Patents Assigned to Engineering
  • MECHANICAL SEAL ALIGNMENT ADJUSTMENT METHOD
    Publication number: 20160290512
    Abstract: A mechanical seal for sealing between a housing and a relatively rotating shaft includes a gland for attachment to a housing for a piece of equipment, at least one adjustable setting in the ground and extending therefrom for engaging the housing and a non-permanent device for detachably attaching the gland to the housing for a piece of equipment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2016
    Publication date: October 6, 2016
    Applicant: AES Engineering Ltd.
    Inventors: Andrew Colverson, Andrew Parkin
  • Low temperature transport and storage of amine gas treatment solutions
    Patent number: 9458367
    Abstract: A liquid aminoether acid gas absorbent which is subject to freezing in a cold climatic zone though which the aminoether is to be shipped is rendered freeze-resistant by mixing the aminoether with water prior to transport through the cold climatic zone; the aminoether/water mixture typically contains 10 to 40 weight percent water, based on the weight of the aminoether. The aminoether/water mixture can also be stored in the cold climatic zone without being externally maintained at a temperature above the inherent freezing point of the aminoether.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2016
    Assignee: ExxonMobil Research and Engineering Company
    Inventors: Michael Siskin, Robert Basil Fedich, Michel Daage
  • Door mirror of vehicle
    Patent number: 9457721
    Abstract: A door mirror of a vehicle includes a housing and a base portion attaching the housing to a side surface of a vehicle body. The base portion includes: an attachment portion fixed to the side surface; and a support portion provided to protrude from the attachment portion toward a vehicle-width-direction outer side, and supporting the housing from below. The support portion is formed into a sectional shape of an inverse wing having a lower surface bulging downward in a vertically sectional shape in a front/rear direction, and the support portion is provided with a bead portion in the lower surface of the support portion, the bead portion protruding downward and extending in the front/rear direction so as to be gradually separated from the side surface as it goes toward a rear of the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2016
    Assignees: MITSUBISHI JIDOSHA KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA, MITSUBISHI JIDOSHA ENGINEERING KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Akira Takahashi, Takanori Goke
  • Machine locating pin
    Patent number: 9457443
    Abstract: A locator pin according to one disclosed non-limiting embodiment of the present disclosure includes an elongated body that extends from a base along an axis, the elongated body deflectable off the axis relative to the base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2016
    Assignee: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael W. Miller, Thomas J. Butrum
  • Inductive sensor with demodulator
    Patent number: 9459369
    Abstract: A transconductor converts voltage on an inductive sensor to a proportional current using two “coupling” capacitors. Responsive to movement of an electrically conductive target from the null position a resonant current is formed between the two sensor coils. A single differential transistor pair switched by periodic drive signals commutes the net alternating current at the single input to direct current.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2016
    Assignee: Blue Line Engineering Company
    Inventors: Steven D. Roach, Gregory H. Ames, Philip N. Zercher
  • Methods and apparatus for force management in fall protection apparatus
    Patent number: 9458640
    Abstract: Methods of force management for a force management anchor (FMA) include apparatus between a post and a base plate that resist post rotation under fall loads, the apparatus resisting said rotation at a constant torque. A peak constant torque is less than a torsional “tear-out” capacity of a surface for maximizing energy absorption. While the fall force vector remains generally parallel to the base plate during a fall, the post is movable between an upstanding and a lowered orientation resulting in a variable moment arm and a resisting force that also varies for maintaining the torque substantially constant. Apparatus can include devices between the post and the base plate such as a torsion rod, a friction clutch or a cam arrangement. Other approached include designed deformation of the post itself, such as a through tapered post.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2016
    Assignee: High Engineering Corp.
    Inventor: Greg Small
  • Semiconductor device package integrated with coil for wireless charging and electromagnetic interference shielding, and method of manufacturing the same
    Patent number: 9461001
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a semiconductor device package which includes a carrier, an electronic component, conductive elements, a package body, a shield, a magnetic insulating layer, and a patterned conductive layer. The carrier has a top surface on which the electronic component is disposed. The conductive elements are disposed on the top surface of the carrier. The package body is disposed on the top surface of the carrier and encapsulates the electronic component and a portion of each of the conductive elements. The shield is disposed on the package body and covers an exterior of the package body. The magnetic insulating layer is disposed on a top surface of the shield. The patterned conductive layer is disposed on the magnetic insulating layer. Each of the conductive elements electrically connects the patterned conductive layer to the electronic component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2016
    Assignee: ADVANCED SEMICONDUCTOR ENGINEERING, INC.
    Inventors: Ming-Horng Tsai, Wei-Yu Chen, Chun-Chia Lee, Huan Wun Li
  • Method and apparatus for migration of a virtualized file system, data storage system for migration of a virtualized file system, and file server for use in a data storage system
    Patent number: 9460097
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method and an apparatus for data migration of a first file system in a data storage system comprising a plurality of client computers 100, a first file system managing unit 310 for managing the first file system and being connected to the plurality of client computers 100, and a second file system managing unit 410 for managing a second file system and being connected to the first file system managing unit 310, the second file system comprising a plurality of data files and the first file system comprising a plurality of external link objects, each external link object of the first file system being associated with a respective data file of the second file system for enabling client access to the respective data file of the second file system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2016
    Assignee: Hitachi Data Systems Engineering UK Limited
    Inventors: Richard Powell, James Gibbs, Daniel Picken, Timothy Warner, Zahra Tabaaloute, Chris Aston, Jon Smith, Ray Brown, Joseph Smith, Michael Benson
  • Method and apparatus for virtualization of a file system, data storage system for virtualization of a file system, and file server for use in a data storage system
    Patent number: 9460111
    Abstract: The method performed by the apparatus includes interconnecting a first file system managing unit 310 between the plurality of client computers 100 and the second file system managing unit 410, creating a first directory /root in a first file system managed by the first file system managing unit 310, associating a first directory /root of the second file system with the first directory /root of the first file system, enabling on-demand virtualization of the second file system by the first file system managing unit 310 based on client requests received from the client computers 100 at the first file system managing unit 310 and based on the association between the first directory of the first file system and the first directory of the second file system, and enabling indirect client access to the second file system through the first file system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2016
    Assignee: Hitachi Data Systems Engineering UK Limited
    Inventors: Richard Powell, James Gibbs, Timothy Warner, Zahra Tabaaloute
  • Systems and methods for information management
    Patent number: 9457661
    Abstract: Systems and methods for information management are provided. One embodiment of a method includes receiving a signal from a vehicle sensor, the signal related to a condition of a vehicle, determining a new alert from the signal, and comparing the new alert with a currently provided alert. Some embodiments include determining a priority of the new alert and, in response to determining that the new alert has a higher priority than the currently provided alert, determining whether to output the currently provided alert in a minimized form, providing the new alert for output on a primary output device, and providing the currently provided alert in the minimized form.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2016
    Assignee: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.
    Inventors: Donald A Restauri, III, Katsumi Nagata, Tuhin Diptiman
  • Multimedia audio inserter
    Patent number: 9462330
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a multimedia audio inserter removes the left and right audio channel data from a multimedia signal, for example an HDMI® signal and replaces it with an alternate audio signal, which may be the center channel audio signal provided by a digital surround sound receiver. In exemplary applications, the resulting, modified multimedia signal may be provided to a digital television that is part of a surround sound system, enabling the television to play the center channel signal through its speakers. Optionally, the multimedia audio inserter may provide a copy of the multimedia signal at a multimedia feedthrough output. In exemplary applications, the multimedia feedthrough output may be used to play left and right channel audio, present in the HDMI® signal, through dedicated left and right speakers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2016
    Assignee: TRANSFORMATIVE ENGINEERING, INC.
    Inventor: Jay Alan Trieber
  • Manufacturing method of shaped object
    Patent number: 9457556
    Abstract: A manufacturing method of a shaped object is provided, in which a surface of the shaped object can be decorated, while the shaped object being in a forming process. In the manufacturing method of a shaped object, according to the present invention; by way of laminating ink discharged from different ink-jet nozzles, forming operation and decorating operation on a surface of a formed structure can also be put into practice at the same time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2016
    Assignee: MIMAKI ENGINEERING CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Masaru Ohnishi
  • Vibration isolation system with support divided into sections, and method for controlling same
    Patent number: 9458908
    Abstract: A vibration isolation system which comprises a support divided into a plurality of rigid sections on which a displaceable stage is arranged. The sections are arranged on pneumatic bearings, and the pneumatic bearings of the individual sections are controlled independently from each other and based on the position of the displaceable stage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2016
    Assignee: Integrated Dynamics Engineering GmbH
    Inventors: Shatat-Herres Moneer, Mario Pabst, Peter A. Kropp
  • Integrated mixed-signal ASIC with ADC, DAC, and DSP
    Patent number: 9461732
    Abstract: An integrated analog to digital converting and digital to analog converting (ADDA) RF transceiver for satellite applications, configured to replace conventional analog RF down and up conversion circuitry. The ADDA RF transceiver includes one of more ADCs, DSPs, and DACs, all on a single ASIC. Further, the circuitry is to be radiation tolerant for high availability and reliability in the ionizing radiation environment present in the space environment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2016
    Assignee: SEAKR ENGINEERING, INC.
    Inventors: Erik Buehler, Damon Van Buren, Paul Rutt
  • Method and apparatus for determining lane identification in a roadway
    Patent number: 9460624
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for determining a lane identity of a vehicle travelling in a roadway where the roadway contains a plurality of lanes is determined based on information from sensors associated with the vehicle and map data for detecting the lane marker type to a left side and right side of the vehicle, any lane crossings during travel of the vehicle along the roadway, a history of lane marker type up to a predetermined travel distance along the roadway, and the lane marker type at the instantaneous position of the vehicle in the roadway. The lane identity method and apparatus outputs a confidence belief identifying the probability that the vehicle is traveling in one particular lane of the roadway.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2016
    Assignee: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.
    Inventors: Rohit Pandita, John-Michael McNew, Derek S Caveney, Vladimeros Vladimerou
  • Plug head assemblies
    Patent number: 9458940
    Abstract: In accordance with various embodiments, a plug head assembly is provided comprising a ceramic plug head having a frustroconical geometry, wherein the ceramic plug head has a proximal terminus and a distal terminus, wherein the ceramic plug head has a first coefficient of thermal expansion (CTE), a sleeve having a frustroconical geometry conforming to the ceramic plug head and a second CTE, wherein the second CTE is greater than the first CTE, a distal retainer having a frustroconical geometry conforming to the sleeve, the distal retainer having a first engagement portion for engaging the a proximal retainer, the proximal retainer having a second engagement portion for engaging the distal retainer, and a base that couples with the proximal retainer. In addition, thick banded plug heads are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2016
    Assignee: CALDERA ENGINEERING, LC
    Inventors: Jeffrey C. Robison, M. Robert Mock, Frank Redd
  • System and method for providing adaptive vehicle settings based on a known route
    Patent number: 9459107
    Abstract: Systems and methods for adaptively adjusting settings of a vehicle during a known route are described. A method may include storing a driving route, parsing the driving route into a plurality of segments based on at least one of a turn detection, an intersection detection, a change in road conditions, a change in speed of the vehicle, or a predetermined distance traveled. The method may also include assigning to each segment a unique identification code, storing a plurality of values correlating to settings, the settings having values determined during a segment of the driving route, and associating each of the plurality of values to the unique identification code of the segment in which the setting was determined. The method may also include automatically changing each of the plurality of values at the beginning of each segment in which the value was altered.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2016
    Assignee: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.
    Inventors: Joshua D. Payne, Mohammad E. Dufford, Geoffrey D. Gaither
  • Method and apparatus for virtualization of a file system, data storage system for virtualization of a file system, and file server for use in a data storage system
    Patent number: 9460112
    Abstract: The method and an apparatus provides a virtualized file system enabling indirect access to a second file system in a data storage system comprising a plurality of client computers 100 and a second file system managing unit 410 for managing the second file system and enabling client access to the second file system, the method comprising interconnecting a first file system managing unit 310 between the plurality of client computers 100 and the second file system managing unit 410, creating a directory /root in a first file system managed by the first file system managing unit 310, a directory /root of the second file system with the directory /root of the first file system, enabling on-demand virtualization of the second file system by the first file system managing unit 310 based on client requests received from the client computers 100 at the first file system managing unit 310.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2016
    Assignee: Hitachi Data Systems Engineering UK Limited
    Inventors: Richard Powell, James Gibbs, Timothy Warner, Zahra Tabaaloute
  • Cargo cover assemblies and vehicles incorporating the same
    Patent number: 9457724
    Abstract: A vehicle cargo assembly including a vehicle floor having a top surface and a storage compartment having an opening at the top surface of the vehicle floor and extending below the top surface of the vehicle floor. A vehicle seat includes a back portion pivotably coupled to a bench portion at a seat folding location. A cargo cover is coupled to the vehicle seat and is pivotable between a seat upright extended position and a seat upright retracted position. When the cargo cover is in the seat upright extended position, the cargo cover covers the opening of the storage compartment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2016
    Assignee: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America Inc.
    Inventor: Norman N. Lu
  • Necklace with a built in guidance device
    Patent number: D768024
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2016
    Assignee: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.
    Inventors: Rajiv Dayal, Douglas A. Moore, Yasuhiro Ota, Joseph M. A. Djugash, Tiffany L. Chen, Kenichi Yamamoto