Patents Assigned to Engineering
  • Patent number: 9905682
    Abstract: A bidirectional Metal-Oxide-Semiconductor (MOS) device, including a P-type substrate, and an active region. The active region includes a drift region, a first MOS structure and a second MOS structure; the first MOS structure includes a first P-type body region, a first P+ contact region, a first N+ source region, a first metal electrode, and a first gate structure; the second MOS structure includes a second P-type body region, a second P+ contact region, a second N+ source region, a second metal electrode, and a second gate structure; and the drift region includes a dielectric slot, a first N-type layer, a second N-type layer, and an N-type region. The active region is disposed on the upper surface of the P-type substrate. The first MOS structure and the second MOS structure are symmetrically disposed on two ends of the upper layer of the drift region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2018
    Assignees: UNIVERSITY OF ELECTRONIC SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY OF CHINA, INSTITUTE OF ELECTRONIC AND INFORMATION ENGINEERING IN DONGGUAN, UESTC
    Inventors: Jinping Zhang, Zehong Li, Jingxiu Liu, Min Ren, Bo Zhang, Zhaoji Li
  • Patent number: 9901432
    Abstract: Fourth toe processing apparatus and methods for the processing the fourth toes of a bird are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2018
    Assignee: Nova-Tech Engineering, LLC
    Inventors: Matthew Henry Erickson, Wade Dayle Werder, Dana Mathew Molenaar
  • Patent number: 9902307
    Abstract: A load support structure is provided for a vehicle tailgate. The structure includes a base incorporated into the tailgate, a first retaining member positionable in either of a stowed configuration and a raised configuration within a cavity formed in the base, and a second retaining member positionable in either of a stowed configuration and a raised configuration within a cavity formed in the base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2018
    Assignee: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.
    Inventor: Christopher M. Higgins
  • Publication number: 20180053705
    Abstract: At least some embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a semiconductor device package. The semiconductor device package includes a first substrate, an electrical component disposed on the first substrate, a second substrate disposed over the electrical component, an adhesive layer, a spacer, and an encapsulation layer. The adhesive layer is disposed between the electrical component and the second substrate. The spacer directly contacts both the adhesive layer and the second substrate. The encapsulation layer is disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2017
    Publication date: February 22, 2018
    Applicant: Advanced Semiconductor Engineering, Inc.
    Inventor: Wei-Jen WANG
  • Publication number: 20180050489
    Abstract: A shaping device that shapes a three-dimensional (3D) object includes discharging heads that each discharges a material of shaping; and a controller; wherein the discharging heads include at least a black material head that discharges a black material, and a translucent material head that discharges a material having translucency; the controller causes the discharging heads to form a black region colored in black using the black material in at least one part of a portion where a hue is externally identifiable in the 3D object; and the black region includes an inner side region, which is a first region, colored in black using the black material, and a surface side region, which is a second region, covering the inner side region from an outer side, having a higher transmittance of light than the inner side region and formed using at least the material having translucency.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2017
    Publication date: February 22, 2018
    Applicant: MIMAKI ENGINEERING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masakatsu OKAWA, Kazuhiro OCHI
  • Publication number: 20180051527
    Abstract: A torque wrench is provided. The torque wrench has housing and a rotating assembly rotatably mounted in the housing. The rotating assembly has a gripping assembly with an aperture for receiving a tubular and a plurality of die assemblies; a bevel pinion carrier assembly with a bevel pinion carrier and a bevel pinion mounted in the bevel pinion carrier; an upper ring gear fixed to an upper bevel gear rotatably connected to the bevel pinion at an upper side of the bevel pinion carrier; a lower ring gear fixed to a lower bevel gear rotatably connected to the bevel pinion at a lower side of the bevel pinion carrier; and first and second members threadably coupleable with each other, the first threadably coupleable member fixedly connected to the bevel pinion and the second threadably coupleable member drivingly connected to the die assembly, wherein rotation of the bevel pinion drives the die assembly toward and away from the tubular.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 3, 2017
    Publication date: February 22, 2018
    Applicant: MiVa Engineering Ltd.
    Inventors: Vladimir Scekic, Radu Gnasienco, Russell Turnbull, Kevin Batahla
  • Publication number: 20180050488
    Abstract: A shaping device that shapes a three-dimensional (3D) object includes discharging heads and a controller; where the discharging heads include at least a black head that discharges a black material, and a coloring material head that discharges a material for coloring of a chromatic color; the controller causes the discharging heads to form a coloring region colored using at least the material for coloring, and a black region colored in black using at least the black material in at least one part of a portion where a hue is externally identifiable in the 3D object; and form the black region to be thicker than the coloring region with respect to a thickness in a normal direction perpendicular to a surface of the 3D object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2017
    Publication date: February 22, 2018
    Applicant: MIMAKI ENGINEERING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masakatsu OKAWA, Kazuhiro OCHI
  • Publication number: 20180049692
    Abstract: An EEG monitor (1) including electrodes (17) adapted for capturing EEG signals and a signal processing part (11) which is adapted for analyzing and classifying the EEG signals captured. The signal processing part (11) is adapted for identifying electrical signals captured by the electrodes (17) that are derived from muscular activity related to the process of chewing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2015
    Publication date: February 22, 2018
    Applicant: T&W Engineering A/S
    Inventors: Rasmus Stig JENSEN, Richard TOPHOLM, Erik Skov CHRISTENSEN, Rasmus Elsborg MADSEN
  • Publication number: 20180052073
    Abstract: The invention provides a one-piece test apparatus for steel furrings and accessories for building. The apparatus comprises support legs, a rectangular frame on the support legs, and a first hoisting motor, a load-carrying hoisting motor, a second and a third hoisting motor sequentially arranged above the rectangular frame. One side-edge beam is provided on the rectangular frame. Locking holes are opened on the first short edge and the side-edge beam respectively. The side-edge beam is connected with a long edge of the rectangular frame through a adjustment fixing hole. At least two parallel bearing crossbeams are arranged on the rectangular frame. A hanging plate is provided on a side surface of the bearing crossbeam, and an erection hole is formed in the middle of the hanging plate. The apparatus of the invention is simple in structure and convenient to operate, and has relatively accurate detection data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2016
    Publication date: February 22, 2018
    Applicant: KUNSHAN CONSTRUCT ENGINEERING QUALITY TESTING CENTER
    Inventors: Sheng GU, Song CHEN, ZhenDong HAN, XiaoFeng ZHU
  • Publication number: 20180053599
    Abstract: A coil winding device includes a wire rod delivering machine configured to deliver a wire rod through a nozzle, a wire storing jig configured to store the wire rod delivered from the nozzle, a wire-wound member around which the wire rod is wound, a wire-wound-member rotation mechanism configured to rotate the wire-wound member to wind the wire rod delivered from the nozzle around the wire-wound member, and a wire-storing-jig turning mechanism configured to turn the wire storing jig around a rotation axis of the wire-wound member to wind the wire rod delivered from the wire storing jig around the wire-wound member. The rotation axis of the wire-wound member and a wire-storing central axis of the wire storing jig are mutually orthogonal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2016
    Publication date: February 22, 2018
    Applicant: NITTOKU ENGINEERING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takashi KANNO, Tatsuya SAITO
  • Patent number: 9897556
    Abstract: Technologies related to determining elemental composition of a sample that comprises fissile material are described herein. In a general embodiment, a pulsed neutron generator periodically emits bursts of neutrons, and is synchronized with an analyzer circuit. The bursts of neutrons are used to interrogate the sample, and the sample outputs gamma rays based upon the neutrons impacting the sample. A detector outputs pulses based upon the gamma rays impinging upon the material of the detector, and the analyzer circuit assigns the pulses to temporally-based bins based upon the analyzer circuit being synchronized with the pulsed neutron generator. A computing device outputs data that is indicative of elemental composition of the sample based upon the binned pulses.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2018
    Assignee: National Technology & Engineering Solutions of Sandia, LLC
    Inventor: Sudeep Mitra
  • Patent number: 9899110
    Abstract: A method and plant for wet-route oxidation treatment of hazardous organic waste products, notably radioactive wastes, which may contain mineral fillers, the waste products being treated in a secure environment. The plant comprises a closed space, with a mechanism for bringing a volume of hazardous organic waste products containing mineral fillers, adding a given quantity of water mixed with a base to the predetermined volume in order to adjust the pH to a determined value so as to make a solution and/or a liquid suspension, with a pressure reactor and with mechanism for transferring the solution and/or liquid suspension into the pressure reactor, and a device for introducing an oxygen atmosphere into the pressure reactor and for pressurizing the atmosphere. A heating mechanism is provided for subjecting the contents of the pressure reactor to heat treatment at a temperature between 150° and 350° C. to complete the wet-route oxidation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2018
    Assignee: Granit Technologies and Engineering (GRT) SA
    Inventors: Boris Correa, Olivier Mercier
  • Patent number: 9897213
    Abstract: A flow inducing ring for a mechanical seal includes a body portion having a first edge face and a second edge face, and at least one first groove extending both axially and circumferentially in one direction across the body portion from the first edge face to the second edge face. At least one second groove extends both axially and circumferentially in an opposite direction across the body portion from the first edge face to the second edge face. Each of the first groove and the second groove includes an entry portion, configured to draw a barrier fluid into the groove from the first edge face, and an exit portion, that is configured to expel barrier fluid from the groove to the second edge face and to impede the drawing of barrier fluid into the groove from the second edge face. The first and second grooves preferably have substantially constant cross-sections throughout the entirety of their lengths for enhanced uniform fluid flow.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2018
    Assignee: AES Engineering Ltd.
    Inventors: Alan James Roddis, Easa Taheri-Oskouei
  • Patent number: 9895682
    Abstract: A catalyst composition comprises a self-bound zeolite and a Group 12 transition metal selected from the group consisting of Zn, Cd, or a combination thereof, the zeolite having a silicon to aluminum ratio of at least about 10, the catalyst composition having a micropore surface area of at least about 340 m2/g, a molar ratio of Group 12 transition metal to aluminum of about 0.1 to about 1.3, and at least one of: (a) a mesoporosity of greater than about 20 m2/g; (b) a diffusivity for 2,2-dimethylbutane of greater than about 1×10?2 sec?1 when measured at a temperature of about 120° C. and a 2,2-dimethylbutane pressure of about 60 torr (about 8 kPa).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2018
    Assignee: EXXONMOBIL RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING COMPANY
    Inventors: Stephen J. McCarthy, Rohit Vijay, Brett Loveless
  • Patent number: 9896859
    Abstract: Reinforcing bars include load transfer connectors. A link plate includes openings that mate with the load transfer connectors to overlie the splice between reinforcing bars being spliced. A cover plate may be fastened over the link plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2018
    Assignee: TOWER ENGINEERING SOLUTIONS, LLC
    Inventor: Robert Semaan
  • Patent number: 9896164
    Abstract: A mooring method includes the steps of: transporting a mooring member having a mooring cable which can be connected to a float at one end and an accommodation member installed at the other end of the mooring cable and has an accommodation space therein to a mooring position of the float; accommodating a first heavy weight in at least a part of the accommodation space of the accommodation member at the mooring position; connecting the one end of the mooring cable to the float at the mooring position after the accommodation step; and accommodating a second heavy weight in the accommodation space of the accommodation member by adding the second heavy weight to the first heavy weight or exchanging at least part of the first heavy weight with the second heavy weight at the mooring position after the connection step.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2018
    Assignee: NIPPON STEEL & SUMIKIN ENGINEERING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tadashi Torii, Kohichi Fujiwara, Hiroshi Ookubo, Chikara Iwamoto, Atsushi Yamashita
  • Patent number: 9895895
    Abstract: In order to effectively wash wiping members, a washing station which is a head washing device according to one embodiment of the present invention is characterized by including a wiping unit, a storage tank, and a washing unit. The wiping unit includes wipers which are wiping members for wiping an ejection surface of an inkjet head. In the storage tank, washing solution for washing the wiping unit is stored. The washing unit washes the wipers in the washing solution of the storage tank.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2018
    Assignee: MIMAKI ENGINEERING CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Masaru Ohnishi
  • Patent number: 9897165
    Abstract: A dual-clutch transmission assembly is disclosed that splits the torque generated by an engine between first and second layshafts. A first input hub is connected to the first layshaft by a first clutch and a second input hub is connected to the second layshaft by a second clutch. A first gearset is carried on the first layshaft and a second gearset is carried on the second layshaft. The first gearset includes a primary first gear and the second gearset includes a duplicate first gear. The first and second layshafts receive torque from the transmission input shaft in response to contemporaneous engagement of the primary first gear, the duplicate first gear, and the first and second clutches, which can be used during vehicle launch to split the torque applied to the first and second clutches.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2018
    Assignee: AVL POWER TRAIN ENGINEERING, INC.
    Inventors: Gregory Mordukhovich, Michael Kozan
  • Patent number: 9896054
    Abstract: Clips that can be used to temporarily hold a curtain side airbag (CSA) to a bracket on a vehicle rail are disclosed. The clips can be integrated into the CSA and allow the CSA to be positioned on the brackets temporarily until such time as a more secure means is utilized, such as a threaded fastener. The clips allow access to an opening in the bracket that is configured to receive a fastener that can be used to secure both the grip assist and the CSA to the bracket. The clip thereby allows the CSA to be positioned on the vehicle rail without interfering with the subsequent attachment of a grip assist to the same bracket. The fastener that attaches the grip assist to the bracket also serves to secure the CSA to the bracket. The clip remains attached to the bracket and to the CSA.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2018
    Assignee: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.
    Inventor: Nora Arellano
  • Patent number: 9895985
    Abstract: A charging inlet lid structure of a vehicle includes a normal charging inlet and a quick charging inlet in a recess portion for charging, and a first lid and a second lid for the recess portion. One of the normal charging inlet and the quick charging inlet is provided at one side of the recess portion and the other of the normal charging inlet and the quick charging inlet is provided at the other side of the recess portion. The first lid and the second lid are provided so as to slide from totally closed positions where the first lid and the second lid totally close the recess portion in directions in which the first lid and the second lid move away from each other and can be opened and closed independently of each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2018
    Assignees: MITSUBISHI JIDOSHA KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA, MITSUBISHI JIDOSHA ENGINEERING KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Akira Takahashi, Yusuke Katagiri