Patents Examined by Daniel Previl
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Patent number: 11315672Abstract: A charging device for a physiological signal transmitter is disclosed, wherein the physiological signal transmitter is to receive and transmit a physiological signal from a subcutaneous tissue of a living body, and has a first electrical connecting port. The charging device comprises a body including a placing portion, a charging module and an operating module. The placing portion disposes thereon the physiological signal transmitter, and includes a bearing surface and a first opening. The bearing surface disposes thereon the physiological signal transmitter, and the first opening aligns therewith the first electrical connecting port of the physiological signal transmitter. The charging module is accommodated in the body and includes a second electrical connecting port, a third electrical connecting port and a circuit assembly. The second electrical connecting port is disposed in the opening and protrusive beyond or beneath the bearing surface.Type: GrantFiled: January 8, 2021Date of Patent: April 26, 2022Assignee: Bionime CorporationInventors: Chieh-Hsing Chen, Chun-Mu Huang
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Patent number: 11308792Abstract: A security system having a seamless integration wearable, portable, personal or body cameras for observant personnel, a locator sensor associated with each camera, a graphical user interface (GUI) module having a display, and a processor connected to the cameras and the locator sensor associated with each camera, and connected to the GUI module. Video from the cameras may be fed to the GUI. The video may be annotated by the processor with locations from locator sensors associated with the cameras. The display may provide a visualization of the location of each camera. The processor may incorporate an artificial intelligence module to process the video and locations, and based on results of processing the video and locations, can detect and model threats from the video and locations. An assessment of the threats, based on models of the threats, may result in alerts.Type: GrantFiled: May 29, 2020Date of Patent: April 19, 2022Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.Inventor: Manjuprakash Rama Rao
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Patent number: 11302198Abstract: An on-board vehicle system and method for camera or sensor-based parking spot detection and identification is provided. This system and method utilizes a standard front (or side or rear) camera or sensor image to detect and identify one or more parking spots at a distance via vector or like representation using a deep neural network trained with data annotated using an annotation tool, without first transforming the standard camera or sensor image(s) to a bird's-eye-view (BEV) or the like. The system and method can be incorporated in a driver-assist (DA) or autonomous driving (AD) system.Type: GrantFiled: July 20, 2020Date of Patent: April 12, 2022Assignee: Volvo Car CorporationInventors: Sihao Ding, Andreas Wallin
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Patent number: 11295598Abstract: The techniques of this disclosure relate to a vehicle-occupancy alert system. The system includes a controller circuit configured to receive occupant data from an occupancy-monitoring sensor configured to detect a presence of one or more objects inside a vehicle. The controller circuit is also configured to determine whether an operator of the vehicle has exited the vehicle based on the occupant data. The controller circuit is also configured to determine based on the occupant data that the one or more objects remain inside the vehicle for a time exceeding a first threshold after the operator has exited. The controller circuit is also configured to output an alert indicating the one or more objects remain inside the vehicle when the time exceeds the first threshold. The system can improve passenger safety by alerting the vehicle operator that a child remains in the vehicle unattended before the operator moves away from the vehicle.Type: GrantFiled: December 29, 2020Date of Patent: April 5, 2022Assignee: Aptiv Technologies LimitedInventors: Christopher A. Hedges, Douglas L. Welk
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Patent number: 11295557Abstract: The present disclosure describes a system for detecting, identifying and addressing a maintenance event for light electric vehicles. The maintenance event may be detected based on rider profile information, riding parameter information and light electric vehicle information. If a maintenance event is detected, a light electric vehicle management system may determine an action that addresses the maintenance event and provide instructions regarding the action to the light electric vehicle and/or one or more individuals that are trained or otherwise certified to address the maintenance event.Type: GrantFiled: October 23, 2020Date of Patent: April 5, 2022Assignee: Uber Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Ashley Cooper, Mattis Fjallstrom
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Patent number: 11295712Abstract: A vibration device comprising: a first vibration unit that vibrates to vibrate a first contact portion of an object, the object including a first contact portion and a second contact portion, the first contact portion being in contact with a first part of a body of an object person, the second contact portion being in contact with a second part different from the first part of the body of the object person; and a second vibration unit that vibrates to vibrate the second contact portion, wherein the first vibration unit and the second vibration unit vibrate such that each of the first contact portion and the second contact portion vibrates in response to an acoustic signal, and the second contact portion vibrates with a delay from the first contact portion.Type: GrantFiled: May 23, 2019Date of Patent: April 5, 2022Assignee: PIONEER CORPORATIONInventor: Takashi Morishige
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Patent number: 11295614Abstract: In an example embodiment, an electronic device includes a communication module comprising communication circuitry, a display, a sound output device comprising sound output circuitry, a processor, and a memory. Instructions stored in the memory, when executed by the processor, causes the electronic device to control the communication module to transmit and/or receive a plurality of pieces of wireless access in vehicular environment (WAVE) information. In addition, the electronic device identifies a plurality of events, based on the plurality of pieces of WAVE information, and generates a plurality of messages related to the plurality of events. The electronic device further determines priorities of the plurality of messages, based on status information of the electronic device, and outputs the plurality of messages based on the determined priorities through at least one of the display and the sound output device.Type: GrantFiled: July 27, 2020Date of Patent: April 5, 2022Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Inyoung Choi, Jongsung Joo, Seungchul Lee, Jehyun Lee, Kiho Cho, Hyoungtak Cho, Areum Choi, Soyoung Lee
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Patent number: 11289201Abstract: A system, method and non-transient computer readable medium for tracking hypoglycemia risk in patients with diabetes exercise. A system may include a digital processor configured to execute instructions to receive an input from each available data source of a plurality of intermittently available data sources; determine a plurality of probability signals for impending hypoglycemia, wherein each probability signal is based on one or more of the inputs from the available data sources or a lack of input from an unavailable data source; wherein a probability signal for each unavailable data source is assigned a value corresponding to a zone of uncertainty; and determine an aggregate risk of hypoglycemia based on the plurality of intermittently data sources by aggregating the plurality of probability signals.Type: GrantFiled: April 20, 2018Date of Patent: March 29, 2022Assignee: University of Virginia Patent FoundationInventors: Marc D. Breton, Boris P. Kovatchev
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Patent number: 11278670Abstract: A method that includes receiving, in a medication delivery module, a command to start a medication delivery from a first control module coupled to the medication delivery module, is provided. The command to start the medication delivery is based on clinical information received at the first control module. The method includes recording, in a memory of the medication delivery module, an update of the medication delivery, receiving an indication that the medication delivery module was decoupled from the first control module, and receiving an indication that the medication delivery module has become coupled with a second control module. The method also includes communicating, in response, with the second control module, to update the clinical information. A system and a non-transitory, computer readable medium storing instructions to perform the above method are also provided.Type: GrantFiled: April 26, 2018Date of Patent: March 22, 2022Assignee: CareFusion 303, Inc.Inventors: Jeffrey L. Gaetano, Gregory Borges, Eugene A. Rozell, Mark P. Bloom, Mooneer T. Salem
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Patent number: 11276288Abstract: A building management system includes one or more computer-readable storage media having a data structure, wherein the data structure comprises a plurality of vulnerabilities and a plurality of pairs, each of the plurality of pairs comprising one of a plurality of assets and one of the plurality of threat types, wherein each of the plurality of pairs is associated with one of the plurality of vulnerabilities and instructions. The instructions cause one or more processors to receive a threat, the threat comprising a particular threat type of the plurality of threat types, the threat indicating an incident affecting a risk value associated with a particular asset of the plurality of assets, identify a particular vulnerability of the data structure based on the particular threat type and the particular asset, and determine, based on the particular vulnerability and the threat, the risk value associated with the particular asset.Type: GrantFiled: February 6, 2020Date of Patent: March 15, 2022Assignee: Johnson Controls Tyco IP Holdings LLPInventors: Sajjad Pourmohammad, Youngchoon Park
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Patent number: 11276491Abstract: Software applications, devices, systems, and methods are provided for monitoring, recording, and tracking cardiac health related metrics using an associated computing device. The software applications may monitor, record, and track physiological data such as cardiac electrical activity, heart rate, and blood pressure. Data transmission between a patient and a healthcare provider may also be enabled via the software applications disclosed herein.Type: GrantFiled: May 11, 2020Date of Patent: March 15, 2022Assignee: AliveCor, Inc.Inventors: Frank Petterson, Melissa McLean, Arthur Okamoto, James Jenkins, Vivek Gundotra, David Albert
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Patent number: 11273676Abstract: Approaches are provided where direct communications between tire pressure sensors are provided. One sensor may act as a teacher while other sensors may act as students and learn from the teacher sensor.Type: GrantFiled: December 13, 2019Date of Patent: March 15, 2022Assignee: Continental Automotive Systems, Inc.Inventors: Matthew D. McIntyre, Jean-Christophe Deniau, Brian Hillawi
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Patent number: 11266897Abstract: An apparatus for communication, a system thereof, and methods of manufacture thereof are provided. The apparatus comprises a body and a printed circuit board (PCB) operatively coupled to the body. The PCB comprises a processing unit, a first communication module operatively coupled to the processing unit, and an array of assemblies. The first communication module is configured to communicate with a secondary communication module wirelessly. The array of assemblies comprises at least two rows and at least two columns. Each assembly comprises a switch and a light. The array of assemblies are operatively coupled to the processing unit. Each light is configured to change a state responsive to at least one of a change in state by the switch within the same assembly and a control signal from the first communication module.Type: GrantFiled: August 6, 2021Date of Patent: March 8, 2022Assignee: LIFEWARE LABS, LLCInventors: Alexandros Charalambides, Brian Stancil, Andrew Rape, Nolen Keeys, Carmel Majidi, Philip LeDuc
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Patent number: 11261858Abstract: Fill stations and base stations are provided for personal pump systems. The fill stations may be opened and closed to accept a reservoir and to allow fluid to be introduced into the reservoir for use with personal pump systems. The fill stations may hold the reservoir at a tilt relative to an underlying surface and may discourage overfilling of the reservoir. The filling stations may also include viewing windows having fluid lines marked thereon for indicating volume of fluid within the reservoir.Type: GrantFiled: November 13, 2020Date of Patent: March 1, 2022Assignee: DEKA PRODUCTS LIMITED PARTNERSHIPInventors: Dean Kamen, Larry B. Gray, Russell H. Beavis
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Patent number: 11260879Abstract: A vehicle is provided that includes a bio-signal sensor configured to measure a bio-signal of a user and a feedback device configured to interact with the bio-signal of the user. A controller determines a current emotional state of the user based on the bio-signal and adjusts an output signal of the feedback device based on the current emotional state. The output signal leads to a target emotional state in which the degree of excitability is a reduced emotional state.Type: GrantFiled: November 23, 2019Date of Patent: March 1, 2022Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors CorporationInventors: Jinmo Lee, Kaangdok Yee, Jung Keun You, Joongkwan Kim
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Patent number: 11254212Abstract: Embodiments are disclosed for shifting a road view of a display for a vehicle. For one embodiment, a system determines a vehicle has come to a standstill. Upon determining that the vehicle has come to a standstill, the system automatically shifts a display of a first view for the vehicle to a second view. The system determines the vehicle is in motion after being in a standstill. Upon determining that the vehicle is in motion after being in a standstill, the system automatically shifts a display of the second view for the vehicle back to the first view. For one embodiment, the first view includes a third-person view and the second view includes an overhead view.Type: GrantFiled: September 9, 2019Date of Patent: February 22, 2022Assignee: Byton North America CorporationInventors: Andre Nitze-Nelson, Carsten Kuhoff
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Patent number: 11246982Abstract: A method that includes receiving, in a medication delivery module, a command to start a medication delivery from a first control module coupled to the medication delivery module, is provided. The command to start the medication delivery is based on clinical information received at the first control module. The method includes recording, in a memory of the medication delivery module, an update of the medication delivery, receiving an indication that the medication delivery module was decoupled from the first control module, and receiving an indication that the medication delivery module has become coupled with a second control module. The method also includes communicating, in response, with the second control module, to update the clinical information. A system and a non-transitory, computer readable medium storing instructions to perform the above method are also provided.Type: GrantFiled: April 26, 2018Date of Patent: February 15, 2022Assignee: CareFusion 303, Inc.Inventors: Jeffrey L. Gaetano, Gregory Borges, Eugene A. Rozell, Mark P. Bloom, Mooneer T. Salem
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Patent number: 11250741Abstract: A signaling device for increasing visibility of a mobile robot. The signaling device comprises a signaling section, a body section, and a base section. The invention also discloses a system for increasing visibility of a mobile robot. The system comprises a mobile robot, a signaling device attached to the mobile robot and a remote terminal configured to at least one of monitoring and controlling at least one of the mobile robot and the signaling device.Type: GrantFiled: November 7, 2019Date of Patent: February 15, 2022Assignee: STARSHIP TECHNOLOGIES OÜInventors: Märt Liivik, Andrew Macks, Markus Zimmermann, Siim Viilup, Markus Järve, Tiit Liivik, Mikko Seppänen, Antti Mäkelä
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Patent number: 11241058Abstract: An electronic motorcycle helmet. The electronic motorcycle helmet includes a helmet having an aperture therein that can receive a head therethrough. A visor is disposed on a front side of the helmet and a display is disposed on an interior surface of the visor. A microprocessor, including a logic that receives a command input directed to one of a plurality of subsystems, toggles the subsystem between an activated state and a deactivated state, and displays a status window on the display corresponding to the subsystem. The plurality of subsystems includes a plurality of cameras disposed about the helmet, wherein each of the cameras is operably connected to the display and can apply a low-light filter for low-light conditions. Other subsystems include a wireless transmitter to wirelessly communicate with an external device, a GPS system, and a battery disposed at a lower edge of the rear side.Type: GrantFiled: May 20, 2020Date of Patent: February 8, 2022Inventor: Bruce Cooke
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Patent number: 11238718Abstract: A vibration control device is provided which enables an awakening effect for a user to be increased while making it difficult to give discomfort to the user. A harmonic signal generating section of a vibration control device is configured to successively output a plurality of alternating signals for driving a vibration unit. By way of the plurality of alternating signals which is successively output and has a frequency ratio represented with a predetermined integer ratio, vibration generated with the plurality of alternating signals can more easily awaken a user while making it difficult to give discomfort to the user.Type: GrantFiled: April 18, 2019Date of Patent: February 1, 2022Assignees: PIONEER CORPORATION, PIONEER SYSTEM TECHNOLOGY CORPORATIONInventors: Mitsuo Yasushi, Yoshikazu Takeuchi, Kazumi Sugaya, Kota Kakisaka, Kenta Isozaki, Takashi Morishige, Takashi Iizawa, Naoki Murakami, Tatsuya Fukuda