Patents Examined by Francis C Gray
  • Patent number: 12292365
    Abstract: A sample holder for holding a sample carrier carrying a sample includes a sample carrier fixing element. The sample carrier fixing element includes a first section configured, when in a first position, to fix the sample carrier to the sample holder, and, when in a second position, to release the sample carrier or to provide access to an area where the sample carrier is to be located. The sample carrier fixing element also includes a second section different from the first section, the second section being operable such that upon operation of the second section the first section switches from the first position into the second position or from the second position into the first position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2025
    Assignee: LEICA MIKROSYSTEME GMBH
    Inventors: Heinz Plank, Tim Laugks, Ulrike Laugks, Roland Thuenauer
  • Patent number: 12292321
    Abstract: Illustrative embodiments of a meter box and couplings, either separately or in combination, are provided. An illustrative embodiment provides a valve coupling that is disposed through a wall of the meter box such that a first portion of the valve coupling extends exterior of the meter box and a second portion of the valve coupling extends interior of the meter box. An outlet coupling is disposed through the wall of the meter box such that a first portion of the outlet coupling extends exterior of the meter box and a second portion of the outlet coupling extends interior of the meter box. A telescoping tube is located in the meter box, extended into and movable relative to, and in fluid communication with, at least one of the second portion of the valve coupling and/or the second portion of the outlet coupling. The telescoping tube varies a distance between the valve coupling and the outlet coupling within the meter box.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2024
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2025
    Assignee: The Ford Meter Box Company, Inc.
    Inventor: Robert W. Huddleston
  • Patent number: 12292366
    Abstract: Cryogenic device analysis systems are provided that can include: a cold source within a first vacuum chamber; a cryogenic device mount within a second vacuum chamber, wherein the first and second vacuum chambers are separated by a vacuum barrier; a first thermal conduit extending from the cold source through the vacuum barrier to the sample mount; a first thermal switch along the first thermal conduit and operatively aligned between the cold source and the vacuum barrier. Methods for performing analysis of a cryogenic device are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2024
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2025
    Assignee: Montana Instruments Corporation
    Inventors: Josh Doherty, Benjamin Hardesty
  • Patent number: 12292711
    Abstract: A process cartridge includes a photosensitive drum, a rotatable developing roller, a rotatable toner supplying roller provided in contact with the developing roller, and a rotatable feeding member provided in a toner chamber and configured to feed the toner from the toner chamber. A coupling is operatively connected to the developing roller, the toner supplying roller, and the feeding member, with the coupling being configured to receive a driving force for rotating the feeding member, the developing roller, and the toner supplying roller. A plurality of gears are operatively connected to the developing roller, the toner supplying roller, and the feeding member, with each gear of the plurality of gears being configured to transmit the driving force received by the coupling to at least one of the feeding member, the developing roller, and the toner supplying roller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2024
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2025
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Hideki Maeshima, Kuniaki Hirukawa, Shuichi Gofuku, Yoshihiro Mitsui
  • Patent number: 12287601
    Abstract: A cartridge includes a developing roller rotatable about a rotational axis thereof and a movable lever. A coupling member is operatively connected to the developing roller, with the coupling member being movable, in response to a movement of the lever, between (a) a first position in which the coupling member is exposed to outside of the cartridge, and (b) a second position. The coupling member is provided at a first end portion on a first side of the cartridge. In a direction of the rotational axis of the developing roller, the first position is farther from a second end portion provided on a second side of the cartridge that is opposite to the first end portion on the first side of the cartridge than the second position is from the second end portion on the second side of the cartridge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2024
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2025
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Masaaki Sato, Kazuhiko Kanno, Satoshi Nishiya, Masatoshi Yamashita
  • Patent number: 12287600
    Abstract: To accomplish engagement between a coupling member and a drive transmission member of main assembly. A drum unit includes a photosensitive drum and a coupling member which is provided adjacent to an end portion of the photosensitive drum and which is connected with the photosensitive drum so as to be capable of drive transmission. the coupling member is inclinable relative to a rotational axis of the photosensitive drum, and an inclination angle relative to photosensitive drum is reduced with rotational driving operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2025
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Akihiro Fujiwara, Ryuta Murakami
  • Patent number: 12281951
    Abstract: A torque sensor including a shaft that receives an applied torque is disclosed. The shaft includes a magnetoelastic region that generates a non-negligible magnetic field responsive to the applied torque and one or more null regions that each generates a negligible magnetic field. The torque sensor includes a plurality of null region sensors proximal a null region that generate a null region magnetic field measure corresponding to a magnitude of an ambient magnetic field. The torque sensor includes a magnetoelastic region sensor proximal the magnetoelastic region that generates a magnetoelastic region magnetic field measure corresponding to the magnitude of the ambient magnetic field and a magnitude of the non-negligible magnetic field. The torque sensor includes a controller coupled to the null region sensors and the magnetoelastic region sensor that calculates a magnitude of the applied torque based on the null region magnetic field measures and the magnetoelastic region magnetic field measure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2025
    Assignee: BRP Megatech Industries Inc.
    Inventors: Jean-Francois Veillette, Serge Kaldany
  • Patent number: 12276626
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a flame transfer function measurement system for prediction and reduction of combustion instability.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2025
    Assignee: SEOUL NATIONAL UNIVERSITY R&DB FOUNDATION
    Inventors: Jinhyun Bae, Youngbin Yoon
  • Patent number: 12276562
    Abstract: A pressure sensor layout structure includes: a bumper beam; an absorber disposed at a front of the bumper beam; a pressure tube arranged between the bumper beam and the absorber; a pressure sensor attached to an end of the pressure tube; and a sensor cover fixed to a rear surface of the absorber, wherein the sensor cover is fixed to an end portion in a vehicle width direction of the absorber, at two or more positions which are located variously in the vehicle width direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2025
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tomoya Yabu, Tatsuya Ishizaki, Junya Harada, Yoshihisa Sugamata, Hiroyuki Mae
  • Patent number: 12276672
    Abstract: An object is to further improve the waterproofness between an end portion of a wiring member and a resin molded part. Disclosed is a sensor device including: a sensor element; a wiring member connected to the sensor element; a first resin molded part that covers the sensor element and an end portion of the wiring member; and a second resin molded part molded separately from the first resin molded part and combined with the first resin molded part into an integral piece.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2025
    Assignee: Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd.
    Inventors: Moriyuki Shimizu, Masaharu Nakamura, Rieko Nagao, Hiroki Muramatsu, Koichi Kato, Toshinari Kobayashi, Yukitoshi Terasaka, Kyungwoo Kim
  • Patent number: 12276674
    Abstract: A movable member coupled to a displacement detector via a void is disposed with respect to a fixed member to which a coil is fixed. By disposing the coil in a closed loop magnetic circuit including a permanent magnet, the movable-side member, and the fixed member, a Lorentz force for moving the movable-side member in the axial direction is generated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2025
    Assignee: TOKKYOKIKI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Teruo Maruyama, Kozo Okamoto, Michihiko Tani, Takumi Okada
  • Patent number: 12270602
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method and an apparatus for preparing a cryogenic sample, whereby the sample is subjected to rapid cooling using a cryogen. A pair of conduits for transporting cryogenic fluid are provided, each of which conduits opens out into a mouthpiece, which mouthpieces are arranged to face each other across an intervening gap, wherein in the gap a sample that is provided on a substantially planar sample carrier can be received. Cryogenic fluid can be pumped through the conduits so as to concurrently flush from the mouthpieces and suddenly immerse the sample in cryogenic fluid from two opposite sides. As defined herein, at least one of the mouthpieces comprises at least two nozzle openings for evenly cooling the substantially planar sample carrier during the flushing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2024
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2025
    Assignee: FEI Company
    Inventors: Maarten Kuijper, Hervé Remigy, Mathijs Petrus Wilhelmus Van Den Boogaard, Adrian Koh, Ivanka Spee, John Hazenberg, Marius Van Der Does
  • Patent number: 12271146
    Abstract: A developing unit, which is attachable to and detachable from a photosensitive member unit, includes: a developing roller; a housing in which a holding space that holds toner is formed; and a pressing receiving portion that receives pressing force from a pressing member. The housing includes a first bottom portion that projects toward an outer side of the holding space, and a second bottom portion that projects toward the outer side of the holding space, in a state in use. When viewed in a direction of a rotation axis of the developing roller, at least part of the pressing receiving portion is located in a space surrounded by the first bottom portion, the second bottom portion, and a tangent line tangent to both an outer wall of the first bottom portion and an outer wall of the second bottom portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2025
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Noriyuki Komatsu, Tomonori Mori, Teruhiko Sasaki, Makoto Hayashida, Naoki Maeda, Satoru Harada
  • Patent number: 12259366
    Abstract: A cement bond test cell includes an outer cylinder and an inner cylinder coaxially disposed within the outer cylinder along a central axis. The inner cylinder defines an inner volume configured to be filled with a fluid. An annulus is formed between the outer cylinder and the inner cylinder and configured to be filled with a test cement. The cement bond test cell further includes an acoustic transmitter disposed within the inner volume and configured to be acoustically coupled to an interior surface of the inner cylinder by the fluid. The cement bond test cell further includes at least one acoustic receiver acoustically coupled to an exterior surface of the outer cylinder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2025
    Assignee: SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANY
    Inventors: Arpita P. Bathija, Peter J. Boul
  • Patent number: 12253220
    Abstract: A method and system for detecting an anomaly in a pumped pipeline is disclosed. A data stream is received over time on operation of the pump and pump start and pump stop event data is obtained from the data stream. For each pair in time of a pump start event and preceding pump stop event in the data stream flow is calculated and compared to expected flow. Variation between calculated flow and expected flow is recorded as an exception and an alarm is triggered in dependence on the exception.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2025
    Assignee: SYRINIX LTD
    Inventors: Paul Linford, Benjamin Smither, Alexander Forbes
  • Patent number: 12241868
    Abstract: A system and method for evaluation of material systems including linings bonded to substrates, the system and method including: an ultrasonic transmitter configured to provide an ultrasonic pulse to the material system; an ultrasonic receiver configured to receive ultrasonic signal data related to the pulses; a data storage module configured to store data related to the material system, ultrasonic pulse and empirical data; an analysis module configured to analyze the ultrasonic signal data based on the ultrasonic pulse, the data related to the material system and empirical data; and an output module configured to output the results of the analysis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2025
    Inventor: Geoffrey Clarkson
  • Patent number: 12234740
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for training machine learning models, having the steps of: detecting data in the form of time series data using one or more computers, said data being obtained by means of one or more measuring devices (60-62), in each case in the form of a sensor for measuring a physical variable; receiving multiple classification data units relating to the data using the one or more computers; receiving a selected part of the data using the one or more computers for each of the classification data units; and training multiple machine learning models using the one or more computers, in each case on the basis of at least one of the classification data units and the at least one corresponding selected part of the data, wherein the multiple machine learning models represent multiple instances of the same machine learning model.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2025
    Assignee: ROLLS-ROYCE DEUTSCHLAND LTD & CO KG
    Inventors: Shankar Deepak Srinivasan, Klaus Paul, Shri Nishanth Rajendran, Astrid Walle
  • Patent number: 12222332
    Abstract: A device for fatigue test includes a sample-laying part, a sample support, and a force-applying part. The sample-laying part is disposed on the sample support; and the force-applying part is disposed on the sample-laying part; the sample-laying part includes a substrate plate and at least two arms disposed on the substrate plate; the sample support includes a bed plate and at least four roller assemblies disposed on the bed plate; each roller assembly includes a roller, a roller support, and an adjusting bolt; the roller support is disposed on the bed plate; the roller is disposed on the roller support; the adjusting bolt is disposed between the roller and the roller support; and the sample support further includes at least one barrier, and both ends of the barrier are connected to two adjacent roller supports, respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2025
    Assignee: NINGBO ROABY TECHNOLOGY INDUSTRIAL GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Bin Xu, Su Xu, Qi You
  • Patent number: 12222307
    Abstract: A polymer material is contained in a sensing film of a sensor element having a quartz plate, an electrode made of a metal film provided on the quartz plate, and a sensing film provided on the electrode, and has a structural unit that contains one or more ethylene unsaturated bonds and is originated from a compound containing one or more functional groups reactive to a gas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2025
    Assignee: TDK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yukiko Moriizumi, Raitaro Masaoka
  • Patent number: 12222339
    Abstract: A clamp assembly includes a rail extending along the length and configured to receive a first fluidic assembly, and a carriage movably attachable to the rail such that the carriage moves along the rail, the carriage configured to receive a second fluidic assembly, the carriage including an actuator and a stop mechanism. The stop mechanism is configured to selectively prevent and allow movement of the carriage relative to the rail. The stop mechanism is configured to be independently operable from the actuator assembly, and the actuator is configured: to move a chromatography column received by the clamp assembly relative to the rail to create a first fluid tight seal between the chromatography column and the first fluidic assembly, and move the second fluidic assembly relative to the carriage body to create a second fluid tight seal between the second fluidic assembly and the chromatography column.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2025
    Assignee: Waters Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Wade P. Leveille, Joseph D. Michienzi, Joseph D. Antocci, Jeffrey Musacchio