the VM and the hypervisor according to a forensic policy. Intercepting and extracting the data are transparent to the VM and to the hypervisor. Intercepting and extracting the data are independent of the VM and the hypervisor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2021
    Assignee: National Technology & Engineering Solutions of Sandia, LLC
    Inventors: Vincent Urias, Caleb Loverro, William M.S. Stout