Patents Assigned to Engineering
  • CHIP-ON-CHIP POWER CARD HAVING EMBEDDED THERMAL CONDUCTOR
    Publication number: 20240266262
    Abstract: A power card for use in a vehicle includes a N lead frame, a P lead frame, and an O lead frame. The O lead frame includes, in part, an embedded copper-graphite thermal conductor. Part of the O lead frame is located between the N lead frame and the P lead frame. A first power device is located on a first side of the O lead frame between the N lead frame and the O lead frame. A second power device being located on a second side of the O lead frame between the O lead frame and the P lead frame. The O lead frame is configured to receive heat from the first power device and the second power device and transfer the heat for heat dissipation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2023
    Publication date: August 8, 2024
    Applicant: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.
    Inventors: Feng ZHOU, Tianzhu FAN
  • BUCKLING-RESTRAINED BRACE AND SEISMIC FORCE-RESISTING STRUCTURE
    Publication number: 20240263478
    Abstract: A buckling-restrained brace includes a core and a restrainer, the core includes a first steel plate having a first yield point, a second steel plate having a second yield point different from the first yield point, and a third steel plate having a third yield point different from the first yield point, the first steel plate is sandwiched between the second steel plate and the third steel plate, and a length of a first yielding segment of the first steel plate in the axial direction is different from a length of the second yielding segment of the second steel plate in the axial direction, and is different from a length of the third yielding segment of the third steel plate in the axial direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2022
    Publication date: August 8, 2024
    Applicant: NIPPON STEEL ENGINEERING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Benjamin Jacob SITLER, Masao TERASHIMA, Toru TAKEUCHI, Yuki TERAZAWA, Ryota MATSUI
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR HANDLING CONTROL LINES IN WELL OPERATIONS
    Publication number: 20240263530
    Abstract: A control line handling apparatus incudes a base, a guide head comprising at least one guide slot for guiding a control line, an actuator arm which is configured to move the guide head relative to the base between a first, retracted position and a second, advanced position in which the guide head is adjacent to a pipe string, and a guide tower which is arranged to extend vertically upwards from the base. The guide tower comprises at least one line guide member which is arranged at an upper part of the guide tower.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2022
    Publication date: August 8, 2024
    Applicant: STAVANGER ENGINEERING AS
    Inventor: TOMAS JOHNSEN
  • WIRED VIBRATION ENERGY TRANSFER SYSTEM AND METHOD
    Publication number: 20240266975
    Abstract: An energy harvesting system capable of using vibrational or mechanical energy to direct energy along a line to an energy receiver to transfer the vibrational energy. The energy harvesting system includes an energy transmitter capable of turning rotational or vibrational energy into a linear vibration that travels along the line to an energy receiver that takes the vibrational energy stored in the transverse wave and turns it into rotational motion. The rotational motion can then be used to drive an electric generator. A tension control unit provides tension to the line ensuring the amplitude of the transverse wave is at a maxima when it reaches the energy receiver.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2023
    Publication date: August 8, 2024
    Applicants: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc., Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Taehwa Lee, Xiaopeng Li, Ziqi Yu, Yukihiro Tadokoro, Danil Prokhorov
  • CHARACTERIZATION OF ELASTIC MODULUS OF TUBULAR MATTER
    Publication number: 20240264125
    Abstract: Systems, apparatuses, and methods provide for measuring elastic modulus usable with a tubular object. A sound signal is propagated within the tubular object via a speaker coupled to a proximal end of an impedance tube. The propagated sound signal is measured within the tubular object via a pair of microphones coupled to the impedance tube. An elastic modulus of the tubular object is determined in response to the measurement of the propagated sound signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2023
    Publication date: August 8, 2024
    Applicants: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc., Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Taehwa Lee, Xiaopeng Li, Ziqi Yu
  • DEVICE AND METHOD FOR SEPARATING SINGLE COLONY IN DEEP-SEA IN-SITU ENVIRONMENT
    Publication number: 20240263126
    Abstract: The present invention provides a device for separating a single colony in a deep-sea in-situ environment. The device includes a separation operation incubator, a liquid injection unit, a sampling unit, and a sampling probe device. The present invention further provides a method for separating a single colony in a deep-sea in-situ environment. The method includes: under the condition of maintaining the pressure and temperature in the separation operation incubator consistent with those of a culture environment of deep-sea microorganisms, injecting a microbial bacterial liquid into the separation operation incubator through the liquid injection unit; carrying out dipping and streaking operations by the sampling probe device; then, carrying out separation and culture; and at last, selecting a single colony by the sampling unit to realize separation of a single colony.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2022
    Publication date: August 8, 2024
    Applicants: GUANGDONG UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY, GUANGDONG LABORATORY OF SOUTHERN OCEAN SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (GUANGZHOU)
    Inventors: Jingchun FENG, Song ZHONG, Si ZHANG, Zhifeng YANG, Yi WANG, Yanpeng CAI
  • EIGHT-STATOR-POLE, BIPOLAR, 3.6-DEGREE HYBRID STEP MOTOR
    Publication number: 20240266888
    Abstract: A two-phase bipolar 3.6° step motor is described in which the stator winding assembly has eight stator poles organized into decoupled phase groups with two distinct angular pole separations, 14.4°×[(4n±1)/4] between poles of the same group, and 14.4°×[(4m±1)/2] between adjacent poles of different groups, where n and m are positive whole numbers. Three stator teeth on each stator pole have a stator tooth pitch of 13.2° to minimize detent torque for smoother, more accurate stepping. A rotor has alternating magnetic north and south rotor teeth around a circumference thereof with a 14.4° rotor tooth pitch angle. The stator poles are wound with electromagnetic coil windings that can be driven in a series of phases to magnetically interact with the rotor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 3, 2023
    Publication date: August 8, 2024
    Applicant: Lin Engineering, Inc.
    Inventor: Ted T. Lin
  • METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR A TOOL TO FORM A FLUID SEAL FOR WIRELINE DIRECTLY BELOW A PACKOFF
    Publication number: 20240263536
    Abstract: A tool that allows viscous fluid to be injected into a flow tube to form a fluid seal around the wireline, and allow the fluid to be removed from the tool below a packoff in order to isolate well pressure from packoff rubbers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2024
    Publication date: August 8, 2024
    Applicant: Greenwell Engineering LLC
    Inventors: Gary Shearer, Chris Reed
  • REDUCING A MEASURE OF A COGNITIVE STATE OF AN INDIVIDUAL IN AN ENVIRONMENT TO BE LESS THAN A CAUSE-FOR-CONCERN THRESHOLD
    Publication number: 20240265642
    Abstract: A system for reducing a measure of a cognitive state of an individual in an environment to be less than a cause-for-concern threshold can include a processor and a memory. The memory can store an analysis module and a controller module. The analysis module can cause the processor to obtain information that the measure of the cognitive state of the individual in the environment is greater than the cause-for-concern threshold. The controller module can cause the processor to cause a response intended to reduce the measure to be less than the cause-for-concern threshold. The response can include one or more of: (1) a presentation of an image to produce an augmented reality for the environment or (2) if the individual is operating a machine, then a change to an operation of: (a) a component of a stationary machine or (b) a movement control component of a machine configured to move.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2023
    Publication date: August 8, 2024
    Applicants: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc., Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Benjamin Piya Austin, Joshua E. Domeyer, Heishiro Toyoda
  • ACOUSTIC WAVE DIRECTION DETECTION UTILIZING A SINGLE MICROPHONE
    Publication number: 20240264261
    Abstract: The direction of an acoustic wave can be determined using a single microphone. The single microphone can be operatively positioned within an interior of a resonator. The resonator can include a body that includes an aperture, such as a slit, which allows communication between the interior and an exterior of the resonator. The resonator can be configured to rotate. The single microphone can be configured to acquire sound data of an incident acoustic wave. One or more processors can be operatively connected to the single microphone. The one or more processors can be configured to determine a direction of the incident acoustic wave based on the acquired sound data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2023
    Publication date: August 8, 2024
    Applicants: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc., Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Taehwa Lee, Xiaopeng Li, Ziqi Yu
  • Spinning-Drawing-winding device and combined machine for industrial bio-based polyamide
    Publication number: 20240263356
    Abstract: In a spinning-drawing-winding device and a combined machine for industrial bio-based polyamide, according to a traveling direction of a tow, two adjacent rotational directions among a rotational direction of the tow winding through the first pair of drawing hot rollers, a rotational direction of the tow winding through the second pair of drawing hot rollers, a rotational direction of the tow winding through the third pair of drawing hot rollers, a rotational direction of the tow winding through the fourth pair of drawing hot rollers are in opposite to spin an industrial bio-based polyamide filament of 55 dtex-2222 dtex.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2024
    Publication date: August 8, 2024
    Applicant: BEIJING CHONGLEE MACHINERY ENGINEERING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Xiaodong MAN, Junxian QIU, Yubo MAO, Kai XU, Yadi LI, Yuguo REN, Bo HOU, Yan WU, Yu DONG, Xue BAI, Peng LIU, Jing ZHANG
  • VARIABLE TERRAIN SOLAR TRACKER
    Publication number: 20240266993
    Abstract: Solar module clips that may be advantageously employed in solar trackers to decrease time and effort in the installation and the alignment of solar modules—which are important for the subsequent efficiency of solar modules in operation—as well as ensure proper alignment of solar modules and/or solar module frames.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2024
    Publication date: August 8, 2024
    Applicant: NEVADOS ENGINEERING, INC.
    Inventors: Yezin TAHA, Amitoj Gill, Laura Sverchek
  • ENCAPSULATION OF PALETTE FLAKES WITH NANOSTRUCTURED COPPER OXIDE AS LIDAR REFLECTIVE BLACK PIGMENTS
    Publication number: 20240263012
    Abstract: An encapsulated palette flake includes a palette flake having a first surface and a second surface, and a layer on at least one of the first surface and the second surface. A blackness My of the encapsulated palette flake is greater than or equal to 110 and less than or equal to 140. A reflectivity of the encapsulated palette flake in a visible spectrum of electromagnetic radiation that is less than or equal to 10.0%. A reflectivity of the encapsulated palette flake in a near-IR and LiDAR spectrum of electromagnetic radiation that is between 10% and 90%. A method for forming an encapsulated palette flake includes combining a base solution comprising palette flakes and a precipitating agent with a solution comprising a copper source, drying the precipitate, and calcining the dried precipitate. The precipitating agent is selected from sodium hydroxide, sodium carbonate, or ammonium carbonate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2023
    Publication date: August 8, 2024
    Applicants: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc., Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Songtao Wu, Debasish Banerjee, Torin C. Peck, Cynthia Gazepis Templeman
  • LATCHES AND LATCH SYSTEMS FOR VEHICLE SEATS AND VEHICLE SEATS
    Publication number: 20240262259
    Abstract: A latch for a vehicle seat includes a latch body and a bracket having a plate defining a pivot point and a slot is provided. The latch body is pivotably coupled to the bracket at the pivot point and movably coupled to the bracket at the slot such that the latch body pivots about the pivot point between a latched position and a variation absorbing position. The latch body has a supporting shaft slidably supported by the plate at the slot. A biasing assembly is disposed between the pivot point and the supporting shaft and biasing the latch body toward the latched position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2023
    Publication date: August 8, 2024
    Applicants: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc., Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Nicholas J. Schutzman, Vikas Bhatia, Yi-Ru C. Sosnowski
  • Process for increased selectivity and capacity for hydrogen sulfide capture from acid gases
    Patent number: 12053738
    Abstract: A process for selectively separating H2S from a gas mixture which also comprises CO2 is disclosed. A stream of the gas mixture is contacted with an absorbent solution comprising one or more amines, alkanolamines, hindered alkanolamines, capped alkanolamines, or mixtures thereof. The H2S/CO2 selectivity of the absorbent solution is preferably greater than about 4.0 for an acid gas loading [mol(CO2+H2S)/mol(amine)] between about 0.2 and about 0.6, and is achieved by reducing pH of the absorbent solution.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2024
    Assignees: ExxonMobil Technology and Engineering Company, BASF
    Inventors: Carla S. Pereira, Michael Siskin, Thomas Ingram, Gerald Vorberg, Martin Ernst
  • Systems and methods for improving the brightness of a building-window transparent display using supplemental light sources that include ambient light collected by an array of diffraction gratings
    Patent number: 12055745
    Abstract: Systems and methods for improving the brightness of a transparent display are disclosed herein. One embodiment collects ambient light using an array of diffraction gratings disposed on an external surface of a building; filters the ambient light to produce filtered ambient light; generates primary-source light using a light-emitting-diode (LED) light source; and injects, into a transparent edge-lit liquid crystal waveguide display deployed in at least a portion of a window of the building, the primary-source light and the filtered ambient light in a color-synchronized manner. The filtered ambient light improves the brightness of the transparent edge-lit liquid crystal waveguide display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2024
    Assignee: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.
    Inventors: Sean P. Rodrigues, Danny J. Lohan, Ercan Mehmet Dede, Masaaki Kawauchi, Kojiro Tachi, Hiroshi Ando
  • Heat pump unit
    Patent number: 12055324
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2024
    Assignee: TOYO ENGINEERING CORPORATION
    Inventor: Hiroshi Takase
  • Electrically actuatable containers and methods for use
    Patent number: 12054310
    Abstract: An actuatable container includes a first electrode panel and a second electrode panel, wherein the first electrode panel and the second electrode panel each comprises an electrode, an electrode insulation coating surrounding the electrode, an electrode lead, and a plurality of fold regions, the first electrode panel and the second electrode panel are each foldable along the plurality of fold regions to permit the first electrode panel and the second electrode panel to move between a first form and a second form, and the first electrode panel is electrically engageable with the second electrode panel, upon application of a voltage to the first electrode panel and the second electrode panel, to retain the first electrode panel and the second electrode panel in the second form.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2024
    Assignee: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.
    Inventor: Michael P. Rowe
  • Detection and imaging of electric fields, using polarized neutrons
    Patent number: 12055500
    Abstract: A method and corresponding apparatus are provided for measuring neutron spin precession in an electric field with high sensitivity suitable for practical applications in non-destructive testing, imaging, and the like. Production of a neutron beam with a polarization vector P is followed by transmitting the spin-polarized neutron beam through a sample region in which there is a target generating an electric field, polarization-analyzing the transmitted neutron beam with an analyzing direction orthogonal to P, detecting an intensity of the polarization-analyzed neutron beam; and mapping the detected neutron-beam intensity to a field-strength value for the target electric field.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2024
    Assignee: National Technology & Engineering Solutions of Sandia, LLC
    Inventor: Yuan-Yu Jau
  • Semiconductor package structure and method for manufacturing the same
    Patent number: 12057670
    Abstract: A semiconductor package structure and a method for manufacturing a semiconductor package structure are provided. The semiconductor package structure includes a first substrate, a second substrate, and a solid solution layer. The first substrate includes a first metal layer, and the first metal layer includes a first metal. The second substrate includes a second metal layer. The solid solution layer electrically connects the first metal layer to the second metal layer. The solid solution layer includes a first metal-rich layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2024
    Assignee: ADVANCED SEMICONDUCTOR ENGINEERING, INC.
    Inventors: An-Hsuan Hsu, Yung-Sheng Lin