Patents Examined by Brandi N Hopkins
  • Patent number: 12292419
    Abstract: Provided is a dynamic true triaxial electromagnetic Hopkinson bar leveling and centering system and method. The system comprises a supporting base, a micrometer adjusting knob, a sliding platform, an auxiliary supporting plate, a fixing groove, at least two auxiliary centering targets and a lamp source. According to the auxiliary centering system, a principle that light rays are straight lines and two points form one line is adopted, and adjacent perpendicularity and coaxial centering leveling of a bar piece are determined by respectively adjusting a center of a loading end surface of the bar piece and an upper surface of the bar piece.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2025
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2025
    Assignee: Shenzhen University
    Inventors: Jianbo Zhu, Shiwei Zhang, Heping Xie, Tao Zhou, Chengcheng Xie, Weiyue Bao, Zhuo Cen, Junyan Li, Linsheng Liang
  • Patent number: 12292411
    Abstract: The provided are a device and method for measuring a bonding strength between a contaminated rock surface and a solidified material. The device includes a fixing and measuring assembly and four rock slabs enclosing a rectangular prism, where outer surfaces of the four rock slabs are fitted to two transverse support plates and two longitudinal support plates, respectively; the two longitudinal support plates are arranged between the two transverse support plates; upper and lower ends of the rock slabs are provided with an upper cover and a bottom plate, respectively; the upper cover and the bottom plate are detachably fixed to the two transverse support plates, respectively; the two transverse support plates are detachably fixed to each other through a second screw; a hydraulic device is provided among the four posts; and a movable end of the hydraulic device is provided with a supporting airbag.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2024
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2025
    Assignee: Chengdu University Of Technology
    Inventors: Jiping She, Yunfei Wang, Furong Gong, Wenjing Ma, Shiyu Zhang, Gege Teng, Huimin Li
  • Patent number: 12292315
    Abstract: Embodiments relate to a Brillouin distributed optical fiber sensor including a first light source to output a first light having a modulated intensity at a preset frequency, an optical modulation unit to generate Brillouin probe light and Brillouin pump light using the first light and apply the Brillouin probe light and the Brillouin pump light to one end and the other end of a test optical fiber, respectively, a second light source to apply a second light with a frequency that is different from a frequency of the first light to one end of the test optical fiber in a direction opposite to the Brillouin pump light, and an optical detection unit to detect Brillouin scattered light generated by interaction between the Brillouin pump light and the Brillouin probe light in the test optical fiber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2025
    Assignee: KOREA INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Gukbeen Ryu, Wookjin Jeong, Sang Bae Lee, Wonsuk Lee, In Soo Kim, Jongbum Kim, Kwan Il Lee
  • Patent number: 12270791
    Abstract: A method, a system and a device for determining interlaminar shear strength of a composite laminated plate are provided. The method includes following steps: constructing a force-displacement curve of a composite laminated plate specimen based on strain data, corresponding to different displacements of the indenter, of the composite laminated plate specimen; determining a dominant strain based on plane strain nephograms; reading any defect in the plane strain nephogram corresponding to one displacement as a current defect, and determining a test force acting on the whole composite laminated plate specimen corresponding to the reference displacement of the indenter as a critical strain value; determining a product of the critical strain value and shear modulus under the dominant strain as the shear strength between adjacent single layers to be tested.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2024
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2025
    Assignee: CATARC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Xianming Meng, Sai Zhang, Tong Song, Pengfei Ren, Xiaozhong Wu, Xianglei Zhu, Xingfeng Cao, Xinfu Zheng, Tao Li, Zhixin Wu
  • Patent number: 12264981
    Abstract: The present application relates to a pressure sensing device and a pressure sensing apparatus. The pressure sensing device (20) includes: one or more pressure sensing sheet (10), and a first substrate (22) configured for carrying the pressure sensing sheet (10); the pressure sensing sheet (10) is connected with the first substrate (22) by welding, and welding points are configured for transmitting a deformation and transmitting an electrical signal, and the pressure sensing sheet includes at least one semiconductor film (12), and a signal measurement circuit is integrated in the at least one semiconductor film (12), and the signal measurement circuit is configured for detecting an amount of the deformation and outputting the electrical signal that is able to be identified.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2025
    Assignee: SHENZHEN NEW DEGREE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tuoxia Huang, Jinbo Yu
  • Patent number: 12257480
    Abstract: An estimated goal time display system includes at least one processor; and at least one memory. The at least one processor is configured to perform the following according to a program stored in the at least one memory: first deriving that derives a pace that a user runs a distance set in advance based on exercise data obtained when the user is running; second deriving that derives an estimated goal time that the user will reach a preset goal point, a faster-pace estimated goal time that the user will reach the goal point if the user makes the pace a predetermined amount of time faster, and a slower-pace estimated goal time that the user will reach the goal point if the user makes the pace a predetermined amount of time slower; and display controlling that displays on a display the estimated goal time, the faster-pace estimated goal time and the slower-pace estimated goal time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2025
    Assignee: CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masamichi Arai, Nobuyoshi Nishizaka
  • Patent number: 12259307
    Abstract: A method for testing the hydrogen permeability of a test object 1 includes the steps of provision of a sensor device 110 on a first side 3 of the test object 1, application of a test gas 5 including hydrogen 2 to a second side 4 of the test object 1, and detection of permeating hydrogen 2 passing through the test object 1 from the second side 4 to the first side 3 with the sensor device 110, wherein the sensor device 110 includes at least one hydrogen absorbing sensor layer 111 and the detection of the permeating hydrogen 2 including a detection of a change of state of the at least one sensor layer 111. A measuring apparatus 100 for testing the hydrogen permeability of a test object 1 is also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2025
    Assignee: Max-Planck-Gesellschaft zur Foerderung der Wissenschaften e.V.
    Inventors: Armin Manhard, Malte Stienecker, Udo Von Toussaint
  • Patent number: 12241800
    Abstract: A miniaturized fiber Bragg grating (FBG) interrogation system may comprise a light source, a FBG sensor, and a photodetector. The FBG sensor may be configured to receive an optical signal from the light source, interact with a transmitted spectrum of the light source over a discriminating spectral domain, and generate a reflected optical signal representative of a change in a physical signal sensed by the FBG sensor. Additionally, the system may include a power management unit configured to reduce power consumption in order to prolong the lifespan of the system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2025
    Assignee: Chelak Medical Solutions Inc.
    Inventors: Jie Cheng, Siu Chun M. Ho, Dhanunjaya R. Lakkireddy, Chen Chen
  • Patent number: 12241876
    Abstract: A borehole wall spin-shearing device includes a load applying assembly, a soil shearing assembly, and a data acquisition assembly, where the load applying assembly is configured to apply a vertical load and an axial rotational load to the soil shearing assembly; the soil shearing assembly includes a plurality of shear plates; the plurality of shear plates are configured to penetrate into undisturbed soil after being ejected due to the vertical load and then shear the undisturbed soil due to the axial rotational load; and the data acquisition assembly is configured to acquire torque values of the plurality of shear plates during a process of shearing the undisturbed soil. The borehole wall spin-shearing device can directly conduct an in-situ borehole shear test in an exploration borehole with a conventional diameter in China, reducing the cost of drilling. The borehole wall spin-shearing device achieves a high degree of automation throughout the test.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2024
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2025
    Assignees: Chengdu University Of Technology, Guangdong Eagler Geological Equipement Technology CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Wenkai Feng, Xiaoyu Yi, Xuyong Liu, Yihe Li, Qian Li, Ke Wan
  • Patent number: 12237061
    Abstract: A gravimetric verification system, method, and computer program product for automated detection and correction of reference density information based. An expected density of a fluid drug can be determined from the measured mass of a fluid drug and the intended volume of the fluid drug to be delivered to a medication container. The expected density can be compared to previously calculated densities for the fluid to verify the accuracy of a reference density value, verify the measurements and functional status of the measuring device for the fluid drug, and, in some instances, provide control or configuration commands to adjust one or more devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2025
    Assignee: CareFusion 303, Inc.
    Inventors: Shannon John Johnson, Dennis Anthony Tribble
  • Patent number: 12235257
    Abstract: A method of analyzing influencing factors of a contribution rate of elastic energy of a top plate during catastrophe of a coal body; the specific steps are: taking a core on site and processing the core into a standard test piece; obtaining, by means of an indoor mechanical test, elastic moduli of the top plate and of gas-containing coal, respectively; substituting the obtained elastic moduli and thicknesses of the top plate and of the gas-containing coal into a calculation formula so as to obtain the contribution rate of the elastic energy of the top plate; and analyzing the influence of the contribution rate of the elastic energy of the top plate in the two situations of configuring the same thickness ratio and a different elastic modulus ratio and the same elastic modulus ratio and a different thickness ratio. The method has important theoretical significance and practical engineering value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2025
    Assignee: SHANDONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Chenglin Tian, Qianting Hu, Haitao Sun, Xusheng Zhao
  • Patent number: 12235244
    Abstract: A loading pad to be attached to a specimen to apply a load to the specimen includes: a back skin on which the load is applied; an elastic body that is provided between the back skin and the specimen; and an inserted member that is provided between the elastic body and the specimen. The back skin, the elastic body, and the inserted member are bonded as one unit. The inserted member is less rigid than the specimen, and is more rigid than the elastic body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2025
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Kunihiro Morishita, Takashi Yari
  • Patent number: 12234940
    Abstract: Disclosed is an in-situ detection robot for loess geological information, including a housing, an active tensioning system, an auxiliary tensioning system, a control system, a drive system, and a detection system. The active tensioning system is configured to provide the robot with a tensioning force in an aperture direction of a loess hole for the robot to travel in the loess hole. The auxiliary tensioning system is configured to provide the robot with a pre-tensioning force for the robot to travel in the loess hole. The control system is configured to control a movement mode of the robot according to different travelling environments of the robot in the loess hole. The driving system is configured to provide the robot with a travelling power in the loess hole. The detection system is configured to detect related parameters of the loess geological information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2025
    Assignee: CHANG'AN UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Zhonghong Dong, Haoyi Yang, Shixuan Ren, Sensen Liu, Xiaoming Liu, Hengxing Lan, Changgen Yan, Han Bao, Jiangbo Xu, Xin Liu
  • Patent number: 12225979
    Abstract: A method includes determining, by a processing module of a foot force detection system, an athletic mode. The method further includes, when the athletic mode is active, determining, by the processing module, an athletic burst mode. The method further includes determining, by the processing module, a sampling rate for the foot force detection system based on the athletic burst mode for sampling foot force data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2025
    Assignee: SIGMASENSE, LLC.
    Inventors: Michael Shawn Gray, Richard Stuart Seger, Jr., Timothy W. Markison, Kevin Joseph Derichs
  • Patent number: 12226674
    Abstract: A foot force detection system includes variable capacitors, drive sense circuits, a processing module, and a power unit. A drive sense circuit supplies a reference signal to the variable capacitor. It then generates a sensed signal regarding a characteristic of the variable capacitor based on the reference signal. It then converts the sensed signal into a digital signal. The processing module generates a digital impedance value for the variable capacitor based on the digital signal and writes the digital impedance value in memory. The power unit include a battery and a power harvesting circuit, where the battery and/or the power harvesting circuit provide power for the foot force detection system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2025
    Assignee: SIGMASENSE, LLC.
    Inventors: Michael Shawn Gray, Richard Stuart Seger, Jr., Timothy W. Markison, Kevin Joseph Derichs
  • Patent number: 12228532
    Abstract: A gas detection probe includes a shell and a detection element. The detection element includes a first element and a second element. The shell includes a first shell portion, a second shell portion, and a third shell portion. The second shell portion and the third shell portion are mated and formed on an outer periphery of the first shell portion. The shell has a first cavity and a second cavity. The first shell portion is in sealing engagement with the third shell portion. The second shell portion is provided with a guide hole portion communicated with the second cavity. The first element is accommodated in the first cavity. The second element is accommodated in the second cavity. The gas detection probe of the present disclosure is more beneficial to realize miniaturization. A manufacturing method of the gas detection probe is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2025
    Assignee: HANGZHOU SANHUA RESEARCH INSTITUTE CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Dezhi Cheng, Yuxiang Zhang, Longzhong Huang, Qihong Jin, Linjie Huang
  • Patent number: 12228552
    Abstract: A test fixture for mechanically testing breast implants includes a frame, a base plate coupled with the frame, and a first actuator coupled with the base plate for providing reciprocating motion to the base plate along a first axis. The test fixture includes a compression plate coupled with the frame that opposes the base plate, a second actuator coupled with the compression plate for providing reciprocating motion to the compression plate along a second axis that intersects the first axis, and a third actuator coupled with the compression plate for providing reciprocating motion to the compression plate along a third axis that intersects both the first axis and the second axis. The test fixture includes a control system in communication with the first, second, and third actuators for controlling the movement of the base plate along the first axis and the movement of the compression plate along the second and third axes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2025
    Inventors: Lucas Heldman, Michael Hoffman, Hector Javier Toro Estrella
  • Patent number: 12222253
    Abstract: A medicament delivery device development evaluation system is presented having a dummy medicament delivery device comprising at least one force sensor configured to detect an external force applied to the dummy medicament delivery device, processing circuitry configured to receive force measurements from the force sensor, and a storage medium configured to store the force measurements received by the processing circuitry.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2025
    Assignee: SHL MEDICAL AG
    Inventors: Chun Chang, Chia Cheng Lin, Sheng-wei Lin, Hsueh-Yi Chen, Yiju Chen, Wen-Sheng Chien
  • Patent number: 12222261
    Abstract: A liquid leakage detecting module includes a liquid leakage detecting device, a monitoring device and a main wire. The liquid leakage detecting device includes a hub and a plurality of liquid leakage detection branches electrically connected to the hub in parallel. The hub is electrically connected to the monitoring device though the main wire.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2025
    Assignees: INVENTEC (PUDONG) TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION, INVENTEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jiang-Jun Wu, Pin-Yi Xiang
  • Patent number: 12222327
    Abstract: Devices, systems, and methods for installing earth anchor foundations and/or conducting load tension tests on earth anchors used to secure structures, such as solar platforms, trellises, tents, decking, bleachers, telephone poles, powerlines, construction scaffolding, and the like. In one example, the device includes a base plate, a plurality of elongate telescoping members extending from the base plate and containing a crank mechanism. A drive shaft on the upper member is coupled to the crank mechanism to raise and lower the upper member relative to the base plate. A support arm or shelf is provided on the upper member for raising a frame during installation of the structure, and a testing hook is provided on the upper member for conducting a load tension test on one or more earth anchors used to secure the structure using a load measurement device coupled to the hook and the earth anchor(s).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2025
    Inventor: Brian C. Boguess